About this episode

Tom Rosenthal engages a stranger in conversation on a park bench.

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 : 'Thoughts While Swimming' by Theresa Lola feat John Roseboro Stream it here : https://ffm.to/thoughtswhileswimming Theresa Lola Website : https://www.theresalola.com/ 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.

People in this episode

Host: Tom Rosenthal

Topics covered

• conversation
• strangers
• self-reflection
• society
• culture

Keywords

• conversation
• stranger
• park bench
• society
• culture
• documentary
• self-reflection

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Strangers on a Bench, Acast, Theresa Lola Website

Books & works: Thoughts While Swimming

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