The Best of RISK! #12

The Best of RISK! #12

From RISK! by RISK!

April 9, 2026 · 2h 27m · Season 17 · Episode 842

About this episode

This episode features a compilation of powerful and humorous personal stories from various guests, exploring themes of trauma and resilience.

For the first time, we’re putting a Best of RISK! episode back on the feed. Originally released in July 2017, #12 remains one of the most epic compilations of RISK! stories ever: it’s funny, filthy, tender, and at times almost unbearably real, sometimes all at once. Richard Cardillo spent 14 years in a Catholic monastery before leaving his vows and landing in Lima, Peru, newly out and profoundly inexperienced, with a very steep learning curve ahead of him, while Michelle Buteau takes on a brain tumor, IVF, internet trolling, and multiple heartbreaks without ever losing her grip on the absurdity of it all. (Content note on these two, for physical abuse, child sexual abuse, animal abuse) Moloch Masters maps the darkness running through her family tree, from great-grandfather to father to herself, and what she found hiding in a closet she was never supposed to enter. And Tim C. spent 17 years conducting human trafficking and child sex slavery investigations. This is one case he will never forget. Pollo Corral tells the story of being held hostage by a Juarez cartel for nearly 40 days, and what his father gave up to bring him home. And in the middle of it all, Kevin Allison goes to a…

People in this episode

Host: Kevin Allison

Guests: Richard Cardillo, Michelle Buteau, Moloch Masters, Tim C., Pollo Corral

Topics covered

  • personal stories
  • trauma
  • comedy
  • resilience
  • human experience
  • kink
  • family history

Keywords

  • RISK!
  • storytelling
  • comedy podcast
  • personal narrative
  • trauma
  • kink
  • human trafficking
  • family
  • Catholic monastery
  • IVF

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