Mortal

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4.6 • 5.6K Ratings

🗓️ 21 October 2025

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

Hannah Sussman and Swapna Deshpande tell stories about coming to terms with mortality. 🎤Anecdote: Another Conversation with my Dead Mother by Hannah Sussman Hannah reflects on her relationship with her deceased mother—waking from a dream, looking in the mirror and eventually coming to peace with her own aging. keywords: mother daughter relationships, aging, grief 🎤Live Story: Each Other's Angels by Swapna Deshpande Dr. Swapna Deshpande recounts her experiences with a patient she befriended named 'John' at a trauma center. She practically saved his life on a couple of occasions, but grieved when he passed after she’d been on a brief vacation. keywords: Doctor, Parkinson's, ICU, Coma 🌈 Support RISK! & Get Involved • 🎟 See RISK! live⁠ in NYC on Thursday, 12/11 • ✍️ 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 To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey, folks, this is Kevin. On this week's episode of Risk, you'll hear Swapna dash Pande.
0:06.0	When I make my masala chai tea, sometimes, and grate the ginger, I grate my fingers.
0:14.0	Thankfully, thankfully, I'm just an internist, not a surgeon, so your appendix is in safe hands, not these hands.
0:22.7	That and more.
0:24.6	But first, I will be teaching a new online workshop starting on November 16th.
0:33.1	That is a Sunday morning at 10 a.m. Eastern time. That would be 7 a.m. for early risers in Los Angeles.
0:42.4	It'll be late Sunday night for me in Bangkok. But I so want to give it a shot because the last one I just taught, which I finished teaching while here in Bangkok. Oh my God. Just such a
0:57.4	beautiful experience. So much incredible sharing. So email me at Kevin at Ristess Show.com to learn about
1:05.0	my next online storytelling workshop. I'll tell you all about it. We'll be right back. Now here's the show. Oh Oh Oh
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1:37.3	Oh Oh Oh Oh and I'm a Hello, Yes.
2:04.9	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 Dear Pilot behind me now. If you want to hear more
2:11.7	of them, head on over to your streaming platform of choice and check out their latest album.
2:17.3	It makes sense if you don't think about it.
2:20.1	We're calling this week's episode Mortal,
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