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  Episode 26: Nurturing Whimsy, Film School & 1,750 Letters with Minna from Craftoholic Mail Club 02.08.2026 46мин

  she got her first 50 subscribers from fruit notepads. the rest is history. 🥹✨Minna (@meenoush_) grew up with a mom who had a craft room, went to film school, worked at a stationery store, and then started posting the notepads she was making on social media. Fifty subscribers later the Craftoholic Mail Club was born. Now she sends 1,750 letters a mailing, makes all her own rules, keeps it fresh every single month so she never gets bored, and might be the first person on the internet to use the word whimsy the way everyone uses it now. We also talked about production hiccups, mail club trends, and the future of this whole world we love so much. Recorded on Stationery Store Day, which honestly could not have been more perfect.CONNECT WITH US:Instagram: @dearpenpalpodcastEmail: dearpenpalpodcast@gmail.comWrite to us: PO Box 223, Benicia, CA 94510FIND MINNA:Instagram: @meenoush_meenoush.carrd.coWhat would your dream mail club theme be? Tell us 💌✨#DearPenpalPodcast #SnailMail #MailClub #CraftoholicMailClub #Meenoush #JunkJournal #Stationery #LetterWriting #Penpals #StationeryStoreDay
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  Episode 25: From Art School to Stationery Shop-Nagi Lifestyle with Vivian 26.07.2026 56мин

  three orders placed back-to-back. zero regrets. 🥹✨Vivian from Nagi Lifestyle is an art school graduate who started a stationery shop, tracking inventory by hand, moving into her first warehouse, and is about to do her first expo at the SF Pen Show. We talked about all of it including the money transparency trend in the vendor community and what nobody tells you about owning a creative business.CONNECT WITH US:Instagram: @dearpenpalpodcastEmail: dearpenpalpodcast@gmail.comWrite to us: PO Box 223, Benicia, CA 94510FIND NAGI LIFESTYLE:nagilifestyle.comInstagram: @nagilifestyleTikTok: @nagilifestyle#DearPenpalPodcast #NagiLifestyle #Stationery #SmallBusiness #StationeryShop #JunkJournal #Penpals #SnailMail #SFPenShow #StationeryCommunity
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  Episode 24: Stationery Regrets, Ghosted Penpals & Sticker Book Obsession 19.07.2026 40мин

  $100 on sticker books. 3D printed sparkly pen trays. hashtags are apparently dead. welcome to episode 24. 🖊️✨💌Parker 3D printed two sparkly pen trays, Judit ordered more fountain pens and signed up for a doodling with a fountain pen workshop at the SF Pen Show, Parker spent over $100 on sticker books and is now staring at a messy craft desk wondering where it all went wrong. We hit 1,000 Instagram followers, our junk journal flat spread swap is underway, we talked about penpal ghosting, stationery regrets, our least favorite things about penpalling, and we opened the most wonderful listener mail including a mini zine about why stickers matter, postcards from Italy, the FIFA World Cup, and the de Young Museum.CONNECT WITH US:Instagram: @dearpenpalpodcastEmail: dearpenpalpodcast@gmail.comWrite to us: PO Box 223, Benicia, CA 94510What is your least favorite thing about penpalling? Tell us 👀💌#DearPenpalPodcast #SnailMail #Penpals #FountainPen #StationeryAddict #JunkJournal #PenTray #StickerBook #LetterWriting #PenpalLife #Stationery #SnailMailCommunity #PenpalCommunity #JunkJournaling #StationeryLovers
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  Episode 23: 5,500 Letters, Army Reserves & Becoming a Boss with Hannah from The Tiny Project 12.07.2026 1ч 4мин

  this one genuinely made us want to go write five thousand letters 🥹💌Hannah Gustafson (@hannah_thetinyproject) runs The Tiny Post snail mail club, 5,500 subscribers, art and junk journal workshops, a farmers market with 30 plus vendors and a neighbor house band, and she does it all while serving in the Army Reserves. We talked about building something from nothing, what it actually means to become a boss, the creative journey, and the sticker book she is working on next. This conversation was everything.CONNECT WITH US:Instagram: @dearpenpalpodcastEmail: dearpenpalpodcast@gmail.comWrite to us: Box 223, Benicia, CA 94510FIND HANNAH:Instagram: @hannah_thetinyprojectInstagram: @tinyfarmersmarkettinyproject.orgWhat does creativity community connection mean to you? Tell us 💌#DearPenpalPodcast #SnailMail #MailClub #TinyProject #TinyPost #LetterWriting #Penpals #JunkJournal #SmallBusiness #Stationery
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  Episode 22: We Got Royal Mail, Juicy Pen Reviews & Parker Went to Disneyland 05.07.2026 40мин

  juicy is a fountain pen word and we are using it 🖊️👑This week listener mail, a very juicy Benu pen review, the royal family actually wrote back and we are not okay about it, and Parker came home from Disneyland with the most wonderful analog goodies. A very good episode. Very juicy.CONNECT WITH US:Instagram: @dearpenpalpodcastEmail: dearpenpalpodcast@gmail.comWrite to us: PO Box 223, Benicia, CA 94510The royal family wrote back. That is all. 👑💌#DearPenpalPodcast #FountainPen #Benu #RoyalMail #Disneyland #SnailMail #Penpals #LetterWriting #StationeryCommunity #JunkJournal
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  Episode 21: Tech Girlie Turned Mail Artist-Sunday Breakfast Club with Bash 28.06.2026 1ч 7мин

  she mailed 500 copies around the world from Sydney and we are obsessed 🍵💌This week we are talking with Bash from Sunday Breakfast Club (@sundaybfastclub), artist, mail club founder, craft meetup regular, and the person behind some of the most stunning themed slow morning mail we have ever seen. The matcha edition. The Italian edition. The way everything she makes feels like a warm drink and a slow Sunday. We talked about all of it.CONNECT WITH US:Instagram: @dearpenpalpodcastEmail: dearpenpalpodcast@gmail.comWrite to us: PO Box 223, Benicia, CA 94510FIND SUNDAY BREAKFAST CLUB:Instagram: @sundaybfastclubsundaybreakfast.clubWhat would your dream mail club theme be? Tell us! 🍵💌
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  Episode 20: All Your Mail, Our Podcast Journey & What Comes Next 21.06.2026 48мин

  20 episodes. we cannot believe it either 🥹💌This week we handed the whole episode to you and your PO box letters. And since episode 20 felt like a moment worth pausing on, we also talked about what this podcast journey has actually been like, what surprised us, and our goals for the next 20 episodes. CONNECT WITH US:Instagram: @dearpenpalpodcastEmail: dearpenpalpodcast@gmail.comWrite to us: 290 E L St, PO Box 223, Benicia, CA 94510What has been your favorite episode so far? Tell us in the comments 👀💌#DearPenpalPodcast #Penpals #SnailMail #LetterWriting #PenpalCommunity #ListenerMail #Episode20 #SnailMailCommunity #PodcastMilestone #PenpalLife
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  Episode 19: Your Questions, Our Pens & A Penpal Update 14.06.2026 46мин

  you asked, we answered 🖊️💌This week we are answering your questions, giving you an update on the ever growing fountain pen situation (it has grown), and doing an honest check in on where our penpal lives are at right now. No guest this week, just us, your questions, and a lot of pen talk.CONNECT WITH US:Instagram: @dearpenpalpodcastEmail: dearpenpalpodcast@gmail.comWrite to us: 290 E L St, PO Box 223, Benicia, CA 94510Got a question for us? Send it over for a future episode! 👀💌#DearPenpalPodcast #Penpals #SnailMail #FountainPen #LetterWriting #AskUsAnything #PenpalLife #SnailMailCommunity #StationeryCommunity #PenpalUpdates
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  Episode 18: Frugal Penpal Tips From Two People Who Just Bought a Lot of Stationery 07.06.2026 1ч 13мин

  we are not the most qualified people for this. and yet. 🛍️💌This week a listener asked Parker and Judit for frugal penpal tips. This same week Parker and Judit bought a lot of stationery. We are doing it anyway. We also have an honest penpal life check in and an update on Parker reaching out to stationery brands for gifted products because transparency is important to us.CONNECT WITH US:Instagram: @dearpenpalpodcastEmail: dearpenpalpodcast@gmail.comWrite to us: 290 E L St, PO Box 223, Benicia, CA 94510Are you a frugal penpal or a maximalist? Be honest 👀💌#DearPenpalPodcast #Penpals #SnailMail #FrugalLiving #StationeryAddict #LetterWriting #PenpalTips #SnailMailCommunity #StationeryLovers #PenpalLife
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  Episode 17: Parker's First Fountain Pen, Decorated Journals & Launching Our Traveling Sticker Card 31.05.2026 1ч 16мин

  new era unlocked 🖊️🎨💌This week is a cozy life update episode, Judit decorated her journal and something in her has been awakened, Parker got a Paper Republic and her first fountain pen and some ink and there is no going back now. We are gushing over Martina Calvì's sticker book, launching our very first community traveling sticker card project, and reading your messages because you are all so amazing 🥹CONNECT WITH US:Instagram: @dearpenpalpodcastEmail: dearpenpalpodcast@gmail.comWrite to us: 290 E L St, PO Box 223, Benicia, CA 94510#DearPenpalPodcast #Penpals #SnailMail #FountainPen #PaperRepublic #MartinaCalvi #StickerBook #TravelingJournal #LetterWriting
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  Episode 16: Zines, Snail Mail Clubs & Junk Journaling with Emily from Junk.This.Universe 24.05.2026 1ч 41мин

  she found us. she mailed us her zine. judit subscribed. 🥹✂️💌This week Parker and Judit are talking with Emily (@junk.this.universe), zine maker, snail mail club founder, junk journal lover, former Disney cast member, traveling journal curator, and someone who mailed over 100 letters on a Wednesday evening like it was completely normal. Her snail mail club junk.this.zine sends a different themed zine to subscribers every month, rip it, read it, stick it in your journal, and we are obsessed.Also her brand new website is dropping this week and we are so excited for her 🎉CONNECT WITH US:Instagram: @dearpenpalpodcastEmail: dearpenpalpodcast@gmail.comWrite to us: 290 E L St, PO Box 223, Benicia, CA 94510FIND EMILY:Instagram & TikTok: @junk.this.universe + @emily_made_universeNew website: junkthisuniverse.comUse code GRANDOPENING for 10% off through July 1st 🎉Are you a junk journaler? Tell us! ✂️💌#DearPenpalPodcast #JunkJournal #Zine #SnailMail #SnailMailClub #JunkThisZine #LetterWriting #Penpals #TravelingJournal #ZineCommunity
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  Episode 15: Judit Has 26 Penpals, Listener Mail & A Letter from Poland 17.05.2026 27мин

  we have some things to report 👀💌This week Parker and Judit are reading your messages, sharing a truly beautiful letter that arrived at the PO box, and a penpal update from Poland, an actual art restorer, and addressing the most important news of the week which is that Judit currently has 26 active penpals. Twenty six. We talk about it.CONNECT WITH US:Instagram: @dearpenpalpodcastEmail: dearpenpalpodcast@gmail.comWrite to us: 290 E L St, PO Box 223, Benicia, CA 94510How many penpals do you have? Be honest 👀💌#DearPenpalPodcast #Penpals #SnailMail #LetterWriting #PenpalLife #SnailMailCommunity #ListenerMail #PenpalCommunity #SnailMailLover #Correspondence
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  Episode 14: Collecting Analog Treasures at Disneyland for Your Penpals & Junk Journal 10.05.2026 49мин

  We are going to Disneyland and we are doing it for the penpals & junk journals 🏰💌This week Parker and Judit break down almost everything you can collect, save, buy, and lovingly hoard at Disneyland to send to the people you love through the mail (or just keep for yourself). We are talking pressed pennies, actual mailboxes inside the park with its Disneyland postmark, park maps, food packaging worth saving, the best postcards and where to find them, a land by land guide to what is worth collecting where, and five themed penpal letter ideas you can build entirely from your park haul.Whether you are going to Disneyland next week or just dreaming about it from your stationery desk, this one's for you.Disclaimer: we are penpal lovers first and Disney experts never, but we did our best and we think you are going to love it. 🎀CONNECT WITH US:Instagram: @dearpenpalpodcastEmail: dearpenpalpodcast@gmail.comWrite to us: 290 E L St, PO Box 223, Benicia, CA 94510Have you ever sent someone something from Disneyland in a letter? Tell us! 🎢📬#DearPenpalPodcast #Disneyland #SnailMail #Penpals #PressedPennies #DisneyMail #LetterWriting #DisneylandTips #AnalogLife #PenpalCommunity #junkjournal
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  Episode 13: Mail Art & Decorating Envelopes with Paper Source Content Creator Brenna Malmberg 03.05.2026 1ч 22мин

  Your envelopes are about to get a serious upgrade ✉️🎨This week Parker and Judit are talking with Brenna Malmberg (@brennamedia) — San Diego based mail artist, Paper Source content creator, and someone who has completely transformed the way we think about envelopes. We talk about her process, her Posca pens, what it's like to create content for a brand you love, mailing things from London like a true mail girlie, and why the envelope is just as important as the letter inside.CONNECT WITH US:Instagram: @dearpenpalpodcastEmail: dearpenpalpodcast@gmail.comWrite to us: 290 E L St, PO Box 223, Benicia, CA 94510CONNECT WITH BRENNA:Instagram: @brennamediaShop: @snailmaileditWebsite: snailmailedit.com What does your envelope decorating process look like? Tell us! 🖊️💌#DearPenpalPodcast #MailArt #EnvelopeArt #PoscaPens #PaperSource #SnailMail #Brennamedia #LetterWriting #Penpals #SnailMailEdit
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  Episode 12: The Art of Slowing Down with Pressed Flower Artist Hope Steinle 26.04.2026 1ч 26мин

  This week we sat down with Hope Steinle (@hopesteinle) — pressed flower artist, founder of The Wildflower Post snail mail club, and a genuinely open guest. We talked about pressing flowers from her Kansas garden, saving color when flowers dry, her husband's handmade flower presses, the bug situation (you'll have to listen), and what it looks like to grow something beautiful slowly and on your own terms.We left this conversation feeling really inspired. We hope you do too.CONNECT WITH US:Instagram: @dearpenpalpodcastEmail: dearpenpalpodcast@gmail.comWrite to us: 290 E L Street, PO Box 223, Benicia, CA 94510, USA Have you ever pressed a flower and sent it in a letter? 💌🌼#DearPenpalPodcast #PressedFlowers #SlowLiving #SnailMail #WildflowerPost #HopeSteinle #PressedFlowerArt #IntentionalLiving #LetterWriting #Penpals
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  Episode 11: Listener Mail, Penpal Updates & Our Hot Takes 19.04.2026 58мин

  A cozy and very honest episode 💌We're reading your messages and checking in on our real life penpal situations and sharing some updates. CONNECT WITH US:Instagram: @dearpenpalpodcastEmail: dearpenpalpodcast@gmail.com#DearPenpalPodcast #Penpals #SnailMail #LetterWriting #Stationery #Stickers #ListenerMail #PenpalLife #SnailMailCommunity
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  Episode 10: Penpal Search, Royal Mail & Postcard Stamps 12.04.2026 49мин

  400 downloads in?! We're celebrating! 🎉💌This week Parker announces the penpal starter set giveaway winner, shares a community penpal search update (the connections you've all been making are everything!), and goes down a Royal Mail rabbit hole; turns out you can write to royal families and sometimes get a letter back. Which one should we try first?Plus: fountain pens that arrived from Japan and were immediately forgotten, a postcard stamp deep dive, and the great custom stickers vs. postcards debate.CONNECT WITH US:Instagram: @dearpenpalpodcastEmail: dearpenpalpodcast@gmail.comShould we make custom postcards, stickers, or both? Let us know! 👑📬#DearPenpalPodcast #Penpals #SnailMail #StationeryDesk #FountainPen #RoyalMail #PostcardStamps #Stationery #LetterWriting #PenpalCommunity
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  Episode 9: Interview with Janielle from SF Junk Journal Club & PO Box Mail 05.04.2026 1ч 18мин

  Local stationery and junk journal communities are thriving! 📓✨This week we're talking with Janielle from SF Junk Journal Club (@sfjunkjournalclub) about running a local junk journal meetup, the recent SF Stationery Festival, and how in-person stationery communities are popping up everywhere!FIND SF JUNK JOURNAL CLUB:- Instagram: @sfjunkjournalclubCONNECT WITH US:- Instagram: @dearpenpalpodcast- Email: dearpenpalpodcast@gmail.com- PO Box: 290 E L St, PO Box 223, Benicia, CA, 94510, USADo you have a local stationery or penpal club? Tell us about it! 💌#DearPenpalPodcast #JunkJournal #SFJunkJournalClub #StationeryFestival #LocalCommunity #Penpals #JunkJournaling #SanFrancisco #StationeryClub #SnailMail
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  Episode 8: Pressing Flowers for Penpals, Postcard Swaps & Our First Listener Story 29.03.2026 47мин

  Spring mail vibes! 🌸📮This week we're diving into flower pressing (how to actually pack them without breaking!), the postcard swap experience, why postcards are having a moment, Judit's fountain pen update, and we're reading our FIRST listener story!CONNECT WITH US:- Instagram: @dearpenpalpodcast- Email: dearpenpalpodcast@gmail.com- PO Box: 290 E L St, PO Box 223, Benicia, CA 94510, USASend us your pressed flowers, postcard collections, stories, and questions! 💌#DearPenpalPodcast #PressedFlowers #Postcards #SpringMail #ListenerStories #Penpals #LetterWriting #BotanicalMail #SnailMail
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  Episode 7: Stationery Cart Chaos, Fountain Pens & The Moldy Sticker Book Story 22.03.2026 48мин

  This week we're keeping it real and having FUN! 📮Parker's stationery cart is a disaster, she might have been too sparse with penpal extras, we found some HILARIOUS Postcrossing posts, Judit wants to know if she should get a fountain pen, and we're debating vintage vs. new stationery (spoiler: Parker had a moldy sticker book experience 😱).CONNECT WITH US:- Instagram: @dearpenpalpodcast- Email: dearpenpalpodcast@gmail.com- PO Box: 290 E L St, PO Box 223, Benicia, CA, 94510, USASend us your stationery organization tips, fountain pen recommendations, or vintage stationery horror stories! We want to hear from you! 💌#DearPenpalPodcast #StationeryOrganization #Postcrossing #FountainPens #VintageStationery #Penpals #LetterWriting #SnailMail