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Oct 2025
50m 36s

EPISODE 58: Gratitude, Painted Nails, an...

Tom Rosenthal
About this episode

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 : 'Reasons to Smile' by Rhys Lewis

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


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