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From NPR this is invisibility. I'm Yoway Shaw. Welcome to the Goodbye Show. And you know it's not like we want to say goodbye.

NPR stopping production of invisibility because of a massive budget shortfall. But that's the thing about

goodbyes. They are often forced upon you, sometimes rudely, and they're just hard. So our team is saying our goodbyes by

doing what invisibility does best, thinking hard about them. And we reached out to you, our listeners, for help.

Hey there.

Hello, invisibility. You asked about goodbyes and you did not disappoint.

I am currently in the middle of saying goodbye.

My goodbye is one that everybody saw coming.

Trouble letting things go.

I've never liked goodbyes, but who does really, right?

We heard an objection to using the word goodbye in general.

On Treaty 7 territory where I reside, the Black for People do not say goodbye, but instead,

Gita Matzen, which means see you later because goodbye is reserved for death.

Speaking of death, there was a lot of death in our inbox dying family members dying friends,

dying pets. I'm in the process of saying goodbye to my 19 year old cat

Simfer. 19 year old cat,

Sinfur.

Sorry.

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