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The Stoop Storytelling Series
Bi-Weekly
Hosted by Jessica Henkin
,
Laura Wexler

The Stoop Storytelling Series is a Baltimore-based live show and podcast that features “ordinary” people sharing the extraordinary, true tales of their lives. It showcases the stories of “ordinary" people, told in front of live audiences as large as 1,400. Stoop stories are weird, wonderful, hilarious, and heartbreaking — and, above all, intimate.

Since its founding in 2006, The Stoop has featured the tales of more than 2,500 people onstage — including notable citizens such as Congressman Elijah Cummings, “Wire” creator David Simon, activist DeRay Mckesson, and Senator Barbara Mikulski. The Stoop has been featured in The Washington Post, The Atlantic Magazine, and The New York Times. Founders Laura Wexler and Jessica Henkin host the podcast, which was started in 2015.

The Stoop Storytelling Podcast is hosted by Laura Wexler and Jessica Henkin, produced by Maureen Harvie, and distributed by Your Public Studios. Click here to explore The Stoop's podcast archive prior to August 2022.

Latest Episodes
  • Storyteller Phuong Nguyen. Photo by Aaron Curtis.
    Dog Days of Summer, Part 2: Healing Companions
    This week on the podcast, two stories about the healing powers of man’s best friends.
  • Storyteller Thomas Dotstry. Photo by Aaron Curtis
    Dog Days of Summer, Part 1: Paws of Duty
    This week on the podcast, two stories about four-legged forces in combat.
  • Storyteller Bruce MacKenzie. Photo by Aaron Curtis.
    So, This is How I Die
    This week on the podcast, two stories about brushes with death.
  • Zan Zig performing with rabbit and roses, including hat trick and levitation. Advertising poster for the magician (who seems to have left no other trace behind). Photo by Strobridge Litho. Co., Cincinnati & New York, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
    Con Job
    This week on the podcast, two stories about people being duped.
  • Storyteller Catharine Robertson. Photo by Aaron Curtis.
    Hot Mess
    This week on the podcast, two stories about summer adventures interrupted by the law.
  • Storyteller Lt. Gov. Aruna Miller. Photo by Aaron Curtis.
    See Past the Symptoms
    This week on the podcast, two stories about the impact of bipolar disorder.
  • Storyteller Erika Ito Credit: Aaron Curtis
    In My Other Life…
    This week on the podcast, two stories about women who kept the music alive while pursuing decidedly non-musical careers.
  • Storyteller Miriam Tillman. Credit: Aaron Curtis
    Mama Said
    This week on the podcast, two stories about women who honored their mothers’ wishes at the end of their lives.
  • Storyteller Kim Wiggins.
    Pivot Point
    This week on the podcast, two stories about women who worked hard to make their parents proud — and then decided to take a different path.
  • Storyteller Dena. Photo by Aaron Curtis.
    Hold up, I’m in a Cult?
    This week on the podcast, two stories about women who didn’t realize what they were in…. Until they were in DEEP.