{"podcast":{"title":"Stories from a Stranger","slug":"stories-from-a-stranger-7836603","podcast_index_feed_id":7836603,"rss_url":"https://rss.art19.com/stories-from-a-stranger","website_url":"https://art19.com/shows/stories-from-a-stranger","image_url":"https://content.production.cdn.art19.com/images/ac/d8/64/95/acd86495-ab5f-4de6-973e-7345685127b0/09a3823a36cbfe10aad327cc0d143f1731edfb10f7f22aded7a1a897a0972539c9e78692c2b6a5311e9a60daf4123fcd0dfa8daacdf1c111e2742915cdd3b654.jpeg","author":"HigherGround","episode_count":11,"summary":"“Every stranger has a story.” This is what Hunter Prosper realized when he began posting man-on-the-street interviews with real-life strangers to his social media accounts. Hunter’s genuine connection with strangers and emotional interview moments quickly captured viewers' hearts across multiple platforms and a New York Times Best Selling book. Now, Hunter is expanding his social media series into a new weekly video and audio podcast, Stories from a Stranger , featuring portraits of multiple strangers connected by themes of love, loss, regret, inspiration, illness, family connections, and more. In each episode, Hunter brings his innate warmth, curiosity, and charm, interviewing people from all walks of life and sharing anonymously submitted confessions. Interviews start with a question and then grow in unexpected ways as strangers open up and share their most defining moments. From the deaths of loved ones to using their most painful moments as inspiration to finding their greatest loves, no subject is off-limits. Their stories are raw, intimate, and bursting with humanity. Right now, it is easy to feel like the world is irrevocably divided. Stories from a Stranger is a warm remin…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-13T16:17:03.453275+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/stories-from-a-stranger-7836603"},"episode":{"title":"S E2: Remembering the Ones You've Lost","slug":"s-e2-remembering-the-ones-you-ve-lost","published_at":"2026-05-18T07:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/stories-from-a-stranger-7836603/s-e2-remembering-the-ones-you-ve-lost","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/stories-from-a-stranger-7836603","url":"https://mgln.ai/e/1598/pscrb.fm/rss/p/clrtpod.com/m/rss.art19.com/episodes/8431bf78-3e7e-471c-a20a-c5c89eadc6af.mp3?rss_browser=BAhJIg90cmFuc2NyaWJyBjoGRVQ%3D--952c5701c84ad333c69d5faa668f8177091704f0","audio_url":"https://mgln.ai/e/1598/pscrb.fm/rss/p/clrtpod.com/m/rss.art19.com/episodes/8431bf78-3e7e-471c-a20a-c5c89eadc6af.mp3?rss_browser=BAhJIg90cmFuc2NyaWJyBjoGRVQ%3D--952c5701c84ad333c69d5faa668f8177091704f0","summary":"Hunter Prosper talks to three strangers who have experienced the death of someone they love to understand how loss reshaped their lives—and how they continue to honor those who are gone. Meet this episode's strangers: - Jen, whose younger sister Christie was murdered along with her dog Hunter, and how that single phone call split her life into “before” and “after.” She describes the shock of an unexpected, violent death, the feeling of becoming “untethered,” and the help she’s found through a sibling-loss support group. Jen now says her sister’s name every day to honor her memory. - Arielle reflects on losing both of her grandfathers, and how learning their stories after their deaths revealed the ways their paths mirror her own. She also explains why asking older adults about their lives is one of the most powerful ways to keep their legacies alive after they are gone. - Isabel opens up about the night a police officer rang the doorbell at 4 a.m. to tell her family her older brother Jack was in the hospital after a car accident. Jack did not make it. Years after his death, she still feels his presence, and reflects on how even though she is now older than he ever was, he still feels like her older brother.  Topics: - Sibling bonds and \"first best friends\" - Preserving intergenerational legacies through storytelling - Spiritual signs and synchronicity  - Grief support groups and community - Fostering dogs and giving back  - How grief transforms over time - Radical vulnerability as survival - Living in honor of loved ones - The power of narrative - Intuition vs. Anxiety  Chapters: 00:00:00 How memories live on after death 00:03:15 Jennifer’s Story: Coping with an unexpected sibling loss 00:07:39 Daily rituals: The importance of saying their name 00:11…","meta_description":"Hunter Prosper talks to three strangers who have experienced the death of someone they love to understand how loss reshaped their lives—and how they conti…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3024,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/stories-from-a-stranger-7836603/episodes/s-e2-remembering-the-ones-you-ve-lost/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/stories-from-a-stranger-7836603/s-e2-remembering-the-ones-you-ve-lost.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}