RISK! - Podcast Rankings and reviews

The music at the end of this week’s story gave me total shivers. Well done!

Risk! stories are always fascinating, often funny, sometimes moving, and frequently profound. I listen to a lot of podcasts, and this one stands out as one of the juiciest (Bawdy Storytelling and Savage Lovecast are the other two juicy ones that I click on the second they drop)! I also love Kevin for his vulnerability, lack of pretension, and his act of service getting people’s stories heard. In a world where we are increasingly isolated and we no longer sit around fires telling stories with our tribes every night, this type of work keeps us connected and preserves our humanity. When I have to be alone in the car or at home, storytelling podcasts and Risk! in particular keep me feeling like part of the human family. I like weirdness and queerness and this show provides a double dose most weeks! I feel like I’m with my folks. I love Kevin’s voice (and I find a lot of radio voices irritating). Kevin sounds cheerful and kind and silly and wacky. I’m excited to catch the show in my city and hopefully meet him!

Sad it took me so long to find this podcast, if you like genuine raw stories told by people you will absolutely love this. So many different types of stories I’d say there has to be at least a couple stories for everyone to enjoy.

PLEASE CONTINUE DOING WHAT YOU DO!

I used to devour every episode of risk. Weekly since 2014. Now I pick and choose. It’s less risky storytelling these days- storytellers seem afraid to be honest and Kevin seems to feel the need to give warnings or fret over the morality of the storytellers… or worse yet, to pitch life coaching. I’m here for messiness, not perfection. The moral ambiguity lead to curiosity and introspection and appreciation for complexity and that was the amazing thing about this show. This change probably has to do with our current political climate more than the show and isn’t really the shows fault.

One other constructive critique- the “interview style” stories are really hard to listen to because of Kevin’s constant interjections “mm!” “Mmhmm!” “Oh yeah!”. I skip every interview style episode. This style is new and is not representative of the show. If you go back to 2014-2019 you’ll get to the good stuff :)

But the foundation and spirit is still there and I love Kevin’s heart. I hope the show gets back to its roots soon and that their financial issues resolve so we can focus on the stories.

I love the podcast. Stories are interesting, and there is such a great variety, they seem to tap into all aspects of life.

Today I heard ( 11/8/24) remarks about old people sex. There are a lot of a very fit, very good looking 60 year-olds. Yes, young and hot is everyone’s first choice but keep in mind that some of the most beautiful people don’t know but a bit about how to get the most pleasure out of our bodies. A 60-year-old who is cool and has explored deeply knows a whole lot about how to have great sex. don’t diss it until you’ve tried it!
I am transsexual and transitioned over 30 years ago. I’m terrified at the judgment and targeting towards my community. I am also 68. It’s interesting. That young people like to laugh about old people sex. I mean, I get it in teenagers but come on… When you’re 30 or over it’s ridiculous. If we are going to be kind and understanding about ALL communities, how about bringing in that empathy and compassion for us old folks who, many of us are very sexually interested if not active. We already feel crappy about the fact that our bodies are slowly dying on us, so keeping on the shame and embarrassment isn’t helpful. I am more in touch with my sexuality and my ability to give and receive pleasure now that I ever have been in my entire life. just just something to consider folks.