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
- 39 minutes
- Episodes
- 488
- Years Active
- 2017 - 2025
The Repertoire
“I kept seeing pieces with this name at the top… I wasn’t looking for him, he was almost looking for me.” This week on Snap, Nicholas McCarthy immerses himself in left-hand only piano compositions an…
00:34:11 |
Thu 08 Dec 2022
The Negotiators from Foreign Policy
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! Mickey’s book…
00:38:36 |
Fri 02 Dec 2022
The 2022 Gratitude Special
It’s 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 peopl…
00:32:33 |
Thu 24 Nov 2022
Jorge, Gina y Dante
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.
Thi…
00:49:36 |
Thu 17 Nov 2022
The Soundtrack of Silence - Snap Classic
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.
…
00:32:32 |
Thu 10 Nov 2022
The League of Impersonators
When Umid Isabaev is trapped behind enemy lines, he gets help… from two of the world’s most dangerous men.
This story contains some strong language. Sensitive listeners, please be advised.
Thank …
00:27:36 |
Mon 07 Nov 2022
Time Glitch
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 you’re hung…
00:15:16 |
Thu 03 Nov 2022
The Sinkhole - Spooked
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…
00:30:00 |
Sun 30 Oct 2022
Hotel Hell - Spooked
Kimberly was expecting a luxurious hotel room. Someone in it… was expecting her. It’s Spooky Season and we are bringing you Spooked tales from the other side of the veil!
BIG thanks to Kimberly and…
00:20:05 |
Thu 27 Oct 2022
Pali Lookout - Spooked
It’s 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. They’re hanging out, taking…
00:31:25 |
Wed 26 Oct 2022
Dolly - Spooked
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 Zoë Ferri…
00:19:00 |
Thu 20 Oct 2022
The Hired G.U.N. - Snap Classic
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 t…
00:49:22 |
Thu 13 Oct 2022
Finn and the Bell
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 traged…
00:49:47 |
Thu 06 Oct 2022
Round Trip
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 c…
00:23:46 |
Tue 04 Oct 2022
Dear Poetry
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 Audible’s “Dear Poetry” podcast.
This episode is un…
00:24:33 |
Thu 29 Sep 2022
The Five Senses
There are sounds you long to hear, smells you can’t unsmell, and tastes you forget about entirely when you’re in prison. Five San Quentin residents go deep in the SEASON 10 PREMIERE of Ear Hustle. An…
00:49:40 |
Thu 22 Sep 2022
Thin Ice - Snap Classic
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, in…
00:49:16 |
Thu 15 Sep 2022
Birdzilla - Snap Classic
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 |
Fri 09 Sep 2022
How I Made a Snap Story from Sound School Podcast
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 week…
00:25:52 |
Fri 02 Sep 2022
The Wedding Guest - Snap Classic
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 …
00:49:20 |
Tue 30 Aug 2022
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