First released in December 2013, this live RISK! episode from Philadelphia's First Person Arts pairs two storytellers with a lot to say about losing control and getting it back.Dawn Jewel Fraser's "Brasilado" follows a young American woman deep into an immersive year in Rio de Janeiro, learning Portuguese street by street from her chain-smoking instructor Marcy, until a late-night taxi ride home unravels spectacularly when Brazilian police find weed in her bag and mistake her for a drug trafficker.Then Katie Samson tells "The First Time Again," the story of rebuilding a romantic and sexual life after a sledding accident left her with a spinal cord injury at 20. Her homecoming weekend story is tender, funny, and genuinely triumphant.Two women, two very different roads back to freedom.Full episode details and music credits at risk-show.com/podcast/live-from-philly-4-cre509 Support RISK! & Get Involved🎟 See RISK! live⁠ in NYC on Tuesday, June 9, 2026✍️ Pitch your story⁠❤️ Support us on Patreon⁠ or ⁠make a one-time PayPal donation⁠📚 Shop merch or the RISK! book⁠🎓 Take storytelling classes with us⁠🎥 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