When Doves Cry / Fever
Snap Judgment
Snap Judgment and PRX
4.7 • 11.5K Ratings
🗓️ 5 March 2026
⏱️ 50 minutes
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Summary
An ecologist in Maine fears she will be criticized because she "communicates with animals." Then a tiny, collared Dove told her he could read her mind. And – a man in Alaska hears a rumor about the elusive blue bear. He never gave it much thought until a friend convinced him to search for one. We're wrapping up the FEVER series this week! Tune in.
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When Doves Cry
An ecologist in Maine fears she must be crazy because she communicates with animals. Then a tiny, collared Dove told her he could read her mind.
Thank you Sara and Lily B for sharing your story with us!
Produced by Anna Sussman, edited by John Fecile, original score by Nicholas Marks.
The Blue Bear
Lynn Schooler grew up in Alaska hearing rumor after rumor about the elusive blue bear. He never gave it much thought until a friend convinced him they go out searching for one. What Lynn ended up finding was, of course, something much different.
Thanks Lynn for sharing your story with Snap! For more on Lynn Schooler's work check out his Facebook page.
Produced by Nancy Lopez, sound design by Renzo Gorrio and Davey Kim.
Season 17 - Episode 9
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| 0:00.0 | Snap Studios |
| 0:04.0 | Dig if you will a picture of a story that starts with a twist. She hears a voice inside of her. Can you, my darling? Can you picture this? |
| 0:28.5 | Dream, if you can, of a winter. Alone in the world, it's so cold. Maybe we stop the demanding. |
| 0:36.3 | Maybe we need understanding. |
| 0:39.1 | Twofold. |
| 0:40.7 | For our love series fever, |
| 0:42.7 | Snap strikes such curious poses. |
| 0:46.0 | This is what it sounds like when devil's cry. |
| 0:51.2 | Snap judgment. |
| 0:52.7 | Storytelling with the beat. |
| 0:53.9 | My name was good Washington. |
| 0:55.2 | Don't make me chase you because even doves have pride. |
| 1:00.9 | And you're listening to Snap Judgment. |
| 1:06.9 | Snap. |
| 1:11.6 | Now, we begin with a question because our story is from Sarah Wright, |
| 1:16.3 | and ecologist who writes about animal behavior and patterns in the natural world. |
| 1:20.8 | But there's one truth she knows about nature that she's never wanted to talk about. |
| 1:26.7 | Why didn't you want to talk about it? |
| 1:28.5 | Because I'm crazy. |
| 1:30.3 | I knew people who were going to think I was crazy. |
| 1:33.0 | So I didn't talk about it, period. |
| 1:36.8 | Snaps Anna Sussman asked pretty, pretty, please, |
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