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From Lea Thau, Peabody award-winning producer and creator of The Moth Podcast and The Moth Radio Hour, comes her new storytelling baby, Strangers. Each episode is an empathy shot in your arm, featuring true stories about the people we meet, the connections we make, the heartbreaks we suffer, the kin…

Lea Thau

  • Oct 30, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
  • monthly NEW EPISODES
  • 30m AVG DURATION
  • 19 EPISODES


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The Schmidts, Part 2

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2020 45:59


Part two of Sequoia Schmidt's story. Enjoy! You can find her at sequoiaschmidt.com. And you can find me at patreon.com/strangerspodcast.  

The Schmidts, Part 1

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2020 39:01


Meet Sequoia Schmidt - a most interesting and unusual young woman from a most interesting and unusual family. This is Part 1 of her story.  Part 2 drops next week. Enjoy!

Update!

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2020 1:30


Just a mini update to let you know that more will be coming here in the public feed soon (yes, The Cape continues!). I've been busy producing stories (not about me) for my people over on Patreon and if you're curious/impatient for new stuff, you can come join us there for just $1 - www.patreon.com/strangerspodcast. Or just stay tuned right here. Thank you for your patience and please take good care in these crazy times. Love, Lea 

The Cape, Chapter 1

Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2020 27:23


Lea is back, but where has she been? The story officially starts here. 

The Corona Dialogues 1

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2020 27:18


A poet brings beauty and hope, and Paul and Lea do DIY couple's therapy in a hottub. 

Wilmot of Helena

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2020 29:53


Wilmot Collins is an interesting man with an interesting story. This is it. I hope you enjoy it. This is my first new publicly-released episode in more than two years - I'm back! Find more Strangers content, new and old, at www.patreon.com/strangerspodcast - it's only $1 per month to join - or stay tuned here for more free episodes (free episodes will be released regularly throughout the pandemic). 

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Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2018 14:32


15 minutes of life Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Do You Like My Little Lie?

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2017 33:15


It’s the time of year when skeletons come out of the closet. We honor the dead, as we get ready for holidays among the living, where secrets will be spilled, and secrets will be created that will haunt us for years to come. You might describe today’s story as a classic “noir,” if it wasn’t … Continue reading Do You Like My Little Lie? → Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Franky Carrillo: Life Now

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2017 28:36


We check in with Franky who did 20 years in prison for a crime he didn’t commit (listen to our original Franky Carrillo episode “Life” for the backstory) and find out how he’s doing now and what he’s been up to for the last six years since his exoneration. It was worth the visit. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Truth

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2016 49:04


Ashley’s husband, Corey, is accused of the worst thing imaginable. What follows sends the family on an ever darkening journey, swinging between answers, hypotheses, emotions, and, ultimately, the truth. This story is not appropriate for children. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Son, The Goddess, and Leopoldo

Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2016 46:38


Born in a coven of lesbian witches in a Haight-Ashbury commune after the fall of Saigon, young Joshua Safran soon hit the open road with his single mother, Claudia, and things only got stranger from there. A word of warning: this story contains some disturbing moments. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Waxing Virgin — Then and Now

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2016 28:48


Four years ago, we met Becca, a virgin in her 30s who waxed genitals for a living. On this episode we play her original story, along with an update about what Becca has been up to since then… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Falling Slowly

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2014 24:13


Strangers, at its core, is about the beauty and the struggle of human connection and what happens in those moments when we get closer to someone else, or, say, further removed from ourselves. Often that change is subtle and slow, but sometimes it is sudden and monumental. Here is Lyena Strelkoff. A version of this … Continue reading Falling Slowly → Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Big Jim & Smokey Joe

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2014 12:43


A waitress, a former bomber pilot and a retired railroad engineer embark on the adventure of a lifetime. A version of this story was previously featured on Season 1 of Strangers. Get the full story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Love Hurts

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2014 36:58


While doing a story about online dating, Lea gets her heart broken (yet again). Get the full story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Two Men and a Baby

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2014 24:36


Two young men receive a surprise delivery.  And it’s a newborn. Whaaa! Get the full story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Long Shadow

Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2014 39:07


Murder, music, mystery. A controversial event in 1997 changed the fate of two band mates. Get the full story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jenni Rowell: Life, Interrupted

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2014 30:12


Imagine waking up every morning and seeing a stranger in the mirror… Get the full story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Franky Carrillo: Life

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2013 38:11


A man spends 20 years in prison for a crime he didn’t commit, but comes out ahead… Get the full story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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