Hey folks, this is Kevin. On this week's episode of Risk, you'll hear Joe Charnetsky.

If you ever go into a church and you see a bunch of candles, understand that's wishes from people like me who thought they had nowhere else to go.

That and more. But first, you are about to hear a bunch of winter holiday stories.

And while you're listening, some part of your subconscious might just perk up and say,

this is kind of like that time something funny happened to me during Hanukkah when I was seven.

Or, oh, I wonder if I could bring myself to share about that one New Year's Eve.

Or, wow, remember Christmas during the pandemic?

Mine was even weirder than most people's.

Well, don't just ignore that voice in your head.

The staff here at risk could help you turn that memory into a story for our holiday

episode next year at this time. We take pitches all year long. So whenever you can, pitch us at

risk dash show.com slash submissions. We'll be right back.

Now here's the show.

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Oh Oh Oh I'm gonna A Wra- A-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha Hello, folks, this is risk, the show where people tell true stories, they never thought they dare to share.

I'm Kevin Allison. This is Dexter Gordon behind me now. And we're calling this week's

episode Holiday Stories number 17. We have such a spectacular catalog now of winter holiday

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