Snap Judgment
Snap Judgment and PRX
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.
Episodes
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Oct 13, 2017 • 20min
The Incident At Poison Spider Mesa
The story of two men who come face to face one night in the canyon lands of southern Utah.
Producer: Joe Rosenberg
Original Score and Sound Design: Leon Morimoto
Season 8 Episode 23
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Oct 10, 2017 • 36min
Lost In Time
Time Warp Saloon
The neon sign blinks at the roadhouse bar. The jukebox plays an old tune as the bartender shouts, "Last Call." Just one more. Why not? What could it hurt?
This story came to Spooked from Jim Harold’s Campfire Podcast, hosted by Jim Harold, check it out at JimHarold.com.
Love Letters
Mark Spencer lived in the haunted house with the ghost of Ladell - and we are eternally grateful that he stuck around long enough to bring us his story. Mark Spencer and his family have lived in the Allen House since 2007. Visit him online at AllenHouseTours.com
Season 8 Episode 22
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Oct 6, 2017 • 50min
Man Of Steel
When an immovable object meets an unstoppable force, what is left standing?
Season 7 Episode 14
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Sep 29, 2017 • 27min
The Bear, The Goose and The Whale (Part 2)
Goose Justice
Snap storyteller Abdul Kenyatta was taught to be wary of the police. Then one day he found a way to turn the tables.
Benjamin and The Bear
Back when he was kid, Benjamin was a scrawny outcast with a penchant for tinkering. He liked to go on adventures in the abandoned mining town where he grew up, seeking discarded electronics to repair. One day he goes on an adventure that he will never forget.
Season 8 Episode 21
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Sep 22, 2017 • 27min
The Bear, The Goose and The Whale (Part 1)
Luna The Whale
In 2004, a lost baby orca named Luna swam towards Vancouver Island and tried to befriend humans. Then the First Nations and the Department of Oceans and Fisheries got involved.
To learn more about Luna's story, check out Michael Parfit and Suzanne Chisholm's documentary.
Producer: Davey Kim
Season 8 Episode 20
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Sep 15, 2017 • 55min
The Performer
The hardest character to play is the character without a script.
Magic Lamp
Glynn's good luck charm goes missing.
Producer: Mark Ristich
Cassandro El Exotico
Cassandro is an up-and-coming luchador, a professional Mexican wrestler. He wants to get to the big arenas. He's got the talent, no doubt. But because he's also one of the only openly gay fighters, he's got an uphill battle to get the crowd and the press on his side.
Producer: Eliza SmithSound Design: Leon Morimoto
Gina Gold - The Lusty Lady
Pimps beware! Gina Gold is on superhero duty.
Performed live at Snap LIVE! in Oakland's Paramount TheaterMusic composed by Alex Mandel and performed by Alex Mandel, David Brandt, and Tim Frick
Neal Brennan - Three Mics
Neal Brennan writer, director, comedian and co-creator of Chappelle's Show is in the studio telling a story from his one-man show Three Mics.
Performed by: Neal BrennanProducer: Lina Misitzis and Mark Ristich
Season 7 Episode 10
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Sep 12, 2017 • 22min
Spooked Sneak Peek
Supernatural Storytelling. Experience Snap's new haunted podcast, "Spooked!"
Featuring "Houdini’s Promise" and "The Night Mother."
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Sep 7, 2017 • 51min
Campfire Tales IV - Primal
BOO! Get the NEW Spooked Podcast now at SpookedPodcast.org.
Border Bogeyman
Rocky Elmore used to work down by the border during long pitch-black nights in the desert. It was so dark you never knew who or what was out there.
Rocky’s previous story with Snap Judgment was The Phantom Border Patrol Agent.
For more stories of natural and supernatural happenings on the border, be sure to check out Rocky’s book, Out On Foot: Nightly Patrols and Ghostly Tales of A U.S. Border Patrol Agent and his website, RockyElmore.com
Tooki Man
Trekking in Indonesia, Ian and Stuart wander off the beaten path. There, a broken man tells them he knows the way to magic . . .
The Trail of Polaroids
After arriving home from work, Douglas Leach saw a Polaroid lying on his front step. He picked it up. He shouldn't have. . .
Past Life Detective
Detective Bob Snow could never have imagined that the toughest case of his entire career, would be an investigation into his own past....life. Check out Bob Snow’s books here.
Season 8 Episode 19
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Sep 1, 2017 • 23min
The Promise
Promises. Some of them are worthless, and some of them have infinite value, and some you will never know how much they are worth... until you have to cash them in.
Season 7 Episode 7
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Aug 25, 2017 • 32min
On The Mat
Amazing people wrestling with tough opponents and big decisions. Featuring Anthony Robles, the grappler that could take you down with one leg, and the Von Erich wrestling family whose glitz and fame was riddled with pain and sacrifice.
Season 8 Episode 18
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