142 episodes

Postcards connect people. Join postcard collector Frank Roche as he talks to guests around the world, including leading postcard designers, writers, dealers, and connoisseurs. The Postcardist spans the gamut from vintage to modern postcards. This conversational show was created for everyone from budding deltiologists to leading postcard collectors.

Postcardist Frank Roche

    • Society & Culture
    • 4.9 • 60 Ratings

Postcards connect people. Join postcard collector Frank Roche as he talks to guests around the world, including leading postcard designers, writers, dealers, and connoisseurs. The Postcardist spans the gamut from vintage to modern postcards. This conversational show was created for everyone from budding deltiologists to leading postcard collectors.

    The Finale

    The Finale

    There is no real ending. It's just the place where you stop the story.
    Frank Hebert
     
    The Postcardist Podcast: February 2, 2018 to February 23, 2023

    This is where we stop the story.

    • 41 min
    Melissa Reed Has 12,000 Postcards to Send

    Melissa Reed Has 12,000 Postcards to Send

    I talked with Melissa Reed about postcards, letter writing, and how she has accumulated 12,000 postcards at her house in Italy. And she wants to send them to people.

    • 1 hr 15 min
    Albert the Basset Hound and Postcard Design Inspiration with Magda from Travel Trinkets Canada

    Albert the Basset Hound and Postcard Design Inspiration with Magda from Travel Trinkets Canada

    Maggie and I talk about her prolific set of postcard designs at Travel Trinkets Canada. We, of course, also talk about Albert Pickle the 3rd, her very handsome Basset Hound, who is featured in a recent collection.

    You can find Travel Trinkets Canada on Etsy by clicking here. And you can find Magda's work on Instagram here. And as a bonus, you can see what I was saying about Albert dancing to the beat of his own drum by clicking here.

    • 45 min
    Jamo Collects Pokemon Cards and Postcards

    Jamo Collects Pokemon Cards and Postcards

    • 35 min
    The Seinfeld Episode

    The Seinfeld Episode

    This is a show about nothing. But I spend 53 minutes talking about it.

    • 52 min
    Postcard Designer and Artist Nina Lakusta

    Postcard Designer and Artist Nina Lakusta

    What's the worst postcard you ever got? And can you top the story Nina tells about hers?

    In this episode I'm joined by Nina Lakusta, the proprietor of the postcard and ephemera store LakuStash. We talk about her postcard designs, driving lessons, illustration, and yes, the world's worst postcard.

    You can find Nina on Instagram at LakuStash, and on Etsy at, where else, LakuStash.

    • 55 min

Customer Reviews

4.9 out of 5
60 Ratings

60 Ratings

KrissieGoo ,

If you love snail mail…

…you will love this podcast. I stumbled across this podcast a few years back and have enjoyed every episode. Frank has some fascinating guests, and he is fascinating himself. I’ve been sending more
postcards thanks to this podcast, and now my friends are sending more postcards, too! Postcards really do connect people. And this podcast inspires them.

CK27.5 ,

Inspiration to write more postcards

It’s fun to hear from postcard lovers from around the world. I’ve been inspired to write more postcards.

Tjlc ,

Postcards Connect People

Frank is a light in the darkness of today’s media. Listening to this podcast inspired me to start sending postcards and other mail. The Postcardist inspired listeners to enjoy all the simple pleasures that make life worth living even when things are hard.

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