Strangers on a Bench
Hosted by Tom Rosenthal · Tom Rosenthal
4.8from 765 ratings
- 100
- Episodes
- 85
- Transcribed
- 765
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2024
- First episode
- 62K
- YouTube views
About Strangers 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 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 (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.
- Publisher
- Tom Rosenthal
- Category
- society & culture
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- Yes
- First episode
- 30 Sept 2024
- Latest episode
- 10 Aug 2026
Latest episodes
85 of 100 episodes have a transcript.
10 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT
EPISODE 100: Don't Ever Stop Dreaming
3 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT
EPISODE 99: Everyone Deserves To Have Secrets
27 Jul 2026TRANSCRIPT
EPISODE 98: Realistically I Should Be Dead
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EPISODE 100: Don't Ever Stop Dreaming
Published 10 Aug 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] Do you think about your own death much? No, no, I mean, I... You're fresh. You are close to death when you swim in cold water. And that's where you like it? No. Well, death is inevitable. So it's just, it really is just part of life. And I've not been aware of this part of life up until a few years ago when I witnessed my father's death and I had to like rejig entire life to make sure that I have time when I can go and actually spend quality time with my mom. to make sure that the last years of her life are as fun as possible. So, you know, so when I make breakfast again, it might just be the same as she had yesterday, you know. […]
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- YouTube views
- 62,184
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.8 / 5
- 765 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 58 / 100
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- Quality
- 45
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 85
- Engagement
- 91
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Who hosts Strangers on a Bench?
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