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

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

we look back at content from the earlier years of

the podcast. This week, it's the best of Groundhog Day stories. We dug through our archives to find

every story we could with at least some sort of connection to Ground Dog Day, whether the day itself

or the movie.

Now, in a little bit, we're going to hear from David Crabb, but first, a story from one of our

favorite storytellers and the host of our L.A. show.

It's a story we first shared on the podcast

back in February of 2022. Here he is now with a story we call Groundhog Day.

When I was 15 years old, my guidance counselor accidentally outed me to my father.

And it was a shock to my father.

I don't know how I drew Wonder Woman so much when I was little.

I listened to Zanidu so many times in a row.

But it was a shock.

And at that point I was a goth kid.

I was literally sitting there with black fingernails in a dog collar.

Like, yeah, I'm gay. And my dad, he seemed to accept it, but then he didn't. I don't know if any of people have come out of had this. And I had to come out to him like again. And again, it was like gay Groundhog Day, which is this endless loop. Like for two years, still gay, dad, not changing. Now, over the years, I told my whole family,

they all know that I'm gay, but there's one person that I haven't come out to, and it's my

grandmother, Saucy. Sossie's real name is Selma, but my little gay mouth morphed it into

saucy.

And it caught on.

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