About this episode
Meredith discusses the insights gained from an anonymous phone booth at The Boston Public Library where people leave questions.
In February, Meredith unveiled a Love Letters Tell-A-Booth at The Boston Public Library.More than 1,000 calls have come in already … mostly from locals – and many tourists – who stop in, enter the booth, and leave a question on an old-school payphone.What can we learn from an anonymous phone booth where people can ask anything? Meredith explains by sharing messages from the booth, and by processing the experience with public library staffer Bailey Watroba, who has thoughts about why young people love old technology.Remember, Love Letters is also an advice column. Send a question about romance, friendships, marriage, breakups, dating fatigue to loveletters@boston.com.You can also submit your own stories to the podcast at that address. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
People in this episode
Host: Meredith
Guest: Bailey Watroba
Topics covered
- anonymous communication
- public libraries
- old technology
- relationships
- advice column
Keywords
- phone booth
- Love Letters
- public library
- anonymous questions
- old-school payphone
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: The Boston Public Library, Love Letters, The Boston Globe
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