Dirty Work - Snap Classic
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🗓️ 11 September 2025
⏱️ 52 minutes
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Summary
This week on Snap Judgment… it's the tough jobs, the rough jobs, the roll up your sleeves and get it done jobs. When the oddest man in town is arrested for murder, only one lawyer steps up to represent him. Plus misadventures under the Not-So-Big Top.
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The Writing Is On The Wall
When the scariest man in town is arrested for murder, only one lawyer volunteers to represent him...
Produced by Joe Rosenberg, sound design by Renzo Gorrio. Artwork by Teo Ducot.
Corrections: In a previous version, McCracken Poston is referred to as both a state senator and state representative. He was a state representative, not a state senator. Also, Virginia Ridley is described as having last been seen in public in 1980, 17 years before the events described in this story. In fact it was in 1970, 27 years before.
The Indiana Bust-Out
How does a well-mannered math kid become a first-class hustler? Through the ancient carnie tradition of "The Indiana Bust-Out."
Check out Pete’s book -- Eyeing the Flash: The Making of a Carnival Con Artist
Produced by Davey Kim, sound design by Leon Morimoto and Davey Kim.
Season 16 - Episode 42 - Classic
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| 0:00.0 | Snap Studios. |
| 0:07.5 | Hey, it's Glenn Washington, the host of Snap Judgment, and Snap's bringing something very special. |
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