Snap Judgment mixes real stories with killer beats to produce cinematic, dramatic radio. Snap’s raw, musical brand of storytelling dares listeners to see the world through the eyes of another. It's storytelling... with a BEAT.
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 the Quest to Stop the Next School Shooter . Producer: Nancy López Season 10 Episode 12 Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices...
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 Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
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 Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
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 Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
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 Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
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 Music Get the video at snapjudgment.org Season 10 Epsiode 8 Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
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. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
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 Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
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. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
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 a way that is both surprising and meaningful. Warning, this story contains graphic descriptions of sexual violence. Season 10 Episode 6 Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
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 Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Two women, a tiny boat, the wide open ocean...and kismet. Season 8 Episode 28 Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
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 Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
It was both a tragedy and a punchline. The story behind a cult that changed the world. Season 10 Episode 3 Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
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 Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
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. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Ballistic missile threat inbound to Hawaii. Seek immediate shelter. A very special presentation of the day the world almost ended. Season 10 Episode 1 Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
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 lots and lots of flying mammals. Lots. Content Advisory: This story details a war situation involving both people and animals, Listener Discretion Is Advised. Season 9 Episode 38 Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices...
When you feel the walls coming closer and closer, where do you go? Where do you hide? Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
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 Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Snap Judgment spotlights the amazing podcast Ear Hustle: The Big No No, stories from San Quentin State Prison. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
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 forces bombed them, surrounded them, and starved them. That’s when Kassem decided to fight back. Season 9 Episode 35 Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
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 Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
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 Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
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" and Snap Judgment for the Coal + Ice Festival in San Francisco. Producers: Sukey Lewis , Mark Ristich and Jeremy Siegel Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices...
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 9 Episode 9 Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices...
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 Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
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 subjects would be dead. Until she met a squirrel who didn't seem quite right. The Visage: A man is hired to do remodel work on a house with a haunted history. But something inside the house doesn’t want anything to change. Season 9 Episode 31 Learn about ...
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 in Baghdad, an unseen force had a message for them: Get. Out. Season 9 Episode 30 Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices...
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 new way. Season 9 Episode 29 Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
