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Holiday Stories Fan Favorites!

Every holiday season, RISK! fans ask about this small handful of yuletide perennial favorites. Well here they all are, wrapped up in one neat package with a bow. Unwrap and enjoy these stories from Elna Baker, Kevin Allison, Sarah Long Hendershot, and Kate Bohl. šŸŽ¤Live Story: For the Love of Nubbins by Elna Baker Selling expensive, real-looking baby dolls for the holiday season at FAO Schwartz, Elna ā€œadoptsā€ an unpopular one she calls Nubbins, a Black babydoll. When the doll is bought, Elna grieves. šŸŽ¤Radio Story: The Allison Family Christmas Tree by Kevin Allison Inspired by a Charlie Brown Christmas, Kevin’s dad begins a Christmas Tree procuring tradition in the early 70s that gets more complex and includes more people each year, featuring long distance travel, the Catholic Mass, and dirty diapers.Ā  šŸŽ¤Radio Story: The Present by Sarah Long Hendershot During a brutally cold winter, Sarah was a single mother with an 11-year old son, but she was out of work and on the verge of going homeless. Then a present arrived. A box filled with money. It was a fellow musician who suspected she might need it.Ā  šŸŽ¤Radio Story: Snowglobe by Kate (neĆ© Kevin) Bohl Kate (at the time, Kevin) is locking up her bar as a blizzard begins. A beautiful young woman begs to come in for a moment to gather her bearings before figuring out how to get home. They slow dance to Billie Holiday 🌈 Support RISK! & Get Involved • šŸŽŸ See RISK! live⁠ in NYC on March 17, 2026 • āœļø Pitch your story⁠ • ā¤ļø Support us on Patreon⁠ or ⁠make a one-time PayPal donation⁠ • šŸ“š Shop merch or the RISK! book⁠ • šŸŽ“ Take storytelling classes with us⁠ • šŸŽ„ Hire Kevin as a coach or get personalized videos To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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