About this episode
Two storytellers explore their connections to the past through personal experiences and cultural debates.
Two storytellers, two very different ways of inheriting the past. Shauna McGarry throws a Halloween party with her newly single roommate, hoping for a fresh start after a breakup. A drunk coworker zeroes in on the roommate, her little brother in a Charlie Brown shirt enters the mix, and the night expands into something Shauna has been watching her whole life: the strange, exhausting game of male presumption that nobody asked to play. (Content note: Holocaust, genocide) David Zellnik arrived in Vienna for the first time as a dual US-Austrian citizen, his father having fled the city as a Jewish child in 1939. At a food festival, he ends up in a charged, flirtatious conversation with a tall blond Jewish convert that spins into a debate about Israel, Zionism, and who gets to claim a people's history. Share your reactions and find episode details and music credits at risk-show.com/podcast/patreon-picks-6 Be Part of RISK! 🎟 See RISK! live on June 9, 2026, in New York City! ✍️ Pitch your story ❤️ Support us on Patreon 💵 Make a one-time donation via PayPal or Zelle to kevin@risk-show.com 📚 Shop merch or the RISK! book 🎓 Take storytelling classes with us 🎥 Hire Kevin as a…
People in this episode
Host: RISK!
Guests: Shauna McGarry, David Zellnik
Topics covered
- storytelling
- identity
- history
- relationships
- cultural heritage
Keywords
- Halloween party
- breakup
- male presumption
- Jewish history
- Zionism
- food festival
Mentioned in this episode
Places: Vienna, Israel, New York City
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