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Mother Lovers

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

4.65.7K Ratings

🗓️ 17 July 2025

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

A Classic RISK! episode from our early years that first ran in May of 2013, when Tommy O’Malley, Jenny, and Moses Storm shared surprising stories about moms and stepmoms. Moses comes to grips with the fact that his mom is not like others. She dresses like a rebellious teen and uses her kids to steal things like roller skates at the rink. keywords: nonconformist, poverty, shoplifting When Jenny decides to divorce her husband, she is sure her stepmom will hate her for it. When she reveals it’s because her husband won’t have sex, Jenny’s stepmom becomes like a supportive sister.  keywords: sexless marriage, women’s issues, female bonding,  Tommy has a real Boston brawler of a mom. Hardcore, working class Southie kinda gal. Their relationship ends when he comes out of the closet to her. Then, after much fighting, it begins again. keywords: coming out, parents of gays, Boston Catholics, family feuds 🌈 Support RISK! & Get Involved • 🎟 See RISK! live⁠ in New York 9/25 &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 🎤Live Story: Semi-Charmed Kinda Life by Moses Storm🎤Radio Story: Getting Friendly by Jenny Smith🎤Live Story: Fighting for Each Other by Tommy O’Malley• 🎥 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

Hey folks, this is Risk, the show where people tell true stories they never thought they

0:12.9

dare to share. I'm Kevin Allison, and every Thursday we release these special episodes

0:18.5

where we look back at content from our earlier years.

0:21.6

But before we start today, two things.

0:24.6

There is still time to jump into one of my two final online storytelling workshops I'm leading this summer.

0:31.7

In fact, even if you're hearing this announcement after a workshop has started,

0:36.9

there's enough flexibility

0:38.2

for jumping in late and catching up, and I can help you with that. So email me at Kevin at risk

0:45.0

dash show.com to learn more. Second, risk is turning 16 this fall. If you have a story where the number

0:53.9

16 plays a role, or a story about when you

0:57.6

were 16, or maybe you are currently 16, or hell, even if you were born in 1916 or or 2016 or have a story that somehow takes place in one of those years.

1:14.8

Pitch us your story, whether it's super short or light and fluffy or a whole meal like most

1:21.4

risk stories.

1:22.4

That's a lot of mixed metaphors.

1:25.8

You can pitch as at Pitches at Ristass Show.com

1:28.8

and or Kevin at Ristass Show.com.

1:33.0

Okie-dote, this week, an episode that premiered in May of 2013,

1:37.9

it's an episode we call Mother Lovers.

1:41.0

Music Mother Lovers. So, wow, way, wow, wow,

2:01.6

we're

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going to Hello kids, this is Risk, the show where people tell true stories. They never thought they

2:42.5

dare to share. I'm Kevin Allison, and this is Guadalupe Plata behind me now. It's a song

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