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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.

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    • Arts
    • 4.7 • 10.7K Ratings

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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.

Listen on Apple Podcasts
Requires subscription and macOS 11.4 or higher

    Transcendent - Snap Classic

    Transcendent - Snap Classic

    A man fights freezing temperatures and extreme altitude while ascending Mt. Kilimanjaro, to search for answers to life’s questions. And when a resident of the Cadillac Hotel goes missing, her longtime lover and best friend won’t rest until she is found.

    STORIES

    Rocky’s Best Life

    Glynn remembers the fond memories of a childhood friend, Rocky.

    Produced by Pat Mesiti-Miller

    The Enlightenment Trap

    A skeptical journalist fights freezing temperatures alongside a fitness guru to test his limits.

    Read more about Scott’s adventures with Wim Hof and his ascent up Mt. Kilimanjaro in his book, “What Doesn’t Kill Us.” See what else Scott is up to on his website.

    Produced by Adizah Eghan, original score by David Last

    The Cadillac Hotel

    At the Cadillac Hotel, an SRO in San Francisco’s Tenderloin District, a resident has gone missing. Her long time lover and best friend won’t rest until she is found.

    Produced by Parker Yesko with assistance from Anna Sussman, original score by Renzo Gorrio

    Artwork by Teo Ducot

    Snap Classic: Season 15 - Episode 14

    • 49 min
    The Cannonball Run

    The Cannonball Run

    Three fanboys and a dead-sexy wax Burt Reynolds are on a mission. They are Eastbound and Down on a road trip from Cali to Florida State and the troopers… are hot on their heels.

    A huge thank you to Mike Carano, Matt Leuthe, and Steve Millunzi for sharing their experience! Mike originally told a version of this story in conversation with Christine Blackburn on the Storyworthy podcast. Check out their collection of amazing stories!

    Produced by Bo Walsh, original score by Dirk Schwarzhoff, artwork by Teo Ducot

    Season 15 - Episode 13

    • 51 min
    Subterfuge - Snap Classic

    Subterfuge - Snap Classic

    A Chicago newspaper establishes an undercover bar to catch officials in the act of corruption. And a hardcore soccer fan from the crowd is put to the test in a game what happens next made him a legend.

    STORIES

    Night At The Mirage

    A Chicago newspaper establishes an undercover bar to catch officials in the act of corruption. They soon acquire a cast of characters looking for more than just a drink. Snap presents, “Night at The Mirage.” The story of the famous undercover Chicago Sun bar, as told by two reporters posing as bartenders.

    Produced by Joe Rosenburg and Anna Sussman, original score by Leon Morimoto

    The Legend Of Steve Davies

    In one of soccer’s most legendary fairy tales, manager Harry Redknapp once plucked a hardcore fan from the crowd and put him to the test for West Ham United. What happens next made the fan a legend.

    Thank you, Steve Davies, for sharing your story with the Snap. A special thanks to Jeff for bringing us that story.

    Produced by Davey Kim

    Artwork by Teo Ducot

    Snap Classic – Season 15 Episode 12

    • 49 min
    Father Forgive Them

    Father Forgive Them

    Cell Double L is the final cell in Oklahoma State Penitentiary. It is the cell you occupy before your execution. We speak to three men and their loved ones as they move through death watch row.

    This episode includes references to penal executions and strong language. Please take care while listening.

    Huge enormous thanks to Bigler Stouffer, Wade Lay, and Donald Grant for sharing your stories. Also major thanks to the loved ones, on the outside, for allowing us inside their lives.

    Produced by Ellie Lightfoot and Gaby Caplan

    Gaby Caplan and Ellie Lightfoot reported this story while participating in the USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism’s National Fellowship and the Kristy Hammam Fund for Health Journalism.

    Season 15 - Episode 11

    • 48 min
    Weight For It

    Weight For It

    We’re going back to college with Ronald Young Jr., where he couldn’t wait to explore a world beyond the watchful gaze of his churchgoing parents. He meets an amazing girl, but their story would not be a love story… because of their weight.

    This story comes to us from Weight For It, a production of Oh It’s Big Ron Studios and is a proud member of Radiotopia from PRX. This podcast series was a Tribeca Official Selection. It was also picked by the New York Times as one of the best podcasts of the year. Listen to Weight For It wherever you get your podcasts. Follow Ronald Young Jr. on Twitter, Threads, IG, and TikTok - @ohitsbigron

    Episodes of Weight For It were produced and written by Ronald Young Jr., with editing from Sarah Dealey. The version you heard was edited for Snap by Regina Bediako.

    Sound design and mixing from the Reverend John DeLore of Starlight Diner. Theme music from Jay Redd, with additional music from Mass Potential, the artist DT, and the mysterious Breakmaster Cylinder.

    Special thanks to Caitlin Scanlan, Jessica Taylor Dickin, Myra Mejia, and Dr. Caitlin Gunn. Artwork by Heather Wilder.

    Support Resources

    If you need support for disordered eating or your body image; please check out the links below:

    Crescent Counseling Center

    Intuitive Growth Counseling

    National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated disorders

    Project Heal

    Muti-service eating disorders association

    National Alliance for Eating Disorders

    Eating Recovery Center

    What We Don’t Talk About When We Talk About Fat - Aubrey Gordon

    Heavy - Kiese Laymon

    Belly of the Beast - Da’ Shaun Harrison

    The Body is Not an Apology - Sonya Renee Taylor

    Season 15 - Episode 10

    • 49 min
    Money Truck - Snap Classic

    Money Truck - Snap Classic

    Armored trucks spew clouds of cash into the sky and the people who happen upon it are faced with an unexpected moral dilemma. And a kid from Harlem becomes the biggest heroin dealer in upstate New York. He soon learns what it will take for him to turn his back on a mountain of cash.

    STORIES

    Money Truck

    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 Dean’s 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, Betsy Richards, Delrish Moss, Carol Steele, and the Lucky Guy.

    Big love and thanks to Shannon Cason, who narrated this piece. Check out Shannon’s podcast ‘Homemade Stories’ to hear more from him.

    Produced by Anna Sussman, John Fecile & Nancy López, original score by Renzo Gorrio, artwork by Teo Ducot

    Whiteboy John and The Seven Saints

    A kid from Harlem becomes the biggest heroin dealer in upstate New York. He soon learns what it will take for him to turn his back on a mountain of cash.

    Abdul-Kenyatta has performed as a workshop facilitator and motivational speaker. He is a poet, storyteller, jazz and blues vocalist, and a novelist.

    He was an actor with the San Francisco Neighborhood Arts Children’s Theater for five years, and a San Francisco State University, Black Studies Department Associate Professor, lecturing on African and African-American History and Literature.

    His novel Five Thousand Urgently Pointless Distractions was published in 2000. He is the 2005 Berkeley Poetry Festival Slam Poetry Champion. He was a member of the Oakland 2004 National Slam Team and the 2006 San Francisco Slam Master, the 2007 Marin County Fair Slam Poetry Champion, and a member of the 2007 San Francisco National Slam Team. He appeared in the Jamie De Wolfe film “SMOKED”.

    Produced by Anna Sussman, original score by Renzo Gorrio

    Snap Classic – Season 15 – Episode 9

    • 47 min

Customer Reviews

4.7 out of 5
10.7K Ratings

10.7K Ratings

coldkooli ,

Absolutely Wonderful . . .

Glynn Washington is something special -- he and Team Snap have created the most amazing sonic experience, EVER. I honestly don't know how they manage to produce so many original episodes every year of such quality. Gold Standard! Do yourself a favor and subscribe right away.

Pork grease ,

Audio

I can’t remember the date when the audio meaning Glynns voice changed but it’s like it is too good cause I can hear his mouth noises again I’m not sure exactly what that means all I can say is when he is talking I hear the movement between his mouth and tongue? If that makes any sense I do enjoy this podcast it is obviously professionally done maybe y’all know about this or hopefully I am the one that breaks this wide open and I will have thousands or 10s of thousands of listeners that agree with me I’m not a neurotic person but that sound is like when my older brother eats he breaths thru his nose very loud it makes me crazy and also I do apologize for the lack of punctuation is that the word I’m looking for you know .?! ect call me the king of the run on sentence I hope this is looked into and I will continue to listen either way so no need to worry yourself or self’s if I go elsewhere.,?! Peace & Pork Grease

Benhoni ,

Background Music

This is a great podcast! However it’s difficult to actually concentrate or hear sometimes because the background music is either too loud for the person speaking and distracting from what is important, the story. In the Live performances the music is overpowering the people speaking.

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