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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marion Ehrlich: Wit and Wisdom | April 6, 2024 | The Stoop Storytelling Series, in support of Bolton Street Synagogue‘s annual fundraiser, presents Wit and Wisdom: Life Lessons and Laughter. Click on storyteller’s picture to hear each tale. | |
| Zoe Bell: Wit and Wisdom | April 6, 2024 | The Stoop Storytelling Series, in support of Bolton Street Synagogue‘s annual fundraiser, presents Wit and Wisdom: Life Lessons and Laughter. Click on storyteller’s picture to hear each tale. | |
| Robert : Brush with Fame | March 21, 2024 | An evening of true, personal, ALL AUDIENCE stories about encounters with the super famous, the semi-famous, and the Baltimore famous! | |
| Michael : Brush with Fame | March 21, 2024 | An evening of true, personal, ALL AUDIENCE stories about encounters with the super famous, the semi-famous, and the Baltimore famous! | |
| Roy Taff: Brush with Fame | March 21, 2024 | An evening of true, personal, ALL AUDIENCE stories about encounters with the super famous, the semi-famous, and the Baltimore famous! | |
| Ron Spencer: Brush with Fame | March 21, 2024 | An evening of true, personal, ALL AUDIENCE stories about encounters with the super famous, the semi-famous, and the Baltimore famous! | |
| Jim: Brush with Fame | March 21, 2024 | An evening of true, personal, ALL AUDIENCE stories about encounters with the super famous, the semi-famous, and the Baltimore famous! | |
| Clare L: Brush with Fame | March 21, 2024 | An evening of true, personal, ALL AUDIENCE stories about encounters with the super famous, the semi-famous, and the Baltimore famous! | |
| Joan C: Brush with Fame | March 21, 2024 | An evening of true, personal, ALL AUDIENCE stories about encounters with the super famous, the semi-famous, and the Baltimore famous! | |
| Gary Huck: Brush with Fame | March 21, 2024 | An evening of true, personal, ALL AUDIENCE stories about encounters with the super famous, the semi-famous, and the Baltimore famous! | |
| John K: Brush with Fame | March 21, 2024 | An evening of true, personal, ALL AUDIENCE stories about encounters with the super famous, the semi-famous, and the Baltimore famous! | |
| Peggy: Brush with Fame | March 21, 2024 | An evening of true, personal, ALL AUDIENCE stories about encounters with the super famous, the semi-famous, and the Baltimore famous! | |
| Michael Ziccardi: Brush with Fame | March 21, 2024 | An evening of true, personal, ALL AUDIENCE stories about encounters with the super famous, the semi-famous, and the Baltimore famous! | |
| Rebecca Fielding: See Beyond Disability Narrative | March 15, 2024 | The Stoop Storytelling Series, in partnership with The Maryland School for the Blind, presents “See Beyond: Dismantling the Disability Narrative”. | |
| Grace Ambrose: See Beyond Disability Narrative | March 15, 2024 | The Stoop Storytelling Series, in partnership with The Maryland School for the Blind, presents “See Beyond: Dismantling the Disability Narrative”. | |
| Brett Felter: See Beyond Disability Narrative | March 15, 2024 | The Stoop Storytelling Series, in partnership with The Maryland School for the Blind, presents “See Beyond: Dismantling the Disability Narrative”. | |
| Lou Smith: See Beyond Disability Narrative | March 15, 2024 | The Stoop Storytelling Series, in partnership with The Maryland School for the Blind, presents “See Beyond: Dismantling the Disability Narrative”. | |
| Takeya: See Beyond Disability Narrative | March 15, 2024 | The Stoop Storytelling Series, in partnership with The Maryland School for the Blind, presents “See Beyond: Dismantling the Disability Narrative”. | |
| Conchita Hernandez: See Beyond Disability Narrative | March 15, 2024 | The Stoop Storytelling Series, in partnership with The Maryland School for the Blind, presents “See Beyond: Dismantling the Disability Narrative”. | |
| Desmond Jackson: See Beyond Disability Narrative | March 15, 2024 | The Stoop Storytelling Series, in partnership with The Maryland School for the Blind, presents “See Beyond: Dismantling the Disability Narrative”. | |
| DC Colburn: See Beyond Disability Narrative | March 15, 2024 | The Stoop Storytelling Series, in partnership with The Maryland School for the Blind, presents “See Beyond: Dismantling the Disability Narrative”. | |
| Jessica Smith: Failing Up | March 6, 2024 | ||
| Subhasree Jain Lakshmi Chand: Failing Up | March 6, 2024 | ||
| Michelle Bond: Failing Up | March 6, 2024 | ||
| Emily: Failing Up | March 6, 2024 | ||
| Story Title | Story Date | Story Description | Story Keywords | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanessa Battista: Movers and Shakers | story about helping a patient with terminal cancer though end of life care | cancer | ||
| Vanessa Harnik: Culture Shock | April 25, 2011 | A women’s study abroad expereince takes her to a remote island near Bali where she experiences very different cultural norms and some not norms like a women squirting breast milk | asia, bali, breasts, culture, funny | |
| Vanessa Harnik: Scaling the Mountain | October 4, 2011 | |||
| Vanessa: It’s Complicated | November 15, 2018 | From Puerto Rican family, joined the Army, fluidity is not her (she has stayed the same) – it’s more about culture changing around her | breast cancer, military, Puerto Rican | |
| Vanya Jones: O Little Town of Baltimore | December 20, 2010 | |||
| Vicki Bringman: Love Hurts | February 9, 2009 | Woman who went out on a date with a creepy guy in the 60s, who ended up stabbing his mother to death a few months later. | ||
| Vijay Ramasamy: Out of Stigma’s Shadow | May 21, 2019 | story about hiding his depression from his Indian parents | academics, achievement, anxiety, depression, eat, failure, immigration, johns hopkins, public health, second generation, secrets, stigma | |
| Vinny DeMarco: Not Throwing Away My Shot | January 19, 2017 | A student feeling as if he won’t make it has his family come to the rescue. | family, fathers, law school, perserverance | |
| Violet Glaze: Stoop Holiday Hoopla | December 15, 2008 | Story from working as a P.A. on a Christmas special and bringing the extra burritos from set to a women’s shelter. She realized the “important” stuff in the entertainment industry | ||
| Violet Gray: The Stoop Popup at Warby Parker | May 2, 2016 | |||
| Violet LeVoit: Modern Love | February 3, 2014 | |||
| Virginia Knowlton : Good Sport | June 11, 2014 | |||
| Wallace Kleid: It’s Complicated | April 5, 2014 | |||
| Walt Livingston: 21 Club | January 13, 2016 | A man gets emotional telling his story about being stranded with very little food on a train while backpacking in Europe and the kindness of strangers. | leftovers, sentimental, travel | |
| Walter Lomax: Corpus | September 24, 2007 | Wrongfully arrested for committing a murder and robbery. Got out of jail 39 years later | cast, murder, prison, robbery, wrongly convicted | |
| Waraguru Wanjau: The Good Fight | September 15, 2017 | |||
| Waraguru Wanjau: The Good Fight | September 15, 2017 | |||
| Wayne Larrivey: Baltimoored | July 11, 2009 | |||
| Wayne Larrivey: Mistaken Identity | July 18, 2024 | |||
| Wayne Murphy: O Little Town of Baltimore | December 20, 2010 | Story about cooking a Thanksgiving turkey on the grill | ||
| Wendel Patrick | February 20, 2026 | |||
| Wendel Patrick: Making Their Mark | November 18, 2016 | |||
| Wendell Supreme: Making Art, Making Change | ||||
| Wendy Rumrill: No Limits | March 6, 2019 | Ran an Iron Man in response to her mother’s death and her divorce | Athlete, autism, biking, death, divorce, Iron Man, resilience, running, sickness, swimming | |
| Wendy Sittner: IIDA Breaking Boundaries “Loving the Earth” | September 25, 2019 | Story about using polluted straws as art | anacostia, art, photography, pollution, straws, trash | |
Iris Maslow: Lies!
Story Date: March 12, 2015
Lie about a strange man being in her house and stabbing her when she was...Read More
Isla: Catastrophe!
Story Date: November 6, 2019
got food poisioning while interviewing for grad school...Read More
