Postcardist
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.
info_outline Melissa Reed Has 12,000 Postcards to SendPostcardist
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.
info_outline Albert the Basset Hound and Postcard Design Inspiration with Magda from Travel Trinkets CanadaPostcardist
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 .
info_outline Jamo Collects Pokemon Cards and PostcardsPostcardist
info_outline The Seinfeld EpisodePostcardist
This is a show about nothing. But I spend 53 minutes talking about it.
info_outline Postcard Designer and Artist Nina LakustaPostcardist
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, .
info_outline Accidentally Wes Anderson: The PostcardsPostcardist
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...
info_outline Kenneth J. Weiss of the Midrust Postcard ProjectPostcardist
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 .
info_outline World Postcard Day 2022...and TomatoesPostcardist
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.
info_outline Ale the PhilatelistPostcardist
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 .
info_outlineThe clack of a typewriter. The flow of a pen across paper. The fact someone thought about you while they wrote you a real piece of mail. That's what Sissy Cross and I talked about one Saturday morning recently. Sissy is the founder and creator of the Lone Star Letter Writers group, which meets once a month in the Dallas-Fort Worth area in Texas to create written correspondence.
In this episode, Sissy tells us about how she created Lone Star Letter Writers, how she views written communication, what kind of pen she uses when she writes, and how she tracks her writing data (you have to listen to that part!). And we talk about neuroscience. Yep, Sissy is a neuroscientist by day and a Lone Star Letter Writer by night. Sounds like the makings of a comic book hero to me.
Here's a list of topics we cover on in the show:
Cool ideas and Clubs: Lone Star Letter Writers; Austin Typewriter, Ink; ATI: The Podcast; Egg Press — Write On
Writing Instruments: Standard Issue Supplies Pens; Blackwing Pencils; Olympia SM-9 typewriter
Books: Dear Data by Giorgia Lupi and Stefanie Posavec; Bad Blood by John Carreyrou
Oh...and neuroscience