Your Postal Podcast

18th Edition

This month’s Edition includes news on why Flat Rate Priority Mail packaging provides the perfect recipe for creating special holiday care packages.

Also, you’ll hear about one Postmaster’s personal story of determination that has helped make Breast Cancer Research semipostal stamps a big hit at her Post Office.

Finally, meet a California letter carrier who’s cultivated a unique hands-on approach to beautifying the neighborhoods he serves.

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17th Edition

In this edition, postal employees share their views on electronic bill payment and a little girl helps her local postmaster — and the USPS — through her grass roots charity efforts.

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16th Edition

Hail to the Chief — and the Historian!

In this edition, you’ll hear USPS President, Mailing & Shipping Services Bob Bernstock discussing the latest sales trends and announcing a new retail product test coming to Post Office lobbies in October. Then, take a trip back in time with Postal Headquarters’ official Historian, Meg Ausman, who is looking to the Postal Service’s future with a unique perspective on its past.

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15th edition

In this edition, you’ll hear about the Spiritual Harmonizers, a group of Virginia employees who sang on national television. You’ll also hear an interview with Stamps.com if it’s possible to print a personalized postage stamp of Michael Jackson — or any other celebrity. If not, what kinds of subjects are permitted? And you’ll hear the story about an Iowa Postmaster who defused a potentially dangerous situation.

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14th Edition

In this edition, you’ll learn just what it will take to issue a Michael Jackson stamp. You’ll also hear about the results of the Priority Mail ad campaign. Just how good is that Al guy? And wait till you hear this breaking news about BIG changes to tracking and tracing. You’ll meet the owner of a unique coffee shop in Des Moines who relies on Click-N-Ship to perk up her worldwide business. We’ll also take you across the border and visit with Canada Post who shares many of our same challenges — and yet still are making a profit.

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13th Edition

In this edition, you’ll hear from a group of employees in Minnesota who are hitting all the right notes, learn about employees in Phoenix who helped a co-worker in need, meet a Wisconsin postmaster who encourages “clothes” encounters of the second and third kind, and get the final tally on the NALC Food Drive.

12th edition

In this edition, we’ll take you back in time to see how the West was really won — and the discovery just might surprise you. We’ll also visit with a carrier who has TWO million miles of safe driving — and a 50-year perfect attendance record to boot. We’ll also visit an Arizona postal museum that has a unique collection of postal oddities. Tell a friend about this podcast! You can stream it from any computer, or download it through iTunes and have it load directly to your MP3 player.

11th Edition

In this edition, you’ll hear about recycling efforts, the NALC Food Drive, the upcoming price change, and and strange and unique stamps.

10th Edition

In this exciting edition, we’ll take you right into the action of the 90 Day Sales Blitz. You’ll hear from the commissioner, a coach and a player who are all working on intercepting revenue for USPS. You’ll hear about discounted mailing for commercial companies. We’ll also interview a company that makes its business forwarding mail.

9th Edition

In this edition, we”ll hear from the top postal leaders — including the PMG — about the financial status of the Postal Service. And we’ll take you live to the USPS booth on the floor of the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. You’ll also hear about a postal employee, Edgar Kumley , who has — catch this — 70 years of service. (Editor’s Note: Sadly, Betty Kumley, who was the wife of Mr. Kumley and also served as his PMR, passed away the day after this broadcast aired.)

8th Edition

In this edition, you’ll hear about a “green” facility in Alaska, the making of the Presidential Inaugural stamp folio, changes to postage rates, and a place on the Internet where you can read about the “rest of the postal story.”

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7th Edition

In this edition, you hear about some of the strangest items of mail that come through the system. You’ll also hear how to transfer Thrift Savings Funds monies from fund to fund. You’ll also hear about a power eBay seller and a big Customer Connect sale. And dont miss your chance on how to win your own pedometer to keep track of your daily mileage, as you go about your appointed rounds.

6th Edition

In this edition, you’ll hear about the brand new, electric T3 delivery vehicles. You’ll also hear the first hand story about a man who’s Chrysler 300 is featured on a new stamp. And did you know that postal employees get a discount at USPS card store? You’ll hear the story about a clerk who actually appeared on the Johnny Carson show and how to contribute to the Combined Federal Campaign. And did we mention prizes? Listen for a chance to win a copy of the DVD set of the HBO miniseries, John Adams. Eight minutes of ear candy!

5th Edition

In this edition, you’ll hear a riveting story about a Iowa letter carrier who was attacked by a dog. A big bite of the pepper spray was enough to thwart him from the carrier — but the dog turned his attention to a neighborhood boy. Big mistake. The carrier saved the day. You’ll also hear about the number one thing that comes loose in the mail, as well as a way to save money — by mailing.

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4th Edition

(Apparently some bad links, so this is a repost.)

In this edition, you’ll hear about a letter carrier who used to ride bulls for a living. We’ll also take you on a trip to the infamous stamp caves in Kansas City. You’ll hear just how many rubber bands USPS uses and some timely money tips.

And, you’ll get a chance to win a DVD set of the epic HBO miniseries, John Adams.