Strangers on a Bench

Tom Rosenthal

Tom Rosenthal talks to random strangers on park benches, often leading to surprising revelations.

  • 25 minutes 31 seconds
    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


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    17 February 2025, 10:00 am
  • 32 minutes 34 seconds
    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


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    10 February 2025, 10:00 am
  • 26 minutes 8 seconds
    EPISDODE 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

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    3 February 2025, 10:00 am
  • 30 minutes 24 seconds
    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

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    27 January 2025, 10:00 am
  • 30 minutes 26 seconds
    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

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    20 January 2025, 10:00 am
  • 31 minutes 54 seconds
    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

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    13 January 2025, 10:00 am
  • 26 minutes 51 seconds
    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


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    6 January 2025, 10:00 am
  • 30 minutes 32 seconds
    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

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    30 December 2024, 10:00 am
  • 32 minutes 39 seconds
    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

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    23 December 2024, 10:00 am
  • 35 minutes 2 seconds
    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

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    16 December 2024, 10:00 am
  • 39 minutes 2 seconds
    EPISODE 13: Maybe I Need To Go Home

    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 : 'The Poet' by Ezra Glatt

    Stream it here : https://ffm.to/thepoet

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    9 December 2024, 10:00 am
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