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The Stoop

The Stoop podcast digs into stories that are not always shared out in the open. Hosts Leila Day and Hana Baba start conversations and provide professionally-reported stories about what it means to be ... Read more

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Ep 38: That Black Tax

Ep 38: That Black Tax

For many of us, success and 'making it' also means you're expected to help out and support your family. Whether you're B... Read more

21 May 2020

32mins

Ranked #2

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Episode 4: The problem with "sounding white"

Episode 4: The problem with "sounding white"

What's it mean when someone says you "sound white"? In this episode we explore voice, and unpack what it means linguisti... Read more

30 Aug 2017

18mins

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Episode 2: Why is it so hard for some black folks to say I love you?

Episode 2: Why is it so hard for some black folks to say I love you?

"It's not hard for a black man of my caliber to say I love you." But is it?  Many black people say they never heard I lo... Read more

27 Jul 2017

23mins

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Ep 33: All Black Everything?

Ep 33: All Black Everything?

Should we support Black no matter what? We discuss the pressure to conform with liking all things Black, even when you d... Read more

19 Dec 2019

31mins

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Episode 11: Pretty for a dark-skinned girl

Episode 11: Pretty for a dark-skinned girl

Season 2 is here! We explore the history of colorism, from Compton to the markets in Sudan. Dissecting a Hollywood casti... Read more

21 Mar 2018

34mins

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Episode 13: Are you a 4C?

Episode 13: Are you a 4C?

When Oprah's longtime hairstylist Andre Walker created the hair typing system, he didn't expect it to become what it is ... Read more

17 Apr 2018

25mins

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Episode 5: You called me African what?

Episode 5: You called me African what?

"You're black, but you ain't BLACK black." Like many African kids in the US, Stoop host Hana Baba was ridiculed for bein... Read more

13 Sep 2017

27mins

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Episode 3: PAUSE

Episode 3: PAUSE

Let's hit pause and take a breath. Hosts Leila Day and Hana Baba break from the chatter of stoop talk to send out a spec... Read more

15 Aug 2017

15mins

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Episode 8: Angry black woman

Episode 8: Angry black woman

Tone it down, Angry black woman. A conversation with two black women in the corporate world who sometimes tone it down i... Read more

25 Oct 2017

30mins

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Episode 14: The birth of Solomon

Episode 14: The birth of Solomon

He was the perfect little brown baby. His name was Solomon. Thick curly hair, chubby legs and eyes closed with dark blac... Read more

2 May 2018

32mins

Ranked #11

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Episode 21: Rhythm & Spirit

Episode 21: Rhythm & Spirit

We end this season by going deep into how we express ourselves at the intersection where spirituality meets artistic exp... Read more

6 Sep 2018

25mins

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Ep 37: Together and apart

Ep 37: Together and apart

We're getting into the myths surrounding the coronavirus and discussing how Covid-19 could have a different impact on bl... Read more

1 Apr 2020

36mins

Ranked #13

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Ep 29: Sounds from a Well Read Black Girl

Ep 29: Sounds from a Well Read Black Girl

What’s a sound that embodies blackness? In this episode we ask around and then get deeper into conversation with Glory E... Read more

9 May 2019

41mins

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Episode 20: My child's hair

Episode 20: My child's hair

Our babies and their hair. We hear how two parents discuss hair with their kids. Author Robert Trujillo wrote a book abo... Read more

14 Aug 2018

17mins

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Episode 22: Gullah Geechee

Episode 22: Gullah Geechee

The Stoop goes to the low country of South Carolina to uncover some of the hidden history of the Gullah Geechee. The mix... Read more

24 Jan 2019

20mins

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Episode 12: Breaking the line

Episode 12: Breaking the line

When a ballet teacher told co-host Leila Day that her back should be straight on the ground, no light shining through, a... Read more

4 Apr 2018

26mins

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Episode 25: You may not get it, but I love you

Episode 25: You may not get it, but I love you

What can love look like when your partner might not ‘get it’? In this episode we talk to interracial couples having diff... Read more

7 Mar 2019

22mins

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Episode 24: What's in your blood?

Episode 24: What's in your blood?

Thin nose, high cheekbones, kinky hair, what you got in your blood? Your blood won’t lie, but does it determine your ide... Read more

20 Feb 2019

36mins

Ranked #19

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Episode 23: The Nod

Episode 23: The Nod

It's that silent acknowledgement. That "I see you," moment. But not everyone is a nodder. We send producers on the stree... Read more

7 Feb 2019

32mins

Ranked #20

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Episode 17: Black, Queer and Free

Episode 17: Black, Queer and Free

Black homophobia is real- and we meet two influential people who are fighting it - each in their own inspiring way. Bish... Read more

21 Jun 2018

30mins

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