Photo: Hoolehua, HI, Postmaster Gary Lam helps customers send home hundreds of coconuts a month.

The May edition of Your Postal Podcast opens with the tale of how one Post Office in Hawaii makes it easy for tourists to mail home one-of-a-kind nutty souvenirs.

You’ll also hear about this month’s Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive. The show concludes with our regular look at the latest postal headlines.

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Washington Post reporter Eli Saslow has authored a book about President Obama’s correspondence with Americans via the mail.

The April 2012 edition of Your Postal Podcast kicks off with stories behind the letters sent by ten Americans to the President of the United States — and his mailed replies.

You’ll also hear a continuation of our recent visit with the actor who plays “Al the letter carrier” in the popular USPS commercials.

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A dancing chicken plays a role in one of three new USPS commercials featuring Mike Bradecich as “Al the Letter Carrier.”

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You’ll visit the Hollywood set of the newest Postal Service commercials to meet the actor who portrays “Al the Letter Carrier” on this month’s edition of Your Postal Podcast. The new television ads begin airing this week, and Your Postal Podcast has an exclusive behind-the-scenes interview with Mike Bradecich, who has now filmed 19 commercials as “Al.” The latest ads promote USPS’s Every Door Direct Mail service.

This month’s other feature story celebrates a New Hampshire mail handler’s postal career that spans seven decades. You’ll also hear a brief roundup of recent postal headlines.

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Photo: Mike Bradecich takes a break from filming his latest USPS commercial in Los Angeles.

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This edition of Your Postal Podcast takes you to sunny Arizona, where letter carriers have been delivering mail on bicycles for more than a quarter-century.

You’ll also hear about a New England Post Office that has operated continuously in the same building longer than any other in the nation.

The podcast concludes with its usual roundup of the latest Postal Service news.

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Photo top: Sun City, AZ, Letter Carrier Robert Franco uses a bike to deliver the mail.

Second Photo: The record-setting Hinsdale, NH, Post Office.

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Winter weather creates hurdles for mail delivery throughout the country, but dedicated USPS employees always find a way. That includes postmasters, as this month’s edition of Your Postal Podcast details.

You’ll also hear details about the diverse subjects being featured on this year’s U.S. postage stamps. The program concludes with its usual roundup of the latest Postal Service news.

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Photo: Kendall, KS, Postmaster Becky Grusing and her trusted steed, Macho.

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The North Pole is a popular mailing address each winter — but did you know there are people anxiously awaiting letters and packages at the other end of the earth?

This month’s edition of Your Postal Podcast takes listeners on a journey to Antarctica to learn how the mail is distributed to the thousand or so scientific researchers braving the icy elements.

You’ll also hear the story of how a small-town store’s proprietor is offering USPS services to his community via a new Village Post Office. The podcast concludes with the usual roundup of the latest Postal Service news.

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Photo: Stephanie Prince works as a contract clerk in a Post Office on the edge of Antarctica.

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People have long used greeting cards as a means to share important emotions — but how are they faring in this era of declining mail volume and electronic communication? This month’s edition of Your Postal Podcast provides some answers, thanks to Susan January, head of the Greeting Card Association of America.

You’ll also hear the story of an Arizona letter carrier whose recent act of honesty didn’t go unnoticed. The podcast also features a roundup of the latest Postal Service news.

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Top photo: A greeting card display at a Post Office

Bottom photo: Tucson, AZ, Rural Carrier Brian Cota at his letter case.

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We’ve all heard of haunted houses — some people even seek them out, looking for hints of the paranormal. But a haunted Post Office?

In this month’s edition you’ll hear about a Southern California Post Office that many believe is tended to by a friendly ghost.

You’ll also hear some Arizona customers’ opinions about who should be the first living person to be honored on a stamp. As usual, a brief look at postal news headlines concludes the show.

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Photo: A spooky place: San Pedro Post Office employees Brian Bundy, left, and Lance McCall stand along one of the hallways in the facility’s basement.

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A batting practice pitcher with a postal pedigree heads up this month’s edition of Your Postal Podcast. You’ll also hear some facts and myths about the history of the legendary Pony Express, and a roundup of the latest postal headlines.

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Photo: Rob Potts throws batting practice for the Phillies.

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The idea of delivering mail to lakeside homes by jumping from a boat to a dock and back again likely would have made Mark Twain chuckle.

In this month’s edition, you’ll hear about Wisconsin youths whose summer job is to stay dry while jumping from a moving boat to deliver Lake Geneva residents’ mail. You’ll also hear a Mark Twain impersonator’s ruminations on the new commemorative stamp issued in honor of the creator of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn.

The show also features a roundup of the latest Postal Service news and announces the winners of last month’s Owney book drawing.

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Photo: A mail jumper makes a delivery to a Lake Geneva resident’s boat dock.

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