The Stoop

Take a Breath

In this episode, we step away from the noise and into stillness-  to pause, reboot, and remind ourselves that rest is power.  We haven’t taken a pause from production in

Name on a Keychain

This is an episode for the kids who never saw their names on those keychains at the giftstore- like our guest, Nigerian American bestselling author, speaker and fellow po

PolyFree

For Pride Month, we are throwing back to our award winning episode, PolyFree Loving multiply or polyamory.  We already do it (we love our families, we love our friends,

Yes, we see you Dads

A father's day favorite.  We hear from dads, people talking about their daddies, and we hear about the joys, and challenges, of Black fatherhood. We see you, Black dads.

Chillin' with Chimamanda

The Queen is here! Today we’re Stoopin' it with award-winning Nigerian author and ground-breaking cultural icon, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie! Hana has SO many questions for

I get it from my Mama?

Do you ever feel like you may be carrying patterns that aren’t yours? Do you notice the way you deal with stress, love, parenting, or hustling feels inherited? In this e

Finding Joy in the Sounds of Blackness

You know it is Black History Month all year long on this podcast! And we know that this Black History month has a lot of us feeling heavy, fixated on the news- from DEI

Bury Me Whole

When Hana was diagnosed with lymphoma in 2011, she went on a research quest to find a donor that could save her life. Through this process, she discovered that another Bl

I'm on CP Time

CPT, African Time—yeah, we’ve all heard of it, but are we really running late, or are we just moving to our own beat, on our own terms, in our own rhythm? In this episod

This Christmas Will Be

When you meet Greg Eskridge, you’ll notice his smile, how easy it is to talk to him, and you’ll lean in when he tells you his story. After being incarcerated for 30 Chris

Braids on Stage

'Have a seat in my chair..' Today we're at the braiding salon with Ghanaian American playwright Jocelyn Bioh, creator of the Tony Award-winning Broadway play,  Jaja's Afr

This ain't Texas, it's Africa

As Black country music is having its moment, Hana has always wondered why her Sudanese mom loved Kenny Rogers, Willie Nelson and Dolly Parton. You can hear country music

Black Women are Something Else (again)

Let’s take a moment. It was a tense few months leading up to the election. Today we want to pause, and share an ode to the Black women who continue to show up.  Featuring

The Subtle Roast

We don't hear alot of personal stories about what it is to be a big man in Black spaces.  Today we go there with Ronald Young Jr., award-winning podcaster and creator of

Just Following Up

Ring Ring! Is anyone there?  After George Floyd’s death in 2020, companies across the US were called upon to acknowledge the ways they were discriminatory and inequitabl

Who all gon' be there?

What if we told you there's an entire book dedicated to the things Black folk say?  Historically Black Phrases by jarett hill and Tre'vell Anderson introduces and explain

PRIDE: Black, Queer, and Free

We should all be free to be, free to love, and be celebrated in that process - if not by others, then definitely by ourselves. In this episode, Hana and Leila explore thr

The 100th Episode!

It's our 100th episode! We're celebrating by going back to some special episode moments over 10 seasons of the show. Some made us laugh, others made us cry, some moments

It's a Mother's Day Special

Welcome to our Mother's Day special! There are many unexpected ways that people step into parenting. In this special from The Stoop, we hear stories about redefining fam

Eau de problème

Hana loves perfume, and there’s a long heritage of traditional perfume making in Sudan. But sometimes, sweet smells come with some controversy. As she explores the histor