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Imagine you’re 16 years old, living in Lahore, Pakistan, and preparing for the adventure of a lifetime: A high school exchange year in Rockville, Maryland.

Just as you’re getting ready to leave, a public radio show in Connecticut asks to document your journey!

This is the story of Salaar Muhammad - before, during, and after his transformative year in the United States. We explore how this experience changed his perspective, shaped his future, and touched the lives of those around him.

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

GUESTS: 
Salaar Muhammad: a student from Lahore, Pakistan, who spent the 2023/2024 academic year in Rockville, MD through the U.S. Department of State’s Kennedy Lugar YES program. He lived with a host family and went to a local high school
Sarah Clapp: Sarah’s family hosted Salaar during his stay in the US

Imagine you’re 16 years old, living in Lahore, Pakistan, and preparing for the adventure of a lifetime: A high school exchange year in Rockville, Maryland.
Just as you’re getting ready to leave, a public radio show in Connecticut asks to document your journey!
This is the story of Salaar Muhammad - before, during, and after his transformative year in the United States. We explore how this experience changed his perspective, shaped his future, and touched the lives of those around him.
Suggested episodes:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/audacious-with-chion-wolf/2022-08-25/francesca-abroad-following-an-american-high-school-students-year-in-sarajevo" data-cms-ai="0">Francesca Abroad: Following an American high school student’s year in Sarajevo</a></li>
</ul>
GUESTS: 
<ul>
<li>Salaar Muhammad: a student from Lahore, Pakistan, who spent the 2023/2024 academic year in Rockville, MD through the <a href="https://yesprograms.org/" data-cms-ai="0">U.S. Department of State’s Kennedy Lugar YES program</a>. He lived with a host family and went to a local high school</li>
<li>Sarah Clapp: Sarah’s family hosted Salaar during his stay in the US</li>
</ul>

Audacious with Chion Wolf will highlight the uncommon experiences of everyday people – asking the hardest, most uncomfortable questions. With curiosity and compassion, Connecticut Public producer and host Chion Wolf digs deeper, encouraging listeners to ask hard questions in their own lives.

Find out more at https://www.ctpublic.org/audacious

Audacious with Chion Wolf will highlight the uncommon experiences of everyday people – asking the hardest, most uncomfortable questions. With curiosity and compassion, Connecticut Public producer and host Chion Wolf digs deeper, encouraging listeners to ask hard questions in their own lives.
Find out more at https://www.ctpublic.org/audacious

Audacious with Chion Wolf

Audacious with Chion Wolf will highlight the uncommon experiences of everyday people – asking the hardest, most uncomfortable questions. With curiosity and compassion, Connecticut Public producer and host Chion Wolf digs deeper, encouraging listeners to ask hard questions in their own lives.

Find out more at ctpublic.org/audacious

Audacious with Chion Wolf will highlight the uncommon experiences of everyday people – asking the hardest, most uncomfortable questions. With curiosity and compassion, Connecticut Public producer and host Chion Wolf digs deeper, encouraging listeners to ask hard questions in their own lives.
Find out more at <a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/audacious-with-chion-wolf/about">ctpublic.org/audacious</a>

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

Family secrets are often kept to protect, but hiding the truth can sometimes cause more harm than good.

When Michael Hainey’s father died, the explanation he was given never quite added up. Decades later, uncovering the real story changed his life, and inspired him to write a memoir.

Melissa Daniels faced a different kind of revelation: the man she thought was her father wasn’t her biological dad. Her determination to uncover the truth became unstoppable.

Hear their powerful stories of discovery, and what unfolded after the secrets came to light.

Suggested episodes:
Conception deception: The fight for transparency in the fertility industry
Forgiveness: How we define it and how it defines us

GUESTS: 
Michael Hainey: A journalist and author of the memoir, After Visiting Friends: A Son’s Story". It details how he uncovered the circumstances surrounding his father’s death decades later
Melissa Daniels: Her father passed away when she was seven. As a teenager, she learned that she was conceived by a donor and set out to connect with her biological father

Family secrets are often kept to protect, but hiding the truth can sometimes cause more harm than good.
When Michael Hainey&rsquo;s father died, the explanation he was given never quite added up. Decades later, uncovering the real story changed his life, and inspired him to write a memoir.
Melissa Daniels faced a different kind of revelation: the man she thought was her father wasn&rsquo;t her biological dad. Her determination to uncover the truth became unstoppable.
Hear their powerful stories of discovery, and what unfolded after the secrets came to light.
Suggested episodes:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/audacious-with-chion-wolf/2023-07-13/conception-deception-the-fight-for-transparency-in-the-fertility-industry" data-cms-ai="0">Conception deception: The fight for transparency in the fertility industry</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/audacious-with-chion-wolf/2024-03-14/forgiveness-how-we-define-it-and-how-it-defines-us" data-cms-ai="0">Forgiveness: How we define it and how it defines us</a></li>
</ul>
GUESTS:&nbsp;
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.michaelhainey.com/" data-cms-ai="0">Michael Hainey</a>: A journalist and author of the memoir,&nbsp;<a href="https://a.co/d/imKcbBU" data-cms-ai="0">After Visiting Friends: A Son&rsquo;s Story"</a>. It details how he uncovered the circumstances surrounding his father&rsquo;s death decades later</li>
<li>Melissa Daniels: Her father passed away when she was seven. As a teenager, she learned that she was conceived by a donor and set out to connect with her biological father</li>
</ul>

The weight of family secrets: Finding freedom in the truth

Imagine waking up one morning and seeing every face around you as demonic - twisted, distorted, and unrecognizable. Are you hallucinating? Would you think people were possessed? Should you call 911? Now, what if it’s not demons you’re seeing, but constantly shifting facial features on everyone, including yourself? And what if this has been your reality since birth?

Meet two people living with this rare and perplexing condition, prosopometamorphopsia (PMO), and a researcher dedicated to understanding it. Hear their stories and learn about a simple, surprising treatment for this mysterious disorder.

Suggested episodes:
Revealing Our Blind Spots About Blindness
What it’s like to be able to smell illnesses
What is foreign accent syndrome? After a stroke, one man’s southern drawl turned British

GUESTS: 
Brad Duchaine: Researcher at Dartmouth who studies face blindness and is a leading researcher on PMO
Victor Sharrah: Clarkesville, Tennessee resident who discovered in 2020 that he has prosopometamorphopsia (AKA demon face syndrome or PMO). He found help on the
Veronica Smith: PMO patient who sees facial features moving. They have been experiencing this since they were four years old, and the distortions appear mostly on themself rather than on other people

Imagine waking up one morning and seeing every face around you as demonic - twisted, distorted, and unrecognizable. Are you hallucinating? Would you think people were possessed? Should you call 911? Now, what if it&rsquo;s not demons you&rsquo;re seeing, but constantly shifting facial features on everyone, including yourself? And what if this has been your reality since birth?
Meet two people living with this rare and perplexing condition, prosopometamorphopsia (PMO), and a researcher dedicated to understanding it. Hear their stories and learn about a simple, surprising treatment for this mysterious disorder.
Suggested episodes:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/health/2020-12-11/revealing-our-blind-spots-about-blindness" data-cms-ai="0">Revealing Our Blind Spots About Blindness</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/audacious-with-chion-wolf/2021-11-18/what-its-like-to-be-able-to-smell-illnesses" data-cms-ai="0">What it&rsquo;s like to be able to smell illnesses</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/audacious-with-chion-wolf/2023-06-09/what-is-foreign-accent-syndrome-after-a-stroke-one-mans-southern-drawl-turned-british" data-cms-ai="0">What is foreign accent syndrome? After a stroke, one man&rsquo;s southern drawl turned British</a></li>
</ul>
GUESTS:&nbsp;
<ul>
<li><a href="https://prosopometamorphopsia.faceblind.org/" data-cms-ai="0">Brad Duchaine</a>: Researcher at Dartmouth who studies face blindness and is a leading researcher on&nbsp;<a href="https://lab.faceblind.org/" data-cms-ai="0">PMO</a></li>
<li>Victor Sharrah: Clarkesville, Tennessee resident who discovered in 2020 that he has prosopometamorphopsia (AKA demon face syndrome or PMO). He found help on the</li>
<li>Veronica Smith: PMO patient who sees&nbsp;facial features moving. They have been experiencing this since they were four years old, and the distortions appear mostly on themself rather than on other people</li>
</ul>

When every face you see is distorted: Living with PMO

Remember the joy of “Show and Tell” at school? Now why should only the kids have all the fun?

Listeners to Audacious (and staff members of Connecticut Public!) gathered at Third Place by Half Full Brewery on March 13th, 2024, for an opportunity to share their story!

Special thanks to PJ Kennedy of HeyStamford.com for sharing our event, and for keeping residents and visitors of Stamford in the loop!

For a full transcript of this show, click here.

This episode originally aired on March 22, 2024.

GUESTS: 
Elaine Braithwaite: Electric violinist and City Librarian of Bridgeport
Faisal Saleh: Founder of Palestine Museum US in Woodbridge, CT
Paul Bluestein: Husband of Lynda Shannon Bluestein, advocate for LyndasPhones.org
Chion Wolf: Host of Audacious
Jessica Severin de Martinez: Producer of Audacious
Khaleel Rahman: Producer of Audacious
Lucy Nalpathanchil: Vice President of Community Engagement at Connecticut Public 
Jennifer Reilly and Stephanie Convey: Wethersfield residents who brought a brass sculpture
Cjet Raymond: West Haven resident who brought a jar of cat whiskers
Cynthia Bowser: Stamford resident who brought her mother's hat
Kristen Cusato: Director of Communications for the Alzheimer's Association of Connecticut, and host of the podcast, Speaking of Alzheimer's

Remember the joy of “Show and Tell” at school? Now why should only the kids have all the fun?
Listeners to Audacious (and staff members of Connecticut Public!) gathered at <a href="https://halffullbrewery.com/location/third-place/" data-cms-ai="0">Third Place</a> by Half Full Brewery on March 13th, 2024, for an opportunity to share their story!
Special thanks to PJ Kennedy of <a href="https://heystamford.com/" data-cms-ai="0">HeyStamford.com</a> for sharing our event, and for keeping residents and visitors of Stamford in the loop!
For a full transcript of this show, click <a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/audacious-with-chion-wolf-transcript-for-audacious-live-show-tell-in-stamford" data-cms-ai="0">here</a>.
This episode originally aired on March 22, 2024.
GUESTS: 
<ul>
<li>Elaine Braithwaite: Electric violinist and City Librarian of Bridgeport</li>
<li>Faisal Saleh: Founder of <a href="https://www.palestinemuseum.us/%C2%A0" data-cms-ai="0">Palestine Museum US</a> in Woodbridge, CT</li>
<li>Paul Bluestein: Husband of Lynda Shannon Bluestein, advocate for <a href="https://lyndasphones.org/%C2%A0" data-cms-ai="0">LyndasPhones.org</a></li>
<li>Chion Wolf: Host of Audacious</li>
<li>Jessica Severin de Martinez: Producer of Audacious</li>
<li>Khaleel Rahman: Producer of Audacious</li>
<li>Lucy Nalpathanchil: Vice President of Community Engagement at Connecticut Public </li>
<li>Jennifer Reilly and Stephanie Convey: Wethersfield residents who brought a brass sculpture</li>
<li>Cjet Raymond: West Haven resident who brought a jar of cat whiskers</li>
<li>Cynthia Bowser: Stamford resident who brought her mother's hat</li>
<li>Kristen Cusato: Director of Communications for the <a href="https://www.alz.org/ct" data-cms-ai="0">Alzheimer's Association of Connecticut</a>, and host of the podcast, <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/voicesofalzheimers?fbclid=IwAR33XMAwZsriCbWA547JHQ_p_8Ovl85vaavnTSGHZL-xxCX5p5FiAibXMSE%C2%A0" data-cms-ai="0">Speaking of Alzheimer's</a></li>
</ul>

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