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Snap Judgment spotlights the amazing podcast Ear Hustle: The Big No No. In this episode we look for love in one of the most difficult places to forge a relationship, San Quentin State Prison.

Kassem Eid had spent two years living in a city under siege.  After he and his neighbors took part in the protests during the Arab Spring in 2011, Syrian President Bashar Al Assad began to punish towns like Kassem’s. His forces bombed them, surrounded th

THE BEST LITTLE SWIMMER Terry Galloway is ten years old and absolutely hot for summer camp. The only problem is, her family can’t afford it. But after she fails a hearing test at school, Terry learns that she is deaf — and also eligible to attend The Li

When the man in charge of a small, insular northern Ohio town wreaks havoc on his followers, a young Amish boy with a passion for good hair tries to clean up the mess. Producer: Shaina Shealy Sound Design: Renzo Gorrio Season 9 Episode 32

What do you do when you are trying to give birth… in the middle of a wildfire? Nicole Veum is interviewed live by producer April Demobosky for “The Fire Tapes” The Fire Tapes is a collaboration between KQED’s “The Bay” and Snap Judgment for the Coal +

Counted: An Oakland Story is the story of the people lost to Oakland’s violence last year. During 2017, a team of Snap Judgment producers, learned about Oakland’s homicide victims, their families and communities. Visit oaklandstory.org for more interview

Glynn Washington – Friday Night Lockdown Glynn’s father has a strict rule for Friday nights…the Second Coming. Performed live by Glynn Washington at the Brooklyn Academy of Music Jen Kober – Girl Scout Cookies As a littler girl, Jen Kober discovered th

The Birds: As a little boy in Richmond Virginia, raising pigeons, Ray Christian made a friend with the same hobby. But there was something mysterious about Ray’s new pal. Producer: Anna Sussman Original Score: Leon Morimoto   The Taxidermist: When Tracey

It’s that time of year again. Snap Judgment proudly presents “Spooked IX: Trapped.” THE IRON GATE An American sniper shooter takes over an empty house in Baghdad and encounters the one threat he is powerless against. When Dallas Sanchez was stationed in

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 mo