Strangers on a Bench

By Tom Rosenthal

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 ... more

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How many episodes does Strangers on a Bench have?

The podcast currently has 73 episodes available.

Strangers on a Bench episodes:

February 17, 2025 EPISODE 23: The Balletic Lawyer
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 : Another Home by afromerm
Listen here : https://ffm.to/anotherhome

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

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26min
February 10, 2025 EPISODE 22: Libraries, Angels, and Anxiety
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 : 'Flying The Nest' by Merrick Winter
Listen here : https://ffm.to/flyingthenest

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

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33min
February 03, 2025 EPISODE 21: I Want to Be Un-Unique
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 : 'Powerful Things' by The Howl & The Hum
Listen here : https://ffm.to/powerfulthings

Listen to all the end songs featured on the podcast (so far) on one handy playlist :
https://ffm.to/soabendsongs
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27min
January 27, 2025 EPISODE 20: Two Funerals and a Faulty Printer
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 : 'God I Love a Funeral' by Katie Gregson-MacLeod
Stream it here : https://ffm.to/godiloveafuneral

Listen to all the end songs featured on the podcast (so far) on one handy playlist :
https://ffm.to/soabendsongs
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31min
January 20, 2025 EPISODE 19: Covid in Cambodia
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 : 'Covid in Cambodia' by David Thomas Broughton
Stream it here : https://ffm.to/covidincambodia

Listen to all the end songs featured on the podcast (so far) on one handy playlist :
https://ffm.to/soabendsongs
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31min
January 13, 2025 EPISODE 18: Snowy Arrivals and Father Figures
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 : 'Snow in the city' by Abimaro
Stream it here : https://ffm.to/snowinthecity

Listen to all the end songs featured on the podcast (so far) on one handy playlist :
https://ffm.to/soabendsongs
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32min
January 06, 2025 EPISODE 17: Cold Water and The Edge
**Content Warning : This episode discusses suicide**
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 : 'Between Times' by dodie
Stream it here : https://ffm.to/betweentimes

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

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27min
December 30, 2024 EPISODE 16: The Reluctant Flaneur
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 : 'Monsieur Flaneur' by Caroline Chan
Stream it here : https://ffm.to/monsieurflaneur

Listen to all the end songs featured on the podcast (so far) on one handy playlist :
https://ffm.to/soabendsongs
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31min
December 23, 2024 EPISODE 15: Family Business
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 : 'Life Long Love' by Rachel Sermanni
Stream it here : https://ffm.to/lifelonglove

Listen to all the end songs featured on the podcast (so far) on one handy playlist :
https://ffm.to/soabendsongs
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33min
December 16, 2024 EPISODE 14: Mondays, Pedro, and Silence
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 'What About Me?' by Rae Morris
Stream it here : https://ffm.to/whataboutmee

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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36min

FAQs about Strangers on a Bench:

How many episodes does Strangers on a Bench have?

The podcast currently has 73 episodes available.

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