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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

Some people help others overcome their urge to steal through research and understanding, while others draw from personal experience.

Meet a Yale psychiatry professor specializing in impulse control disorders like kleptomania. We'll also hear from a therapist and a coach who were once addicted to stealing themselves and are now dedicated to helping others overcome this compulsion.

Resources:
If you're struggling with any mental health issues, you can always call the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). Their free, confidential helpline is open 24/7 in English and Spanish at 1-800-662-HELP (4357).
CASA (Cleptomaniacs and Shoplifters Anonymous, LLC) - a self-help group founded by Terrence Shulman

Suggested episodes:
Anorexia is complex. Two people talk frankly about their decades-long journeys
Full house: The line between collecting, clutter, and hoarding disorder
Fighting for truth: The struggle to overcome pathological lying
Faking it: Munchausen syndrome and the compulsion to be ill

GUESTS: 
Dr. Marc Potenza: Steven M. Southwick Professor of Psychiatry and Professor in the Child Study Center and of Neuroscience. His research has focused on the neurobiology and treatment of addictions and other disorders characterized by impaired impulse control
Tabitha Farrar: Developed anorexia nervosa and kleptomania as a teenager. She is the author of many books, including, Rehabilitate, Rewire, Recover!: Anorexia recovery for the determined adult
Terrence Shulman: Author, lawyer, licensed clinician, and founder of The Shulman Center for Compulsive Theft, Spending & Hoarding. He is the founder of the support group, Cleptomaniacs And Shoplifters Anonymous, and CEO of unsteal.org, a website that helps people send money back to stores they've stolen from 

Some people help others overcome their urge to steal through research and understanding, while others draw from personal experience.
Meet a Yale psychiatry professor specializing in impulse control disorders like kleptomania. We'll also hear from a therapist and a coach who were once addicted to stealing themselves and are now dedicated to helping others overcome this compulsion.
Resources:
<ul>
<li>If you're struggling with any mental health issues, you can always call the <a href="https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/national-helpline" data-cms-ai="0">Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration</a> (SAMHSA). Their free, confidential helpline is open 24/7 in English and Spanish at 1-800-662-HELP (4357).</li>
<li><a href="https://theshulmancenter.com/casa-support-groups/" data-cms-ai="0">CASA (Cleptomaniacs and Shoplifters Anonymous, LLC)</a> - a self-help group founded by Terrence Shulman</li>
</ul>
Suggested episodes:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/audacious-with-chion-wolf/2022-06-10/anorexia-is-complex-two-people-talk-frankly-about-their-decade-long-journeys" data-cms-ai="0">Anorexia is complex. Two people talk frankly about their decades-long journeys</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/audacious-with-chion-wolf/2023-01-26/full-house-the-line-between-collecting-clutter-and-hoarding-disorder" data-cms-ai="0">Full house: The line between collecting, clutter, and hoarding disorder</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/audacious-with-chion-wolf/2023-06-23/fighting-for-truth-the-struggle-to-overcome-pathological-lying" data-cms-ai="0">Fighting for truth: The struggle to overcome pathological lying</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://medicine.yale.edu/profile/marc-potenza/" data-cms-ai="0">Dr. Marc Potenza</a>: Steven M. Southwick Professor of Psychiatry and Professor in the Child Study Center and of Neuroscience. His research has focused on the neurobiology and treatment of addictions and other disorders characterized by impaired impulse control</li>
<li><a href="https://tabithafarrar.com/" data-cms-ai="0">Tabitha Farrar</a>: Developed anorexia nervosa and kleptomania as a teenager. She is the author of many books, including, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Rehabilitate-Rewire-Recover-Anorexia-determined-ebook/dp/B07B8SYKJ4?ref_=ast_author_mpb" data-cms-ai="0">Rehabilitate, Rewire, Recover!: Anorexia recovery for the determined adult</a></li>
<li><a href="https://theshulmancenter.com/" data-cms-ai="0">Terrence Shulman</a>: Author, lawyer, licensed clinician, and founder of The Shulman Center for Compulsive Theft, Spending &amp; Hoarding. He is the founder of the support group, <a href="https://theshulmancenter.com/casa-support-groups/" data-cms-ai="0">Cleptomaniacs And Shoplifters Anonymous</a>, and CEO of <a href="http://unsteal.org/" data-cms-ai="0">unsteal.org</a>, a website that helps people send money back to stores they've stolen from </li>
</ul>

The urge to steal: Kleptomania and compulsive theft

Elite bodyguard and security expert Will Geddes talks about how his childhood prepared him for a 30-year career protecting some of the most high-profile clients in the world. 

Will shares surprising stories from the field, and reflections on what it's like when your one job is to make sure your client gets in and out - unharmed. Plus, get practical tips for staying safe!

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

GUEST: 

Will Geddes: A security specialist with over 30 years of experience, advising clients worldwide on various risk and threat-related matters. He leads the firm, International Corporate Securities. He is also a public speaker, media commentator on international security, and the author of the book, “Parent Alert: How to Keep Your Kids Safe Online“

Elite bodyguard and security expert Will Geddes talks about how his childhood prepared him for a 30-year career protecting some of the most high-profile clients in the world. 
Will shares surprising stories from the field, and reflections on what it's like when your one job is to make sure your client gets in and out - unharmed. Plus, get practical tips for staying safe!
Suggested episodes:
<ul>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/audacious-with-chion-wolf/2022-09-22/stolen-cars-and-abandoned-grocery-carts-taking-matters-into-your-own-hands">Stolen cars and abandoned grocery carts: Taking matters into your own hands</a></li>
</ul>
GUEST: 
<a href="https://www.willgeddes.com/about">Will Geddes</a>: A security specialist with over 30 years of experience, advising clients worldwide on various risk and threat-related matters. He leads the firm, <a href="https://www.icpgroupcompanies.com/">International Corporate Securities</a>. He is also a public speaker, media commentator on international security, and the author of the book, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Parent-Alert-Keep-Your-Online/dp/146547725X/ref=sr_1_1?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.qdmfAhhoQfyHXlTdr8G6TV_4Xt4xRgRLZddFt6itRsItvcLZZwMNECmnCOLDPMoYuYU8LLGjHURvoC9Zfjbltw.BceFrvlEC2GpbTGN_m_MZN0u1undBYVnKtf4jqFwvfA&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;qid=1723566347&amp;refinements=p_27%3AWill+Geddes&amp;s=books&amp;sr=1-1">“Parent Alert: How to Keep Your Kids Safe Online“</a>

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

You know how sometimes you look outside, see a bird, and think, “Oh, hey! A cardinal! A blue jay! A robin!“

Happens all the time.

Now imagine what your life would be like if you traveled the world as part of a lifelong quest to become the first person to see 10,000 bird species.

Get to know Peter Kaestner. He shares the surprising story of how he came excruciatingly close to missing that once-in-a-lifetime shot. And find out why he believes there are a million ways to be a birder.

Resources:


eBird online database of bird observations, a project of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology


IOC World Bird List, an open-access resource maintained by the International Ornithological Committee


Merlin bird ID app by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, a free global bird guide with photos, sounds, and maps

Suggested episodes:


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


We, The Dog

GUEST: 


Peter Kaestner: First person to catalog 10,000 bird species, discoverer of the Cundinamarca antpitta, is an ambassador for the American Bird Conservancy, and leads tours with Rockjumper Birding Adventures

You know how sometimes you look outside, see a bird, and think, “Oh, hey! A cardinal! A blue jay! A robin!“
Happens all the time.
Now imagine what your life would be like if you traveled the world as part of a lifelong quest to become the first person to see 10,000 bird species.
Get to know Peter Kaestner. He shares the surprising story of how he came excruciatingly close to missing that once-in-a-lifetime shot. And find out why he believes there are a million ways to be a birder.
Resources:
<ul>
<li>
<a href="https://ebird.org/home">eBird</a> online database of bird observations, a project of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://www.worldbirdnames.org/new/">IOC World Bird List</a>, an open-access resource maintained by the International Ornithological Committee
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://merlin.allaboutbirds.org/">Merlin</a> bird ID app by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, a free global bird guide with photos, sounds, and maps
</li>
</ul>
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/environment/2021-01-29/we-the-dog">We, The Dog</a>
</li>
</ul>
GUEST: 
<ul>
<li>
Peter Kaestner: First person to catalog 10,000 bird species, discoverer of the Cundinamarca antpitta, is an ambassador for the <a href="https://abcbirds.org/">American Bird Conservancy</a>, and leads tours with <a href="https://www.rockjumperbirding.com/about/tour-leaders/tour-leader-details/?tour_leader_id=81">Rockjumper Birding Adventures</a>
</li>
</ul>

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