Digital Media Center
Bryant-Denny Stadium, Gate 61
Box 870370
920 Paul Bryant Drive
Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0370
205-348-6644

© 2026 Alabama Public Radio
Donate/Portal
Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations
Want to support APR? Become a monthly contributing listener today!

Call a boomer or zoomer: Magic phone booth bridges the generational divide

WBUR | By Indira Lakshmanan,
Peter O'Dowd
Published March 19, 2026 at 11:02 AM CDT
The payphone in Boston encourages zoomers to "Call a Boomer." (Grace Griffin/Here & Now)
Grace Griffin/Here & Now
The payphone in Boston encourages zoomers to "Call a Boomer." (Grace Griffin/Here & Now)

Two phone booths promise to span the generational divide by connecting members of Generation Z in Boston with baby boomers in Reno, Nevada.

Here & Now‘s Indira Lakshmanan and Peter O’Dowd try it out for themselves.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

Copyright 2026 WBUR
Arts & Life
Indira Lakshmanan
Peter O'Dowd
See stories by Peter O'Dowd
News from Alabama Public Radio is a public service in association with the University of Alabama. We depend on your help to keep our programming on the air and online. Please consider supporting the news you rely on with a donation today. Every contribution, no matter the size, propels our vital coverage. Thank you.
Donate