Show overview
Strangers has been publishing since 2013, and across the 13 years since has built a catalogue of 33 episodes. That works out to roughly 20 hours of audio in total. Releases follow an irregular cadence.
Episodes typically run twenty to thirty-five minutes — most land between 25 min and 42 min — though episode length varies meaningfully from one episode to the next. Roughly 30% of episodes carry an explicit flag from the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-language Society & Culture show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 5 days ago, with 15 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2026, with 15 episodes published. Published by Lea Thau.
From the publisher
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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Latest Episodes
View all 33 episodesSummer of Strangers: Franky Carrillo: Life
14 Years Later: And Justice for All?
Summer of Strangers: And Justice for All?
10 Years Later – The Son, The Goddess & Leopoldo
Summer of Strangers: The Son, The Goddess & Leopoldo
Summer of Strangers: Unconditional
Something Old, Something New, Something Light, Something True
The Hopeful Locals #7: John
The Hopeful Locals #6: Cowboy Country
The Hopeful Locals #5: Visionaries of The Wind River, Part 2
The Hopeful Locals #4: Visionaries of the Wind River, Part 1
The Hopeful Locals #3: Erika
The Hopeful Locals #2: On the Road Again
The Hopeful Locals #1: A Portrait of the Artist as a Middle-Aged Woman
Introducing 'STORIES by Lea Thau'
Wilmot of Helena
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! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Do You Like My Little Lie?
EIt’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 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Two Men and a Baby, The Final Episode
Me For Mayor?
Have you ever had the fantasy that a chance encounter with a stranger could tell you who to be? Karin Gutman was working as an assistant when a senior advisor to a US Senator came out of the blue with an offer to change her life… This story first aired on Strangers in April, 2012. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Son, The Goddess, and Leopoldo
EBorn 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 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.