1 Sealed Letter

By Kathryn Hastings

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Episodes: 122

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The legacy of letter writing and how to bring this beautiful art form into the 21st century

Episode Date
Love Letters Revisited
Sep 03, 2026
120. The Letter, Liberated, What Happens to the Letter Now?
Aug 25, 2026
119. A conversation for Highly Sensitive People with Alissa Boyer
Aug 19, 2026
118. The Residue of Attention with Jessica Oreck from the Office of Collecting & Design
Jun 24, 2026
117. Millennial Inheritance, Nick Fox on the Great Transfer of Clutter
Apr 15, 2026
116: The Sunday Letter Project with Rebecca McMillan
Apr 08, 2026
115: Emma Hamilton: The Life They Dimmed
Apr 01, 2026
114: The Punctuation That Almost Was: Lost Symbols of Tone, Irony, and Emotion
Mar 11, 2026
113. Dicken’s Violated Letter
Dec 26, 2025
112. “My Soul, Not Just a Mother” – Paula Modersohn-Becker and the Art of Being Overwhelmed
Nov 05, 2025
111. A New Lease on Life: Dostoevsky’s Letter from the Edge of Death
Oct 15, 2025
110. God Save Benedict Arnold with Jack Kelly
Oct 01, 2025
109. Felice Cohen: A Love Letter to Letters
Sep 17, 2025
108. Denis Diderot’s Leap into Love & Freedom
Sep 03, 2025
107. Balloonomania: Benjamin Franklin’s Letters from Paris, 1783
Aug 27, 2025
106. Georgia O’Keeffe’s Early Letters: Becoming an Artist on Her Own Terms
Aug 20, 2025
105. Gratitude in the Darkness: The Letters of Helen Keller
Aug 07, 2025
104. This Way In: The Love Letter That Became a Gallery
Jul 30, 2025
103. A Letter Always Feels Like Immortality: Emily Dickinson in June 1869
Jul 22, 2025
102. Kindred Spirits: The Letters of Bessie Rayner Parkes and Barbara Bodichon
Jul 16, 2025
101. The Future of Wax Seals: Art, Ritual, and a Living Tradition
Jul 09, 2025
Ep. 100 🎉 — The Future of Letter Writing: Depth in an Age of Immediacy
Jul 02, 2025
99. Audrey Hepburn in her own words
Jun 18, 2025
98. Steal Away to Freedom: The Letters and Legacy of Robert Smalls
Jun 04, 2025
97. 🐑🥫✍️🧩💌: Rebus Letters History and Guide
May 28, 2025
96. A Princess in Her Own Words: Diana’s Letters, Revealed
May 21, 2025
95. The Ritual Effect: How Meaning Is Made, with Dr. Michael Norton
May 07, 2025
94. Return to Sender: Rethinking happy mail
Apr 30, 2025
93. Finding Your Creative Voice with Cat London
Apr 23, 2025
92. Mental Telegraphy & the Energetics of Letter Writing
Apr 09, 2025
91. Embrace Your Handwriting: The Power of Pen on Paper
Apr 02, 2025
90. A Fever of Blossoms: Van Gogh’s Letter from Arles
Mar 26, 2025
89. Temperance Letters & When Reformers Collide
Mar 19, 2025
88. Love, Longing, and Letters: Kahlil Gibran’s Correspondence with Mary Haskell and May Ziadah
Mar 13, 2025
87. Annotations, Footnotes & Endnotes
Mar 05, 2025
86. New Years Manifestation Letter
Dec 30, 2024
85. The Postman’s Knock with Lindsey Bugbee
Nov 17, 2024
84. Handwritten Democracy: How 31 Million Letters Are Shaping Democracy
Sep 10, 2024
83. Vintage Postage with Gracie Cote of Enfield Post
Aug 30, 2024
82. Letters to Our Bodies
Aug 15, 2024
81. Wax Seal Series - How do you spot a fake?
Jul 25, 2024
80. Napoleon’s passionate love letter to Joséphine
Jul 18, 2024
79. Wax Seal Series - How I got started
Jul 10, 2024
78. Sarah Winnemucca – A Voice for Justice
Jul 03, 2024
77. Kurt Gerron: Letters from the Shadows
Jun 26, 2024
76. The Letters of Marlene Dietrich: A Star’s Unseen Correspondence
Jun 19, 2024
76. The Sparrow’s Letters: Edith Piaf Unveiled
Jun 12, 2024
75. Dürer’s Letters: Tales from a Renaissance Master
Jun 05, 2024
74. Creative Conversation: Martha Clarke & Kathryn Hastings
Feb 08, 2024
73. Letters and Journals of the Last Romanovs: A Love in Turmoil
Jan 10, 2024
72. Letters of Connection: A Guided Meditation for Grieving Hearts
Nov 03, 2023
71. Letters to a Young Poet - Letter #7
Nov 03, 2023
70. Eclipses & Evolutionary Astrology with Silvana Perelli
Oct 04, 2023
69. Fitzgerald’s Funny Fatherly Wisdom
Sep 28, 2023
68. Dark Shadows and Lost Souls: Unraveling the Salem Witch Trials
Sep 24, 2023
68. Enlightenment Debates: Rousseau vs. Voltaire
Sep 13, 2023
67. Thoughts on Etiquette
Aug 30, 2023
65. Jesse Crosson - Prison Letters & Building Community Through Letters
Aug 23, 2023
64. Wax Seal Artists Round Table 2023
Aug 09, 2023
63. Inner Child Letters with Matt Landsiedel
Jul 25, 2023
62. OceanGate and the Wright Brothers - Learning about pioneers from Wilbur Wright’s letters
Jun 22, 2023
61. Hans Christen Andersen’s Letters & the real Story Behind the Little Mermaid
Jun 14, 2023
60. Sullivan Ballou's Heartfelt Letter Amidst War
Jun 07, 2023
59. Emile Zola's J'accuse Letter and the Dreyfus Affair
May 31, 2023
58. Unveiling the Joy of Regency Letters with Romantically Written
May 24, 2023
57. Andrew Morris - The Matrix Collection & Sigillum Seals
May 17, 2023
56. Letters to a Young Poet 6th Letter
May 10, 2023
55. How long should I save cards and letters?
May 03, 2023
54. The Office Oasis: Reclaiming Your Workspace for Leisure and Beauty
Apr 05, 2023
53. Letters from Tuscany with Giulia Scarpaleggia
Mar 29, 2023
52. Wax Seal Symbolism & Intention in Letter Writing
Mar 23, 2023
51. Artificial Intelligence and Letter Writing
Mar 15, 2023
50th Episode! ✨🎉🍾 Letter to Ubbe Iwerks from 1924
Nov 09, 2022
49. Letters to the Dead💀
Nov 02, 2022
48. An Apology Letter from the year 856 CE
Oct 26, 2022
47. Abraham Lincoln’s and Ann Rutledge’s Love Letters
Oct 19, 2022
46. Design Thinking in Letter Writing
Oct 12, 2022
45. Friendship Break Up - John Steinbeck’s letter to George Albee
Oct 05, 2022
44. The History of Dear John Letters with Susan L. Carruthers
Sep 28, 2022
43. Antique Wax Seals
Sep 21, 2022
42. Let’s talk about little notes!
Sep 14, 2022
41. Can you break up by letter?
Sep 07, 2022
40. Mail-Order Brides
Sep 01, 2022
39. How to write a condolence letter
Aug 24, 2022
38. Juliette Drouet’s 20,000 Scribles
Aug 17, 2022
37. Beethoven’s letter to his “Immortal Beloved”
Aug 10, 2022
36. Worst Postmaster Ever - William Faulker
Aug 03, 2022
35. Why letter writing?
Jul 27, 2022
34. Mary Tape’s Letter to the San Francisco Board of Education
Jun 02, 2021
33. How to Write a Thank You Note + the Power of Receiving
May 19, 2021
32. Rainer Maria Rilke’s 5th Letter to a Young Poet
May 12, 2021
31. History of US Airmail ✈️ 💌
May 05, 2021
30. Ramie Targoff on the Life and 💌 of Vittoria Colonna
Apr 21, 2021
29. Letters from the Titanic 🚢 💌
Apr 14, 2021
28. Tea & Letter Writing with Mike Harney from Harney & Sons
Apr 07, 2021
27. Letters from the 1918 Spanish Flu Pandemic
Mar 31, 2021
26. Anaïs Nin’s Letters and Life with Paul Herron
Mar 24, 2021
25. Rainer Maria Rilke’s Fourth Letter to a Young Poet
Mar 17, 2021
24. Fan Mail & How to write letters to celebrities
Mar 10, 2021
23. Mary Queen of Scots and Elizabeth I
Mar 03, 2021
22. Beethoven's Heiligenstadt Testament
Feb 24, 2021
21. Lewis Carroll’s Eight or Nine Wise Words about Letter Writing
Feb 17, 2021
20. 💌✨ Letters to the Astral (with Laura LaRosa)
Feb 10, 2021
19. Rilke’s Letters to a Young Artist (Third Letter)
Dec 09, 2020
18. Holiday Letters 💌🎄 🕎 ✨🍾
Dec 02, 2020
17. Julie Montagu, Viscountess Hinchingbrooke
Nov 25, 2020
16. Holiday Cards in 2020
Nov 18, 2020
15. The Pony Express with Jim DeFelice author of “West Like Lightning”
Nov 11, 2020
14. Joanna Espin, The Postal Museum, London
Nov 04, 2020
13. Laura Tempest Zakroff - Witchcraft in Letter writing ✨💌
Oct 28, 2020
12. The 5 Senses in Letter Writing
Oct 21, 2020
11. Letters & Essential Oils with CAMPO Beauty
Oct 14, 2020
10. Rilke’s Letters to a Young Artist - Second Letter 💌
Oct 07, 2020
9. Handwriting Analysis with Elaine Charal
Sep 30, 2020
8. Letters to the Future
Sep 23, 2020
7. Kenyatta D Berry: Finding your Ancestors & African American Genealogy
Sep 16, 2020
6. Amy Sudduth - Researcher, Historian and Epistolary Enthusiast
Sep 09, 2020
5. How to Improve your Handwriting
Sep 02, 2020
4. The History of Western Handwriting ✍️ 📚
Aug 26, 2020
3. How to a Write a Love Letter 💌
Aug 20, 2020
2. Letter writing 101 and my journey with letters
Aug 12, 2020
1. Rilke’s first letter to a young artist
Aug 07, 2020