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Thin Ice - Snap Classic

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4.811.2K Ratings

🗓️ 15 September 2022

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

An underwater photographer sets out on a quest to document harp seals and experiences a moment that becomes a part of her forever. And everyone in the city of Pumpkintown is hunting for Sasquatch, including the only man who knows exactly where Bigfoot lives.

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Thin Ice

An underwater photographer sets out on a quest to document harp seals and experiences a moment that becomes a part of her forever.

This story contains descriptions of animal death in the wild. Sensitive listeners, please be advised

Thank you, Jennifer Hayes, for sharing your story with us! Special thanks to Jennifer’s guide Mario Cyr and her husband David Doubilet.

You can find Jennifer and David’s stunning photographs of harp seals in National Geographic Magazine, on their website, or on Jennifer’s Instagram.

Produced by Shaina Shealy, original score by Renzo Gorrio, artwork by Teo Ducot

The Sasquatch of Pumpkintown

Everyone in Pumpkintown is hunting for Sasquatch… except Ben Becker. He knows exactly where Bigfoot lives.

This episode does contain strong language, sensitive listeners please be advised.

This story originally aired on the Here Be Monsters podcast hosted by Jeff Emtman. Listen and subscribe for more awesome stories!

Produced by Jeff Emtman

Snap Classic - Season 13 - Episode 44

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0:00.0

I'm 12 years old. So normally I don't care about the news. I always talking that boring

0:21.1

stuff. But this morning, when I turn over under the covers and see this snow drift,

0:27.2

I pound and give my bedroom window a run. Top speed to turn the TV off. And the weatherman is

0:35.2

giddy. It's coming down folks. Be sure to wear that extra layer of long john and stay home if

0:41.1

you can because the roads are treacherous. The screen shifts over cars, veer to odd angles and

0:48.5

ditches. Already school system are reporting cancellations. Gonna see. Byron Center, Zeeland,

0:55.1

Calabonia, at the lake effect snow and sent mail says they want me going to school today folks.

1:00.0

Comstock project call it quick. And by now, my brother is sitting next to me on the couch

1:05.9

and we suddenly both found our religion praying to Jesus and God in the Holy Spirit to please.

1:10.6

Please, please, please. Say, can't win. Can't win. Say, can't win. What is life?

1:16.6

Grand Rapid School, including the key squad rappers area, ask all of their students and faculty to

1:22.4

stay off the roads today. Say, can't win. Alan Day, Grand Haven, Carrotsville.

1:29.0

Everybody in the world could close their school and we still have to go like they want us to

1:34.9

slide off the icy roads and die. Hudsonville, they're down for the count. Muskegon called in quits.

1:40.4

How in Michigan do I even have to say it? Keep under the blanket. Nice and warm. And I'd

1:46.4

say for the school clogs today folks, Bob, be accurate or for care. No, no, no, no, no.

1:53.7

Well, thank you, Jim. I'll just a minute Bob. One last addition to the list.

1:58.2

When the kilowatt school system comes in under the wire, you know it must be bad.

2:03.7

Hello, Clay. Joy. Joy, joy, joy. The feeling of having to go to school and then not having to go

2:13.1

to school on a Wednesday, even today, they're outweeping memory of this elation. But my needs

2:22.4

is to tell me my needs is to live not two miles from where I grew up. Big tell me Uncle Glenn,

2:29.8

we don't really get many snow days. I wasn't what what you mean. Why not? Because

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