The Best of RISK! #12
4/9/20262 hr 26 min
For the first time, we’re putting a Best of RISK! episode back on the feed. Originally released in July 2017, #12 remains one of the most epic compilations of RISK! stories ever: it’s funny, filthy, tender, and at times almost unbearably real, sometimes all at once. Richard Cardillo spent 14 years in a Catholic monastery before leaving his vows and landing in Lima, Peru, newly out and profoundly inexperienced, with a very steep learning curve ahead of him, while Michelle Buteau takes on a brain tumor, IVF, internet trolling, and multiple heartbreaks without ever losing her grip on the absurdity of it all. (Content note on these two, for physical abuse, child sexual abuse, animal abuse) Moloch Masters maps the darkness running through her family tree, from great-grandfather to father to herself, and what she found hiding in a closet she was never supposed to enter. And Tim C. spent 17 years conducting human trafficking and child sex slavery investigations. This is one case he will never forget. Pollo Corral tells the story of being held hostage by a Juarez cartel for nearly 40 days, and what his father gave up to bring him home. And in the middle of it all, Kevin Allison goes to a secret all-male kink camp alone and anxious, which turns out to be exactly the wrong and right place for a lesson about fear. Full episode details and music credits at risk-show.com/podcast/the-Best-of-risk-12-cre842 Support RISK! & Get Involved 🎟 See RISK! live in NYC on June 9, 2026 ✍️ Pitch your story ❤️ Support us on Patreon or make a one-time PayPal donation 📚 Shop merch or the RISK! book 🎓 Take storytelling classes with us 🎥 Hire Kevin as a coach or get personalized videos Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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First 90 secondsKevin Allison· Host0:00
[upbeat music] Hey, folks, this is Risk, the show where people tell true stories they never thought they'd dare to share. I'm Kevin Allison, and every Thursday, we release these special episodes where we look back at content from our earlier years. And listen, I want you to spread the word about this episode because [laughs] this one has to be heard to be believed. This is a rerun of the second-most downloaded episode in our entire 16-year history. After the episode called Kevin Goes to Kink Camp, this is the second-most famous Risk episode. It's the Best of Risk number 12, and it's Risk at its riskiest. Six knockout stories, each story more surprising than the last. It's a long episode. Most folks listen to half of it one day and half another, but several of the Risk stories about which people say, "I'll never forget that one," are in this one episode. So enjoy and share the Best of Risk number 12.
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