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Snap Judgment

Counted: An Oakland Story

Snap Judgment

Snap Judgment and PRX

Arts/performing Arts, Society & Culture/documentary, Performing Arts, Arts, Snap, Music, Storytelling, Personal Journals, Society & Culture/personal Journals

4.711.6K Ratings

🗓️ 9 November 2018

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Summary

Counted: An Oakland Story is a yearlong look at the people lost to Oakland’s violence. During 2017, a team of Snap Judgment producers learned about Oakland’s homicide victims, their families and communities. Visit oaklandstory.org for more interviews, photos, and illustrations.

Season 9 Episode 9

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Transcript

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0:00.0

Snap Judgment Studios

0:07.1

Hey Snap, it was a quick favor.

0:12.8

I really want to know what you think about what's happening at Snap, our storytelling

0:16.8

and everything, so we're conducting an audience survey.

0:20.2

And I would be super grateful if you could take just a few minutes to share your thoughts.

0:25.8

Visit survey.prx.org slash snap to take the survey today.

0:31.7

It's short, I promise.

0:33.5

That's survey.prx.org slash snap.

0:39.5

Thanks.

0:42.5

Snap Nation, we are really proud and humble because just a few weeks ago, a third coast audio

0:49.5

festival ordered Snap Judgment its highest prize, a gold award.

0:54.8

For an episode that we crafted as a message to our own hometown of Oakland, because we

0:59.7

do love so much about this place, the music, the art, the people, the cultures living

1:06.5

side by side.

1:08.3

But for this episode, we explored a darker truth.

1:14.1

We sent a team of Snap Judgment producers to document the stories behind every single

1:18.4

homicide that occurred within our city limits for a full year.

1:23.4

And what you're about to hear is the story of the artists, the singers, the activists,

1:28.1

the teachers, the students, the parents, and the regular folk, our neighbors, lost in 2017.

1:35.5

From WNYC studios, Snap Judgment proudly presents Counted in Oakland Story.

1:45.0

This piece does contain explicit language and material.

1:48.1

Listen to discretion is advised.

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