Ranked #1
“Tell the world what’s happening”: Uyghur refugees on escaping genocide in China
“Tell the world what’s happening”: Uyghur refugees on escaping genocide in China
"Never again." That was the vow the international community took after the Holocaust, pledging to never repeat the kind ... Read more
11 Aug 2023
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48mins
Ranked #2
Below the surface: The stories behind underwater world records
Below the surface: The stories behind underwater world records
As part of NautiWeek, you’ll meet two people who broke world records while underwater on this episode of Audacious. Budi... Read more
31 Jul 2023
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49mins
Ranked #3
Views from the end: David Meyers
Views from the end: David Meyers
When you know you’re months, maybe weeks away from your own death, what do you most want people to know? As the first in... Read more
28 Jul 2023
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48mins
Ranked #4
The game changers: Female referees in chess, boxing, and softball
The game changers: Female referees in chess, boxing, and softball
When you imagine an umpire, a chess arbiter, or a boxing referee… Do you picture women? Today, you'll hear stories from ... Read more
21 Jul 2023
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48mins
Ranked #5
Conception deception: The fight for transparency in the fertility industry
Conception deception: The fight for transparency in the fertility industry
Imagine you found out when you were a teen that your father was not your biological father. That is what happened to bot... Read more
14 Jul 2023
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49mins
Ranked #6
Beyond the mask: Conversations with psychopaths
Beyond the mask: Conversations with psychopaths
When you think of the word, "Psychopath", what do you picture? A serial killer? A dictator? A cut-throat CEO? Your ex? S... Read more
7 Jul 2023
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48mins
Ranked #7
BONUS: Extended conversation with Athena Walker, writer and clinically-diagnosed psychopath
BONUS: Extended conversation with Athena Walker, writer and clinically-diagnosed psychopath
Hey there! This is the VERY much extended conversation that Chion had with the writer Athena Walker. She's got over 40,0... Read more
7 Jul 2023
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1hr 40mins
Ranked #8
The hidden hunger of Pica: Stories from people who eat objects
The hidden hunger of Pica: Stories from people who eat objects
When Shannon Litchfield’s 11 year-old son, Cameron, was losing weight and feeling sick, she took him to the emergency ro... Read more
30 Jun 2023
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48mins
Ranked #9
Fighting for truth: The struggle to overcome pathological lying
Fighting for truth: The struggle to overcome pathological lying
Do pathological liars always believe the stories they tell? What does it take for them to see the patterns behind their ... Read more
23 Jun 2023
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49mins
Ranked #10
Laugh and then think: What it's like to win the Ig Nobel Prize
Laugh and then think: What it's like to win the Ig Nobel Prize
Almost 1000 people have won Nobel Prizes. But only 300 have won IG Nobel Prizes! That’s the award honoring achievements ... Read more
16 Jun 2023
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50mins