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Snap Judgment

Snap Judgment and PRX

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4.8 • 11.2K Ratings

🗓️ 27 April 2023

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

Jay J. Armes was a real life superhero... until real life intruded. And after living in darkness for decades, a man’s life changes forever when someone suddenly switches the lights on.

STORIES

Jay J. Armes, Private Eye

Jay J. Armes was a real life superhero... until real life intruded.

Produced by Vanessa Rancano, sound design by Leon Morimoto

Switched On

Imagine spending the first four decades of your life in darkness. Then imagine that someone suddenly switches the lights on.

John Elder Robison is a writer, speaker and advocate for people with autism. Be sure to check out his Neurodiversity work at the College of William and Mary as well as his car restoration work at Robison Services.

Produced and scored by Davey Kim

Artwork by Teo Ducot

Season 14 - Episode 17

Transcript

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0:00.0	Snap Judgment Studios
0:10.5	Snapers, do you know at one point?
0:14.3	I got a call from the power set B saying Snap was canceled.
0:19.2	That was a very, very, no good, very bad day, but I realized
0:25.6	that the power set B didn't own this show.
0:29.2	You own this show Snap is. That's why I'm asking you to support it.
0:33.8	Right now at a level that makes sense for you at snapjudgment.org.
0:38.9	If you've ever been unable to get out of the car, the kitchen, the office,
0:43.2	until you heard the end of the story, please become one of us and support this show that makes it happen.
0:50.0	That Snap Judgment.org because it doesn't happen any other way.
0:55.9	You can get Snap stuff, including music, a chance to pitch your story or backstage pass to
1:02.8	spook live if Snap Story telling is in you. If you depend on this show, please stop for just a moment.
1:11.5	Stop the show. For just a minute and join at a level that makes sense for you.
1:17.2	Snap Judgment.org. I promise you the best sleep ever and a grin on your face when you leap out
1:24.0	of bed in the morning. What a deal. Snap Judgment.org. Thanks.
1:35.4	Okay, so when I work at home, first I get a snack. Then I check sports scores.
1:43.6	Watch little South Park, tweet, refresh. Newriotimes.com. Text my cousins. Take a nap.
1:52.3	You're never snack. Play music videos from the 80s. Start a load of laundry. Search UFO sightings.
2:01.8	Almost buy stuff on Amazon. I post tons on right-wing websites. And it's vacation photos. Look up
2:08.9	old girlfriend on Facebook and then you know it's time for lunch and of course I feel bad.
2:15.5	No more fooling around. I gotta get out of the house, right? So I go to a coffee shop. I love
2:21.3	coffee shops. Even though I don't drink coffee because there's people there. They're doing things.
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