HeyJaredStrangers on a Bench
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…
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EPISODE 100: Don't Ever Stop Dreaming (opens the original)
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***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 can find here. https://www.instagram.com/p/Db-JDbFDESZ/?img_index=1 Thank you so much for listening and see you on a bench one day! Tom x ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tom Rosenthal approaches a stranger on a park
EPISODE 99: Everyone Deserves To Have Secrets (opens the original)
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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 : 'Textbook Kisses' by AK Patterson Stream it here : Listen to all the end songs featured on the podcast (so far) on one handy playlist : https://ffm.to/soabendsongs ————————————————————————
EPISODE 98: Realistically I Should Be Dead (opens the original)
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*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 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 : 'Never Say Die' by Ye Vagabonds Stream it here : https://ffm.to/neversaydie-soab Listen to all the end songs f
EPISODE 97: Seeing Stars in Sea Glass (opens the original)
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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 : 'Rainbow of The Night' by Bethany Reeves & The Solis Choir Stream it here : https://ffm.to/rainbowofthenight Listen to all the end songs featured on the podcast (so far) on one handy playl
EPISODE 96: You and I Are So Different (opens the original)
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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 : 'Where I'm Supposed To Be' by Lail Arad & JF Robitaille Stream it here : https://ffm.to/whereimsupposedtobe Listen to all the end songs featured on the podcast (so far) on one handy playli
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