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Strangers on a Bench

Strangers on a Bench

Tom Rosenthal

Society & Culture

Frequency: 1 episode/7d. Total Eps: 46

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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 last 6 months walking the many parks of London, 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. 

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EPISODE 3: I Threw My Phone in the Pond

lundi 30 septembre 2024Duration 19:18

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 : You'll Never Be John Cleese by Alex Brenchley

Listen to it here : https://ffm.to/soabsong3


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

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EPISODE 2: Fruit Sculptures for Breakfast

lundi 30 septembre 2024Duration 31:46

Tom Rosenthal approaches a stranger in a London park and asks if he can sit down next to them and record their conversation.

This is what happened!


Producer 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 : Fruit Sculptures by Sophie May

Listen to it here : https://ffm.to/soabsong2


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

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EPISODE 1: A Fight

lundi 30 septembre 2024Duration 30:33

Tom Rosenthal approaches a random stranger in a park in London 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 'Tryna Change' by Yvonne MK

Listen to it here : https://ffm.to/strangersonabench1


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

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EPISODE 4: Making Miniatures by the Sea

lundi 7 octobre 2024Duration 17:01

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 : 'By The Ocean Side' by November Ultra

Listen here : https://ffm.to/bytheoceanside


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

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EPISODE 5: Michael's Tree

lundi 14 octobre 2024Duration 28:27

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 : Michael's Tree by Sammy Copley

Listen to it here : https://ffm.to/michaelstree


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

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EPISODE 6: Love, Death, and Parisians

lundi 21 octobre 2024Duration 29:22

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 : 'To Be Held' by Augusta

Listen to it here : https://ffm.to/tobeheld


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

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EPISODE 7: The Disappearing Cyclist

lundi 28 octobre 2024Duration 38:45

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 Wooley

Theme tune by Tom Rosenthal & Lucy Railton 

Incidental music by Maddie Ashman


End song : 'Yellow Fedora' by Hohnen Ford

Listen to it here : https://ffm.to/yellowfedora


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

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EPISODE 8: Youngest of Six

lundi 4 novembre 2024Duration 23:06

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 : 'Everything I Need' by Maddie Ashman

Listen to it here : https://ffm.to/everythingineedsong


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

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EPISODE 9: Deli Meets

lundi 11 novembre 2024Duration 27:52

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 : 'Nice to Meet You' by Tom Odell

Stream it here : https://ffm.to/nicetomeetyou


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

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EPISODE 10: Shall We Roll Down the Hill?

lundi 18 novembre 2024Duration 23:45

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 : 'Golden Now' by Will Cookson

Listen here : https://ffm.to/goldennow


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

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