Classes of Mail

About Classes of Mail

This podcast is intended to empower city letter carriers. Through education, we'll make ourselves better carriers who are immune to discipline and mistreatment by management, and are forces for positive change and reform within our own union. I do not speak for the USPS or NALC (or anybody else, for that matter!), this is not an official USPS or NALC podcast, and all opinions and advice are my own or my guests'. Submit feedback, questions, or topic suggestions to classesofmail@gmail.com (mailto:classesofmail@gmail.com) .

Publisher

Alan Gegax

Category

education · government

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

15 Apr 2023

Latest episode

9 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

82 of 308 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   9 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   PS Form 4588 - How to Protect Yourself During Management Observation

   Host Michael and guest [Guest Name, Title] discuss PS Form 4588, revealing management's focus and empowering you to protect yourself during observations.

2. 

   6 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Austin Webb Talks about Mental Health

   Host [Host Name] and mental health advocate Austin Webb share candid personal stories about substance abuse and self-harm, offering insights into navigating mental health challenges.

3. 

   2 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Letter of Warning - What It Means for a Carrier, and How to Protect Yourself

   Host Michael and guest [Guest Name, Title] discuss attendance warning letters, offering strategies for carriers to protect themselves during investigations and disciplinary actions.

Inside a recent episode

PS Form 4588 - How to Protect Yourself During Management Observation

Published 9 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] And yeah, here we have this paper that it makes a very effective defense against that. Yeah. Safety. Yep. All right. Next case area kept neat and orderly. So this is something that you should be taking the time to do generally where you'll notice in the holdout section, like where you're no such number and attempted unknowns are supposed to go on your case. That'll be all full of like random papers and old, uh, 30, the change of address labels and stuff like that. All that stuff's supposed to be cleaned up and you get time to do that, but you have to actually take the time to To do it. And honestly, once your case is neat and orderly, it makes everything a little bit easier. […]

Who has been a guest on Classes of Mail

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Austin Webb
• Chris Reed
• Bill Kriebel
• David Grosskopf
• Elliot Simmons

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.8 / 5

87 ratings

Spotify

4.9 / 5

57 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 39 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

41

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

93

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