Snap Judgment

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What's Snap Judgment about?

Snap Judgment (Storytelling, with a BEAT) mixes real stories with killer beats to produce cinematic, dramatic, kick-ass radio. Snap’s raw, musical brand of storytelling dares listeners to see the world through the eyes of another.

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Into the Abyss

02.03.2023

A rookie pilot, a prominent politician, a cop, and a criminal find themselves enduring freezing temperatures in the remote wilderness after their plane crashes in Northern Canada. A huge thank you to Erik Vogel, the late Larry Shaben, and his ...

Snap Judgment episodes:

02.03.2023 Into the Abyss A rookie pilot, a prominent politician, a cop, and a criminal find themselves enduring freezing temperatures in the remote wilderness after their plane crashes in Northern Canada. A huge thank you to Erik Vogel, the late Larry Shaben, and his ...
01.27.2023 Pt 2: The Search for No Name Aporva - Snap Classic A woman arrives in India only to discover that the baby she’s there to adopt has just been rescued from an orphanage tied to a child trafficking ring. Listen to Part Two of this amazing journey. BIG thanks to Danielle ...
01.20.2023 Pt 1: The Search for No Name Aporva - Snap Classic When 14-year-old Annaporva finally decides to ask her mother about her biological family a story so unexpected unravels – there’s kingpins, death threats, and Maneka Gandhi. A HUGE thank you to Danielle and Annaporva Green for sharing your story with ...
01.12.2023 This Is Uncomfortable from Marketplace Toying with criminals is a dangerous game. This week, Marketplace brings Snap a chain-smoking internet detective who plays to win. A version of this story originally aired on Marketplace’s This Is Uncomfortable, a show about life and how money messes ...
01.05.2023 Beautiful - Snap Classic Lawrence “Binkey” Tolefree gets a phone call about a huge opportunity. But it’s the next call from his mom that leads to the most surprising performance of his career. And Nygel Turner shares what it’s like to live with Gynecomastia ...
12.29.2022 Mummers Day A centuries old tradition. A history of racism. What’s it take to get a little love in the City of Brotherly Love? This episode contains strong language, sensitive listeners please be advised. Thank you to the Mummers Parade and everyone ...
12.23.2022 The 2022 Look Back Special A prison librarian thought he just had to keep track of books until he started reading between the lines. And a young girl in San Francisco discovers something about her mother that turns a secret she's keeping into a burden. ...
12.15.2022 The Christmas Tree Mafia - Snap Classic Scott Lechner is the king of Christmas trees in Manhattan, nicknamed the “Pontiff of Soho.” But when his business runs afoul of the mob, he gets an offer that he can’t refuse. And a covert operative is assigned to extract ...
12.08.2022 The Repertoire “I kept seeing pieces with this name at the top… I wasn’t looking for him, he was almost looking for me.” This week on Snap, Nicholas McCarthy immerses himself in left-hand only piano compositions and gets lost in the world ...
12.02.2022 The Negotiators from Foreign Policy This week on Snap, we drop into the world of a hostage negotiator as he attempts to free an American journalist being held captive. Big thanks, Mickey Bergman, for sharing this story! Mickey’s book about his negotiations will be published ...
11.24.2022 The 2022 Gratitude Special It’s time people. We all need to push the chair back from the supper table, look around and remember who we are grateful for. This week on Snap, when a pillar of the community goes missing, the people rally to ...
11.17.2022 Jorge, Gina y Dante Dante is just looking for a haircut in Guadalajara and then he meets Jorge. He's always wanted to meet a trans person… older than him. But once they start talking, Dante can't believe his ears. This episode contains sexual references, ...
11.10.2022 The Soundtrack of Silence - Snap Classic When a young man is told is he going deaf, he sets out on a challenge to memorize the songs that defined his life. He had no idea that those songs would come back to him in the most unexpected ...
11.07.2022 The League of Impersonators When Umid Isabaev is trapped behind enemy lines, he gets help… from two of the world’s most dangerous men. This story contains some strong language. Sensitive listeners, please be advised. Thank you, Umid, for sharing your story with Snap! Thanks ...
11.03.2022 Time Glitch Joel Gheen is out of the military, newly married, and in college. His new life is going great… if he could just catch the damn bus. Thank you, Joel, for sharing your story with us! If you’re hungry for more ...
10.30.2022 The Sinkhole - Spooked One day, while out landscaping his yard, Moses reaches into the dirt and pulls out a handful of bones. He wants to find out who they belong to. But that might not be such a good idea. Happy Halloween! We’re ...
10.27.2022 Hotel Hell - Spooked Kimberly was expecting a luxurious hotel room. Someone in it… was expecting her. It’s Spooky Season and we are bringing you Spooked tales from the other side of the veil! BIG thanks to Kimberly and Colin for sharing your story! ...
10.26.2022 Pali Lookout - Spooked It’s March 1980, and best friends Lopaka and Sean decide to ditch class and head to the Pali Lookout, a tourist destination just outside of Honolulu on the island of Oahu. They’re hanging out, taking in the sights… but nothing ...
10.20.2022 Dolly - Spooked Some dolls are pretty, some dolls are nice, some dolls are waiting for you... in the night. Oh, yes! It's time for Spooked. BIG thanks, Mary, for sharing your story with us! Produced by Zoë Ferrigno, original score by Ella ...
10.13.2022 The Hired G.U.N. - Snap Classic Sir Dyno is the Chicano Eazy-E, the king of lowrider car shows, an up-and-coming gangsta rapper straight outta Northern California. But when he gets the money to finance his next CD, he has no idea that the same music that ...
10.06.2022 Finn and the Bell This is a story about a boy called Finn who loved to fish, play baseball, write poetry, and embroider… and what happens to a small Vermont community as it staggers forward after an unspeakable tragedy. This incredible Peabody award-winning story ...
10.04.2022 Round Trip A young girl's fantastic dream to be a doctor sends her into the middle of political realities of Port-au-Prince, Haiti. This story contains scenes of domestic abuse and gun violence, please take care while listening. Thank you, MJ Fièvre, for ...
09.29.2022 Dear Poetry A person with a "situation" turns to poetry for some advice. This week on Snap, we dive into an epic poem to solve a problem with Luisa Beck from Audible’s “Dear Poetry” podcast. This episode is uncensored and contains strong ...
09.22.2022 The Five Senses There are sounds you long to hear, smells you can’t unsmell, and tastes you forget about entirely when you’re in prison. Five San Quentin residents go deep in the SEASON 10 PREMIERE of Ear Hustle. And what does it mean ...
09.15.2022 Thin Ice - Snap Classic An underwater photographer sets out on a quest to document harp seals and experiences a moment that becomes a part of her forever. And everyone in the city of Pumpkintown is hunting for Sasquatch, including the only man who knows ...
09.09.2022 Birdzilla - Snap Classic When the biggest baddest bird in the wild is on the brink of death, one couple will do anything to bring her back home. Snap presents, “Birdzilla.” A Canadian love story. This episode discusses the subject of death and contains ...
09.02.2022 How I Made a Snap Story from Sound School Podcast Producer, Ruby Schwartz, pitched us a story. We said yes. But then Ruby had a new problem: how do you turn a 320-page memoir into a radio story? This feature pulls back the curtain on how this week’s Snap episode, ...
08.30.2022 The Wedding Guest - Snap Classic After years of fighting battles as a child soldier, a Sudanese man finds himself a refugee in Australia. As he struggles to overcome his past, he comes face-to-face with his childhood tormentor on a TV show. This episode recounts real ...
08.25.2022 Campfire Tales IX: Dad and the Three Caskets from Spooked Spooked’s own Annie Nguyen shares her family’s ghost story. When her father got the call from his siblings and cousins back in Vietnam, asking him to help them find their ancestors’ missing caskets, he got on the first plane out ...
08.24.2022 Campfire Tales IX: Dismal Falls from Spooked There are some places, deep in the woods, far away from civilization, that are magical. Chuck is hiking deep in the Appalachian woods when he stumbles upon one of these places: Dismal Falls. But Dismal Falls isn’t all fairies and ...
08.18.2022 The Handoff Mirza is a young Afghan military commander and Deven is his counterpart in the U.S. Marines. Their troops work together "shona b'shona" side-by-side in Taliban territory in a tenuous trust. When the US pulls out of Afghanistan the depth of ...
08.11.2022 Power Starting on live TV at a beauty pageant, we follow four women across two referendums to explore the consequences of talking about abortion and discover the quiet power and hidden dangers of speech itself. And when a young Josh Healy ...
08.04.2022 Money Truck - Snap Classic Six people, six different times and places, but they all find themselves in the same predicament, asking the same question, should they stop or should they go? This episode contains strong language, sensitive listeners please be advised. BIG thanks to ...
07.28.2022 My Mother Made Me from Radiotopia Presents Isabell is Jason’s mother. She raised him to be ambitious and selfless, which means she’s also raised him to be… overwhelmed. With life. But not to worry, Jason’s mom also knows exactly what to say to pull him out of ...
07.21.2022 No Angel An undercover ATF agent is going full throttle on a highway to hell as he tries to infiltrate the most notorious motorcycle club on the planet. This story contains police violence, descriptions of violence, and graphic imagery. Sensitive listeners, please ...
07.14.2022 Unseen & Unheard When Swiyyah and Dederick got married, her schizophrenia was a challenge they thought was under control. Until it wasn’t. And Glynn tells a story at Snap LIVE in Brooklyn about searching for his lost friend in Las Vegas. STORIES Swiyyah ...
07.07.2022 Mother Nature What's rich, buttery, and tastes like opportunity? Callo de Hacha. The shellfish delicacy that gave one Sinaloan town... "White Gold Fever.” And "Escape From Mammoth Pool," the harrowing rescue of 242 people and 16 dogs from the blazing fast "Creek" ...
06.30.2022 Raft of Passion - Snap Classic Mary needed to get away from her husband. A handsome stranger offered her a way out. All she had to do was participate in the strangest group experiment of all time. This story contains scenes of domestic abuse as well ...
06.23.2022 The Divine Feminine Yonis, vaginas, and sex were ALL forbidden language for Ashley and her conservative church-going Liberian mom. But when adult life got too big and too real those family secrets would be the one thing bringing them together. This story uses ...
06.21.2022 The Birth Dream - Snap Classic Andy Marra is on a mission to Korea in search of the mother she never knew with a secret she absolutely has to tell. Thank you, Andy, for sharing your story with Snap! Find out more about her advocacy work ...
06.16.2022 Roommate Wanted Brian’s desperate for cash, until a random ghost writer answers his Craigslist ad for a roommate. Now, he's about to get more drama than he ever imagined. BIG thanks to Brian Boucher for sharing his story with Snap! Brian wrote ...
06.09.2022 Greetings, Prophet! - Snap Classic A mild-mannered theater professor attempts to stage a controversial play in a small East Texas town. This episode discusses drug use, sex, homophobia, and contains explicit language. Sensitive listeners, please be advised. Thank you to Joseph Magee, Justin Adams, Jennifer ...
06.02.2022 The Roughhouse A man washes up on shore in Sitka, Alaska and finds himself in the middle of an underground boxing show. It’s a place where you might duke it out with the bartender, the locals, or your own troubled past. This ...
05.27.2022 Danger 9b Richard Hatch is overseas on a top-secret mission… to win over Jill, the most elusive, electrifying student in his 7th-grade class. He isn’t suave or sophisticated, so he’s gonna need help from The Beatles, the Russians, and even the CIA ...
05.24.2022 Wartime Cats Two crazy cats and one hard-nosed reporter land in Syria right as it is thrown into turmoil. Rasha Elass navigates her way through Damascus amidst government crackdowns and whistling missiles in search of the country she loves. This story contains ...
05.19.2022 The Family Name - Snap Classic When Julie Lindahl discovered that her grandfather had been an active member of the German SS, she decided to return to the scene of his crimes. But her grandmother made things difficult. This story contains brief descriptions of graphic imagery ...
05.12.2022 Impossible Weight When no one can hear you and nobody sees you anymore, how do you tell the world you are still there? One man's impossible journey back to the world that forgot him. This story contains descriptions of drug use, medical ...
05.05.2022 A Hit Dog Will Holler from Radiotopia Presents Gina gives snark like she’s paid for it—because she is. She’s a popular podcast producer with fans, followers, and frenemies. Until her life gets interrupted by a very loud roar. This week, Snap spotlights, A Hit Dog Will Holler from ...
05.03.2022 Chasing Thunder - Snap Classic For 110 days Peter Hammarstedt and his group of ocean vigilantes hunted the most notorious poacher of sea bass on the high seas, known as the Thunder. Their journey turns into an epic chase across 10,000 miles, two seas, and ...
04.28.2022 Ping A young woman wakes up in her Beijing dorm room to a call. A strange voice, a man she barely remembers, is asking her a question that will change her destiny. And a doctor hears one of her classical music ...

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Snap Judgment episodes:

Into the Abyss

Pt 2: The Search for No Name Aporva - Snap Classic

Pt 1: The Search for No Name Aporva - Snap Classic

This Is Uncomfortable from Marketplace

Beautiful - Snap Classic

Mummers Day

The 2022 Look Back Special

The Christmas Tree Mafia - Snap Classic

The Repertoire

The Negotiators from Foreign Policy

The 2022 Gratitude Special

Jorge, Gina y Dante

The Soundtrack of Silence - Snap Classic

The League of Impersonators

Time Glitch

The Sinkhole - Spooked

Hotel Hell - Spooked

Pali Lookout - Spooked

Dolly - Spooked

The Hired G.U.N. - Snap Classic

Finn and the Bell

Round Trip

Dear Poetry

The Five Senses

Thin Ice - Snap Classic

Birdzilla - Snap Classic

How I Made a Snap Story from Sound School Podcast

The Wedding Guest - Snap Classic

Campfire Tales IX: Dad and the Three Caskets from Spooked

Campfire Tales IX: Dismal Falls from Spooked

The Handoff

Power

Money Truck - Snap Classic

My Mother Made Me from Radiotopia Presents

No Angel

Unseen & Unheard

Mother Nature

Raft of Passion - Snap Classic

The Divine Feminine

The Birth Dream - Snap Classic

Roommate Wanted

Greetings, Prophet! - Snap Classic

The Roughhouse

Danger 9b

Wartime Cats

The Family Name - Snap Classic

Impossible Weight

A Hit Dog Will Holler from Radiotopia Presents

Chasing Thunder - Snap Classic

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