Death Defying

An episode from May 2014 with more comedy than the alliterative title would suggest. Dave Hill [http://risk-show.com/storyteller/dave-hill] wanted to frighten himself on purpose, so he flew to northern Mexico to stay with an old college friend who had become the chaplain of a prison the cartels were running themselves. There is a pizza party, a borrowed guitar, and a man with a machete. (Content note: suicidal ideation, suicide) CJ Hostetter [http://risk-show.com/storyteller/cj-hostetter] graduated into the 2009 economy, moved back in with their divorcing parents, and stopped feeling anything at all. Then a gunshot went off across the street. Tyler Phillips [http://risk-show.com/storyteller/tyler-phillips] took a pizza order from a caller who volunteered his full name and street address. The street turned out to be real. Leave your comments and find episode details and music credits at risk-show.com/podcast/death-defying-cre529 [http://risk-show.com/podcast/death-defying-cre529]  Be Part of RISK! 🎟 See RISK! live⁠ [https://risk-show.com/live] in New York City on September 8th, 2026. ✍️ Pitch your story⁠ [https://risk-show.com/submissions] ❤️ Support us on Patreon⁠ [https://patreon.com/risk] 💵 Make a one-time donation⁠ [https://paypal.me/riskshow]⁠ [https://risk-show.com/live] via PayPal [https://paypal.me/riskshow] or Zelle to kevin@risk-show.com [https://www.zellepay.com/get-started] 📚 Shop merch or the RISK! book⁠ [https://risk-show.com/shop] 🎓 Take storytelling classes with us⁠ [https://thestorystudio.org] 🎥 Hire Kevin as a coach or get personalized videos [https://kevinallison.com] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]