What do you do when another person shares your name — or your art? This week on The Stoop podcast, Lee Gardner and Cara Ober tell tales of their unwelcome doppelgangers.

This week on the podcast, two tales of homage. Artist Ashley Minner spins a tale of her artistic grandmother. And Mike Subelsky pays his respects to the programming language than made him fall in love with computers.

In honor of Valentine’s Day, we bring you three tales of unabashed romance. Ptolemy Slocum creates an explosive love ritual. Laura Laing finds her way down the aisle. And Ian Blumenfeld goes to great lengths to make a proposal.

The idea that one moment can change an entire life feels too neat to be true. And yet for these three storytellers - Damon Walker, Kel Millionie, and Steve Snyder - that’s exactly what happens.