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The Strangest of Strangers (CRE108)

RISK!

RISK!

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

4.65.7K Ratings

🗓️ 22 October 2020

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Summary

A Classic RISK! episode from our first two years! In our eighth episode, stories recorded live at our October 28, 2009 show at Joe’s Pub by Moth host Ophira Eisenberg, 30 Rock’s Keith Powell, actor Mather Zickel, This American Life favorite Starlee Kine, and The Borowitz Report’s Andy Borowitz. Support RISK! on Patreon at Patreon.com/RISK Make a one-time donation to RISK! at PayPal.me/RISKshow Get tickets to RISK! live shows at RISK-show.com/tour Get the RISK! book at TheRISKBook.com Take our storytelling classes at TheStoryStudio.org Hire Kevin Allison to make a personalized video at Cameo.com/TheKevinAllison Hire Kevin Allison as a coach at KevinAllison.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Remember when you were so brand conscious you queued for hours to get the latest pair of trainers

0:06.0

in the cold and wet? Why waste time and money when you can get branded fashion,

0:11.3

sports and footwear online at M&M Direct? We've got all the big brands at low prices

0:16.6

and always up to 75% off RRP. What's more M&M don't do discount codes, flash sales or ask

0:23.2

for your mother's maiden name before you get a great deal? What's not to like? M&M Direct,

0:28.5

tap the banner and shop now. Hi, here itch it's here and I'm here to tell you all about

0:34.4

Gardina. As someone who is passionate about gardening and growing my own food, it is so important

0:40.0

that I have reliable quality tools by my side. Whether you're pruning, sewing seeds, or watering

0:46.8

your outdoor space, Gardina has everything you need to keep your garden blooming. Gardina is a

0:52.2

brand that keeps passionate gardeners in the heart of everything they do. To find out more,

0:57.7

head to Gardina.com-4-UK.

1:07.8

Hello kids, this is Risk. The show where people tell true stories they never thought they'd dare

1:13.5

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

1:19.5

back at risk content from our earlier years. Now for a long time now, the first two years worth

1:26.7

of risk episodes, the ones from October of 2009 through October of 2011, have been behind a paywall,

1:33.4

but there's been a little confusing for a lot of risk fans who are always telling us they didn't

1:38.6

even know those first two years worth of episodes existed. So we thought it would be fun if every

1:45.2

other Thursday now we reran an entire episode from the very earliest days. Now as we review these

1:54.8

throwbacks, remember many of these recordings were made over a decade ago. I just asked that you

1:59.4

keep that historical context in mind. Today in 2020, there's a vastly different consciousness.

2:06.1

Risk has always asked our storytellers to err on the side of not being too cautious

2:11.7

to speak in as unfiltered away as possible. That said, we also want our storytellers to be compassionate

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