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Strangers

Strangers

Lea Thau

The entire back catalogue of Strangers can be found ad-free at Lthau.substack.com, where you can also hear my new work - I'm making new episodes for the first time in five years.Strangers is storytelling for the 21st century from Peabody award winning director and producer, Lea Thau.
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Top 10 Strangers Episodes

Goodpods has curated a list of the 10 best Strangers episodes, ranked by the number of listens and likes each episode have garnered from our listeners. If you are listening to Strangers for the first time, there's no better place to start than with one of these standout episodes. If you are a fan of the show, vote for your favorite Strangers episode by adding your comments to the episode page.

Strangers - The Son, The Goddess, and Leopoldo
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05/30/16 • 46 min

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
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Strangers - Falling Slowly
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10/24/14 • 24 min

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
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Strangers - Big Jim & Smokey Joe
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10/14/14 • 12 min

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
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Strangers - Two Men and a Baby
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06/15/14 • 24 min

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
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Strangers - Jenni Rowell: Life, Interrupted
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03/14/14 • 30 min

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
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Strangers - Wilmot of Helena
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07/24/20 • 26 min

Wilmot Collins is an interesting man with an interesting story. This is it. I hope you enjoy it. Find more Strangers content, new and old, at www.patreon.com/strangerspodcast - it's only $1 per month to join - or stay subscribed here for more free episodes, which will drop from time to time. However, if you want to receive regular episodes, and hear the continuation of my series called The Cape, and access our archive of more than 90 episodes, join us on Patreon!

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Strangers - The Schmidts, Part 2
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10/30/20 • 45 min

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

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Strangers - The Schmidts, Part 1
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10/23/20 • 39 min

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!

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Strangers - The Waxing Virgin — Then and Now
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01/15/16 • 28 min

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…

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Strangers - The Truth

The Truth

Strangers

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10/28/16 • 49 min

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
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FAQ

How many episodes does Strangers have?

Strangers currently has 94 episodes available.

What topics does Strangers cover?

The podcast is about Society & Culture, Personal Journals and Podcasts.

What is the most popular episode on Strangers?

The episode title 'The Truth' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on Strangers?

The average episode length on Strangers is 33 minutes.

How often are episodes of Strangers released?

Episodes of Strangers are typically released every 17 days, 23 hours.

When was the first episode of Strangers?

The first episode of Strangers was released on Jan 11, 2013.

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