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E53: Postcard Short Story Experiment - The Results
Postcardist - February 04, 2019 05:00 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 60 ratingsI sent 147 postcards in the first two weeks of January. The same postcard titled 1967: A Memoir. I had written a short story that was 3,534 words long and 147 paragraphs. So, what would any writer do? Sit down one night with a list of recipients and a random number generator...and get writing. ...
E52: Postcard Perspectives with Pop Surrealist Camilla d'Errico
Postcardist - January 28, 2019 05:00 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 60 ratingsCamilla d'Errico joins me this week on Episode 52 ( a year's worth of shows!) to talk about her pop surrealist art, her love of postcards, and her creative life. I became fascinated with Camilla's art a couple years ago when I got a pack of postcards that featured her very compelling manga-sty...
E51: Jess Does DIY...and Postcards
Postcardist - January 21, 2019 05:00 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 60 ratingsI called the future. And from what Jessica Davis (@JessDoesDIY) tells me, the future is bright. At least how it is 18 hours in the future. You see, I called Jessica in New Zealand from my house in the northeast U.S. We talked about how she got involved in postcards and letter writing early (peep...
E50: Halfway There
Postcardist - January 15, 2019 02:03 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 60 ratingsWe're at Episode 50. Oh, oh, we're halfway there...oh, oh, livin' on a prayer. Or at least a postcard. In this episode, I talk about a postcard auction I'm watching; talk some more about penpals and joy; and then talk about ideas. Yep, I'm asking you for ideas. Who should be on the show? What do...
E49: Shannon McCormick of Take a Hike Podcast
Postcardist - January 08, 2019 01:27 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 60 ratingsFire walk with me. No, wait, that's something different. How about take a hike with me and Shannon McCormick, the creator and host of the highly acclaimed Take a Hike Podcast. But we didn't talk about hiking. We talked about odd and provocative postcards, the Postcardist Short Story Experiment, ...
E48: A Year in Review with Matthew Roche
Postcardist - December 31, 2018 01:35 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 60 ratingsThis show features a discussion with Matt Roche about the 2018 season of The Postcardist Podcast. We talk about the 1967 Postcard Short Story Experiment and then talk over the 47 shows of 2018 and what's coming up in 2019. It's been a terrific year at The Postcardist Podcast. Thank you to my ...
E47: The Youngest Postcardists Wish You a Merry Christmas
Postcardist - December 24, 2018 13:21 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 60 ratingsMy postcard story starts with writing to my grandmother when I was young. Now I'm introducing postcarding to my grandsons. On this special Christmas show, I interview Jackson and Jameson about postcards. And they make me smile. Merry Christmas. Jax at the mic Jax does the mic test with...
E46: Mailbox Memories with Ashli Ahrens
Postcardist - December 18, 2018 00:16 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 60 ratingsAshli Ahrens creates connections with postcards, both as a postcard dealer and as a collector. And host Frank Roche was fortunate to talk to Ashli about how she started collecting postcards; her transition into being a postcard dealer; and how she creates positive ripples in the postcard world. ...
E45: The Postcardist in Stereo
Postcardist - December 09, 2018 23:50 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 60 ratingsHost Frank Roche is back...and with a bit of binaural recording. This is a show that covers cancellations at Recluse, Wyoming and North Pole, Alaska; and talks about the crazy coincidence of the John Lennon first day of issue delivery. Plus, Frank talks about postcard short stories. And asks ...
E44: Son of a Son of a Postcardist
Postcardist - November 26, 2018 06:00 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 60 ratingsWhen the Son of a Son of a Postcardist steps in, it's the Postcardist's turn in the interview chair. In this episode Stephen Roche (actually the Son of Postcardist, but we were going with the Jimmy Buffet reference) interviews host Frank Roche about these topics: York Postcard Expo Pinup post...
E43: Evan Kalish of Postlandia Visited 9,200 Post Offices
Postcardist - November 12, 2018 06:00 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 60 ratingsThis week, host Frank Roche interviews Evan Kalish of Postlandia. Evan has visited and photographed more than 9,200 United States post offices in all 50 states. Frank and Evan talk about the origin of the project, collecting postmarks, and how to get postcards through the mail system in the best...
E42: Postcardist News Network
Postcardist - November 05, 2018 06:00 - 8 minutes ★★★★★ - 60 ratingsThis is Frank Roche for the Postcardist News Network reporting today’s postcard news. Today’s top stories: Tired of the post office shredding your postcards? Now you can pay for the privilege with Hello from Banksy, a postcard that has to be shred to be read. The Super Bowl of U.S postcard...
E41: Hauntings and Halloween Postcards
Postcardist - October 29, 2018 05:00 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 60 ratingsIt's the Halloween episode, and you're in for a trick...and treat. This week Frank Roche is joined by four talented artists, each of whom created an original Halloween postcard especially for the show. Plus, each of the artists tells a very spooky story. This is a special show on The Postcardist...
E40: Postcards for Good with Russ Romano
Postcardist - October 22, 2018 06:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 60 ratingsThis week, Frank is joined by Russ Romano in a double episode -- Episodes 39 & 40 -- which will publish on the same day. And as with all chats with Russ, there are stories. And laughs. And lots to think about. The big topics we discuss in this episode are The Great American Postcard Giveaway and...
E39: Vintage Postcard Mailing Experiment with Russ Romano
Postcardist - October 22, 2018 05:00 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 60 ratingsThis week, Frank is joined by Russ Romano in a double episode -- this one and Episode 40 -- which will publish on the same day. And as with all chats with Russ, there are stories. And laughs. And lots to think about. The big topics we discuss are: Vintage Postcard Mailing Experiment Russ's cu...
E38: Postcards to Space
Postcardist - October 15, 2018 05:00 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 60 ratingsPostcards to Space. You've heard of postcards from faraway places, but have your heard of a postcard in space? Frank Roche's guests for E38, Maria Lanas and Nicole Stott, have. Together, they have used the power of art and launched it into space. Maria founded Projekt Posctard in Kastav, Croa...
E37: Disney Postcard Collecting with Mark Routh
Postcardist - October 08, 2018 05:00 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 60 ratingsMark Routh, author of Mark's Postcard Chat and columnist at Picture Postcard Monthly, joins me to talk about a host of topics. We lead with a discussion of collecting Disney postcards, with a particular emphasis on Disney WonderGround Gallery and the art of Jasmine Becket-Griffith. We also talk...
E36: The Postcardist Podcast By The Numbers
Postcardist - October 01, 2018 05:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 60 ratingsIn this episode, I talk about the numbers of incoming and outgoing postcards so far at Postcardist World Headquarters. I also talk about terrific postcard designers and sellers including: Chloë McHenry at Parcel Tongue Paper Co. Sara McNally at Constellation & Co. Erick Sahler Camilla D'...
E35: A Chat with Postcard Dealer Susan Lane
Postcardist - September 24, 2018 05:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 60 ratingsThis week host Frank Roche talks to postcard dealer Susan Lane of Passionate about Postcards. Susan has been a postcard collector and dealer for more than 20 years. And I had a chance to talk to her at the Garden State Postcard Club Annual Show this past weekend. You’ll hear the buzz of 40-plu...
E34: Paper Jewels: Postcards from the Raj
Postcardist - September 17, 2018 05:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 60 ratingsFrank talks to Omar Khan, author of Paper Jewels: Postcards from the Raj. In this episode, Omar discusses his highly acclaimed book tour that started in India, his research for Paper Jewels, and how he got started collecting postcards years ago with a single postcard. The Paper Jewels "exhib...
E33: Snail Mail Superstar
Postcardist - September 10, 2018 04:00 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 60 ratingsSara McNally, the Snail Mail Superstar, was recently granted her great-grandfather's postcard collection. So we talk about that and what it was like the first time she saw it. And how that thread from him runs through her, with the Snail Mail Superstar work as well as owning the fabulous Seattle...
E32: Postcards from Madras and Bangalore
Postcardist - September 06, 2018 14:13 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 60 ratingsI had the good fortune to talk with Dr. Stephen Hughes from the Department of Anthropology and Sociology, SOAS, University of London. He and Emily Stevenson curated an exhibit of postcards in an exhibit titled, From Madras to Bangalore: Picture Postcards as Urban History of Colonial India. Here'...
E31: A Philatelist and a Deltiologist Walk Into a Bar
Postcardist - August 27, 2018 04:00 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 60 ratingsWhich came first, the stamp or the postcard? In this episode, host Frank Roche interviews stamp collector and paper artist, Russ Romano, who creates postcard experiences by creating postcard/stamp intersections. So much ground is covered in this show. Russ rode a train across the United States...
E30: Postcards to My Brother
Postcardist - August 20, 2018 05:00 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 60 ratingsFrank Roche is joined by illustrator Jack McKean, whose Instagram site, Postcards to My Brother, documents his quotidian activities with drawings on postcards. Jack talks about his inspiration for the project, how he's kept going daily for more than a year and a half, and where he gets creative...
E29: Postcards from the Edge (Part 2)
Postcardist - August 13, 2018 05:00 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 60 ratingsIn this episode, I continue my talk with Kitty, the creator and curator of Postcards from the Edge, an Instagram community built on a simple idea: send-receive-connect. And, of course, they do it with postcards. In this episode we we talk about the possibility of a postcard meetup; visiting Mexi...
E28: Postcards from the Edge (Part 1)
Postcardist - August 06, 2018 08:00 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 60 ratingsWhat happens when a person who creates highly engaged artistic communities gets on the phone with a guy who makes podcasts about postcards? I'll give you a hint -- it's not a short conversation. In this episode, I talk to Kitty, the creator and curator of Postcards from the Edge, an Instagram ...
E27: Postcards from the Trans-Siberian Railway
Postcardist - July 30, 2018 09:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 60 ratingsZiggy Stardust and I are talking about postcards. Okay, it's not Ziggy, but it's a striking likeness. I'm in Philadelphia with author, financial consultant and highly acclaimed podcaster, Lillian Carabaic. We're talking about postcards; and she's turning heads. We're sitting in the speaker's...
E26: Postcard Display in LA
Postcardist - July 20, 2018 20:29 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 60 ratingsIn this episode, I talk with aesthete, word traveler, and LA Woman, Shannon McCormick, about the coolest postcard shop in Los Angeles, how she displays her postcard collection, and some ideas about custom postcards we could create. Links to things we talk about: Soap Plant + Wacko Griffith...
E25: Postcards in a Digital World
Postcardist - July 13, 2018 16:01 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 60 ratingsInstagram is the the postcard of this time. That's what Professor John Murphy said to me as we talked about the intersection of postcards and the digital world. John teaches in the Digital Media & Design school at the University of Connecticut. We talk about how postcards fit into an instant ...
E24: Pinhole Photography and Postcard Swaps
Postcardist - July 06, 2018 23:06 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 60 ratingsWhat does pinhole photography have to do with postcards? A lot when the talented photographer, Moni Smith, join me to talk about the art of pinhole photography and her monthly photography postcard swap. This show is part of the continuing series on The Postcardist Podcast featuring creatives ...
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