Snap Judgment

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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.
WNYC Studios is a listener-supported producer of leading podcasts including Radiolab, On the Media, Nancy, Here’s the Thing with Alec Baldwin, and many others.
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The Badlands - Snap Classic

08.15.2019

For two years, ISIS fought to take over the city of Mosul, killing 40,000 civilians. A mix of missionaries, mercenaries, and misfits from around the world pack their bags, fly to Iraq and voluntarily run into the line of fire ...

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08.15.2019 The Badlands - Snap Classic For two years, ISIS fought to take over the city of Mosul, killing 40,000 civilians. A mix of missionaries, mercenaries, and misfits from around the world pack their bags, fly to Iraq and voluntarily run into the line of fire ...
08.14.2019 Spooked Season III Trailer Spooked Season III is upon us! It’s bigger, badder, and scarier than ever. We’ve got new episodes with terrifying tales to keep you up at night... The first episode drops next week, Thursday, 8/22/19. Don't listen alone... All 26 episodes ...
08.08.2019 Gambit A man inspired by joy writes a song, then he discovers it’s become a weapon. And a boy beat down by life learns to fight back, with the help of an upper-cut and milkshakes. STORIES Life On Easy Street A ...
08.01.2019 Shangri-La - Snap Classic Glynn unearths paradise. A geoscientist journeys deep into the Amazon Jungle, where rivers rage and legends come true. And a revolutionary living in exile does the unexpected. Snap presents a classic, "Shangri-La." STORIES "The Perfect Spot" Backpackers are scouring Southeast ...
07.25.2019 Kissing the Concrete - Snap Spotlights "Ear Hustle" Snap leaves San Quentin State Prison with the Ear Hustle Podcast and then goes back inside to hear stories from Prison Reception. Content Advisory: This episode contains graphic descriptions of violence. Listener discretion is advised. STORIES Kissing the Concrete Snap ...
07.18.2019 The Body Genius - Snap Spotlights "The Truth" In a dark and fictional world, we meet the best Hollywood trainer money can buy. A trainer who specializes in the human body, but one body in his gym... isn't breathing. Snap spotlights "The Truth" podcast. We're proud to present ...
07.11.2019 Respawn A teenage hacker inspired by “Mr. Robot” takes on his high school and gets personal with his principal's Twitter account. And night-shift doctor, Joe Sills, shares a story of life after death. STORIES Code Yellow A teenage hacker inspired by ...
07.04.2019 On The Mat - Snap Classic A one-legged high schooler wrestles with his identity and his weight class. A story featuring tough opponents and big decisions. The Wrestler With The Missing Leg Anthony Robles was born with one leg, but that didn’t stop him from joining ...
06.27.2019 Operation Little Flower In a small Croatian town of Vukovar, some 200 people went missing. Years later, a group of investigators with The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia set out on an impossible task to find out who was responsible for ...
06.20.2019 Quick Fix - Snap Classic Mouth Of The Dragon When a small child is lost, it's up to Glynn to face the dragon. As The World Burns What happens when the world around you starts to burn? A Little White Lie Think your dating life ...
06.13.2019 Snap LIVE! The Social Experiment THE LEGEND OF SWEETFOOT Comedian Dino Archie gets into a bar fight that blossoms into a bromance. The bond with his soulmate ripens over crab trapping, bankruptcy, and the Ghost of Christmas Future. CAMP EXORCIST Comedian James Judd dreams of ...
06.06.2019 Bloodsport - Snap Classic Point guard Alex Owumi has just landed in North Africa to play basketball for his childhood hero. For more information, check out Alex’s book -- Qaddafi's Point Guard. Producer: Davey Kim and Anna Sussman Season 6 Episode 8
05.30.2019 The Boy On The Beach Hear the story behind the influential photo of the Syrian boy who drowned while attempting to reach Europe. Read more in Tima Kurdi’s book, The Boy on the Beach. Producer: Anna Sussman Season 10 - Episode 15
05.23.2019 The Family Name Quiet is Best 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. Producer: Erika Lantz Like A ...
05.22.2019 “The Choice” Josh Healey Live at BAM - Snap Classic When Josh Healey learns some unexpected news from his girlfriend, his first thought...is of Grandma Barbara and Grandma Henrietta. Season 7 Episode 3
05.17.2019 A Wives' Tale - Snap Classic Five women, one husband and one goal in life... to get to the Celestial Kingdom. Producer: Tyler Measom & Adizah Eghan Original Score and Sound Design: Renzo Gorrio Season 8 Episode 15
05.12.2019 Who's Your Mama? Pt 2 "Nose Job" When Roderick turns 18, he gets a special gift from his mom... for the one thing about him, she does not love. Sound Design & Score: Leon Morimoto Produced: Shaina Shealy, Mark Oppenheimer and the team at Unorthodox. Season 10 ...
05.09.2019 Who's Your Mama - Pt 1 "#Waffle Woke" Comic Jen Kober tells the story of the mother she never expected to find, on a journey she never expected to take. Performed live at The Paramount in Oakland. Music composed by Bells Atlas. Season 10 Episode 13
05.02.2019 Tricknology - Snap Classic When you're struggling and living in the margins, the powers that be want to keep you ... exactly where you are. Season 8 Episode 12
04.25.2019 No One Calls Me Shooter When one couple learns that their teenage son has been identified as a potential school shooter, they do everything they can to prove that he’s not. Bethany Barnes originally reported this story for The Oregonian - Targeted: A Family and ...
04.18.2019 Good Morning, Mosul - Snap Classic A tiny, pirate radio station broadcasts to the thousands of families trapped in ISIS-controlled Mosul. When listeners start calling in, something remarkable happens. Producer: Anna Sussman
04.12.2019 Snap LIVE! At The Paramount Snap LIVE! At The Paramount featuring Glynn Washington, Don Reed and Joyce Lee telling stories about subjects that are taboo, bizarre and humorous. Live Music by Bell's Atlas Season 10 Episode 11
04.05.2019 The Promised Land The story of a small Christian hill town in Palestine, and the 18 cows that kind of, almost, but never really, changed the course of its future. Season 10 Episode 10
04.02.2019 Don Reed "Cardboard Boxes" at Snap LIVE! in Brooklyn Snap Favorite Don Reed takes the stage with a heartfelt homage to his father's dreams for his son. Performed live by Don Reed at the Brooklyn Academy of Music Music composed and performed by Bells Atlas Season 10 Episode 9
03.29.2019 Jen Kober "Skydiving" at Snap LIVE! in Brooklyn Snap comedy queen Jen Kober thought having an adventurous date meant trying a new restaurant... little did she know she would be free falling into a pretty crappy situation. Original Music by Bells Atlas Performed Live at Brooklyn Academy of ...
03.22.2019 Texas Ranger - Snap Classic Back in the 1970's Bob Favor signed up to be a Texas Ranger. He helped local police solve some of their toughest cases. But there was one case that kept getting away from him.
03.15.2019 Love Me's "Meet Cute" John Cotrocois is obsessed with meet-cutes, but he always falls for the wrong men. Will his dream of a fairy-tale romance come true? Season 10 Episode 7
03.08.2019 Peace Of Mind with Bhi Bhiman - Snap Spotlight Snap spotlights "Peace of Mind" with Bhi Bhiman. In the inaugural episode, Bhi interviews Glynn Washington, bestselling author Dave Eggers, and renowned psychologist Lee Ross.
03.01.2019 Reckonings - Snap Spotlight After a college party, Anwen* and Sameer* went back to a dorm room. What happened that night was confusing and horrible. But in this story we get the rare opportunity to hear both of them grapple with what happened in ...
02.22.2019 I'm Your Man The voicemail message says someone from your past needs your help. Would you respond, if it meant getting involved in a murder trial? Season 10 Episode 5
02.15.2019 Kismet Two women, a tiny boat, the wide open ocean...and kismet. Season 8 Episode 28
02.08.2019 The Border Hacker A computer hacker tries to make his way home through two countries, a dense jungle and a seemingly endless string of technical challenges. Season 10 Episode 4
02.01.2019 Heaven's Gate It was both a tragedy and a punchline. The story behind a cult that changed the world. Season 10 Episode 3
01.25.2019 One Wrong Lie When a man is falsely accused of kidnapping a police officer, he tells a lie to set himself free. But that lie comes at an enormous cost. Season 10 Episode 2
01.18.2019 The North Pond Hermit - Snap Classic There was a legend in central Maine, about a hermit who had lived in the woods, unseen, for 30 years. Then, in 2013, the police arrested a man named Christopher Knight.
01.11.2019 This Is Not A Drill Ballistic missile threat inbound to Hawaii. Seek immediate shelter. A very special presentation of the day the world almost ended. Season 10 Episode 1
01.04.2019 The Other Secret Weapon A young man has the chance to work on a very secret, very powerful weapon that could put an end to world war II. The project involves no toxins, no chemicals, no shrapnel and no bullets. Instead, the project involves ...
12.28.2018 Boxed In When you feel the walls coming closer and closer, where do you go? Where do you hide?
12.20.2018 The Look Back Special A special presentation just for you... "Look Back 2018." Coming to terms with events that have happened, but that you don’t want to believe. Featuring some favorite Snap stories from the vault. Season 9 Episode 37
12.14.2018 Ear Hustle's The Big No No - Snap Spotlight Snap Judgment spotlights the amazing podcast Ear Hustle: The Big No No, stories from San Quentin State Prison.
12.06.2018 48 Hours In Syria Kassem Eid had spent two years living in a city under siege. After he and his neighbors took part in the protests during the Arab Spring in 2011, Syrian President Bashar Al Assad began to punish towns like Kassem’s. His ...
11.29.2018 One Way Mission The story of a young man sent out alone on a dark and deadly mission to save the world. Season 9 Episode 34
11.22.2018 The 2018 Gratitude Special Heroes come in all shapes and sizes: little girls, traveling dogs and men who save strangers from disaster... on the Snap Judgment 2018 Gratitude Special. Season 9 Episode 33
11.16.2018 The Cut When the man in charge of a small, insular northern Ohio town wreaks havoc on his followers, a young Amish boy with a passion for good hair tries to clean up the mess. Season 9 Episode 32
11.13.2018 The Fire Tapes Special What do you do when you are trying to give birth... in the middle of a wildfire? Nicole Veum is interviewed live by producer April Demobosky for "The Fire Tapes" The Fire Tapes is a collaboration between KQED's "The Bay" ...
11.09.2018 Counted: An Oakland Story Counted: An Oakland Story is the story of the people lost to Oakland’s violence. During 2017, a team of Snap Judgment producers, learned about Oakland’s homicide victims, their families and communities. Visit oaklandstory.org for more interviews, photos and illustrations. Season ...
11.02.2018 Snap LIVE! in NYC Legendary "Snap LIVE! in NYC" at RadioLoveFest featuring Tariq "Black Thought" Trotter from The Roots and The Tonight Show, comedian Jen Kober, and Snap favorite Josh Healey. Season 7 Episode 3
10.25.2018 Creepy Crawly - Spooked IX The Birds: As a little boy in Richmond Virginia, raising pigeons, Ray Christian made a friend with the same hobby. But there was something mysterious about Ray’s new pal. The Taxidermist: When Tracey started doing taxidermy, she assumed all her ...
10.19.2018 Trapped - Spooked IX Get 13 all-new episodes of Spooked Season 2 at Spookedpodcast.org. THE IRON GATE When Dallas Sanchez was stationed in Iraq, he saw danger every single day. But one night on patrol, when his small kill team took over a house ...
10.12.2018 Back To The Wall Pro rock climbers Jason Smith and Tommy Caldwell know a thing or two about dangerous even life threatening adventures, but when they go on an expedition to the famous Yellow Wall in Kyrgyzstan, their lives were threatened in a whole ...

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Snap Judgment episodes:

The Badlands - Snap Classic

Spooked Season III Trailer

Gambit

Shangri-La - Snap Classic

Kissing the Concrete - Snap Spotlights "Ear Hustle"

The Body Genius - Snap Spotlights "The Truth"

Respawn

On The Mat - Snap Classic

Operation Little Flower

Quick Fix - Snap Classic

Snap LIVE! The Social Experiment

Bloodsport - Snap Classic

The Boy On The Beach

The Family Name

“The Choice” Josh Healey Live at BAM - Snap Classic

A Wives' Tale - Snap Classic

Who's Your Mama? Pt 2 "Nose Job"

Who's Your Mama - Pt 1 "#Waffle Woke"

Tricknology - Snap Classic

No One Calls Me Shooter

Good Morning, Mosul - Snap Classic

Snap LIVE! At The Paramount

The Promised Land

Don Reed "Cardboard Boxes" at Snap LIVE! in Brooklyn

Jen Kober "Skydiving" at Snap LIVE! in Brooklyn

Texas Ranger - Snap Classic

Love Me's "Meet Cute"

Peace Of Mind with Bhi Bhiman - Snap Spotlight

Reckonings - Snap Spotlight

I'm Your Man

Kismet

The Border Hacker

Heaven's Gate

One Wrong Lie

The North Pond Hermit - Snap Classic

This Is Not A Drill

The Other Secret Weapon

Boxed In

The Look Back Special

Ear Hustle's The Big No No - Snap Spotlight

48 Hours In Syria

One Way Mission

The 2018 Gratitude Special

The Cut

The Fire Tapes Special

Counted: An Oakland Story

Snap LIVE! in NYC

Creepy Crawly - Spooked IX

Trapped - Spooked IX

Back To The Wall

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