The Finale
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There is no real ending. It's just the place where you stop the story. Frank Hebert The Postcardist Podcast: February 2, 2018 to February 23, 2023 This is where we stop the story.
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Melissa Reed Has 12,000 Postcards to Send
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I talked with Melissa Reed about postcards, letter writing, and how she has accumulated 12,000 postcards at her house in Italy. And she wants to send them to people.
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Albert the Basset Hound and Postcard Design Inspiration with Magda from Travel Trinkets Canada
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Maggie and I talk about her prolific set of postcard designs at . We, of course, also talk about , her very handsome Basset Hound, who is featured in a recent collection. You can find Travel Trinkets Canada on Etsy by . And you can find Magda's work on Instagram . And as a bonus, you can see what I was saying about Albert dancing to the beat of his own drum by clicking .
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Jamo Collects Pokemon Cards and Postcards
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The Seinfeld Episode
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This is a show about nothing. But I spend 53 minutes talking about it.
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Postcard Designer and Artist Nina Lakusta
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What's the worst postcard you ever got? And can you top the story Nina tells about hers? In this episode I'm joined by Nina Lakusta, the proprietor of the postcard and ephemera store LakuStash. We talk about her postcard designs, driving lessons, illustration, and yes, the world's worst postcard. You can find Nina on Instagram at , and on Etsy at, where else, .
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Accidentally Wes Anderson: The Postcards
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I ordered two sets of in July. And then I kept looking at looking at the , anticipating the U.S. release of those cards on October 11. Yes, I knew the date. This was exciting stuff. Guess what? As soon as I saw the postcards I knew I needed two more sets because I used this hashtag when I sent the first ones: #onetosendonetokeep. Yep, for every one I sent I knew I had to keep one. They're that cool. Other people are doing the same. Which brings me to something cool: While the launch was going on, Wally Koval, the author of the NYT Bestselling book , took time out of his day to have a...
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Kenneth J. Weiss of the Midrust Postcard Project
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Every postcard has a story. That's what writer and historian Kenneth J. Weiss says about his postcard collection. In this episode, Ken tells us about his and tells stories about several cards he has. And we talk about baseball cards. You can find Ken's writing and work at . And on Instagram at .
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World Postcard Day 2022...and Tomatoes
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In which I talk about World Postcard Day 2022; question why I have so many blank postcards; and an idea I have about being Johnny Tomatoseed.
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Ale the Philatelist
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Stamps. And postcards. And connections. Thats's what and I talked about on this show. Ale collects stamps. You'll have to hear her story about building an art installation using blue stamps she sourced from people she connected with around the world. She also collects postcards. And makes friends. This is a show about community. And about how postcards (and stamps) connect people. You can find Ale on Instagram at .
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That’s what this week’s guest did. Frank Boscoe created an Instagram site where he documents his Great Postcard Giveaway. Frank asks people to DM their address and he sends them a postcard from his collection. Simple as that. One a day until they’re gone.
I became fascinated with Frank’s story as I follwed him on Insta. But when he mentioned he was going to present a PechaKucha talk about his postcard giveaway, I knew I had to hear more.
And am I ever glad I did. You will be, too. Frank is a fascinating guy, and he started out the show with a quiz in the style of Will Shortz that really got me thinking. He also recommends an app — Unfade Pro — that’s taken my postcard photography up a notch. And he created a special version of his PechaKucha talk for Postcardist listeners.
Click here to see more details on the Postcardist website.
Music in this episode:
Ragtime Dance by Scott Joplin, licensed under a Creative Commons Public Domain Mark 1.0 License. Music sourced from Free Music Archive.
Solo Acoustic Guitar by Jason Shaw, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 United States License. Music sourced from Free Music Archive.
Audio in this episode:
Good luck, we’re all counting on you, from the movie Airplane, sourced under YouTube standard license.
Swing and a miss, the call by Harry Kalas calls the Philadelphia Phillies winning the World Series in 1908, sourced under a YouTube standard license. All rights reserved by MLB.