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What’s a Voicemail You’ll Never Delete?

Zoey Deutch on her phone in front of San Francisco homes
Zoey Deutch as Jill in the Netflix film, "Voicemails for Isabelle." (Photo Credit: Allyson Riggs / Netflix © 2026)

Have you ever received a voicemail — not intended for you — that made you curious about the life of the stranger who sent it? That curiosity propels the new hit Netflix rom-com “Voicemails for Isabelle,” a sort-of remake of “You’ve Got Mail,” set in San Francisco. We’ll speak with the director, Leah McKendrick, about setting the film in her hometown. And we’ll hear from you: What’s a voicemail you’ll never delete?

Guests:

Leah McKendrick, actor and director, "Voicemails for Isabelle"

Rainesford Stauffer, freelance writer and reporter, wrote the TIME Magazine piece, “Why Voice Notes Are a Small Act of Love”

Amit Kumar, assistant professor of marketing and psychological and brain sciences, University of Delaware

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