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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
| Gabriel: 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 Thinking about movement, being trapped in your body, and spiritual intuition. | |
| Ari: 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 finding queer community in Baltimore, getting involved with the climbing gym, and starting queer climbing days. | |
| Lola: 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 being only queer person in religious Nigerian family and them being more accepting because of her. | |
| Kay: 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 Attending her first Pride and seeing herself represented as a femme lesbian. Then quick story about coming out to grandmother. | |
| Bex: 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 The first time someone in their family had gendered them correctly & why they feel they belong in Baltimore | |
| Ellen: 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 learning about herself at the women’s music festival & feeling safe with her young daughter who wanted to live there | |
| Chris: 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 pride and difficulties as young trans person such as coming out to immigrant grandparents and considering suicide | |
| Max: 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 finding inclusive space at boxing gym and how boxing “made them trans” (joke they like to make) | |
| Claire: 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 about competing in karate as a little girl and the time she had to fight an older boy and they gave him points so he wouldn’t be embarassed even | |
| Paulie: 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 Feeling at home with queer community in this gym. | |
| OMalley: 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 about being lonely hiking in the smoky mountains and meeting kind strangers. | |
| Amanda Mack: Hitched | May 11, 2022 | The Stoop, in partnership with Baltimore Weddings and Baltimore Museum of Industry, present an evening of tales about weddings — from mothers-in-law and maids of honor, to caterers, couples, and | |
| Michael Klena: Hitched | May 11, 2022 | The Stoop, in partnership with Baltimore Weddings and Baltimore Museum of Industry, present an evening of tales about weddings — from mothers-in-law and maids of honor, to caterers, couples, and | |
| Josh Neimann: Hitched | May 11, 2022 | The Stoop, in partnership with Baltimore Weddings and Baltimore Museum of Industry, present an evening of tales about weddings — from mothers-in-law and maids of honor, to caterers, couples, and | |
| Fanya O’Donoghue: Hitched | May 11, 2022 | The Stoop, in partnership with Baltimore Weddings and Baltimore Museum of Industry, present an evening of tales about weddings — from mothers-in-law and maids of honor, to caterers, couples, and | |
| Jayesh Jariwala: Hitched | May 11, 2022 | The Stoop, in partnership with Baltimore Weddings and Baltimore Museum of Industry, present an evening of tales about weddings — from mothers-in-law and maids of honor, to caterers, couples, and | |
| Kristen Herber: Hitched | May 11, 2022 | The Stoop, in partnership with Baltimore Weddings and Baltimore Museum of Industry, present an evening of tales about weddings — from mothers-in-law and maids of honor, to caterers, couples, and | |
| Story Title | Story Date | Story Description | Story Keywords | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Shelia McMenamin: The Stoop Ha-Ha Holiday Show | December 11, 2018 | Each Christmas eve we shove a tree into the back corner of the family room, string it with lights, and begin our decorating. With the White Christmas movie playing in | 9/11, christmas tree, mothers, obituary, ornaments, Sept 11th | |
| Shelley: Mark Me Present | June 17, 2016 | Woman recounts her first year teaching with a story about breaking down in the classroom and what she learned from that experience. | education, first years, growing, inspiration, reflection | |
| Shelly Blake-Plock: O Little Town of Baltimore | December 20, 2010 | |||
| Shelly Blake: My Nemesis | April 5, 2007 | story about how a blink albino who sang Billy Joel used to bully him | albino, Billy Joel, blind, bully, For the Longest Time | |
| Sheri Booker: Baltimoored | July 11, 2009 | driving through a drive thru with a body | ||
| Sheri Booker: O Little Town of Baltimore | December 20, 2010 | |||
| Sheri Mauer: My Freaky Family | November 16, 2017 | Story about father-in-law’s funeral, at which each ex-wife tells | daughter-in-law, ex-wives, freaky, funerals, holocast, impressionistic dancers, jews, normal | |
| Sheri Venema: Modern Love | February 3, 2014 | A woman marries a man 17 years younger than her and sets out on a quest for the perfect wedding gift. | marriage | |
| Shiah Irgang Laden: Accidents! | January 23, 2014 | A preschool teacher recounts the many hilarious and discusting accidents that he has experienced with his kids | poop, potty training, preschoolers | |
| Shiah Irgang Laden: Accidents! | January 23, 2014 | A preschool teacher recounts the many hilarious and discusting accidents that he has experienced with his kids | poop, potty training, preschoolers | |
| Shindana Cooper: First Times | A women helps out with a cruise to pay homage to their ancestors who were buried in the atlantic | |||
| Shira Laden: Summer Camp Stories | March 10, 2016 | went to a jewish socialist camp in the late 80s | ||
| Shira: Holiday Love/Hate | December 12, 2022 | |||
| shirlé hale koslowski: Twilight Zone | October 24, 2019 | story about a fatal car accident that was eerily predicted | boyfriend, car accident, death, gut instinct, portend, prediction, young love | |
| Shirley Brewer: The Stoop Extreme Holiday Show | December 14, 2009 | Story of puppeteering Reindeers at the mall and interacting with a little girl. | ||
| Sho’dekeh Talifero: Guilty | November 21, 2013 | |||
| Shodekeh: Good Sport | June 11, 2014 | |||
| Sinclair Ceasar: The Outsiders | April 18, 2017 | A boy who desperately wants friends lets himself be humiliated by them. | adolescence, bullying, embarassment, fat, food, friendship, outsider, Shame | |
| Sindhu Meda: The Stoop Says “I do!” | June 9, 2011 | Women tells her love story about how she developed a crush on a man who she met at a sales conference and started dating at their Christmas party. | love, sales conference, work romance | |
Gary Almeter: Of Substance
Story Date: September 22, 2020
story about student catching him drunk while he was a teacher in NYC...Read More