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When a four-seater plane violently crashes onto the top of an 8,000-foot mountain, an 11-year-old fights to survive. A white boy discovers he\'s black. And history calls on an Oglala Lakota Headsman in South Dakota to stand up for his people. Snap Judgment presents, \\u201cMettle.\\u201d
\\n\\nSTORIES
\\n\\nElectric Fence
\\n\\nAs a country boy, Glynn puts his family pride on the line when his neighbor challenges him to the ultimate test of manhood.
\\n\\nProduced by Pat Mesiti-Miller
\\n\\nWonderboy
\\n\\nIn 1979, a four-seater Cessna plane carrying Norman Ollestad, his dad, and his dad\\u2019s girlfriend violently crashed onto the top of an 8,000-foot mountain. He was just 11 years old.
\\n\\nThis story does contain graphic elements. Sensitive listeners, please be advised.
\\n\\nTo learn more about Norman\\u2019s story, check out his book, Crazy for the Storm. Be sure to also check out his thriller, French Girl With Mother.
\\n\\nProduced & scored by Davey Kim
\\n\\nOne Drop
\\n\\nFor 10-year-old Greg Williams, life was good...until the day his mom left.
\\n\\nTo learn more about Greg\\u2019s story, check out his book Life on the Color Line.
\\n\\nProduced by Adizah Eghan, original score & sound design by Pat Mesiti-Miller
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\\nThird King
What happens when history calls on you to step up? We go to Standing Rock to find out.
\\n\\nLance King is an Oglala Lakota Headsman from Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. For more information on his grandfather, Matthew H. King, check out \\u201cNoble Red Man: Lakota Wisdomkeeper Matthew King.\\u201d
\\n\\nProduced by Liz Mak, original score & sound design by Leon Morimoto
\\n\\nArtwork by Teo Ducot
\\n\\nSeason 12 - Episode 16
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