Episode 133: 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. And here’s the official postcard for WPD 2022.
Episode 132: Ale the Philatelist
Stamps. And postcards. And connections. Thats’s what Ale the Philatelist 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...
Episode 131: 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 submit stickers for the curated collection by sending them to: You can find Santa Fe Sticker Fest...
Episode 130: 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 Cartas y Postales is doing just that: looking at a series...
Honky Tonk Women: Adventures with OG and The Rolling Stones
Did I ever tell you about that time OG called me under cover of the night and said “I’m just waiting on a friend” in a mysterious voice when I asked what was happening. Never one to miss out on an Adventure with OG, I hopped out of bed, ran a comb across my head,...
Adventures with OG: You Get What You Need
Imagine me at the Platzl Hotel in Munich this past Sunday. I had just wrapped up the European swing of the Peace, Love & Postcards World Tour and I thought I’d cool my heels in Bavaria. Plus, it was a special day. I checked with the front desk to see if I had any messages...
More Naughty Bits
Did you ever see the Monty Python skit called Naughty Bits? That show used to make me laugh. The essence of the skit was there were things they couldn’t say or show on television in the 1970s, so every time the troupe wanted to do a blue joke they’d say, now for more naughty bits....
Postcards: A Curated Video Collection
Even though we participate in the slow communication genre, there are new ways to learn about postcards and postcard history in new media. I’ve curated a few videos for you to watch that give a look at postcard history. (Plus a couple fun ones to add a little spice to our lives.) Last evening the...