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Apr 17, 2026 3 min

Introducing 'STORIES by Lea Thau'

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Hi friends, I’m back! New episodes start dropping Tuesday! Also, heads-up: I’ll be changing the name of this podcast from Strangers to STORIES by Lea Thau on Monday. That hurts a little, I know – for me too – but I promise it’s not the end of Strangers. The plan is for STORIES by Lea Thau to be an umbrella for all my work, including Strangers, and I want to do a new season of that show next year. But first we’ll kick off next week with episodes from my latest series, The Hopeful Locals. If you can’t wait for the public release and would like to binge the first eight episodes of The Hopeful Locals right now, you can do so on Patreon, where you’ll also find 70 episodes of Strangers that are only available there, and much more. If you can’t afford to pay, you can also join my Patreon community for free and get access to some new and old episodes without ads – Episode 1 of The Hopeful Locals is already up there! If you have questions or comments, or perhaps a story you’d like to share, you can email me at [email protected] or message me on Patreon, Facebook, Instagram, or Substack. My name on all those platforms is now STORIES by Lea Thau. I look forward to spending a lot more time with you again, so please….don’t be strangers! The entire back catalogue of Strangers can be found at STORIES by Lea Thau on Patreon and Substack, where you can also find my new work in its entirety, all of it ad-free. You can join as a free or paid member, so come be part of my community! Or follow my new work in my new public feed, STORIES by Lea Thau, which you can find wherever you get your podcasts.

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Sunday Night Supper Critical Point Theatre A group of friends, acquaintances, and strangers gather to cook a meal and share true stories based around a theme. Explicit Sex with Strangers Chris Sowa Host Chris Sowa traverses the globe having interesting, informative, and – at times – hilarious conversations about sex … with strangers. Explicit The Mortified Podcast Mortified Media and Radiotopia The Mortified Podcast is a storytelling series where adults share the embarrassing things they created as kids—diaries, letters, lyrics & beyond—in front of total strangers. PS: It totally likes you. The Mortified Podcast is a proud member of Radiotopia, from PRX. Learn more at radiotopia.fm. -------------------// CREDITS: Podcast produced and hosted by Neil Katcher and David Nadelberg. Stage show created by David Nadelberg. Learn more: GetMortified.com. // TV: Watch our concert film, Mortified Nation, and our 6-part mini series, The Mortified Guide, now on Tubi and other platforms. // BOOKS: We've also got a guided journal, My Mortified Life, that prompts you to compare your life to your childhood self. We've also got 2 Mortified anthologies. // GAME: Check out our confessional card game, I Can't Believe I Did That. // KIDS SHOWS: We also made an awesome podcast for kids 9-13 called Ooh You're in Trouble. It's kind of like we made Mortified Jr. Each episode features a true Explicit Conversations with People Who Hate Me Dylan Marron & TED In an internet era characterized by comment section wars, devastating clapbacks, and anonymous vitriol, Dylan Marron explores what happens when online feuders step out from behind the keyboard and get to know the human on the other side of the screen. Join Dylan as he connects people who have clashed online – from old friends to complete strangers — to explore why we believe what we believe, how we relate to each other on the internet, and just what a phone call can accomplish. Don’t be fooled by the title! It’s actually a loving show that fosters unlikely connections in an age of increasing digital isolation. Whether Dylan is speaking with someone who wrote him a negative comment or is moderating a call between two strangers at odds, the results are often surprising, usually heartwarming, and always compelling. Webby Winner, Best of 2018 (Apple Podcasts), “The Timeliest Podcast” (Fast Company), “Essential” (Vulture), Podcast Pick (USA Today & The Guardian) New episodes Explicit

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