Jessica Severin de Martinez
Producer, AudaciousJessica Severin de Martinez is a producer for Audacious with Chion Wolf.
Growing up in Germany, she lived in several European countries before deciding to call Connecticut her home a decade ago. With a fierce love for words and a background in internal auditing, she found her dream job at Connecticut Public.
Jessica was one of the producers of the Audacious episode ‘I Regret Becoming A Parent,’ which won a Gracie Award in 2022. She played a key role behind the scenes when Chion Wolf received a Gracie for Best Host in 2024. Jessica was also a producer of the episode ‘Intersex advocacy and the fight for bodily autonomy with Pidgeon Pagonis,’ which was honored with a Gracie in 2025, this time in the Portrait/Biography category.
When Jessica is not looking for audacious stories and guests, you might find her writing poetry, trying to perfect the execution of her grandma’s apple cake recipe, or creating moments of calm in this fast-spinning, beautiful world.
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On this episode of Audacious, learn the difference between “submissive” and “slave”, and four people’s interpretations of what it means to obey, serve, and play. -
From our Audacious love series: From the world of BDSM and kink, meet dominants. One gets money just for existing, and another uses his wheelchair as another tool of power. -
On this episode of Audacious, join Chion as she wonders about physical affection during her experience with a professional cuddlist one-on-one, and at a 25-person-strong cuddle party. -
Doing stand-up comedy isn’t easy for most human beings. So...what’s it like for comedians who have a disability like cerebral palsy, amputations, or Tourette's? -
In this episode of Audacious about de-cluttering and hoarding, a woman gives Chion a tour of her home. Plus, how YouTube helped another woman manage her relationship with hoarding. -
On this episode of Audacious, meet people who've spent a year reading over 365 books, becoming fluent in English by watching television, and gotten over a hundred rejections. -
Fewer than 10% of truck drivers are women, and this episode of Audacious, meet three of them: One drives a tow truck, another owns a CDL training school, and another is a trans woman. -
On this episode of Audacious, meet Joel Cross, Scott Tatum, and Daníel Colón, who use social media to inspire, connect, and show other ways of embracing self-love. -
On this episode of Audacious, find out what's it like to be on The Price Is Right, Wheel Of Fortune, or JEOPARDY! -
Meet a man who believes he is the reincarnation of civil war General John P. Gordon; a past-life researcher, and audio from Chion's past-life regression.
