A call for connection: Using payphones to say goodbye

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April 24, 2025

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A new project in Los Angeles invites you to use a payphone to say goodbye to something or someone. (Courtesy of Adam Trunell and Alexis Wood)

A new project in Los Angeles invites you to use a payphone to say goodbye to something or someone. The artists behind “The Goodbye Line” say they have been receiving a range of messages and are now sharing them to build community.

Here & Now’s Deepa Fernandes speaks with co-creators Adam Trunell and Alexis Wood.

A payphone a week or so after the fires at Chaney Trail, in Altadena. (Courtesy of Adam Trunell)

This segment aired on April 24, 2025.

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