Podcasts

The Stoop Storytelling Series podcast captures the spirit of The Stoop live shows with bi-weekly episodes featuring Stoop stories and narration from founders Laura Wexler and Jessica Henkin. The podcast is produced by Maureen Harvie and hosted by WYPR-FM.

Podcast: Three Ways to Meet Cute

This week on the podcast, three two-fers: stories of couples falling for each other (awww!) told by both members of the couple (awww!). From the...(Read More)

Air Date: March 13, 2017

Podcast: Obsessed

This week we hear from three different storytellers with three very different obsessions. Janet Stephens pursues a hairy mystery. Maranda Kosten searches for a missing...(Read More)

Air Date: March 6, 2017

Podcast: Under the Influence

This week on the podcast, two tales of homage. Artist Ashley Minner spins a tale of her artistic grandmother. And Mike Subelsky pays his respects...(Read More)

Air Date: February 20, 2017

Podcast: Love Story

In honor of Valentine’s Day, we bring you three tales of unabashed romance. Ptolemy Slocum creates an explosive love ritual. Laura Laing finds her way...(Read More)

Air Date: February 13, 2017

Podcast: The Moment That Changed Everything

The idea that one moment can change an entire life feels too neat to be true. And yet for these three storytellers — Damon Walker,...(Read More)

Air Date: February 6, 2017

Podcast: High School Hijinx

This week on the podcast, three tales of high school shenanigans. Patrick Gilbert raises the roof. Richard Meltzer raids the refrigerator. And Diane Coraggio plays...(Read More)

Air Date: January 30, 2017

Podcast: Raise, Call, Bet

This week on the podcast, two tales of high-stakes gambling. Joe Challmes bets on the horses…and wins. Aaron Henkin plays blackjack with a system…and wins...(Read More)

Air Date: January 23, 2017

Podcast: Across the Divide

This week on the podcast, three complicated, contradictory, and confusing tales from young people confronted with the racial divide — and trying to find their...(Read More)

Air Date: January 16, 2017

Podcast: The Story Behind The Story

This week’s episode of The Stoop podcast, “The Story Behind The Story,” offers a peek behind the printed page, to the sausage-making of reporting, research,...(Read More)

Air Date: January 9, 2017

Podcast: First Times (Rebroadcast)

In honor of the New Year, The Stoop offers an encore version of its first podcast ever, a collection of stories about First Times. Ab...(Read More)

Air Date: January 2, 2017