Podcasts by Take Note
Take Note is a podcast and a blog about paying attention and keeping a notebook and occasionally Kong: Skull Island.
Further podcasts by Ted Walker & Adam Webb
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Episode 191: When the Glass Ends from 2023-12-11T13:00
Adam adjusts to getting glasses for distance and gives small business the business.
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Episode 190: Lucky Tuxedo from 2023-12-01T00:20:02
Episode 189: Enon Avital of Dapper Notes! from 2023-11-15T04:36:42
Dapper Notes – Enon Avital’s unique, beautiful notebooks covered in lush paper and fabric and filled with excellent paper – occupy a special place in the n...
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Episode 187: Megatherium from 2023-10-27T23:58:13
Ted and Adam hone their predatory instincts by writing daily poems.
Episode 185: Thank You, Mr. Long Arms from 2023-10-04T04:29:16
Ted and Adam navigate numerous potential false memories. Adam remembers his trip to Poland – and a unique stationery store – quite well. Adam a...
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Episode 183: Incompetent Crocodile from 2023-08-30T14:43:10
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Episode 181: Beware, Julia from 2023-07-10T12:00
Summer is in full swing as we read strange letters, overhear videos in strange places, look for Gogol in strange stores, and ever so much more.
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Episode 179: Primo Tolstoy from 2023-06-05T15:49:51
Adam reflects on his experience with Martin Amis, Adam’s archive is all screwed up, Ted bounces around San Francisco and reads a couple of books. A...
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Episode 177: Natural Dream Talent from 2023-04-21T17:32:28
We talk more about notebooks for a specific purpose, wherein Ted gives up on his dream journal while Adam thrives as a dream journaler. Meanwhile, Packagin...
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Episode 176: Stuck Truckhorn from 2023-04-04T13:35:27
We talk journals for specific purposes (aka a good excuse to start another journal) and Ted shares his books and stationery explorations in Charlotte, NC. ...
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Episode 174: Parading from 2023-03-01T15:12:21
Adam returns from Mardi Gras to share tales of the spectacle and we ponder privacy settings spurred by news of an unsettling Roomba-related breach. Listen
Episode 172: Backdraft from 2023-02-01T15:42:22
Adam makes a song recommendation that becomes a cultural tidal wave in Ted’s household, and they swap yarns about going for the double cheeseburger, cabin ...
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Episode 171: Bartok from 2023-01-25T04:13:35
Sometimes we don't like notebooks, and we get into it by way of Murakami and Saunders.
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Episode 169: Everything's a Folk Song from 2022-12-25T22:12:37
Adam provides a timely addition to the ongoing summer beverage series, we run through some new stationery acquisitions, and Ted revels in a playlist Adam c...
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Episode 167: Any Vendor from 2022-12-08T04:44:41
Adam and Ted get some IRL face time, Ted watches the old Willow with the family, and Adam negotiates with his reptile guy and puts in place a backup plan. ...
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Episode 166: The dead bird from 2022-11-17T13:00
We tangle with tough questions about social media and how to break unsatisfying cycles. Meanwhile, Ted finds his missing Lamy Safari, Adam enjoys an oversh...
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Episode 164: Blood Blister Blue from 2022-10-20T14:32:24
What’s the proper note-jotting etiquette? Notebook vs. phone? We dig into the etiquette a little further. In whaddya gots, parents must choose whether to d...
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Episode 162: The Rimbaldi Sequence from 2022-09-30T02:47:51
Prepared with a nearly full set of hex wrenches, Adam takes note of his 10th anniversary of carrying a Field Notes book in his pocket, Ted enjoys a trip to...
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Episode 160: Magic Sunday from 2022-09-12T15:33:31
Ryan Slie joins us and brings some tales from getting to the ballpark, Adam enjoys a special day at the d...
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Episode 159: Salty Girl from 2022-08-30T13:50:18
Ezra Klein "How We Look Matters as Much as What We See"
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Episode 158: Old Silver-Plated from 2022-08-15T04:00
We chat about toddler hijinx on the road this summer, salty lox conundra, and Adam’s fountain pen phase, while Adam spins up some surprise endings and Ted ...
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Episode 154: Road Trip Notebooks from 2022-07-09T20:34:34
We dig into notebooks on vacation and the associated techniques; read our summer magazines backwards; a touch of vertigo kicks off some movie reflections f...
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Episode 152: Dagwood from 2022-06-10T18:33:06
Adam and Ted discuss sandwich dreaming, how to get excited about and make the most of a writing workshop, why we write down lists, and whether to post a ki...
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Episode 150: Sweaty Books from 2022-05-31T01:13:04
Ryan Slie joins us for our 150th episode, in which we share our latest round of waddya gots, Ted asks readers...
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Episode 148: Lined in Your Mind from 2022-04-12T13:45:50
Ted visits Petco, Adam and Ted get grossed out and squeezed in on airplanes. Then we check in on recent Field Notes notebook editions – Signs of Spring del...
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Episode 147: The Typewriter Life from 2022-04-01T04:05:48
Episode 144: Book Talking and Pen Stocking with Adah Fitzgerald from 2022-02-21T17:24:04
Adah Fitzgerald, owner of Main Street Books in Davidson, North Carolina, joins the show to talk stocking...
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Episode 142: Used to be a Florist from 2022-01-25T21:46:57
In our neverending exploration of life through the notebook, we delve into Joan Didion’s “On Keeping a Notebook” and explore how we use a notebook, why, an...
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Episode 141: Performance Enhancing Keyboards from 2022-01-19T04:05:39
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Episode 140: Kin Boat from 2022-01-10T23:39:03
Ryan Slie joins the podcast once again to discuss Vladimir Nabokov’s Pale Fire in depth, to check in on our stationery-related hauls after the holidays, an...
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Episode 139: HB Omax from 2021-12-20T19:34:48
Ted and Adam resist the urge to switch over to a ghosts/murders podcast by digging in on the stationery we’re using, debate the use of voice-typing in a gr...
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Episode 137: Stationary Animals from 2021-12-06T04:08:48
Adam and Ted reckon with the reality of NaNoWrimo, we talk planners and the lack thereof, Adam is in danger of breaking an impressive streak of Field Notes...
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Episode 136: RBF from 2021-11-24T06:01:29
Episode 135: Old Newspaper Names from 2021-11-08T20:57:40
We check in our our respective #NanoWrimo progress, make some bold motivational offers, find good (and old) character names, and explore strategies to keep...
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Episode 133: Diving Dracula from 2021-10-25T12:00
We get into it on appliances singing songs to us, the perils of the corn maze, fencing studio signage and wisdom, we skirt the Waymo suits, Ted shares some...
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Episode 131: Turn Around, White from 2021-10-07T02:16:09
Adam reads the same poem all month and finds a discrepancy at the wire, Ted bakes in peacetime, Adam witnesses some A-plus sideline coaching, and we discus...
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Episode 130: There's One Catch from 2021-09-15T05:23:07
Main Street Books Discount Code: TAKENOTE
Episode 129: The Old Ball Chain from 2021-09-07T12:00
Adam and Ted discuss Sally Rooney’s new book Beautiful World, Where Are You?, but not before revisiting a decades-old saxaphony scandal, re-learni...
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Episode 128: Yellin' Name from 2021-08-30T03:17:48
Adam and Ted discuss purch, long sentences, and hyperobjects
Episode 127: I Hadda Banana from 2021-08-23T02:51:46
Adam visits the whiskey room and tries to make a mystery out of it, Ted observes the goings on at the farmer’s market lemonade stand, Adam works on summari...
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Episode 125: Typically Orange from 2021-08-06T19:05:40
We discuss the new releases from Blackwing and Field Notes before whaddya gotting as Adam anticipates a mid-life crisis as indicated by an interest in whal...
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Episode 123: Adjacency from 2021-07-09T18:26:41
We discuss what to do with the joists, refreshment concepts, adjacency to John Malkovich, handwriting ergonomics, and Ted improvises a rainy walk to work.<...
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Episode 122: Waxxed, Vaxxed, and Relaxed from 2021-06-30T21:08:35
It’s the summertime, and Adam and Ted rap about hair stylist conversations, our shared love of Sport Clips, ghost kitchens, commonplace books, and Ted’s dr...
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Episode 121: You’re Not Thinking About Dogs from 2021-06-10T14:57:42
Wes Anderson’s film soundtracks play an outsized role in both of our lives, so we decided to hold a draft. Who will win? What does winning mean in this con...
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Episode 120: A Student of Institutions from 2021-06-07T03:25:23
We are joined by Ryan Slie to discuss the fiftieth edition of Field Notes, Blackwing's Independent Bookstore pencils, and how these companies differentiate...
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Episode 119: Frobscottle from 2021-05-19T21:00:56
We discuss why Field Notes is special as they launch their 50th quarterly edition. We go on to talk about: an unfinished finished puzzle; a BFG lexicon; co...
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Episode 117: Funge Away, Everybody from 2021-05-03T14:06:39
Podcasting luminary Tim Wasem of Erasable joins us to chat books, songwriting, the forthcoming Plumbago music zine, and more.
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Episode 114: Varianti from 2021-04-14T04:44:29
Headwear to get you there, new terminology to capture this particular time, Adam airs some grievances, and Ted provides an update on his vinyl treasure tro...
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Episode 112: Catch as Catch Can Situations from 2021-03-24T03:43:22
We dive in on the things you can learn by reading a magazine backwards, how your viewpoint can change when you decide you are writing in a log rather than ...
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Episode 111: In the Domain of Music We Promenade Hand in Hand from 2021-03-17T05:13:31
Episode 109: Back to the Snails from 2021-02-10T03:24:13
The pleasures and limitations of sharpening pencils with knives, DIGging into some new pencil products – and one very old one -- work notebooks, and memora...
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Episode 16: The Dali Straw Man from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
This week we discuss notebook sketching, the desperation to fill up those last few pages, the Blackwing 54, and a foamy vanilla porter
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Episode 15: Time to Move On from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Notebooks for learning to fly, saving grace, and wildflowers. Even the losers will enjoy this episode.
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Episode 14: From the Devil to the Grocery List from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
This week we talk rubber banding notebooks, picking writing implements, and more. We thank shout out sharp stationery people and introduce our summer beverage series.
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Episode 13: Flora or Fauna from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
This week we take our notebooks to the streets, to the office, and to the Crescent City.
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Episode 12: Fade 57 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
This week we take our notebooks on a cake walk.
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Episode 11: Too Few Prices, Too Many Princes from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
This week we bang a pig in the ground about some things.
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Episode 10: Sedaris v. Intimidator from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
This week: the world of bookselling, the art of braindumping, and the solitary pursuit of intimidating. Plus lots of chat about David Sedaris.
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Minisode: Spring 2018 Predictions from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Field Notes Spring 2018 "Not a Hint" coastline photo
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Episode 7: Ring of Moisture from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
This week we drink with and fall asleep with our notebooks. Also: vacation, improv, and blue pencils!
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Episode 6: Inspecting from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
This week we take our notebooks into the storm, out to the rodeo, and in search of "a guy".
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Episode 4: Pants Pocket Protectors from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Silver leather jackets, taking a compliment, burning smell em dash, Friends of Loved Pigeons, and Thor instead of Kong this week.
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Episode 3: I Feel Like Giant Spiders from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
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Episode 2: What Does it Mean to Hear a Sound? from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
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Episode 1: Rode Hard Put Away Wet Types from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
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Sidenote: Mysteries of Pittsburgh by Michael Chabon from 2021-01-25T13:00
Adam and Ted travel down yet another side road to discuss Michael Chabon’s first novel, THE MYSTERIES OF PITTSBURGH.
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Episode 105: Your Creepy Parents from 2020-12-17T01:31:59
Topo Chico Augmented Reality Experience
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Episode 104: Turkey Fever from 2020-12-07T14:30
How much should a notebook tell you how to use it? We discuss while battling turkey fever and Blackwing teasers.
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Episode 103: The Loan Sharks Were Sharking from 2020-12-01T04:17:22
Episode 100: Bubbles in Boca from 2020-10-30T06:50:10
The centennial episode features a characteristically under-stated celebration with Ryan, Ted, and Adam looking back to notebooks from a more innocent time, then reflecting on how our no...
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Sidenote: Take Note Beginnings from 2020-10-12T15:42:10
Enjoy this trip down memory lane. Here are some favorite moments from the first ten episodes. Yes, the first few clips have our vocals isolated on opposite channels. I wasn’t going for a binaural e...
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Episode 99: Whale Hello There from 2020-10-06T15:24
Fall is in the air, the yard pools are all packed away, and beach house walls are talking. Adam and Ted cover the latest from Field Notes, some new stationery additions, and the pleasur...
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Episode 98: Where's the springiness coming from? from 2020-09-26T19:12:16
Episode 97: Ancient Vibration from 2020-09-02T14:01:11
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Episode 95: You're the Flag Man from 2020-08-17T14:16:14
Sidenote: 30 Years of Slacker from 2020-08-06T22:07:58
Episode 92: A Problem With Erasing from 2020-07-23T14:41:03
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Episode 90: Imaginary Grace from 2020-07-06T16:25:49
Episode 89: The Hazards of Uttering Witticisms from 2020-06-26T21:37
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Episode 87: Old Voltaren from 2020-06-11T15:00:42
An arthritis commercial mesmerizes Adam and his family, and other rips in the fabric of space-time. The rip unleashes an old email about Jimmy Buffett tunes.
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Trivia Night May 23 from 2020-05-23T14:08
We're hosting a meetup on May 23 at 11 PM Eastern/8 Pacific. There will be a real trivia game with a leaderboard, buzzers, and general knowledge trivia (plus some stationery Qs thrown in). Sign up ...
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Ep. 83: Squirrel's Eye View or A Monster on the Inside from 2020-05-13T04:09:28
Episode 80: Talkin' on Mute from 2020-04-21T15:21:16
Fancy Chimpanzee by Ryan Slie, full of great short fiction and sketches
Episode 79: The Clumping Stage from 2020-04-15T20:07:11
Episode 76: Same Flight from 2020-03-20T17:18:57
A Message to our Take Note Family from 2020-03-14T00:43:37
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Episode 73: Caves Near Me from 2020-02-17T04:09:27
Yoga for People That Can’t Be Bothered To Do It by Geoffrey Dyer
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Episode 70: Polar Bear Hugs from 2020-01-14T19:40:13
Episode 68: False Stakes - Our Holiday Gift Guide from 2019-12-18T05:55:45
It's our holiday gift guide!
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Episode 67: Ladies of a Certain Age from 2019-12-09T07:52:38
Wilco X Field Notes
Field Notes Autumn Trilogy
Texas Ren Fest
Camel HB
Episode 66: Dr. DiMario from 2019-11-27T18:03:48
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Episode 65: Gold Buckle Winner at the Bull Dirt Nighttime Rodeo from 2019-11-18T05:49:30
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Erasable X Take Note: Comfy Chaos from 2019-11-14T22:01:08
Two out of three Erasable hosts joined us to talk about NaNoWriMo. Thanks to Johnny Gamber (the first voice you’ll hear), Tim Wasem, and Andy Welfle (who edited the episode).
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Episode 64: That's My Life from 2019-11-04T02:26:22
Episode 62: Hay Bales from 2019-10-15T13:56:49
In this episode, Adam and Ted gather their thoughts and rally the creative troops for NanoWrimo, parse 90s sitcom visual style, and analyze the economics of the everything bagel.
Episode 58: Useless but Wonderful from 2019-09-09T12:45:33
Ted learns something shocking about Adam before they delve into grocery shopping list analysis, including the best deal on lentils; Ted gets a mail call of pencils and a familiar pen from Adam; Ada...
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Episode 56: What You See in the Circus from 2019-08-26T17:39:49
Adam and Ted bring in the school year with a bevy of whaddya gots, checking in on the Wilco x Field Notes and Clairefontaine, extol what they’ve stuck with for years, and talk note-taking and page-...
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Sidenote: Chasing Papier in Paris from 2019-08-21T21:10:44
Taking a different approach in this Sidenote, Ted takes you along his Parisian stationery excursion. With a reprieve from Paris through the kids-eye view, he takes inspiration from Flaneuse by Laur...
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Episode 55: An Audit of a '60s Dry Cleaner from 2019-08-16T04:22:57
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Episode 54: The Weirdest Guy at the Museum from 2019-08-02T16:35:40
Episode 53: The Eleventh Pencil from 2019-07-24T12:21:05
Wilco Ode to Joy Pre-Order with Pencil
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Episode 52: Office Parrot from 2019-07-12T03:35:17
Ted puts this friendship to the test around the Wilco edition of Field Notes, Adam and Ted discuss the new National Parks edition of Field Notes, including the parks we could but won't complai...
Episode 51: Wilco X Field Notes from 2019-06-30T04:13:17
We dedicate an episode to Wilco, on the occasion of Adam stumbling across the Wilco X Field Notes six-memo book boxed set at Wilco's Solid Sound Festival
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Episode 50: Peak Pen Dad from 2019-06-24T19:29:42
To commemorate the occasion of our 50th episode, we welcome Ryan Slie back to the airwaves and use his creative practice as inspiration for three brand new pieces of flash fiction, which we read ON...
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Episode 49: Pen-Losing Season from 2019-06-19T20:11:09
We discuss small pockets, notebook sizes we'd like to see, records, and the wrong time to say, "We can help out with that!"
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Episode 48: Nib Nib Nib from 2019-06-06T19:04:23
Ted is back from a trip to D.C. and ready to share, including a great trip to Jenni Bick Custom Journals. Adam is getting to know some Kaweco, known issues in tow. It's hurricane season, so let's t...
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Episode 47: Avert, Avert from 2019-05-16T04:57:04
London, Washington D.C., Vancouver, Washington D.C.
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Episode 46: Coffee & Tears from 2019-04-23T13:11:51
We discuss pretend diaries, Log & Jotter, and we all find out what happens when you add a duplicate episode number to your podcast feed. No tears.
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Episode 45: Sheep Egg from 2019-03-26T20:22:46
This week we talk about books, bookish podcasts, and Terrace House. It all ties back to notebooks. Kinda. Barely. Not really.
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Episode 44: Basic Birds of American Highways from 2019-03-18T04:11:09
We take a good square look at the Baron Fig Squire rollerball pen, talk shorter sentences, reflect on our kids’ taking notes, and celebrate the spring return of the vaunted Summer Beverage Series.
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Episode 43: Colonial Magician from 2019-03-07T05:03:18
Adam and Ted review the Standard Memorandum and Blue Mountain editions from Word. Notebooks, dig into the CW Pencils quarterly box, raise a ferrule to five years of the Erasable Podcast, and ventur...
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Episode 42: Smiles Catastrophe from 2019-03-05T06:06:58
This week Ted becomes a stationery ambassador and Adam can't pick a new notebook.
Resilient Kawecos, refilled Ohtos, and the two-point sharpener yields oohs. (And ahs!)
Episode 41: Adam Fixes the Internet from 2019-02-26T15:47:18
In this episode, Adam takes us on a journey through the Internet’s sad but sunny side, Ted preps for a stationery meetup at work and whiffs on an obvious — and hilarious — reference to The Offic...
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Episode 40: Hatin' on Suzanne from 2019-02-19T22:22:28
Friend of the pod’ Ryan joins us to share his hilarious notes and discuss his notebooking process.
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Episode 39: Oilco Cards from 2019-02-06T20:48:12
This week we talk orange cover stock, an orange body pen, postcards, and more.
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Episode 38: Hadoken from 2019-01-30T22:02:41
This week we talk no-brand brands, European drunks enthusing about other Europeans, and meditation.
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Episode 37: I Want to Discover Less and Less from 2019-01-21T22:39:50
Ted applies his analog pursuits into the real world of clothes and media shopping. Also, should we apply the spark joy test to our notebooks and pencils?
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Episode 36: A Borges Lullaby from 2019-01-17T02:29:19
We return with a show that you can hear, some HB pencil talk, and an unexpected takedown of books.
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Episode 35: Joy to the Pen - A Givisode from 2018-12-14T19:51:26
We make a game out of recommending pencil, pen, paper, books, and extravagant gifts. We also make a vague giveaway promise for charity in the middle of the episode. There's two odd skippy parts in ...
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Episode 34: Bale of Rights from 2018-12-11T22:47:29
This week we share the nonsense from our notebooks, talk Bullet Journaling, Field Notes Holiday Market, the newest from Blackwing, and CW Pencil's December box.
Episode 32: The Other Half of the Work from 2018-11-20T05:24:31
Some good noises, HVAC talk, leaf technique, spicy pickles, blind dog notes, and navigating between notebooks and word processors.
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Episode 31: Takes Ink Well! from 2018-11-05T21:20:18
We take our notebooks to bed, to brunch, and to the dark end of the street.
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Episode 30: Nap Champ from 2018-10-26T15:25:48
Ryan sits in for Adam to discuss the latest from Field Notes and his journey into stationery.
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Episode 29: Map Dad from 2018-10-19T10:04:03
We share from our notebooks and talk about The Wirecutter's picks for best pens.
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Episode 28: The Attendee from 2018-10-08T04:01:09
A poem, a phone interview, and a lot of pencil talk this week.
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Episode 27: Silence the Aged from 2018-10-04T04:01:54
The reasons for delays in posting episodes are many and varied. One of the slightest reasons for the delay in posting this episode -- which we intended to turn around quickly after the new Field No...
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Episode 26: A Distinct Advantage from 2018-09-23T03:41:23
This week Ted rescues Adam from a treacherous forest of stationery marketing copy and guides him to safety.
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Episode 25: The Stationery Manafort from 2018-09-14T03:09:16
This week: STEM, Baron Fig, bibliophilia, and much more.
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Episode 24: The Horse Got Confirmed from 2018-08-31T20:20:25
This week: Rhinos, Foxes, and Rhodias. And Adam reads, from his 2002 notebook, anecdotes about write, editor, and professor Keith Botsford.
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Episode 23: Sniffles Question & Snappy Cousin from 2018-08-28T06:13:43
This week, we are mistaken for a disruption-era food deliveryman and a winemonger. We also discuss rearranging the pen and pencil drawers, pencil zine Plumbago, and the Crescent City.
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Episode 22: Oy V8 from 2018-07-25T15:26:05
This week we dream about Field Notes editions we'd like to see in the future. We also discuss the science of dreams, the ubiquity of vanity plates, and when to give a stranger a pencil.
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Episode 21: The Skulliverse - Opening and Closing the Doors of Time from 2018-07-23T23:15:46
This week we take our notebooks to their first rock show, to the pool, and to the nightclubs of Vietnam.
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Episode 20: Bunkcast from 2018-07-13T15:25:03
This week Ted tries to focus us on the topic of stationery and Adam has none of it.
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Episode 19: Robot Dad from 2018-07-08T20:38:47
In this episode, Ted and Adam discuss the new Field Notes Three Missions edition and taking notes when life gets hectic.
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Episode 18: Peter Plumbago Pirro from 2018-06-28T04:16:19
This week we discuss the people you want to sit near on planes, weedeaters, and syncing notebooks. It's a weird one!
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Episode 17: Beardos in the Crowd from 2018-06-07T15:38:57
This week we talk about the Baron Fig Confidant, our Summer Field Notes wishes, the strange inspiration for sketching in your notebook, and more.
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