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Snap Judgment (Storytelling, with a BEAT) mixes real stories with killer beats to produce cinematic, dramatic, kick-ass radio. Snap’s raw, musical brand of storytelling dares listeners to see the world through the eyes of another.

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    • 4.7 • 10.5K Ratings

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Snap Judgment (Storytelling, with a BEAT) mixes real stories with killer beats to produce cinematic, dramatic, kick-ass radio. Snap’s raw, musical brand of storytelling dares listeners to see the world through the eyes of another.

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Requires subscription and macOS 11.4 or higher

    The Hitchhiker's Guide To America - Snap Classic

    The Hitchhiker's Guide To America - Snap Classic

    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 travels through a Chicago neighborhood with his grandmother… into a time machine.

    STORIES

    The Hitchhiker's Guide To America

    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.

    Sensitive listeners should know that this story contains a description of a car accident.

    Thank you, Gregory, for sharing your story with us!

    Produced by Tessa Paoli, original score by Derek Barber

    Time Traveler

    A few weeks ago, writer and performer Jacoby Cochran walked through a Chicago neighborhood and into a time machine. That’s where the story begins…

    This story contains explicit language and references racial violence. Please take care while listening.

    Thank you, Jacoby, for sharing your story with us! For more of Jacoby’s work, please head on over to jacobycochran.com.

    Produced by Regina Bediako & Anna Sussman, original score by Clay Xavier

    Artwork by Teo Ducot

    • 47 min
    Smoke and Water

    Smoke and Water

    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 into his own power. And a work retreat in the jungle brings a doctor face-to-face with its protector.

    This week on Snap, we’re bringing you supernatural stories from our evil twin podcast, Spooked. For more stories from the other side of the veil — listen to Spooked for free on any podcast platform!

    STORIES

    Always Be Polite

    John Henson regularly smokes off houses for his friends and family. He’s learned to do it through years of observing family members.  Now he is trusted by his Native Southern Cheyenne community to do it for others.He comes in, prays for the home, and goes on his way. But when he encounters a very stubborn entity outside his friend’s home, he has to step into his own power and get it to go, all while being polite.

    BIG thanks to, John Henson, for sharing your story with us!

    Original score by Leon Morimoto, produced by Chris Hambrick & Anne Ford

    Pee Afraid

    Dr. Aammton Alias has a work retreat in the jungle. And when he gets there … he’s gotta go.

    Thank you, Dr. Aammton, for sharing your story!

    Original score by Dirk Schwarzhoff, produced by Anne Ford

    Artwork by Teo Ducot

    Season 14 - Episode 27

    • 52 min
    Backstage III

    Backstage III

    Some of the best storytellers around have gathered to tell stories. Not for a huge audience -- but for each other. Snap presents, “Backstage III.” An episode made of love and laughter featuring Glynn Washington, Shannon Cason, Dino Archie, Joyce Lee, Don Reed, and Dr. Ray Christian!

    This episode contains explicit language and discusses firearms. Sensitive listeners please be advised.

    Thank you to all the amazing storytellers! Dino Archie is tearing up the comedy world with a brand new special on YouTube, Toxic But Safe. Joyce Lee's got a book coming out. Don Reed is touring his one man performance, The Never Too Late Show. Dr. Ray Christian is combining forces with The Moth for the return his podcast, What's Ray Saying. You can hear more of Shannon Cason’s brutally honest storytelling on his podcast, Homemade Stories.

    Produced by Mark Ristich. The original Backstage episodes were produced by Nikka Singh.

    Season 14 - Episode 26

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

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

    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… but it was far from a dream. Cold, hungry and all alone, Vaughn was kicked out of his house at 11 years old, and built a makeshift treehouse in order to survive. Anthony Ivy, an Uncuffed producer at Solano State prison, asked Vaughn to share his nightmare of being unloved, unkept and isolated.

    Thank you, Donald Vaughn, for sharing your story! This piece comes from our friends at Uncuffed.

    You can listen to KALW’s Uncuffed, for more stories produced inside California state prisons, wherever you get your podcasts.

    Follow @WeAreUncuffed on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter. To learn more, sign up for Uncuffed news, and support the program at www.weareuncuffed.org

    Produced by Anthony Ivy

    Sound design by Eric "Maserati-E" Abercrombie

    Edited by Andrew Stelzer and Sonia Paul

    Artwork by Teo Ducot

    Uncuffed’s work in prisons is supported by the California Arts Council, the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, and donations from listeners. The producers fact-check content to the best of their ability. Content is approved by an information officer.

    Season 14 - Episode 25

    • 12 min
    Bodies in Motion

    Bodies in Motion

    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 begins. And Glynn's summer love turns serious when his church elders have a word with his father about the separation of the races.

    Bodies in Motion

    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 begins.

    A huge thank you to, Sophie Kohn, for sharing her story with Snap!

    Sophie is a writer and producer with CBC comedy. Follow her on Twitter. This piece was based on her essay “Body in Motion” which was originally published at Hazlitt.net

    Special thanks to David Exumé for his help with this story.

    Produced by Bo Walsh, original score by Dirk Schwarzhoff, artwork by Teo Ducot

    Niagara Falls

    At sixteen, Glynn's summer love turns serious when his church elders come to have a word with his father about the separation of the races.

    Produced by Stephanie Foo, told by Glynn Washington at Snap LIVE

    Season 14 - Episode 24

    • 36 min
    
Chaotic Good - Snap Classic

    
Chaotic Good - Snap Classic

    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

    Malaclypse was part of a dangerous anarchist group. They stole, they killed, they escaped, until one day when Malaclypse could run no further...

    Original score by Renzo Gorrio, produced by Jazmin Aguilera

    Modern Love

    When Stephanie Saldana was 27 years old, she thought her calling was to become a nun. But at a monastery in the Syrian desert, she met a monk who made her rethink everything.

    This story comes to us from Modern Love: The Podcast. It’s a collaboration between The New York Times and WBUR in Boston, where they take pieces from the Modern Love column, and ask actors to perform them. This story is read by Linda Cardellini.

    Sound design by John Perotti, produced by Caitlin O’Keefe

    Artwork by Teo Ducot

    Season 14 - Episode 23 - Snap Classic

    • 26 min

Customer Reviews

4.7 out of 5
10.5K Ratings

10.5K Ratings

ihaveopinionstoo ,

Look forward to each episode

You know how some podcasts are background noise you put on to keep you company w a chore? This is not that. The stories, editing and producing keep your attention. You’re invested in the story and curious about its outcome.

lil’ peter ,

Excellent storytelling

Some wonderful stories have been told on this podcast. Like The Moth podcast, if you enjoy live storytelling, you don’t want to miss this one.

And I will apologize here to the host of the show, because I’ve listened to some of his stories, and I don’t care for the fictional ones. He tries too hard to sell the fictional stories.

His real life has been quite fascinating, having been raised in the apocalyptic cult run by Herbert W. Armstrong. As a religious teenager, one without parental direction, I rarely missed an episode of Reverend Armstrong’s television show. he had me convinced the end of the world was around the corner, and, if I had any money at all, I probably would’ve sent him some like all the other dopes who listened to his nonsense.

The stories about what life was like inside the cult should not be missed. I was in California a few years ago, and went to the headquarters of that organization. It has been rented out for occasional use as a television or movie shooting set, but otherwise it is a shadow of what it used to be. Certainly worth bypassing the barricades and “keep out” signs. And Snap Judgment is definitely worth trying.

talkNbot ,

Great Listening!!

This is such a great podcast. Such a great listen! Love the stories and production. Well done!!

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