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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.

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.
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" data-cms-ai="0">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" data-cms-ai="0">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" data-cms-ai="0">Audacious kids: Stories of courage, conservation, and compassion</a></li>
</ul>
GUESTS: 
<ul>
<li>Christina and Michael Reyes: The human parents of <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@little_thumbelina_girl" data-cms-ai="0">Thumbelina</a>, an eight-year-old squirrel who has more than two million followers on social media</li>
<li>Chris Crowe: Birdkeeper at the <a href="https://nationalzoo.si.edu/" data-cms-ai="0">Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute</a>’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>

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>

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

Brains are weird. Bodies are weird. People are weird! Brains, bodies, and people together in a psychological or medical setting? Man, it can get REAL weird.

Ethical conundrums abound, like navigating boundaries, bias in treatment, managing power dynamics… And that's just the tip of the iceberg!

So who's in charge of figuring out the ethics behind all of this? Meet the Chief of Ethics for the American Psychological Association, Lindsay Childress-Beatty. And hear stories from the hospital from Andy Kondrat. He's the one that doctors call when they or the patients they serve are experiencing ethical medical questions.
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Suggested episodes:
Body Integrity Dysphoria: When being disabled is a desire
I downloaded my soulmate: Stories of love and AI
TOPS: A woman summits Everest, a man considers a body transplant, and world-record hat-wearing
Faking it: Munchausen syndrome and the compulsion to be ill

GUESTS: 
Andy Kondrat: Ethics consultant and Assistant Professor of Biomedical Sciences at Cedars‑Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, CA. He's a member of the Bioethics Committee, and co-director of CSMC’s Responsible Conduct of Research training course
Lindsay Childress-Beatty: Chief of Ethics for the American Psychological Association

Khaleel Rahman, Jessica Severin de Martinez, Meg Fitzgerald, Robyn Doyon-Aitken, and Meg Dalton contributed to this show.

Audacious with Chion Wolf is available as a podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, Tune In, Listen Notes, or wherever you get your podcasts. Subscribe and never miss an episode.

Join the conversation on Facebook,Instagram, TikTok, and email.

Brains are weird. Bodies are weird. People are weird! Brains, bodies, and people together in a psychological or medical setting? Man, it can get REAL weird.
Ethical conundrums abound, like navigating boundaries, bias in treatment, managing power dynamics… And that's just the tip of the iceberg!
So who's in charge of figuring out the ethics behind all of this? Meet the Chief of Ethics for the American Psychological Association, Lindsay Childress-Beatty. And hear stories from the hospital from Andy Kondrat. He's the one that doctors call when they or the patients they serve are experiencing ethical medical questions. . Suggested episodes:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/audacious-with-chion-wolf/2023-03-16/body-integrity-dysphoria-when-being-disabled-is-a-desire" data-cms-ai="0">Body Integrity Dysphoria: When being disabled is a desire</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/audacious-with-chion-wolf/2024-02-08/i-downloaded-my-soulmate-stories-of-love-and-ai" data-cms-ai="0">I downloaded my soulmate: Stories of love and AI</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/audacious-with-chion-wolf/2022-04-07/tops-a-woman-summits-everest-a-man-considers-a-body-transplant-and-world-record-hat-wearing" data-cms-ai="0">TOPS: A woman summits Everest, a man considers a body transplant, and world-record hat-wearing</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/audacious-with-chion-wolf/2024-08-02/munchausen-syndrome-compulsion-to-be-ill" data-cms-ai="0">Faking it: Munchausen syndrome and the compulsion to be ill</a></li>
</ul>
GUESTS: 
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.cedars-sinai.org/programs/support-services/services/healthcare-ethics/leadership/andy-kondrat-phd.html" data-cms-ai="0">Andy Kondrat</a>: Ethics consultant and Assistant Professor of Biomedical Sciences at Cedars‑Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, CA. He's a member of the Bioethics Committee, and co-director of CSMC’s Responsible Conduct of Research training course</li>
<li><a href="https://www.apa.org/ethics%C2%A0" data-cms-ai="0">Lindsay Childress-Beatty</a>: Chief of Ethics for the American Psychological Association</li>
</ul>
Khaleel Rahman, Jessica Severin de Martinez, Meg Fitzgerald, Robyn Doyon-Aitken, and Meg Dalton contributed to this show.
Audacious with Chion Wolf is available as a podcast on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/audacious-with-chion-wolf/id1516288973" data-cms-ai="0">Apple Podcasts</a>, <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/2VuanZqxk0OsB9OE2dCB9a" data-cms-ai="0">Spotify</a>, <a href="https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/57145d2b-5766-4fdc-bdfb-11d071bb19c9/audacious-with-chion-wolf" data-cms-ai="0">Amazon Music</a>, <a href="https://tunein.com/podcasts/News--Politics-Podcasts/Audacious-with-Chion-Wolf-p1329750/" data-cms-ai="0">Tune In</a>, <a href="https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/audacious-with-chion-wolf-connecticut-pPzdL7yeuB1/" data-cms-ai="0">Listen Notes</a>, or wherever you get your podcasts. Subscribe and never miss an episode.
Join the conversation on<a href="http://www.facebook.com/chionwolf" data-cms-ai="0"> Facebook</a>,<a href="http://www.twitter.com/chionwolf" data-cms-ai="0"></a><a href="https://www.instagram.com/chionwolf" data-cms-ai="0">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@chionwolf" data-cms-ai="0">TikTok</a>, and <a href="mailto:audacious@ctpublic.org" data-cms-ai="0">email</a>.

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

Sometimes it’s like you and your pet are perfectly in sync, reading each other’s minds… and other times, you’re staring at them thinking, “Seriously? Why do you keep licking the couch?”

But what if you could actually read your pet’s mind? Would you treat them differently… or would you just confirm that dogs think every meal is their last, and that cats really are secretly plotting world domination?

Today, meet two people who make a living as animal communicators. They’ll share wild stories from their sessions, explain why they believe your pets keep hanging around even after they’re gone, and give you tips on how to connect more deeply with your own beloved companions.

Suggested episodes:
We The Dog
Wings, pouches, and snouts: The world of uncommon emotional support animals
When wild animals become family: Thumbelina the squirrel and Walnut the crane

GUESTS: 
Nikki Vasconez: Animal communicator, teacher, and former litigation attorney based in Florida
Laura Stinchfield: Animal communicator known as “The Pet Psychic” based in New York. Author of Voices of the Animals and Stormy's Words of Wisdom: An enlightened dog’s profound insights on life

Sometimes it’s like you and your pet are perfectly in sync, reading each other’s minds… and other times, you’re staring at them thinking, “Seriously? Why do you keep licking the couch?”
But what if you could actually read your pet’s mind? Would you treat them differently… or would you just confirm that dogs think every meal is their last, and that cats really are secretly plotting world domination?
Today, meet two people who make a living as animal communicators. They’ll share wild stories from their sessions, explain why they believe your pets keep hanging around even after they’re gone, and give you tips on how to connect more deeply with your own beloved companions.
Suggested episodes:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/environment/2021-01-29/we-the-dog" data-cms-ai="0">We The Dog</a></li>
<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" data-cms-ai="0">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/2024-09-13/when-wild-animals-become-family-thumbelina-the-squirrel-and-walnut-the-crane" data-cms-ai="0">When wild animals become family: Thumbelina the squirrel and Walnut the crane</a></li>
</ul>
GUESTS: 
<ul>
<li><a href="https://nikkivasconez.com/%C2%A0" data-cms-ai="0">Nikki Vasconez</a>: Animal communicator, teacher, and former litigation attorney based in Florida</li>
<li><a href="https://thepetpsychic.com/%C2%A0" data-cms-ai="0">Laura Stinchfield</a>: Animal communicator known as “The Pet Psychic” based in New York. Author of Voices of the Animals and Stormy's Words of Wisdom: An enlightened dog’s profound insights on life</li>
</ul>

Animal psychics reveal what our pets really think

Incest is one of the most challenging topics to discuss, yet our guests are opening up about the truth behind their origin stories.

Meet Steve Edsel, who always knew he was adopted. But when he set out to uncover the identities of his birth parents, he stumbled upon painful truths. Now, he and his wife work with an organization dedicated to supporting others with similar backgrounds.

Then, hear from Jerri Harrell, whose discovery of her biological parents happened almost by accident. She shares how she transformed feelings of shame and rejection into a profound source of love and resilience.

Resources:
Genetic Genealogist CeCe Moore and The DNA Detectives
GEDMatch.com 
IncestAware
Survivors of Incest Anonymous
Time To Tell

Suggested episodes:
Think Before You Spit: The Pandora’s Box of DNA Testing
Conception deception: The fight for transparency in the fertility industry

GUESTS: 
Steve Edsel: Found out that his father is his mother’s brother. He is joined by his wife, Michelle, who works with CeCe Moore to help inform people of their family history
Jerri Harrell: Found out that the woman she thought was her sister was actually her mother, and the man who she thought was her step-grandfather is her father. She is currently working on a poetry chapbook titled Across the Bridge - Out of the Shadows and into the Light: The Journey to Healing

Incest is one of the most challenging topics to discuss, yet our guests are opening up about the truth behind their origin stories.
Meet Steve Edsel, who always knew he was adopted. But when he set out to uncover the identities of his birth parents, he stumbled upon painful truths. Now, he and his wife work with an organization dedicated to supporting others with similar backgrounds.
Then, hear from Jerri Harrell, whose discovery of her biological parents happened almost by accident. She shares how she transformed feelings of shame and rejection into a profound source of love and resilience.
Resources:
<ul>
<li>Genetic Genealogist <a href="https://www.facebook.com/CeCeMooreDNA" data-cms-ai="0">CeCe Moore</a> and <a href="https://thednadetectives.com/" data-cms-ai="0">The DNA Detectives</a></li>
<li><a href="http://gedmatch.com/" data-cms-ai="0">GEDMatch.com </a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.incestaware.org/incest-rates-in-america-and-beyond" data-cms-ai="0">IncestAware</a></li>
<li><a href="https://siawso.org/" data-cms-ai="0">Survivors of Incest Anonymous</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.timetotell.org/" data-cms-ai="0">Time To Tell</a></li>
</ul>
Suggested episodes:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/health/2021-05-28/think-before-you-spit-the-pandoras-box-of-dna-testing" data-cms-ai="0">Think Before You Spit: The Pandora’s Box of DNA Testing</a></li>
<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>
</ul>
GUESTS: 
<ul>
<li>Steve Edsel: Found out that his father is his mother’s brother. He is joined by his wife, Michelle, who works with CeCe Moore to help inform people of their family history</li>
<li>Jerri Harrell: Found out that the woman she thought was her sister was actually her mother, and the man who she thought was her step-grandfather is her father. She is currently working on a poetry chapbook titled Across the Bridge - Out of the Shadows and into the Light: The Journey to Healing</li>
</ul>

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

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