Shows / Snap Judgment
Snap Judgment
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.
Episodes
Snap JudgmentThe Golden Lure - Snap Classic
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 valuable deep…
Snap JudgmentThe Muse - Snap Classic
When a young man is told he is 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…
Snap JudgmentThe Knock, Knock Ghost from Spooked
In a boarding house in Chicago, a young girl puts her questions to the universe and the answers are returned in coded messages from the other side. And a boy…
Snap JudgmentThe Hexxed
A man visits prominent members of the Blackfeet Traditional Medicine community. After witnessing an unexplainable force, he learns just how important it is to…
Snap JudgmentThe Wager
A young man gets “rollers” — the gift of a lifetime from a mysterious friend. Plus, an epic mixup at the funeral home is about to bring the house down. STORIES…
Snap JudgmentBatwoman - Snap Classic
A woman in Texas takes animal rehabilitation to new heights when she brings over a thousand bats back from the dead in her own home. And a Snap producer…
Snap JudgmentHall Pass - School Daze
DeAndre D’Angelo, a scam artist with a talent for forged documents and a taste for red sports cars finds the perfect persona to escape his checkered past. He's…
Snap JudgmentThe Sleuthers - School Daze
A team of high school students investigate a new hire at their school. What they discover leads them towards an all out battle for the truth. Extra special…
Snap JudgmentStuck in the Middle - School Daze
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 to 10, the…
Snap JudgmentCounty Clerk
The county clerk in a sleepy town finds himself on the frontlines of a national fight over abortion care. When a New York doctor prescribes abortion meds to a…
Snap JudgmentDirty Work - Snap Classic
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 arrested for…
Snap JudgmentA Tiny Plot: "Burned" EP 5
The group from Union Point moves into their new homes on the tiny plot of land near Lake Merritt. They run their own security and decide who comes into their…
Snap JudgmentA Tiny Plot: "Rocked" EP 4
Mama D, President Matt, and the rest of the group are finally seeing their experiment in co-governance take shape. They built their security sheds and saw…
Snap JudgmentA Tiny Plot: "The Fence" EP 3
Mama D sees that the future of the experiment is up to her and what she decides: Lead the group to the plot of land offered by the city, hope and pray for a…
Snap JudgmentA Tiny Plot: "Moving Camp" EP 2
The standoff between Public Works and the group from Union Point Park ends with a handshake -- a deal to build a new kind of housing community funded by the…
Snap JudgmentA Tiny Plot: "The Barricade" EP 1
Using broken refrigerators, mattresses and dishwashers, residents of Union Point Park barricade their tent-city. And they fight for an extraordinary idea…
Snap JudgmentA Tiny Plot: Trailer
It's barricades vs. bobcats, tents vs. tiny homes and a team of people fighting to stay together. Listen to a radical experiment in freedom that puts an entire…
Snap JudgmentWe're on a Plane - Snap Classic
300 people spend a week on a plane with Rihanna to attend seven concerts, in seven countries, over seven days. And when morale is low among a group of…
Snap JudgmentIn the Mist - Spooked LIVE
The hallowed halls of an Airbnb house a spirit that can only be seen through sprinkles, spritzes, and sparkles… of air freshener. Snap’s Queen of Comedy, Jen…
Snap JudgmentRaft of Passion - Snap Classic
Eleven attractive, young people set sail across the Atlantic in a raft as part of a radical group experiment. And a boy falls in love with a girl… and her…
Snap JudgmentWinning Colors - Snap Classic
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 a lifetime…
Snap JudgmentIntroducing Charlie’s Place: A Cultural Haven That Brought People Together Through Music
Here’s a preview from a new podcast, Charlie’s Place. How did a Black man in the 1940s Jim Crow South open a club where Black and white people danced together?…
Snap JudgmentThe Battle
World class runner Shelby Houlihan goes on trial and a bad burrito is her smoking gun. Plus, what do you do when you look just like figure skating’s…
Snap JudgmentEnd of the Rainbow - Snap Classic
A young girl’s fantastic dream to be a doctor sends her into the middle of political realities of Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Plus – the story of the first dog to…
Snap JudgmentThe Awakening
When Michelle moves into The Gearbox on the Caribbean island of Montserrat, she meets a new dance partner. And in Yauco, the mountain is alive. It knows you…
Snap JudgmentSuper Bowl Rick
He’s slick, slippery, sweet-talking his way past the guards and straight into a superfan’s dream. He’s the stuff of legends, he’s Super Bowl Rick. And meet his…
Snap JudgmentThe 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…
Snap JudgmentThe Mack Daddy
In the Big Top, the Ringmaster wows the crowd in his top hat and sparkly jacket. But underneath the glitz is a feeling that only a father can lay to rest. And…
Snap JudgmentJorge, Gina y Dante - Snap Classic
This week on Snap, we go to Guadalajara, Mexico where Dante meets Jorge. As they start to understand each other they soon discover that what brings them…
Snap JudgmentThe 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…
Snap JudgmentThe Loophole - Snap Classic
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 the next step…
Snap JudgmentA Love Story for the Ages! from Our Ancestors Were Messy
Three epic romances, but only one of them makes it into the time capsule. Nichole, Zakiya, and Emmanuel must choose the best Black Love story for the world of…
Snap JudgmentBirdzilla: Mother of Eagles
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: Mother of…
Snap JudgmentPing - Snap Classic
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 destiny…
Snap JudgmentHello from the Other Side
Outside of Mumbai, in the middle of nowhere, is a beautiful river. One side of the river is cursed. But which side is it? This episode contains strong…
Snap JudgmentNight Dancers
In a quiet Ugandan village, Jocelyn waits for her older siblings to sneak back from a forbidden disco, only to hear a sinister night dancer casting…
Snap JudgmentInto the Abyss - Snap Classic
A rookie pilot, a prominent politician, a cop, and a criminal find themselves enduring freezing temperatures in the remote wilderness after their plane crashes…
Snap JudgmentThe Wave
What if you invented something the whole world knows but someone else took the credit? This week on Snap, we uncover the story of Krazy George, a shy wood-shop…
Snap JudgmentFor You, Anything
Love is sweeter than reason... Lupita Nyong'o asks, "How far would you go for family?" Her cousins and her sister spill the tea on a legendary nursing mishap…
Snap JudgmentThe Shot
A young filmmaker documents a political showdown between an authoritarian president and a brave Ugandan pop singer. When he aims his lens, he has no idea the…
Snap JudgmentRoommate Wanted - Snap Classic
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 imagined. And…
Snap JudgmentIssa Rae on Friendships That Need to Go, from IMO
Sharing a new show from my friend Michelle Obama and her big brother Craig Robinson, called IMO. You know on Snap, we make stories that help you laugh, think…
Snap JudgmentThe Master
"His secrets filled the air around him like smoke..." A young boy idolizes his karate instructor. Each kick, throw, and punch a step on the path to becoming a…
Snap JudgmentMarshmallow Day - Snap Classic
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 the same name…
Snap JudgmentA Recipe for Survival
Coffee is the love language for two Gaza journalists Shrouq and Roshdi. But one morning at breakfast, their little family life is torn apart. Now, Shrouq must…
Snap JudgmentWhat’s Ray Saying? “Black in the Military”
Ray looks back on his decision to join the army, unraveling a complicated history of Black military service and reflecting on the surprising changes the armed…
Snap JudgmentThe Medicine Man - Snap Classic
Chris Lundy has 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 go…
Snap JudgmentThe Weight of Sorrow
How long will you hurt yourself before you start loving yourself? Ronald Young Jr. grapples with the impending loss of his mother while still thinking about…
Snap JudgmentSpoon & Rusty Nail
It was all they had. A spoon and a rusty nail. But for the young Uyghur men trapped in a cell, it meant… escape. Thank you, Hashim, for sharing your story with…
Snap JudgmentMy Secret Self - Snap Classic
Andy Marra is on a mission to Korea in search of the mother she never knew with a secret she absolutely has to tell. And when two close friends can’t see each…
Snap JudgmentThe Last Thing on the List
Standup comic Cassandra Dee struggles with depression. She jokes about it in her standup comedy but isn’t sure if she can pull it off. She jokes about the kids…
Snap JudgmentGay Frog Happy Hour
Eric and David score their dream house in the country… with a lily pond. When one frog finds it, he tells a friend, who tells a friend, and pretty soon quiet…
Snap JudgmentThe Line - Snap Classic
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 sing on national TV…
Snap JudgmentThe Feast - Snap Classic
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. And when…
Snap JudgmentThe Don't Look Back! Special - Snap Classic
It's the Nightmare before New Year's with a very Spooky episode from Snap… where guardian angels don't get snow days. Two stories from the mountains full of…
Snap JudgmentThe Belgian Beaver Bandit
Sacré bleu! The damn beavers are on the loose! Belgium authorities are hot on the tail of Oliver Rubbers. A renegade with a wild mission... bring the beaver…
Snap JudgmentThe Home Alone Curse
The "Home Alone" Curse is all too real. The big-budget movie is in peril, and only one actor can save it. Not Macaulay Culkin. Not Joe Pesci. It's the goofball…
Snap JudgmentThe Cloak of Good Fortune - Snap Classic
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… the animals…
Snap JudgmentI Got Ball
A shot at the pros. Everybody wants it, but these women have it. Faatimah was a pro point guard with a world of experience when she started her own league with…
Snap JudgmentThe Hot Dog King of New York - Snap Classic
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 New York……