What the Body Keeps
5/12/202637 min
Two stories about what the body holds onto and what it eventually gives back. Ali Mac took a job in crypto after two years of Nazi death threats courtesy of Fox News. At the Miami Bitcoin Conference in 2022, she finds herself escorting her boss down a hallway and comes face to face with Tucker Carlson, broadcasting live, sitting very low, blissfully unaware of what is about to happen to him. (Content note: death of a partner) Gordon Blitz has been with his partner Scott since 1973, through an informal wedding, years of infidelity Gordon never told anyone about, and the terrifying early years of the AIDS crisis. "Bonded" follows Gordon through an HIV test, a week of waiting, and the long, complicated road of caring for the man who put him at risk. Leave your reactions and find episode details and music credits at risk-show.com/podcast/what-the-body-keeps Be Part of RISK! 🎟 See RISK! live in NYC on Tuesday, June 9, 2026 ✍️ Pitch your story ❤️ Support us on Patreon 💵 Make a one-time donation via PayPal or Zelle to kevin@risk-show.com 📚 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
On this episode of Risk, you'll hear I oughta hang you by your toes and skin you alive. And you'll hear At the beginning of the AIDS crisis, I told him if he got sick, that was it. And me, Kevin Allison, on the show where people tell true stories they never thought they'd dare to share.
Speaker 40:20
[upbeat music] I sold my car on Carvana last night.
Allie Mack· Guest0:31
Well, that's cool.
Speaker 40:32
No, y- you don't understand. It went perfectly. Real offer, down to the penny. They're picking it up tomorrow. Nothing went wrong.
Allie Mack· Guest0:38
So wha- what's the problem?
Speaker 40:40
That is the problem. Nothing in my life goes this smoothly. I'm waiting for the catch.
Allie Mack· Guest0:43
Maybe there's no catch.
Speaker 40:44
That's exactly what a catch would want me to think.
Allie Mack· Guest0:47
[laughs] Wow, you need to relax.
Speaker 40:48
I need to knock on wood. Do we have wood? Is this table wood?
Allie Mack· Guest0:50
I think it's laminate.
Speaker 40:52
Okay, yeah, that's good. That's close enough.
Speaker 60:53
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Speaker 80:59
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Speaker 91:29
Focus