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- 1 weeks ago50 min
Goblins of Eastern Kentucky
A powerful flood brings things once buried to the surface in the Appalachian Mountains.Happy Spooky Season Snap Nation!!! It's a Halloween tradition to feature our evil twin, Spooked. Spooked has all new episodes this October... explore Season 11, "The Spooked Field Guide to the Shadow." Be afraid.Big thanks to Lora Smith, Beau Morgan, and Gwen Johnson sharing your stories with us. If you want to know more about the goblins in Eastern Kentucky… Lora wrote a wonderful piece about them for Oxford American. Scouted & produced by Zoë Ferrigno, original score by Doug Stuart, art by Teo Ducot.Season 17 - Episode 48 Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
- 2 weeks ago51 min
Bigfoot in Littleton
Bigfoot takes over a small southern town in a massive way. Locals say he’s a beast, a spiritual entity, or even worse… a damn Yankee. Plus, a story from Pumpkintown… where everyone is hunting for Sasquatch.STORIESBigfoot in LittletonBigfoot takes over a small southern town in a massive way. Locals say he’s a beast, a spiritual entity, or even worse… a damn Yankee.A very big thank you to Stephen Barcelo, Sylvia Alsten with the Littleton Woman’s Club, and Alan Williford at Medock Mountain State Park. Thank you also to Jesse Walker, Loretta Woodburn, Wyatt Pegram, Matt Johnston, Richard Holm, and all the other folks in Littleton, North Carolina who spoke to us for this story. Produced by Elissa Castles, edited by Nancy López, original score by Nick Marks, artwork by Teo Ducot.The Sasquatch of PumpkintownEveryone in Pumpkintown is hunting for Sasquatch… except Ben Becker. He knows exactly where Bigfoot lives.This episode does contain strong language, sensitive listeners please be advised.This story originally aired on the Here Be Monsters podcast hosted by Jeff Emtman. They just dropped a new season… listen and subscribe for more awesome stories!Produced by Jeff Emtman.Season 17 - Episode 47 Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
- 3 weeks ago51 min
Shut Up Rick - Snap Classic
Did you ever have that one friend that you didn’t want but it turns out you really need? This week on Snap, epic stories about unexpected companionship.STORIESShut Up RickHe’s called Shut Up Rick. Let’s hear what he has to say.Thank you Bucky Sinister and Rick Loddy.Bucky is a poet, author, and comedian — to learn more about Bucky’s work and what he’s up to now, subscribe to his substack.Original score by Clay Xavier, produced by Zahra Noorbaksh and John Fecile, artwork by Teo Ducot.Rock Paper ScissorsWhen the two greatest auction houses in the world – Christie’s and Sotheby’s – vied for the privilege of auctioning off $20 million worth of art in 2004, little did they know that they would be forced to engage in an ancient form of ritualized combat known as… rock paper scissors.Be sure to check out Carol Vogel’s original New York Times article.Produced by Joe RosenbergThe Kipling Hotel – LIVEA young, penniless student arrives at UCLA with no place to stay and is forced to improvise.Performed by Don Reed at Snap LIVE in San Francisco, CA.Music composed by Alex Mandel, performed by the Snap Judgment Players: Alex Mandel, David Brandt, and Tim FrickSnap Classic - Season 17 – Episode 46 Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
- 4 weeks ago43 min
We Are Jane Doe E3: What Happens in the Dark Always Comes to the Light
Ali faces down her attacker in court and wins. But will the Central California Women's Facility officers who assaulted her former cell mate and 150 other women see justice? And with the story still unfolding, reporters Madi Bolaños and Anna Sussman unpack the investigation with editor Sukey Lewis in the studio. Part 3 of 3. This episode contains violence against women, sexual assault, and strong language. Please take care while listening. "We Are Jane Doe" is a new 3-part series from KQED’s Snap Studios. Over three episodes, we trace Ali Prout's dramatic fight for justice and the stunning ripple effects that threaten to upend the system of power and control at one of the largest women’s prisons on earth.KQED reporters Anna Sussman and Madi Bolaños spent two years investigating this story. They spoke to more than a dozen women incarcerated at the Central California Women’s Facility, read through hundreds of pages of internal prison documents, obtained leaked audio, and painstakingly watched hours of video footage to reconstruct one of the most complex and devastating use-of-force incidents in state history. This series was made possible in part with support from The Poynter Institute.Produced by: Madi Bolaños, Anna Sussman & Sukey LewisFeatured Story Voices: Aliksandria Prout, Katrina Cameron, Christina Wind, Wisdom Mohammed, Elizabeth LozanoEditors: Sukey Lewis, Nancy Lopez & Mark RistichFact-checking: Mark BettancourtData Editor: Jeremy Sanchez Rue of UC Berkeley's Graduate School of Journalism Original Music & Engineering: Dirk SchwarzhoffDirector of Production: Marisa DodgeExecutive Producers: Glynn Washington and Mark RistichArtwork: Teo DucotSeason 17 - Episode 45 Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
- Sep 29, 202626 min
We Are Jane Doe E2: Operation Breakdown
August 2nd, 2024, started with a search. More than 150 women rounded up into chow hall as their cells were tossed. What happened next was beyond their imagination. It would be investigated by the feds and the state. Things did not go to plan, or did they? Part 2 of 3.This episode contains violence against women, sexual assault, and strong language. Please take care while listening. "We Are Jane Doe" is a new 3-part series from KQED’s Snap Studios. Over three episodes, we trace Ali Prout's dramatic fight for justice and the stunning ripple effects that threaten to upend the system of power and control at one of the largest women’s prisons on earth.KQED reporters Anna Sussman and Madi Bolaños spent two years investigating this story. They spoke to more than a dozen women incarcerated at the Central California Women’s Facility, read through hundreds of pages of internal prison documents, obtained leaked audio, and painstakingly watched hours of video footage to reconstruct one of the most complex and devastating use-of-force incidents in state history. This series was made possible in part with support from The Poynter Institute.Produced by: Madi Bolaños, Anna Sussman & Sukey LewisFeatured Story Voices: Aliksandria Prout, Katrina Cameron, Christina Wind, Wisdom Mohammed, Elizabeth LozanoEditors: Sukey Lewis, Nancy Lopez & Mark RistichFact-checking: Mark BettancourtData Editor: Jeremy Sanchez Rue of UC Berkeley's Graduate School of Journalism Original Music & Engineering: Dirk SchwarzhoffDirector of Production: Marisa DodgeExecutive Producers: Glynn Washington and Mark RistichSeason 17 - Episode 44 Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
- Sep 24, 202628 min
We Are Jane Doe E1: Ali’s Story
Ali Prout had only been at the Central California Women’s Facility for a few days when an officer stopped her at a checkpoint. “You have beautiful lips and beautiful eyes,” he said. And that was just the beginning. But he didn’t realize… this time he’d picked the wrong girl. Part 1 of 3.This episode contains violence against women, sexual assault, and strong language. Please take care while listening. "We Are Jane Doe" is a new 3-part series from KQED’s Snap Studios. Over three episodes, we trace Ali Prout's dramatic fight for justice and the stunning ripple effects that threaten to upend the system of power and control at one of the largest women’s prisons on earth.KQED reporters Anna Sussman and Madi Bolaños spent two years investigating this story. They spoke to more than a dozen women incarcerated at the Central California Women’s Facility, read through hundreds of pages of internal prison documents, obtained leaked audio, and painstakingly watched hours of video footage to reconstruct one of the most complex and devastating use-of-force incidents in state history. This series was made possible in part with support from The Poynter Institute.Produced by: Madi Bolaños, Anna Sussman & Sukey LewisFeatured Story Voices: Aliksandria Prout, Katrina Cameron, Christina Wind, Wisdom Mohammed, Elizabeth LozanoEditors: Sukey Lewis, Nancy Lopez & Mark RistichFact-checking: Mark BettancourtOriginal Music & Engineering: Dirk SchwarzhoffDirector of Production: Marisa DodgeExecutive Producers: Glynn Washington and Mark RistichSeason 17 - Episode 34 Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
- Sep 17, 202641 min
The Roughhouse - Snap Classic
A man washes up on shore in Sitka, Alaska and finds himself in the middle of an underground boxing show. It’s a place where you might duke it out with the bartender, the locals, or your own troubled past.This episode contains violence and strong language. Sensitive listeners, please be advised.Thank you, Jaed “The Stone” Coffin, for sharing your story with us! For more about Jaed’s story, check out his memoir Roughhouse Friday.Produced by Bo Walsh, original score by Doug Stuart, artwork by Teo DucotSnap Classic - Season 17 - Episode 42 Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
- Sep 10, 202649 min
The Whale
On the volcanic island of La Palma biologists unravel a massive mystery. Is it a crime scene, a treasure or a dream come true? And in the town of Trinidad a grade school trip to the ocean is about to get beautiful, raw, and wild.WhalecanoOn the volcanic island of La Palma biologists unravel a massive mystery. Is it a crime scene, a treasure or a dream come true?A huge thank you to Paula Alonso, and Dr. Antonio Fernandez for sharing your story with Snap!Produced by Erick Yáñez, with help from Anna Sussman. Original score by Nicholas Marks. Translation by Elvis Di Marcantonio. Art by Teo Ducot. The Trinidad WhaleIn the town of Trinidad a grade school trip to the ocean is about to get beautiful, raw, and wild.Special thanks to Trinidad elementary’s seventh grade class: Alana, Jolena, Xavier, Joda and Atticus. Thanks as well to the third grade class: Remy, Harriet, Emmett Bowman, Margie Cunningham and Emmett Bowman. Big thanks also to The Marine Mammal Stranding network at Cal Poly Humboldt, Alison Lewis, Dr. Dawn Gulley, The Trinidad Rancheria, Ron Sundberg, Selena Rowan, Dessa Gunning, and Jessica Gravelle. Produced by Sukey Lewis, original score by Dirk Schwarzhoff. Season 17 - Episode 41 Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
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