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 JudgmentNevermore - Spooked
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 through astral…
Snap JudgmentInside Out - Spooked
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. Some…
Snap JudgmentThe Promise - Snap Classic
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. STORIES…
Snap JudgmentHead Games - Snap Classic
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 illness…
Snap JudgmentQuagmire
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 bond…
Snap JudgmentBlood Oath - Snap Classic
Some commitments go way beyond words. STORIES True Friends Glynn discovers the true meaning of friendship. The Belfast Project It’s not always easy to deal…
Snap JudgmentSenior Year Mixtape - Snap Classic
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 three…
Snap JudgmentThe Medicine Man
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 go on a…
Snap JudgmentCampfire Tales X
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 present…
Snap JudgmentShut Up Rick
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 companionship…
Snap JudgmentBatwoman
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 to one…
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 Feminist Call to Prayer from Ritually
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’s a practice…
Snap JudgmentThe Social Experiment - Snap Classic
Two comic story tellers, Dino Archie and James Judd, bring you love, bromance and a summer camp exorcism with sock puppets. This episode contains explicit…
Snap JudgmentThe Ledge
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…
Snap JudgmentBuds - Snap Classic
Weed brownies, firefighting, and friendship. Amazing stories by friends, about the friend you did not expect. STORIES Weed Brownies At school, Alia Volz was a…
Snap JudgmentYoung Black Male from You Didn't See Nothin'
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 part of…
Snap JudgmentThe 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…
Snap JudgmentSmoke 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…
Snap JudgmentBackstage 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…
Snap JudgmentThe 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…
Snap JudgmentBodies 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…
Snap JudgmentChaotic 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…
Snap JudgmentDuality - Snap Classic
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, artwork…
Snap JudgmentThe Lion, The Lamb, And The Fox - Snap Classic
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 give up…
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 JudgmentThe Road to Boito
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… following…
Snap JudgmentLost In Vegas
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 their way…
Snap JudgmentFortress of Solitude - Snap Classic
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 someone…
Snap JudgmentGirl Scout Cookies - Snap Classic
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 was another…
Snap JudgmentTongue Tied - Snap Classic
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 Vlahos wanted to…
Snap JudgmentCat Bone Curse from Spooked
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. Master…
Snap JudgmentThe Haunting of Radio Centro from Spooked
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 discover that he…
Snap JudgmentWhip Law from The Wind
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 their search…
Snap JudgmentSnappas Make Snap Snap at SnapJudgment.org
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 Keep Snap…
Snap JudgmentWatching Over Mountain Village - Snap Classic
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 safety of…
Snap JudgmentWinning Colors
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 JudgmentBoricua en la Luna from WNYC Studios & Futuro Studios
“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 does. Based on a…
Snap JudgmentThe Border Hacker - Snap Classic
A computer hacker tries to make his way home through two countries, dense jungle, and a seemingly endless string of technical challenges. Produced by Adizah…
Snap JudgmentNot So Tiny Dancer
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 cup of…
Snap JudgmentThe Baton
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 with us over…
Snap JudgmentThe Turning: Room of Mirrors
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 devotion…
Snap JudgmentRivals - Snap Classic
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 the country…
Snap JudgmentInto the Abyss
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 JudgmentPt 2: The Search for No Name Aporva - Snap Classic
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 ring. Listen…
Snap JudgmentPt 1: The Search for No Name Aporva - Snap Classic
When 14-year-old Annaporva finally decides to ask her mother about her biological family a story so unexpected unravels – there’s kingpins, death threats, and…
Snap JudgmentThis Is Uncomfortable from Marketplace
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 story…
Snap JudgmentBeautiful - Snap Classic
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 performance of his…
Snap JudgmentMummers Day
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 language…
Snap JudgmentThe 2022 Look Back Special
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 something…
Snap JudgmentThe Christmas Tree Mafia - Snap Classic
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 an offer that…
Snap JudgmentThe Repertoire
“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 immerses himself…
Snap JudgmentThe Negotiators from Foreign Policy
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, Mickey Bergman…
Snap JudgmentThe 2022 Gratitude Special
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, when a pillar…
Snap JudgmentJorge, Gina y Dante
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 start…
Snap JudgmentThe 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…
Snap JudgmentThe League of Impersonators
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 language. Sensitive…
Snap JudgmentTime 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. Thank you, Joel, for…
Snap JudgmentThe 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…
Snap JudgmentHotel 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…