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What happens when a mother can’t raise her children? Not out of neglect, but because systems, partners, and survival leave her no real choice?

This episode challenges the assumptions we place on “non-custodial mothers.” Rebekah Spicuglia explains how immigration rules, economic pressure, and unequal power led to her relinquishing custody of her son, Oscar, and how she channels her grief after his murder into research on gun violence and family separation.

And from Cameroon, Marie Abanga shares why escaping abuse meant leaving her three young sons behind.

For a full transcript of this episode, click here.

Suggested episodes:
Life after Parkland: A victim's dad turns to art and activism
The weight of family secrets: Finding freedom in the truth
The reality of 'Forever Parenting' when your child needs lifetime care

GUESTS: 
Rebekah Spicuglia: bereaved mother, writer, advocate, and PhD student in Health Policy & Management at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. She focuses on gun violence and family separation, drawing on her own lived experience to inform her work
Marie Abanga: Cameroonian author and mental health advocate whose 2011 decision to give up custody of her children guides her mission to support others facing loss, stigma, and recovery

What happens when a mother can&rsquo;t raise her children? Not out of neglect, but because systems, partners, and survival leave her no real choice?
This episode challenges the assumptions we place on &ldquo;non-custodial mothers.&rdquo; Rebekah Spicuglia explains how immigration rules, economic pressure, and unequal power led to her relinquishing custody of her son, Oscar, and how she channels her grief after his murder into research on gun violence and family separation.
And from Cameroon, Marie Abanga shares why escaping abuse meant leaving her three young sons behind.
For a full transcript of this episode, <a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/audacious-with-chion-wolf-transcript-for-what-two-mothers-who-relinquished-custody-want-you-to-understand" data-cms-id="0000019b-3770-d9af-a7bb-ff77ab870000" data-cms-href="https://www.ctpublic.org/audacious-with-chion-wolf-transcript-for-what-two-mothers-who-relinquished-custody-want-you-to-understand">click here.</a>
Suggested episodes:
<ul>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/audacious-with-chion-wolf/2022-10-20/life-after-parkland-a-victims-dad-turns-to-art-and-activism">Life after Parkland: A victim's dad turns to art and activism</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/audacious-with-chion-wolf/2024-12-20/the-weight-of-family-secrets-finding-freedom-in-the-truth">The weight of family secrets: Finding freedom in the truth</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/audacious-with-chion-wolf/2023-05-12/the-reality-of-forever-parenting-when-your-child-needs-lifetime-care">The reality of 'Forever Parenting' when your child needs lifetime care</a></li>
</ul>
GUESTS:&nbsp;
<ul>
<li aria-level="1">Rebekah Spicuglia: bereaved mother, writer, advocate, and PhD student in Health Policy &amp; Management at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. She focuses on gun violence and family separation, drawing on her own lived experience to inform her work</li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.marieabanga.com/">Marie Abanga</a>: Cameroonian author and mental health advocate whose 2011 decision to give up custody of her children guides her mission to support others facing loss, stigma, and recovery</li>
</ul>

What two mothers who relinquished custody want you to understand 

Step into the technicolor world of PEZ!

We tour the Connecticut factory where more than 12 million tiny candies are pressed each day, guided by archivist Shawn Peterson, whose personal collection helped shape the Visitor Center.

Meet Brian Trauman, the Guinness World Record holder whose thousands of dispensers trace a lifetime of joyful obsession.

Hear Emily Tracy’s tender, funny, heartbreaking story about the PEZ tattoo she got to honor her mother.

And the hosts of PEZamania, the world’s largest PEZ convention, talk about how nostalgia and candy become community.

 

Suggested episodes:


Discovering delight - and despair - in dumpster diving


We have to talk about cuddle parties


Take a tour of the John Zaffis Museum of the Paranormal


Pawn queens: Tales and treasures from women pawn shop owners


Audacious at sea: Wisdom from strangers on a cruise ship

 

GUESTS: 


Shawn Peterson: Company archivist and historian at PEZ Candy, Inc. in Orange, CT. He manages the PEZ Visitor Center, where much of the collection on display comes from his own personal archive. He is also the author of PEZ: From Austrian Invention to American Icon and Collector’s Guide to PEZ: Identification and Price Guide


Brian Trauman: Owns the world's largest Pez collection and holds the Guinness World Record for “largest candy dispenser collection.” He has been collecting since 1999 and owns more than 6,400 dispensers 


Morgan Rhinehart and Landon Proctor: hosts of PEZamania in Ohio – the longest running collector convention in the world, established in 1991


Emily Tracy: Manchester resident who memorialized her PEZ-collecting mom with a tattoo of her head on top of a PEZ dispenser

Step into the technicolor world of PEZ!
We tour the Connecticut factory where more than 12 million tiny candies are pressed each day, guided by archivist Shawn Peterson, whose personal collection helped shape the Visitor Center.
Meet Brian Trauman, the Guinness World Record holder whose thousands of dispensers trace a lifetime of joyful obsession.
Hear Emily Tracy&rsquo;s tender, funny, heartbreaking story about the PEZ tattoo she got to honor her mother.
And the hosts of PEZamania, the world&rsquo;s largest PEZ convention, talk about how nostalgia and candy become community.
&nbsp;
Suggested episodes:
<ul>
<li>
<a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/audacious-with-chion-wolf/2022-09-09/discovering-delight-and-despair-in-dumpster-diving">Discovering delight - and despair - in dumpster diving</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/audacious-with-chion-wolf/2023-02-10/we-have-to-talk-about-cuddle-parties">We have to talk about cuddle parties</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/audacious-with-chion-wolf/2023-10-27/haunted-artifacts-serial-killer-art-when-one-persons-treasure-is-another-ones-nightmare">Take a tour of the John Zaffis Museum of the Paranormal</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/audacious-with-chion-wolf/2024-05-09/pawn-queens-tales-and-treasures-from-women-pawn-shop-owners">Pawn queens: Tales and treasures from women pawn shop owners</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/audacious-with-chion-wolf/2025-12-05/audacious-at-sea-wisdom-from-strangers-on-a-cruise-ship">Audacious at sea: Wisdom from strangers on a cruise ship</a>
</li>
</ul>
&nbsp;
GUESTS:&nbsp;
<ul>
<li>
Shawn Peterson: Company archivist and historian at PEZ Candy, Inc. in Orange, CT. He manages the <a href="https://us.pez.com/pages/hours-and-location">PEZ Visitor Center</a>, where much of the collection on display comes from his own personal archive. He is also the author of PEZ: From Austrian Invention to American Icon and Collector&rsquo;s Guide to PEZ: Identification and Price Guide
</li>
<li>
Brian Trauman: Owns the world's largest Pez collection and holds the Guinness World Record for &ldquo;<a href="https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2023/8/this-man-owns-the-largest-pez-dispenser-collection-in-the-world-756767">largest candy dispenser collection</a>.&rdquo; He has been collecting since 1999 and owns more than 6,400 dispensers&nbsp;
</li>
<li>
Morgan Rhinehart and Landon Proctor: hosts of <a href="https://www.pezamania.com/">PEZamania</a> in Ohio &ndash; the longest running collector convention in the world, established in 1991
</li>
<li>
Emily Tracy: Manchester resident who memorialized her PEZ-collecting mom with a tattoo of her head on top of a PEZ dispenser
</li>
</ul>

The PEZ Factor(y)! Inside the sweetest obsession

A wise woman once said, “You can tell the ocean anything, but it has to be the truth.“ 

Chion Wolf boards the MSC Meraviglia expecting a week of small talk and sunscreen. But the farther she gets from land, the more people become willing to hang out in the deep end to talk about love, loss, faith, sobriety and stories they’ve been holding onto for years.

When they speak, the ocean listens. And in this hour, so do you.

Listen to a BONUS track featuring more voices from the ship: Latisha from the Bronx; Vincent Ferrito and Lauren Englemann from Brooklyn, NY; Brittney and Jeana Lockhart from New Bedford, MA; Henry Armbrister, Barbara Williams, Dellie Maycock, and Giovanni Ferguson from Nassau, Bahamas.

Suggested episodes:
The Big E: What it takes to create 17 days of magic
Life advice, one Audacious guest at a time
It's A Brand Nude Day! 
Discovering delight - and despair - in dumpster diving
Welcome to the Punderdome! We're entering NYC's punniest pun competition
SOLD! Audacious Auctioneers

Plus, Advice on Amtrak’s Southwest Chief, a project Chion did interviewing passengers on a 48-hour train ride

GUESTS: 
A segment: Keith Miller from Long Island, NY; Kevin Luong from New York, NY; Vin Panday from Ontario, Canada; Jessica Struble from Holly, PA; Ruby Selver from Turks and Caicos; and Marty and Mary Pasternak from Buffalo, NY
B segment: Mike Turner from Levittown, PA; Brian Martignetti from El Paso, TX; Darrell Floyd from New Haven, CT; and Randy Deveaux and Sylvia Wilson from Nassau, Bahamas
C segment: Joe and Valerie Leone from Blue Bell, PA; Tommy and Cindy Lazarz from Ware, MA; John and Ada Sue Siler from Richmond, VA; and Javier and Angela Mahon from Brooklyn, NY

A wise woman once said, &ldquo;You can tell the ocean anything, but it has to be the truth.&ldquo;&nbsp;
Chion Wolf boards the MSC Meraviglia expecting a week of small talk and sunscreen. But the farther she gets from land, the more people become willing to hang out in the deep end to talk about love, loss, faith, sobriety and stories they&rsquo;ve been holding onto for years.
When they speak, the ocean listens. And in this hour, so do you.
<a href="https://omny.fm/shows/audacious-with-chion-wolf/bonus-more-stories-from-the-cruise-ship">Listen to a BONUS track</a> featuring more voices from the ship: Latisha from the Bronx; Vincent Ferrito and Lauren Englemann from Brooklyn, NY; Brittney and Jeana Lockhart from New Bedford, MA; Henry Armbrister, Barbara Williams, Dellie Maycock, and Giovanni Ferguson from Nassau, Bahamas.
Suggested episodes:
<ul>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/audacious-with-chion-wolf/2025-10-03/the-big-e-what-it-takes-to-create-17-days-of-magic">The Big E: What it takes to create 17 days of magic</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/audacious-with-chion-wolf/2025-01-10/life-advice-one-audacious-guest-at-a-time">Life advice, one Audacious guest at a time</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/mental-health/2020-07-03/its-a-brand-nude-day">It's A Brand Nude Day!</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/audacious-with-chion-wolf/2022-02-17/discovering-delight-and-despair-in-dumpster-diving">Discovering delight - and despair - in dumpster diving</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/audacious-with-chion-wolf/2023-09-22/welcome-to-the-punderdome-were-entering-nycs-punniest-pun-competition">Welcome to the Punderdome! We're entering NYC's punniest pun competition</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/audacious-with-chion-wolf/2021-07-29/sold-audacious-auctioneers">SOLD! Audacious Auctioneers</a></li>
</ul>
Plus, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BoAxOJHPoDA">Advice on Amtrak&rsquo;s Southwest Chief</a>, a project Chion did interviewing passengers on a 48-hour train ride
GUESTS:&nbsp;
<ul>
<li aria-level="1">A segment: Keith Miller from Long Island, NY; Kevin Luong from New York, NY; Vin Panday from Ontario, Canada; Jessica Struble from Holly, PA; Ruby Selver from Turks and Caicos; and Marty and Mary Pasternak from Buffalo, NY</li>
<li aria-level="1">B segment: Mike Turner from Levittown, PA; Brian Martignetti from El Paso, TX; Darrell Floyd from New Haven, CT; and Randy Deveaux and Sylvia Wilson from Nassau, Bahamas</li>
<li aria-level="1">C segment: Joe and Valerie Leone from Blue Bell, PA; Tommy and Cindy Lazarz from Ware, MA; John and Ada Sue Siler from Richmond, VA; and Javier and Angela Mahon from Brooklyn, NY</li>
</ul>

Audacious at sea: Wisdom from strangers on a cruise ship

Ahoy! Here’s a little bonus treasure from our episode, Audacious at Sea: Wisdom from Strangers on a Cruise Ship. 

Chion spends a blissful vacation week aboard the MSC Meraviglia with about 5,000 fellow humans, sailing from Brooklyn to the Bahamas and back. And because we couldn’t fit everyone she talks with into the on-air version, this bonus gives you even more of their voices and stories.

Somewhere in between sunrise coffees and late-night pizza buffets, Chion asks passengers - and a few locals in Nassau, Bahamas - to share their favorite piece of life advice.

That opens the door to conversations that go way beyond advice, and into the values that people have carried with them much of their lives.  

GUESTS:


Latisha from the Bronx


Vincent Ferrito and Lauren Englemann from Brooklyn, NY


Brittney and Jeana Lockhart from New Bedford, MA


Henry Armbrister, Barbara Williams, Dellie Maycock, and Giovanni Ferguson from Nassau, Bahamas

Ahoy! Here&rsquo;s a little bonus treasure from our episode, <a href="https://omny.fm/shows/audacious-with-chion-wolf/audacious-at-sea-wisdom-from-strangers-on-a-cruise-ship">Audacious at Sea: Wisdom from Strangers on a Cruise Ship</a>.&nbsp;
Chion spends a blissful vacation week aboard the MSC Meraviglia with about 5,000 fellow humans, sailing from Brooklyn to the Bahamas and back. And because we couldn&rsquo;t fit everyone she talks with into the on-air version, this bonus gives you even more of their voices and stories.
Somewhere in between sunrise coffees and late-night pizza buffets, Chion asks passengers - and a few locals in Nassau, Bahamas - to share their favorite piece of life advice.
That opens the door to conversations that go way beyond advice, and into the values that people have carried with them much of their lives.&nbsp;&nbsp;
GUESTS:
<ul>
<li>
Latisha from the Bronx
</li>
<li>
Vincent Ferrito and Lauren Englemann from Brooklyn, NY
</li>
<li>
Brittney and Jeana Lockhart from New Bedford, MA
</li>
<li>
Henry Armbrister, Barbara Williams, Dellie Maycock, and Giovanni Ferguson from Nassau, Bahamas
</li>
</ul>

BONUS: More stories from the cruise ship

Would you leave your family, friends, home, and job to move over a thousand miles away to take care of a pet squirrel? Meet two people who did just that for 8 year-old Thumbelina.

Then, meet a birdkeeper at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute who was chosen by an endangered crane to be her life partner for almost 20 years.

This episode originally aired on September 13, 2024.

Listen to an updated conversation with Chris Crowe, including his experience getting his first tattoo - a giant portrait of Walnut.

Suggested episodes:
Wings, pouches, and snouts: The world of uncommon emotional support animals
Birdwatching legend Peter Kaestner's journey to 10,000 birds
Audacious kids: Stories of courage, conservation, and compassion

GUESTS: 
Christina and Michael Reyes: The human parents of Thumbelina, an eight-year-old squirrel who has more than two million followers on social media
Chris Crowe: Birdkeeper at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute’s campus in Front Royal, Virginia, and caretaker of Walnut, an endangered white-naped crane from 2004 until her death in January 2024

Would you leave your family, friends, home, and job to move over a thousand miles away to take care of a pet squirrel? Meet two people who did just that for 8 year-old Thumbelina.
Then, meet a birdkeeper at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute who was chosen by an endangered crane to be her life partner for almost 20 years.
This episode originally aired on September 13, 2024.
Listen to an updated conversation with Chris Crowe, including his experience getting his first tattoo - a giant portrait of Walnut.
Suggested episodes:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/audacious-with-chion-wolf/2023-05-26/wings-pouches-and-snouts-the-world-of-uncommon-emotional-support-animals">Wings, pouches, and snouts: The world of uncommon emotional support animals</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/audacious-with-chion-wolf/2024-08-23/birdwatching-legend-peter-kaestners-journey-to-10-000-birds">Birdwatching legend Peter Kaestner's journey to 10,000 birds</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/audacious-with-chion-wolf/2023-12-08/audacious-kids-stories-of-courage-conservation-and-compassion">Audacious kids: Stories of courage, conservation, and compassion</a></li>
</ul>
GUESTS:&nbsp;
<ul>
<li>Christina and Michael Reyes:&nbsp;The human parents of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@little_thumbelina_girl">Thumbelina</a>, an eight-year-old squirrel who has more than two million followers on social media</li>
<li>Chris Crowe:&nbsp;Birdkeeper at the&nbsp;<a href="https://nationalzoo.si.edu/">Smithsonian&rsquo;s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute</a>&rsquo;s campus in Front Royal, Virginia, and caretaker of Walnut, an endangered white-naped crane from 2004 until her death in January 2024</li>
</ul>

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

We recently rebroadcast our Audacious episode featuring Chris Crowe. He's a bird keeper at Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute’s campus in Front Royal, Virginia. He spent nearly twenty years as the chosen partner of an endangered white-naped crane named Walnut. She was one of only 5,000 in the world, but to Chris, she was one of a kind. 

Walnut's life expectancy as a bird living in captivity was 15 years. But she died at the age of 42 on January 2, 2024.

In that original episode, just five months after her death, I spoke with Chris about their life together. And from the responses we got, their life together deeply resonated with you. 

Which is why we decided to rebroadcast it! But then something remarkable happened.

A few hours after we decided to publish that rerun, I saw a post from Chris on Facebook: He just got his first tattoo - a giant portrait of Walnut.

When the universe lines things up that precisely, I pay attention. So I reached out to him. I wanted to ask what moved him to get this tattoo now, how it feels to carry her on his arm, and how he’s doing as the two-year anniversary of her death approaches.

Photo and tattoo by Maggie Cho.

We recently rebroadcast our Audacious episode featuring Chris Crowe. He's a bird keeper at Smithsonian&rsquo;s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute&rsquo;s campus in Front Royal, Virginia. He&nbsp;spent nearly twenty years as the chosen partner of an endangered white-naped crane named Walnut. She was one of only 5,000 in the world, but to Chris, she was one of a kind.&nbsp;
Walnut's life expectancy as a bird living in captivity was 15 years. But she died at the age of 42 on January 2, 2024.
<a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/audacious-with-chion-wolf/2024-09-13/when-wild-animals-become-family-thumbelina-the-squirrel-and-walnut-the-crane">In that original episode</a>, just five months after her death, I spoke with Chris about their life together. And from the responses we got, their life together deeply resonated with you.&nbsp;
Which is why we decided to rebroadcast it! But then something remarkable happened.
A few hours after we decided to publish that rerun, I saw a post from Chris on Facebook: He just got his first tattoo - a giant portrait of Walnut.
When the universe lines things up that precisely, I pay attention. So I reached out to him. I wanted to ask what moved him to get this tattoo now, how it feels to carry her on his arm, and how he&rsquo;s doing as the two-year anniversary of her death approaches.
Photo and tattoo by <a href="https://www.instagram.com/maggiechotattoo/?hl=en">Maggie Cho</a>.

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

Some people “age gracefully.” These three women age audaciously!

91 year-old comedian, D’yan Forest, commands the stage with her ukulele and sharp wit, spinning the stories of her long life into laughter.

Family law attorney Harriet Newman Cohen, 92, is the kind of lawyer who changed history for LGBTQ+ families and plans on never stopping.

And Charlotte Guttenberg, the 77-year-old Guinness World Record holder for most-tattooed female senior citizen, started inking her body in her fifties and turned herself into a living, breathing work of art.

Suggested episodes:
Audacious Elders
Change of art: Stories about tattoo coverups

GUESTS: 
D’yan Forest: 91-year-old Guinness World Record holder for oldest female comedian, just released her new full-length solo show, A Gefilte Fish Out Of Water
Harriet Newman Cohen: 92-year-old founding partner of Cohen Stine Kapoor LLP, where she is a negotiator and trial attorney who handles all aspects of matrimonial and family law. She is the author of Passion and Power: A Life in Three Worlds
Charlotte Guttenberg: 77-year-old Guinness World Record holder for most tattooed female senior citizen

Some people &ldquo;age gracefully.&rdquo; These three women age audaciously!
91 year-old comedian, D&rsquo;yan Forest, commands the stage with her ukulele and sharp wit, spinning the stories of her long life into laughter.
Family law attorney Harriet Newman Cohen, 92, is the kind of lawyer who changed history for LGBTQ+ families and plans on never stopping.
And Charlotte Guttenberg, the 77-year-old Guinness World Record holder for most-tattooed female senior citizen, started inking her body in her fifties and turned herself into a living, breathing work of art.
Suggested episodes:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/audacious-with-chion-wolf/2021-09-16/audacious-elders">Audacious Elders</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/arts-and-culture/2021-04-17/rebroadcast-change-of-art-stories-about-tattoo-coverups">Change of art: Stories about tattoo coverups</a></li>
</ul>
GUESTS:&nbsp;
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.dyanforest.com/">D&rsquo;yan Forest</a>:&nbsp;91-year-old Guinness World Record holder for oldest female comedian, just released her new full-length solo show,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5NsVajaPgk">A Gefilte Fish Out Of Water</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.csklawny.com/harriet-newman-cohen-2">Harriet Newman Cohen</a>:&nbsp;92-year-old founding partner of Cohen Stine Kapoor LLP, where she is a negotiator and trial attorney who handles all aspects of matrimonial and family law. She is the author of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Passion-Power-Life-Three-Worlds/dp/B0F7H154N4">Passion and Power: A Life in Three Worlds</a></li>
<li>Charlotte Guttenberg:&nbsp;77-year-old Guinness World Record holder for most tattooed female senior citizen</li>
</ul>

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

Who rejoices in making a bad episode of public radio? We do! But only the best kind of bad. 

On this episode of Audacious, meet Jon from Jon Breaks Bad News, who delivers other people’s worst messages for a living. Then, the co-founders of the Golden Raspberry Awards - also known as the Razzies - celebrate Hollywood’s most spectacular cinematic failures. And finally, a few listeners share their stories of terrible dates, followed by a conversation with Rachel Lithgow. She shares her memoir, My Year of Really Bad Dates.

Suggested episodes:
I snuck my incarcerated boyfriend out of prison in a dog crate 
Nothing goes as planned: A first-time offender’s prison story from arrest to release 
How regret teaches us to live 

 

GUESTS: 
Jon Breaks Bad News: Creator and host of the Jon Breaks Bad News Show, delivering difficult or awkward messages on behalf of others
John J. B. Wilson and Mo Murphy: Creators of the Razzie Awards
Michelle Horsley, Maria Grove, Lindsay Ewing: Audacious listeners who had really bad dates
Rachel Lithgow: Author of My Year of Really Bad Dates

Who rejoices in making a bad episode of public radio? We do! But only the best kind of bad.&nbsp;
On this episode of Audacious, meet Jon from Jon Breaks Bad News, who delivers other people&rsquo;s worst messages for a living. Then, the co-founders of the Golden Raspberry Awards - also known as the Razzies - celebrate Hollywood&rsquo;s most spectacular cinematic failures. And finally, a few listeners share their stories of terrible dates, followed by a conversation with Rachel Lithgow. She shares her memoir, My Year of Really Bad Dates.
Suggested episodes:
<ul>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/audacious-with-chion-wolf/2023-09-01/whyd-you-do-it-i-snuck-my-incarcerated-boyfriend-out-of-prison-in-a-dog-crate">I snuck my incarcerated boyfriend out of prison in a dog crate</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/audacious-with-chion-wolf/2025-01-24/nothing-goes-as-planned-a-first-time-offenders-prison-story-from-arrest-to-release">Nothing goes as planned: A first-time offender&rsquo;s prison story from arrest to release</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/audacious-with-chion-wolf/2025-04-11/how-regret-teaches-us-to-live">How regret teaches us to live</a>&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
&nbsp;
GUESTS:&nbsp;
<ul>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://jonbreaksbadnews.com/">Jon Breaks Bad News</a>: Creator and host of the Jon Breaks Bad News Show, delivering difficult or awkward messages on behalf of others</li>
<li aria-level="1">John J. B. Wilson and Mo Murphy: Creators of the <a href="https://razzies.com/index.html">Razzie Awards</a></li>
<li aria-level="1">Michelle Horsley, Maria Grove, Lindsay Ewing: Audacious listeners who had really bad dates</li>
<li aria-level="1">Rachel Lithgow: Author of <a href="https://racheljlithgow.com/my-year-of-really-bad-dates/">My Year of Really Bad Dates</a></li>
</ul>

The best bad episode ever!

What happens when a Brooklyn woman who identifies as queer, liberal, vegan, and an atheist donates her kidney to a conservative Christian man from Virginia?

Kerry Kennedy and Joey Shervey tell the story of what it looks like when compassion outvotes everything else. Their transplant crossed party lines and personal beliefs to create an unexpected friendship.

Then, Lindsay Vigue describes how a small flyer on the wall of a diner led her to become a living kidney donor, and then to becoming the executive director of Donate Life Connecticut.

Resources:
Donate Life Connecticut
National Kidney Foundation
National Kidney Registry
OrganDonor.gov
Former Middletown mayor Dan Drew's TED Talk about why he donated his kidney 

Suggested episode:
The Story Of The First African American Face Transplant 

GUESTS: 
Joey Shervey: Kidney transplant recipient from Moneta, Virginia
Kerry Kennedy: Living kidney donor from Brooklyn, New York
Lindsay Vigue: Living kidney donor and the executive director of Donate Life Connecticut 

What happens when a Brooklyn woman who identifies as queer, liberal, vegan, and an atheist donates her kidney to a conservative Christian man from Virginia?
Kerry Kennedy and Joey Shervey tell the story of what it looks like when compassion outvotes everything else. Their transplant crossed party lines and personal beliefs to create an unexpected friendship.
Then, Lindsay Vigue describes how a small flyer on the wall of a diner led her to become a living kidney donor, and then to becoming the executive director of Donate Life Connecticut.
Resources:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.donatelifect.org/">Donate Life Connecticut</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.kidney.org/transplantation">National Kidney Foundation</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.kidneyregistry.com/">National Kidney Registry</a></li>
<li><a href="http://organdonor.gov/">OrganDonor.gov</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.ted.com/talks/dan_drew_the_truth_about_organ_donation">Former Middletown mayor Dan Drew's TED Talk about why he donated his kidney&nbsp;</a></li>
</ul>
Suggested episode:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/health/2021-07-09/the-story-of-the-first-african-american-face-transplant">The Story Of The First African American Face Transplant</a>&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
GUESTS:&nbsp;
<ul>
<li>Joey Shervey:&nbsp;Kidney transplant recipient from Moneta, Virginia</li>
<li>Kerry Kennedy:&nbsp;Living kidney donor from Brooklyn, New York</li>
<li>Lindsay Vigue:&nbsp;Living kidney donor and the executive director of Donate Life Connecticut&nbsp;</li>
</ul>

The kidney was just the beginning: Unexpected gifts after transplants

When does creation become prayer? And when does prayer become protest?

Artist and poet Zulynette talks about her new book, Becoming a Soft Woman with a Machete. It's equal parts gospel, therapy session, and roast.

From laughter to liberation, explore how art can be both sanctuary and sword.

Suggested episodes:
Poet Zulynette on “Seeing in the Dark” 
The playfulness of poetry with Andrew Dean Wright
A fireside conversation with Hartford’s “Love Poet”, Olusanya Bey
Words over weapons: When anti-war poems go viral 
An extended conversation about forgiveness with poet David Whyte

GUEST: 
Zulynette: Poet, artist, facilitator, and author of Becoming a Soft Woman with a Machete. She is also the creator and director of the annual storytelling event, A Little Bit of Death, and the author of two other books of poetry, Seeing in the Dark, and Building a Powerhouse

When does creation become prayer? And when does prayer become protest?
Artist and poet Zulynette talks about her new book,&nbsp;Becoming a Soft Woman with a Machete. It's equal parts gospel, therapy session, and roast.
From laughter to liberation, explore how art can be both sanctuary and sword.
Suggested episodes:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/audacious-with-chion-wolf/2022-07-28/poet-zulynette-on-seeing-in-the-dark">Poet Zulynette on &ldquo;Seeing in the Dark&rdquo;&nbsp;</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/audacious-with-chion-wolf/2022-11-03/the-playfulness-of-poetry-with-andrew-dean-wright">The playfulness of poetry with Andrew Dean Wright</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/audacious-with-chion-wolf/2023-04-21/a-fireside-conversation-with-hartfords-love-poet-olusanya-bey">A fireside conversation with Hartford&rsquo;s &ldquo;Love Poet&rdquo;, Olusanya Bey</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/audacious-with-chion-wolf/2023-11-17/words-over-weapons-when-anti-war-poems-go-viral">Words over weapons: When anti-war poems go viral&nbsp;</a></li>
<li><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bonus-an-extended-conversation-about-forgiveness/id1516288973?i=1000555240215">An extended conversation about forgiveness with poet David Whyte</a></li>
</ul>
GUEST:&nbsp;
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.zulynette.com/">Zulynette</a>:&nbsp;Poet, artist, facilitator, and author of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.zulynette.com/poetry-books/becoming-a-soft-woman-with-a-machete-by-zulynette">Becoming a Soft Woman with a Machete</a>. She is also the creator and director of the annual storytelling event,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.zulynette.com/upcoming-events-1/a-little-bit-of-death-x-hartford">A Little Bit of Death</a>, and the author of two other books of poetry,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.zulynette.com/poetry-books/seeing-in-the-dark">Seeing in the Dark</a>, and&nbsp;<a href="https://skipprichard.com/6-steps-to-building-a-powerhouse-organization/">Building a Powerhouse</a></li>
</ul>

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

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 voices already known around the world, every guest is met with care, and every story is honored as both deeply personal and profoundly human.

For more: ctpublic.org/audacious

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 voices already known around the world, every guest is met with care, and every story is honored as both deeply personal and profoundly human.
For more: <a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/audacious-with-chion-wolf">ctpublic.org/audacious</a>

Audacious with Chion Wolf spotlights the stories of people whose experiences, professions, or conditions defy convention or are often misunderstood. 

Audacious with Chion Wolf

In 2000, Sigrid Wade began writing to people on death row to express her solidarity against that kind of punishment; she never thought she’d end up marrying one of them and having a child. But that’s exactly what happened between her and Alan Wade.

Meet a sociologist who studies relationships like theirs, and hear directly from Sigrid and Alan about love, family, worthiness, and trust.

GUESTS: 
Megan Comfort: Senior research sociologist in Research Triangle Institute’s Transformative Research Unit for Equity. She is also affiliated faculty in the Division of Prevention Science at the University of California, San Francisco, and she works with the non-profit, UnCommon Law
Sigrid Wade: Originally from France, now living in Florida, she met Alan Wade in 2014 via a pen pal program when he was on death row. They have been married for seven years, and they have a three year-old son. She's the co-founder of Wire of Hope's Prison Pen Pal Program
Alan Wade: Currently serving life without the possibility of parole in a Florida prison

In 2000, Sigrid Wade began writing to people on death row to express her solidarity against that kind of punishment; she never thought she’d end up marrying one of them and having a child. But that’s exactly what happened between her and Alan Wade.
Meet a sociologist who studies relationships like theirs, and hear directly from Sigrid and Alan about love, family, worthiness, and trust.
GUESTS: 
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.megancomfort.net/about">Megan Comfort</a>: Senior research sociologist in<a href="https://www.rti.org/expert/megan-comfort"> Research Triangle Institute</a>’s Transformative Research Unit for Equity. She is also affiliated faculty in the Division of Prevention Science at the University of California, San Francisco, and she works with the non-profit, <a href="https://www.uncommonlaw.org/">UnCommon Law</a></li>
<li>Sigrid Wade: Originally from France, now living in Florida, she met Alan Wade in 2014 via a pen pal program when he was on death row. They have been married for seven years, and they have a three year-old son. She's the co-founder of <a href="https://wireofhope.com/">Wire of Hope's Prison Pen Pal Program</a></li>
<li>Alan Wade: Currently serving life without the possibility of parole in a Florida prison</li>
</ul>

Love without the possibility of parole

Last time, we did an episode about dominants in the world of BDSM and kink, and now? It’s time for the submissives to take center-stage.

Learn the difference between “submissive” and “slave”, and four people’s interpretations of what it means to obey, serve, and play.

GUESTS: 
Kate Kinsey: Author ofHow to be a Healthy and Happy Submissive: A Practical Guide to Making Your Fantasies a Reality, and What Submissives Want to Know: Real Questions, Real Answers
Kim Debron: A collared slave and writer living in rural Australia. She has been in a relationship with Master Joe for 18 years. Her fiction books are Souls in Chains, and Broken Links
Chastity Slave: A Connecticut-based man in a polyamorous relationship with his master
Blyss: A Maryland woman who identifies as a slave 

Last time, we did an episode about <a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/audacious-with-chion-wolf/2023-02-16/control-command-play-the-power-of-being-a-dominant-in-the-bdsm-world">dominants in the world of BDSM and kink</a>, and now? It’s time for the submissives to take center-stage.
Learn the difference between “submissive” and “slave”, and four people’s interpretations of what it means to obey, serve, and play.
GUESTS: 
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.katekinsey.com/">Kate Kinsey</a>: Author of <a href="https://www.katekinsey.com/how-to-be-a-submissive.html">How to be a Healthy and Happy Submissive: A Practical Guide to Making Your Fantasies a Reality</a>, and <a href="https://www.amazon.com/What-Submissives-Want-Know-Questions/dp/1976921236">What Submissives Want to Know: Real Questions, Real Answers</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.kimdebron.com/">Kim Debron</a>: A collared slave and writer living in rural Australia. She has been in a relationship with Master Joe for 18 years. Her fiction books are Souls in Chains, and Broken Links</li>
<li>Chastity Slave: A Connecticut-based man in a polyamorous relationship with his master</li>
<li><a href="https://submissiveguide.com/dsrelationships/articles/ms-in-black-and-white">Blyss</a>: A Maryland woman who identifies as a slave </li>
</ul>

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

Meet a world-renowned expert on kink who will explain exactly what we’re talking about when we talk about dominants. And you’ll meet three very different kinds of dominants in the BDSM world: One who is particularly sensual, one whose power lies in money, and one whose disability is just another component of his power.

This is the first of two episodes about kink. Tune in next week, when we meet four submissives, three of which refer to themselves as “slaves”, including a Black woman.

GUESTS: 
Midori: An international educator and author about sexuality, personal fulfillment, and kink. She is the author of many books, including Wild Side Sex: The Book of Kink
Food Fetish: A Findomme (Financial Dominant) based in Canada, and the author of The Virtual Findom(me) - Your Beginner’s Guide to Helping You Find A Paypig
Jade Desires: Massachusetts-based Professional Mistress and BDSM consultant with a passion for dominance and sensuality
Raven Kaldera: Author of Hell on Wheels: Disabled Dominants. He is based out of central Massachusetts and is joined by his slaveboy, Joshua Tenpenny

Meet a world-renowned expert on kink who will explain exactly what we’re talking about when we talk about dominants. And you’ll meet three very different kinds of dominants in the BDSM world: One who is particularly sensual, one whose power lies in money, and one whose disability is just another component of his power.
This is the first of two episodes about kink. Tune in next week, when we meet four submissives, three of which refer to themselves as “slaves”, including a Black woman.
GUESTS: 
<ul>
<li><a href="https://fhp-inc.com/about/">Midori</a>: An international educator and author about sexuality, personal fulfillment, and kink. She is the author of many books, including <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Wild-Side-Sex-Book-Kink/dp/1881943224/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&amp;qid=&amp;sr=">Wild Side Sex: The Book of Kink</a></li>
<li><a href="https://linktr.ee/diariesofadomme">Food Fetish</a>: A Findomme (Financial Dominant) based in Canada, and the author of <a href="https://payhip.com/Diariesofadomme">The Virtual Findom(me) - Your Beginner’s Guide to Helping You Find A Paypig</a></li>
<li><a href="https://jadedesires.com/">Jade Desires</a>: Massachusetts-based Professional Mistress and BDSM consultant with a passion for dominance and sensuality</li>
<li><a href="https://ravenkaldera.org/">Raven Kaldera</a>: Author of <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Hell-Wheels-Dominants-Raven-Kaldera-ebook/dp/B08L32D8YX">Hell on Wheels: Disabled Dominants</a>. He is based out of central Massachusetts and is joined by his slaveboy, Joshua Tenpenny</li>
</ul>

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

When I say, “The Sugar Lifestyle”, I'm not talking about the typical high-fructose, American diet. I’m talking about the often financially-centered lifestyle of sugar daddies and sugar babies.

On this episode, you’ll hear from one sugar baby who teaches women how to “embrace their inner sugar”, and from a sugar daddy who talks with us about the ways in which meeting women this way has changed his life.

A researcher will give you a lay of the land, and you’ll hear stories about what it’s like being a sugar baby with absolutely no expectation of sex.

GUESTS: 
Srushti Upadhyay: a Graduate Instructor at SUNY Buffalo's Department of Sociology. Her research, titled, “Sugaring: Understanding the World of Sugar Daddies and Sugar Babies” was published in the Journal of Sex Research in January, 2021
Kerry: from New York, NY, and in 2008, she had an ongoing, non-sexual relationship with a sugar daddy
Marcus (pseudonym): Host of the podcast, Secrets of a Sugar Daddy. He found the lifestyle after the divorce of his 16-year marriage. He joined us from Arizona
Taylor B. Jones: Author of The Sugar Daddy Formula: A Sugar Baby's Ultimate Guide to Finding a Wealthy Sugar Daddy and host of The Sugar Daddy Formula Podcast

When I say, “The Sugar Lifestyle”, I'm not talking about the typical high-fructose, American diet. I’m talking about the often financially-centered lifestyle of sugar daddies and sugar babies.
On this episode, you’ll hear from one sugar baby who teaches women how to “embrace their inner sugar”, and from a sugar daddy who talks with us about the ways in which meeting women this way has changed his life.
A researcher will give you a lay of the land, and you’ll hear stories about what it’s like being a sugar baby with absolutely no expectation of sex.
GUESTS: 
<ul>
<li><a href="https://arts-sciences.buffalo.edu/sociology/graduate/grad-student-directory/srushti-upadhyay.html">Srushti Upadhyay</a>: a Graduate Instructor at SUNY Buffalo's Department of Sociology. Her research, titled, “Sugaring: Understanding the World of Sugar Daddies and Sugar Babies” was published in the Journal of Sex Research in January, 2021</li>
<li>Kerry: from New York, NY, and in 2008, she had an ongoing, non-sexual relationship with a sugar daddy</li>
<li>Marcus (pseudonym): Host of the podcast, <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/secrets-of-a-sugar-daddy/id1583631585">Secrets of a Sugar Daddy</a>. He found the lifestyle after the divorce of his 16-year marriage. He joined us from Arizona</li>
<li>Taylor B. Jones: Author of<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Sugar-Daddy-Formula-Ultimate-Finding/dp/0615765092"> The Sugar Daddy Formula: A Sugar Baby's Ultimate Guide to Finding a Wealthy Sugar Daddy</a> and host of <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-sugar-daddy-formula-podcast/id1031047856">The Sugar Daddy Formula Podcast</a></li>
</ul>

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

When you hear the words, “cuddle party”, what do you picture? Something playful? Something salacious? Something… else?

When your culture equates affection with attraction, how does it feel to challenge that connection? And to what degree can affection be healing when it isn't necessarily connected with sex?

Join Chion as she ponders all this during her experience one-on-one with a professional cuddlist, and then as she attends a 25-person-strong cuddle party.

GUESTS: 
Amanda Ananda: Professional cuddlist and cuddle party facilitator
Isaac Paulman: Cuddle party facilitator-in-training 

When you hear the words, “cuddle party”, what do you picture? Something playful? Something salacious? Something… else?
When your culture equates affection with attraction, how does it feel to challenge that connection? And to what degree can affection be healing when it isn't necessarily connected with sex?
Join Chion as she ponders all this during her experience one-on-one with a professional cuddlist, and then as she attends a 25-person-strong cuddle party.
GUESTS: 
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.thetantricmama.com/%C2%A0">Amanda Ananda</a>: Professional cuddlist and cuddle party facilitator</li>
<li>Isaac Paulman: Cuddle party facilitator-in-training </li>
</ul>

We have to talk about cuddle parties

Think about your BFF (that’s Best Friend For Life).

Now, imagine if that “for life” part was a deliberate, co-creative commitment.

You’re free to date other people if you’re into that kinda thing, but you put each other down as your emergency contact, you live together, you may even raise kids together.

On this episode, you’ll meet people who are in what’s called Platonic Life Partnerships, or PLP’s.

GUESTS: 
Rhaina Cohen: producer and editor for NPR’s Enterprise Storytelling Unit. She talked about it in her Atlantic article from October of 2020, “What If Friendship, Not Marriage, Was at the Center of Life?”
April Lee and Renee Wong: PLPs living in Los Angeles, CA
John Carroll and Joe Rivera: PLPs living in Austin, TX

Think about your BFF (that’s Best Friend For Life).
Now, imagine if that “for life” part was a deliberate, co-creative commitment.
You’re free to date other people if you’re into that kinda thing, but you put each other down as your emergency contact, you live together, you may even raise kids together.
On this episode, you’ll meet people who are in what’s called Platonic Life Partnerships, or PLP’s.
GUESTS: 
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.rhainacohen.com/">Rhaina Cohen</a>: producer and editor for NPR’s Enterprise Storytelling Unit. She talked about it in her Atlantic article from October of 2020, <a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2020/10/people-who-prioritize-friendship-over-romance/616779/">“What If Friendship, Not Marriage, Was at the Center of Life?”</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.psychottie.com/">April Lee and Renee Wong</a>: PLPs living in Los Angeles, CA</li>
<li>John Carroll and Joe Rivera: PLPs living in Austin, TX</li>
</ul>

BFF's for real: Life as Platonic Life Partners

When I say, “sex doll”, do you imagine creativity? Improvisation? Self-love?

Find out why these synthetic companions can address more than just physical pleasure.

Plus, get a history of where these dolls came from, and a peek at what they might be like in the future.

On the podcast feed, you can hear a bonus conversation with Courtney Webb, who is just a few months into life with her doll, Dahlia Muriel Hollifield.

GUESTS: 
Anthony Ferguson is the author of The Sex Doll: A History
Davecat is an idollator and a robosexual with four synthetic partners: Sidore, Elena, Miss Winter, and Dyanne Bailey

When I say, “sex doll”, do you imagine creativity? Improvisation? Self-love?
Find out why these synthetic companions can address more than just physical pleasure.
Plus, get a history of where these dolls came from, and a peek at what they might be like in the future.
On the podcast feed, you can hear a bonus conversation with Courtney Webb, who is just a few months into life with her doll, Dahlia Muriel Hollifield.
GUESTS: 
<ul>
<li>Anthony Ferguson is the author of <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Sex-Doll-History-Anthony-Ferguson/dp/078644794X">The Sex Doll: A History</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.kuroneko-chan.com/echoes/">Davecat</a> is an idollator and a robosexual with four synthetic partners: Sidore, Elena, Miss Winter, and Dyanne Bailey</li>
</ul>

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

On past episodes of our Audacious Love series, we’ve talked with people who’ve been married for over 50 years, people who’ve fallen in love with synthetic companions, people who’ve fallen love with objects, and today, you’ll meet four people who are married to spirits, ancestors, or gods.

GUESTS: 
Dr. Megan Rose: An initiated ceremonial magician, a Shakta Tantric practitioner, and the author of Spirit Marriage: Intimate Relationships with Otherworldly Beings. She serves as an ordained interfaith minister and psycho-spiritual counselor and is the executive director of the Entheosis Institute
Caroline Kenner: A professional Witch and Tarotiste, a teacher of visionary healing methods, and a spiritual healer also known as the Washington Witchdoctor. Caroline is a founder of The Fool's Dog, a Tarot app publishing company.  She is married to multiple spirits
Dr. Monica Mody: A transdisciplinary poet, writer, educator and spiritual practitioner whose border-crossing praxis lives at the intersections of earth-based wisdom, whole person philosophy, and embodied regenerative consciousness
Orion Foxwood: A traditional witch, conjure-man, "Eco-Magical Activist", faery seer; author of The Faery Teachings, The Tree of Enchantment, Mountain Conjure and Southern Rootwork and The Flame in the Cauldron. He is the founder of the House of Brigh Faery Seership Institute, a co-founder of Conjure-Craft, and Witches in the Woods gatherings in California

On past episodes of our Audacious Love series, we’ve talked with people who’ve been married for over 50 years, people who’ve fallen in love with synthetic companions, people who’ve fallen love with objects, and today, you’ll meet four people who are married to spirits, ancestors, or gods.
GUESTS: 
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.drmeganrose.com">Dr. Megan Rose</a>: An initiated ceremonial magician, a Shakta Tantric practitioner, and the author of <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Spirit-Marriage-Intimate-Relationships-Otherworldly/dp/1591434157">Spirit Marriage: Intimate Relationships with Otherworldly Beings</a>. She serves as an ordained interfaith minister and psycho-spiritual counselor and is the executive director of the <a href="https://www.entheosis.org/">Entheosis Institute</a></li>
<li>Caroline Kenner: A professional Witch and Tarotiste, a teacher of visionary healing methods, and a spiritual healer also known as the Washington Witchdoctor. Caroline is a founder of <a href="http://www.foolsdog.com/">The Fool's Dog</a>, a Tarot app publishing company.  She is married to multiple spirits</li>
<li><a href="https://www.drmonicamody.com">Dr. Monica Mody</a>: A transdisciplinary poet, writer, educator and spiritual practitioner whose border-crossing praxis lives at the intersections of earth-based wisdom, whole person philosophy, and embodied regenerative consciousness</li>
<li><a href="http://orionfoxwood.com/">Orion Foxwood</a>: A traditional witch, conjure-man, "Eco-Magical Activist", faery seer; author of The Faery Teachings, The Tree of Enchantment, Mountain Conjure and Southern Rootwork and The Flame in the Cauldron. He is the founder of the House of Brigh Faery Seership Institute, a co-founder of Conjure-Craft, and Witches in the Woods gatherings in California</li>
</ul>

Spectrosexuality: When a spirit is your spouse

Many of us know what it feels like to fall in love. The attraction, the chemistry, the excitement!

But what’s it like to fall in love with an ashtray?Or a chandelier?

Hear what love is like for people who identify as Objectum Sexual.

Plus, hear from a sexologist on what the rest of us get wrong about them.

GUESTS: 
Amy Marsh is a sexologist who specializes in understanding and counseling people who are objectum sexuals
Yuri Tolochko is an LGBTQIA+ activist living in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan. He is also an objectum-sexual
Amanda Liberty is a resident of the United Kingdom who is an objectum sexual. She has had relationships with the statue of liberty and a chandelier named Lumiere

Many of us know what it feels like to fall in love. The attraction, the chemistry, the excitement!
But what’s it like to fall in love with an ashtray? Or a chandelier?
Hear what love is like for people who identify as <a href="http://objectum-sexuality.org/">Objectum Sexual</a>.
Plus, hear from a sexologist on what the rest of us get wrong about them.
GUESTS: 
<ul>
<li><a href="https://amymarshsexologist.com/">Amy Marsh</a> is a sexologist who specializes in understanding and counseling people who are objectum sexuals</li>
<li>Yuri Tolochko is an LGBTQIA+ activist living in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan. He is also an objectum-sexual</li>
<li>Amanda Liberty is a resident of the United Kingdom who is an objectum sexual. She has had relationships with the statue of liberty and a chandelier named Lumiere</li>
</ul>

Many of us know what it feels like to fall in love. The attraction, the chemistry, the excitement!  But what’s it like to fall in love with an ashtray? Or a chandelier?  Hear what love is like for people who identify as Objectum Sexual.

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

Fill in the blank: Love is… Patient. Kind. Love is Work. Hard to find.

But if you wanna put your finger on what makes up “long-lasting love”, you’re gonna need some wisdom to fill in those blanks.

So today, meet three couples who’ve been together for over 50 years.

GUESTS:
Angela and Grant Loavenbruck of Rockport, Maine, have been married for 55 years
Emery Austin Smith and Vivian Ashton Smith of the Blue Hills neighborhood in Hartford have been married for 65 years
Shirley and Seymour Reitman of Bloomfield, Connecticut, have been married for over 70 years

Photo:  Harli Marten / Unsplash 

Fill in the blank: Love is… Patient. Kind. Love is Work. Hard to find.
But if you wanna put your finger on what makes up “long-lasting love”, you’re gonna need some wisdom to fill in those blanks.
So today, meet three couples who’ve been together for over 50 years.
GUESTS:
<ul>
<li>Angela and Grant Loavenbruck of Rockport, Maine, have been married for 55 years</li>
<li>Emery Austin Smith and Vivian Ashton Smith of the Blue Hills neighborhood in Hartford have been married for 65 years</li>
<li>Shirley and Seymour Reitman of Bloomfield, Connecticut, have been married for over 70 years</li>
</ul>
Photo:  Harli Marten / Unsplash

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

"There are so many ways to find love, affection and connection on this planet," according to Audacious host Chion Wolf. This playlist is a collection of Audacious conversations around love and relationships that only Chion can have.

For more Audacious episodes about everything from what it's like to be a female trucker or disabled comedian to understanding hoarding or living in solitude, visit ctpublic.org/audacious. 

"There are so many ways to find love, affection and connection on this planet," according to Audacious host Chion Wolf. This playlist is a collection of Audacious conversations around love and relationships that only Chion can have.
For more Audacious episodes about everything from what it's like to be a female trucker or disabled comedian to understanding hoarding or living in solitude, visit ctpublic.org/audacious.

"There are so many ways to find love, affection and connection on this planet," according to Audacious host Chion Wolf. This playlist is a collection of Audacious conversations around love and relationships that only Chion can have.

Audacious Love

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 voices already known around the world, every guest is met with care, and every story is honored as both deeply personal and profoundly human.

Listen at ctpublic.org/audacious

Support is provided by a generous contribution from Suzanne Hopgood, in Memory of Frank Lord.

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&rsquo;re often afraid to ask. From those speaking publicly for the very first time to voices already known around the world, every guest is met with care, and every story is honored as both deeply personal and profoundly human.
Listen at <a href="http://ctpublic.org/audacious">ctpublic.org/audacious</a>
Support is provided by a generous contribution from Suzanne Hopgood, in Memory of Frank Lord.

Audacious with Chion Wolf

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