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The secrets that we keep
Podcast Editor Rachel Dobson can’t believe her ears – ominous confessions, revelations, rivalry and other people’s houses have her audibly enthralled this month
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NIGHT CALLERS LISTENING TO an artist describe what it was like to live in New York in the early 1980s is edgy and exciting. The parties, the scene, the grotty apartments… Painter Marissa Bridge was at the heart of it, working in fashion, making art in her spare time and partying with other creatives.
In 1981, there were 2,100 murders in New York and the streets were awash with drugs, but Marissa creates an image of endless possibilities for work, love and life. Her husband, Allan Bridge, was Mr. Apology, the conceptual artist behind The Apology Line, encouraging criminals to leave anonymous answerphone confessions. That phone was in Allan’s apartment and the couple would lie in bed listening to people admitting to – often heinous – acts. Like a third character in their relationship, it interrupted every aspect of their lives – disembodied voices sharing secrets and making death threats. Allan produced an art installation from the project, sold the film rights and kept it going for 15 years. Now, Marissa has made a podcast – no spoilers here about what happened to Allan…