In late 2016, the project began receiving international press, including articles in The New York Post,[1] and The Paris Review.

was launched in 2014 following a hitchhiking trip to the Middle East that Ülgen describes as rekindling his faith in humanity.

[3] After returning to New York City, he sold off his entire music gear in order to finance the space required for the project to help strangers through the medium of conversation.

Ülgen expresses that the abundance of strangers coming on the show, while overwhelming, has enabled him to dramatically improve his social skills.

Ülgen often makes pleas in interviews to nab his idol Kid Rock for a mürmur at his apartment.