Your Postal Podcast

Left: Elena Heer (L), daughter of Guernsey, WY, Clerk Jane Heer and Guernsey Postmaster Curt Artery saddled up under the light of a full moon during a recent Pony Express ride reenactment. Right: Author Laura Vanderkam uses personalized stationery when keeping in touch with friends and contacts. Get a behind the scenes peek of a Pony Express ride reenactment on this episode of Your Postal Podcast. You'll also hear from the author of a recent Fast Company article on how to network with others.through the mail. Click here to read a transcript of this podcast. You can also listen to this podcast on your mobile device at YourPostalPodcast.com/mobile Please send feedback and story ideas to YourPostalPodcast@usps.com. Thanks for listening!

At age 10, Stephanie Meade of Seattle sent a letter to legendary boxing icon Muhammad Ali -- with no street address -- that sparked what became a three-decade exchange of letters between "The Greatest" and his young fan. Left photo: Meade poses with Ali after meeting him in person for the first time at a 1991 charity event. Right photo: Meade met Ali again in 2014 at his home in Louisville, KY. (Photos courtesy Stephanie Meade) The story of a young Seattle boxing fan's dream to communicate with Muhammad Ali and their thirty-plus-year pen pal relationship is featured in this edition of Your Postal Podcast. Click here to read a transcript of this podcast. Please send feedback and story ideas to YourPostalPodcast@usps.com. Thanks for listening! You can also listen to the podcast on your mobile device at YourPostalPodcast.com/mobile.

The Baseball Seams Co. Owner Nathan Rueckert (left photo) creates works of art using the dreams of used baseballs. Sioux Falls, SD, City Carrier Don Shea (right photo) picks up a shipment of Rueckert's framed artwork for delivery to his customers across the country. The grand American traditions of nostalgia, baseball and Priority Mail come together for the latest edition of Your Postal Podcast. You'll also hear about the new Forever Stamps honoring our National Parks' 100th Anniversary in our regular news roundup segment. Click here to read a transcript of this podcast. You can also listen to podcast on your mobile device at YourPostalPodcast.com/mobile. Please send feedback and story ideas to Yourpostalpodcast@usps.com. Thanks for listening!

Left: Gina Mulligan of Folsom, CA, founded 'Girls Love Mail' so that letters of encouragement go to women diagnosed with breast cancer. Right: Retail Associate Deanna Eliason loves providing outstanding service to customers at her Post Office in Marsing, ID. This edition of Your Postal Podcast showcases employees sharing why they love their jobs. You'll also hear a California woman's inspirational story offering heartfelt messages to thousands of other cancer survivors sparked by a message she received from a total stranger. The podcast closes with a roundup of recent Postal Service news.   Click here to read a transript of this podcast.  You can also access Your Postal Podcast on your mobile device at YourPostalPodcast.com/mobile.   Thanks for listening!

Left: USPS Consumer Advocate John Budzynski. Right: Sycamore, OH, Postmaster Earl Musick poses with the Peanuts Gang (thanks to the USPS Augmented Reality App, available for Android and iPhones). The holidays are here, and so is another eidtion of Your Postal Podcast, filled with tips for customers mailing gifts and greetings, along with special remembrances of A Charlie Brown Christmas." In this edition you'll hear from USPS Consumer Advocate John Budzynski on how the Postal Service is helping customers make shopping and shipping a whole lot easier this holiday season. Next you'll meet the Postmaster of Sycamore, OH, who has a very personal connection with the new "A Charlie Brown Christmas" Forever Stamps. For a transcript of this podcast, please click here. You can also access Your Postal Podcast via your mobile device at YourPostalPodcast.com/mobile. Thanks for listening and Happy Holidays!

Left: Sandy, UT, City Carrier Assistant Ron Lynch and 12-year-old Mathew Flores are interviewed on FOX News Channel's FOX & Friends after a groundswell of online interest in Lynch's plea for book donations for his young customer. Right: Glendale, AZ, City Carrier Mike Raymer talks with reporters about his letter to customers on his route after the handwritten note was posted online and went viral. The Thanksgiving edition of Your Postal Podcast features two letter carriers whose thoughtful actions and words ended up "going viral" online. You'll hear how a Sandy, UT, carrier who discovered a boy reading advertising mail near a mailbox was able to influence hundreds of people to ship books to the youngster. You'll also meet a Glendale, AZ, carrier who notified his customers about his plans to retire via a heartfelt letter -- and his message ended up getting posted online and drawing reactions of praise from around the world. Click here to read a transcript of this episode. Thanks for listening. Click here to leave feedback or a story idea. You can also access Your Postal Podcast on your mobile device at YourPostalPodcast.com/mobile.

Left: Crestview, FL, Rural Carrier Associate Anita Fee prepares the mail at her case before leaving for the street. Fee is able to do on one leg what many people find difficult using two. Right: Twin Cities Public Television videographer/producer Maria Bartholdi attaches a portable microphone onto the coat of St. Paul, MN, City Carrier Georgia Ramin (right), who is the subject of a profile for the award-winning weekly arts TV series "Minnesota Original." Two strong women who are passionate about delivering great customer service are profiled in this episode of Your Postal Podcast. First you'll hear the story of a St. Paul, MN, employee who enjoys the important role she plays as a letter carrier by day, and is being featured on a local TV show because she also serves as the lead singer in a rock band by night. Next you'll meet a Crestview, FL, rural carrier who is able to deliver the mail to her customers despite having only one leg. Click here to read the transcript of this episode. Click here to leave feedback or a story idea. You can also access Your Postal Podcast on your mobile device at YourPostalPodcast.com/mobile.

Left: Ketchum, ID, Postmaster John McDonald poses with TV Batman Adam West outside the Ketchum Post Office. Right: Winthrop, WA, Rural Carrier Dori Blackburn rescued a cat on her route after a dog's persistent barks for help. The original TV Batman swings into the latest edition of Your Postal Podcast. Adam West, who played the cowled crimefighter on the Batman TV show in the 1960s, drops by to weigh in on the Batman Forever Stamps now on sale at Post Offices nationwide and also discuss the fan mail he continues to receive at his Idaho home. Next you'll hear about a Washington rural carrier's unusual rescue of a trapped cat -- accomplished with an assist from a friendly canine. Read a transcript of the show here. Thanks for listening to the podcast. Click here to leave feedback or suggest a story idea for a future podcast. Listen to Your Postal Podcast on your mobile device at YourPostalPodcast.com/mobile, or search "Your Postal Podcast at the iTunes Store.

The U.S. Postal Service hosted a highly-praised exhibit (left photo) at the 2015 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas earlier this year. Helen Simmons (left), founder of Write2Them, presents a tray of letters for military recruits to Colorado Springs Air Force Academy Post Office Sales & Service Associate Agnes Martin.   Hear about the Postal Service's growing influence within the world of electronic innovation in the newest edition of Your Postal Podcast, available now at YourPostalPodcast.com.   USPS Vice President, Sales Cliff Rucker explains the reasons behind the Postal Service's presence at the recent Consumer Electronics Show and how the mail is playing a growing role in the electronics industry. You'll also hear about a new service that provides families with an easy way to send messages to sons and daughters who have just entered the military and have no access to phone or Internet service during basic training Both the audio and transcript versions of this edition and an archive of previous shows of Your Postal Podcast are available at YourPostalPodcast.com. Listen to Your Postal Podcast on your mobile device at YourPostalPodcast.com/mobile, or search “Your Postal Podcast” at the iTunes Store. Thanks for listening to the Podcast  -- and don't forget to visit Your Postal Blog for daily updates on all things postal.

Greenville, SC, City Carrier Christopher Brown (left) has received praise for his quick action to save a baby from choking while on his route. Pictured at right, Boise, ID, City Carrier Gretchen Young receives an award from the Idaho Commission for Libraries from Boise Overland Trail Station Manager Les Miller. This edition introduces you to two letter carriers who have earned customers' praises -- one for saving a baby's life, the other for delivering information and entertainment to customers with disabilities. You'll also hear a roundup of the latest postal news. Read a transcript of the podcast here. Listen to Your Postal Podcast on your mobile device at YourPostalPodcast.com/mobile, or search "Your Postal Podcast" at the iTunes Store. Click here to leave feedback or suggest a story idea for a future podcast. Thanks for listening -- and don't forget to visit Your Postal Blog for daily updates on all things postal.