Audacious with Chion Wolf
Audacious with Chion Wolf
Audacious with Chion Wolf spotlights the stories of people whose experiences, professions, or conditions defy convention or are often misunderstood. Guided by deep curiosity and genuine compassion, the team behind Audacious creates space for the kinds of stories that rarely get told - and the kinds of questions we’re often afraid to ask. From those speaking publicly for the very first time to voi…Social links:
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Astronaut artists: Painting, quilting, and playing Bowie aboard the ISS
The International Space Station was designed for science, research, and survival. But astronauts turned it into a music studio, an art studio, and a sewing room. Former ISS commander and musician, Chris Hadfield, astronaut-painter Nicole Stott, and astronaut-quilter Karen Nyberg take us inside th…
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Bigfoot and the Loch Ness Monster: The hunt for wonder
What if the real mystery isn’t Bigfoot or Nessie, but the people who devote their lives to searching for them? Chion talks with Mike Wanders, who spent a year traveling through legendary Bigfoot country, and Steve Feltham, who has spent decades on the shore of Loch Ness. What keeps a person ret…
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I saw it coming! When premonitions come true
For the past two years, at the end of interviews for Audacious, host Chion Wolf has been asking guests one question: have you ever had a dream or premonition that came true? Twenty-three guests describe vivid dreams, sudden urges, eerie intuitions, and moments of certainty that later proved accur…
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The Great World Race and the Barkley Marathons: What extreme races reveal about us
Some people sign up for a 5K. Some people sign up for a race with a secret start time, no marked course, and books hidden in the woods. Or seven marathons on seven continents in seven days. We have questions. Meet Jared Campbell, the only person ever to finish the Barkley Marathons four times - …
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Paper trails: A viral book list and a wife’s secret thoughts revealed
What can a handwritten record reveal after someone is gone? In this episode, we follow two very different paper trails. Marci Pelzer shares the 109-page list her father kept of more than 3,500 books he read over six decades. After going viral, his private habit became a public window into his lif…
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Inside the Mascot: The Phillie Phanatic, a Yard Goat, and a mascot maker
Mascots: They’re furry, funny, and just a little funky. But what's actually going on in there? Tom Burgoyne shares what it’s been like to embody the Phillie Phanatic for over three decades. Mikaela Higgins reveals how her company became a giant in the world of mascot-makers, designing icons from …
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Audacious Live! Show & Tell in Winsted: From movie props to prophylactics
Taxidermied dogs. A CIA agent's hat. A perfume that made strangers on elevators lose their composure. This is what happens when you pull names from a vase at a brewery and say: show us something you love, and tell us why. Our fourth live Show and Tell at Little Red Barn Brewers in Winsted, Connec…
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Female truckers: Meet the women behind the wheels
Fewer than 10% of truck drivers are women, and in this episode, you’re going to meet three of them. Spend the day with Chion and a tow truck driver, get to know a woman who runs a CDL training school, and hear about life on the road from a truck driver who happens to be a trans woman. This episod…
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How delusional infestation makes you feel bugs that aren’t there
Imagine feeling an unbearable itch, convinced that tiny insects are crawling under your skin. But no doctor believes you. You try to prove it, collecting samples, documenting everything. But under a microscope? Nothing is there. That was Paula Cox’s experience with delusional infestation, a rare d…
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You live where?! When home is a plane or a cruise ship
What kind of person looks at a Boeing 727 and thinks, yes, I should live there? Or boards a cruise ship and decides never to go back to a traditional home? Bruce Campbell is a 76-year-old engineer and pilot who has spent more than 25 years living in a retired jetliner in the Oregon woods. Angel…
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