Stoopkid Stories Podcast

The Podcast

Stoopkid Stories is a compilation of fun, and exciting stories. You follow 7 young, Black characters every episode, as they face a new adventure and will have to overcome different obstacles dealing with their friends, family, school and community. Each story has a lesson and will hopefully spark conversations in households, schools and playgrounds all over the world. Suitable for ages 5 and up.

Certification and Recommendation Seal from Common Sense Selection

Melissa Victor

Melissa Victor, also known as Melly, is the creator and host of Stoopkid Stories. While chasing her Broadway dream in NYC, in between gigs, she decided to take her training, creativity and her own experiences growing up, put them all together to create a storybook podcast. Her background in music and theatre has allowed her to create a fun and exciting world for young kids to listen to. “I want young kids who look like me to see and hear themselves in all forms of storytelling”.

The Musical

Stoopkid Stories LIVE! is a fun new show adapted from the podcast. Be a part of the Stoopkid Crew as they come alive on stage with fun new songs, hype dances and an amazing story about believing in yourself. It's a fun time.

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In the News…

Can You Make A Living As A Podcaster? 3 Experts Weigh In

Forbes Magazine
“When I created Stoopkid Stories, I didn’t want the podcast to be solely for entertainment,” said Victor in an exclusive with me. “I wanted to teach lessons that my young listeners can use in their everyday lives. Having trouble being the new kid at school? There’s an episode for that… Continue Reading
Melissa Victor: The Unstoppable Creator of Stoopkid Stories

Podcast Magazine Profile
Melissa Victor, creator of StoopKid Stories, is known for her bubbly energy that lights up the room, whether she’s speaking at Podcast Movement or in character on her show.
It’s hard to believe she was initially resistant to the idea of starting a podcast… Continue Reading
A Big List of Podcasts for Bigger Kids

New York Times Profile Feature
There has been an explosion of new shows for children in the past year. Here are 30 of the best for kids between 6 and 10… Continue Reading
Stories & Insights: Meet Melissa Victor

canvasrebel.com Interview
We’re excited to introduce you to the always interesting and insightful Melissa Victor. We hope you’ll enjoy our conversation with Melissa below.
Melissa, thanks for joining us, excited to have you contributing your stories and insights. Do you think your parents have had a meaningful impact on you and your journey?… Continue Reading
Meet Melissa Victor of East Baltimore

Voyage Baltimore Interview
Melissa, we appreciate you taking the time to share your story with us today. Where does your story begin?
It all started a few months before the world shutdown. I was living in NYC. I had just finished performing in a new musical about Josephine Baker, and audition season slowed down. I found myself feeling very creatively unfulfilled. In response to what I was feeling… Continue Reading
Discover Pods

February 2021 Audio Drama Roundup
Stories about friendship, family, and community put these young Black kids in active agent roles within their own stories. Written, performed, and created by Melissa Victor, Stoopkid Stories is a children’s podcast with original stories and characters that makes each episode a new experience… Continue Reading
School Library Journal

“Black Voices - Kidcasts”
When actor Melissa Victor thought about where she learned the stories that shaped her—important things about life, and how to braid hair—she realized that a lot of that education took place on the Baltimore stoop where she grew up. Victor is deeply spiritual, and at a certain point, as her theater parts started to dry up, she asked God for guidance. His advice, she says: Create a podcast for children of color... Continue Reading
Bello Collective

8 Podcasts That Help You Talk to Kids About Race
However old or young your kids are, the time to talk to them about race is now. But how do you start that conversation in a developmentally and contextually appropriate way?Below, you’ll find eight podcast episodes that offer insight, wisdom, and practical advice for caregivers and educators of all backgrounds — plus, 10 shows that will diversify your kids’ queues... Continue Reading
TinyBop

Stoopkid Stories Profile
A podcast that captures the voices of young Black characters!Too often, children’s media, and media in general, only shares the perspective of one type of individual. Exposing children to diverse perspectives, backgrounds, and lifestyles is so important in raising kind, conscious kids who will then carry these views into adulthood... Continue Reading
Parenting With Grace

“Turn off the Screen, Turn on the Podcast”
Back-to-school season is in full swing, and from what I've gathered, parents and teachers alike are struggling to make this new normal work. Personally, I decided not to go back to teaching this year and have been thrust into the difficult and exhausting role of stay-at-home mom for the first time. I cannot even imagine what it means to be a parent working from home with children learning from home... Continue Reading
Podmmunity

Spotlight Feature
Melly has taken her love of storytelling and the arts, her creativity and her knack for teaching the youth of tomorrow and have merged them together to create this awesome and exciting world. Parents have written in and said “Thank you for creating this exciting podcast and for helping start conversations with my [kid] about big issues in the world from a child's perspective. .. Continue Reading