Live From Chicago 2!

About this episode

RISK!'s second live Chicago show, back now from August of 2014, nearly came apart from technical trouble and a lineup crisis, but the audience there saved it. (Content note: child sexual abuse) Darren Bodecker is ten, on an Air Force base in Spain, when his babysitter explains what best friends are required to do. One move later he passes it along to a nine-year-old, and the town decides who he is. Mindy Bilderback, uninsured and in a borrowed Omaha basement, wakes with her left eyeball in her palm. (Content note: suicidal ideation) Jen Bosworth-Ramirez comes home to Evanston for Christmas, to a mother leaving her father and a father in a sleeping bag he believes makes him invisible. Shannon Cason, six years celibate, spends one night with the church secretary and is called to the front of the sanctuary. Leave your comments and find episode details and music credits at risk-show.com/podcast/live-from-chicago-2-cre542 Be Part of RISK! 🎟 See RISK! live⁠ in New York City, Tuesday, December 8, 2026 ✍️ 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 c