Your daddy is a bank robber, the world is on fire, and grandma’s last dress is in stitches. There’s got to be some way out of this... Chasing the Rainbow.

STORIES

Salmon Daddy 

After being fed up with life in rural Virginia, 15-year-old Deni Béchard calls his estranged father with one request: “I want to go live with you.” His dad, he found out, was a bank robber and Deni wanted a life right out of a crime novel. But when he finally gets to Vancouver, he finds out his dad doesn’t quite live up to the legend.

Thanks, Deni, for sharing your story with Snap! Check out all of Deni's books and see what he's up to on his website. You can also follow him on Instagram or X.

Produced by David Exumé. Original Score by Renzo Gorrio.

As the World Burns 

What happens when the world around you starts to burn? 

Performed by Josh Healey at Snap Judgment LIVE! at San Francisco's Nourse Theater.

Music composed by Alex Mandel and performed by Alex Mandel, Tim Frick, and David Brandt.

The Funeral Dress

Paul Valdez loved making dresses with his grandmother at her bridal shop in Santa Fe, but one particular dress he didn’t want to make… 

Thanks, Paul, for sharing your story!

Produced by Jazmin Aguilera. Sound Design by Renzo Gorrio.

Season 15 - Episode 31

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