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Audacious with Chion Wolf — 325 episodes

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Innocent, convicted, exonerated: James Tillman, 20 years after getting free

2

Astronaut artists: Painting, quilting, and playing Bowie aboard the ISS

3

Bigfoot and the Loch Ness Monster: The hunt for wonder

4

I saw it coming! When premonitions come true

5

The Great World Race and the Barkley Marathons: What extreme races reveal about us

6

Paper trails: A viral book list and a wife’s secret thoughts revealed

7

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

8

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

9

Female truckers: Meet the women behind the wheels

10

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

11

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

12

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

13

“I could do that!” Stories of improbable confidence

14

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

15

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

16

What death investigators can tell you about life

17

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

18

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

19

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

20

A marathon swimmer and ultrarunner: surviving cancer, breaking records

21

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

22

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

23

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

24

The surprising ways we ritual

25

What two mothers who relinquished custody want you to understand

26

The PEZ Factor(y)! Inside the sweetest obsession

27

Audacious at sea: Wisdom from strangers on a cruise ship

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BONUS: More stories from the cruise ship

29

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

31

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

32

The best bad episode ever!

33

The kidney was just the beginning: Unexpected gifts after transplants

34

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

35

Born Again: The Art & Healing Of Reborn Dolls

36

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

37

DING DONG! The sweetness and surprise of singing telegrams

38

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

39

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

40

Awe yeah! Exploring the magic of mind-blowing moments

41

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

42

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

43

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

44

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

46

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

47

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

51

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

52

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

55

Five years of Audacious: Where are they now?

56

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

57

It all adds up: The joy of micro-philanthropy

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It all adds up: The joy of micro-philanthropy

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The surprising ways we ritual

60

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

61

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

62

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

63

Intersex advocacy and the fight for bodily autonomy with Pidgeon Pagonis

64

How regret teaches us to live

65

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

66

What horses teach us about being human

67

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

68

Awe yeah! Exploring the magic of mind-blowing moments

69

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

70

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

71

Shocking protests: A look at the impact of bold action

72

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

73

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

74

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

76

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

77

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

78

Life advice, one Audacious guest at a time

79

Spectrosexuality: When a spirit is your spouse

80

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

81

The weight of family secrets: Finding freedom in the truth

82

When every face you see is distorted: Living with PMO

83

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

86

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

87

Animal psychics reveal what our pets really think

88

Breaking ancestral chains: Healing as children of incest

89

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

90

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

91

GOOD GOURD! A show about pumpkins!

92

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

93

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

95

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

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The urge to steal: Kleptomania and compulsive theft

97

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

98

Birdwatching legend Peter Kaestner's journey to 10,000 birds

99

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

100

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

101

Faking it: Munchausen syndrome and the compulsion to be ill

102

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

103

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

104

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

105

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

106

Intersex advocacy and the fight for bodily autonomy with Pidgeon Pagonis

107

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

108

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

109

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

110

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

111

Conversations with two dragons

112

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

113

Pawn queens: Tales and treasures from women pawn shop owners

114

Stunt performers David Holmes and Jonathan Goodwin on life after paralysis

115

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

116

Beyond the BeyHive and Swifties: The heartbeat of music superfans

117

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

118

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

119

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

120

Audacious Live! Show & Tell in Stamford

121

Forgiveness: How we define it and how it defines us

122

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

123

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

124

Actors with facial differences discuss what it means to be seen

125

Shocking protests: A look at the impact of bold action

126

I downloaded my soulmate: Stories of love and AI

127

From tyrants to torchbearers: Confessions of reformed bullies

128

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

129

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

130

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

131

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

132

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

133

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

134

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

135

Audacious kids: Stories of courage, conservation, and compassion

136

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

137

Beyond the mask: Conversations with psychopaths

138

Words over weapons: When anti-war poems go viral

139

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

140

The declassified life of former CIA agent Valerie Plame

141

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

142

GOOD GOURD! A show about pumpkins!

143

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

144

BONUS: Extended conversation with Mehdi Hasan

145

BONUS: Extended conversation with Ziwe

146

BONUS: Extended conversation with Gayle King

147

What smells remind you of childhood? Hear eighteen answers

148

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

149

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

150

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

151

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

152

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

153

The misunderstood pain of persistent genital arousal disorder

154

The meteoric rise of comedian Zarna Garg

155

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

156

Below the surface: The stories behind underwater world records

157

Views from the end: David Meyers

158

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

159

Conception deception: The fight for transparency in the fertility industry

160

Beyond the mask: Conversations with psychopaths

161

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

162

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

163

Fighting for truth: The struggle to overcome pathological lying

164

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

165

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

166

Sensitive sounds and sweaty skin: Unraveling hyperacusis and hyperhidrosis

167

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

168

What solitude does to you in the wilderness and in prison

169

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

170

The magic never ends for Disney adults

171

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

172

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

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

174

Aftershocks: Life after getting struck by lightning

175

Love without the possibility of parole

176

Views from the end: David Meyers

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BONUS: An extended conversation with Dr. David Meyers

178

Body Integrity Dysphoria: When being disabled is a desire

179

Beatboxing, battling, and belonging

180

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

183

We have to talk about cuddle parties

184

Why the world needs comedians with disabilities

185

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

186

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

187

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

188

Female truckers: Meet the women behind the wheels

189

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

190

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

191

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

192

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

193

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

194

Kitchen objects with a story. Listen at your own whisk

195

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

196

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

197

The playfulness of poetry with Andrew Dean Wright

198

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

199

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

200

What smells remind you of childhood? Hear eighteen answers

201

A conversation with Humans of New York creator Brandon Stanton

202

What solitude does to you in the wilderness and in prison

203

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

204

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

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Discovering delight - and despair - in dumpster diving

206

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

207

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

208

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

209

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

210

Facing the world with visible facial differences

211

Poet Zulynette on “Seeing in the Dark”

212

Life after abortion

213

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

214

BFF's for real: Life as Platonic Life Partners

215

These child prodigies are taking on the world

216

SOLD! Audacious Auctioneers

217

Audaciously Uplifting TikTokers

218

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

219

We have to talk about cuddle parties

220

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

221

A conversation with Humans of New York creator Brandon Stanton

222

How medical aid in dying may change the way we live

223

What happens when you choose a vow of silence?

224

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

225

The One Where All The Guests Are Named Pat Smith

226

What it's like surviving a plane crash

227

I Regret Becoming A Parent

228

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

229

Spectrosexuality: When a spirit is your spouse

230

Forgiveness: How we define it and how it defines us

231

BONUS: An extended conversation about forgiveness with David Whyte

232

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

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

234

Kitchen objects with a story. Listen at your own whisk

235

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

236

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

237

Discovering delight - and despair - in dumpster diving

238

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

239

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

240

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

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

242

Why you so salty? The anger episode

243

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

244

Hear the most Audacious interviews of 2021!

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These extraordinary young people are changing the world

246

Hope, Heroes, and Feats Of Humanity

247

Finding purpose in life after accidentally killing someone

248

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

250

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

251

What it’s like to be able to smell illnesses

252

Saluting the power of transgender veterans

253

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

254

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

258

The Big Picture: What Billboards Do To Us

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The One Where All The Guests Are Named Pat Smith

260

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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SOLD! Audacious Auctioneers

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Identical Twins: Lost And Found

269

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

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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

284

Change Of Art: Stories About Tattoo Coverups

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Speak For Yourself: The Power Of Trans Voices

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The Big Picture: What Billboards Do To Us

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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

291

Apocalypse When?

292

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

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We, The Dog

294

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

295

What Happens When You Act Like You Belong

296

Eureka! Celebrating Recent Scientific Achievements

297

Revisiting US In The Time Of Coronavirus

298

One Of The Few: Life With A Rare Disease

299

Revealing Our Blind Spots About Blindness

300

Eat It Up: Stories From The Mouth-Off

301

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

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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

312

Change Of Art: Stories About Tattoo Coverups

313

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

314

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

317

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

319

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

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It’s A Brand Nude Day!

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

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People With Speech Disfluencies Have A Lot To Say

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Beyond Solidarity: How White People Can Become Anti-Racist

324

The Quest for a Good Death

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