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🗓️ 27 August 2020
⏱️ 55 minutes
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A fisherman down on his luck finds gold at the bottom of the sea. It’s only after his treasure hunt is underway that he discovers what is truly valuable deep down.
BIG thanks to Joe Pennisi for sharing your story with Snap.
This story would not have been possible if not for the amazing, on the ground reporting work of Tara Duggan, Jason Fagone, and Santiago Mejia who first told this incredible story for the San Francisco Chronicle.
Produced by Nikka Singh, original score by Renzo Gorrio
Sound design by Pat Mesiti-Miller
Artwork by Teo Ducot
Season 11 - Episode 27
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0:00.0 | Snap Judgment Studios |
0:10.4 | The first professional I spoke to about starting something called Snap Judgment. |
0:16.8 | He said that I shouldn't speak into a microphone because of my speech impediment. |
0:23.0 | Until that moment, I didn't know I had a speech impediment. |
0:28.2 | So we had to start without his help. |
0:31.1 | Instead, I asked for help from the people who'd heard these stories. |
0:35.0 | Now, if you've ever been unable to get out of the car, |
0:38.8 | the kitchen, the office, until you've heard the end of the story, |
0:43.0 | please become one of us and support the show that makes it happen right now at snapjudgment.org. |
0:51.2 | You can get Snap stuff, including Snap music, a chance to pitch your story |
0:56.6 | or backstage pass to spook live, |
0:59.9 | but join at a level that makes sense for you at snapjudgment.org. |
1:06.1 | It is the joy of my life to bring you these tales. |
1:10.3 | Please know that Snap Storytelling narrated by a guy with a speech impediment |
1:15.3 | simply doesn't happen unless you make it happen. |
1:18.6 | So I'm asking from one snapper to another, |
1:22.3 | please stop the show for just a moment. |
1:24.9 | Just a moment. |
1:26.4 | And make it happen at snapjudgment.org. |
1:31.4 | Thanks. |
1:32.4 | Okay, so I'm talking about mama. |
1:40.6 | Mama, I'm dropping out of high school. |
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