{"podcast":{"title":"RISK!","slug":"risk-962579","podcast_index_feed_id":962579,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/risk","website_url":"https://www.risk-show.com/","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/01d5a61e-bea7-11ed-86bd-3bc9bd8eacbb/image/bd196f135a23f21fcf22a56ca5308294.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"RISK!","episode_count":1219,"summary":"If you like The Moth, This American Life or Snap Judgment, take a walk on the wilder side with RISK! Your colorful host Kevin Allison (of the legendary comedy group The State) helms this surprisingly uncensored show where people tell jaw-dropping true stories they never thought they'd dare to share in public. RISK! is hilarious, heart-wrenching and remarkably real. Think you've heard it all? Fasten your seatbelt.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-29T02:18:49.044497+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/risk-962579"},"episode":{"title":"The Best of Adventure Stories #3","slug":"the-best-of-adventure-stories-3","published_at":"2026-04-23T13:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/risk-962579/the-best-of-adventure-stories-3","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/risk-962579","url":"https://www.risk-show.com/podcast/the-best-of-adventure-stories-3/","audio_url":"https://pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/swap.fm/track/6bpBPtHL977KJxLX2zPs/mgln.ai/e/485/traffic.megaphone.fm/GLSS8279737173.mp3?updated=1776918778","summary":"Two RISK! stories pulled from the archive, and both are worth your time. \"The Best of Adventure Stories #3\" is funny and unsettling in equal measure, sometimes within the same story. Winter Tashlin was 16 years old, at a Jewish summer camp in New York, and desperately wanted one good day. The plan was the Empire State Building and a performance of Les Mis. He has Tourette syndrome, the city is unforgiving, and the day keeps getting worse. Meanwhile, Marshall York drove solo across the American West, pitched a tent alone in the Grand Tetons, and went to sleep. Sometime in the night, a voice started speaking to him from inside the tent, calm and close and saying something he could not explain. Full episode details and music credits at risk-show.com/podcast/the-best-of-adventure-stories-3 Support RISK! & Get Involved šŸŽŸ See RISK! liveā  on Tuesday, June 9, 2026, in New York City! āœļø Pitch your storyā  ā¤ļø Support us on Patreonā  or ā make a one-time PayPal donationā  šŸ“š Shop merch or the RISK! bookā  šŸŽ“ Take storytelling classes with usā šŸŽ„ Hire Kevin as a coach or get personalized videos Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"Two RISK! stories pulled from the archive, and both are worth your time. \"The Best of Adventure Stories #3\" is funny and unsettling in equal measure, someā€¦","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1859,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/risk-962579/episodes/the-best-of-adventure-stories-3/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/risk-962579/the-best-of-adventure-stories-3.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}