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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Over 300 people have been awarded the Ig Nobel Prize for making people laugh and then think. On this episode of Audacious, meet the creator of the prize, and three people who’ve won it! -
“What If Friendship, Not Marriage, Was at the Center of Life?” On this episode of Audacious, you’ll meet people who are in Platonic Life Partnerships, or PLP’s. -
On this episode of Audacious, meet a boy who became a chess master at ten, siblings who started college at seven, and one of the youngest members of Mensa, who joined when she was two. -
On this episode, meet Audacious auctioneers! The country's oldest, a charity auctioneer, and one who sold a seat on a rocket ship. Plus, how did Chion do her first time auctioneering? -
On this episode of Audacious, from grave cleaning to free house cleaning to drive-by compliments, meet people who use TikTok to make the world a better place! -
On this episode of Audacious, what do we get wrong about anorexia? Hear from two people who've lived very different lives around this condition, one of which is in recovery. -
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. -
This hour on Audacious: A conversation with Tracy Dawson, author of 'Let Me Be Frank: A book about women who dressed like men to do shit they weren’t supposed to do.' -
How did Brandon Stanton turn his photo/storytelling project, Humans of New York, into the philanthropic powerhouse it is today? That and more on this episode of Audacious. -
This hour on Audacious: Medical aid in dying offers what some may call “a good death." But how will the increased use of it change our relationship with dying?
