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Chapter 1: What prompted Tom to start conversations with strangers on a bench?
hello sorry to bother you um can i ask you a slightly odd question um i'm making a podcast um called strangers on a bench where essentially i talk to people i don't know on benches for 10 or 15 minutes um are you up for that do you want to give it a go So... You've already heard two episodes.
They were great. One was about throwing the mobile in the pond. That was the second one. And the first one was the guy, he'd been to prison. Yeah, and that was brilliant.
So you're two down.
I am.
Chapter 2: What interesting experiences have guests shared in previous episodes?
Many, many more to go.
And here we are.
Here we are. That's so strange.
Can we say where we are? Are we allowed to say where we are? Yeah, why not? We're in Lewes, on a bridge that I don't know the name of, nor the river we're over. Do you know the name of the river?
I should probably know that, but no, I can't remember.
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Chapter 3: How does the guest feel about being on jury service?
But it's a good spot. It's a lovely spot, yeah, that's why I chose this bench. The reason I'm here is because I'm on jury service.
See, that's a first. 300 plus down.
Yeah.
Not had anyone on jury service. Yeah. At that moment.
Yeah.
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Chapter 4: What insights does the guest share about civic duty?
And I haven't been picked, so that's why I've got a moment to sit here and I brought my workbook along and I've just come out and thought I'll have a moment.
Not much of a moment. No, no. Another moment. Well, I had had a moment before, so that's all right. Do you know why they pick certain people and not another? All random.
So there's a certain amount of you that go in and then your names are all on cards and then they... I picked 12.
Were you very excited to get the call up?
Chapter 5: What personal experiences shaped the guest's views on communication?
It was interesting. It's actually the second time. So I was surprised to get it again, I suppose, in a way, because you think, what are the chances? But it's just random. I've not had it once. No, and lots of people won't, will they? But, yeah.
No, that's just something to come and get me, please.
Yeah.
To the authorities.
Chapter 6: How does the guest define intimacy in relationships?
I don't know who won. Civic duty.
Civic duty, absolutely.
Funny word, civic duty. I don't quite know what other things count as civic duty.
No, what else comes under that?
It's just kind of not committing a crime. It's just not pushing someone over on the street. You know what I mean? What is it?
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Chapter 7: What impact has the guest's partner had on their personal growth?
What is it?
Waving.
We should look that up.
Say good morning to people.
Yeah, we should look it up and see what comes under civic duty, shouldn't we?
But it's one of those rare ones which is just like definitively jury service is civic duty. Yes, you know that, don't you? That's pretty much it.
Yeah.
So you've listened to two of these programmes, do you remember how they start?
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Chapter 8: What reflections does the guest have about their past relationships?
Yes, I think so. You ask about favourite day of the week.
Yeah, there you go.
Yeah!
I don't even need to be here, I just, I show myself out. What would he ask next? Well, he would ask me, actually quite an interesting idea. I've yet to do that, just leave someone on a bench. To talk. You just talk as long as you can.
I've got to go.
Yeah. You know what, now we've said that, maybe, you know, if we're happy enough in a certain amount of time, if I leave you for three minutes and just see what happens.
See what happens to us. That would be a first.
I feel like once you're on a roll with first, you should just go with the flow first.
Yeah, yeah.
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