The Stoop Storytelling Series

Laura Wexler and Jessica Myles-Henkin share stories from the Stoop about home - making it, losing it and leaving it.

Nancy Murray finds home and family after she loses the only home she ever really had. Joe Challmes' apartment becomes a home for lost boys. Adote Akwei can't go back to his native Togo, but he's come to love his new home in the U.S. (in spite of the absurdity of American football).

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Jessica Myles Henkin and Laura Wexler share stories from the Stoop Storytelling Series in Baltimore about people trying to figure it all out through faith (or lost faith).

SB Morgaine undergoes an exorcism that makes her more gay. Baynard Woods goes on a mission for truth and along the way finds a smart stripper girlfriend and a group of elderly Zen monks.

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Jessica Henkin and Laura Wexler share stories about adoptive parents and their kids live from the Stoop Storytelling Series in Baltimore.

Jim Mancini and his wife go across the globe to meet their daughter for the first time. Kevin Darrow Brown becomes a father to children who can't always stay with him. Kelly Rudis goes in search of her birth story and can't get enough - she becomes a midwife.

Music at the end of this episode came from Dubb Nubb.

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Laura Wexler and Jessican Henkin share stories about artists taking their work about as far as it can go.

Abe Burickson wonders if it's possible to create a work of art for just one person and kidnaps his friend in the process. Chrissy Ferrara starts a love affair with Starbucks. Kim Yates takes her childhood obsession with monster paraphernalia to a new level after her father's death.

Music at the end of this episode came from Sir Deja Doog. You can find his work at sirdejadoog.bandcamp.com.

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Jessica Henkin and Laura Wexler share stories from the Stoop about lapsed Catholics and their sins from the past.

Mide Akinsade plays a trick on his friend that backfires. Mary Cosimano sneaks into her school gym for illicit trampolining. Barbara DeCesare's dad is forced to face approaching old age when he gets an accidental taste of muffins with a special ingredient.

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I'll never bee....

Laura Wexler and Jessica Henkin share some fauna stories from Baltimore, MD's Stoop Storytelling series.

Kristi Birch becomes her cat's psychiatrist. Chick Ochlech invents a new way of fishing. Mike McClure plays matchmaker for elephants.

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Cringes abound when Laura Wexler and Jessica Henkin dip into the Stoop Storytelling series archives for some of the most beautifully awkward stories of the series.

Eric Leikus takes a class on minority relations. Matt Hayat teaches some fighting words. Joe Wall sleepwalks at summer camp.

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Maybe some of those who travel are lost.

Laura Wexler and Jessica Henkin share their stories of foreign travels from Baltimore's Stoop Storytelling Series.

Homayra Ziad visits Jerusalem's Western Wall as a feminist Muslim, Charlie Wiener hunts down some Jewish soul food in Malaysia, and Kinobe survives a bumpy plane ride.

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As the thrill of June fades into the oppressive humidity of July, Laura Wexler and Jessica Henkin share stories about being stuck in the city for the summer from the Stoop Storytelling Series in Baltimore, MD.

Susan Kim waits poolside for adult swim to be over. Michael Ziccardi's porch party falls apart. Larry Doyle weighs investing in A/C for his new home.

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Click and Clack were nowhere to be found, so Jessica Henkin and Laura Wexler share their favorite Stoop stories about car difficulty, but without any quick fixes.

Bridget Caviola feels stuck in a rut. Andrea Seabrook has some car troubles crossing the border. Marc Maurer tells of the blind leading the sighted in designing a car that everyone can drive.

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