Lucky Penny - Snap Spotlights "The Truth"

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4.8 • 11.2K Ratings

🗓️ 15 May 2020

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

A son tries to make contact with his dad, who’s deteriorating in the throes of dementia. He makes new connections and discoveries, and as he says goodbye to his father, he is granted a long-awaited wish. Snap Judgment presents, “Lucky Penny,” a special spotlight on The Truth Podcast, from PRX’s Radiotopia.

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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.
1:38.8	I get to the hospital right after my nephew is born. I see him flailing fat arms,
1:46.0	kicking his chubby legs, squalling. And he's perfect. Perfect.
1:52.7	The nurse asks if I know how to hold a baby. Give me that baby. I hold him. I kiss on him.
2:01.3	Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, you all right? Stop it out at Holland. And he stops Holland.
2:07.6	It looks up at me just a few minutes old. That's right. Your favorite uncle's got you now.
2:15.8	Everything's cool. Everything's cool. I realize I'm being greedy because this ain't my baby.
2:24.8	Everybody wants their turn too. So I hand him back over to his daddy. No worries.
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