Big John The Mailman joins Eddie & Chief to talk about what is going on with the United States Postal Service. We get into the pictures of locked mailboxes, if they are really holding back mail, why they're getting rid of sorting machines, and more.
Oct 2017
Why don't we use Rockets to Send Mail Anymore?
When Ben Franklin took over the US Postal Service, he couldn’t have predicted the crazy ways the institution would evolve. From pneumatic tubes to missiles filled with mail, Will and Mango dig into the post office's weirdest experiments, while discussing why Olympic athletes can ... Show More
44m 1s
May 2020
Into Delivering an Election
The US Postal Service reaches every corner of America – from cities to small towns. In the midst of a pandemic, postal carriers are still delivering the mail, ensuring that people can pay their bills, keep up to date on medication, and connect with loved ones – even as most of us ... Show More
25m 53s
Aug 2020
The President, the Postal Service and the Election
The installation of Louis DeJoy as postmaster general has caused alarm. Since taking up the role in June, he has enacted a number of cuts to the Postal Service: ending overtime for workers, limiting how many runs they can make in a day, reassigning more than 20 executives and, fr ... Show More
24m 15s
Aug 2020
The Revolutionary Post (Repeat)
Winifred Gallagher, author of How the Post Office Created America argues that the post office is not simply an inexpensive way to send a letter. The service was designed to unite a bunch of disparate towns and people under one flag, and in doing so, she believes the post office a ... Show More
19m 17s