The Stoop Storytelling Series

Close Call

23 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the podcast, two stories about people who made the bad decision to fly with friends.

Free as We Were

09 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the podcast, two stories about women bearing it all in the wild back in the day.

Sue Me

23 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the podcast, two stories about people pleading their cases.

Crushes

09 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the podcast, three stories about painful, unrequited adorations.

Bikemore

26 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the podcast: “Bikemore," two stories about people who choose to pedal through Charm City.

“Oh, So Sorry, No!”

12 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the podcast “Oh, So Sorry, No!”, two stories about coming up short on a big stage.

Just For You

22 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the podcast, two stories about getting people personalized gifts.

Christmas Eve Engagements

08 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the podcast, two romantic holiday stories.

From Scratch

24 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the podcast, two stories about memorable meals.

Found Families

10 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the podcast, three stories about reconnecting with long-lost and never-known family.

Once Bitten, Twice Shy

27 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the podcast, to celebrate Halloween, two stories about being bitten by creepy creatures.

Flat First Dates

13 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the podcast, four stories about women who have first dates that start off strong and then go south.

Good Neighbors

29 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the podcast, two stories about the importance of community.

Just Add Water

15 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the podcast, two stories about women who boldly walk into the storm.

Look for the Helpers

01 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the podcast, two stories about being of service in matters of birth and death.

Dog Days of Summer, Part 2: Healing Companions

18 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the podcast, two stories about the healing powers of man’s best friends.

Dog Days of Summer, Part 1: Paws of Duty

04 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the podcast, two stories about four-legged forces in combat.

So, This is How I Die

21 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the podcast, two stories about brushes with death.

Con Job

07 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the podcast, two stories about people being duped.

Hot Mess

23 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the podcast, two stories about summer adventures interrupted by the law.

See Past the Symptoms

09 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the podcast, two stories about the impact of bipolar disorder.

In My Other Life…

26 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the podcast, two stories about women who kept the music alive while pursuing decidedly non-musical careers.

Mama Said

12 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the podcast, two stories about women who honored their mothers’ wishes at the end of their lives.

Pivot Point

28 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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.

Hold up, I’m in a Cult?

14 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the podcast, two stories about women who didn’t realize what they were in…. Until they were in DEEP.

Power of the Pen

31 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the podcast, two stories about artists using their mediums to try to change the world.

Odd Couples

17 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the podcast, three stories about eccentric college roommates.

Mom’s Spaghetti

03 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the podcast, two stories about women who learned to cook in their twenties as a way to connect with their childhood.

The Guys and the Gals Along the Way

17 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the podcast, two stories about queer people chronicling their love lives.

Get Some Hair!

03 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the podcast, three stories about our complicated relationship with our hair. Marty Bass - from our first Stoop! Hair went to the Suprem...

Her Voice

20 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the podcast, two stories from women who stand up and speak out.

New Year, New Adventures

06 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the podcast, three tales about ringing in the New Year.

HaHa Holidays

23 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the podcast, three tales of seasonal shenanigans. Music: Something Elated by Broke for Free/Free Music Archive  "First Snow" b...

HaHa Holidays

23 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the podcast, three tales of seasonal shenanigans.

Mothers Making Holiday Magic

09 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the podcast, two stories about a present that causes panic.  Music: Something Elated by Broke for Free/Free Music Archive  2 Hour Del...

Well, That Wasn't Supposed to Happen

25 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In honor of the best meal of the year in America, two stories about attempting to make Thanksgiving dinner. Music: Something Elated by Broke for Fre...

Me in 1963

11 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the podcast, two stories about what it was to be a young child in America in the early 1960s. Music: Something Elated by Broke for Fr...

Spooky Stories

28 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the podcast, three spooky stories in honor of the season. Music: Something Elated by Broke for Free/Free Music Archive  Spooky by ...

The Hard Work of Becoming

14 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the podcast, two stories about women redefining themselves. Music: Something Elated by Broke for Free/Free Music Archive  Mass Healing...

I’m From New York — New York, Canada

30 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the podcast, an epic tale about how getting your big break can break you. Music: Something Elated by Broke for Free/Free Music Archive ...

Teaching aka Trial by Fire

16 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the podcast, two stories about well-intended rookies in the classroom. Music: Something Elated by Broke for Free/Free Music Archive  K...

Work, Life, No Balance

01 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Our theme this month is "Work, Life, No Balance." Five storytellers share tales about the working world. We hear from a first-time teacher, Captain Qu...

Summer Escapades

12 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week on a special edition of the Stoop Storytelling Series, six stories set in the steamy heat of summers past. Music: Something Elevated by Brok...

Spies Like Us

05 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the podcast, two stories about being pegged as the wrong guy. Music: "Big Sky Spy" by Mr Smith/Free Music Archive The Stoop Storytelling ...

Best in Show

22 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the podcast two incredible souls — and two great performers — share stories that are an object lesson in how to live. Between Life an...

Breaking the Rules

08 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the podcast, two stories about young women having adventures abroad thanks to their connection to the Peace Corps. Music:  “Travel Lig...

Turn It All the Way Up: Stories of LGBTQ+ Pride

24 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week on a special edition of the Stoop Storytelling Series, five stories that uplift LGBTQ+ voices and spotlight the ongoing struggle for equalit...

Take that, Cancer!

10 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the podcast, two stories about women setting a brave — and joyful — new course in the wake of sickness and loss.   Music: “Cardbo...

Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time

27 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the podcast, three stories about young people who make decisions that seem smart at the time but aren’t! Music: “Run Away” by The N...

Brush With Fame

13 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the podcast, three stories about mere mortals who cross paths with famous dudes. Music:   John Bartmann, “Born A Tiger”/ Free Mu si...

PhD in Parenting

29 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the podcast, in honor of Mother’s Day, two stories about moms who get a first-class education from their sons with disabilities. Music:...

The Great Escape

16 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the podcast, two stories about boys who’ll do anything — and everything — to get kicked out of boarding school. Music: “New World...

Pranks

01 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the podcast, two stories about (pretty gross) pranks. Music: “Cool Boy & The Sunglasses Shark” by Gagmesharkoff/Free Music Archiv...

Fight the Power

18 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the podcast, three tales of young women challenging the patriarchy. Music: “Cold Kind of Woman Blues” by Cullah/Free Music Archive Th...

The Power of a Portrait

04 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the podcast, two stories about using art to make change.  Check out the video of the event, “Creating Art, Creating Change,” held in...

My Mind and Me

19 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the podcast, two stories about people navigating mental health challenges with humor. Music: “Higher Junction,” by Mark Wilson X/Free...

Loves of a Lifetime

05 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the podcast, in honor of Valentine’s Day, we have two stories of enduring romance. Music: “Eternal Love“ by Kris Keypovsky/Free Mus...

Don’t Ignore the Side Quests!

22 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the podcast, two stories about people taking a winding path to find their professional place. Music: “Forest Funk" by Johan Vandegriff/...

Who’s Gonna Clean Up This Mess?

08 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the podcast, two stories about young folks in the working world getting on the job experience they never expected — or wanted. Music: “...

Christmas is Complicated

25 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the podcast, two stories about how Christmas is not everyone’s cup of mulled wine. Music: “Frosty (HS23)” by Beat Mekanik/Free Musi...

Hanukkah Heroines

11 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the podcast, two stories about repping Hanukkah in the land of Christmas. Music: “Physics” by Danny Bale/Free Music Archive The Stoop...

Holidrama

27 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the podcast, we kick off the holiday season with two tales of holiday hijinx. Music: “Holiday Gift” by Kai Engel/Free Music Archive T...

Hidden in Plain Sight

13 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the podcast, two stories about people who realize love had been right under their nose all along. Music: “lost love letters,” by Fog ...

Compassion

30 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the podcast, stories from two people who not only turn the other cheek, but enlarge their hearts, after suffering harm. Music: “Future ...

Seekers

16 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the podcast, stories from two people creating their own spiritual path. Music: "Meditation On Eternity" by Kirk Osamayo The Stoop Storyte...

Stoop Encore: Animalia

02 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the podcast, three storytellers share tales about their relationships with animals. Let's just say, "It's complicated." The Stoop podcast...

Stoop Encore: Family Secrets

18 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the podcast, three stories that prove we often know the least about the people closest to us. The Stoop podcast originally aired these st...

Stoop Encore: Cool in School

05 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the podcast, three dispatches from high school in which our heroes and heroines try to be cool — and fail. Which makes us love them mor...

Stoop Encore: R-rated!

21 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The pleasures and perils of watching your first R-rated movie in a theater. These stories originally appeared in our October 29, 2018 episode, “R-ra...

My Secret Illness

07 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the podcast, two tales of people doing battle with an undercover epidemic. Music: “Dance,” by Kirk Osamayo/Free Music Archive The Sto...

Dog Dayz

24 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the podcast, two stories about canine chaos. Music: “Good Feeling” by Benjimanji The Stoop Storytelling Podcast is hosted by Laura We...

Challenging the Narrative

10 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the podcast, two Black women share their quest to tell Black stories in Baltimore. Music: “Summer Pride” by Loyalty Freak Music The S...

Surprise!

26 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the podcast, two last minute wedding shockers!   Music: “Just You and Me (I Like You Better)” by Atch. The Stoop Storytelling Podca...

Fiasco!!!!

12 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the podcast: when weddings go wrong.  Music: “I Can Be Your Love,” by lo-fi is sci-fi The Stoop Storytelling Podcast is hosted by La...

Marriage Story

29 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the podcast, two tales of unconventional matches. Music: “Two Is One,” by Troigo The Stoop Storytelling Podcast is hosted by Laura We...

For My Sister

15 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the podcast, two stories of women living life to the fullest in honor of their sisters, who can’t. Music: "Don't You Worry 'Bout a Thin...

Obsessions

01 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the podcast: three stories about people who are fixated! Music:  “government funded weed,” Black Ant The Stoop Storytelling Podcast ...

Body Work

17 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the podcast: two stories of people reclaiming their bodies. Music: “You’ve Got the Body + I’ve Got the Brains” by lo-fi is sci-fi...

Not Staying in Their Lane

03 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the podcast: two stories of doctors who refuse to confine their work to the hospital. Listener's note: The audio of Carolyn Sufrin’s st...

Adolescents Abroad

20 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the podcast: two stories from people who came to the United States as teenagers. Music:  “Julia Delaney” by Sláinte The Stoop Story...

Abortion is Autonomy: Part III

06 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week we conclude our three-part series featuring stories about the experience of both providing and receiving abortion care with two stories abou...

Abortion is Autonomy: Part II

20 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week, we continue our three-part series featuring stories about the experience of both providing and receiving abortion care with two stories tha...

Abortion is Autonomy: Part I

06 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week we kick off a three-part series featuring stories about the experience of both providing and receiving abortion care. We begin with two very...

A Home, Far Away

23 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the podcast, two tales of epic journeys in search of work, education, and safety. Music: “Alba” by Cambo The Stoop Storytelling Podca...

Women Warriors

09 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the podcast, tales from two women who face incredible obstacles and persevere. Music:  “My name is” by Jahzzar The Stoop Storytellin...

Healing at Hanukkah

26 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the podcast, two stories about forgiveness and connection during the festival of lights. Music:  “A Piece of Peace,” by P C III The ...

Not a Hallmark Holiday

12 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the podcast, two tales that get at the challenges of keeping Christmas. Music: "Christmas Wish No. 3571" by Wiredrawn The Stoop Storytel...

Beyond the Pale

28 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the podcast, two tales of finding grace and strength in a time of profound suffering. Music: "Memory Replaced" by Josh Woodward The Stoop...

Healers

14 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the podcast, two tales about curative powers that fall outside the established medical field.  Music: "Body is Perfect," by Derek Clegg ...

Ghost Stories

31 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the podcast, two spooky stories for your Halloween listening pleasure. Music: "Spooky," by Kirk Osamayo The Stoop Storytelling Podcast is...

Bad News Bears

17 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the podcast, two men trying to make a big impression on the field. Music: "Big League," by Chandeliers The Stoop Storytelling Podcast is ...

Keep it in the car!

03 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the podcast, two stories about things falling out of vehicles that aren’t supposed to. Music: "My Car Drives Fast," by Dancer The Stoop...

Real Talk

19 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the podcast, two children who want to stop being polite and start getting real with their parents. Music: "Dear Old Dad," HoliznacCCO The...

Rookie Teachers

05 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the podcast, in honor of all the teachers returning to classrooms all over the country, three stories from first-time teachers. Music: "N...

After Emmett

22 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the podcast, an unforgettable story from John Milton Wesley about growing up in Ruleville, Mississippi among famed civil rights activists...

This Wasn’t the Plan

08 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the podcast, two gents get into sticky situations with their ladies.  Credit music: “A Little Woozy, I Guess,” by The Insider. The S...

In Sickness and Health

25 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the podcast two tales of romance sidelined by sickness — in the short term and long. Music credit: "lost love letters," by Fog Lake  S...

Porn and Cults

11 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the podcast, two tales from two fine young people about their wholesome pursuit of good, clean fun.See omnystudio.com/listener for privac...

Summer Camp Love

27 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the podcast, three tales about getting some at summer camp.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Summer Camp Craziness

13 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the podcast, three stories about hijinx away from home. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.