Snap Judgment
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. WNYC studios is the producer of leading podcasts including Radiolab, Freakonomics Radio, Note To Self, Here’s The Thing With Alec Baldwin, and more.
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29 min
Snap #929 - Back To The Wall
Pro rock climbers Jason Smith and Tommy Caldwell know a thing or two about dangerous even life threatening adventures, but when they go on an expedition to the famous Yellow Wall in Kyrgyzstan, their lives were threatened in a whole new way.
Check out more about Jason “Singer” Smith at his website jasonsingersmith.com
And be sure to check out Tommy Caldwell’s book “The Push” available now as well as the movie The Dawn Wall.
For more details on the kidnapping read Greg Child’s book “Over The Edge."
Producer: Jazmin Aguilera and Luke Quinton
Original Sound Design: Renzo Gorrio
19 min
Snap #928 - Two Brains
What if you had two choices. Either risk death, or start over in a completely new life. Now imagine you had to make that decision for your child. Check out more of Amy Roost’s work here and her podcast Fury here.
Read Amy Roost’s article on what may have caused each of her children to have brain malformations in Dame Magazine.
Producer:Amy Roost, Anna Sussman.
Original Score: Renzo Gorrio
48 min
Snap #927 - Love Lessons
When Mansoor Adayfi was 19 years old, he was shipped to Guantanamo Bay detention center. He had no idea where he was or why he was there. But he was held there for 14 years. During that time, Mansoor attended informal marriage classes held by a fellow inmate and began writing love letters despite never having been in love.
Mansoor is currently writing a memoir about his time at Guantanamo. You can read his writing here.
This story was produced and edited by Sarah Geis, Cristal Duhaime and Mira Burt-Wintonick for the CBC podcast, Love Me. It was mixed by Cristal Duhaime.
Producer: Mira Burt-Wintonick, Cristal Duhaime, and Sarah Geis
38 min
Snap #926 - Beyond Faces of Death
In the mid-70s, Conan was hired to direct and produce a nature documentary. But he wanted to do something more ambitious. The film he made became one of the most infamous movies ever, but his success came with deadly consequences.
Special thanks to our film consultants, Spencer Parsons and Todd Wieneke.
Producer: John Fecile
Original Score: Renzo Gorrio
51 min
Snap #723 - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
Sometimes the only word you hear is "No." But what if you always said "Yes"? Snap Judgment proudly presents "My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy".
Stories
Forbidden Fruit
An aspiring priest decides to experience all that the world has to offer.
The Faith Healer
Imagine putting your hands on someone, and curing whatever ails them. Charles Monroe Kane knows the feeling.
The Insane Million Maker Master Counterfeiter
What’s the easiest way to make money? Make Money. And lots of it.
50 min
Snap #626 - The Proxy
What if you could be you without all of the responsibility, the guilt, and the self-loathing? Too good to be true? ...Maybe not.
Stories
Marwencol - When Mark Hogancamp woke up in the hospital he had no idea who he was or where he was. He was beat up so badly that he couldn’t walk, talk or speak. His therapy? Marwencol.
Friday Night Lights - Your dad loves football. You hate football. How do you quit? Play football.
Just Another Fish Story - 20 Years ago, a whale washed up on a beach in Lubec, Maine, but its death was just the beginning of its story.
24 min
Snap #925 - Belly Of The Beast
When you’re a safari guide on the Zambezi River, you always know that things could go horribly wrong. You can find Paul Templer’s memoir here.
Producer: Erika Lantz
Original Score: Renzo Gorrio
37 min
Snap #809 - The Real Black Klansman
One man infiltrated undercover, the other got invited inside. Featuring a new story from the "Real Black Klansman" Detective Ron Stallworth. On the next Snap...we're going face to face with "The Klan." Includes a bonus Snap Classic story from boogie-woogie pianist Daryl Davis, author of “Klan-Destine Relationships.”