Greater LA

Have a friend call you regularly… for a fee

Hosted by Steve Chiotakis Aug. 12, 2019 Los Angeles

Carenote Illustration by Mike Royer/KCRW.

For a monthly fee, the Santa Monica startup Carenote connects lonely Americans with a person in the Philippines who calls regularly to chat. We meet a Tennessee woman who's bonded with her so-called Care Pal over owning pet birds.

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Credits

Host:

Steve Chiotakis

Producers:

Christian Bordal, Kathryn Barnes