RISK!: guest pitching info, reach and format

Should you pitch it?

Guest activity

Rarely has guests

10% of recent episode titles look like interviews

Episode length

55 min

Median of recent episodes. That is the commitment you would be asking for.

Publishing

Weekly+

1,229 episodes · last 2026-09-03

Language

English

The feed says "en" without a region, so the country is unknown.

Where it's from

Not established

No .uk domain and no region in the feed language. Apple reports the storefront, not the show, so we do not guess.

Reach

94

Percentile among shows you could realistically get on. Not a download count.

Confirmed by the show updated 2026-09-08

Takes pitches: Yes
Paid slot: No, guests are free Covers: Story coaching, recording session, editing and production, podcast episode. We pay a small honorarium to storytellers whose stories air on the public, free feed of the RISK! podcast.
The slot: Telling a true story from your life that is usually around 15 minutes long, but can be longer or shorter.
Books ahead: We are always booking storytellers for RISK!, so pitch us a true story anytime.
Based in: United States of America
Wants: People willing to tell a true story from their life on the RISK! podcast and be receptive to coaching from our story production team so that we can get the story to fit the aesthetic of our podcast. All story pitching guidelines to follow are at RISK-show.com/submissions
Do not pitch: Traditional promotional interviews or other things that are not true stories that are high stakes and bold to be sharing in some way.

Reachable, but check the format. The contact is the show's own and it is independently published, but recent episode titles show little sign of interviews. Read a few before pitching.

What the show says about itself

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.

Recent episodes

Straight from the feed. The quickest way to judge whether your angle fits.

The Best of RISK! Inanity
The Best of School Stories #2
So Long, And Thanks For All The Jeff: The Jeffisode
Live From Pittsburgh!
Is It Her?
Death Defying

This show publishes a contact

We hold the address this show publishes in its own feed. Addresses and drafted pitches are part of a plan. Browsing stays free, and we never send on your behalf.

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