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Audacious with Chion Wolf — 276 episodes

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Audacious Live! Show & Tell in Winsted: From movie props to prophylactics

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Female truckers: Meet the women behind the wheels

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How delusional infestation makes you feel bugs that aren’t there

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You live where?! When home is a plane or a cruise ship

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Unconventional obituaries: for a mother, for strangers, and for one very good dog

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“I could do that!” Stories of improbable confidence

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Multiple sclerosis tried to bench her. Karen Smith won gold instead

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Audacious Scotland: CT’s Highland Festival & Games, plus quarrelsome dames seek justice for witches

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What death investigators can tell you about life

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Forget meet-cutes: How lasting love can blossom in unexpected places

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ARFID makes food feel dangerous. A woman found relief after a psilocybin trip

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Lola leaves home: Following a nine-year-old exchange student’s adventure

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A marathon swimmer and ultrarunner: surviving cancer, breaking records

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What two suicide attempt survivors want you to know about staying alive

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From The Pitt to NASA to FBI profilers: The experts who make movies and TV feel real

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Temple Grandin, Kerry Magro, and the power of autistic thinking

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The surprising ways we ritual

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What two mothers who relinquished custody want you to understand

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The PEZ Factor(y)! Inside the sweetest obsession

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Audacious at sea: Wisdom from strangers on a cruise ship

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BONUS: More stories from the cruise ship

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When wild animals become family: Thumbelina the squirrel and Walnut the crane

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BONUS: An update with Chris Crowe on his first tattoo, a giant portrait of Walnut

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Badass elders: Women in comedy, law, and extreme body art

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The best bad episode ever!

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The kidney was just the beginning: Unexpected gifts after transplants

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The poet with a machete: Zulynette on laughter, rage, and reclamation

28

Born Again: The Art & Healing Of Reborn Dolls

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What it's like to win a Nobel Prize with Andrea Ghez and Martin Chalfie

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DING DONG! The sweetness and surprise of singing telegrams

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The Big E: What it takes to create 17 days of magic

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Audacious Live! Show & Tell in Willimantic: From rare computers to hand grenades

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Awe yeah! Exploring the magic of mind-blowing moments

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Edible oracles: Fortune-telling with cheese, onions, and tea leaves

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Life with Marfan syndrome: Comedy, courage, and cutting-edge science

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Inside the Mascot: The Phillie Phanatic, a Yard Goat, and a mascot maker

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The one where all the guests host shows with Audacious in the title

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Jeffrey Marsh: You don’t get the good stuff until you’re vulnerable

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Jackpot! A lottery winner and a savvy lawyer talk about life after luck

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Rethinking funerals with the Coffin Confessor, living eulogies, and designer caskets By Jessica Severin de Martinez, Khaleel

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Extraordinary acts: When everyday people save lives

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The birth of Snap Judgment: How the end of the world became the beginning of Glynn Washington’s story

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Stories of everyday courage, from getting a needle in the eye to tackling a purse thief

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You collect what?! The joy of bread clips, fire alarms & umbrella covers

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The magic never ends for Disney adults

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Roller skating as community, competition, and transformation

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Audacious Live! Show & Tell birthday bash in Hartford

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Five years of Audacious: Where are they now?

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Birdwatching Legend Peter Kaestner's Journey to 10,000 Birds

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It all adds up: The joy of micro-philanthropy

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Common objects, uncommon phobias: Grass, reflections, and buttons

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After the fire: Stories of what the flames couldn’t destroy

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Why the warm-up comic is the most underrated job in show biz

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Intersex advocacy and the fight for bodily autonomy with Pidgeon Pagonis

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How regret teaches us to live

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What horses teach us about being human

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New Ways to See, New Ways to Move: The Tech That’s Changing Disability

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Meet Prince & Elvis tribute artists who are finding fame, fans, and their own voice

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Shocking protests: A look at the impact of bold action

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From wingsuit BASE jumping to record-breaking South Pole expeditions with Ellen Brennan Frat and Liv Arnesen

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Mentalist Dr. Kruti Parekh on mind reading and tapping into intuition

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MasterChef winner Christine Ha and poet Edward Hirsch on turning blindness into brilliance

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BONUS: MasterChef's Christine Ha answers questions from Ashley Cook

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Nothing goes as planned: A first-time offender’s prison story from arrest to release

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Snakes in their mouths and venom in their veins: Why two snake pioneers do what they do

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Life advice, one Audacious guest at a time

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Spectrosexuality: When a spirit is your spouse

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"Negativity be gone!": Artists igniting joy on social media

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The weight of family secrets: Finding freedom in the truth

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When every face you see is distorted: Living with PMO

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Salaar Stateside! Following a Pakistani high school student’s year in the US

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Audacious Live! Show & Tell in Stamford

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Cart Talk: Conversations with Trader Joe's and Costco Aficionados

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Who decides? Ethicists help doctors and patients answer big, nuanced questions

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Animal psychics reveal what our pets really think

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Breaking ancestral chains: Healing as children of incest

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GOOD GOURD! A show about pumpkins!

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When you don't look your age: Life with progeria and cutis laxa

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Outside the ballot box: Unconventional presidential candidates Paperboy Love Prince and Literally Anybody Else

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Adam Pearson and Crystal Marshall are changing the faces of acting

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The urge to steal: Kleptomania and compulsive theft

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More than a bodyguard: Will Geddes on the art of protection

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Extreme ironing, cheese rolling, and shin kicking: The world of weird sports

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Trauma stays in our bodies. Luis Mojica offers ways to release it.

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Faking it: Munchausen syndrome and the compulsion to be ill

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Banjo Man, 'Woo Woo' Wickers and UConn Huskies superfans share their love of the game

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How do they remember that? Meet two world-class memory champions

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When actors teach: Embodying the lives of an enslaved woman and a medical patient

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Audacious Paloozas: Lovers of pogo sticks, origami, lighters, and John Philip Sousa share their passions

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For the love of farts! From animal biology to musical mastery

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Behind the mic: Gayle King, Ziwe, and Mehdi Hasan on the art of the interview

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Jayson Greene reflects on grief and parenthood nine years after his daughter's death

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Hearing every color, feeling every earthquake: Life as a cyborg

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Conversations with two dragons

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The reality of 'Forever Parenting' when your child needs lifetime care

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Pawn queens: Tales and treasures from women pawn shop owners

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Stunt performers David Holmes and Jonathan Goodwin on life after paralysis

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What it's like at the bottom of the world with Dr. “Deepsea Dawn” Wright

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Beyond the BeyHive and Swifties: The heartbeat of music superfans

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Wings, pouches, and snouts: The world of uncommon emotional support animals

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The art of the prank with the directors of 'Jury Duty' and 'Bad Trip'

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Actors Mary Elizabeth Kelly and Dean Edwards on the art of impressions

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Forgiveness: How we define it and how it defines us

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Retired CIA Chief of Disguise Jonna Mendez on magic, technology and the art of deception

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Actors with facial differences discuss what it means to be seen

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I downloaded my soulmate: Stories of love and AI

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From tyrants to torchbearers: Confessions of reformed bullies

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A coffee-fueled celebration of passion, purpose, and pursuing an impossible goal

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Views from the end: Lynda Bluestein, medical aid in dying, and the importance of humor every day

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Hot Shots: Photography, music, and pizza from inside a volcano

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'I Will Always Love You': Jada Star’s musical bond with her aunt Dolly Parton

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All in a year: 3 guests, 3 goals, 365 days

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Social media, the algorithm, and the state of our hearts

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Audacious kids: Stories of courage, conservation, and compassion

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The human behind the brand: Meet Progressive's Flo and the "Can you hear me now?" guy

116

Beyond the mask: Conversations with psychopaths

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Words over weapons: When anti-war poems go viral

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At your service! What it's like being a butler

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The declassified life of former CIA agent Valerie Plame

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Haunted artifacts & serial killer art: When one person's treasure is another one's nightmare

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BONUS: Extended conversation with Mehdi Hasan

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BONUS: Extended conversation with Ziwe

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BONUS: Extended conversation with Gayle King

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What smells remind you of childhood? Hear eighteen answers

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Welcome to the Punderdome! We're entering NYC's punniest pun competition

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How the daughter of a serial killer became a mental health advocate

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Why'd You Do It: I snuck my incarcerated boyfriend out of prison in a dog crate

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The misunderstood pain of persistent genital arousal disorder

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The meteoric rise of comedian Zarna Garg

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“Tell the world what’s happening”: Uyghur refugees on escaping genocide in China

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Below the surface: The stories behind underwater world records

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Views from the end: David Meyers

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The game changers: Female referees in chess, boxing, and softball

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Conception deception: The fight for transparency in the fertility industry

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BONUS: Extended conversation with Athena Walker, writer and clinically-diagnosed psychopath

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The hidden hunger of Pica: Stories from people who eat objects

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Fighting for truth: The struggle to overcome pathological lying

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Laugh and then think: What it's like to win the Ig Nobel Prize

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What is foreign accent syndrome? After a stroke, one man’s southern drawl turned British

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Sensitive sounds and sweaty skin: Unraveling hyperacusis and hyperhidrosis

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What solitude does to you in the wilderness and in prison

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How Craigslist's 'Missed Connections' is humanity’s story

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A fireside conversation with Hartford’s “Love Poet”, Olusanya Bey

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What's in that note? Stories about messages in bottles

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Aftershocks: Life after getting struck by lightning

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Love without the possibility of parole

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BONUS: An extended conversation with Dr. David Meyers

148

Body Integrity Dysphoria: When being disabled is a desire

149

Beatboxing, battling, and belonging

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Twinteresting! Meet highly unique twins

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Obey, serve, play: The power of being a submissive in the BDSM world

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Control, command, play: The power of being a dominant in the BDSM world

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We have to talk about cuddle parties

154

Why the world needs comedians with disabilities

155

Full house: The line between collecting, clutter, and hoarding disorder

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BONUS: An extended conversation with Dr. David Tolin about hoarding disorder

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BONUS: A macrodose of wisdom for the state of our hearts

158

What it’s like winning a little or a lot on The Price Is Right, Wheel Of Fortune, and Jeopardy!

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Reincarnation, past life regressions, and you (whoever you are)

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Clothing as identity: Two women share their experience with the hijab

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Kitchen objects with a story. Listen at your own whisk

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Behind The Screens: Editing The Sandman, casting for game shows, and life after reality TV

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Living with early-onset Alzheimer's: "Life does not end with a diagnosis"

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The playfulness of poetry with Andrew Dean Wright

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What's in that note? Stories about messages in bottles

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Life after Parkland: A victim’s dad turns to art and activism

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A conversation with Humans of New York creator Brandon Stanton

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Stolen cars and abandoned grocery carts: Taking matters into your own hands

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GOOD NEWS! That’s how we celebrate 100 episodes of Audacious

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Discovering delight - and despair - in dumpster diving

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Sweeten the deal: How sugar daddies and sugar babies make it work

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Francesca Abroad: Following an American high school student’s year in Sarajevo

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How protest art aims to "comfort the disturbed and disturb the comfortable"

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Give it your best shot! When throwing balls - or plungers - is a big part of your life

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Facing the world with visible facial differences

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Poet Zulynette on “Seeing in the Dark”

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Life after abortion

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BFF's for real: Life as Platonic Life Partners

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These child prodigies are taking on the world

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SOLD! Audacious Auctioneers

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Audaciously Uplifting TikTokers

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Anorexia is complex. Two people talk frankly about their decades-long journeys

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We have to talk about cuddle parties

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Dress to unrepress: Women who dressed like men, broke rules and made history

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How medical aid in dying may change the way we live

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What happens when you choose a vow of silence?

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BONUS: Audio from the moment Chion Wolf completed her week-long vow of silence

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The One Where All The Guests Are Named Pat Smith

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What it's like surviving a plane crash

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I Regret Becoming A Parent

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TOPS: A woman summits Everest, a man considers a body transplant, and world-record hat-wearing

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Spectrosexuality: When a spirit is your spouse

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Forgiveness: How we define it and how it defines us

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BONUS: An extended conversation about forgiveness with David Whyte

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What's jury duty like? The verdict, well, it's case by case

196

What it's like being a reporter in Ukraine right now

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Who knew antiquing could be such a rush? The producers of Antiques Roadshow

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BONUS: A conversation with Eric Hanks, appraiser of African-American art

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Audacious therapists who specialize in helping those on death row, the gifted, and the wealthy

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Working In Antarctica: “I Am My Weirdest Self!”

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Falling in love with objects: The experience of being an Objectum Sexual

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Why you so salty? The anger episode

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Hear the most Audacious interviews of 2021!

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These extraordinary young people are changing the world

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Hope, Heroes, and Feats Of Humanity

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Finding purpose in life after accidentally killing someone

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BONUS: Extended conversation with Maryann Gray of Accidental Impacts

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How you see the world and yourself differently when you're part of a diaspora

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Are you very superstitious or just a little 'stitious'?

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What it’s like to be able to smell illnesses

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Saluting the power of transgender veterans

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Extreme allergies and rare conditions can teach us a lot about human tolerance

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BONUS: What Courtney Webb loves about her doll, Dahlia Muriel Hollifield

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It’s not just a sex doll! What it’s like to be in a relationship with a synthetic partner

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What near-death and shared-death experiences tell us about living

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The joy of collecting barf bags, miniature chairs, and bricks

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The Big Picture: What Billboards Do To Us

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Born Again: The Art & Healing Of Reborn Dolls

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Audacious Elders

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Jeffrey Marsh Loves You

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Models On Beauty

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The Guts & Glory Of Getting Into The Guinness Book Of World Records

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What Happens When You Act Like You Belong

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“It’s Not Your Fault”: What A Man With Pedophilia Wants You To Know

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Identical Twins: Lost And Found

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The Story Of The First African American Face Transplant

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Why’d You Do It?

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BONUS: Audacious Kids Culinary Life Hacks & The Everything Maker

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Audacious Kids

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I Regret Becoming A Parent

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Going Flat, or Building New Breasts: Two Women’s Post-Mastectomy Stories

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BONUS: How Catie Made That Documentary

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Every Breath You Take: The Life of a Lung Transplant

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Think Before You Spit: The Pandora’s Box of DNA Testing

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911, What’s Your Emergency? Tales From Dispatch

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Life After Live From Here: A Conversation With Chris Thile

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Audacious Little Things: Elevation by Reduction

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Blink!

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You Should Talk: Voices At Work

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Change Of Art: Stories About Tattoo Coverups

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Speak For Yourself: The Power Of Trans Voices

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Look For The Helpers: The Anatomy Of A Death

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Total Recall: What It's Like To Remember Every Day Like It Was Yesterday

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Are You Very Superstitious? Or A Little Stitious?

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Reports From Recovery: Life After Heroin

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Apocalypse When?

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Married Over 50 Years: “Love Each Other Even When You Don’t”

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We, The Dog

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Behind The Screens: Dressing Schitt’s Creek, Special Effects Make-Up, and Casting Queer Eye

250

Eureka! Celebrating Recent Scientific Achievements

251

Revisiting US In The Time Of Coronavirus

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One Of The Few: Life With A Rare Disease

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Revealing Our Blind Spots About Blindness

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Eat It Up: Stories From The Mouth-Off

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AUDACIOUS MYTHS: Testosterone, Pain, and Brown Recluse Spiders

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Behind The Screens: Hollywood Hairstyling, Coordinating Intimacy, And Illustrating The Great British Bake Off

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Home Of The Brave: The Power Of Trans Veterans

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Halloween 2020: The Politics, The Prophecy, And The Polarization

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(Almost) Everybody Hurts: An Exploration of Pain

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What It Means - And Doesn’t Mean - To Be A Man

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Reports From Recovery: "I'm More Dangerous To White Supremacy Sober"

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Ride into the Danger Zone: Tornado Chasing, Hurricane Hunting, and Smoke Jumping

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What It's Like To Be A Meme?

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People With Speech Disfluencies Have A Lot To Say

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Change Of Art: Stories About Tattoo Coverups

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What Do The Doomsday Clock And The Presidential Election Have In Common?

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Respect My Authority: Stories From The Mouth-Off

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How Light Bulbs, Computer Switches, and Photography Invent “The Alchemy Of Us”

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Scars To Prove It: Living Through Animal Attacks

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I Predict That You Will Listen To A Public Radio Show About Psychics

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Bring On The Babies: Egg Donation, Surrogacy, and the Future of IVF

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You Didn’t Ask To Be Here: Adventures In Antinatalism

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It’s A Brand Nude Day!

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Beyond Solidarity: How White People Can Become Anti-Racist

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The Quest for a Good Death

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