Laura Wexler
HostLaura Wexler is the co-founder and co-producer of The Stoop Storytelling Series, a popular cultural event and podcast in which “ordinary” people share extraordinary true tales about their lives. An expert in personal storytelling, Laura has presented workshops and trainings for organizations, businesses, and individuals since 2006, and has coached more than 3,000 people to tell the true tales of their lives. In addition to her work with The Stoop, Laura is the author of the narrative nonfiction book, Fire in a Canebrake: The Last Mass Lynching in America (Scribner, 2003), as well as nonfiction published in The Washington Post Magazine, The New York Times, and elsewhere. She has developed TV for Amazon Studios and co-created a Virtual Reality film that premiered at Sundance Film Festival 2018. She is a researcher and writer on Apple TV’s “The Morning Show” and is developing several independent projects.
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This week on the podcast, two stories about forgiveness and connection during the festival of lights. -
This week on the podcast, two tales that get at the challenges of keeping Christmas. -
This week on the podcast, two tales of finding grace and strength in a time of profound suffering. -
This week on the podcast, two tales about curative powers that fall outside the established medical field. -
This week on the podcast, two spooky stories for your Halloween listening pleasure. -
This week on the podcast, two men trying to make a big impression on the field. -
This week on the podcast, two stories about things falling out of vehicles that aren’t supposed to. -
This week on the podcast, two children who want to stop being polite and start getting real with their parents. -
This week on the podcast, in honor of all the teachers returning to classrooms all over the country, three stories from first-time teachers. -
This week on the podcast, an unforgettable story from John Milton Wesley about growing up in Ruleville, Mississippi among famed civil rights activists — and the men who killed Emmett Till.
