Strangers on a Bench

I absolutely love this podcast, it brings me a renewed faith in humanity and a fresh curiosity and perspective of the people I see throughout my day. It’s a delightfully simple concept and Tom is a fantastic interviewer. I really hope he doesn’t get big and slowly start collaborating with PR people or interviewing famous people! The best part (aside from the incredible songs at the end of each episode) is that it’s random, anonymous, everyday people. Such a treat, thank you Tom and everyone involved — I love this show.

It is rare to hear an interview where the interviewer is so good at listening. Gentle, thoughtful, funny and poignant.

What a refreshing treat, I think Tom Rosenthal has a natural gift for making interesting podcasts,and I hope he does more

I loved this at first. So fascintating, however the host now seems to be making the show about him, butting in and trying to make a joke every 2 minutes. The last episode with the kiwi lady I felt was insensitive. The first few are great. The star should be the stranger and the host the facilitator of the story.