Quid Pro Quo, Revisited
(Content note: child sexual abuse)
In 2016, Ed G. got on stage at RISK! and told a story he'd never told anyone. Now, ten years later, Ophira Eisenberg sits down with him to go places that story couldn't: the FBI, the Pope, the survivors who found each other decades later, and the hard-won question of where shame really belongs.
Ed's story begins in Cheyenne, Wyoming, where a boy abandoned by his violent father and drowning in poverty finds an unlikely lifeline in the local Catholic church. What the bishop who runs it asks for in return will take Ed the better part of a lifetime to fully reckon with.
š¶For more info and music featured in this episode, visit risk-show.com/podcast/quid-pro-quo-revisitedĀ
Support RISK! & Get Involved
ā¢ š See RISK! liveā in NYC on March 17th, 2026
ā¢ āļø Pitch your storyā
ā¢ ā¤ļø Support us on Patreonā or ā make a one-time PayPal donationā
ā¢ š Shop merch or the RISK! bookā
ā¢ š Take storytelling classes with usā
ā¢ š„ Hire Kevin as a coach or get personalized videos
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
More description
(Content note: child sexual abuse)
In 2016, Ed G. got on stage at RISK! and told a story he'd never told anyone. Now, ten years later, Ophira Eisenberg sits down with him to go places that story couldn't: the FBI, the Pope, the survivors who found each other decades later, and the hard-won question of where shame really belongs.
Ed's story begins in Cheyenne, Wyoming, where a boy abandoned by his violent father and drowning in poverty finds an unlikely lifeline in the local Catholic church. What the bishop who runs it asks for in return will take Ed the better part of a lifetime to fully reckon with.
š¶For more info and music featured in this episode, visit risk-show.com/podcast/quid-pro-quo-revisitedĀ
Support RISK! & Get Involved
ā¢ š See RISK! liveā in NYC on March 17th, 2026
ā¢ āļø Pitch your storyā
ā¢ ā¤ļø Support us on Patreonā or ā make a one-time PayPal donationā
ā¢ š Shop merch or the RISK! bookā
ā¢ š Take storytelling classes with usā
ā¢ š„ Hire Kevin as a coach or get personalized videos
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Listen elsewhere
Available Results
Generated results are saved to your library for reuse and search.