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4.6 • 5.7K Ratings

🗓️ 19 March 2026

⏱️ 43 minutes

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First released in December 2013, this live RISK! episode from Philadelphia's First Person Arts pairs two storytellers with a lot to say about losing control and getting it back. Dawn Jewel Fraser's "Brasilado" follows a young American woman deep into an immersive year in Rio de Janeiro, learning Portuguese street by street from her chain-smoking instructor Marcy, until a late-night taxi ride home unravels spectacularly when Brazilian police find weed in her bag and mistake her for a drug trafficker. Then Katie Samson tells "The First Time Again," the story of rebuilding a romantic and sexual life after a sledding accident left her with a spinal cord injury at 20. Her homecoming weekend story is tender, funny, and genuinely triumphant. Two women, two very different roads back to freedom. Full episode details and music credits at risk-show.com/podcast/live-from-philly-4-cre509 Support RISK! & Get Involved 🎟 See RISK! live⁠ in NYC on Tuesday, June 9, 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	The weight is over. Last One Laughing is back and it's even more brutal than last time. Share your biggest regrets. I don't regret this haircut. What did you ask for? The Shaggy Slim Shady? Joining us this series we have... Romish Wengrenner Nathan, Diane Morgan, David Mitchell, Mel Gedroich, Amy Gledhill, Alan Carr, Bemi Sola, Ikemelo, Sam Campbell, Maisie Adam and Bob Mortimer.
0:21.6	Anyone want a song?
0:22.6	No.
0:23.6	Last One Laughing, new series, watch now.
0:26.6	Only on Prime Video.
0:29.6	McDonald's cards are here.
0:31.6	24 cards to find and free food in every pack.
0:35.6	Choose from a range of cards meals, including the legendary double big man. Order a cards mill and get a pack today. 18 plus UK only, with selected meals subject to availability. Ends 27th of April, app may be required. CmucD rules.co.. U.K. Hey folks Hey.
0:57.0	Hey, folks, this is Risk, the show where people tell true stories they never thought they
1:02.5	dare to share. I'm Kevin Allison, and every Thursday we release these special episodes
1:08.0	where we look back at content from our earlier years. And folks, if you
1:12.5	appreciate what we do at risk, you can really help us out with a five-star rating over on
1:18.4	Apple Podcasts or Spotify or Podchaser. Those reviews really do help new listeners find us,
1:26.3	which helps keep the show going.
1:28.5	And my next online storytelling workshop starts on April 8th.
1:32.7	You can email me at Kevin at Ristachshow.com to learn more.
1:37.0	This week, an episode that premiered in December of 2013,
1:41.3	it's an episode we call live from Philly 4. Hello,
2:03.6	Hello kids, this is Risk, the show where people tell true stories they never thought they dare to share.
2:26.4	I'm Kevin Allison, and this is Mark Clark.
2:31.2	I mean, now.
2:33.0	Why? It's not even a funny name. I don't know why I laughed. Mark Clark, God bless him.
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