Casualties

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4.6 • 5.7K Ratings

🗓️ 22 January 2026

⏱️ 58 minutes

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A Classic RISK! episode from our early years that first ran in October of 2013, when Janine Latus, Scott Whitney and Dan Telfer told stories about brushes with madness that left scars. 🎙️Radio Story: Revelations by Scott Whitney (Content note: cults, suicide ideation) A Jehovah’s Witness struggling with his faith, Scott knocks on the door of a traumatized recluse to attempt to convert him. The brief, troubled friendship convinces Scott to leave the church. Check out our “Revelations, Revisited” episode, where Scott talked to Kevin about his then 12-year-old story. 🎤Live Story: Boots on the Ground by Dan Telfer (Content note: suicide, suicidal ideation) After his brother’s suicide, a grieving young man channels despair into obsessive protest attendance until a police kettle triggers a panic-driven flight that forces him to confront his own paralysis and fear. 🎙️Radio Story: If I Am Missing or Dead by Janine Latus (Content note: murder, domestic violence) Janine's sister is murdered by an abusive boyfriend. In retrospect, there were too many signs witnessed by too many people who knew the victim and her killer, but no one was sharing the story. 🌈 Support RISK! & Get Involved 🎟 See RISK! live⁠ in NYC on March 17, 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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0:00.0	Martha listens to her favorite band all the time.
0:03.0	In the car,
0:04.0	gym,
0:06.0	even sleeping.
0:08.0	So when they finally went on tour,
0:10.0	Martha bundled her flight and hotel on Expedia
0:12.0	to see them live.
0:13.0	She saved so much she got her seat close enough
0:15.0	to actually see and hear them.
0:17.0	Sort of.
0:19.0	You were made to scream from the front row.
0:21.7	We were made to quietly save you more.
0:24.0	Expedia, made to travel.
0:26.4	Savings vary and subject to availability.
0:28.1	Flight inclusive packages are at all protected.
0:30.1	Idle money sits in your current account, stuck repeating the same tired tune.
0:35.6	Never hitting play on its potential.
0:40.3	But thanks to Monzo's Savings Challenge, busy monies in the studio, laying down a little extra every day,
0:47.3	so your balance sounds sweeter week after week.
0:51.3	Monzo, the bank that gets your money moving.
0:55.0	UK residents staged 18 plus, one entry per person, Monzo personal account required, challenge and prize teas and C's apply.
1:00.8	This episode is brought to you by Shopify.
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