E13: Postcards from Kate
Postcards from Kate is a nonpartisan project that encourages people to write postcards to politicians, journalists, and influencers to encourage positive social change. In this episode, interview the founders of Postcards from Kate, Amelia West and Melissa Smith, about how they got inspired to use postcards by their grandfather, how they find positive stories, and...
E12: Postcardist Master Class
Here’s a Postcardist Master Class. I was lucky enough to interview Mark Routh, who is a well-known postcard collector in the UK. Mark collects cards and studies the history of postcards. Plus, he’s written a monthly column for more than 25 years in the very highly regarded Picture Postcard Monthly. You can find Mark’s website...
E11: Mail Artist Chloe McHenry
See that collage above? That’s an example of the terrific work that the mail artist, Chloe McHenry, creates. You can find her work on Instagram (parcel.tongue) by clicking on the image below: Chloe McHenry (@parcel.tongue) * Instagram photos and videos 1,315 Followers, 352 Following, 57 Posts – See Instagram photos and videos from Chloe McHenry...
E10: The Great Postcard Giveaway
p What if you collected postcards the majority of your life, then woke up one morning and decided to give away all those postcards ? One at a time. 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...
E9: Mailboxes of Seattle: An Interview with David Peterman
There are 347 free-standing USPS mailboxes in Seattle. Know why I know that? Because David Peterman documented every one of them in a series of photographs over a year on Mailboxes of Seattle. In this very cool project, David took selfies in front of every single publicly accessible blue mailbox. And I was lucky enough...
Cannabis Dispensary Postcards
Here’s marketing at its very best. This is a postcard from Serra, which bills itself as “Purveyors of Quality Drugs.” Their Portland store is a long way from the old head shops of the 1970s. My friend who sent this card said the place has a minimalist design aesthetic. Totally chill. If the quality of...
Jeepneys in Manila
That’s a Jeepney in the Philippines. They’re a very popular form of transportation around the country, says Jens Meiners in Car and Driver: Jeepneys are the Philippines’ most popular form of public transportation, and they are a pure anachronism. They got their start as Willys Jeeps left behind when American GIs departed the Philippines at...
E8: Obscure Mailboxes, Nellie Bly and How to Drive a Postcardist Crazy
A new episode of the Postcardist Podcast is available. In the most recent show we talk about a mailbox that was found on a rocky outcropping in the middle of nowhere; we ask if Nellie Bly sent postcards during her journey around the world in 72 days; and we discuss a new business idea for...
How to Prepare to be a Guest on the Postcardist Podcast
Show Format Show Opener – 5 minutes: General chit-chat to catch up; I’ll ask you to introduce yourself Segment 1: 10-15 minutes: Topic A Segment 2: 10-15 minutes: Topic B Segment 3: The part where we talk about whatever we want to talk about Wrap Up – 5 minutes: Let us know where we can find...
E7: How to Write Award-Winning Postcards
The writer Sara Wilson of joins me to talk about writing and how to craft award-winning postcards. You can find Sara’s blog here. You can hear the show here: iTunes Google Play Music Stitcher SoundCloud Libsyn You can also find the show on Spotify and TuneIn radio and pretty much wherever you get your podcasts,
E6: Friends with Postcards
Wanna hear about Friends with Postcards? I suppose Friends with Benefits would get a bigger audience, but I talk about postcards and this show is not even PG-13. You can hear the show here: iTunes Google Play Music Stitcher SoundCloud Libsyn You can also find the show on Spotify and pretty much wherever you get...
E3: Passive-Aggressive Postcards
The Passive-Aggressive Postcard episode I recorded with my fiend Lori Feldman is now available. Click here to listen. You can also find the show by clicking on iTunes, Google Play Music and on Spotify by searching for “Postcardist.” If you’d do me a favor, would you please rate the show once you have a chance...