Strangers on a Bench
Episodes
EPISODE 81: Down For Life
30 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
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! ...
EPISODE 80: Pépito
23 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
**Content Warning - abuse and sexual assault**. Tom Rosenthal approaches a stranger on a park bench and asks if he can sit down next to them and recor...
EPISODE 79: Cormorants and Lewis Hamilton
16 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
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! ...
EPISODE 78: We Forget How To Play
09 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
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! ...
EPISODE 77: I See Dead People
02 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
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! ...
EPISODE 76: Success, Sex, and The Cause
23 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
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! ...
EPISODE 75: Donna
16 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
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! ...
EPISODE 74: Tuesday is Green
09 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
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! ...
EPISODE 73: Shut The F*** Up and Enjoy Your Life
02 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
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! ...
EPISODE 72: Just Ask The Trees
26 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
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! ...
EPISODE 71: All Plumbers Are Philosophers
19 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
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! ...
EPISODE 70: When You Realise Who You Are
12 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
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! ...
EPISODE 69: I've Never Felt This Way Before
05 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
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! ...
EPISODE 68: I Hate This House
29 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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! ...
EPISODE 67: What We Do To Survive
22 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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! ...
EPISODE 66: Truth Puddle
15 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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! ...
EPISODE 65: The Thirty-Seven Club
08 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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! ...
EPISODE 64: A Letter To My Mum
01 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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! ...
EPISODE 63: All You Need Is One Good Night
24 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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! ...
EPISODE 62: I Wish That Was My Last Kiss
17 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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! ...
EPISODE 61: Seven Paramedics
10 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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! ...
EPISODE 60: That's What She Said
03 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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! ...
EPISODE 59: The Back of His Neck
27 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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! ...
EPISODE 58: Gratitude, Painted Nails, and The Irish Lottery
20 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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! ...
EPISODE 57: Cubed Watermelon
13 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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! ...
EPISODE 56: Rebellion and The River
06 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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! ...
EPISODE 55: It's Like I've Met You Before
29 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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! ...
EPISODE 54: We'll Be Holding Each Other's Hands
22 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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! ...
EPISODE 53: A Very Different Place
15 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
*Content warning : this episode contains references to suicide and self-harm.Tom Rosenthal approaches a stranger on a park bench and asks if he can si...
EPISODE 52: People Were Scared of Us
08 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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! ...
EPISODE 51: A Song For My Daughter
01 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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! ...
EPISODE 50: The Best Man There Ever Was
25 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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! ...
EPISODE 49: I Go To Extremes
18 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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! ...
EPISODE 48: Outliers, Hugs, and Biscuit Thrusters
11 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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! ...
EPISODE 47: The Time I've Got Left
04 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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! ...
EPISODE 46: Looking for the Dangling Carrot
28 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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! ...
EPISODE 45: The Air Is My Ocean
21 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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! ...
EPISODE 44: A Second Life
14 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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! ...
EPISODE 43: The Definition of a Mystery
07 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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! ...
EPISODE 42: If Only You Knew
30 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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! ...
EPISODE 41: A Common Humanity
23 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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!Produ...
EPISODE 40: A Seal Called Noon
16 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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! ...
EPISODE 39: The Runaway
09 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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! ...
EPISODE 38: Casinos, Cheating, and Chamomile
02 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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! ...
EPISODE 37: Pain Softens Your Heart
26 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
**Content warning : contains description of violent abuse**Tom Rosenthal approaches a stranger on a park bench and asks if he can sit down next to the...
EPISODE 36: Why Was She Calling Me?
19 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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! ...
EPISODE 35: Vulnerability Is a Bridge
12 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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! ...
EPISODE 34: Living on Borrowed Time
05 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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! ...
EPISODE 33: Follow The Blood
28 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
**Content warning : Injury detail**Tom Rosenthal approaches a stranger on a park bench and asks if he can sit down next to them and record their conve...
EPISODE 32: Becoming a Superhero
21 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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! ...
EPISODE 31: I Never Cherished Myself
14 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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! ...
EPISODE 30: He Thinks He's Guru Nanak
07 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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! ...
EPISODE 29: Mushrooms, Mothers, and Dark Hours
31 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
**Content warning : this episode discusses self-harm**Tom Rosenthal approaches a stranger on a park bench and asks if he can sit down next to them and...
EPISODE 28: A Dancer's Mind
24 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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! ...
EPISODE 27: Lunch Break Loving
17 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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! ...
EPISODE 26: £5 Bread and Concussion
10 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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! ...
EPISODE 25: The Teacher Will Appear
03 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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! ...
EPISODE 24: A Clown for a Day
24 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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! ...
EPISODE 23: The Balletic Lawyer
17 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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! ...
EPISODE 22: Libraries, Angels, and Anxiety
10 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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! ...
EPISODE 21: I Want to Be Un-Unique
03 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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! ...
EPISODE 20: Two Funerals and a Faulty Printer
27 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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! ...
EPISODE 19: Covid in Cambodia
20 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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! ...
EPISODE 18: Snowy Arrivals and Father Figures
13 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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! ...
EPISODE 17: Cold Water and The Edge
06 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
**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 r...
EPISODE 16: The Reluctant Flaneur
30 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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! ...
EPISODE 15: Family Business
23 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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! ...
EPISODE 14: Mondays, Pedro, and Silence
16 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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! ...
EPISODE 13: Maybe I Need To Go Home
09 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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! ...
EPISODE 12: Quiet Chainsaw Man
02 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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! ...
EPISODE 11: If I Had a Boat
25 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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! ...
EPISODE 10: Shall We Roll Down the Hill?
18 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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!Produ...
EPISODE 9: Deli Meets
11 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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!Produ...
EPISODE 8: Youngest of Six
04 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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!Produ...
EPISODE 7: The Disappearing Cyclist
28 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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!Produ...
EPISODE 6: Love, Death, and Parisians
21 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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!Produ...
EPISODE 5: Michael's Tree
14 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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!Produ...
EPISODE 4: Making Miniatures by the Sea
07 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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!Produ...
EPISODE 3: I Threw My Phone in the Pond
30 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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!Produ...
EPISODE 2: Fruit Sculptures for Breakfast
30 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Tom Rosenthal approaches a stranger in a London park and asks if he can sit down next to them and record their conversation.This is what happened!Prod...
EPISODE 1: A Fight
30 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Tom Rosenthal approaches a random stranger in a park in London and asks if he can sit down next to them and record their conversation.This is what hap...