Beautiful
Snap Judgment
Snap Judgment and PRX
4.8 • 11.2K Ratings
🗓️ 3 December 2020
⏱️ 45 minutes
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Summary
Lawrence “Binkey” Tolefree gets a phone call about a huge opportunity. But it’s the next call from his mom that leads to the most surprising performance of his career. And Nygel Turner shares what it's like to live with Gynecomastia (aka Man Boobs).
This episode contains adult language & a scene with graphic imagery. Sensitive listeners, please be advised.
STORIES
The Looking Glass
Glynn looks at an old picture of himself and reflects...
Produced by Pat Mesiti-Miller
Have You Seen Her
Lawrence “Binkey” Tolefree Jr. was born with a mic in his hands. He never met a stage he wouldn’t try to grace with his presence. And at 33, he thinks he’s finally gotten his big break. But when he calls his mom to tell her the good news, he sets into motion a journey that ushers in the most unexpected performance of his career.
Go on and get more Binkey Tolefree in your life! Check out his show every Friday on South Side Radio.
The piece featured “Let’s Get It On” by Marvin Gaye, and “Have You Seen Her” by The Chi-Lites, which was written in part by Binky’s grandmother the great Barbara Acklin.
Produced by Regina Bediako, original score by Pat Mesiti-Miller
The Amazing T*tty Man
How far will you hurt yourself before you start loving yourself? Nygel Turner shares what it's like to live with Gynecomastia (aka Man Boobs).
This story was produced by YR Media's Adult ISH podcast. Adult ISH is a culture, advice, and storytelling show about #adulting, that is produced entirely by folks who are "almost adults". The show is distributed by PRX’s Radiotopia. Be sure to subscribe and listen here!
Produced by Nygel Turner and Davey Kim, sound design by Oluwafemi and Davey Kim
Artwork by Teo Ducot
Episode sound design by Pat Mesiti-Miller
Season 11 - Episode 38
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| 0:00.0 | Now, Judgment Studios. |
| 0:22.0 | Okay, so, my dear friend, Sonya Bansch just sent me pictures of our crew back in the day. |
| 0:28.0 | We're both 19 and 20 and I'm just gonna tell you the God's honest truth about these pictures. |
| 0:36.0 | I am gorgeous. |
| 0:42.0 | Stunning. |
| 0:43.0 | So good looking, so awesome, so electric. |
| 0:46.0 | And it ain't even just me. We're all beautiful. |
| 0:49.0 | There's Molly and Paul, Alicia, Shane and Ray and Yuko. |
| 0:53.0 | Like, if he saw us, it'd be all, I wanna hang out with them. |
| 0:59.0 | And you think I'm playing with these real pictures, our real proof. |
| 1:04.0 | And I'll get close, close to the screen right up to my own young face. |
| 1:10.0 | And I remember that guy. |
| 1:14.0 | That knee, that dude. |
| 1:17.0 | He doesn't know he's beautiful. |
| 1:19.0 | He has no idea he's shining splendid. |
| 1:23.0 | He actually makes that splash of leftover acne make him horrid. Ugly. |
| 1:31.0 | Sometimes, he imagines these people. |
| 1:34.0 | The people laughing and holding him close in this picture. |
| 1:37.0 | He supposes they hate him. |
| 1:39.0 | Because they know how stupid he feels inside. |
| 1:45.0 | This clown has no idea he's gonna have these same friends for decades. |
| 1:53.0 | Thinks he's ugly? |
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