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As kids many of us learned to beware of strangers, but the truth is that stranger abduction in vanishingly rare. However the story still has a grip on our society. This episode explores the myth, the reality, some reasons it may persist, and other stories we tell ourselves about strangers.
Source list available at https://www.ourstoriesandourselves.com/
Get in touch on [email protected] or @ourstories.bsky.social
Music from https://pixabay.com/users/good_b_music-22836301/
Support the show by buying a book from: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/ourstoriesandourselves
Or back the patreon patreon.com/OurStoriesandOurSelves
Cover image by Kirsty using an image by https://pixabay.com/users/thedigitalartist-202249/
By KirstyAs kids many of us learned to beware of strangers, but the truth is that stranger abduction in vanishingly rare. However the story still has a grip on our society. This episode explores the myth, the reality, some reasons it may persist, and other stories we tell ourselves about strangers.
Source list available at https://www.ourstoriesandourselves.com/
Get in touch on [email protected] or @ourstories.bsky.social
Music from https://pixabay.com/users/good_b_music-22836301/
Support the show by buying a book from: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/ourstoriesandourselves
Or back the patreon patreon.com/OurStoriesandOurSelves
Cover image by Kirsty using an image by https://pixabay.com/users/thedigitalartist-202249/