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Strangers on a Bench
by Tom Rosenthal
Today: #54 in Society & Culture, United Kingdom on our combined chart.
Today: #167 in Society & Culture, Australia on our combined chart.
Today: #63 in Society & Culture, New Zealand on our combined chart.
Today: #85 in Society & Culture, Ireland on our combined chart.
Today: #147 in Society & Culture, India on our combined chart.
Today: #197 in Society & Culture, South Africa on our combined chart.
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Latest episodes
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EPISODE 100: Don't Ever Stop Dreaming
August 10, 2026 · 1 hr 10 min***ANNOUNCEMENT*** After 100 episodes of 'Strangers on a Break' it feels the right time to take a break. I can't say when it will return but I very much hope it will do one day. I've written more about this on an instagram post that you…
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EPISODE 99: Everyone Deserves To Have Secrets
August 3, 2026 · 1 hr 12 minTom 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…
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EPISODE 98: Realistically I Should Be Dead
July 27, 2026 · 1 hr 17 min*Content warning : this episode contains references to suicide and drug use., 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…
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EPISODE 97: Seeing Stars in Sea Glass
July 20, 2026 · 50 minTom 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…
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EPISODE 96: You and I Are So Different
July 13, 2026 · 1 hr 2 minTom 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…
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EPISODE 95: Periscopes and Bagels
July 6, 2026 · 1 hr 7 minTom 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…
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EPISODE 94: The Most Surreal Meeting
June 29, 2026 · 48 minTom 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…
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EPISODE 93: Branches Don't Grow Straight
June 22, 2026 · 55 minTom 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…
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EPISODE 92: Stand By Me
June 15, 2026 · 53 minTom 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…
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EPISODE 91: Lads, Crying, and David Attenborough
June 8, 2026 · 1 hr 7 minTom 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…
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EPISODE 90: So Glad I Didn't Hide Away
June 1, 2026 · 1 hr 3 minTom 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…
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EPISODE 89: I Am What I Am
May 25, 2026 · 45 minTom 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…
About the show
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.