Almost

2026-09-22 · 40 min · episode 1755 · 10 entities

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mentioned Society & Culture concept

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evidence rules-v5
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mentioned Comedy concept

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evidence rules-v5
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mentioned Arts concept

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evidence rules-v5
Feed category: Arts
mentioned Performing Arts concept

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evidence rules-v5
Feed category: Performing Arts
mentioned Personal Journals concept

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evidence rules-v5
Feed category: Personal Journals
discusses Society & Culture concept

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evidence rules-v5
Feed category: Society & Culture
discusses Comedy concept

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evidence rules-v5
Feed category: Comedy
discusses Arts concept

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evidence rules-v5
Feed category: Arts
discusses Performing Arts concept

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evidence rules-v5
Feed category: Performing Arts
discusses Personal Journals concept

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evidence rules-v5
Feed category: Personal Journals

Episode description as stored

Three people come within reach of what they want and are nearly undone grabbing for it. Karen Ibarra brings a self-described nerd's devotion to a heated Los Angeles delegate election, where bad blood between two party factions turns personal. David Zellnik spends his childhood worshipping the stage, then auditions for the bad-boy role he wants most in his high school's production of Oliver!, only for the director to pull him aside with a wounding notion about which part he should play. And thanks to EST's "Truth Be Told", the New York show and podcast where this story first appeared. Amy Sohn hits bottom and pins everything on an elderly Manhattan analyst for one ridiculous reason, a rumor that he is Woody Allen's therapist, then sinks into his Freudian world without admitting why she came. Leave your thoughts on the stories, and find details and music credits, at risk-show.com/podcast/almost Be Part of RISK! 🎟 See RISK! live⁠ in New York City on 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 classes with us⁠ 🎥 Hire Kevin as a coach or get personalized videos Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices