Best Undomesticated Podcasts (2025)

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Holiday Stories Fan Favorites! 1:07:49

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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. 🎤Live Story: For the Love of Nubbins by Elna Baker Selling expensive, real-looking baby…

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Holiday Stories #18 36:48

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Ty Gentile, James Rana, and David Hu share yuletide tales about Christmas carols, unorthodox Santas, and of course, excretory health in our annual winter holidays special for 2025. 🎙️Radio Story: A Very Moving Christmas by David Hu David’s dad has Alzheimer’s. David always struggled to understand how to give and receive love from his immigrant fath…

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My Favorite Holiday Robes 10:21

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Please share your feedback, ideas and questions for the pod! Covering a few of my favorite holiday-themed robes and their wearers, both fictional and non-fictionalBy Arthur Russell Smith III

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The Artist (Season 3, Episode 13) 1:15:32

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WELCOME TO THE GOLDEN GIRLS DEEP DIVE PODCAST! Starting from the beginning of the show, each week we recap an episode of The Golden Girls. Along the way, we sprinkle in researched deep dives into something from the episode or The Golden Girls universe! In season 3 episode 13, OMG CHEESIES, IT'S FINALLY TIME TO MEET LASZLOOOOOOOOO!! We're also treat…

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Holiday Stories #4 48:45

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A Classic RISK! episode from our early years that first ran in December of 2013, when Alex Edelman, Jude Treder-Wolff and Danielle Kramer all shared Yuletide tales. 🎤Live Story: Oy to the World by Alex Edelman In the story that eventually became his Broadway show and HBO special “Just For Us,” Alex shares how, in his childhood, his Orthodox Jewish …

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The People at the Gym I Can’t Stand 9:40

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Please share your feedback, ideas and questions for the pod! Diving into a list of gym characters I wrote about over 15 years ago, with a few additions . . .By Arthur Russell Smith III

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Sex & Supper 37:38

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Nikki Bailey and Hana Nobel share stories about how messy things can get with food and sex, with guest host, Taj Easton. 🎤Live Story: That's Not Sexy, Baby by Nikki Bailey For Nikki, her hookup’s praise of her body is a boost to her self esteem. But when her digestive system acts up, she must become downright defiant about self-acceptance. keywords…

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Charlie's Buddy (Season 3, Episode 12) 1:25:04

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WELCOME TO THE GOLDEN GIRLS DEEP DIVE PODCAST! Starting from the beginning of the show, each week we recap an episode of The Golden Girls. Along the way, we sprinkle in researched deep dives into something from the episode or The Golden Girls universe! In season 3 episode 12, a stranger shows up at the doorstep in Miami who seems to know a great de…

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Random Encounters of The Robe Kind 8:03

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Please share your feedback, ideas and questions for the pod! Diving into a few random, recent or semi-recent situations that The Robe Guy found himself inBy Arthur Russell Smith III

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Desire 38:55

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A Classic RISK! episode from our early years that first ran in September of 2013, when Amanda Egge and Nayland Blake shared stories about reconciling their own desires with the desires of others. 🎤Live Story: Servant’s Wages by Amanda Egge Although she has little interest in the kink aspect of it, Amanda becomes intrigued that a BDSM "slave" would …

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We Are Family 51:21

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Jillian Markowitz and David Joseph share stories about the secrets that haunt families. 🎤Live Story: Uncomfortably Close by Jillian Markowitz Jillian’s relationship with her sister is tumultuous. There are childhood memories of playing with Barbies and a horrible clash over a burn accident. During her sister’s wedding, things get volatile, until th…

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Hearing Aids FTW 11:26

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Please share your feedback, ideas and questions for the pod! Sharing a bit about my hearing loss and some of the ways in which it has affected myself and others, over the yearsBy Arthur Russell Smith III

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Three on a Couch (Season 3, Episode 11) 1:15:29

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WELCOME TO THE GOLDEN GIRLS DEEP DIVE PODCAST! Starting from the beginning of the show, each week we recap an episode of The Golden Girls. Along the way, we sprinkle in researched deep dives into something from the episode or The Golden Girls universe! In season 3 episode 11, our ladies seek professional help by going to group therapy to work out t…

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Making the Chain, Revisited 43:30

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Christine Gentry revisits her story from 2016 called “Making the Chain” with Kevin Allison. She has many new insights, nine years later. 🎤Live Story: Making the Chain by Christine Gentry Christine’s friend needs a kidney donor or she will die. Christine is not a match for her friend, but she is able to join a chain of people donating, created by Be…

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Dad Gifts and One Liners 10:51

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Please share your feedback, ideas and questions for the pod! Sharing a few of the top gifts I’ve received from my father over the years, along with some of his favorite one liners . . . because who doesn’t love gifts from dad and/or dad jokes?By Arthur Russell Smith III

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Not in Hiding Anymore 50:57

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Mira Rivera and Rachelle Anne Warren tell stories about opening up & leaning into insecurities. 🎤Workshop Story: Sexual Healing by Mira Rivera After her partner breaks up with her, Mira's confidence plummets. She goes on a series of dates in public with a hot guy who seems uninterested.One day, they have a date in private with weed and Mira discove…

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(Trying to) help an injured rat 8:41

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Please share your feedback, ideas and questions for the pod! Discussing something I’m very passionate about which is helping someone or something that needs support, and may not be able to fully help themselves . . . in this case, a recent experience I had trying to save an injured ratBy Arthur Russell Smith III

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The Audit (Season 3, Episode 10) 1:13:55

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WELCOME TO THE GOLDEN GIRLS DEEP DIVE PODCAST! Starting from the beginning of the show, each week we recap an episode of The Golden Girls. Along the way, we sprinkle in researched deep dives into something from the episode or The Golden Girls universe!In season 3 episode 10, everyone's favorite a**hole is back: Dorothy's ex-husband Stan. But don't …

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The Best of Gratitude Stories #1 35:30

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Satori Shakoor and Paul Cibis share stories of thanksgiving. A part of our series called Gratitude Stories. 🎤Live Story: Thank You by Satori Shakoor Satori’s loss of her mother and son is devastating. Later, she dates a man who gets a kick out of Satori being “too much,” and she is grateful to remember to live life over-the-top, and fully alive. ke…

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The Robe Life Explained 8:30

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Please share your feedback, ideas and questions for the pod! In this episode, we take an initial dive into the backstory of this podcast's title.By Arthur Russell Smith III

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S09 E05 | Animals in 19th-Century African American Literature 49:35

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This episode features a conversation between Alex Alston, Assistant Professor of Literatures in English at Bryn Mawr College, and Maurice O. Wallace, Professor of English at Rutgers University, New Brunswick, revolving primarily around the presence of nonhuman animals in nineteenth-century Antebellum slave narratives and related literature. The dis…

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The Day I Met ARFID: RISK! Reacts 32:21

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Kevin hears Danielle Meinert’s “The Day I Met ARFID” story from The Story Collider for the first time and gives you his hot takes. You can also watch this episode on YouTube! This is part of our RISK! Reacts series, where we listen to a story told on another show and give our first reactions. Here’s the Spotify Playlist mentioned in the episode. An…

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A Walk at the Fells 7:37

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Please share your feedback, ideas and questions for the pod! Events and experiences during a recent walk at the Fells, or more specifically, the Middlesex Fells Reservation.By Arthur Russell Smith III

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Adult Education 1:43:25

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Cheesies! We're off this week for the holiday, but we didn't want to leave you hanging, so we're bringing back one of our all time favorite episodes! WELCOME TO EPISODE 20 OF THE GOLDEN GIRLS DEEP DIVE PODCAST! In this episode, Blanche is failing her psychology course. Shenanigans ensue… wait, I know we usually say that, but it doesn’t quite fit th…

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The Men's Room at Sullivan's Tap 7:18

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Please share your feedback, ideas and questions for the pod!By Arthur Russell Smith III

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Live From Austin! 1:14:03

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A Classic RISK! episode from our early years that first ran in September of 2013, when RISK! had its first live show in the city that keeps it weird: Austin, Texas. 🎤Live Story: The Redhead by Paul Normandin Every year that his wife asked, "What do you want for your birthday?" Paul would answer, "A redhead." One year, his wife finally arranged for …

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Do I Belong Here? 42:18

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Jen Nails and Sandi Marx share stories about being who you are even, when it’s a pain in the ass. 🎤Radio Story: Permission to Be Myself by Jen Nails Jen struggles to fit in at her college acting program, which attempts to remove her from the class roster. Finally, her fellow students write to the administration appealing on her behalf and the schoo…

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A Visit from Little Sven (Season 3, Episode 9) 1:10:39

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WELCOME TO THE GOLDEN GIRLS DEEP DIVE PODCAST! Starting from the beginning of the show, each week we recap an episode of The Golden Girls. Along the way, we sprinkle in researched deep dives into something from the episode or The Golden Girls universe!In season 3, episode 9, we're meeting another one of the girls' family members as Rose's cousin Sv…

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Always A Woman, Revisited 49:15

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Morgan revisits her story from 2012 called “Always A Woman” with Kevin Allison and considers how much has changed for trans folks in the 13 years since. 🎙️Radio Story: Always A Woman by Morgan A biker and ironworker has a lifelong secret. After a nearly life-ending accident, Morgan finally decides to transition from man to woman. The people in her …

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Pretending to Be Human 1:06:56

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Inky Montaine tells Taj Easton about how, before he was diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder, he truly felt like he might have come from another planet. Check out all of our Conversation Stories! 🎙️Conversation Story: Pretending to Be Human by Inky Montaine Inky spent a lifetime switching masks but felt a certainty of unbelonging. Later in life,…

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A Breath of Fresh Air: RISK! Reacts (feat. Ray Christian) 27:17

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On this Veteran’s Day, guest-host Ray Christian from What’s Ray Saying? hears Brian Simpson’s “Fresh Air” story from So Say We All for the first time and gives you his hot takes. You can also watch this episode on YouTube! This is part of our RISK! Reacts series, where we listen to a story told on another show and give our first reactions. 🎙️ Story…

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Brotherly Love (Season 3, Episode 8) 1:18:37

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WELCOME TO THE GOLDEN GIRLS DEEP DIVE PODCAST! Starting from the beginning of the show, each week we recap an episode of The Golden Girls. Along the way, we sprinkle in researched deep dives into something from the episode or The Golden Girls universe!In season 3, episode 8, Stan's brother, Ted, has come to town and... wait a second, is he charming…

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Boys and Girls 1:16:45

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A Classic RISK! episode from our early years that first ran in August of 2013, when DC Pierson, Selena Coppock, Brad Lawrence and Nina Davis shared stories of love and loss. 🎙️Radio Story: Let Me Sleep On It by Brad Lawrence In his youth, Brad finds and loses love with a fellow bookstore employee. Later, after marrying someone else, he sees his fee…

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Get Undomesticated 4:26

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Candiace Dillard Bassett (Bravo’s Real Housewives of Potomac) and Michael Arceneaux (New York Times best-selling author and culture critic) have thoughts…and on Undomesticated, they’re sharing all of them. Think of it like the group chat you wish you were in - brutally honest, funny, smart, and gloriously unfiltered. From viral TikTok drama to the …

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The Living Room: RISK! Reacts 44:16

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Kevin hears Diane Weipert’s “The Living Room” story from Love and Radio for the first time and gives you his instant reactions. You can also watch this episode on YouTube! This is part of our RISK! Reacts series, where we listen to a story told on another show and give our first reactions. 🎙️ Story: The Living Room by Diane Weipert Through an unobs…

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INTERVIEW: Danny Pintauro, "Who's the Boss?" Star! 1:00:50

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Cheesecakes! We were so happy to grab 80s sitcom star Danny Pintauro, who played the precocious Jonathan Bower on Who's the Boss?, for an interview when he came to town to perform in Stan Zimmerman's play. We talk about the episode of WTB? where Betty White guest starred along with his experiences as a child actor and then being one of the first ce…

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018 | From Shamanic Psychosis to Political Awakening w/ Zack Alexander 1:15:50

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A grounded conversation about what's missing in modern spirituality with trauma-informed mentor Zack Alexander. We explore the uncomfortable truths about spiritual bypass, the commercialization of indigenous practices, and why true masculine leadership requires engagement with the world's problems—not escape from them. Topics include: The superfici…

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The Best of Scary Stories, Vol. 1 56:33

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Three of our favorite scary stories from Halloween specials of our past. 🎤Radio Story: The Thing by Thomas McKean When Thomas was a kid, he and a friend saw a shadowy oblong shape following them on a beach. Years later, he feels chained to his bed in the middle of the night when the same figure, then two more hover over him. keywords: Paranormal en…

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Scary Stories #17: Bone-chilling! 1:24:25

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Our 17th annual Halloween special with scary true stories about ghosts, corpses and mortal danger. 🎤Radio Story: Do You Know My Name? by Robert Oakes Robert leads ghost tours, but unlike his father, he’s unsure he’s a believer. After his father dies, Robert’s tour of a haunted house is visited by paranormal investigators, who have him ask a questio…

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Strange Bedfellows (Season 3, Episode 7) 1:19:36

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WELCOME TO THE GOLDEN GIRLS DEEP DIVE PODCAST! Starting from the beginning of the show, each week we recap an episode of The Golden Girls. Along the way, we sprinkle in researched deep dives into something from the episode or The Golden Girls universe!In season 3, episode 7, the ladies have turned into political movers and shakers, throwing a party…

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S09 E04 | Sally Fridley’s Bewildering Press: Investigating Accusations of Appalachian Witchcraft 38:46

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On this episode, Aíne Norris (Old Dominion University), guides us through one story of an age-old accusation levied against women throughout colonial and early American history: witchcraft.In 1891, newspapers across America printed a story about known witches in the Appalachian Mountains and their supernatural powers. “Sally Friddly” of Potts Creek…

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Edge Play 1:03:13

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A Classic RISK! episode from our early years that first ran in August of 2013, when Mather Zickel, Jen Curran, Joel Kim Booster and Julie Threlkeld told stories of times they crossed over the edge. 🎤Live Story: Waiting for the Man by Joel Kim Booster Joel would love to find a kinky Dom to write "Bitch" around his asshole. One night, he plays with a…

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Mortal 39:52

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Hannah Sussman and Swapna Deshpande tell stories about coming to terms with mortality. 🎤Anecdote: Another Conversation with my Dead Mother by Hannah Sussman Hannah reflects on her relationship with her deceased mother—waking from a dream, looking in the mirror and eventually coming to peace with her own aging. keywords: mother daughter relationship…

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Letter to Gorbachev (Season 3, Episode 6) 1:04:20

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WELCOME TO THE GOLDEN GIRLS DEEP DIVE PODCAST! Starting from the beginning of the show, each week we recap an episode of The Golden Girls. Along the way, we sprinkle in researched deep dives into something from the episode or The Golden Girls universe!In season 3, episode 6, Rose is concerned about... nuclear war. A troupe leader for a group of ove…

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Live From Norfolk 2 59:39

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A Classic RISK! episode from our early years that first ran in August of 2013, when Brad McMurran, Alicia Camden, and Sean Devereux told stories at the Norfolk Comedy Festival. 🎤Live Story: The Color Purple by Brad McMurran Brad’s first sexual experience goes wrong when an allergic reaction to spermicidal condoms sends him to the ER, where his moth…

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The Lies That Bind 1:43:18

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Mishelle tells Taj her story of a lifetime lived with an abusive mother in an environment of relentless lies, instability and unspeakable violence. Check out all of our Conversation Stories! 🎙️Conversation Story: The Lies that Bind by Mishelle Roberts (Content Note: child abuse, child murder) Mishelle tells Taj about growing up in the shadow of hos…

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Get Undomesticated 4:22

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Candiace Dillard Bassett (Bravo’s Real Housewives of Potomac) and Michael Arceneaux (New York Times best-selling author and culture critic) have thoughts…and on Undomesticated, they’re sharing all of them. Think of it like the group chat you wish you were in - brutally honest, funny, smart, and gloriously unfiltered. From viral TikTok drama to the …

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INTERVIEW: Wendie Malick, star of "Hot in Cleveland" and "Just Shoot Me!" 43:13

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CHEESECAKES! We were so lucky to meet TV icon Wendie Malick at a reading of Stan Zimmerman's play in NYC, and she was so kind to come and chat with us afterwards! We talk all about her time on the groundbreaking HBO show "Dream On," the long-running "Just Shoot Me," and of course the last show Betty White worked on as a regular cast member, "Hot in…

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Live From Norfolk 1 48:31

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A Classic RISK! episode from our early years that first ran in 2013, when the RISK! live show came to Norfolk, Virginia. 🎤Live Story: The Squatter by Billy Raim Billy is afraid to poop in public until he decides to let go of of that fear, as it was ruining a trip with friends to China, with disastrous consequences. keywords: Poop, Fear, China, Cult…

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Sweet Sixteen 1:18:54

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On the 16th anniversary of the podcast, Jill Karliner and Kevin Allison share stories from their own sixteeny days. 🎙️Radio Story: Save a Prayer for Jill by Jill Karliner When she was sixteen, Jill went to a Duran Duran concert in an attempt to fit in with her friend group and got so inside her own head about not enjoying it, she panicked. keywords…