Submissions

SUBMIT YOUR STORIES!

Want to tell a story on the RISK! podcast, or maybe even at one of our live shows?  Tell us what happens in the beginning, middle and end (don’t leave us hanging!) of your story by answering each these questions as best you can. If a question doesn’t apply to your particular tale, see if you can say why.

TIPS FOR WHAT TO INCLUDE IN YOUR PITCH

We look for stories about times you were emotionally invested in incidents you lived through. You really cared.

SET THE SCENE
Where were you in life when this began? What was your “deal”?

WHAT GOT THE BALL ROLLING
What incident made taking action necessary? What motivated you to pursue something?

WHAT WAS AT STAKE
What hope or fear drove you? What did you stand to gain or lose? Were you surprised by complications?

HOW I TURNED THE CORNER
What finally changed this situation, for better or worse? Did you succeed or fail or feel a shift?

SO WHAT?
Why do you feel it’s daring to be sharing this? Why would a stranger listening to this story find it significant, affecting and worth remembering as they go about their lives?

SHOW THEMES THAT APPLY
We can’t know for sure what the deadlines are for specific themes, but if you pitch a good story for one theme, we can always consider it for use under another theme if the timing is amiss. Upcoming show themes are: Fun; Clusterfuck; Filthy; Trickery; Turning the Tables; My Way; Power; When the Game Changed; Childlike; Vindicated; In a Strange Land; Misunderstood; The Spirit; Impulse; So Emotional; Madness; Late Bloom; Eek!

SUBMIT YOUR RECORDINGS!

The RISK! podcast wants your songs, audio interstitials and original RISK! opening themes! We take all recording submissions in the form of MP3s. Send entire albums or collection of songs, if you like, to music@risk-show.com.

1. SONGS

RISK! features songs with or without lyrics by musicians all over the world. If you have a track that is particularly appropriate for one of the show themes listed above, let us know. If we decide to feature your song and that song has lyrics, we will ask if you can supply an instrumental version as well for editing purposes.

2 INTERSTITIALS

Interstitials might be audio comedy sketches, sound collages, spoken word pieces, or custom-made original songs. They serve as “palette cleansers” to go between the stories on the podcast. The ideal length for an interstitial is about a minute. If your piece is much longer than that, we might have to use just an excerpt from it. Interstitials are especially likely to touch on episode themes, so refer to the list of upcoming show themes above for ideas.

3. RISK! and EXTRA RISK! THEMES

These themes are custom-made, original songs lasting about 30 seconds that open episodes or serve as interstitial segues. For a RISK! theme, the word “risk” should be clearly audible at some point in the track. For an EXTRA RISK! theme, the words “extra risk” should be clearly audible at some point in the track. Generally speaking, these tracks work best when they are high energy and upbeat, because they are usually used to kick off an episode.