EPISODE 88: Feels Like We're Untouchable
5/18/202655 min
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 : 'To Cairns and Back' by Juni Habel
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First 90 secondsTom Rosenthal· Host0:00
[footsteps] Hello. Sorry to bother you. Um, can I ask you a slightly odd question?
Speaker 2· Guest0:08
Yeah, sure.
Tom Rosenthal· Host0:09
[laughs] Um, I'm making a podcast, um, called Strangers on a Bench.
Speaker 2· Guest0:14
Okay. Oh.
Tom Rosenthal· Host0:14
Where essentially I talk to people I don't know on benches for- Okay ... 10 or 15 minutes. Um, are you up for that? Do you wanna give it a go? [gentle music] It's exciting life, isn't it?
Speaker 2· Guest0:47
Yeah. Yeah.
Tom Rosenthal· Host0:48
Anything can happen. Do you know what I mean? It's absolutely mad like that.
Speaker 2· Guest0:50
Yeah.
Tom Rosenthal· Host0:51
You ready for the first question?
Speaker 2· Guest0:52
Go ahead. Yeah, I'm ready.
Tom Rosenthal· Host0:52
Um, is there a day of the week that you favor?
Speaker 2· Guest0:55
Oh, that's a tricky one. I'd say probably Fridays. Just 'cause it's the end of the work week. You've got the weekend to look forward to. You might have some plans. It's a tricky one though, 'cause in some ways- What are the other contenders? Yeah. I'd say maybe- What is, what is, what's the other contenders then if not Friday? This is a bit of a weird one, but I'd just probably say M- Monday. [laughs] I guess it's like a fresh start to the week.
Tom Rosenthal· Host1:20
Mm-hmm.
Speaker 2· Guest1:20
Like, whatever's happened, you've chance to go into the week fresh.
Tom Rosenthal· Host1:25
Mm.
Speaker 2· Guest1:26
So.
Tom Rosenthal· Host1:26
When did you last need a fresh start?
Speaker 2· Guest1:28
God.