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What would you do if your best friend called to say she found the Buddha? Jeff Greenwald didn’t have to be told twice - he hopped on the next flight to meet the guy for himself.
 
Story by Jeff Greenwald.
 
Produced by Roman Mars.

Simone had never been to the middle east.  So when she landed in Beirut and found herself stranded, she told herself it would be alright to accept a ride from that handsome stranger she met on the plane . . .
 
Produced by Rebecca Hertz and Rita Daniels.

Snap Judgment producer Mark Ristich drops everything to get to his grandmother for her final hours.  Sweet sentiment turns into panic as paramedics, hospice workers, and his own family battle it out while Grandma Rose lies on her death bed.

Sometimes getting fired is the best that you can hope for. Host Glynn Washington keeps his head down, for once.