THE LISTENER — Part 2: I Talked to My Sister for Five Minutes. The Phone Was Never Off the Hook.

She stopped answering. She thought going quiet was the same as being safe.Every night it got better. The first phrases came out wrong — rhythm off, stresses in the wrong places, a voice reading letters it didn't understand. Then the seams closed. And it wasn't only voices it was learning. It learned that if it said half a sentence and let the silence stretch, she would lean toward it, aching to hear the end.Then it found her mother. Not just the voice — six years of that voice, every grain of it right. And in her mother's voice it said the things her mother never said in forty years. I'm proud of you. I'm sorry. I heard you. I always heard you.All she had to do was answer. One word.Part 2 of 4. Unlock an ad-free podcast experience with Caloroga Shark Media! Get all our shows on any player you love, hassle free! For Apple users, hit the banner on your Apple podcasts app. For Spotify or other players, visit caloroga.com/plus. No plug-ins needed! Subscribe now for exclusive shows like 'Palace Intrigue,' and get bonus content from Deep Crown (our exclusive Palace Insider!) Or get 'Daily Comedy News,' and '5 Good News Stories’ with no commercials! Plans start at $4.99 per month, or save 20% with a yearly plan at $49.99. Join today and help support the show! We now have Merch!  FREE SHIPPING! Check out all the products like T-shirts, mugs, bags, jackets and more with logos and slogans from your favorite shows! Did we mention there’s free shipping? Get 10% off with code NewMerch10 Go to Caloroga.com Get more info from Caloroga Shark Media and if you have any comments, suggestions, or just want to get in touch our email is [email protected] AI helps us with some of our voice acting and portrayl of characters.