{"version":"https://jsonfeed.org/version/1","title":"The Barefoot Mailman Podcast","home_page_url":"https://thebarefootmailman.fireside.fm","feed_url":"https://thebarefootmailman.fireside.fm/json","description":"Claudia Poblete, that's me, is the Barefoot Mailman. My hippie soul and moderate views coexist in my head in blissful harmony and chaos. When I'm not panicking about something, or laughing inappropriately at something, you can often find me doing something creative, selling real estate, thinking of some new business idea, or just being a lazy bum. A mom of two daughters, twice married, and surviving a shitty divorce, I somehow made it to the fabulous 50s unsupervised, undiagnosed, and unmedicated.\r\n\r\nJust like the legendary Barefoot Mailmen who traversed the soft sands of the South Florida coast sans shoes, delivering mail from outpost to outpost, I have been navigating through the unpredictable landscape of life, one barefoot step on a Lego at a time. I'm just an average person with an average life who has also had a lot of unreal experiences that not every average person gets to have. Some have been amazing and some have been devastating and still, I survived every single one of them and lived to tell the stories.","_fireside":{"subtitle":"Delivering good vibes to your ears.","pubdate":"2025-11-08T07:00:00.000-05:00","explicit":true,"copyright":"2025 by The Barefoot Mailman","owner":"Claudia Poblete","image":"https://media24.fireside.fm/file/fireside-images-2024/podcasts/images/f/f5b68fa9-ebd0-406e-8c9d-fba3416f270c/cover.jpg?v=2"},"items":[{"id":"b61c5280-4fbc-4c4f-b77f-abcaea5ebae2","title":"Listen to The Cubans ","url":"https://thebarefootmailman.fireside.fm/ep3-listentothecubans","content_text":"In this episode, I'm ranting about the election of NYC's new Mayor-elect. ","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eIn this episode, I\u0026#39;m ranting about the election of NYC\u0026#39;s new Mayor-elect. \u003c/p\u003e","summary":"I'm upset. I said I wasn't going to get political, and I had a whole other show planned out. This episode begins with a cold open, a sound byte from Senator Carlos Gimenez, whose story resonates with me deeply. Our fears are not unfounded, but in 2025, they are certainly lost and often looked upon scornfully by others.","date_published":"2025-11-08T07:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f5b68fa9-ebd0-406e-8c9d-fba3416f270c/b61c5280-4fbc-4c4f-b77f-abcaea5ebae2.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":20012956,"duration_in_seconds":1529}]},{"id":"2297f86e-ac0e-4720-906a-8f33272538b5","title":"The Weight We Carry","url":"https://thebarefootmailman.fireside.fm/ep2the-weight-we-carry","content_text":"Links:The Grief of Estrangement - Hearts of HopeThe Living Loss: Family Estrangement \u0026amp; Stages Of GriefCan Physical Activity Support Grief Outcomes in Individuals Who Have Been Bereaved? 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When she isn't panicking about something, you can often find her doing something creative, selling real estate, thinking of some new business idea, or just being a lazy bum. A mom of two daughters, she made it to the the fabulous 50s unsupervised, undiagnosed, and unmedicated.Links:The Barefoot Mailman's Outpost","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eClaudia Poblete is the Barefoot Mailman. Her hippie soul and moderate views live in both harmony and chaos. When she isn\u0026#39;t panicking about something, you can often find her doing something creative, selling real estate, thinking of some new business idea, or just being a lazy bum. A mom of two daughters, she made it to the the fabulous 50s unsupervised, undiagnosed, and unmedicated.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLinks:\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"The Barefoot Mailman\u0026#39;s Outpost\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http://www.thebarefootmailman.com\"\u003eThe Barefoot Mailman's Outpost\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","summary":"Kick off your shoes, and join me on this almost 30-minute trek where we'll dive headfirst into a whirlwind of topics – from education to music, pop culture to life's little mysteries, philosophy to motherly advice, delivered to you with authentic wit, wisdom, and a little bit of profanity.","date_published":"2025-10-16T14:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f5b68fa9-ebd0-406e-8c9d-fba3416f270c/2696a8fa-d7ec-4dbe-8000-443bc5eb9a08.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":25400819,"duration_in_seconds":1621}]}]}