A history podcast where vintage postcards become mysteries
Hidden history, forgotten stories, and the strange lives people once mailed in public.
what is postmarked & tipsy?
Uncover Hidden Histories
Postmarked & Tipsy is a storytelling podcast that uncovers forgotten stories, hidden history and the everyday lives of ordinary people through vintage postcards.
Each episode begins with a real postcard and the questions it leaves behind. Who wrote it? Who received it? What was happening in their lives?
From family drama and road trips to strange messages, heartfelt notes and historical mysteries, we explore the human stories hidden in plain sight.
These small pieces of mail offer a rare glimpse into the hopes, worries, relationships and adventures of people who lived decades ago—and remind us that history is often found in the most ordinary places.
What you'll find in the tavern:
• Real vintage postcards and the stories behind them
• Forgotten people, places and moments from history
• Historical mysteries and unanswered questions
• Humor, curiosity and occasional wild speculation
• A celebration of ordinary lives and the stories they left behind
About the hosts and the tavern
The Hosts
The Painting
The Tavern
Kara and Jessica are longtime friends, history enthusiasts and co-hosts of Postmarked & Tipsy. Together they transform vintage postcards into investigations of forgotten people, hidden history and the strange stories ordinary Americans once mailed in public.
When they're not analyzing decades-old messages, they're usually debating improbab
Kara and Jessica are longtime friends, history enthusiasts and co-hosts of Postmarked & Tipsy. Together they transform vintage postcards into investigations of forgotten people, hidden history and the strange stories ordinary Americans once mailed in public.
When they're not analyzing decades-old messages, they're usually debating improbable postcard theories in a Rhode Island tavern alongside their unofficial research assistant, DJ Nutz.
The Tavern
The Painting
The Tavern
Postmarked & Tipsy is filmed in Kara's home tavern — a space that began life as a guest room before being repurposed when it became increasingly clear that nobody was actually coming to stay.
Today, the tavern serves as headquarters for vintage postcard investigations, historical rabbit holes, questionable theories and occasional visits fr
Postmarked & Tipsy is filmed in Kara's home tavern — a space that began life as a guest room before being repurposed when it became increasingly clear that nobody was actually coming to stay.
Today, the tavern serves as headquarters for vintage postcard investigations, historical rabbit holes, questionable theories and occasional visits from DJ Nutz. It's where forgotten stories come back to life, one postcard at a time.
The Painting
The Painting
The Painting
Behind us hangs a portrait of Kara's great-great-great grandfather, Peter Good, a Vermont farmer and Union soldier who served during the Civil War.
His story doesn't end on the battlefield. According to family lore, after a night spent drinking rum with fellow veterans in Bellows Falls, Vermont, he was found dead in a ditch the following m
Behind us hangs a portrait of Kara's great-great-great grandfather, Peter Good, a Vermont farmer and Union soldier who served during the Civil War.
His story doesn't end on the battlefield. According to family lore, after a night spent drinking rum with fellow veterans in Bellows Falls, Vermont, he was found dead in a ditch the following morning.
Like many of the postcards we explore, the details have faded with time. What remains is a story, a mystery and a reminder that ordinary lives often leave behind the most intriguing questions.
Well…We Have Questions.
If you’ve tried to visit our YouTube channel recently, you may have noticed that it has mysteriously disappeared.
YouTube removed the Postmarked & Tipsy channel, citing its Circumvention Policy.
As far as we know, neither of us has ever had a YouTube channel terminated or created a channel to get around a YouTube restriction, so we believe the removal may have been made in error.
We’ve submitted an appeal, which YouTube rejected, now we are trying to find other avenues to fight this.
The good news?
The Tavern is still open. 🍸📮
All 20 episodes of Postmarked & Tipsy are still available wherever you listen to podcasts, and you can keep up with us here on the website, on Facebook and Instagram, and through Tavern Mail, our newsletter.
Thank you for sticking with us—and for being part of our wonderfully weird little postcard community.
Please drink responsibly. If you are struggling with a substance abuse issue/mental health disorder, SAMHSA, the National Helpline for Mental Health, Drug, Alcohol Issues, is available to help.
Get in Touch
Send us a postcard - we will send you one back!
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Postmarked & Tipsy
PO Box 2, Lincoln, RI 02865-9998
Merchandise
You can now publicly identify yourself as someone emotionally invested in century-old postcard drama.
Official Postmarked & Tipsy™ t-shirts are now available on Zazzle.
Sorry they are a bit pricey - blame it on Zazzle - we only make $2.24 on them, which covers postage for like 4 postcards.