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The Future Of The U.S. Postal Service

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Heard On The Morning Show
A USPS carrier wearing a face mask delivers mail in the snow
A mail carrier wears a face mask to protect against COVID-19 as he delivers mail in a spring snow storm in Lincoln, Neb., Thursday, April 16, 2020. Nati Harnik/ AP Photo

The U.S. Postal Service is consistently rated the most popular federal agency in polls. But it’s facing a bleak financial outlook, with projections that it will run out of money by September. We speak with a retired mail carrier and a Washington Post reporter about why the Postal Service is in trouble and what can be done to help it.

Episode Credits

  • Kate Archer Kent Host
  • Joe Tarr Producer
  • Lee Rayburn Technical Director
  • Jacob Bogage Guest
  • Scott Van Derven Guest

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