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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Dotstry: Taking a Leap | January 6, 2018 | Stoop and Baltimore Improv Group present “Taking a Leap: Stories about doing before thinking, closing your eyes and jumping, and just generally trust-falling through life.” This is a fundraiser for The Story about how he got into the Navy through a recruiter | achievement test, army, marines, military, Navy, recruiter, submarines |
| Sheilah McMenamin: Taking a Leap | January 6, 2018 | Stoop and Baltimore Improv Group present “Taking a Leap: Stories about doing before thinking, closing your eyes and jumping, and just generally trust-falling through life.” This is a fundraiser for The Story about being nervous to show her body after she hit puberty | Adam and Eve, Alanis Morrissette, childhood, girlfriends, gym class, high school, puberty, Shame, streaking, the 6, underwear party |
| Will Hines: Taking a Leap | January 6, 2018 | Stoop and Baltimore Improv Group present “Taking a Leap: Stories about doing before thinking, closing your eyes and jumping, and just generally trust-falling through life.” This is a fundraiser for The Has a Beatles podcast. Decided to record an episode in Abbey Road studios while teaching an improv workshop in London | Beatles, Buskers, cat sounds, Colin Ratliff, Got to Get you into my life, improv, Lady Madonna, London, piano, podcast |
| Patrick Hampton: Taking a Leap | January 6, 2018 | Stoop and Baltimore Improv Group present “Taking a Leap: Stories about doing before thinking, closing your eyes and jumping, and just generally trust-falling through life.” This is a fundraiser for The Story of bus driver getting shot while in Ghana | Africa, bus, college kids, ghana, guns, head lamps, nantucket, public health, rural, shooting, speeding |
| Josh Kohn: The Stoop Holiday Hootenanny 2019 | December 12, 2019 | Our December, 2019 Stoop seasonal stomp! We sing, dance, laugh, cry — and get through the holidays together with Stoop stories and old-time music from Baltimore bluegrass heroes Ken and story about how his mother dealt with a vandal | arson, atonement, car, jcc, Jewish, sister, teacher |
| Arianne Rice: The Stoop Holiday Hootenanny 2019 | December 12, 2019 | Our December, 2019 Stoop seasonal stomp! We sing, dance, laugh, cry — and get through the holidays together with Stoop stories and old-time music from Baltimore bluegrass heroes Ken and story about the first christmas as a priest getting a divorce | forgiveness, love, priest, sorrow |
| Cholet Kelly Josue: The Stoop Holiday Hootenanny 2019 | December 12, 2019 | Our December, 2019 Stoop seasonal stomp! We sing, dance, laugh, cry — and get through the holidays together with Stoop stories and old-time music from Baltimore bluegrass heroes Ken and story about drinking is first alcoholic drink at a christmas party | adoption, alcohol, childhood, Haiti |
| Michelle Becote Jackson: The Stoop Holiday Hootenanny 2019 | December 12, 2019 | Our December, 2019 Stoop seasonal stomp! We sing, dance, laugh, cry — and get through the holidays together with Stoop stories and old-time music from Baltimore bluegrass heroes Ken and story about the reason her grandmother waited until Christmas eve to get their tree | boyfriend, christmas tree, elder, poverty, Shame |
| Patricia Kirk: The Stoop Holiday Hootenanny 2019 | December 12, 2019 | Our December, 2019 Stoop seasonal stomp! We sing, dance, laugh, cry — and get through the holidays together with Stoop stories and old-time music from Baltimore bluegrass heroes Ken and story about nuns taking care of a refugee mom and newborn at a convent around christmas | newborn, nun, refugee |
| Maura Taylor: The Stoop Holiday Hootenanny 2019 | December 12, 2019 | Our December, 2019 Stoop seasonal stomp! We sing, dance, laugh, cry — and get through the holidays together with Stoop stories and old-time music from Baltimore bluegrass heroes Ken and story about family making a formal organization around christmas celebration | Baltimore, civic hall, family, large, robert's rules |
| Cliff Murphy: The Stoop Holiday Hootenanny 2019 | December 12, 2019 | Our December, 2019 Stoop seasonal stomp! We sing, dance, laugh, cry — and get through the holidays together with Stoop stories and old-time music from Baltimore bluegrass heroes Ken and story about meeting his new girlfriend’s family, who all proceeded to get food poisoning at a buffett | bacon, buffett, cake, car sickness, food poisoning, new love |
| Monica Vasquez: In Search of Safety | November 21, 2019 | At a moment when the numbers of people fleeing their countries are at the highest level ever recorded, The Stoop partnered with Johns Hopkins Center for Humanitarian Health/Bloomberg School of Public | |
| Nancy Glass: In Search of Safety | November 21, 2019 | At a moment when the numbers of people fleeing their countries are at the highest level ever recorded, The Stoop partnered with Johns Hopkins Center for Humanitarian Health/Bloomberg School of Public | |
| Katherine Narvaez: In Search of Safety | November 21, 2019 | At a moment when the numbers of people fleeing their countries are at the highest level ever recorded, The Stoop partnered with Johns Hopkins Center for Humanitarian Health/Bloomberg School of Public | |
| Houssam Alnahhas, M.D.: In Search of Safety | November 21, 2019 | At a moment when the numbers of people fleeing their countries are at the highest level ever recorded, The Stoop partnered with Johns Hopkins Center for Humanitarian Health/Bloomberg School of Public | |
| Jacob Atem: In Search of Safety | November 21, 2019 | At a moment when the numbers of people fleeing their countries are at the highest level ever recorded, The Stoop partnered with Johns Hopkins Center for Humanitarian Health/Bloomberg School of Public | |
| Lucia Islas: In Search of Safety | November 21, 2019 | At a moment when the numbers of people fleeing their countries are at the highest level ever recorded, The Stoop partnered with Johns Hopkins Center for Humanitarian Health/Bloomberg School of Public | |
| Courtland Robinson: In Search of Safety | November 21, 2019 | At a moment when the numbers of people fleeing their countries are at the highest level ever recorded, The Stoop partnered with Johns Hopkins Center for Humanitarian Health/Bloomberg School of Public | |
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| Mike Ricgliano: Catastrophe! | November 6, 2019 | Second Stoop open mic featuring true, personal tales about things that GO ALL WRONG! ripped glasses off a mural while doing volunteer work | glasses, mural, volunteer |
| Masi: Catastrophe! | November 6, 2019 | Second Stoop open mic featuring true, personal tales about things that GO ALL WRONG! pain researcher who injures back while meeting his in-laws | back, disc, in-laws, pain, surgery, wedding |
| Mark Jones: Catastrophe! | November 6, 2019 | Second Stoop open mic featuring true, personal tales about things that GO ALL WRONG! Ate the tecquila worm and got super hungover and nearly missed wor | hungover, restaurant, sick, tequila, worm |
| Robbie Dufrane: Catastrophe! | November 6, 2019 | Second Stoop open mic featuring true, personal tales about things that GO ALL WRONG! story about lighting his lawn mower aflame | |
| Anton Eckman: Catastrophe! | November 6, 2019 | Second Stoop open mic featuring true, personal tales about things that GO ALL WRONG! home school | |
| Joe Lee: Catastrophe! | November 6, 2019 | Second Stoop open mic featuring true, personal tales about things that GO ALL WRONG! story about directling a famiily to see a graphic sculpture of a bunny at the BMA | art, BMA, bunny |
| Story Title | Story Date | Story Description | Story Keywords | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat: Secrets | September 26, 2013 | |||
| Patchen Mortimer: Across the Divide | February 22, 2010 | |||
| Patchen Mortimer: Justice Talking | March 18, 2013 | |||
| Patchen Mortimer: War Stories | November 15, 2010 | |||
| Patricia Corbett: Holidrama! | December 10, 2012 | |||
| Patricia Kirk: The Stoop Holiday Hootenanny 2019 | December 12, 2019 | story about nuns taking care of a refugee mom and newborn at a convent around christmas | newborn, nun, refugee | |
| Patricia Watson: Abortion is Autonomy | August 26, 2022 | |||
| Patrick B: Order up! | January 15, 2013 | Story about needing to take a poop at a restaurant. | ||
| Patrick Gilbert: Cool. Cruel. High School | June 5, 2010 | |||
| Patrick Gilbert: O Little Town of Baltimore | December 20, 2010 | |||
| Patrick Gutierrez: The Stoop Mayoral Show | April 13, 2016 | |||
| Patrick Hampton: Taking a Leap | January 6, 2018 | Story of bus driver getting shot while in Ghana | Africa, bus, college kids, ghana, guns, head lamps, nantucket, public health, rural, shooting, speeding | |
| Patrick Horner: Accidents! | January 23, 2014 | A man spends his days working in the Prince Georges county underground Casino business and ends up having to convince a group of people that he didn't die in a motorcycle accident | ||
| Patrick Horner: Accidents! | January 23, 2014 | A man spends his days working in the Prince Georges county underground Casino business and ends up having to convince a group of people that he didn't die in a motorcycle accident | ||
| Patrick McAvoy: Fright Night | October 20, 2014 | |||
| Patrick Smithwick: Animal Tales | September 22, 2008 | Story about horse racing. | ||
| Patrick Sosnay: O Little Town of Baltimore | December 20, 2010 | |||
| Patrick Storck: Scars | July 25, 2013 | |||
| Pattie Archuleta: The One That Got Away | September 14, 2023 | |||
| Patty Archuletta: Hair! | April 24, 2014 | a girl shaves her armpits for a job interview | ||
| Paul Best: COVID Chronicles | March 25, 2022 | |||
| Paul Grimm: O Little Town of Baltimore | December 20, 2010 | |||
| Paul Sarbanes: A Tribute to Barbara Mikulski | October 12, 2017 | Story of serving in the Senate alongside Mikulski throughout her career | Sarbanes, Senate | |
| Paula Wiley: The Stoop Ha-Ha Holiday Show | December 11, 2018 | The Ravens were playing the Browns on Xmas eve, and as an extravagant gift to my Cleveland-born husband, I bought tickets for us and our two very young children. Unfortunately, | cleveland browns, climbing, football, gifts, heights, Ravens, tickets | |
| Paula: My Freaky Family | November 16, 2017 | Grandmother died of a broken heart because husband went out for greenbeans and never came back; family speaks in euphemisms (e.g. female troubles, etc.) | broken heart, euphemism, female trouble, grandparents, green beans | |
Eli: It’s Complicated
Story Date: November 15, 2018
Story about transitioning at a young age, from the child’s perspective...Read More
Elijah Cummings: A Tribute to Barbara Mikulski
Story Date: October 12, 2017
Empassioned story about Milkuski’s heart and soul....Read More
Elijah McBride: Invisible Labor
Story Date: October 15, 2020
story about working on a crisis hotline...Read More