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Strangers on a Bench

Tom Rosenthal
Strangers on a Bench
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  • Strangers on a Bench

    EPISODE 71: All Plumbers Are Philosophers

    19/1/2026 | 44 mins.
    Tom Rosenthal approaches a stranger on a park bench and asks if he can sit down next to them and record their conversation.
    This is what happened!

    Produced by Tom Rosenthal
    Edited by Rose De Larrabeiti
    Mixed by Mike Woolley
    Theme tune by Tom Rosenthal & Lucy Railton
    Incidental music by Maddie Ashman

    End song : 'Pull The String' by Luke Hart
    Stream it here : https://ffm.to/pullthestring

    Listen to all the end songs featured on the podcast (so far) on one handy playlist :
    https://ffm.to/soabendsongs

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    Instagram : @strangersonabench
    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
  • Strangers on a Bench

    EPISODE 70: When You Realise Who You Are

    12/1/2026 | 56 mins.
    Tom Rosenthal approaches a stranger on a park bench and asks if he can sit down next to them and record their conversation.
    This is what happened!

    Produced by Tom Rosenthal
    Edited by Rose De Larrabeiti
    Mixed by Mike Woolley
    Theme tune by Tom Rosenthal & Lucy Railton
    Incidental music by Maddie Ashman

    End song : 'Out of My Depth' by Aqualung
    Stream it here : https://ffm.to/outofmydepth

    Listen to all the end songs featured on the podcast (so far) on one handy playlist :
    https://ffm.to/soabendsongs

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    Instagram : @strangersonabench
    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
  • Strangers on a Bench

    EPISODE 69: I've Never Felt This Way Before

    05/1/2026 | 39 mins.
    Tom Rosenthal approaches a stranger on a park bench and asks if he can sit down next to them and record their conversation.
    This is what happened!

    Produced by Tom Rosenthal
    Edited by Rose De Larrabeiti
    Mixed by Mike Woolley
    Theme tune by Tom Rosenthal & Lucy Railton
    Incidental music by Maddie Ashman

    End song : 'I'm Certain of It' by Rosie H Sullivan & Riley Pearce
    Stream it here: https://ffm.to/imcertainofit

    Listen to all the end songs featured on the podcast (so far) on one handy playlist :
    https://ffm.to/soabendsongs

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    Instagram : @strangersonabench
    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
  • Strangers on a Bench

    EPISODE 68: I Hate This House

    29/12/2025 | 54 mins.
    Tom Rosenthal approaches a stranger on a park bench and asks if he can sit down next to them and record their conversation.
    This is what happened!

    Produced by Tom Rosenthal
    Edited by Rose De Larrabeiti
    Mixed by Mike Woolley
    Theme tune by Tom Rosenthal & Lucy Railton
    Incidental music by Maddie Ashman

    End song : 'I Hate This House' by Jas Ratchford
    Stream it here : https://ffm.to/ihatethishouse

    Listen to all the end songs featured on the podcast (so far) on one handy playlist :
    https://ffm.to/soabendsongs

    ————————————————————————————

    Instagram : @strangersonabench
    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
  • Strangers on a Bench

    EPISODE 67: What We Do To Survive

    22/12/2025 | 50 mins.
    Tom Rosenthal approaches a stranger on a park bench and asks if he can sit down next to them and record their conversation.
    This is what happened!

    Produced by Tom Rosenthal
    Edited by Rose De Larrabeiti
    Mixed by Mike Woolley
    Theme tune by Tom Rosenthal & Lucy Railton
    Incidental music by Maddie Ashman

    End song : 'Better Slow Down' by Tré Burt
    Stream it here : https://ffm.to/betterslowdown

    Listen to all the end songs featured on the podcast (so far) on one handy playlist :
    https://ffm.to/soabendsongs

    ————————————————————————————

    Instagram : @strangersonabench
    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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About Strangers on a Bench

Have you ever walked past a mysterious stranger on a park bench and wondered about their lives? Tom Rosenthal (singer-songwriter by trade) has spent the past year walking through various parks across the UK and Ireland, approaching random bench-dwellers and asking if he can sit next to them and record their conversation. Every stranger remains anonymous, neither name or place of work is ever revealed (even to Tom himself), leading to greater openness, intimacy, and surprising revelations from the participants. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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