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, coins, computers, cushions, and a grenade (!) take center stage at Show & Tell in Willimantic. -
The Big E, the largest fair in the Northeast, attracts about 1.5 million people each year to the fairgrounds in West Springfield, Massachusetts. Vendors, staff, exhibitors and guests reflect on what the fair means to them. -
On this episode of Audacious: Awe explored! From a solar eclipse to music’s power. With psychologist Dacher Keltner, cellist Yumi Kendall, and listeners' stories. -
On this episode of Audacious, cheese tells fortunes, onions reveal your love life, and tea leaves spill secrets… Snack-based prophecy is officially in! -
On this episode of Audacious, Marfan syndrome is explored through science, invention, and stand-up with a doctor, an engineer, and a comedian. -
On this episode of Audacious: Step inside the world of mascots, featuring the Phillie Phanatic, Chompers, and a giant in the world of mascot-making. -
On this episode of Audacious, meet three bold creators who also named their shows “Audacious,” and explore what that word really means to them. -
On this episode of Audacious, Jeffrey Marsh returns to talk about self-trust, radical love, dignity, and staying soft in a hardening world. -
On this episode of Audacious, meet a lawyer who exclusively works with lottery winners, and a man who, at 21 years old, won a $28 million Powerball jackpot. -
On this episode of Audacious, Bill shares the dead’s secrets, Matt hears his eulogy while alive, and Jacob sculpts coffins shaped like lions and Benzes.
