Snap Judgment
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.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 40 minutes
- Episodes
- 489
- Years Active
- 2017 - 2025
Tin Man - Snap Classic
A scientist studying the minds of psychopaths gets dangerously close. A father’s inability to recognize faces tests his relationships. And a brother is reunited with his North Korean sister for the f…
00:50:50 |
Thu 08 Apr 2021
Cloak of Good Fortune
Sieu is a young boy living in the big city of Phnom Penh, but he misses his old life in the Cambodian countryside. The air, the farms, but mostly… the animals. When the Khmer Rouge promises a return…
00:49:28 |
Thu 01 Apr 2021
Snap Judgment Trailer
Hosted by Glynn Washington, Snap Judgment brings new voices to public radio and podcasting... voices that did not know the world of public media, and many voices that did not know they belonged.
We…
00:02:56 |
Tue 30 Mar 2021
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.
To learn more about Chris Kn…
00:39:00 |
Thu 25 Mar 2021
Spartan Hall - Snap Classic
Glynn finds a cheap place to spend the summer… at a halfway house.
This story was performed at Snap LIVE in Los Angeles and was presented by KPCC.
Original Music by Alex Mandel, performed by Alex…
00:08:36 |
Tue 23 Mar 2021
Marshmallow Day
Katie falls hard for Barys during a whirlwind trip to Belarus. But there’s a giant red flag she can’t ignore any longer. And two people who have the same name, live in the same city, and have the sam…
00:48:48 |
Thu 18 Mar 2021
The Medicine Game
A group of all-native girls with a lot to prove take on the future of their high school lacrosse team. And an ENT doctor learns to be comfortable outside her comfort zone.
STORIES
The Medicine Ga…
00:50:30 |
Thu 11 Mar 2021
Suave - Spotlight
This week, Snap is proud to spotlight Suave! This podcast captures the true story of a teenager sentenced to life in prison without parole & what happens when, decades later, he suddenly gets a secon…
00:35:24 |
Tue 09 Mar 2021
Beyond Faces of Death - Snap Classic
In the mid-70s, Conan was hired to direct and produce a nature documentary. But he wanted to do something more ambitious. The film he made became one of the most infamous movies ever, but his success…
00:38:00 |
Thu 04 Mar 2021
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. Sens…
00:36:16 |
Fri 26 Feb 2021
The Sasquatch of Pumpkintown - Snap Classic
Everyone in Pumpkintown is hunting for Sasquatch... except Ben Becker. He knows exactly where Bigfoot lives.
This episode does contain strong language, sensitive listeners please be advised.
This…
00:12:38 |
Wed 24 Feb 2021
Diamonds in the Sky - Snap Classic
Fans and journalists embark on a seven-show tour with Rihanna… in seven countries, over seven days, on a Boeing 777, to celebrate her seventh album in seven years.
Fasten your seat belts, it’s time…
00:34:27 |
Thu 18 Feb 2021
Birdzilla
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…
00:49:14 |
Thu 11 Feb 2021
Jinho's Journey
A hip hop artist from Oakland leaves his mic behind to join the police force and fight for justice from the inside.
This story includes scenes of police violence and strong language, sensitive list…
00:36:42 |
Thu 04 Feb 2021
The Secret Adventures of Black People
A woman recounts her Aunt’s fairytale love story and searches for her own Modern Romance. An African princess learns she is truly beautiful. And a precocious eight-year-old finds himself on the brink…
00:38:22 |
Thu 28 Jan 2021
Heaven's Gate - Spotlight
In 1997, thirty-nine people took their own lives in an apparent mass suicide. The events captivated the media and had people across the planet asking the same question... ‘Why?’ 20 years later, those…
00:49:00 |
Thu 21 Jan 2021
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?
BIG thanks to Tyler Estep, who first …
00:34:56 |
Thu 14 Jan 2021
A Person Who Has Never Even Been Married... - Appearances Spotlight
An Iranian American examines herself and her life in a one-woman audio show that straddles the line between fiction and truth. Snap Judgment presents, “A Person Who Has Never Even Been Married...” a …
00:33:48 |
Fri 08 Jan 2021
Monaea, a 2020 Diary - Snap Spotlights "VICE News Reports"
2020 has been a YEAR, and Monaea Upton has a lot to say about it. This week we bring you an episode from the podcast Vice News Reports. Vice sent 17-year-old Monaea Upton a recorder and she’s been ke…
00:49:26 |
Thu 31 Dec 2020
Upended - The 2020 Look Back Special
What if after the craziest year on record somebody asked you… “what happened?” The Snap team spoke to some of the people that changed our world in 2020 to see if their stories have a part II.
BIG t…
00:50:22 |
Thu 24 Dec 2020
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