Snap Judgment
by Snap Judgment and PRX
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About this podcast
Snap Judgment mixes real stories with beats to produce cinematic, dramatic audio. Snap’s raw, musical brand of storytelling dares listeners to see the world through the eyes of another. It's storytelling... with a BEAT.
Episodes
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- Flamingos in the Bathroom · 49 min · Season 17 Episode 51In the middle of a Miami hurricane these pink beauties huddled together for survival, but zookeeper Ron Magill turned it into something iconic. And when a reporter’s love story…
- Bonkers - Snap Classic · 49 min · Season 17 Episode 50The Southern heat is turned up high as one man faces a filthy flock of sheep, a nonstop chatterbox, and an angry ram, all in a super explosive little shack. Plus, a story where…
- The Waiting Game · 49 min · Season 17 Episode 49A horse-drawn carriage picks up a man, escorting him to a destination unknown. And Georgia’s Lake Lanier seems like the perfect spot to spend a holiday weekend. But beneath the…
- Goblins of Eastern Kentucky · 50 min · Season 17 Episode 48A powerful flood brings things once buried to the surface in the Appalachian Mountains. Happy Spooky Season Snap Nation!!! It's a Halloween tradition to feature our evil twin…
- Bigfoot in Littleton · 51 min · Season 17 Episode 47Bigfoot takes over a small southern town in a massive way. Locals say he’s a beast, a spiritual entity, or even worse… a damn Yankee. Plus, a story from Pumpkintown… where…
- Shut Up Rick - Snap Classic · 51 min · Season 17 Episode 46Did you ever have that one friend that you didn’t want but it turns out you really need? This week on Snap, epic stories about unexpected companionship. STORIES Shut Up Rick…
- We Are Jane Doe E3: What Happens in the Dark Always Comes to the Light · 43 min · Season 17 Episode 45Ali faces down her attacker in court and wins. But will the Central California Women's Facility officers who assaulted her former cell mate and 150 other women see justice? And…
- We Are Jane Doe E2: Operation Breakdown · 26 min · Season 17 Episode 44August 2nd, 2024, started with a search. More than 150 women rounded up into chow hall as their cells were tossed. What happened next was beyond their imagination. It would be…
- We Are Jane Doe E1: Ali’s Story · 29 min · Season 17 Episode 43Ali Prout had only been at the Central California Women’s Facility for a few days when an officer stopped her at a checkpoint. “You have beautiful lips and beautiful eyes,” he…
- The Roughhouse - Snap Classic · 42 min · Season 17 Episode 42A 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…
- The Whale · 49 min · Season 17 Episode 41On the volcanic island of La Palma biologists unravel a massive mystery. Is it a crime scene, a treasure or a dream come true? And in the town of Trinidad a grade school trip to…
- Vote for El Hottie - Snap Classic · 46 min · Season 17 Episode 40In sweet home Alabama, from the heart of Libya, comes a renegade candidate with a boombox and a head scarf. The cheerleaders, the geeks, the dweebs and the freaks are about to…
- Campfire Tales: Hot Wheels · 49 min · Season 17 Episode 39There’s a jumbie in a jalopy and the spirits are flowing during happy hour on St. Thomas. Plus, everybody kicks butt in Lee’s Los Gatos Spin Class but Cycle 23 is out of this…
- Feelabeelia: One-Hit Wonder? Snap Classic · 50 min · Season 17 Episode 38Hold onto your mullets! British drummer Nick Murphy and his band are overjoyed after signing a record deal with THE Quincy Jones in 1984. That is, until a chance encounter with…
- Super Pizza Man · 50 min · Season 17 Episode 37A pizza delivery guy goes full superhero out on the job. And a husband trying to bring joy to his pregnant wife pays a high price to satisfy her sweet tooth. Super Pizza Man A…
- The Shadow Side · 50 min · Season 17 Episode 36The dead man does not know the value of his coffin. This episode comes to us from Mind Your Own! Mind Your Own is a storytelling podcast navigating what it means to belong, all…
- The Black Wind - All Systems Down · 46 min · Season 17 Episode 35Chase the storm until it chases you. Tornadoes! They don’t look like they do in the movies. When you’re in the path of one, all you’ll see is a wall of black wind. This week…
- Fire & Ice - All Systems Down · 50 min · Season 17 Episode 34Randy, the local surfing legend is in a one-man battle with the blaze at Sunset Point. Plus, the blizzard of the century traps four men on top of a Tennessee bald, frozen and…
- Father of the Bride - All Systems Down · 51 min · Season 17 Episode 33Dad goes into hero mode and no hurricane, no barricade, no live power line is gonna stand between him and his daughter’s wedding day. Father of the Bride Dad goes into hero…
- Vroom - All Systems Down · 59 min · Season 17 Episode 32A teenager is trapped behind the wheel of a speeding SUV with a mind of its own. It’s blowing through intersections at high speed, police in hot pursuit, Mom’s on with 911… and…
- The Belgian Beaver Bandit - Snap Classic · 49 min · Season 17 Episode 31One man takes it upon himself to reintroduce the beaver to Belgium. When his proposal to the Ministry of Conservation is rejected he takes matters into his own hands. And -- the…
- Blood Memory from Love and Radio · 43 min · Season 17 Episode 30From our friends at Love and Radio, the groundbreaking new series Blood Memory. In this first episode, two women meet the same man in prison and walk away with decidedly…
- Movement - Snap Classic · 48 min · Season 17 Episode 29The story of a self proclaimed “drunk drag queen,” and the music that saved them. Plus, we go on an adventure underwater to visit a secret kingdom for seahorses. STORIES…
- Deliverance · 50 min · Season 17 Episode 28Little Sammy has three loves. Bumble bees, the Bible and boys. Raised by preachers, he’s kept one of these secret, but Deliverance Day is on the way. A very big thank you to Dr…
- Kismet - Snap Classic · 50 min · Season 17 Episode 27Two women set sail on a tiny boat embarking on a journey to freedom that takes them across the globe. And a Hungarian composer dreams of changing the world… he did. This episode…
- Something Sacred · 49 min · Season 17 Episode 26A Coast Guardsman scans the dark, starry horizon with a pair of night vision goggles. He’s looking for hazards in the water and other ships. But nothing can prepare him for what…
- The Real Fleetwood Mac - Snap Classic · 49 min · Season 17 Episode 25Elmer Gantry gets an offer to join a notoriously unstable rock n’ roll band on a tour of the US. What could possibly go wrong? And the infamous Pine Tar Game of baseball…
- Silence Speaks · 48 min · Season 17 Episode 24You don't always need words to speak up. Silence Speaks In a time when words were dangerous, Grigory found a way to speak up using silence. Mimes. Robots. Mermaids. You’ll only…
- Heavyweight · 43 min · Season 17 Episode 23At 101 years old, Deborah discovered a box she'd stashed away a lifetime ago. What was inside reignited an old love and turned her life upside down. This is an episode from a…
- Fire Escape: Worthy EP6 · 34 min · Season 17 Episode 22The Fire Girls blast their sirens to salute Amika as she is released from prison after seven years. She has no career, no home, no money, and teenage children who have been…
- Fire Escape: Release EP5 · 33 min · Season 17 Episode 21As wildland fires burn hotter and stronger across California, Amika and the incarcerated firefighters are put in extreme danger. At a massive, out of control fire, Amika must…
- Fire Escape: Reckoning EP4 · 36 min · Season 17 Episode 20Amika and the Fire Girls are called to the scene of a terrible crash to rescue the passengers from the wreckage. Amika realizes the driver of the car is intoxicated. While saving…
- Fire Escape: Caught EP3 · 32 min · Season 17 Episode 19At the firehouse, Amika plans a drop – a secret plan to sneak forbidden cell phones to her friends still on the inside. She begins to worry she might get caught. And then she’s…
- Fire Escape: Escape EP2 · 31 min · Season 17 Episode 18Amika is thrown in the hole for forty days. Locked in a windowless cell, she can hear the women through the walls losing their sanity. To protect herself, Amika must shut down…
- Fire Escape: The Crash EP1 · 34 min · Season 17 Episode 17How did Amika Mota go from a midwife and mother of three to a prisoner inside one of the largest women's prisons on Earth? Handcuffed to a hospital bed, awaiting trial, Amika…
- The Ledge - Snap Classic · 49 min · Season 17 Episode 16Strapped in a harness, on the edge of a mountain, the snow bridge lets out a hollow crack as it gives way. The story of two climbers whose fates are intertwined by a length of…
- Announcing Snap+ · 1 minSnap+ is the new subscription membership program from Snap Judgment. You’ll get an ad-free stream, special behind-the-scenes features, and even some virtual hangs with Glynn…
- Nora Holt: The Lives and Loves of Harlem's Legendary Blonde Bombshell · 51 min · Season 17 Episode 15A musical prodigy from Kansas becomes a renowned race woman in Chicago, a tabloid sensation in Harlem, and a musical force the world over. These are the many lives and loves of…
- Last Paper Standing · 52 min · Season 17 Episode 14Zaki is in Kabul running an indie newspaper called The Etilaatroz. The Taliban are approaching the city, and the entire newsroom is on edge. But the question in Zaki’s mind is…
- The Wave - Snap Classic · 37 min · Season 17 Episode 13What if you invented something the whole world knows but someone else took the credit? This week on Snap, we uncover the story of Krazy George, a shy wood-shop teacher turned…
- Rained Out Rook · 15 min · Season 17 Episode 12A call from the Philadelphia Phillies brings a big league opportunity to a pitcher holding out hope. Thank you, Brian Mazone, for sharing your story with the Snap! After…
- Bros Being Bros · 42 min · Season 17 Episode 11A Los Angeles radio show prank-calls random French citizens and unintentionally reach le président. A hotheaded comedian gets into a fight. Plus, a seven-year parking spot war…
- The Cut - Snap Classic · 41 min · Season 17 Episode 10When 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. Produced…
- When Doves Cry / Fever · 50 min · Season 17 Episode 9An ecologist in Maine fears she will be criticized because she "communicates with animals." Then a tiny, collared Dove told her he could read her mind. And – a man in Alaska…
- The Crate Escape / Fever · 49 min · Season 17 Episode 8From puppy love to stolen moments to the thrill of the chase... their relationship made headlines. A huge thank you to Toby Dorr for sharing her story with Snap! Toby is an…
- Loves Actually / Fever · 45 min · Season 17 Episode 7Could you choose a lover for the love of your life? Our Fever Series continues with more stories from the heart -- of the heart. STORIES Loves Actually A Colorado couple…
- How Will I Know? / Fever · 53 min · Season 17 Episode 6Your eyes may deceive you, your ears can betray you, but when it comes to love the nose knows. Plus - a reflection on life’s sliding doors and how we can never truly know all the…
- In Search of a Black Utopia - Snap Classic · 49 min · Season 17 Episode 5Adizah Eghan noticed an interesting trend on social media: everyone seemed to be living it up in Tulum, Mexico. Some were flocking there to have a good time, while others were…
- Free Reign - Tooth & Claw · 50 min · Season 17 Episode 4An Iranian American professor is on a date in the hills outside Tehran. She hears the thunder of galloping, and what comes over the crest will ignite an unbridled passion in her…
- Monkey Sister - Tooth & Claw · 50 min · Season 17 Episode 3What if your sister -- the one your parents raised you with, the one that shared your toys -- what if she didn’t just have different hair, or a slightly different nose, but was…
