People of Agency

By People of Agency Podcast

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Episodes: 8

Description

The Post Office is older than the United States, and that's not a coincidence. From the American Revolution to Rural Free Delivery, the Post Office has been a silent, foundational institution that literally built the roads and airways of modern America.

Join Aileen Day and Maia Warner-Langenbahn as they dig up the receipts and reveal the untold, radical history of this essential public good. This is a story about the unseen power that truly holds the country together, and why we all need to understand what's at stake when public institutions are under attack.

New episode every Monday.


Episode Date
Ep.7 - Return to Sender: What We Could Lose
Dec 15, 2025
Ep. 6 - Cowboys of the Sky: How USPS Created Commercial Aviation
Dec 08, 2025
Ep. 5 - Special Delivery: From Farm Rebellion to Mailed Babies
Dec 01, 2025
Ep. 4 - Spoils of Office: Garfield, Guiteau, and Civil Service Reform
Nov 24, 2025
Ep. 3 - Outlaws vs the Postal Inspectors
Nov 17, 2025
Ep. 2 - Westward Bound
Nov 10, 2025
Ep. 1 - Signed, Sealed, Delivered (to Treason)
Nov 10, 2025
Trailer
Oct 28, 2025