Wondery Presents: The Apology Line

The MiscELENAeous Podcast with Elena Davies

YEA Networks

Tv & Film, Improv, Comedy

4.6 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 20 January 2021

⏱️ 7 minutes

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Summary

If you could call a number and say you’re sorry, and no one would know…what would you apologize for? For fifteen years, you could call a number in Manhattan and do just that. This is the story of the line, and the man at the other end who became consumed by his own creation. He was known as “Mr. Apology.” As thousands of callers flooded the line, confessing to everything from shoplifting to infidelity, drug dealing to murder, Mr. Apology realized he couldn’t just listen. He had to do something, even if it meant risking everything. From Wondery the makers of Dr. Death and The Shrink Next Door, comes a story about empathy, deception and obsession. Marissa Bridge, who knew Mr. Apology better than anyone, hosts this six episode series.

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0:00.0	If you could call a number and say you're sorry and no one would know, what would you
0:05.2	apologize for?
0:06.9	For 15 years you could call a number in Manhattan and do just that.
0:11.0	This is the story of the line and the man at the other end who became consumed by his own creation.
0:16.0	He was known as Mr. Apology.
0:18.0	And as thousands of callers flooded the line confessing to everything,
0:22.0	Mr. Apology realized he couldn't just listen.
0:24.2	He had to do something, even if it meant risking everything.
0:28.5	From Wundry, the makers of Dr. Death and the Shrink Next Door comes a story about
0:32.4	empathy, deception deception and obsession.
0:35.0	Marissa Bridge, who knew Mr Apology better than anyone, hosts this six episode series.
0:40.0	Wondery's new true crime podcast, The Apology Line, begins with Alan Bridge,
0:45.4	posting flyers all around New York City asking people to anonymously apologize for their
0:49.0	crimes.
0:50.0	Not to God, not to the police, but to his answering machine and within hours the call started
0:56.8	coming in people are apologizing for everything stealing infidelity
1:00.2	lying and even murder.
1:03.0	What?
1:05.0	Alan got dozens of calls from people claiming to be murderers,
1:08.0	but one man stood out, Ritchie.
1:10.0	He was deliberate, measured, and his calls would leave thousands wondering if he really was the serial killer he claimed to be.
1:16.0	That is until Ritchie offered to provide some proof of his crimes.
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