RISK!

Having followed the RISK! podcast for years, this collection of stories in on par with the various real life accounts of stories both tragic and wonderful. A must read for those who love non-fiction and want to feel less alone in this harsh yet beautiful world.

I love this podcast so reading the book was a great next step. Even though it's been out for a while now the stories are all about the past anyways so it was a great read. Highly recommend.

I love this book. It contains 37 of the most amazing true stories from the RISK! podcast, which is also one of my favorite podcasts, plus Q and A's with every storyteller, and an introduction and afterword from the podcast's host, Kevin Allison. This book is perfect for people who love to hear daring true stories that illuminate all aspects of the human condition, with nothing held back. It will make you more empathetic and understanding and feel less alone. It will also blow you away with how crazy some people's lives are, and give you plenty of great laughs and tears.Now, full disclosure, I helped make this book because I'm also the producer of the RISK! podcast and I have a true story of my own in the book, but that's how I know it's awesome! I read it multiple times as we were compiling and editing it, and every time, it still moved me, made me laugh and cry, and made me shake my head and drop my jaw. And I can tell you that we did everything we could to make sure there were as few spelling and grammatical errors in the final version as possible, because I'm a real stickler for that stuff. ;)I love that this book contains true stories from such a wide array of people. Sure, there are stories from celebrities like Dan Savage, Michael Ian Black, Aisha Tyler, and more, but there are also stories from trans men and women, people of all races and ethnicities and ages and sexualities, parents, travelers, artists, detectives, cops, etc etc etc. In all the stories, there's a strong sense of resilience, humanity and vulnerability. The storytellers let you into the most intimate parts of their lives and show over and over again that whatever we go through, we can get through it and come out of it stronger.There are so many reasons to read this book and share it with others. I hope you love it as much as I do!

Love the podcast and the book is a perfect companion. Worth a read by anyone that loves an honest snapshot of humanity.

As a long time fan of the podcast, I had been looking forward to the books release. I am pleased to to say that I wasn't disappointed.

It's great to finally hold a book version of the RISK! podcast in my hands, and I recommend it as a must-have for anyone that's a fan of the podcast. In fact, this book is great all by itself for those that have never listened and/or are just interested in raw, honest storytelling. It brings the very solid selections found in audio format to the reading audience.One thing I found very interesting is the difference in tone between the written versions of these stories and the podcast versions (most of the originating podcasts are available on RISK!'s patreon archives or on their website). Although the written version appears to be almost verbatim, in many cases it's like discovering a whole different level of storytelling. I've listened to every story in this book that has a podcast version (there are some never-before-heard stories that are only presented in the book!), and I can say that I was just as interested in reading as I was in listening.One aspect I could have done without was the Q&A with the storytellers following each piece. But that's just me and it's not worth a deduction in stars; you can do like me and just skip to the next story!