Postcardist

You might delete texts, but you don't throw away postcards. This podcast is about writing and collecting postcards, both in modern times and from more than 100 years ago.

The Finale 02/23/2023

The Finale 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. /episode/index/show/postcardist/id/26024952

Melissa Reed Has 12,000 Postcards to Send 02/22/2023

Melissa Reed Has 12,000 Postcards to Send 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. /episode/index/show/postcardist/id/26012598

Albert the Basset Hound and Postcard Design Inspiration with Magda from Travel Trinkets Canada 12/07/2022

Albert the Basset Hound and Postcard Design Inspiration with Magda from Travel Trinkets Canada 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 . /episode/index/show/postcardist/id/25258314

Jamo Collects Pokemon Cards and Postcards 12/01/2022

Jamo Collects Pokemon Cards and Postcards /episode/index/show/postcardist/id/25190466

The Seinfeld Episode 11/06/2022

The Seinfeld Episode This is a show about nothing. But I spend 53 minutes talking about it. /episode/index/show/postcardist/id/24919776

Postcard Designer and Artist Nina Lakusta 10/26/2022

Postcard Designer and Artist Nina Lakusta 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, . /episode/index/show/postcardist/id/24812667

Accidentally Wes Anderson: The Postcards 10/18/2022

Accidentally Wes Anderson: The Postcards 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 chat about the book, the postcards, and how AWA has cultivated a very engaged and creative community. /episode/index/show/postcardist/id/24717801

Kenneth J. Weiss of the Midrust Postcard Project 10/05/2022

Kenneth J. Weiss of the Midrust Postcard Project 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 . /episode/index/show/postcardist/id/24594135

World Postcard Day 2022...and Tomatoes 09/28/2022

World Postcard Day 2022...and Tomatoes 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. /episode/index/show/postcardist/id/24518187

Ale the Philatelist 09/20/2022

Ale the Philatelist 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 . /episode/index/show/postcardist/id/24430632

Santa Fe Sticker Fest with Marti Mills and Sylvanus Paul 09/10/2022

Santa Fe Sticker Fest with Marti Mills and Sylvanus Paul The work that Marti Mills and Sylvanus Paul are doing with Santa Fe Sticker Fest is really interesting. And there's a postcard link. Do you add stickers to your postcards? After this thought-provoking show, you will. You can find Santa Fe Sticker Fest on Instagram . And you can find the website . If you submit stickers, don't forget to add your return address. You'll hear back from them with a cool postcard. Marti's sticker designs can be found on . And her shirt and merchandise can be found at on Bonfire. You can find Sylvanus Paul on Instagram at . More information at /episode/index/show/postcardist/id/24336894

Ana Writes about Postcards and Letters: A Show with Ana Padovani of Cartas y Postales 07/04/2022

Ana Writes about Postcards and Letters: A Show with Ana Padovani of Cartas y Postales What are the odds anyone is going to read an email 50 years from that you wrote about a trip you took this year? But what if you wrote details in letters and postcards? The odds go up considerably. Ana Padovani, the writer of is doing just that: looking at a series of letters and postcards from 50 years ago. And she's making the story come to life on her blog. In this show, we talk about that series, Ana's writing, and the price of postage in Argentina. Oh, and there's an extra guest you'll just have to listen to find out who. /episode/index/show/postcardist/id/23626763

Atelier Jean d'Eaux Postcard Mystery 03/24/2022

Atelier Jean d'Eaux Postcard Mystery When a set of postcards started arriving at my house over the course of a week from Atelier Jean d'Eaux, I knew I was in for a mystery. The artist gained notice initially for sending sets of cards cut from record albums to chefs in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. That set off a series of articles by a food writer in Milwaukee to suss out why the cards were sent. Now I have a set. And I set out to discern what they mean. I'm joined in this episode by journalist and novelist, , who helps me unravel some of the clues that came with the set of six postcards from Atelier Jean d'Eaux. We play amateur sleuths and professional journalists. Do we answer all the questions? You can , listen to this podcast, and to find out. Let's go. Let's play detective. /episode/index/show/postcardist/id/22559471

My Postcard Teacher 02/21/2022

My Postcard Teacher What can we learn from postcards? In this episode, I grabbed 10 random postcards from my incoming stack and decided to see what I could learn if I looked at them closely and was curious enough to discover more. Documentation of this show, including photos of the postcards I discuss and a full transcript, can be found at website. /episode/index/show/postcardist/id/22197695

Stephanie Nadeau's Grade 4 Postcard Project at Labrador Straits Academy 02/09/2022

Stephanie Nadeau's Grade 4 Postcard Project at Labrador Straits Academy Imagine your Grade 4 social studies teacher comes into class one day with a question: What if we tried to get postcards from all over the world? And then she did. That's what teacher did at her in , which is on the southern tip of Labrador, Canada. Ms. Nadeau, as he students call her, set out a social media post in November 2021 that got it going. In this episode, I chat with Stephanie about how the project started, what additional goals she has for the project, and the excitement the students have with learning about the world. Photos and more links can be found at /episode/index/show/postcardist/id/22077701

Imbolc Postcards with Orla Hegarty 02/01/2022

Imbolc Postcards with Orla Hegarty Orla created postcards and is setting them out to catch Brigid's magic dew on the night of January 31 -- Imbolc Eve. Lucky are we who might benefit from a bit of this fairy dust in the form of a postcard. In this episode of The Postcardist Podcast, Orla Hegarty and I talk about Imbolc; making postcards to honor the holiday; cognitive awe as we look out over the ocean; the mesmerizing qualities of humpback whales Orla sees from her living room window; giant potatoes and Irish immigration in Prince Edward Island; iron-on patches in school uniforms; and how Orla helped a small class of students in Labrador gets a large number of postcards from around the word. Postcards connect people -- and knowing smart people like Orla helps us connect to the world around us. Details and photos and videos can be found at Music in this episode: The Banshee. Gravel Walks. The Old Copperplate by . /episode/index/show/postcardist/id/21971423

The Care and Feeding of Houseplants (and Postcard Connections) 01/19/2022

The Care and Feeding of Houseplants (and Postcard Connections) How often do you like to get mail? Or send mail? /episode/index/show/postcardist/id/21827069

Postcards in Black-and-White 01/12/2022

Postcards in Black-and-White A show about why color postcards are predominant and sell more than black-and-white postcards. /episode/index/show/postcardist/id/21753851

Mangled Mail: A Look at Postcard Mishandling and Damage 01/05/2022

Mangled Mail: A Look at Postcard Mishandling and Damage Getting a postcard in my mailbox that's not mangled is remarkable. /episode/index/show/postcardist/id/21682409

Basset Hounds, Aurora Borealis, and Coffee: Talking About Postcard Design Inspiration with Magda Wojcicka of Travel Trinkets Canada 12/29/2021

Basset Hounds, Aurora Borealis, and Coffee: Talking About Postcard Design Inspiration with Magda Wojcicka of Travel Trinkets Canada Artists gather inspiration from many places. When you're a prolific postcard designer like Magda Wojcicka of Travel Trinkets Canada, that inspiration can come from playtime with her adorable Basset Hound puppy, Albert; from seeing the Aurora Borealis in the night sky in her town of Calgary; and by having coffee with her best friend who just walked 5km in -40C and had ice-frosted eyelashes. /episode/index/show/postcardist/id/21624515

Postmarks and Scuff Marks and More Remarks 11/19/2021

Postmarks and Scuff Marks and More Remarks In which I talk about a cancellation that drove me crazy; and ask why so many postcards I send and receive have scuff marks; and then I ask for some audience partici......PATION. /episode/index/show/postcardist/id/21222533

Liz Maguire from Flea Market Love Letters 11/11/2021

Liz Maguire from Flea Market Love Letters Have you ever read a vintage love letter and wondered about the story? Liz Maguire certainly did. And from her first acquisition as a teenager of a set of vintage love letters from a flea market, Liz converted her love of letter writing and history into curation of a huge collection at Flea Market Love Letters. /episode/index/show/postcardist/id/21130031

Rachel Wentworth and Her Little Free Mailbox 11/03/2021

Rachel Wentworth and Her Little Free Mailbox There are positive ripples that can get sent into the universe -- and that's what Rachel Wentworth, the steward of the Little Free Mailbox, is doing as she sets out stamped postcards and letters for passersby to take for free. Here's her story about opening the Little Free Mailbox on World Postcard Day and how it's gone so far. This one brings a lot of joy to our postcard community; and it once again shows us that postcards connect people. /episode/index/show/postcardist/id/21039788

Searching for Bigfoot and Painting Postcards with Jamo 10/09/2021

Searching for Bigfoot and Painting Postcards with Jamo Jamo and I talked about Bigfoot. We went outside and looked for Bigfoot clues. Talked about Bigfoot sightings. And then Jamo created watercolor postcards of Biggie. The World's Largest Bigfoot Postcard Collection just got bigger. So did my pride. /episode/index/show/postcardist/id/20763884

Postcards from South Africa with Nicole Banister aka Nikki Banz 09/19/2021

Postcards from South Africa with Nicole Banister aka Nikki Banz This week I'm joined by the dynamic and multitalented writer, world traveler, and media sensation Nicole Banister, who many know as Nikki Banz. She joined me from her home in Cape Town, South Africa, and we had a far-ranging talk about postcards and long-time penpals and many, many, other topics. /episode/index/show/postcardist/id/20523761

Postcards and Music Connect People Featuring Teresa Edmunds 09/12/2021

Postcards and Music Connect People Featuring Teresa Edmunds "I was thinking about how you say postcards connect people. So does music." -- Teresa Edmunds /episode/index/show/postcardist/id/20445548

Postales y Cartas con Ana Clara Padovani 07/05/2021

Postales y Cartas con Ana Clara Padovani Ana Clara Padovani (IG: postalesycartas) joined me from Argentina for a chat from about postcards, pen pals, books, music...and football. This show is a classic case of "postcards connect people." Listen to find out how we connected. /episode/index/show/postcardist/id/19710644

Postcard Connections with Dr. Justin Kreuter 06/23/2021

Postcard Connections with Dr. Justin Kreuter I'm joined by Dr. Justin Kreuter of Mayo Clinic, who is the program director for the transfusion medicine fellowship; medical director of the blood donor center, and many other responsibilities. /episode/index/show/postcardist/id/19579199

Postcard Potpourri 05/08/2021

Postcard Potpourri In which I talk about postcards (and many other things) for 36 minutes, 26 seconds, and 121 milliseconds. Plus there's some music as an intro and outro. This is the last in the series for National Postcard Week 2021. /episode/index/show/postcardist/id/19032101

Man on the Moon 05/07/2021

Man on the Moon In which I talk about Johnny Astro, growing up on the same street where Ray Bradbury grew up, and why I collect space postcards. /episode/index/show/postcardist/id/19023629

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