This week on the podcast, journalist and genealogist Jennifer Mendelsohn joins us to revisit the Stoop story she shared in 2015, and discuss her current project, "Resistance Genealogy."

Return to The Stoop: Jennifer Mendelsohn

The Stoop showcases the extraordinary true stories of “ordinary" people, told in front of live audiences as large as 1,400. Stoop stories are weird, wonderful, hilarious, and heartbreaking — and, above all, intimate. Founders Laura Wexler and Jessica Henkin host the podcast.
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This week on the podcast, three stories about mere mortals who cross paths with famous dudes.
Music:   John Bartmann, “Born A Tiger”/ Free Mu sic Archive
The Stoop Storytelling Podcast is hosted by Laura Wexler and Jessica Henkin, produced by Maureen Harvie, and distributed by Your Public Studios. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Brush With Fame

This week on the podcast, in honor of Mother’s Day, two stories about moms who get a first-class education from their sons with disabilities.
Music: “Mom n’ Pa” by Beat Mekanik/Free Music Archive
The Stoop Storytelling Podcast is hosted by Laura Wexler and Jessica Henkin, produced by Maureen Harvie, and distributed by Your Public Studios. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

PhD in Parenting

This week on the podcast, two stories about boys who’ll do anything — and everything — to get kicked out of boarding school.
Music: “New World” by Kirk Osamayo/Free Music Archive
The Stoop Storytelling Podcast is hosted by Laura Wexler and Jessica Henkin, produced by Maureen Harvie, and distributed by Your Public Studios. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Great Escape

This week on the podcast, two stories about (pretty gross) pranks.
Music: “Cool Boy & The Sunglasses Shark” by Gagmesharkoff/Free Music Archive
The Stoop Storytelling Podcast is hosted by Laura Wexler and Jessica Henkin, produced by Maureen Harvie, and distributed by Your Public Studios. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Pranks

This week on the podcast, three tales of young women challenging the patriarchy.
Music: “Cold Kind of Woman Blues” by Cullah/Free Music Archive
The Stoop Storytelling Podcast is hosted by Laura Wexler and Jessica Henkin, produced by Maureen Harvie, and distributed by Your Public Studios. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Return to The Stoop: Jennifer Mendelsohn

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