Holiday Stories #4

RISK!

Performing Arts, Society & Culture, Comedy, Personal Journals, Arts

4.6 • 5.7K Ratings

🗓️ 18 December 2025

⏱️ 47 minutes

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A Classic RISK! episode from our early years that first ran in December of 2013, when Alex Edelman, Jude Treder-Wolff and Danielle Kramer all shared Yuletide tales. 🎤Live Story: Oy to the World by Alex Edelman In the story that eventually became his Broadway show and HBO special “Just For Us,” Alex shares how, in his childhood, his Orthodox Jewish family hosting Christmas to comfort a lonely friend led to life lessons. 🎤Radio Story: Winter Storm by Jude Treder-Wolff Driving home for Christmas in a massive blizzard, Jude and her sister get into a huge fight in the car. Jude is going to reveal to the family that she’s leaving the country for a while and everyone is upset about it. 🎤Live Story: To Kids from 1 to 92 by Danielle Kramer A rebellious teen, Danielle despises Christmas, but after moving away and experiencing the loss of her grandfather and father, she comes to cherish family traditions, realizing the love her parents put into the holidays. 🌈 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Head home for the holidays with Abercrombie and Fitch. Between family dinners and making time to catch up with friends, my calendar gets booked up.
0:08.3	When I need to look put together, Abercrombie makes it easy to find outfits for all of my fans.
0:13.4	With their classic jumpers, essential hoodies and Abercrombie denim, I've got my holiday fits covered for the whole season.
0:20.6	Shop Abercrombie in the app, online and in stores.
0:37.2	Hey folks, this is Risk, the show where people tell true stories they never thought they
0:42.7	dare to share. I'm Kevin Allison, and every Thursday we release these special episodes where
0:48.8	we look back at content from our earlier years. Keep in mind, some announcements in older episodes might be outdated, as well as some of
0:57.5	what's said in the stories.
0:59.3	We always say that the name of the series itself is a bit of a content warning.
1:05.1	Now, this week, it's an episode that premiered in December of 2013.
1:09.7	It's an episode we call Holiday Stories Number 4.
1:15.0	Music Wow Wow
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1:35.3	Whoa
1:36.3	Whoa Well, wow, wow. Whoa, my, boy!
1:45.0	Oh, wow, wow.
1:48.0	Whoa, wow.
1:50.0	Whoa, wow.
1:51.0	Oh, wow.
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