Archive

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.

Story TitleStory DateStory DescriptionStory Tags
Elise Gallagher at More Room in a Broken Heart: Stories about loving, losing, and rebuilding
February 13, 2025
Join The Stoop for “More Room in a Broken Heart: Stories about loving, losing, and rebuilding” on February 13th at Checkerspot Brewing Co.With musical guests Outcalls!  
Miriam Tillman at More Room in a Broken Heart: Stories about loving, losing, and rebuilding
February 13, 2025
Join The Stoop for “More Room in a Broken Heart: Stories about loving, losing, and rebuilding” on February 13th at Checkerspot Brewing Co.With musical guests Outcalls!  
Jennifer Tisdale
January 11, 2025
Join The Stoop at The Green Room on Saturday, January 11th for a night of tales about getting duped and deceived.
Stacy
January 11, 2025
Join The Stoop at The Green Room on Saturday, January 11th for a night of tales about getting duped and deceived.
James Frank at Cons and Catfish: Stories about getting hooked on the wrong line.
January 11, 2025
Join The Stoop at The Green Room on Saturday, January 11th for a night of tales about getting duped and deceived.
Leonard Vandegraaff at Cons and Catfish: Stories about getting hooked on the wrong line.
January 11, 2025
Join The Stoop at The Green Room on Saturday, January 11th for a night of tales about getting duped and deceived.
Joe Jackson at Cons and Catfish: Stories about getting hooked on the wrong line.
January 11, 2025
Join The Stoop at The Green Room on Saturday, January 11th for a night of tales about getting duped and deceived.
Jessica Henkin: The Road Less Traveled
Tenisha Dotstry: The Stoop Holiday Hootenanny 2024
December 3, 2024
Matt Storrs: The Stoop Holiday Hootenanny 2024
December 3, 2024
Kelly Christ: The Stoop Holiday Hootenanny 2024
December 3, 2024
Harper: The Stoop Holiday Hootenanny 2024
December 3, 2024
Mia Capan: The Stoop Holiday Hootenanny 2024
December 3, 2024
Megan Elcrat: The Stoop Holiday Hootenanny 2024
December 3, 2024
Zoe Bell: The Stoop Holiday Hootenanny 2024
December 3, 2024
Mike Quindlen: Stoop Holiday Hootenanny 2024
December 3, 2024
Christina and Edward Sledge: The Stoop Holiday Hootenanny 2024
December 3, 2024
Bailey O’Maille: Creating Art, Creating Change
November 14, 2024
“Creating Art, Creating Change” an evening of uplifting narratives of artists and activists who are harnessing the transformative power of art and storytelling to foster healing and a sense of
Pierre Benu: Creating Art, Creating Change
November 14, 2024
“Creating Art, Creating Change” an evening of uplifting narratives of artists and activists who are harnessing the transformative power of art and storytelling to foster healing and a sense of
Tavia Lafolette: Creating Art, Creating Change
November 14, 2024
“Creating Art, Creating Change” an evening of uplifting narratives of artists and activists who are harnessing the transformative power of art and storytelling to foster healing and a sense of
Tim Delvin: Office Space
November 13, 2014
Join us for an all-audience show about cubicles, co-workers, bosses, and gettin’ paid (or fired!).
Dawn Allette: The Stoop Says “I do!”
June 9, 2011
Host Aaron Henkin and The Stoop radio players are back with a show about walking down the aisle that will have you rolling in the aisle. We’ve got old-time sketch
Quick tid bit about a man and his expererience with lobe-married on april 1st
love
Ricki Baker: The Stoop Says “I do!”
June 9, 2011
Host Aaron Henkin and The Stoop radio players are back with a show about walking down the aisle that will have you rolling in the aisle. We’ve got old-time sketch
Quick tid bit about a man and his expererience with lobe-married on april 1st
love
Don Palmer: The Stoop Says “I do!”
June 9, 2011
Host Aaron Henkin and The Stoop radio players are back with a show about walking down the aisle that will have you rolling in the aisle. We’ve got old-time sketch
Quick tid bit about a man and his expererience with lobe-married on april 1st
love
Faith Ward: Gimme Shelter
February 7, 2011
Stories about finding, creating, and losing a home In partnership with “Earl’s Place”
A woman talks about her childhood losing her home and how her moms attempts to keep their family together allowed her to live a “normal” life with financial struggles
homelessness
Story TitleStory DateStory DescriptionStory Keywords
Amy Sens: Believe it or Not October 1, 2012
Ana Goldseker: The Stoop Extreme Holiday Show December 14, 2009
Anastasia Bezius: First Times May 14, 2013Story about going to Greece as a 12-year old for her grandmother’s funeral
Andi Tucker: Catastrophe! November 6, 2019story about son getting into a car accident with her caraccident, car, phone
Andre Miller: (Re)Creation Stories June 7, 2007Story about training to become a wrestler to spite his abusive fatherabuse, fathers and sons, knife, physical strength, wrestling
Andrea Brown: Crossing Borders July 30, 2013Peace Corps volunteer in the Highlands of Madascar
Andrea Chamblee: Movers and Shakers March 4, 2020Became an anti gun activist after her husband was murdered in the Capital Gazette attacksactivism, guns, loss, pain, republicans, social media, widow
Andrea Schanbacher: What I Did for Love February 15, 2007a sweet naive girl from a working-class Philly neighborhood falls in love with the bad boy and eventually marries himcamp, high school, moving, New Kids on the Block, philly, pregnancy, sweetheart
Andrea Seabrook: Silk Road June 10, 2016Woman recounts move back into America with a marijuana-dusted vehicle.border patrol, college, drugs, fraud, independence, marijuana, Mexico, mistakes, moving, sexual threats, volkswagen
Andrea Seabrook: Under One Roof April 20, 2006Living in Mexico City with her gay friend and boyfriendgay friends, Mexico City, youth
Andrea Seabrook: Under the Influence October 10, 2011
Andrew Hazlett: Eureka! May 20, 2013
Andrew Stephenson: Kitchen Confidential
Andrew Verrier: Guilty November 21, 2013
Andy Levy: Trials and Tribulations April 1, 2015Andy Levy recounts the time he represented his parents in a jury trial.
Andy Parsley: Out of Stigma’s Shadow May 21, 2019story about overcomng OCD666, christianity, counting, hell, mental health, OCD, Red Hot Chili Peppers, therapy
Angela Guss: And Then I Got High April 22, 2015
Angie Elliott: Coming Out Stories September 24, 2015
Angie: It’s Complicated November 15, 2018Story about finding love in her Hampden neighbor
Ann Bracken: On Drugs April 19, 2018A woman who was taking a lot of drugs to deal with migraines and depression becomes drug free after working with an energy healercar accident, energy, essential oils, methodone, migraines, oxycotin, prescription drugs
Ann Loar Brooks: Holidays from Hell, Part Deux December 10, 2007Story about finding bongos in her mom’s closet for Christmas
Ann Loar Brooks: Love Hurts February 9, 2009A women’s fairytale marriage ends up as an abusive one and when she leaves she takes his microwaveabuse, cinderella, fairytales, marriage
Anna : Abortion is Autonomy August 26, 2022
Anna Beidelman: My Favorite Film June 23, 2017Being able to see an R-rated move as a 17-year oldteenagers
Anna Ditkoff: Corpus September 24, 2007Story about getting into an accident that resulted in her not being able to move for months while she recovered in her parents house as a teenagerback, car accident, high school, injury, moving back home, parents