We are weak, unprepared for the elements. Our claws are manicured. Our muscles are for show. But somehow, when everything is on the line, we flip the switch. On the next Snap Judgment, from PRX and NPR, we proudly present... "Survivor."
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8 min
Bottomless Raft / Snap Judgment, "Survivor"
Mike Kunz and his friend Andy show us how fighting to survive in the Arctic strips us down to our most basic desires... Producer: Julia DeWitt
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5 min
Before Graduation / Snap Judgment, "Survivor"
Fontezia Walker knew she wanted a high school diploma, she just didn't know if it would be possible. Check out the amazing storytelling program, The Monti. Producers: Fontezia Walk…
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3 min
Guardians of the Gate / Snap Judgment, "Survivor"
For 25 years, Ken Hopper and Kerry Davis have been part of a team that maintains the structure of San Francisco’s most iconic monument: The Golden Gate Bridge. Their workplace is a…
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11 min
Fighting to Survive / Snap Judgment, "Survivor"
Rudy Mancini grew up during the Great Depression, and that meant he was constantly fighting to survive. First he fought over scraps of metal at the junkyard, then in the boxing rin…
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7 min
Last Dog Standing / Snap Judgment, "Survivor"
Musician Ethan Daniel Davidson spent a year living in Wiseman, Alaska, a tiny community of less than 25 people. One cold winter day, his good friend Sep and his team of sled dogs w…
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9 min
Not a Drop to Drink / Snap Judgment, "Survivor"
Lydia Bird’s father is her hero, her rock, the man who keeps their shaky, tumultuous family together. So when he is lost at sea after a fishing expedition gone awry, who will take…
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53 min
Listen to the entire Snap Judgment episode, "Survivor"
We are weak. Unprepared for the elements. Our claws are manicured. Our muscles are for show... But somehow when everything is on the line. We flip the switch. On the next Snap Judg…