Snap Judgment
Episodes
The Five Senses
22 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 resident...
Thin Ice - Snap Classic
15 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Birdzilla - Snap Classic
09 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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.”...
How I Made a Snap Story from Sound School Podcast
02 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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...
The Wedding Guest - Snap Classic
30 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 come...
Campfire Tales IX: Dad and the Three Caskets from Spooked
25 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Campfire Tales IX: Dismal Falls from Spooked
24 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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...
The Handoff
18 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 i...
Power
11 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Starting on live TV at a beauty pageant, we follow four women across two referendums to explore the consequences of talking about abortion and discove...
Money Truck - Snap Classic
04 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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...
My Mother Made Me from Radiotopia Presents
28 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Isabell is Jason’s mother. She raised him to be ambitious and selfless, which means she’s also raised him to be… overwhelmed. With life. But not...
No Angel
21 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
An undercover ATF agent is going full throttle on a highway to hell as he tries to infiltrate the most notorious motorcycle club on the planet. This ...
Unseen & Unheard
14 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
When Swiyyah and Dederick got married, her schizophrenia was a challenge they thought was under control. Until it wasn’t. And Glynn tells a story at...
Mother Nature
07 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What's rich, buttery, and tastes like opportunity? Callo de Hacha. The shellfish delicacy that gave one Sinaloan town... "White Gold Fever.” And "Es...
Raft of Passion - Snap Classic
30 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Mary needed to get away from her husband. A handsome stranger offered her a way out. All she had to do was participate in the strangest group experime...
The Divine Feminine
23 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Yonis, vaginas, and sex were ALL forbidden language for Ashley and her conservative church-going Liberian mom. But when adult life got too big and too...
The Birth Dream - Snap Classic
21 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Andy Marra is on a mission to Korea in search of the mother she never knew with a secret she absolutely has to tell. Thank you, Andy, for sharing you...
Roommate Wanted
16 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Brian’s desperate for cash, until a random ghost writer answers his Craigslist ad for a roommate. Now, he's about to get more drama than he ever ima...
Greetings, Prophet! - Snap Classic
09 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A mild-mannered theater professor attempts to stage a controversial play in a small East Texas town. This episode discusses drug use, sex, homophobia...
The Roughhouse
02 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A man washes up on shore in Sitka, Alaska and finds himself in the middle of an underground boxing show. It’s a place where you might duke it out wi...
Danger 9b
27 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Richard Hatch is overseas on a top-secret mission… to win over Jill, the most elusive, electrifying student in his 7th-grade class. He isn’t suave...
Wartime Cats
24 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Two crazy cats and one hard-nosed reporter land in Syria right as it is thrown into turmoil. Rasha Elass navigates her way through Damascus amidst gov...
The Family Name - Snap Classic
19 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
When Julie Lindahl discovered that her grandfather had been an active member of the German SS, she decided to return to the scene of his crimes. But h...
Impossible Weight
12 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
When no one can hear you and nobody sees you anymore, how do you tell the world you are still there? One man's impossible journey back to the world th...
A Hit Dog Will Holler from Radiotopia Presents
05 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Gina gives snark like she’s paid for it—because she is. She’s a popular podcast producer with fans, followers, and frenemies. Until her life get...
Chasing Thunder - Snap Classic
03 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
For 110 days Peter Hammarstedt and his group of ocean vigilantes hunted the most notorious poacher of sea bass on the high seas, known as the Thunder....
Ping
28 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A young woman wakes up in her Beijing dorm room to a call. A strange voice, a man she barely remembers, is asking her a question that will change her ...
Zoo Nebraska - Snap Classic
21 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The story of a chimpanzee and a man whose dream brought disaster to a small American town. This story details violence against animals. Sensitive lis...
Bates & Stokes
14 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Two women, Bates and Stokes, were LPCs at Pontiac Correctional Center outside Chicago. They were popular with their clients. They always had each othe...
The Pink Palace - Snap Classic
07 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A plane crash, a mysterious man in a white suit, and a crazy idea to just go with the flow on a journey to the Amazon River. All aboard "The Pink Pala...
The World Tomorrow from Love & Radio
31 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The story behind the story of Glynn Washington… on life growing up in an apocalyptic cult like you’ve never heard before. Snap Judgment presents, ...
Field of Dreams
24 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It's the roar of the crowd, on the edge of your seat, in that pivotal moment in history. Is it the Iran Hostage Crisis in Tehran or the 1955 World Ser...
Space Rocks - Snap Classic
17 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
There’s something special about the small town of Montrose, surrounded by the majestic mountains and quiet mesas of western Colorado. One night, an ...
Death Note from Ídolo: The Ballad of Chalino Sánchez
10 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Narcocorrido superstar Chalino Sánchez sings to a sold-out crowd for the first time in Sinaloa. It's the best night of his career until someone hand...
J Dilla's Lost Scrolls - Snap Classic
09 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
When record store owner Jeff Bubeck buys an old record collection out of an abandoned storage unit, he has no idea what he’s stumbled across. Jeff l...
The Loophole
03 Mar 2022
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...
Don't Worry, Be Happy
24 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Mimi Nguyen’s mother, Thanh, has always been super anxious. She obsessively calls Mimi at all hours and is always worried they’re in danger. This ...
Backstage - Snap Classic
17 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Some of the best stories are told when the show’s over… Join us Backstage where we bring together incredible storytellers from all over the count...
Wherefore Art Thou?
10 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A pair of star-crossed lovers encounter the paranormal while performing Romeo & Juliet in fair Wisconsin. And when a man falls in love with his wi...
S***hole Country from Radiotopia Presents
03 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Afia Kaakyire has a decision to make. And by God, her family is going to help her figure this s*** out. This week on Snap, we’re featuring S***hole...
Radio 77 - Snap Classic
27 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A DJ hosts a radio show from a garden shed in his backyard. For over forty years he had an audience of one. This story was co-produced in partnershi...
Rooty the Pig
20 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Rooty, a piglet, leaves her Victorian dollhouse on the farm and heads to the city of New Orleans to find a family. But when Hurricane Katrina hits, ev...
Bring Gloves
13 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
One stubborn, little DivaCup is all that stands in the way of life, liberty, and the pursuit of queerness. Ray Christian-Dickens tells their story of ...
Shangri-La - Snap Classic
11 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Glynn unearths paradise. A geoscientist journeys deep into the Amazon Rainforest in search of a mythical river. And a revolutionary living in exile do...
The Known Unknown from 99% Invisible
06 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Tomb of the Unknowns is a sacred monument for unknown U.S. service members who died in combat. But what if this memorial is hiding something? ...O...
The Golden Lure - Snap Classic
30 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
A fisherman down on his luck finds gold at the bottom of the sea. It’s only after his treasure hunt is underway that he discovers what is truly valu...
The Don't Look Back! Special
23 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Two stories from the mountains full of holiday spirit(s). It's the Nightmare before New Year's with a very Spooky episode from Snap… where guardian ...
The Christmas Tree Mafia
16 Dec 2021
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 Line
09 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It’s 1972 and Singer Nobuko “JoAnne” Miyamoto and her partner Chris Ijima get “the call.” It’s Yoko Ono and John Lennon inviting them to s...
The Feast
02 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
When men living in Muskegon prison watch the breaking news of George Floyd’s murder on TV, they decide to host a one-of-a-kind celebration of life. ...
In Search of a Black Utopia from VICE News Reports
25 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This past year Adizah Eghan noticed an interesting trend on social media: everyone seemed to be living it up in Tulum, Mexico. Some were flocking ther...
The 2021 Gratitude Special
18 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We’re reflecting back on stories that give thanks for a monster-fighting grandfather, growing up with same-sex parents, and stuffing your face with ...
Con Man Daddy
12 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
You’re young, fun, and on the run from the law. One kid’s journey across the Deep South leads to a big confrontation with the man who inspired it ...
Double Trouble
04 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
A rock climber hits the jackpot in Yosemite and Moss Hills saves the day with his music on a sea cruise. Two stories… double the trouble. STORIES ...
The Torment - Spooked
28 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
When a man starts having night terrors his family thinks it’s just nightmares. Only it’s not just bad dreams — there is an actual demon plaguing...
The Final Reckoning - Spooked
21 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jen is about to start an internship at a museum. But this isn’t a typical museum... it’s built inside two old, historic mansions. By this time, th...
The King's Ransom
14 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Amateur treasure hunters race to uncover $100,000 in gold and silver after a man buries his entire jewelry store around the state of Michigan. Hunters...
The Fall Guy - Snap Classic
07 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
An Afghan man is asked the unexpected by one of the most notorious Talibs in his neighborhood. A boy is picked on at school but it isn’t the other k...
“August 21, 1971” from Ear Hustle
30 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
August 21, 1971, was the deadliest day in San Quentin history, and it’s still a painful topic, both inside the prison and out. At the center of the ...
Backstage II
23 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
You know we had to go for Round 2! We’ve brought your favorite Snap storytellers from around the world Backstage again, sharing the real stories tha...
Kismet - Snap Classic
16 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Two women set sail on a tiny boat, embarking on a journey to freedom that takes them across the globe. And a Hungarian composer dreams of changing the...
Campfire Tales VIII
10 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It’s when the last glow of amber fades from the sky. When you can’t quite tell who approaches you on the dark path. When everyone starts to spea...
“Solomon’s Sword” from This Land
02 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
ALM – as referred to in court documents – is a Navajo and Cherokee toddler. When he was a baby, a white couple from the suburbs of Dallas wanted t...
The Hired G.U.N.
26 Aug 2021
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...
Forever is a Long Time
19 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
When Ian Coss decided to get married, every living member of his family who had ever been married had also been divorced. He wonders: are we doomed to...
The Ridiculous, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Idea
12 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
A computer learns to speak with emotion and conviction but lacks the ability to distinguish good ideas from absolute madness. And a man has a chance t...
Haenyeo - Snap Classic
05 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
When Heidi Shin had her first baby, she took an entire year to care for her daughter full-time. For the most part, she loved it. But she also felt lik...
The Turning from Rococo Punch & iHeartRadio
29 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The podcast The Turning from Rococo Punch and iHeartRadio tells the story of religious sisters who joined Mother Teresa’s order of nuns, but who eve...
Map to the Disappeared
22 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
A woman in Veracruz, Mexico receives a map from a pair of anonymous strangers that leads her on a search to solve a mystery that’s haunted her for y...
This Is Not A Drill - Snap Classic
15 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On January 13th, 2018, at exactly 8:07 in the morning, one text message turned the state of Hawaii into a state of emergency. From panic and fear to a...
The Bone Reader
08 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
A severed head turns up in a small rural town. While police investigate this as a crime, they look at disturbed graves, search for missing people — ...
Hey DJ! - Snap Classic
01 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
A tiny, pirate radio station broadcasts to the thousands of families trapped in ISIS-controlled Mosul. A man’s fingers fly across the keys with ease...
On Our Watch from NPR & KQED
24 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
One officer in Los Angeles used car inspections to hit on women. Three hundred miles away in the San Francisco Bay Area, another woman says an officer...
The Census Powwow
17 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Cheyenne Brady knew next to nothing about the US census when she was given the job of counting everyone on her reservation. Writer Julian Brave Noisec...
Cowboy Bob - Criminal Spotlight
10 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In May 1991, a bank robber walked into a bank in Irving, Texas, and without speaking handed the teller a note that read, “This is a bank robbery. Gi...
Turncoat - Snap Classic
03 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
An Israeli soldier’s decision to speak out against his own violent actions comes back to haunt him. And a little girl in Brooklyn devotes herself to...
Uncuffed - Snap Spotlight
01 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It's been almost a year since friends and family have been able to visit their loved ones in prison, due to the pandemic. Letters to the inside are al...
The Birth Dream
27 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Andy Marra’s job has just offered her the chance of a lifetime: she’s going to Korea. But she’s got a secret plan for the trip that has nothing ...
Hot Trash - Snap Spotlights “Ear Hustle”
20 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Snap Judgment presents, “Hot Trash,” a special spotlight on the Ear Hustle podcast, from PRX’s Radiotopia. Visiting a loved one in prison is bo...
Rock Paper Scissors - Snap Classic
13 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
When the two greatest auction houses in the world - Christie’s and Sotheby’s - vied for the privilege of auctioning off $20 million worth of art i...
The Wedding Guest
06 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 come...
Mettle - Snap Classic
29 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
When a four-seater plane violently crashes onto the top of an 8,000-foot mountain, an 11-year-old fights to survive. A white boy discovers he's black....
Hair Battle
22 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We follow four hairstylists who compete in the 2019 Bronner Brothers Salon vs. Salon Hair Battle - the only hair competition of its kind. As one conte...
Bloodlines
15 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
When Adreanna Rodriguez was a kid, she was given a choice about whether or not she wanted to stay in her home state of California. It was a choice she...
Tin Man - Snap Classic
08 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
A scientist studying the minds of psychopaths gets dangerously close. A father’s inability to recognize faces tests his relationships. And a brother...
Cloak of Good Fortune
01 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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… t...
Snap Judgment Trailer
30 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
The North Pond Hermit - Snap Classic
25 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 C...
Spartan Hall - Snap Classic
23 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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. ...
Marshmallow Day
18 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 t...
The Medicine Game
11 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 out...
Suave - Spotlight
09 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Beyond Faces of Death - Snap Classic
04 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Thin Ice
26 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 contain...
The Sasquatch of Pumpkintown - Snap Classic
24 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Everyone in Pumpkintown is hunting for Sasquatch... except Ben Becker. He knows exactly where Bigfoot lives. This episode does contain strong languag...
Diamonds in the Sky - Snap Classic
18 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Birdzilla
11 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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.”...
Jinho's Journey
04 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 pol...
The Secret Adventures of Black People
28 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 p...
Heaven's Gate - Spotlight
21 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...