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71 – Interstate Paws – Owney the Mail Dog


December 6, 2022

About the Episode

You know what makes everything better? Dogs. Have a bad day? DOG. Scrape your knee? DOG. Still single even though your relatives keep BEGGING you to find a partner? . . . DOG!!! 

In this episode, Colin tells (yet another) story about trains while Sierra gushes over a dog named Owney. Join us as we discuss snail mail propaganda, post office fever dreams, and the canine version of OnlyFans.

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Photos from the Episode

  • Owen and Owney the Mail Dog

    Owen and Owney the Mail Dog

  • Owney the Rail Mail Dog

    Owney the Rail Mail Dog

  • Owney on a train with friends

    Owney on a train with friends

  • Owney Propaganda

    Owney Propaganda

  • Owney's Globetrotter Medallion

    Owney's Globetrotter Medallion

  • the book Colin read as a child (A TRUE STORY)

    the book Colin read as a child (A TRUE STORY)

  • Restoring Owney the Dog in 2011

    Restoring Owney the Dog in 2011

  • Owney . . . present day

    Owney . . . present day

  • Owney's 2011 Forever Stamp

    Owney's 2011 Forever Stamp

  • Bob the Railway Dog!!! (Copycat!!)

    Bob the Railway Dog!!! (Copycat!!)

  • a train with Bob on top

    a train with Bob on top

  • Laika the Space Dog

    Laika the Space Dog

Francis Bourgeois – the Wholesome Train Guy on TikTok

@francis.bourgeois

Life is…

♬ Even If You're Never Awake – Stars of the Lid

Subjects Covered

Owney the Dog • Owney the Post Office Dog • Post Office Mascot • Colorado Model Railroad Museum • Albany, NY • Francis Bourgeois (TikTok Train Guy) • Post Office Employees • National Postal Museum • United States Postal Service • Station Jim • Laila the Space Dog • Bob the Railway Dog • Taxidermy • Horsepower •

Sources

  • OwneyFans.com - Big Mutts & Paw Pics
  • Wikipedia - Bob the Railway Dog
  • Wikipedia - List of Dogs
  • Wikipedia - Owney (Dog)
  • Wikipedia - Slough Railway Station
  • Wikipedia - Laika
  • Wikipedia - 1887 In the US
  • Amazon Books - "A Lucky Dog: Owney, U.S. Rail Mail Mascot"
  • YouTube - Listen to "A Lucky Dog: Owney, U.S. Rail Mail Mascot"
  • TikTok - Follow Francis Bourgeois (the wholesome train guy) on TikTok
  • Colorado Model Railway Museum

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