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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Milton Wesley: A Movement in Every Direction | November 3, 2022 | The Stoop Storytelling Series and Baltimore Museum of Art present a selection of personal tales about escape and exodus, oppression and opportunity, resettlement and regeneration and the profound act of | |
| Dr Christy Chang: A Movement in Every Direction | November 3, 2022 | The Stoop Storytelling Series and Baltimore Museum of Art present a selection of personal tales about escape and exodus, oppression and opportunity, resettlement and regeneration and the profound act of | |
| Taras Dyakiv: A Movement in Every Direction | November 3, 2022 | The Stoop Storytelling Series and Baltimore Museum of Art present a selection of personal tales about escape and exodus, oppression and opportunity, resettlement and regeneration and the profound act of | |
| Carl Harding: A Movement in Every Direction | November 3, 2022 | The Stoop Storytelling Series and Baltimore Museum of Art present a selection of personal tales about escape and exodus, oppression and opportunity, resettlement and regeneration and the profound act of | |
| Dr Obed Norman: A Movement in Every Direction | November 3, 2022 | The Stoop Storytelling Series and Baltimore Museum of Art present a selection of personal tales about escape and exodus, oppression and opportunity, resettlement and regeneration and the profound act of | |
| Aisha Alfadhalah: A Movement in Every Direction | November 3, 2022 | The Stoop Storytelling Series and Baltimore Museum of Art present a selection of personal tales about escape and exodus, oppression and opportunity, resettlement and regeneration and the profound act of | |
| Gillian Quinn: A Movement in Every Direction | November 3, 2022 | The Stoop Storytelling Series and Baltimore Museum of Art present a selection of personal tales about escape and exodus, oppression and opportunity, resettlement and regeneration and the profound act of | |
| Atefeh Sadat Hosseini: Tales from the Crypt | October 24, 2022 | An evening of surreal and scary stories that will turn your hair white and make your face cave in like ours! | |
| M. Lee Adamz: Tales from the Crypt | October 24, 2022 | An evening of surreal and scary stories that will turn your hair white and make your face cave in like ours! | |
| Ron Savage: Tales from the Crypt | October 24, 2022 | An evening of surreal and scary stories that will turn your hair white and make your face cave in like ours! | |
| Joseph Sakran: Tales from the Crypt | October 24, 2022 | An evening of surreal and scary stories that will turn your hair white and make your face cave in like ours! | |
| Robyn Barberry: Tales from the Crypt | October 24, 2022 | An evening of surreal and scary stories that will turn your hair white and make your face cave in like ours! | |
| Dexter Kendrick: Tales from the Crypt | October 24, 2022 | An evening of surreal and scary stories that will turn your hair white and make your face cave in like ours! | |
| William Egginton: Tales from the Crypt | October 24, 2022 | An evening of surreal and scary stories that will turn your hair white and make your face cave in like ours! | |
| Loretta Jergensen: Tales from the Crypt | October 24, 2022 | An evening of surreal and scary stories that will turn your hair white and make your face cave in like ours! | |
| Rob Hirschfeld: Tales from the Crypt | October 24, 2022 | An evening of surreal and scary stories that will turn your hair white and make your face cave in like ours! | |
| Jon Morgan: Tales from the Crypt | October 24, 2022 | An evening of surreal and scary stories that will turn your hair white and make your face cave in like ours! | |
| Morgan: Abortion is Autonomy | August 26, 2022 | An evening of personal stories celebrating abortion access and the right to bodily autonomy. In partnership with Baltimore Abortion Fund. Please click on a picture to hear the story. | |
| Rachel: Abortion is Autonomy | August 26, 2022 | An evening of personal stories celebrating abortion access and the right to bodily autonomy. In partnership with Baltimore Abortion Fund. Please click on a picture to hear the story. | |
| Ashley Esposito: Abortion is Autonomy | August 26, 2022 | An evening of personal stories celebrating abortion access and the right to bodily autonomy. In partnership with Baltimore Abortion Fund. Please click on a picture to hear the story. | |
| Anna : Abortion is Autonomy | August 26, 2022 | An evening of personal stories celebrating abortion access and the right to bodily autonomy. In partnership with Baltimore Abortion Fund. Please click on a picture to hear the story. | |
| Patricia Watson: Abortion is Autonomy | August 26, 2022 | An evening of personal stories celebrating abortion access and the right to bodily autonomy. In partnership with Baltimore Abortion Fund. Please click on a picture to hear the story. | |
| Leila H: Abortion is Autonomy | August 26, 2022 | An evening of personal stories celebrating abortion access and the right to bodily autonomy. In partnership with Baltimore Abortion Fund. Please click on a picture to hear the story. | |
| Kelly Rudis: Abortion is Autonomy | August 26, 2022 | An evening of personal stories celebrating abortion access and the right to bodily autonomy. In partnership with Baltimore Abortion Fund. Please click on a picture to hear the story. | |
| Tanya: Moving With Pride | June 18, 2022 | The Stoop, in celebration of PRIDE, and in partnership with Unmatched Athlete and Movement Hampden, presents an evening of stories about finding yourself and community in movement, sport, and the Story of having trans brother and eventually coming out as bi. | |
| Story Title | Story Date | Story Description | Story Keywords | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senator Mikulski: A Tribute to Barbara Mikulski | October 12, 2017 | community organizing, lipstick, pioneer, women | ||
| Seth Schwartz: Sink or Swim | November 3, 2017 | |||
| Seymour Monshine: Dating Stories | February 19, 2013 | |||
| Shale Stiller: Trials and Tribulations II | November 3, 2016 | |||
| Shana Challmes: Moveable Feast | March 29, 2015 | |||
| Shana Challmes: My Big Idea | April 9, 2012 | |||
| Shana Coffin: First Times | May 14, 2013 | |||
| Shani Mink: Creature Feature | February 12, 2019 | Two Jewish families in Jersey started a silent fued after one family dog died playing with another | bagels, dogs, fued, Jewish, laughter, synagogue | |
| Shannon Dunn: Legends of the Fall | February 9, 2006 | Story about not being able to learn how to ride a bike | bike riding | |
| Shannon Kline: My Big Idea | April 9, 2012 | |||
| Shannon: Never Have I Ever | April 11, 2022 | a 16-yo high school dropout moves to Berlin and gets in trouble with police for not having a light on her bike | ||
| Shar Hollingsworth: Breaking with Tradition | December 12, 2017 | Story about working overseas in Swaziland during Christmas. She encouraged the girls to play soccer instead of meal prep | cooking, feminism, soccer, Swaziland, woman's roles | |
| Shari Malowitz: Breaking with Tradition | December 12, 2017 | Story about growing up thinking Santa hates the Jews | autism, Christmas, jews, Norad, Santa | |
| Shari Malowitz: Parenthood | February 4, 2013 | A women with many kids is on her night out of the house and talks about being a mother | motherhood | |
| Sharon Gorenstein: Just Married! | September 17, 2017 | |||
| Shaun Adamec: Money Changes Everything | November 10, 2008 | |||
| Shawn Burnett: Scaling the Mountain | October 4, 2011 | |||
| Shawna Potter: Movers and Shakers | March 4, 2020 | story about being a woman in punk and her experience being sexually harrassed | bars, creative, punk, safe spaces, women | |
| Shawna Renee: Off the Menu | March 28, 2019 | Pretended to run a restaurant as a child. | 70s, child, flyer, kitchen, mother, neighborhood, restaurant, tip | |
| Sheila Dixon: Stoop Holiday Hoopla | December 15, 2008 | |||
| Sheila Kast: WYPR 10th Anniversary | May 23, 2012 | |||
| Sheilah McMenamin: Taking a Leap | January 6, 2018 | 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 | |
| Shelby Saum : Modern Love | February 3, 2014 | A woman in a polyamorous relationship talks about how small the world is when she realizes that a women she and her husband were dating had dated her ex. | polyamory | |
| Shelby: Balancing Act | March 1, 2023 | |||
| Shelia Kressieren: The Stoop Says “I do!” | June 9, 2011 | During their 1962 honeymoon, the new couple has two tire blowouts driving to Canada. And nothing else goes right either! | 1960s, Canada, car trouble, everything goes wrong, honeymoon, virgin | |

Frankie: Live and Learn
Story Date: February 17, 2017
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