Live From LA Storytelling Fest

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🗓️ 5 February 2026

⏱️ 50 minutes

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A Classic RISK! episode from our early years when Brian Finkelstein, Carrie Wade and Matt Oberg told true stories at the live RISK! show for the 2013 LA Storytelling Festival. 🎤Live Story: She and I by Brian Finkelstein (Content note: miscarriage, suicidal ideation) Brian’s anxiety around marriage and fatherhood lead to a panic attack at a grocery store just before he learns his wife is pregnant… shortly before he learns of a miscarriage. 🎤Live Story: Power In It by Carrie Wade Carrie describes how her cerebral palsy affects sex, desire, and pain tolerance. She discovers through a BDSM experience that the very traits she was taught to hide are the source of her sexual confidence and power. 🎤Live Story: The New Normal by Matt Oberg With OCD tendencies, Matt strives to seem normal. A disastrous attempt at seduction involving a hidden collection of fingernail clippings leads him to realize honesty matters more than normalcy. 🌈 Support RISK! & Get Involved 🎟 See RISK! live⁠ on March 17, 2026 in NYC! ✍️ 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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1:02.0	Hey folks, this is Risk, the show where people tell true stories they never thought they
1:11.6	dare to share.
1:13.1	I'm Kevin Allison, and every Thursday, we release these special episodes where we look back
1:18.1	at content from our earlier years.
1:20.2	Keep in mind that some announcements in older episodes might be outdated, as well as some
1:25.8	of what's set in the stories.
1:27.8	We always say that the name of the series itself is a bit of a content warning.
1:32.3	This week, an episode that premiered in October of 2013.
1:36.7	It's an episode we call Live from L.A. Storytelling Fest.
1:41.0	Whoa, whoa, whoa. Retelling Fest. Hello, kids, this is Risk, the show where people tell true stories.
2:24.0	They never thought they dare to share.
2:26.2	I'm Kevin Allison, and this is Ben Goldberg.
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