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Hair Battle - Snap Classic

06 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Four hairstylists compete to win the Bronner Bros Hair Battle, a one-of-a-kind hairstyling showdown. Winning this competition doesn't just represent a...

Stuck in the Middle

30 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Drama Club is the happy, safe space for Lee and Parker until their school play becomes a homophobic middle school meltdown. The lights get turned up t...

The Road to Boito - Snap Classic

23 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Two sisters, Magi and Memo, track down an American man accused of sexual abuse at a children’s home in Kenya. It’s a story spanning two continents...

Call of Booty

21 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Raymond Christian is back with a story that gives whole new meaning to the phrase “rear infantry.”Thanks, Ray, for sharing this story! Listen to R...

Mother of Invention

16 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

It’s the 70’s, two young girls are caught up in the allure of smoking, and the whole scene is about to blow. And a veteran clown knows one thing…...

Tau = 10.8 from This is Love

09 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

When twin rovers named Spirit and Opportunity landed on Mars twenty years ago, they were only supposed to last 90 Martian days. But years passed, they...

Vote for El Hottie

02 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In sweet home Alabama, from the heart of Libya, comes a renegade candidate with a boombox and a head scarf. The cheerleaders, the geeks, the dweebs an...

Winning Colors - Snap Classic

25 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

She’s stunning grey, sleek as a race car, and stronger than all the boys. Her name is Winning Colors and for Dino and Miami she’s the long shot of...

Hounded from Spooked

18 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Some roads are long and some roads wind. Some roads show you things you’d never think you’d find…This week we’re featuring stories from our ev...

The Trials of Lt. McFadden

11 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Melissa McFadden always saw police officers as protectors. But when she became an officer, she found herself with almost no one to protect her.This ep...

Belly of the Beast - Snap Classic

04 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Things go horribly wrong for a safari guide on the Zambezi River when he comes face-to-face with a rogue hippo. And Dr. Ray Christian breaks the first...

Transcendent - Snap Classic

28 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A man fights freezing temperatures and extreme altitude while ascending Mt. Kilimanjaro, to search for answers to life’s questions. And when a resid...

The Cannonball Run

21 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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 troope...

Subterfuge - Snap Classic

14 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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 th...

Father Forgive Them

07 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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...

Weight For It

29 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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. ...

Money Truck - Snap Classic

23 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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 be...

New Folsom from On Our Watch

21 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Two correctional officers pay a high price for exposing corruption and abuse by their fellow officers, in the most dangerous prison in California–Ne...

Photo Session

15 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

When a reporter’s love story hits a dead end, she turns to a Palestinian couple for answers. A pretty ugly Photoshop project explodes and a man come...

Genghis Khan

08 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

From the heart of Waziristan, the legend of Genghis Khan is being rewritten... on the squash court. Maria Toorpakai Wazir was raised as a boy, and too...

The Pink Palace - Snap Classic

01 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A newlywed couple travels down a South American River into the thick of the Amazon jungle on a raft… alone. Their romantic adventure soon turns into...

No Good Turn

25 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A small plastic boat bobs helpless in the Aegean Sea, overwhelmed and overloaded. A young father from Mogadishu must take the helm to save everyone on...

Hyphy Kids Got Trauma

18 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Hyphy, the legendary youth culture movement from the Bay. Uptempo music, oversized airbrushed T-shirts, stunna shades and candy painted cars doing don...

Shake, Rattle, and Roll - Snap Classic

11 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A rock band from Zimbabwe becomes the voice of a revolution. And a New York Rabbi has his faith tested when he takes a job helping a member of the KKK...

Con Man Daddy - Snap Classic

04 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A charming father wins just about everyone over until his criminal ways force his family on a ten-year journey running from the law.  A secret artist...

The Stormy Night

28 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A family leaves their busy life in Southern California to live in a little cabin in the woods, without electricity. But then, strange things start hap...

The Gratitude Special

21 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week on Snap, the story of the first dog to travel around the world, a summer camp swimming contest to remember, plus - an earthquake that takes ...

Movement

14 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

From the podcast, Movement, we spotlight the story of a self proclaimed “drunk drag queen,” and the music that saved them. Plus, we go on an adve...

Big Girls Don't Cry - Snap Classic

07 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

One beauty pageant. 12 contestants. 1000 rattlesnakes. And a story from a young girl who is confronted with the opportunity every kid at the orphanage...

Love Cats - Snap Classic

30 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Two crazy cats and one hard-nosed reporter land in Syria right as it is thrown into turmoil. And a lovesick junior high kid will do anything to win ov...

The Hot Dog King of New York

23 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This dog has everything: mustard, onions, a scrap with Giuliani, Vietnam Vets, and The Met. Everyone is coming for the Throne of the Hot Dog King of N...

Seeking Shizuko

16 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A young girl was lost to her family. Torn away from them during their time in the Japanese-American prison camps, she was institutionalized and though...

Rooty The Pig - Snap Classic

09 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Rooty isn’t like most farm pigs, she’s a city pig. This 300-pound Vietnamese pot-bellied pig is a New Orleans girl. But when Hurricane Katrina hit...

The Real Fleetwood Mac

02 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Elmer Gantry gets an offer to join a notoriously unstable rock n’ roll band on a tour of the US. What could possibly go wrong? And the infamous Pin...

Nevermore - Spooked

26 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We’re getting spooky again this week with a quirky haunting from the Monterey Bay Aquarium and a tale from a girl who escapes a ghostly force throug...

Inside Out - Spooked

19 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week on Snap, a BigFoot story from Pawnee Nation and a tale from a traditional-Filipino-tattoo practitioner who rids people of ancestral spirits....

The Promise - Snap Classic

12 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Promises. Some of them are worthless, some have infinite value, and some you will never know how much they are worth… until you have to cash them in...

Head Games - Snap Classic

05 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week on Snap, two stories about the human mind and how it can play tricks on you. A young man comes to terms with his mother’s profound mental ...

Quagmire

28 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Your kids love her, your in-laws fear her, but you can't do Friday date night without QANanny. The ice is cracking on Lake Huron... will it break the ...

Blood Oath - Snap Classic

21 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Some commitments go way beyond words. STORIES True Friends Glynn discovers the true meaning of friendship. The Belfast Project It’s not always ...

Senior Year Mixtape - Snap Classic

14 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

It’s Senior Year and Alex, Damaris, and Brantin have been waiting for the day they get to leave Mission High and enter adulthood. Snap follows the t...

The Medicine Man

07 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Chris Lundy always wanted to figure out why his family took him to see a Vodou priest and how this treatment made him better. And a group paratroopers...

Campfire Tales X

31 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

There are some stories we are afraid to tell. Some truths only happen after dark. And some secrets can only be shared around the fire. We proudly p...

Shut Up Rick

24 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Did you ever have that one friend that you didn’t want but it turns out you really need? This week on Snap, epic stories about unexpected companions...

Batwoman

17 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A woman takes animal rehabilitation to new heights when she brings over a thousand bats back from the dead. And a Snap producer reveals he owes a lot ...

The Loophole - Snap Classic

11 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Have you ever wanted something so badly you’d do anything to make it happen? Sixteen-year-old Mohamed decides to dig deep in his religion to take th...

A Feminist Call to Prayer from Ritually

03 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Nelufar grew up with a Muslim upbringing, and she’s about to dig into a ritual that’s at the center of her religion: the daily call to prayer. It...

The Social Experiment - Snap Classic

27 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Two comic story tellers, Dino Archie and James Judd, bring you love, bromance and a summer camp exorcism with sock puppets. This episode contains expl...

The Ledge

21 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Strapped in a harness, on the edge of a mountain, the snow bridge lets out a hollow crack as it gives way. The story of two climbers whose fates are i...

Buds - Snap Classic

13 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Weed brownies, firefighting, and friendship. Amazing stories by friends, about the friend you did not expect. STORIES Weed Brownies At school, Alia...

Young Black Male from You Didn't See Nothin'

06 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Yohance Lacour is writing plays and selling weed on the south side of Chicago in the 90's. When a young black boy nearby is attacked in "the wrong par...

The Hitchhiker's Guide To America - Snap Classic

29 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A man walks off the side of a California highway, deep into the patchy grassland, to build a life away from the rest of the world. And a storyteller ...

Smoke and Water

22 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A man sages houses in his Southern Cheyenne community to rid them of unwanted powers and spirts. But when he encounters a stubborn entity he must step...

Backstage III

15 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Some of the best storytellers around have gathered to tell stories. Not for a huge audience -- but for each other. Snap presents, “Backstage III.”...

The Kid Who Built An Urban Tree House To Survive from Uncuffed

08 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

As kids many of us dreamt of building and playing in a tree house. For Donald Vaughn, also known as “fish”, that became his everyday reality… bu...

Bodies in Motion

07 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

When the music is within you, how far would you go to dance again? A young ballerina is diagnosed with scoliosis just as her passion for ballet begin...


Chaotic Good - Snap Classic

01 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today on Snap, we join a notorious anarchist organization in the midst of chaos and travel to the Syrian desert to meet a monk. STORIES Chaotic Good...

Duality - Snap Classic

30 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

When Tameer gets hit in the head as a kid, he inherits an entire new lifetime of memories. Original score by Renzo Gorrio, producer by Shaina Shealy,...

The Lion, The Lamb, And The Fox - Snap Classic

25 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Amaryllis was fast on track to become an established journalist when her mentor was kidnapped and killed by a terrorist group. She decided she had to ...

Dirty Work - Snap Classic

18 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week on Snap Judgment… it's the tough jobs, the rough jobs, the roll up your sleeves and get it done jobs. When the oddest man in town is arres...

The Road to Boito

11 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Two sisters, Magi and Memo, track down an American man accused of sexual abuse at a children's home in Kenya. It’s a story spanning two continents…...

Lost In Vegas

05 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The first time someone says I love you could be the same moment you never see them again… Liz and John are lost in the chaos and struggling to find ...

Fortress of Solitude - Snap Classic

27 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Jay J. Armes was a real life superhero... until real life intruded. And after living in darkness for decades, a man’s life changes forever when some...

Girl Scout Cookies - Snap Classic

25 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

As a littler girl, Jen Kober discovered the allure of being a Brownie Scout… the Girl Scout Cookie. Holding out for Girl Scout Cookie release day wa...

Tongue Tied - Snap Classic

21 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Sometimes what you want to say, what you mean, and what comes out of your mouth are entirely different things. STORIES I Love You Dadbot James Vlah...

Cat Bone Curse from Spooked

17 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Todd’s uncle was one mean son of a biscuit. But long after he’s dead and gone, his descendants worry that his meanness might rub off on them. Mast...

The Haunting of Radio Centro from Spooked

14 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Everyone who works at Radio Centro knows it’s haunted. But Guillermo, the host on the station’s paranormal show “Tell it Tonight,” is about to...

Whip Law from The Wind

07 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The supersonic crack of a whip echoes through downtown Reno. It’s an art form to some, a concern to others, and for one person it’s the start of t...

Snappas Make Snap Snap at SnapJudgment.org

06 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We need you. I need you. Go to SnapJudgment.org and show your support for Snap. Give what you can at whatever level is comfortable for you. Let’s K...

Watching Over Mountain Village - Snap Classic

31 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Mountain Village is an Alaska Native town in the middle of nowhere. One woman is the town’s only police officer and she alone is responsible for the...

Winning Colors

23 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

She’s stunning grey, sleek as a race car, and stronger than all the boys. Her name is Winning Colors and for Dino and Miami she’s the long shot of...

Boricua en la Luna from WNYC Studios & Futuro Studios

16 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

“Boricua En La Luna” is a classic anthem about a young man born outside Puerto Rico, who dreams of going back to his parents’ home but never doe...

The Border Hacker - Snap Classic

09 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A computer hacker tries to make his way home through two countries, dense jungle, and a seemingly endless string of technical challenges. Produced by...

Not So Tiny Dancer

03 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On the frozen tundra, a polar bear guide wakes up to a loud THUMP on the side of his ice buggy. It’s his 1,000 pound buddy, Dancer. And he wants a c...

The Baton

24 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

When a tsunami wipes out everything Rizal’s ever known, he has to find a way to survive on his own. Thanks so much to, Rizal Sahputra, who spoke wi...

The Turning: Room of Mirrors

17 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In every ballet studio, there is a wall of mirrors. It reflects the people within. They’re part of a closed, elite group that asks for sacrifice and...

Rivals - Snap Classic

10 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A suitcase filled with old audiotapes ignites a woman’s imagination. A doppelgänger finds out that she looks like one of the most famous people in ...

Into the Abyss

03 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A rookie pilot, a prominent politician, a cop, and a criminal find themselves enduring freezing temperatures in the remote wilderness after their plan...

Pt 2: The Search for No Name Aporva - Snap Classic

27 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A woman arrives in India only to discover that the baby she’s there to adopt has just been rescued from an orphanage tied to a child trafficking rin...

Pt 1: The Search for No Name Aporva - Snap Classic

20 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

When 14-year-old Annaporva finally decides to ask her mother about her biological family a story so unexpected unravels – there’s kingpins, death ...

This Is Uncomfortable from Marketplace

12 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Toying with criminals is a dangerous game. This week, Marketplace brings Snap a chain-smoking internet detective who plays to win. A version of this ...

Beautiful - Snap Classic

05 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Lawrence “Binkey” Tolefree gets a phone call about a huge opportunity. But it’s the next call from his mom that leads to the most surprising per...

Mummers Day

29 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

A centuries old tradition. A history of racism. What’s it take to get a little love in the City of Brotherly Love? This episode contains strong lan...

The 2022 Look Back Special

23 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

A prison librarian thought he just had to keep track of books until he started reading between the lines. And a young girl in San Francisco discovers ...

The Christmas Tree Mafia - Snap Classic

15 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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 a...

The Repertoire

08 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

“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...

The Negotiators from Foreign Policy

02 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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, Micke...

The 2022 Gratitude Special

24 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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, whe...

Jorge, Gina y Dante

17 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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...

The Soundtrack of Silence - Snap Classic

10 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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 wou...

The League of Impersonators

07 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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 langua...

Time Glitch

03 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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...

The Sinkhole - Spooked

30 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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 th...

Hotel Hell - Spooked

27 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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...

Pali Lookout - Spooked

26 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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...

Dolly - Spooked

20 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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 sha...

The Hired G.U.N. - Snap Classic

13 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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 t...

Finn and the Bell

06 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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...

Round Trip

04 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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 o...

Dear Poetry

29 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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 Aud...