You visit the huge town park at the end of your block, and find yourself racing grown-up sized big wheels with some Dads.

This episode was inspired by "The Case for Pool Party Progressivism" by Kate Aronoff at The New Republic, Aug 2023.

Special thanks to freesound_community at Pixabay Sounds for numerous contributions to the soundscape of this episode. Additional sounds from Freesound, licensed under Creative Commons 0 or Attribution 4.0:

city ​​park birds background atmo without people sound effect by Garuda1982

Squirrel.wav by PhilllChabbb

ForestDay_BW.66.wav by sonidosreales245

group people outdoors calm 150108_00.wav by klankbeeld

chatter in a large tent.wav by Kyster

Small Crowd Walla by IENBA

kids fooling around outside shouting ohhhh India.flac by kyles

20160503_rowdy.kids.wav by dobroide

PickleBall.m4a by fkunze

roller coaster field recording by Garuda1982

Inside a traditional Dutch windmill, 2 by pcwvdmark

S12-03 Small group men cheering; encouraging.wav by craigsmith

breeze.wav by keweldog

thunders and crows by trainloop0

Soccer Match by RandomRecord19

R08-41-Small Gathering of Friends.wav by craigsmith

You spend the day in the company of Liz, the featured speaker at this year's Jubilee Station Alumni Weekend.

This week's episode was inspired by the Connective Tissue newsletter, and by Mister Rogers' acceptance speech at the 1997 Emmy Awards.

Special thanks to freesound_community at Pixabay Sounds for numerous contributions to the soundscape of this episode.

Pipe and Drum by inchadney at freesound.org.

Fur Elise by ⁠DonceaMusic at AudioJungle⁠.

Quiet Library background sound by Bathulile231236 at freesound.org.

You visit the Farmers' Market on a bright Saturday morning, and run into Joshua, who takes you for breakfast tacos.

Special thanks to freesound_community at Pixabay Sounds for numerous contributions to this episode's soundscape.

River Sound Effect by DanielWisdomPublicDomain from Pixabay

Woodpecker Ambiance Sound Effect by Darina Evstafeva from Pixabay

City Ambiance Sound Effect by Soul_Serenity_Sounds from Pixabay

Arab Traditional Oud, by musicanna, licensed from AudioJungle.

Mom comes to visit you for the weekend in Jubilee Station, and you celebrate Mother's Day with her and your neighbors.

Special thanks to freesounds_community at Pixabay Sounds for providing numerous CC0 licensed sounds to this episode.

Additional sounds from Freesound.org, all CC0 licensed:

Rain light 1 (rural) by jmbphilmes

120618 Train station platform, bells, break squeaks, hiss, NYC.wav by TRP

forest boreal light wind breeze through leaves +close loud birds.flac by kyles

Wind Chimes (No Background Noise) by mooncubedesign

You meet up with Jessica from the Puzzle Exchange, who takes you on a tour of the union hall. Later, you help out with the Festival Committee, as the Dads and kids in town prepare for Mothers' Day.

Special thanks to freesound_community at Pixabay Sounds for numerous contributions to the soundscape of Jubilee Station.

Carolina Wren bird song courtesy of Bollweevil3, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Room Tone Office Building Bathroom Air Conditioner Run by leonelmail at freesound.org

Footsteps, Tile, Male Sneakers, Slow Pace by SpliceSound at freesound.org

Cutlery Clinking Sound Effect by Soul_Serenity_Ambience from Pixabay

two bikes park kid voice by klankbeeld at freesound.org

You head to Jubilee Station's toy store, ¡Jugamos!, after work for a business meeting of the all-volunteer Puzzle Exchange.

Special thanks to 48deakins at freesound.org (Chuck-will's-widow bird song) and freesounds_community at Pixabay.com for their contributions to this week's soundscape.

You head into the City with the Concert Club for a weekend show, staying at the Jubilee Station Guesthouse.

Special thanks to Justin Solonynka for providing the recordings for his songs "Flight" and "Just Friends", from his 2021 album Long Time No See, for this episode. www.tinylightsmusic.com

Thanks as well to freesound_community at Pixabay Sounds for contributing to the soundscape of this episode.

You attend the Welcome Breakfast in town, meet the mayor, and sign up for the Festival Committee, the Puzzle Exchange, and the Concert Club.

Thanks to freesound_community in Pixabay for the use of their royalty-free sound effects.

As you settle into your new home, your neighbor brings a warm welcome, and two invitations.

Postcards From Jubilee Station is a service of The Loyal Order of Prairie Dogs.

Thanks for freesound_community at Pixabay Sounds for providing ambient sounds for this episode.