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Joe Rogan On Improving Any Aspect Of Your Life

25 years ago, university students in Burma sparked a countrywide uprising. They called for a nationwide strike on 8/8/88, a date they chose for its numerological power.

They were attempting to overthrow one of the world’s longest running and brutal military dictatorships. The uprising ultimately failed, but it planted the seeds for the birth of democracy we are beginning to see in Burma. It was the moment Nobel Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, who became the icon of the democracy movement, first appeared on the political scene.

As the military government now loosens its grip on Burma, some are wondering if the country can really move forward if it fails to officially acknowledge what happened in 1988.

In this story, we take you back to the summer of 1988 in Burma, when the country seemed on the verge of dramatic change.

Burma '88

On August 8, 1988, university students in Burma sparked a countrywide uprising.

#4: Burma '88: Buried History

Rita Gigante grew up knowing she had to keep a secret, but she didn’t know what the secret was . . .

Producer: Anna Sussman

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Family Secrets / Snap 504 "Pariah"

See Josh Healey's amazing performance, "How To Help Your Mom Set Up Her Profile On JDate" here: http://youtu.be/VqkjbHe-10M

Performed at Snap Judgment Live! in San Francisco's Nourse Theater.  Original music composed by Alex Mandel, and performed by Alex and the Snap Judgment Playaz (Tim Frick and David Brandt.)

Recorded and mixed by Pat Mesiti-Miller


How To Help Your Mother Set Up Her Profile On JDate / Josh Healey,  Snap Judgment LIVE

A website for people who are way too high. Plus, could LSD unlock our better selves? Does PJ even have a better self? We investigate.

You can find Tripsit here: http://tripsit.me.
The floating orb lives here: http://madebyevan.com/webgl-water/. 


#44 Shine On You Crazy Goldman

Laura rents a video. When she tries to return it the next day, the video store is gone.

Case #1 Video Store

Andrea's a writer no one reads. Then she makes a shocking discovery.

Case #2 Britney

A young boy finds an enchanting object in the street.

Case #3 Belt Buckle

Starlee and her friend Miranda get stopped at a red light and see something shocking.

Case #4 Vanity Plate

While watching a movie, David notices a discrepancy.

Case #5  Source Code

Case #6 Kotter

Bryan Denson was a court reporter for The Oregonian newspaper in Portland. It could be mind-numbing work sitting in the cheap seats of the American justice system. But then one day he got a tip about an espionage case coming in. The defendant was 24-year-old Nathan Nicholson. For Bryan it would turn out to be the story of a lifetime. For Nathan, it was the beginning of the end. 

To learn more about Nathan’s story, make sure to grab a copy of Bryan Denson’s book: The Spy’s Son. You can check out his other work at bryandenson.com.

Bryan also wrote a six-part series of Nathan’s story for The Oregonian, which you can check out here. http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2011/05/the_spys_kid_part_1_son_follows_dad_into_dark_world_of_espionage.html

A big thanks to The Oregonian/OregonLive for allowing Snap Judgment to use tape from Bryan Denson’s interview with Nathan Nicholson. 

Producer: Nancy López
Sound Design: Renzo Gorrio

The Spy's Son / Snap Judgment, "The Promise"

20 years ago, Gregor lent some CDs to a musician friend. The CDs helped make him a famous rockstar. Now, Gregor would like some recognition. But mostly, he wants his CDs back.

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Credits
Heavyweight is hosted and produced by Jonathan Goldstein, along with Wendy Dorr, Chris Neary, and Kalila Holt.
Editing by Alex Blumberg & Peter Clowney.
Special thanks to Emily Condon, Jackie Cohen, Paul Tough, Stevie Lane, Michelle Harris, Dimitri Erlich, Sean Cole and Jorge Just.
The show was mixed by Haley Shaw.
Music for this episode by Christine Fellows, with additional music by Talk-star, The Eastern Watershed Klezmer Quartet, Hew Time, Michael Smith, Farnell Newton, and Haley Shaw, who also did our ad music. Our theme song is by The Weakerthans courtesy of Epitaph Records.

Heavyweight

#2 Gregor

The NBA, now a multi-billion dollar entertainment industry, looked very different a half century ago. 

Case #5 Source Code

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