The Stoop Story Archive contains the true, personal tales shared by thousands of everyday people on our stages since 2006. We’re proud of this amazing collection and invite you to listen, browse by topic or storyteller, check out past shows — and share, share, share.
Archive
| Story Title | Story Date | Story Description | Story Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tashika Campbell: Bah, Humbug! | December 8, 2021 | Relationship with young girl lead to him not realizing she was stealing from him | |
| Richard Doran: Bah, Humbug! | December 8, 2021 | Relationship with young girl lead to him not realizing she was stealing from him | |
| Women of Destruction: A Beautiful, Terrible Thing | January 23, 2020 | True, personal stories about life in the independent music world. Shirle’ Hale Koslowski, WOD Rob Girardi, WOD Andriana Pateris, WOD Spoon Popkin, WOD story about bathrooms on tours | bathroom |
| Women of Destruction | bathroom | ||
| Seth Schwartz: Sink or Swim | November 3, 2017 | The Stoop joined forces with the Society for the Study of Emerging Adulthood (yes, that’s a thing) to present an evening of stories about the adventures and misadventures of trying | |
| Erin Podolny: Sink or Swim | November 3, 2017 | The Stoop joined forces with the Society for the Study of Emerging Adulthood (yes, that’s a thing) to present an evening of stories about the adventures and misadventures of trying | |
| Ben Frey: Sink or Swim | November 3, 2017 | The Stoop joined forces with the Society for the Study of Emerging Adulthood (yes, that’s a thing) to present an evening of stories about the adventures and misadventures of trying | |
| Manfred van Dulmen: Sink or Swim | November 3, 2017 | The Stoop joined forces with the Society for the Study of Emerging Adulthood (yes, that’s a thing) to present an evening of stories about the adventures and misadventures of trying | |
| Mani Garcia: Sink or Swim | November 3, 2017 | The Stoop joined forces with the Society for the Study of Emerging Adulthood (yes, that’s a thing) to present an evening of stories about the adventures and misadventures of trying | |
| Joshua Grannell: The Outsiders | April 18, 2017 | Tonight we bring the outsiders IN! After being raised in Catholic school to believe everything he stood for was sinful, a gay drag queen now loves himself and makes a living being that same sinner. | adolescent, catholic, gay, inspirational, movies, outsider |
| Melissa Broudo: The Good Fight | September 15, 2017 | Six alumni from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health share true, personal tales on their work in the trenches. | |
| Zeke Cohen: The Good Fight | September 15, 2017 | Six alumni from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health share true, personal tales on their work in the trenches. | |
| Waraguru Wanjau: The Good Fight | September 15, 2017 | Six alumni from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health share true, personal tales on their work in the trenches. | |
| Isaac Ajit: The Good Fight | September 15, 2017 | Six alumni from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health share true, personal tales on their work in the trenches. | |
| Zory Glaser: The Good Fight | September 15, 2017 | Six alumni from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health share true, personal tales on their work in the trenches. | |
| Lindsay Peters: The Good Fight | September 15, 2017 | Six alumni from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health share true, personal tales on their work in the trenches. | |
| Chijioke Madugwulike : The Good Fight | September 15, 2017 | Six alumni from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health share true, personal tales on their work in the trenches. | |
| Kathleen Dooling: The Good Fight | September 15, 2017 | Six alumni from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health share true, personal tales on their work in the trenches. | |
| Amita Vyas: The Good Fight | September 15, 2017 | Six alumni from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health share true, personal tales on their work in the trenches. | |
| Melissa Broudo: The Good Fight | September 15, 2017 | Six alumni from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health share true, personal tales on their work in the trenches. | |
| Zeke Cohen: The Good Fight | September 15, 2017 | Six alumni from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health share true, personal tales on their work in the trenches. | |
| Waraguru Wanjau: The Good Fight | September 15, 2017 | Six alumni from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health share true, personal tales on their work in the trenches. | |
| Isaac Ajit: The Good Fight | September 15, 2017 | Six alumni from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health share true, personal tales on their work in the trenches. | |
| Zory Glaser: The Good Fight | September 15, 2017 | Six alumni from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health share true, personal tales on their work in the trenches. | |
| Lindsay Peters: The Good Fight | September 15, 2017 | Six alumni from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health share true, personal tales on their work in the trenches. | |
| Story Title | Story Date | Story Description | Story Keywords | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arthur Magida: Stoop Holiday Hoopla | December 15, 2008 | |||
| Arthur Sutherland: Stoop at Loyola | March 1, 2017 | Nearly failed a religion class in college | ||
| Arty Hill: A Beautiful, Terrible Thing | January 23, 2020 | Story about what it was like to play Coconuts in OC | Brown Eyed Girl, karaoke, Ocean City, Sweet Home Alabama | |
| Asa: (Re)Creation Stories | June 7, 2007 | Story about becoming transgendered | gay, hormones, lesbian | |
| Asa: Obsessed | November 15, 2022 | |||
| Aseloka Smith: Mother Love | May 8, 2024 | Aseloka Smith | ||
| Aseloka Smith: Rose-Colored Glasses | August 16, 2024 | Aseloka Smith | ||
| Ashley Esposito: Abortion is Autonomy | August 26, 2022 | |||
| Ashley Esposito: Public Health Show | September 22, 2022 | |||
| Ashley Jeffries: Rock Bottoms and Tip Tops | April 9, 2013 | While traveling with her father in Will Rogers Park they get in trouble for walking up a park | ||
| Ashley Kidner: IIDA Breaking Boundaries “Loving the Earth” | September 25, 2019 | story about nurturing bees through the winter | bees, england, farmer, landscape, sustainability | |
| Ashley Minner: Making Their Mark | November 18, 2016 | |||
| Ashley: Not Gonna Work for Me | November 9, 2023 | |||
| Asif Majid – Musician: The Stoop Turns Ten! | February 10, 2016 | A teenage boy takes a pilgrimage with his family and expereinces a powerful momen of giving and purpose when he finds himself lost only to end up giving water to | Muslim, purpose, religion | |
| Atefeh Sadat Hosseini: Tales from the Crypt | October 24, 2022 | |||
| Audience Storyteller #1: Creation Stories | April 19, 2010 | |||
| Audience Storyteller #1: O Little Town of Baltimore | December 20, 2010 | |||
| Audience Storyteller #2: Creation Stories | April 19, 2010 | Meta story about the other stories told | ||
| Audience Storyteller #2: O Little Town of Baltimore | December 20, 2010 | |||
| Audience Storyteller #3: Creation Stories | April 19, 2010 | |||
| Audience Storyteller #3: O Little Town of Baltimore | December 20, 2010 | |||
| Audience Storytellers: Beginnings and Endings | October 7, 2015 | |||
| Audrey Kay: First Times | Story of 17 year old girl moving in with a house full of Merchant Marines who looked out for her after trying to make it on her own, losing a | |||
| Ava Pipitone: No Limits | March 6, 2019 | Story about being attacked for being trans after going through a break up | breakups, crack, crime, empathy, leaks, poverty, slavery, trans, trauma, understanding | |
| Avi Decter: School Daze I | September 28, 2006 | Story about how his son wanted to bring a kitten to school for show and tell. | father, kitten, show and tell, son | |
Aaron Heinsman: Real Life Rom-Coms
Story Date: February 7, 2022
getting dumped on vacation...Read More
Aaron Henkin: A Beautiful, Terrible Thing
Story Date: January 23, 2020
story about his band Destroyer 666...Read More