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, come with us to Brooklyn to compete in The Punderdome! See if Chion has what it takes to go head-to-head with some of the best pun artists around. -
On this episode of Audacious, meet a man who was born colorblind but can now hear colors thanks to an antenna implanted into his skull. And a choreographer feels earthquakes via sensors in her feet. -
On this episode of Audacious meet Dr. Jenn Carson. When she was 9, she found out that her father and his second wife were serial killers. She grew up to become a mental health advocate. -
On this episode of Audacious, hear the story of Toby Dorr. She was on the run with John Manard for 12 days after she helped sneak him out of prison in a dog crate. -
On this episode of Audacious, meet three people who have persistent genital arousal disorder, including one woman who has around 100 orgasms a day. -
On this episode of Audacious, meet Zarna Garg. As a 40-something Indian stay-at-home mom, she started her comedy career just five years ago. Now she has her own comedy special on Amazon. -
On this episode of Audacious, meet Zumrat Dawut and Tahir Izgil, two Uyghur refugees who fled to America to escape the genocide against their people in northwest China. -
As part of NautiWeek, Audacious brings you two people who broke world records underwater! One is for breath-holding, the other is for living underwater for 100 days. -
We are re-airing this episode of Audacious in remembrance of David Meyers. He died on July 2, 2023 after living with glioblastoma for five years. -
On this episode of Audacious, meet three female referees in the world of boxing, chess, and softball, including one who was punched in the face (and it wasn't the one in the boxing ring!).
