Jessica Henkin is the co-founder of Stoop Storytelling, a Baltimore-based live show and podcast featuring "ordinary" people telling extraordinary, true tales of their lives. Stoop held its first live show back in 2006 and has since welcomed nearly 4,000 people to its stages across Baltimore. In our conversation, Jessica shares about what makes a powerful live story, how to connect with your audience, why being emotionally present is so important, and how listening to personal stories has caused her to fall more in love with humanity.
Stoop Storytelling Live Shows: https://stoopstorytelling.com/ Stoop Storytelling Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-stoop-storytelling-series/id262444919This episode is sponsored in part by a grant from the Maryland State Arts Council.
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Also mentioned in this episode:
- "Listening Is An Act of Love" by Dave Isay
- The Moth
- Stoop Storytelling event at Manor Mill on Aug 16, 2024
- Stoop Storytelling on WYPR
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- Andrew Auseon on "Spellbinders" and What Video Games Teach Us about Storytelling (Ep. 12)
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