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Snap Judgment

Transcendent - Snap Classic

Snap Judgment

Snap Judgment and PRX

Snap, Glynn, Storytelling, Wnyc, Society & Culture/personal Journals, Performing Arts, Washington, Society & Culture/documentary, Arts/performing Arts, Music, Arts

4.811.2K Ratings

🗓️ 28 March 2024

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

A man fights freezing temperatures and extreme altitude while ascending Mt. Kilimanjaro, to search for answers to life’s questions. And when a resident of the Cadillac Hotel goes missing, her longtime lover and best friend won’t rest until she is found.

STORIES

Rocky’s Best Life

Glynn remembers the fond memories of a childhood friend, Rocky.

Produced by Pat Mesiti-Miller

The Enlightenment Trap

A skeptical journalist fights freezing temperatures alongside a fitness guru to test his limits.

Read more about Scott’s adventures with Wim Hof and his ascent up Mt. Kilimanjaro in his book, “What Doesn’t Kill Us.” See what else Scott is up to on his website.

Produced by Adizah Eghan, original score by David Last

The Cadillac Hotel

At the Cadillac Hotel, an SRO in San Francisco’s Tenderloin District, a resident has gone missing. Her long time lover and best friend won’t rest until she is found.

Produced by Parker Yesko with assistance from Anna Sussman, original score by Renzo Gorrio

Artwork by Teo Ducot

Snap Classic: Season 15 - Episode 14

Transcript

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0:00.0

Snap Studios.

0:05.0

Okay, so, when I was 10, Rocky lived in the apartment underneath the

0:12.9

us. It had Down syndrome, right? I only mentioned that because

0:17.5

Rocky played it for all it was worth. He'd wander into our house, go

0:21.8

rummaging through the fridge, and my mama never said jack to him

0:25.2

Even though she would have smacked my brother eye upside the head in a minute

0:28.6

spill ketchup on her living room carpet. No problem

0:35.4

Practice juggling eggs while jumping up and out on her bed. Just don't do it again, okay? But Rocky was a good dude and extended his life

0:42.4

license to his buddies.

0:44.0

So when any of us broke a window or put a firecracker where it wasn't supposed to be,

0:49.0

we just shout, Rocky!

0:51.0

And Rocky, come running and take the blame like a champ.

0:55.0

Oh, I'm sorry.

0:57.0

He say grinning. Knowing full well, he couldn't really get in trouble.

1:01.0

See, Rocky knew what he was doing and we knew

1:05.2

Rocky knew what he was doing. Everybody knew but he got away with it anyway because

1:09.8

he was Rocky. His mother made him wear his glasses with a band, attaching them to his head like goggles

1:16.7

because she got sick of him losing him every other day. And I don't know. I hadn't thought of Rocky in a long time.

1:24.0

We were just kids.

1:25.0

We moved, moved again, moved again, and

1:28.0

I didn't do a great job keeping up.

1:31.0

Not too long ago, my brother got sick, really sick. Start remembering things that didn't happen,

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