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As I continued listening to the series \u201cStrangers\u201d, I found myself having a unique experience in every single episode I listen to. To give a quick background, Strangers is a series on Apple Podcasts that dives deeper into a stranger\u2019s story and how their life has shaped them into who they are today. The episodes usually start with the narrator, Lea, introducing the subjects and then having the \u201cStrangers\u201d tell their own stories themselves. The narrator usually does not chime in while the subjects are telling their stories but it was different this time around and we will discuss this in the blog. The episode ends with the narrator giving her opinion and thoughts on the story and wrapping it up herself. I listened to two more episodes: Two Men and a Baby and Love Hurts. These two episodes were each unique in different ways and it provided the listeners\u00a0 In Two Men and a Baby, the story tells of a gay couple on their journey through adopting a child through foster care. The couple\u2019s names are Patrick and Steven and the podcast this time around is very different with Lea conducting an interview-style of the podcast. Lea tries to get Patrick and Steve to remember the greatest challenges they faced as well as the most memorable experiences they had with their baby who is named Violet. Steve talked about his love for Violet upon receiving her when she was only four days old. Patrick provided a more realistic view of the situation when he said that the family whom the child comes from can reclaim Violet within a year of her birth. Lea was also very respectful and did not disclose the reason why the original family was incapable of supporting the child. It was really interesting for me while listening to this podcast because with two subjects telling the same story, it was probably hard for them to narrate their own story because they might cut each other off or make it confusing for the listeners to follow along. I really liked this interview-style because each person can give their thoughts and it definitely made it more interesting to see the struggles of raising a child in a unique situation from two different perspectives. Even though this deviated away from the way the episodes were set up in the previous ones I have listened to, it was a great way to change it up since it is two subjects telling the same story. The next episode: Love Hurts, deviated even further away from the structure of the previous episodes. This episode\u2019s subject was Lea, the narrator herself. She talks about her struggle through finding a partner after getting a divorce when her son was at the age of five. I thought this was a very interesting episode because we have been accustomed to Lea\u2019s voice as she narrates for us in all the previous episodes. However, we never wondered what Lea\u2019s backstory is like and we get some of it here. I really sympathized with her stories about how potential partners always ended up rejecting her because she said she has a son and that would be a burden. Overall, these two new episodes I listened to were very different in terms of the usual structure and it kept me engaged as well as willing to listen to more episodes after.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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