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  1. Ear Hustle's "Thick Glass" - Snap Special

    21 juni 2018 · 50 min

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    Snap Judgment joins the podcast Ear Hustle for a look at parenting from inside San Quentin State Prison. Lees meer

    In this episode incarcerated fathers share their stories of striving to be present in their children's lives. One inmate reconnects with his son after 20 years. Another stays very involved through letters and visits. And a third gets the opportunity to give his teenage son a haircut.

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  2. 06 Female - Snap Classic

    14 juni 2018 · 20 min

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    In 2006, a wolf was born in Yellowstone who would become a legend in her own time. Lees meer

    For more about the 06 Female and the debate surrounding wolves in Yellowstone, be sure to check out Jeff Hull's article in Outside Magazine and Nate Rott'sspecial report for NPR.

    Producer: Joe Rosenberg

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  3. Beyond Belief

    7 juni 2018 · 28 min

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    What do you do when someone tells you something you know to be false, and yet...you can just tell they're telling the truth? Lees meer

    Chaotic Good

    Malaclypse was part of a dangerous anarchist group. They stole, they killed, they escaped, until one day when Malaclypse could run no further...

    Modern Love

    When Stephanie Saldana was 27 years old, she thought her calling was to become a nun. But at a monastery in the Syrian desert, she met a monk who made her rethink everything

    Season 9 Episode 18

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  4. Tin Man - Snap Classic

    31 mei 2018 · 51 min

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    What if you don't have a heart? Lees meer

    If I Only Had A Heart

    The sum of the parts cannot equal the hole in your heart.

    The Scientist And The Psychopath

    Neuroanatomist Dr. James Fallon studies the most dangerous kind of person: the psychopath. His job is to get up close and personal with the mind of the psychopath so that we can better understand what makes them tick. He treats their brains with the cold calculation of a scientist at work. But in the process things get mighty personal.

    About Face

    You’ve heard the saying, right? You can’t see the forest for the trees. Well, imagine if your whole life all you could do, all you knew how to do, was see the trees, the details, the minutiae of the world. What would you miss out on. Let’s take a walk in Tom Conces’ shoes and find out.

    Chin-Kyll and Bo-Ok: Across the DMZ

    What happens when you are reunited with your North Korean sister for the first time in over five decades?

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  5. Shrapnel

    24 mei 2018 · 51 min

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    When the fight is over we still have to deal with the pieces of the battle that remain inside. Featuring The Warrior Box and Soul of a Soldier. Lees meer

    Season 9 Episode 17

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  6. Secrets In The Stacks - Snap Classic

    17 mei 2018 · 26 min

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    When Avi Steinberg became a prison librarian, he thought his job would be to keep track of the books. Then he started reading between the lines. Lees meer

    Producer: Joe Rosenberg

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  7. Lucky

    11 mei 2018 · 50 min

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    Hear how one of Yugoslavia’s top basketball players attempts to escape the Siege of Sarajevo and don't miss The Nocturnists late night meltdown at the morgue. Lees meer

    "The Choice" from the Lucky Podcast

    Nada Rothbart thought she’d have plenty of time to get her family out of Sarajevo. Suddenly, it was too late.

    This story originally aired on Lucky podcast, listen to part two of Nada’s story "The Choice" here.

    "Live At The Morgue" from The Nocturnists Podcast

    What do you do when the morgue has a total meltdown. Galen Laserson tells her story live at The Nocturnists. Its host and creator is Emily Silverman, MD, its executive producer is Ali Block, MD, and its podcast producer is Marina Poole.

    Season 9 Episode 16

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  8. Where No One Should Go - Snap Classic

    4 mei 2018 · 18 min

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    In the desert of northern South Africa you come across a little puddle. If you dive down into that puddle, at the bottom there is a slot. This is the entrance to third largest freshwater cave in the world. This is where the adventure begins. Lees meer

    Producer: Julia DeWitt

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  9. The Iron Curtain

    26 april 2018 · 39 min

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    At the height of the Cold War, Ulrike Poppe just might have been the most surveilled woman in the world. But it was only after the wall fell that things got really interesting. Lees meer

    Producer: Luisa Beck with Production Assistance By Joe Rosenberg

    Original Score: Renzo Gorrio

    Season 9 Episode 15

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  10. The Badlands

    19 april 2018 · 50 min

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    For two years, ISIS fought to take over the city of Mosul, killing 40,000 civilians. This is a story about a group of men and women from around the world who packed up their bags, flew into Iraq, and made their way to Mosul to try their hand at fighting ISIS back. Lees meer

    Season 9 Episode 14

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  11. Running Man

    12 april 2018 · 27 min

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    When a rising high school track star in Eritrea, East Africa, is arrested under the military dictatorship, he realizes he might have a way out....run. Lees meer

    Season 9 Episode 13

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  12. 26 Lives On Atlas Peak

    6 april 2018 · 14 min

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    On Atlas Peak there is one way in and one way out. When wildfire threatened their homes, the only escape route...was up. Lees meer

    Check out KQED's fire investigation.

    Producer: Sukey Lewis

    Season 9 Episode 12

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  13. Unforgiven

    29 maart 2018 · 50 min

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    There is a line, draw it in the sand, shake on it, mark it in blood, but if you cross it... there is no going back. Lees meer

    Season 6 Episode 12

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  14. Breakfast Of Champions

    22 maart 2018 · 49 min

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    Stories of young people using every trick in their little arsenal to win praise and love, only to find themselves alone in the end. Lees meer

    Season 9 Episode 11

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  15. Fargo - Snap Classic

    16 maart 2018 · 20 min

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    Paul Berczeller examines the case of Takako Konishi, who died in a frozen forest on the North Dakota/Minnesota border looking for the treasure from the Coen Brother’s film Fargo. Lees meer

    Producer: Joe Rosenberg

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  16. The Trouble With Shannon Cason

    9 maart 2018 · 50 min

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    KC was a rising star, improving Detroit’s most troubled public schools. But to do that, she cut some legal corners that put her in prison. Lees meer

    Season 9 Episode 10

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  17. Counted: An Oakland Story

    1 maart 2018 · 1 uur

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    Counted: An Oakland Story is a yearlong look at the people lost to Oakland’s violence. During 2017, a team of Snap Judgment producers learned about Oakland’s homicide victims, their families and communities. Visit oaklandstory.org for more interviews, photos, and illustrations. Lees meer

    Season 9 Episode 9

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  18. Big Girls Don't Cry - Snap Classic

    26 februari 2018 · 51 min

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    When the going gets tough, the tough make stuff happen. Featuring stories about rattlesnakes pageant queens, Apache orphans, and the legendary Xiao Xiao. Lees meer

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  19. Lifted

    22 februari 2018 · 24 min

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    Avraham’s story was included in a 12-part Hebrew webseries called Neviim: Operation Amramby Elad Ben Elul (@Eladbenelul) and Yossi Brauman. Read hundreds more testimonies like Avraham’s at Amram’s website. The Amram association has collected hundreds of saliva samples from people who connected to the kidnapping affair. Lees meer

    Producer: Shaina Shealy

    Season 9 Episode 8

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  20. Quake City Hero

    15 februari 2018 · 16 min

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    In 1989, an enormous earthquake struck the Bay Area. One of Oakland’s major arteries, the Cypress Freeway, collapsed. And one man named Raven left his home and dove into the wreckage to save lives. Lees meer

    This story comes from Liam O'Donoghue, host and producer of the podcast East Bay Yesterday.

    Producers: Liam O'Donoghue and Eliza Smith

    Original Score: Davey Kim

    Season 9 Episode 7

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  21. The Spelling Bee - Snap Classic

    13 februari 2018 · 6 min

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    When Snap Judgment producer Davey Kim was in eighth grade, he went to the regional level spelling bee with his best friend...and took R-E-V-E-N-G-E. Lees meer

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  22. Monk Of Mokha

    8 februari 2018 · 43 min

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    The story of how Mokhtar Akhanshali braved a civil war to bring Yemeni coffee to the world. Lees meer

    Dave Egger’s biography of Mokhtar, The Monk of Mokha, is available wherever books are sold. And be sure to check out the book’s instagram at @themonkofmokha.

    Producer: Joe Rosenberg

    Original Score: Renzo Gorrio

    Season 9 Episode 6

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  23. Ear Hustle Special - Left Behind

    31 januari 2018 · 41 min

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    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. Lees meer

    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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  24. Senior Year Mixtape

    25 januari 2018 · 52 min

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    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. Lees meer

    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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  25. Soundtrack Of Silence

    22 januari 2018 · 33 min

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    What sounds would you want memorize if you were told you were going to be completely deaf before you turned 28? Lees meer

    Producer: April Dembosky

    Original Score: Renzo Gorrio

    Sound Design: Leon Morimoto and April Dembosky

    Season 9 Episode 3

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  26. Linda, Loretta, and Me

    18 januari 2018 · 12 min

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    What happens when boy meets girl and… fungus? Lees meer

    Season 9 Episode 2

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  27. How Estee Got Her Zumba Back

    13 januari 2018 · 32 min

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    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”. Lees meer

    Season 9 Episode 1

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  28. Tonya For Hire - Snap Classic

    10 januari 2018 · 12 min

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    What if one day you found out you look like one of the most famous people in the country -- who everybody hates? Lees meer

    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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  29. Stoopid

    5 januari 2018 · 23 min

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    There are big stories with weight, little stories with heart, and then the stories that are just STOOPID. Lees meer

    Season 8 Episode 33

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  30. Snap Special - Zim Heavy: Rock and Revolution in Zimbabwe

    28 december 2017 · 31 min

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    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 Lees meer

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  31. Snap Holiday Special 2017

    22 december 2017 · 29 min

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    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. Lees meer

    Season 8 Episode 32

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  32. Down With The Ship: The Sinking Of The Oceanos - Snap Classic

    15 december 2017 · 22 min

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    Let Moss Hills take you on sea cruise… Lees meer

    Producer: Joe Rosenberg

    Sound Design: Renzo Gorrio

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  33. Finding Rebecca

    7 december 2017 · 36 min

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    In 1962, in a very small, very white suburb of Chicago, a young couple set out to adopt a baby girl. Lees meer

    This story was produced in collaboration with The New York Times.

    Producers: Amy Roost and Anna Sussman

    Season 8 Episode 31

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  34. Dadbot

    1 december 2017 · 16 min

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    James Vlahos wanted to keep his dad around for as long as possible, so he saved the best part about him in the best way he knew how. Lees meer

    Season 8 Episode 30

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  35. Jay J. Armes: Private Eye - Snap Classic

    28 november 2017 · 30 min

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    Jay J. Armes was a real life superhero ... until real life intruded. Also be sure to check out Gary Cartwright’s original 1976 article on Jay J. Armes for Texas Monthly. Producer: Vanessa Rancano Sound Design: Leon Morimoto Lees meer

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  36. Snap LIVE! The Passion

    24 november 2017 · 51 min

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    We're dropping the story-pocalypse...performed LIVE! at San Francisco's Nourse Theater. Lees meer

    Season 5 Episode 21

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  37. The Gratitude Special 2017

    16 november 2017 · 51 min

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    "The Outbreak" - What do you do when a life-threatening disease makes it too dangerous to save the person closest to you. Lees meer

    "Grits and Sausages" - When Ray Christian was a young boy, he longed to hear the voice of God.

    "The Blue Bear" - For Lynn Schooler grew up in Alaska hearing rumor after rumor about the elusive blue bear.

    Season 8 Episode 29

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  38. Kismet

    10 november 2017 · 50 min

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    From Russia With Love Lees meer

    Two women, a tiny boat, the wide-open ocean...and kismet.

    Elena has written a book about their adventure, called Talking to the Moon. You can read the story on the couple’s website.

    Producer: Liz Mak

    Original Score: Leon Morimoto

    Season 8 Episode 28

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  39. Duality

    2 november 2017 · 25 min

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    Tameer is part of an ethnic minority in northern Israel called Druze. When he is struck on the head as a young boy he inherits an entire new lifetime of memories. Lees meer

    Original Score: Renzo Gorrio

    Producer: Shaina Shealy

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  40. Spooked Presents - The Vanishing

    27 oktober 2017 · 30 min

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    Cowboy Ghost Lees meer

    Valerie is lost in a snowstorm in rural Montana. She thinks she might not be able to get out, when she sees two headlights coming to her through the storm. Help is on the way - she hopes. Valerie’s story comes to us from the book Trucker Ghost Stories, edited by Annie Wilder.

    Producer: Eliza Smith

    Voice In The Woods

    When the voice says "Stop" you stay perfectly still. And when the voice says "Run!" you had better run.

    Producer: Eliza Smith

    Season 8 Episode 26

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  41. Spooked Presents - Sanctify

    24 oktober 2017 · 34 min

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    Great Aunt Rose Lees meer

    When Christina McKenna’s cruel aunt comes back from the grave to make amends--she’s not sure if she can forgive. Read more about Christina’s childhood in Ireland in her book, My Mother Wore A Yellow Dress.

    Devil’s Water

    Attempting to dig the family well in rural Michigan, Glynn's family comes up dry – until Daddy cuts a deal with the Devil.

    Season 8 Episode 25

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  42. Confessions Of A Baby Snatcher

    20 oktober 2017 · 30 min

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    Confessions of a Baby Snatcher Lees meer

    The ‘work’ of social work is a lot more complicated than Katie Leavitt first thought. Luckily, a little voice helps to guide her.

    Producer: Anna Sussman

    Original Score and Sound Design: Leon Morimoto

    Get The Hook Up!

    Sometimes, you know your big shot when you see it.

    Ayanna Dookie and Seaton Smith are both comedians living in New York.

    Producer: Liz Mak

    Original Score and Sound Design: Renzo Gorrio

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  43. The Incident At Poison Spider Mesa

    13 oktober 2017 · 20 min

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    The story of two men who come face to face one night in the canyon lands of southern Utah. Lees meer

    Producer: Joe Rosenberg

    Original Score and Sound Design: Leon Morimoto

    Season 8 Episode 23

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  44. Lost In Time

    10 oktober 2017 · 36 min

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    Time Warp Saloon Lees meer

    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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  45. Man Of Steel

    6 oktober 2017 · 50 min

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    When an immovable object meets an unstoppable force, what is left standing? Lees meer

    Season 7 Episode 14

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  46. The Bear, The Goose and The Whale (Part 2)

    29 september 2017 · 27 min

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    Goose Justice Lees meer

    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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  47. The Bear, The Goose and The Whale (Part 1)

    22 september 2017 · 27 min

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    Luna The Whale Lees meer

    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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  48. The Performer

    15 september 2017 · 55 min

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    The hardest character to play is the character without a script. Lees meer

    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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  49. Spooked Sneak Peek

    12 september 2017 · 22 min

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    Supernatural Storytelling. Experience Snap's new haunted podcast, "Spooked!" Lees meer

    Featuring "Houdini’s Promise" and "The Night Mother."

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  50. Campfire Tales IV - Primal

    7 september 2017 · 51 min

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    BOO! Get the NEW Spooked Podcast now at SpookedPodcast.org. Lees meer

    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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