Your Postal Podcast

Hear about country music's legendary "Man in Black" and about exchanges of colorful postcards in June's edition of Your Postal Podcast.

First, you'll hear some insights about Johnny Cash, who was recently honored with a Forever Stamp.

Next, you’ll learn how one website has gathered together nearly a half-million people from around the world for the purpose of exchanging postcards.

As always, the monthly audio program concludes with a roundup of the latest postal news.

Both the audio and transcript versions of this and previous shows are available now at YourPostalPodcast.com.

Thanks for listening – and don't forget to visit Your Postal Blog for daily updates on all things postal.

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Transcript for the June  2013 show.

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Stars from the worlds of music and movies come together for this month's edition of Your Postal Podcast. First, you'll learn how country music legends helped earn a Nashville Post Office the honor of being labeled among "America's Quirkiest" by Travel + Leisure magazine.

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Transcript for the May  2013 show.

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April’s edition of Your Postal Podcast provides an inside look at how the Postal Service recycles used equipment while generating revenue. Items finding a new life include old USPS conveyor belts, cut up by one farmer for use as truck mud flaps and repurposed by another to transport hay bales into a barn loft.

The audio program also offers a primer on the 1-2-3’s of ZIP Codes to celebrate the program’s 50th anniversary.

The podcast concludes with a roundup of postal news, plus details on how you can enter to win a free Mr. ZIP bobblehead doll.

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Transcript for the April 2013 show.

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This month we'll take you on what some would consider a ride of a lifetime, but it is just another winter day's work for Fred Caravetta who crosses a frozen lake to deliver the mail to Minnesota customers.

You'll also hear about an iconic letter carrier who is celebrating five decades of service this year.

The program concludes with a roundup of postal news, plus details on how you can enter to win a Mr. ZIP collectible bobblehead doll.

Thanks for listening -- and don't forget to visit Your Postal Blog for daily updates on all things postal

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To comment, send an e-mail to yourpostalpodcast@usps.com.

Photos: Minnesota Highway Contract Route Driver Fred Caravetta (l.) with his sled full of mail destined for Oak Island and (r) a vintage 1960's lapel button featuring Mr. ZIP

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Transcript for the March 2013 show.

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The February 2013 edition of Your Postal Podcast opens with the story of dozens of volunteers from a small Colorado town whose annual quest is to spread love around the world via special Valentine's Day postmarks.

Also, in recognition of the issuance of the a new Forever stamp in Rosa Parks' honor, you'll hear the story of the civil rights activist's famous bus ride as told by the executive director of a Michigan institute founded by Parks.

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Caption: The Rosa Parks' stamp honored the civil rights leader's 100th birthday. Volunteers place a special postmark on more than 180,000 Valentines in Loveland, CO

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