Snap Judgment

Storytelling. With a Beat.

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About the Show

Snap Judgment is about the decisions people make that change everything.

Host Glynn Washington takes listeners on a narrative journey — leaping from one person's frying pan into another person's fire. Deejay-driven musical delivery, paired with lush sound design, drops listeners into the very heart of what matters.

Snap Judgment's fast-paced (sometimes dark, sometimes playful) narrative highlights people from across the globe who put everything on the line.

Glynn Washington explains, "It's storytelling...with a beat."

"It's the Robert Frost thing: the roads diverge, and you have to make a choice," Washington says. "You always wonder what your life would have been if you'd gone the other way."

The dynamic SnapJudgment.org site supports the radio broadcast by encouraging listeners to share their own stories through audio, video, photos, text — whichever medium they choose. They can then post their stories (and other people's) via Facebook, Twitter or any other social media directly from SnapJudgment.org. "But of course," Washington notes, "People can always just pick up a phone and call me at the Snap Judgment hotline, 1-888-304-SNAP."

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Episodes

Available free to NPR stations — others with permission. More details.

Snap Judgment is now weekly. Some classic episodes are below —
get the latest episodes here!

Snap Judgment 101: 5150 (Danger to Self)
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Catch that tickle of panic, when the hair starts to stand up on the back of your head. Snap Judgment drops stories of people who are their own worst enemy. Push through the hallways of a psychiatric ward, obsess over a late night talk radio host, and then get ready to run for your life.

Snap Judgment 102: Tales from the Library

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The whole range of human experience isn't just catalogued in a library — it actually takes place inside. Roam the stacks with Snap Judgment, and we'll teach you to hypnotize your friends, jump start your career, and stop fanatics from burning your books.

Snap Judgment 103: Drop Everything
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We know you're busy. Real busy. Doing all that "stuff." And after you do the stuff, they want you to document the stuff. Then you better file the stuff. But then, you get the midnight phone call. In a moment, everything changes. Turns out, all that stuff doesn't matter. 'Cause it's "Drop Everything" time.

Snap Judgment 104: Something Ain't Right

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Your brain doesn't quite know what's going on. But your body knows that something's up. Your breathing gets shallow, your palms start to sweat. Do you run — or watch things play out? In this episode, Snap Judgment does both.

Snap Judgment 105: Warning Signs
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Before the universe knocks you upside the head, it usually gives you a sign. Snap Judgment tells stories of people who pay heed to those signs...or not.

Snap Judgment 106: Utopia
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Snap Judgment searches for that perfect place, just around the bend, our Shangri-La. For those lucky few who have found their utopia, they also discover it's surrounded by enemies clamoring to tear it down.

Snap Judgment is now weekly! Get the latest episodes here.

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About Host Glynn Washington

Glynn entered his idea for Snap Judgment during the Public Radio Talent Quest in 2007, moved on as a finalist, and became one of PRX's two winners along with Al Letson.

A graduate of the University of Michigan Law School, Glynn worked as an educator, diplomat, community activist, actor, United Nations advisor, fist-shaker, mountain-hollerer, and foot stomper before leaping into storytelling.

Glynn has composed music for Kunst Stoff dance performances in San Francisco, performed live spoken word poetry in Detroit, joined a band in Indonesia, wrote several screenplays, painted a daring series of self portraits, and once upon a time released a blues album.

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Airing Snap Judgment

Broadcast Rights

Snap Judgment is available for free to NPR member stations. If you're not an NPR member station, but would like to air Snap Judgment, contact programservices@npr.org.

The broadcast window is April 12-July 14, 2010. The specials can be played in any order stations wish and repeat airings within the broadcast window are welcome.

Snap Judgment will begin regular weekly feeds on Thursday, July 15. A fundraising show and materials will be ready for fall 2010.

The programs may be streamed live on station websites but not archived. Excerpting is permitted for promotional purposes only.

Clock

Each 54:00 show includes a billboard, room for a five-minute news hole, and two floating 59-second breaks with music beds.

Carriage Confirmation

Carriage reporting is not only key to Snap Judgment's success, they'd like to tell all their friends across the country when and where they can listen. Please confirm carriage of Snap Judgment by contacting Steve Martin (SFM Consulting) at 703-715-0827.