The Stoop
The Stoop podcast airs frank, fun conversations about black identity with journalists Hana Baba and Leila Day. The project was selected for NPR's first-ever Storytelling Workshop.
Latest Episodes
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COVID-19 has hit black communities hard — in many places, harder than the general population. Here in California, as of April 17, black residents were… -
Thin nose, high cheekbones, kinky hair, what you got in your blood? Your blood won’t lie, but does it determine your identity? In a special presentation,…
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What does love look like when your partner might not ‘get it’? We’ll hear from three interracial couples on how they talk about race and racism, and how…
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The world of classical ballet is extremely difficult to break into, and for those who have darker skin, there's a lot that comes with it, especially when…
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The Stoop podcast is hosted by KALW's Hana Baba and Leila Day. In this episode we explore colorism — discrimination based on skin tone, which has happened…
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The Stoop podcast is hosted by KALW's Hana Baba and Leila Day. When Hana was little, she was teased in school for being from Africa. The teasing often…
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The Stoop is launching soon! Hosted by KALW journalists Hana Baba and Leila Day, the podcast features stories and conversations about blackness that…
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Why is it hard for some black folks to say I love you? The Stoop, a new podcast about black identity, explores this question in a sneak preview of the…
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KALW's Hana Baba is African. KALW's Leila Day is African American. In between making radio stories and interviews for Crosscurrents, they've had MANY…
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A new podcast from KALW has been chosen to participate in NPR's first-ever Audio Storytelling Workshop.The project was one of twelve selected from more…
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Being Muslim, black and a woman; that’s something that deserves some stoopin’ out. Anti-blackness in Muslim America is real, and in this episode of The…
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It's that silent acknowledgment. That "I see you," moment. But not everyone is a nodder. In this episode of The Stoop, we send producers on the streets to…
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Whether it's the music we hear, the clothes we wear, or the way we talk, a lot of us at some point were made to feel 'not black enough.' In this episode…
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The world of classical ballet is extremely difficult to break into, and for those who have darker skin, there's a lot that comes with it, especially when…
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Oprah Winfrey’s hair is an amazing and ever-changing object of design. She’s worn dozens of styles over the years, including weaves and braids. She’s also…
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Who gets to choose which African stories get told? In this special episode from The Stoop, we meet three writers, each of them pushing against a mostly…
