Snap Judgment
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Snap Judgment mixes real stories with killer beats to produce cinematic, dramatic radio. Snap’s raw, musical brand of storytelling dares listeners to see the world through the eyes of another. It's storytelling... with a BEAT.
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Jan 31, 2018 • 41min
Ear Hustle Special - Left Behind
Ear Hustle brings you stories of life inside prison, shared and produced by those living it. The podcast is a partnership between Earlonne Woods and Antwan Williams, currently incarcerated at San Quentin State Prison, and Nigel Poor, a Bay Area artist.
The team works in San Quentin’s media lab to produce stories that are sometimes difficult, often funny, and always honest, offering a nuanced view of people living within the American prison system.
Find out more about Ear Hustle and Subscribe to the podcast on their website, www.EarHustleSQ.com
Season 9 Episode 5
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Jan 25, 2018 • 52min
Senior Year Mixtape
Snap spends a year with three Mission High School seniors Brantin, Damaris, and Alex as they try to make sense of adulthood in a rapidly changing San Francisco.
Producers: Adizah Eghan, Liz Mak, Eliza Smith, Anna Sussman and Mark Ristich.
Original Score: Pat Mesiti-Miller and Renzo Gorrio
Special Thanks: Chandra Shivakumar from Mission High
Season 9 Episode 4
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Jan 22, 2018 • 33min
Soundtrack Of Silence
What sounds would you want memorize if you were told you were going to be completely deaf before you turned 28?
Producer: April Dembosky
Original Score: Renzo Gorrio
Sound Design: Leon Morimoto and April Dembosky
Season 9 Episode 3
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Jan 18, 2018 • 12min
Linda, Loretta, and Me
What happens when boy meets girl and… fungus?
Season 9 Episode 2
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Jan 13, 2018 • 32min
How Estee Got Her Zumba Back
What if you were born to twerk it, but you didn't know how to work it? Estee Rose grew up in a tight-knit Ultra-Orthodox neighborhood in Brooklyn. Find out how she reclaims her faith after she loses it in a tumultuous series of events. To channel Estee’s tunes, check out producer Shaina Shealy’s Spotify playlist, “Zumba Estee”.
Season 9 Episode 1
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Jan 10, 2018 • 12min
Tonya For Hire - Snap Classic
What if one day you found out you look like one of the most famous people in the country -- who everybody hates?
Lynn Harris is an author, commentator, award-winning journalist and mostly-retired comedian. She has a new business, teaching comedy to teenage girls. You can find her performing on stage as Tonya Harding here.
Producer: Liz Mak
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Jan 5, 2018 • 23min
Stoopid
There are big stories with weight, little stories with heart, and then the stories that are just STOOPID.
Season 8 Episode 33
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Dec 28, 2017 • 31min
Snap Special - Zim Heavy: Rock and Revolution in Zimbabwe
Before there was Zimbabwe, there was the “Heavy” scene. In the 1970’s, Rock music rang out from the black townships in Rhodesia. One band, Wells Fargo, became the voice of the people. Founding members Ebba Chitambo and Never Mpofu tell their story of music and revolution in the face of an oppressive government.Wells Fargo’s new release Watch Out! is available now through Vinyl Me Please.Learn more about the work Matthew Shechmeister and Eothen “Egon” Alapatt are doing to document the Heavy scene at Now-Again Records. Producer: Pat Mesiti-MillerCorrespondent: Albert NyathiFeaturing Music by Wells FargoCourtesy of Now-Again Records
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Dec 22, 2017 • 29min
Snap Holiday Special 2017
The Snap Judgment Holiday Special features two good Santas in "Miracle on 22nd Street," a misguided angel in "Preaching to the Choir," and Snap story makers as they look back on their favorite stories of 2017.
Season 8 Episode 32
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Dec 15, 2017 • 22min
Down With The Ship: The Sinking Of The Oceanos - Snap Classic
Let Moss Hills take you on sea cruise…
Producer: Joe Rosenberg
Sound Design: Renzo Gorrio
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