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Audacious with Chion Wolf — 338 episodes

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What is a life worth? One 9/11 widower’s fight for fairness

2

A trip to Brimfield Antique Flea Market, where old things find new people

3

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

4

Playboy: Two women revisit the very different lives behind their centerfolds

5

Journalist Scott Wallace on protecting the Amazon's last uncontacted tribes

6

Our gift to you: Pinch me moments that remind us how beautiful life can be

7

A survivor of childhood sexual abuse speaks his truth. We’re listening.

8

The kidney was just the beginning: Unexpected gifts after transplants

9

A drummer, a rapper, and a violinist on disability and the art of adapting

10

No stage? No problem! Stand-up comedy in offices, ferries, prisons, and nursing homes

11

The minds, hearts (and stomachs) of competitive eaters

12

Joe Stone, wheelchair rugby, and the full-contact art of resilience

13

A baby’s hot car death, a mother’s grief, and the brain science behind these tragedies

14

It all adds up: The joy of micro-philanthropy

15

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

16

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

17

Bigfoot and the Loch Ness Monster: The hunt for wonder

18

I saw it coming! When premonitions come true

19

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

20

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

21

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

22

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

23

Female truckers: Meet the women behind the wheels

24

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

25

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

26

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

27

“I could do that!” Stories of improbable confidence

28

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

29

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

30

What death investigators can tell you about life

31

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

32

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

33

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

34

A marathon swimmer and ultrarunner: surviving cancer, breaking records

35

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

36

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

37

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

38

The surprising ways we ritual

39

What two mothers who relinquished custody want you to understand

40

The PEZ Factor(y)! Inside the sweetest obsession

41

Audacious at sea: Wisdom from strangers on a cruise ship

42

BONUS: More stories from the cruise ship

43

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

44

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

45

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

46

The best bad episode ever!

47

The kidney was just the beginning: Unexpected gifts after transplants

48

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

49

Born Again: The Art & Healing Of Reborn Dolls

50

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

51

DING DONG! The sweetness and surprise of singing telegrams

52

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

53

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

54

Awe yeah! Exploring the magic of mind-blowing moments

55

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

56

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

57

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

58

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

59

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

60

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

61

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

62

Extraordinary acts: When everyday people save lives

63

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

64

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

65

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

66

The magic never ends for Disney adults

67

Roller skating as community, competition, and transformation

68

Audacious Live! Show & Tell birthday bash in Hartford

69

Five years of Audacious: Where are they now?

70

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

71

It all adds up: The joy of micro-philanthropy

72

The surprising ways we ritual

73

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

74

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

75

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

76

Intersex advocacy and the fight for bodily autonomy with Pidgeon Pagonis

77

How regret teaches us to live

78

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

79

What horses teach us about being human

80

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

81

Awe yeah! Exploring the magic of mind-blowing moments

82

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

83

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

84

Shocking protests: A look at the impact of bold action

85

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

86

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

87

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

88

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

89

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

90

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

91

Life advice, one Audacious guest at a time

92

Spectrosexuality: When a spirit is your spouse

93

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

94

The weight of family secrets: Finding freedom in the truth

95

When every face you see is distorted: Living with PMO

96

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

97

Audacious Live! Show & Tell in Stamford

98

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

99

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

100

Animal psychics reveal what our pets really think

101

Breaking ancestral chains: Healing as children of incest

102

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

103

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

104

GOOD GOURD! A show about pumpkins!

105

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

106

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

107

Adam Pearson and Crystal Marshall are changing the faces of acting

108

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

109

The urge to steal: Kleptomania and compulsive theft

110

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

111

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

112

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

113

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

114

Faking it: Munchausen syndrome and the compulsion to be ill

115

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

116

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

117

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

118

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

119

Intersex advocacy and the fight for bodily autonomy with Pidgeon Pagonis

120

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

121

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

122

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

123

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

124

Conversations with two dragons

125

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

126

Pawn queens: Tales and treasures from women pawn shop owners

127

Stunt performers David Holmes and Jonathan Goodwin on life after paralysis

128

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

129

Beyond the BeyHive and Swifties: The heartbeat of music superfans

130

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

131

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

132

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

133

Audacious Live! Show & Tell in Stamford

134

Forgiveness: How we define it and how it defines us

135

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

136

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

137

Actors with facial differences discuss what it means to be seen

138

Shocking protests: A look at the impact of bold action

139

I downloaded my soulmate: Stories of love and AI

140

From tyrants to torchbearers: Confessions of reformed bullies

141

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

142

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

143

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

144

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

145

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

146

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

147

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

148

Audacious kids: Stories of courage, conservation, and compassion

149

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

150

Beyond the mask: Conversations with psychopaths

151

Words over weapons: When anti-war poems go viral

152

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

153

The declassified life of former CIA agent Valerie Plame

154

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

155

GOOD GOURD! A show about pumpkins!

156

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

157

BONUS: Extended conversation with Mehdi Hasan

158

BONUS: Extended conversation with Ziwe

159

BONUS: Extended conversation with Gayle King

160

What smells remind you of childhood? Hear eighteen answers

161

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

162

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

163

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

164

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

165

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

166

The misunderstood pain of persistent genital arousal disorder

167

The meteoric rise of comedian Zarna Garg

168

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

169

Below the surface: The stories behind underwater world records

170

Views from the end: David Meyers

171

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

172

Conception deception: The fight for transparency in the fertility industry

173

Beyond the mask: Conversations with psychopaths

174

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

175

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

176

Fighting for truth: The struggle to overcome pathological lying

177

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

178

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

179

Sensitive sounds and sweaty skin: Unraveling hyperacusis and hyperhidrosis

180

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

181

What solitude does to you in the wilderness and in prison

182

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

183

The magic never ends for Disney adults

184

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

185

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

186

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

187

Aftershocks: Life after getting struck by lightning

188

Love without the possibility of parole

189

Views from the end: David Meyers

190

BONUS: An extended conversation with Dr. David Meyers

191

Body Integrity Dysphoria: When being disabled is a desire

192

Beatboxing, battling, and belonging

193

Twinteresting! Meet highly unique twins

194

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

195

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

196

We have to talk about cuddle parties

197

Why the world needs comedians with disabilities

198

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

199

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

200

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

201

Female truckers: Meet the women behind the wheels

202

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

203

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

204

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

205

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

206

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

207

Kitchen objects with a story. Listen at your own whisk

208

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

209

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

210

The playfulness of poetry with Andrew Dean Wright

211

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

212

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

213

What smells remind you of childhood? Hear eighteen answers

214

A conversation with Humans of New York creator Brandon Stanton

215

What solitude does to you in the wilderness and in prison

216

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

217

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

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Discovering delight - and despair - in dumpster diving

219

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

220

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

221

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

222

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

223

Facing the world with visible facial differences

224

Poet Zulynette on “Seeing in the Dark”

225

Life after abortion

226

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

227

BFF's for real: Life as Platonic Life Partners

228

These child prodigies are taking on the world

229

SOLD! Audacious Auctioneers

230

Audaciously Uplifting TikTokers

231

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

232

We have to talk about cuddle parties

233

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

234

A conversation with Humans of New York creator Brandon Stanton

235

How medical aid in dying may change the way we live

236

What happens when you choose a vow of silence?

237

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

238

The One Where All The Guests Are Named Pat Smith

239

What it's like surviving a plane crash

240

I Regret Becoming A Parent

241

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

242

Spectrosexuality: When a spirit is your spouse

243

Forgiveness: How we define it and how it defines us

244

BONUS: An extended conversation about forgiveness with David Whyte

245

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

246

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

247

Kitchen objects with a story. Listen at your own whisk

248

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

249

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

250

Discovering delight - and despair - in dumpster diving

251

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

252

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

253

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

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

255

Why you so salty? The anger episode

256

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

257

Hear the most Audacious interviews of 2021!

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These extraordinary young people are changing the world

259

Hope, Heroes, and Feats Of Humanity

260

Finding purpose in life after accidentally killing someone

261

BONUS: Extended conversation with Maryann Gray of Accidental Impacts

262

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

263

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

264

What it’s like to be able to smell illnesses

265

Saluting the power of transgender veterans

266

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

267

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

269

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

270

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

271

The Big Picture: What Billboards Do To Us

272

The One Where All The Guests Are Named Pat Smith

273

Born Again: The Art & Healing Of Reborn Dolls

274

Audacious Elders

275

Jeffrey Marsh Loves You

276

Models On Beauty

277

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

278

What Happens When You Act Like You Belong

279

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

280

SOLD! Audacious Auctioneers

281

Identical Twins: Lost And Found

282

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

283

The Story Of The First African American Face Transplant

284

Why’d You Do It?

285

BONUS: Audacious Kids Culinary Life Hacks & The Everything Maker

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Audacious Kids

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I Regret Becoming A Parent

288

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

289

BONUS: How Catie Made That Documentary

290

Every Breath You Take: The Life of a Lung Transplant

291

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

292

911, What’s Your Emergency? Tales From Dispatch

293

Life After Live From Here: A Conversation With Chris Thile

294

Audacious Little Things: Elevation by Reduction

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Blink!

296

You Should Talk: Voices At Work

297

Change Of Art: Stories About Tattoo Coverups

298

Speak For Yourself: The Power Of Trans Voices

299

The Big Picture: What Billboards Do To Us

300

Look For The Helpers: The Anatomy Of A Death

301

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

302

Are You Very Superstitious? Or A Little Stitious?

303

Reports From Recovery: Life After Heroin

304

Apocalypse When?

305

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

306

We, The Dog

307

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

308

What Happens When You Act Like You Belong

309

Eureka! Celebrating Recent Scientific Achievements

310

Revisiting US In The Time Of Coronavirus

311

One Of The Few: Life With A Rare Disease

312

Revealing Our Blind Spots About Blindness

313

Eat It Up: Stories From The Mouth-Off

314

AUDACIOUS MYTHS: Testosterone, Pain, and Brown Recluse Spiders

315

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

316

Home Of The Brave: The Power Of Trans Veterans

317

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

318

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

319

(Almost) Everybody Hurts: An Exploration of Pain

320

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

321

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

322

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

323

What It's Like To Be A Meme?

324

People With Speech Disfluencies Have A Lot To Say

325

Change Of Art: Stories About Tattoo Coverups

326

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

327

Respect My Authority: Stories From The Mouth-Off

328

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

329

Scars To Prove It: Living Through Animal Attacks

330

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

331

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

332

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

333

It’s A Brand Nude Day!

334

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

335

People With Speech Disfluencies Have A Lot To Say

336

Beyond Solidarity: How White People Can Become Anti-Racist

337

The Quest for a Good Death

338

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