Lea Thau, formerly of the Moth, started the podcast Strangers about three years ago with the intent of connecting listeners with strangers to make them “strangers no more,” as she puts it.
Early on, I listened regularly. The podcast sounded like a great idea that was just getting its legs. I took a break and went on a listening spree with other shows. Now I’m back and I doubt I’ll leave.
Strangers has improved immensely over its 48-show history. The stories are better. The scoring is better. The edits and mixes are better. And Lea has improved tremendously. She’s writing and voicing more and recording in the field to create scenes. Strangers really goes places – geographically and internally.
On this edition of HowSound, I talk to Lea about her approach to…
