Episodes

  • 14 — Story Sherpa

    14 — Story Sherpa
    Dec 29 2016
    For our Season 2 finale, we're pulling back the curtain to reveal the specialist behind the podcast and radio show Snap Judgment, and a little about what goes into making our show. Plus: a very special announcement from our team! Make sure you listen through to the end to hear it.

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    20 mins
  • SPECIALETTE — Fired

    SPECIALETTE — Fired
    Dec 8 2016
    Glynn Washington, host and creator of WNYC's Snap Judgment, on a job that was doomed from the start.

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    9 mins
  • Specialette — Culture Ambassador

    Specialette — Culture Ambassador
    Nov 23 2016
    Listener Samantha Goldstein on being an observant Jew whose job is to preserve and uphold the values of an evangelical Christian battery company. Photo by Flickr user zeevveez.

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    6 mins
  • BONUS EPISODE — Poll Locators

    BONUS EPISODE — Poll Locators
    Nov 8 2016
    On the eve of the 2016 election, forget candidates, issues, and vitriol! Instead, spend the day with two women who work for months finding the perfect location for you to vote. Then go vote!

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    15 mins
  • 13 — Blood Girls

    13 — Blood Girls
    Oct 28 2016
    Meet the specialists who craft fake injuries for real first-responder training in a world where the blood you see isn't really blood... but the coffee isn't coffee, either.

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    16 mins
  • Specialette — Cheetahs, Fleas, and Bird's-Eye Berets

    Specialette — Cheetahs, Fleas, and Bird's-Eye Berets
    Oct 14 2016
    You probably know Mary Roach as the author of such Specialist-filled science books as Gulp, Stiff, and Packing for Mars. But like all of us, she had another life before her current one, and it involved fielding accusatory queries about unwell cheetahs. Photo by Jen Siska, jensiska.com.

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    7 mins
  • 12 — Notary Superman

    12 — Notary Superman
    Sep 29 2016
    A lot of the people who've met Sunny Jaswal have only spent five minutes with him — but they might have been among the most important five minutes of their lives. Who is this man who swoops in when you most need him, then departs just as quickly?

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    17 mins
  • Specialette — Digital Missioner

    Specialette — Digital Missioner
    Sep 19 2016
    Listener Kyle Oliver on coaching monks who use YouTube. "The joke is that you should never read the comments. You should read the comments on the videos that these monks put together." Read away on our website, specialistpodcast.com.

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    7 mins