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 cant refuse. And a covert operative is assigned to extract a high-level target from Russia, and its about to ruin his holiday plans. STORIES The Christmas Tree Mafia 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 cant refuse. T...
Dec 15, 2022•50 min•Ep 41•Transcript available on Metacast I kept seeing pieces with this name at the top I wasnt 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 of Wittgenstein. Huge thanks to, Nicholas McCarthy, for sharing his story with Snap! Nicholas is the first and only left-hand alone pianist to have graduated from Londons Royal College of Music in its 140 year history. Hes since gone on to tour internationally and has recorded tw...
Dec 08, 2022•34 min•Ep 40•Transcript available on Metacast 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! Mickeys book about his negotiations will be published by Hachettes Center Street soon. This story comes to us from our friends at The Negotiators . The Negotiators is hosted by Jenn Williams, and is a partnership between Doha Debates and Foreign Policy . Yes, there are more stories on The Negotiators podcast. Each ...
Dec 02, 2022•39 min•Ep 59•Transcript available on Metacast Its 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 show their love. But maybe our hero... is still alive? We are grateful to tell stories and we aredeeply thankful for you Snap Nation! For all the love and support you have shown our Snap Fam, thank you. Were sending good vibes to you and yours! Thanks to, Tammerlin Drummond, for helping tel...
Nov 24, 2022•33 min•Ep 58•Transcript available on Metacast 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, sensitive listeners please be advised. Thank you, Dante and Jorge, for sharing your story! The Spanish version of this episode is available at CUIR: Historias Disidentes, a non-fiction podcast that showcases stories from the Latinx LGBTQ+ community and from people w...
Nov 17, 2022•50 min•Ep 57•Transcript available on Metacast 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 way. Thank you, Matt Hay, for sharing your story! A version of this story aired on KQEDs Qed Up . Produced by April Dembosky Sound Design by April Dembosky, Leon Morimoto & Renzo Gorrio Artwork by Mark Fiore Snap Classic Season 13 - Episode 56 Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices...
Nov 10, 2022•33 min•Ep 56•Transcript available on Metacast When Umid Isabaev is trapped behind enemy lines, he gets help from two of the worlds most dangerous men. This story contains some strong language. Sensitive listeners, please be advised. Thank you, Umid, for sharing your story with Snap! Thanks to Ethan Herschenfeld who voiced Umids words, and to, Mars Lipowski, who was the voice of Steve Poland. BIG thanks as well to our translators for this piece, Muhitdin Ahunhodjaev and Magdalena Balz. Want more from the Kim Jong Un Look-alike? Check out his...
Nov 07, 2022•28 min•Ep 55•Transcript available on Metacast 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 youre hungry for more details about Joels experience with a real-life glitch in the matrix, check out his website. Joel also has a fun podcast that covers weird topics from a Biblical perspective. Listen to hear all the paranormal stuff that never gets discussed from a traditional church pulpit or Bible study. Produ...
Nov 03, 2022•15 min•Ep 54•Transcript available on Metacast 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! Were celebrating with more Spooked ! Be afraid Thank you, Moses Thompson, for sharing your story with the Spooked! Folks, if you want to know more about Moses and his house, check out this article. Produced by Zo Ferrigno, original score by Yari Bundy, artwork by Teo Ducot Want more Spooked stories...
Oct 30, 2022•30 min•Ep 53•Transcript available on Metacast Kimberly was expecting a luxurious hotel room. Someone in it was expecting her. Its 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! Produced by Anne Ford, original score by Doug Stuart, art by Teo Ducot Want more Spooked? Spooked Season 7 has 26 brand NEW episodes this season! To listen to all episodes of Spooked as theyre released regularly through next Spring, subscribe to the Luminary Channel on Appl...
Oct 27, 2022•20 min•Ep 52•Transcript available on Metacast Its 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. Theyre hanging out, taking in the sights but nothing can prepare them for what happens when they decide to venture off the beaten path. Its Spooked season, Snap Nation! Thank you, Lopaka Kapanui, for lifting back the veil with Spooked! If you want more stories about spirits, legends, and the Mysteries of Hawaii , Lopakas got yo...
Oct 26, 2022•31 min•Ep 51•Transcript available on Metacast 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 Zo Ferrigno, original score by Ella June Pierson, artwork by Teo Ducot Interested in more tales of the supernatural, weird, and wonderful? Spooked Season 7 is RISEN!!! There are 26 brand NEW Spooked episodes coming for you this season. To listen to all episodes of Spooked as theyre released regularly through next...
Oct 20, 2022•19 min•Ep 50•Transcript available on Metacast 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 made him a legend will also lead to his downfall. This story contains drug references and offensive language, sensitive listeners please be advised. Thank you, David Rocha, for sharing your story with us. Thanks also to Sharon Rocha, Justin Berton & Julia Reynolds. David R...
Oct 13, 2022•49 min•Ep 49•Transcript available on Metacast 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 comes to us from the Rumble Strip podcast. For more about Finn and the Bell and to read peoples reactions to the show, visit the Rumble Strip Vermont website. Thank you to producer, Erica Heilman, for sharing this story with us. Big thanks and love to Tar...
Oct 06, 2022•50 min•Ep 48•Transcript available on Metacast 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 Fivre, for sharing your story with us! You can read more about MJs childhood in Haiti in her memoir: A Sky the Color of Chaos And shes working on a book series that uplifts Black women and girls - check out all that and more at badassblackgirl.com Produced by David Ex...
Oct 04, 2022•24 min•Ep 47•Transcript available on Metacast 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 Audibles Dear Poetry podcast. This episode is uncensored and contains strong language, sensitive listeners & young Snappers please be advised. BIG love and thanks to Luisa Beck for this segment of Dear Poetry ! Thank you also to poet Luther Hughes as well as the OG poet Paul Tran who actually wrote the poem featured in this episode (Like Judith Slay...
Sep 29, 2022•25 min•Ep 46•Transcript available on Metacast There are sounds you long to hear, smells you cant unsmell, and tastes you forget about entirely when youre in prison. Five San Quentin residents go deep in the SEASON 10 PREMIERE of Ear Hustle . And what does it mean to be found Suitable? Who is, who isn't and why the hell not? Nate McKinney and his family at the Uncuffed podcast get together for an award-winning send-off. The Five Senses from Ear Hustle Life in prison can mess with your senses. There are smells you cant unsmell, and sounds you...
Sep 22, 2022•50 min•Ep 45•Transcript available on Metacast 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 exactly where Bigfoot lives. STORIES Thin Ice An underwater photographer sets out on a quest to document harp seals and experiences a moment that becomes a part of her forever. This story contains descriptions of animal death in the wild. Sensitive listeners, please be ...
Sep 15, 2022•49 min•Ep 44•Transcript available on Metacast 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 strong language, sensitive listeners please be advised. Thank you, Murdo Messer, for sharing your story with us! And all of us here at Snap are thinking fondly of the late Dr. Helene Van Doninck, wherever you are, thank you. Learn more about the Cobequid Wildlife Rehabilita...
Sep 09, 2022•49 min•Ep 43•Transcript available on Metacast 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 weeks Snap episode, The Wedding Guest was made. Thank you, Rob Rosenthaland Ruby Schwartz, for sharing this process! This piece came to us from our friends at the Sound School Podcast . Listen to the original version here . Looking for ways to learn about storytelling and how to podcast? Subscribe to the S...
Sep 02, 2022•26 min•Ep 42•Transcript available on Metacast 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 events that happened to a child soldier, including graphic scenes inside a prison camp, listener discretion is advised. Thank you, Ayik , for sharing your incredible story with us! To learn more about Ayiks life, check out his memoir, The Lost Boy . You can also ca...
Aug 30, 2022•49 min•Ep 41•Transcript available on Metacast Spookeds own Annie Nguyen shares her familys 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 of California. But when he got there, he realized they needed to call on higher powers to help them locate the long-lost grave sites. Oh yes its Part Two of Campfire Tales. Featuring supernatural stories from our sister podcast, Spooked , a Luminary Original. BIG love and t...
Aug 25, 2022•27 min•Ep 40•Transcript available on Metacast 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 isnt all fairies and rainbows. Its a place of dark magic. At last its that time of year where we bring you our traditional, Campfire Tales. Stories crafted in the dark of night from our sister podcast, Spooked , a Luminary Original. Be afraid. Thanks, Chuck, for sharing your story! Produced ...
Aug 24, 2022•25 min•Ep 39•Transcript available on Metacast 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 their friendship is put to the test. This story contains graphic imagery, sensitive listeners please be advised. Many thanks to Deven Ravel, and Mirza for sharing their stories! Special thanks to Mary Mathis, Sarah Delia, and Nikka Singh. Produced by Shaina Sh...
Aug 18, 2022•42 min•Ep 38•Transcript available on Metacast 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 learns some unexpected news from his girlfriend, his first thought is of his grandmothers. STORIES Lights Out: A Sense of Quietness This story followsaline of connection through four women across two referendums to explore the unexpected consequences of talking about...
Aug 11, 2022•49 min•Ep 37•Transcript available on Metacast 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 Tyler Estep, who first reported Philip Deans story for the Atlanta-Journal Constitution. Thanks also to Cole Richards and Randy Scott Carroll for recording assistance. Thank you to everyone interviewed for this story: Troy Stokes, Philip Dean, Bets...
Aug 04, 2022•35 min•Ep 36•Transcript available on Metacast Isabell is Jasons mother. She raised him to be ambitious and selfless, which means shes also raised him to be overwhelmed. With life. But not to worry, Jasons mom also knows exactly what to say to pull him out of a rut, which she does every Sunday, when Jason rolls up to her house for their weekly visit. Thank you Jason, Isabell, and our Radiotopia Presents fam for sharing this story with the Snap! This is Episode 1, I Can Do Anything, from, My Mother Made Me , a four-part series from Radiotopia...
Jul 28, 2022•29 min•Ep 35•Transcript available on Metacast 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 be advised. BIG thanks to Jay Dobyns for sharing his story with Snap. There is so much that we were not able to share with you about Jays experience. To find out more check out his memoirs No Angel and Catching Hell . Special thanks to George C...
Jul 21, 2022•50 min•Ep 34•Transcript available on Metacast When Swiyyah and Dederick got married, her schizophrenia was a challenge they thought was under control. Until it wasnt. And Glynn tells a story at Snap LIVE in Brooklyn about searching for his lost friend in Las Vegas. STORIES Swiyyah and Dederick When Swiyyah and Dederick got married, her schizophrenia was a challenge they thought was under control. Until it wasnt. Listen as they share their story of facing lifes many challenges with love, faith, and each other. This story comes to us from the...
Jul 14, 2022•45 min•Ep 33•Transcript available on Metacast 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" wildfire. STORIES White Gold Fever What's rich, buttery, and tastes like opportunity? Callo de Hacha. The shellfish delicacy that gave one Sinaloan town... "White Gold Fever. Thank you, Belen, and to everyone in Teacapan for sharing this story with us...
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