Not a Hallmark Holiday

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Not a Hallmark Holiday

FromThe Stoop Storytelling Series

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21 minutes

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Dec 4, 2017

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Two stories that show Christmas is complicated.

Released:

Dec 4, 2017

Format:

Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

"Everyone has a story. What's yours?" The Stoop features "ordinary" people telling the extraordinary true tales of their lives in front of live audiences as large as 1,400. Stoop stories are weird, wonderful, hilarious, and heartbreaking — and, above all, intimate. Founders Laura Wexler and Jessica Henkin host the podcast.

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Not a Hallmark Holiday

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