Snap Judgment

Submitted by admin on December 14, 2007 - 7:59pm. ::

Talent Quest finalist Glynn Washington's pilot for his program Snap Judgment.

Submitted by RubenRemus on December 20, 2007 - 4:46pm.

Lots of people have great stories out there, and there are tons of great tunes that provide the backdrop for our emotional and physical lives.

The hard part is putting it all together. Great job Glynn for making it happen. And kudos to your crew, too. I noticed that a lot of these tunes were new covers of the original songs, and done nicely at that. You clearly got some great help setting the sound stage.

Mohammed's story tied it all together, but I loved the scene set by the hiker best.

Looking forward to hearing more. Keep em coming.

Ruben

Submitted by thelonious on December 18, 2007 - 1:51pm.

This is a fantastic show. I like the different angles on the idea of "Snap Judgment". How not only the judgments we ourselves make, but how the snap judgments of others hugely effect our lives. Glynn gets people to open up about themselves in extraordinary ways. Brilliant job!

Submitted by Al Letson on December 17, 2007 - 10:32am.

Glynn,

Man. Brilliant. The show kept me tuned in and excited to hear the next story. This has been a journey and I'm honored to have taken it with you.

Al

Submitted by Jim Barfuss on December 15, 2007 - 8:20am.

I particularly enjoy the way you make the small story the big story.
I often use these types of stories with school kids (particularly the older ones) to illustrate how small decisions affect your life in big ways.
The stories I use most often are one about a Detroit area dentist who was on Everest (the day all those people died). Although he had paid $60,000 and trained for two years to be there, was 700 feet from his life's goal; he looked down and saw the weather coming up and made the snap judgement to turn back. He lived. His story has been covered, but not with a particular focus on his snap judgement.
The other is my experience in picking up a hitchhiker, who, while definitely crazy, may also likely have been a serial killer. I'll visit your website and see if I can condense it into two minutes.
Thanks for the resource. I'm looking forward to hearing more on my local station.

Submitted by Fflewddur Fflam on December 15, 2007 - 3:10am.

Gessh, I couldn't stop listening.

Submitted by rebecca on December 14, 2007 - 10:43pm.

Well done, Glynn!

Submitted by General Xiao on December 14, 2007 - 10:39pm.

Congratulations Glynn. You produced a very entertaining and thought provoking hour. Mohammed was off the hook, and that story from the wilderness had me glued to my headphones. What can you say about the Victor story. It really is the story of a father and son.

This is radio worth listening to. I like the idea that anybody can be on the show, and that everyday people get the Star Treatment.

It was fun, dramatic, poignant and funny again.

NPR really got lucky with you.

All the Best,

General Xiao