Snap Judgment

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Snap Judgment mixes real stories with beats to produce cinematic, dramatic audio. Snap’s raw, musical brand of storytelling dares listeners to see the world through the eyes of another. It's storytelling... with a BEAT.

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544 episodes
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Nov 10, 2022 · 32 min
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.
Nov 7, 2022 · 27 min
The League of Impersonators
When Umid Isabaev is trapped behind enemy lines, he gets help… from two of the world’s most dangerous men.
Nov 3, 2022 · 15 min
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.
Oct 30, 2022 · 30 min
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! We’re celebrating with more Spooked! Be afraid…
Oct 27, 2022 · 20 min
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!
Oct 26, 2022 · 31 min
Pali Lookout - Spooked
It’s 1980, and best friends Lopaka & Sean decide to head to Pali Lookout on the island of Oahu. They’re hanging out, taking in the sights… but nothing can prepare them for what happens when they decide to venture off the beaten path. It’s Spooked season, Snap Nation!
Oct 20, 2022 · 19 min
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.
Oct 13, 2022 · 49 min
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 that the same music that made him a legend will also lead to his downfall.
Oct 6, 2022 · 49 min
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 tragedy.
Oct 4, 2022 · 23 min
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.
Sep 29, 2022 · 24 min
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.
Sep 22, 2022 · 49 min
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. 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.
Sep 15, 2022 · 49 min
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, including the only man who knows exactly where Bigfoot lives.
Sep 9, 2022 · 49 min
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.
Sep 2, 2022 · 25 min
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?
Aug 30, 2022 · 49 min
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 TV show.
Aug 25, 2022 · 27 min
Campfire Tales IX: Dad and the Three Caskets from Spooked
Spooked’s own Annie Nguyen shares her family’s 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.
Aug 24, 2022 · 25 min
Campfire Tales IX: Dismal Falls from Spooked
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 isn’t all fairies and rainbows. It’s a place of dark magic.
Aug 18, 2022 · 41 min
The Handoff
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.
Aug 11, 2022 · 49 min
Power
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.

Snap Judgment

The Soundtrack of Silence - Snap Classic

The League of Impersonators

Time Glitch

The Sinkhole - Spooked

Hotel Hell - Spooked

Pali Lookout - Spooked

Dolly - Spooked

The Hired G.U.N. - Snap Classic

Finn and the Bell

Round Trip

Dear Poetry

The Five Senses

Thin Ice - Snap Classic

Birdzilla - Snap Classic

How I Made a Snap Story from Sound School Podcast

The Wedding Guest - Snap Classic

Campfire Tales IX: Dad and the Three Caskets from Spooked

Campfire Tales IX: Dismal Falls from Spooked

The Handoff

Power