Podcasts by The Erasable Podcast

Episode 128: Comfy Chaos (with special guests Ted Walker and Adam Webb from the Take Note Podcast) from 2019-11-14T19:00

Join us for our usual pencil goodness and, later, as Johnny and Tim join forces with Ted Walker and Adam Webb from the Take Note podcast to talk the...

Episode 127: Emotional Support Co-Host from 2019-10-30T20:44:58

At the start of National Novel Writing Month, join your three hosts for a discussion about the month ahead -- as well as details about our brand-new Patreon program.

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Episode 126: The Hemingway Toilet from 2019-10-16T03:37:03

Tim, Johnny, and Andy talk stick to a papery set of fresh points this episode, digging into the latest releases from Field Notes, Write Notepads, and Baron Fig. Andy talks too much abou...

Episode 125: Feed 'Em to the Trash Wheel from 2019-10-03T02:56:04

Filled notebooks. We all have them. Or, we don’t, because we burn them or otherwise dispose of them. Tonight, join Andy, Johnny, and Tim for a somewhat personal episode about what your ...

Episode 124: The Balanced Core of Neil Young Albums (with special guest Jacob Cecil) from 2019-09-18T03:04:25

Bullet journaling is everywhere! But often the books you see are full of colors and drawings and all sorts of ink. Tonight, join your three hosts and special guest Jacob Cecil in a disc...

Episode 123: Chasing the Details (with special guest Jinnie from Three Staples) from 2019-08-28T22:01:22

It’s Tim’s birthday today, but he’s here with Andy and Johnny, and a very special guest: Jinnie, editor of the blog Three Staples! She talks about how her passion for Field Notes have b...

Episode 122: Mumbletrack from 2019-08-02T17:01:47

Finding the best blogs, podcasts, Instagrams, and photographers in our little world is hard enough. Try picking your favorite! Tonight, your hosts torture themselves picking just one fr...

Episode 121: I'm Not Bossy. I'm the Boss (with special guest Caroline Weaver) from 2019-07-23T22:20:47

Teachers says you need a pencil case. You are tired of dropping your pencils down the library stairs. What to do? Tune in to episode 121 for a discussion of pencil cases with special gu...

Episode 120: Impossible Points from 2019-07-15T22:35:55

It’s been a few weeks, and some of our favorite companies have dropped some lovely new releases since we last recorded. We’ll be back next week with a special guest, but this week, we p...

Episode 119: Johns Hopkins and the Half-a-Bluejays from 2019-06-26T00:19:11

Summer is upon us, and we are here to greet the season with a breezy Fresh Points episode featuring all of the Graphite Goodness you’ve come to expect for 119 episodes, including a disc...

Episode 118: Spotify Take the Wheel from 2019-05-31T19:51:23

Today we get musical and chat about the music we listen to while writing. To accompany this episode, we put together a little Spotify playlist with our music suggestions, available in s...

Episode 117: Traumatic Tattoos from 2019-05-21T03:07:55

Andy is not with us tonight, but Tim and Johnny are joined by Mike Hagan, of Leadfast fame. Tune in for a short Fresh Points episode from the hairier co-hosts and bearded guest Mike!

Episode 116: Cedar Slob from 2019-05-01T20:29:38

Today as the weather gets warmer across much of North America, we’re talking about writing outside. We discuss some of our favorite places to write out of doors, from balconies to firep...

Episode 115: Watermelon Slushies Every Single Day from 2019-04-01T04:00

In this episode, Ana, Caroline and Andi — your favorite hosts — go all in on some of their favorite non-pencil products, like lip balm, boxed wine, Imabari face towels, and more. They talk ...

Episode 114: A Natural Fit (with special guest Alexander Poirier) from 2019-03-21T17:13:34

We do a lot of speculating about Blackwing editions here on the show, but today, Andy and Johnny get the scoop straight from source, with our special guest: Blackwing Brand Manager Alexander Poi...

Episode 113: The Whackbling from 2019-03-01T23:07:18

Erasable is five years old! Join Tim, Andy, and Johnny in this short episode for the Usual Fair of Tools of the Trade and Fresh Points and also a few looks back at five years of pencil podcastin...

Episode 112: Stationery is My Copilot (with special guest Bull Garlington) from 2019-02-14T18:52:05

Sign here, please. Tonight, we three hosts are joined by writer and signature expert Bull Garlington — the Analog Attorney — as we discuss developing your signature signature.

Episode 111: Eiffel Tower Points from 2019-01-26T00:52:44

Holy machined metal! Andy and Johnny are joined by Noah Bier from Brahman Design for the main topic of this episode, in which Erasable hosts a broadcast about pencil planes of international prop...

Episode 110: Open-minded AF from 2019-01-10T04:33:01

As a New Year’s present, Andy, Johnny, and Tim present their current methods of organization and planning for 2019. Tune in to find out who is writing a book, who is using a ballpoint pen, and w...

Episode 109: Expensive Things for the Desks We Don't Want (with special guest Mike Hagan) from 2018-12-12T23:38:15

The holidays are fast approaching, and we are here to solve all of your stationery related gift-giving issues. Tune in as Andy and Johnny are joined by Mike Hagan from Leadfast as we help you ou...

Episode 108: Fondling Notebooks from 2018-11-28T05:11:06

It’s the end of National Novel Writing Month, the 50,000 word November writing sprint in which brave souls pound out the first draft of a novel in 30 days. Tonight Andy and Johnny are joined by ...

Episode 107: Election Chili from 2018-11-09T02:52:50

Seasons change. People change. Feelings change. It’s true for Exposé, and it’s true at Erasable. Every so often, we like to check back in with our current top 5 pencils. And Tim is back with us ...

Episode 106: Single Barrel Pencil (With special guest Henry Hulan III from the Musgrave Pencil Co) from 2018-10-15T02:00

You might have noticed the recent social media presence of Musgrave Pencil company, the 102 year old pencil company located in Pencil City, TN. We are very happy to be joined a little later by H...

Episode 105: Way Past the Solstice from 2018-10-04T19:17:30

It’s that time of year. School is back in session. Sweaters are coming out of storage. Pumpkin Spice is a phrase uttered with either disgust or excitement. And our favorite stationery brands are...

Episode 104: The Tree Does Not Care About Your Magnum Opus (With special guest Dr. Lenore Hoyt) from 2018-09-20T00:34:38

Maybe you’ve heard that graphite is a type of carbon. Maybe you’ve heard about how similar graphite is to diamonds at the molecular level. Maybe the idea that something black and soft being so s...

Episode 103: I'm a Four-Minute Man (With special guest Will Fanguy) from 2018-08-28T18:41:24

We’re a podcast about pencils. It is a digital entity that exists in cyberspace but which centers on pencils and related IRL items. The irony has never been lost on us. Tonight in the most ambit...

Episode 102: Aggressively Sharpie'd (With special guest Caroline Weaver) from 2018-08-14T20:14:02

It’s that time of year again: lists, big packs of pencils, and ten cent composition books. It’s back to school time already! Tonight, Andy and Johnny are joined by none other than Caroline Weave...

Episode 101: Known for His Nubbins (With special guest Randy Ragan) from 2018-07-24T18:59:54

Bullet pencils used to be souvenirs of adventures had, marketing items, even electoral tools. Tonight, Andy and Johnny are joined by Randy Ragan for a discussion of all things bullet pencil, inc...

Episode 100: Keepin' it (With special guest host Caitlin Elgin) from 2018-07-11T01:35:26

More than four years ago, Tim Wasem, Johnny Gamber, and Andy Welfle were just mild-mannered men, until the day they were stabbed with radioactive graphite that turned them into… pencil podcast h...

99: We've Got 99 Problems and a Pencil Ain't One from 2018-06-27T19:45:09

Ah, the hum of AC units, oscillating fans, and bugs. Before we hit the big 100, we’re here to talk about the latest releases from Field Notes and Blackwing, as well as other interesting pencil i...

Episode 98: Super-Semi-Hex (with special guest Lary Grimaldi) from 2018-06-14T06:02:49

Field Notes. Maybe you collect them. Maybe you are even a completist. Maybe you fill them like no one’s business. Tonight, Andy, Johnny, and Tim are joined by prolific Field Notes user Lary Grim...

Episode 97: Mechanical Animals (with special guest Vivian Wagner) from 2018-05-31T20:41:37

We’ve received many requests throughout the four years we’ve been making this podcast to talk about mechanical pencils. But it’s not something any of the three of we hosts really know a whole lo...

Episode 96: Pro-level Hackwinging with Artist Jason Patterson from 2018-05-18T04:12:22

If you’re a member of our Facebook Group, you get to enjoy Hackwings on the regular. If not, picture well-matched Blackwing ferrules and erasers stuck atop your favorite non-Blackwing pencils. O...

Episode 95: Random Acts of Graphite from 2018-05-02T21:13:16

Sometimes it might seem like we talk a lot, but we’re only a bi-weekly show, and there are multiple voices. Tonight, we host another live call-in show! We hear from listeners, and even a no...

Episode 94: Sausage Lining Veneer from 2018-04-20T17:07:53

It’s spring. That means that it’s spring release season from our favorite stationery companies. Join Tim, Andy, and Johnny as they levy their judgements on the latest offerings from Field Notes,...

Episode 93: I Don't Shoplift, Toffer from 2018-04-01T07:00

Happy belated International Pencil Day! To celebrate, your fearless (new and improved) hosts are talking all about mechanical pencils — mass market clicky pencils, high-end metal ones, and ...

Episode 92: The Smells of Portugal (with special guests Jess Letkemann and Chris Jones) from 2018-03-26T06:00

Have you ever wanted to know more about the old business you read about on an old piece of advertising? Just married this past fall, Jessica Letkemann and Chris Jones are exploring the history o...

Episode 91: Hearing Your Sips in HD from 2018-03-11T02:10

What attracts the Pen Addict himself to pencils? What pencils does he recommend for pen lovers, and what should Inky Folks look for in graphite-friendly paper? Listen in and find answers to thes...

Episode 90: Analogous Analogs from 2018-02-23T21:44:27

While it rhymes nicely with Erasable, we don’t often like the word irreplaceable. Sometimes pencils stop being made. Sometimes they were limited editions to begin with. We all miss the Blackwing...

Episode 89: Janky Caps dot Ninja from 2018-01-25T20:35:03

Maybe you carry around pens because you’re secretly afraid of falling and stabbing yourself through the chest or neck with a sharp Ticonderoga. Maybe one of Erasable’s hosts has had this fear fo...

Episode 88: Accidental AlphaSmart Podcast from 2018-01-11T21:34:20

We’re back from the holidays and are ready to chat about pencils and pencil-adjacent holiday gifts we received. Still reeling from the Bomb Cyclone, Andy, Johnny, and Tim present some picks to k...

Episode 87: The Musgrave Whisperer from 2017-12-15T06:22:38

It’s that time of year again: Winter release time! Tonight, on the live-streamed 87th episode of Erasable, Andy, Johnny, and Tim talk about the new goods from Field Notes, Blackwing, an...

Episode 86: California Writer Types from 2017-11-30T18:57:47

On this episode, we diverge from pencils for a moment to look at another analog writing tool we all know and love — typewriters! In the second half of the show, we’re joined by filmmaker an...

Episode 85: A Very Beefy Zipper from 2017-11-17T02:46:36

Tonight it’s just Andy, Johnny, and Tim, talking about some new non-pencil stuff from Blackwing, some Baron Figs that just roll with it, the just-announced Field Notes, and the recent book The S...

Episode 84: Pepperoni in My Pocket from 2017-11-01T23:31:53

Tonight, we managed to pull our collective selves away from Stranger Things 2 and are excited to present another call-in episode — this time, with Caroline Weaver and Meredith Miotke from CW Pencil...

Episode 83: A Happy Blue from 2017-10-20T03:38:55

Pens. That’s not a typo. Tonight, Andy and Johnny are joined by Elaine Ku from JetPens, and they all talk all about pens. Basically, what pens are best for dyed-in-the-wool pencil people? Pens. PEN...

Episode 82: What Rhymes with Wopex? from 2017-09-29T16:32:21

Fall release season is upon us, with new gear from Baron Fig, Field Notes and Blackwing. Join Andy, Johnny and Tim as they explore what’s new this season and how you might outfit yourself for the u...

Episode 81: So You'd Like to Pencil from 2017-09-12T16:08:44

You’ve just realized that ink fades and runs, that your computer is less reliable than an actual cloud, that analog is -- to quote our friend T.J. Cosgrove -- NOT DEAD. You find yourself realizing ...

Episode 80: Don't Call Us, We'll Call You from 2017-08-24T19:35:46

In addition to the Fresh Points, Tools of the Trade, and general pencil goodness you have come to expect from Andy, Johnny and Tim, tonight the Terrific Trio is happy to present the first-ever Eras...

Episode 79: The Pencil Man Cometh from 2017-08-02T21:38:18

Tim’s not with us today, but we do have a guest we’re excited to chat with: California Cedar Products’ own Charles Berolzheimer! He talks to us about his company celebrating its centennial annivers...

Episode 78: "Debossed Bees" Is My New Band Name from 2017-07-22T04:41:41

As temporal beings in a material world, our preferences and usage habits change. As such, we periodically like to update our popular Top Five lists. In Episode 78, join Andy, Johnny, and Tim as the...

Episode 77: Taking Up Space in My Pencil Case from 2017-07-06T18:31:56

Tonight, Andy, Johnny, and Tim take on Summer release season. We talk about the new stuff from Baron Fig, Blackwing, Field Notes, and Write Notepads. There’s a lot of blue, some water, some shapes,...

Episode 76: A Suspicious Amount of Pencils from 2017-06-17T01:26:20

Coming off of a few weeks’ rest, your three Peerless Pencilheads are back to talk about the art of travel journaling. More specifically, we’re looking at what to pack when you’re packing your penci...

Episode 75: Hashtag Tactical Vape from 2017-05-17T03:21:09

In our three-quarters-of-a-hundo 75th episode, your three aging hosts are joined by pencil blogger Michael Hagan from Lead Fast. They explore the vast world in pencils from India, take a look at th...

Episode 74: The Empty Space is for Pasta from 2017-05-02T13:28:25

You may have heard of a New York-based company called Baron Fig that’s setting the stationery world on fire once every two weeks, and then some. Tonight, Johnny and Andy (Tim is away) are joined by...

Episode 73: Millennial Pink Rosé from 2017-04-21T05:47:02

Your three fearless hosts are back after an April Fools' coup. Tonight they are joined by their favorite Pencil Ladies, Caitlin Elgin and Caroline Weaver from CW Pencil Enterprise. Join in for cand...

Episode 72: Smash the Patriarchy, Then Work, Then Whiskey from 2017-03-31T04:01

It's a brand new month, and our fearless co-hosts are refreshed and ready to go with Fresh Points, Tools of the Trade, and a very special discussion about homemade pocket notebooks, fancy chalk and...

Episode 71: Squeak Factor and the Bassline Horribles from 2017-03-23T20:09:54

Tonight, we are joined by Dee Scolardi from The Weekly Pencil! Join Andy, Johnny, and Tim as they rap with Dee about her blog and discuss such pencilicious topics as the new Archer pencils from Bar...

Episode 70: Tim Wasem and His 10B Voice from 2017-03-08T06:36:50

Many of us in Pencildom have been going through a box lately; a box from CW Pencil Enterprise that shipped on March 1st. The first installment is out, and your hosts are here to talk about the them...

Episode 69: The Nütbok with Harry C. Marks from 2017-02-23T23:39:46

Today, we’re talking with our friend and fellow podcaster Harry C. Marks about a post he made in the Erasable Facebook group about companies that release quarterly subscriptions — how can they sust...

Episode 67: Unstale, Unblunt Objects from 2017-01-20T17:39:01

Tonight, we get to talk to someone responsible for designing pencils! Perhaps you have marvelled at the swelt Bridge Pencils or the rare Jumbo Hex pencils from Hester & Cook. Andy and Johnny get to...

Episode 66: Not Everything Sucked from 2016-12-31T18:55:12

2016 is fast fading and might go down as the year that erased the most celebrities. But not everything that happened this year sucked. We got another year of Blackwing Volumes and Field Notes, and ...

Episode 65: Cowabunga Bossanova (with Caroline and Caitlin from CW Pencils) from 2016-12-10T01:38:08

It’s that time of year, and we’re all thinking not only about the gifts which we would like to receive -- but also the gifts we would like to give. To that end, Andy, Johnny, and Tim are joined by ...

Episode 64: Mit Mesaw and the Top Fives from 2016-11-19T21:53:31

Tonight, Tim is back after paternity/Cubs leave. He, Andy, and Johnny update their top fives for the first time in almost a year. Check out the cross-overs and the arguments about which pencil is T...

Episode 63: Composing Ourselves from 2016-11-03T21:46:16

Tim is taking a bit of paternity leave, in order to welcome his daughter into the world. Andy and Johnny are joined tonight by Less Harper, artist, art therapist, and pencil hero. We’ll be discussi...

Episode 62: Baron Fig and His Dozen Archers from 2016-10-18T15:08:58

Today, we’re excited to be the first to cover the birth of a brand-new pencil, the Baron Fig Archer. To celebrate, we’ve invited Joey Cofone and Adam Kornfield, the founders, onto the show to celeb...

Episode 61: South Baltimore Fancy Quarterly Stationery Party from 2016-10-09T01:46:55

This fall, the quarterly editions of three of our favorite brands all came out within a week. Join Andy, Johnny, and special guest Chris Rothe of Baltimore’s own Write Notepads & Co. as we discuss ...

Episode 60: CarboWeld Stronger Points from 2016-10-01T02:40:38

For an in-between weeks episode, your three brave hosts are joined by intrepid hostess Caitlin, recording from the CW Pencils Graphite Mines with Andy while he's in New York City. Tonight, we tackl...

Episode 59: Too School for Cool from 2016-09-08T17:55:26

Tonight, your hosts take you on a tour of the Back-To-School season of 2016. We run through our favorite back-to-school supplies of this year. If you could go back in time a month, this episode mig...

Episode 58: Rammstein in the Shower from 2016-08-15T20:13:59

Bleistifte! We’ve discussed Japanese pencils and American pencils at length, but we’ve seemingly overlooked products from that great pencil-producing country, Germany. Join Andy, Johnny, and Tim as...

Episode 57: The F Bomb from 2016-07-31T17:57:16

Have you ever wondered where those funny pencils with a #2 and a fraction pencils fit into the hardness/softness scale of pencils? These are your #2 1/2s, your F grades. Today, we explore that funn...

Episode 56: For Rosie (or, Fresh Points of Bel Aire, Part 5) from 2016-07-15T04:47:40

Johnny's not with us today, but he has a good excuse. Instead, we're honored to be joined by Caitlin Elgin, a genuine Pencil Lady from Pencils.com. We're just talking about our Fresh Points, includ...

Episode 55: Taxonomy of Stubbage (with guest June Thomas) from 2016-06-29T20:23:48

There have been some great releases from the USA in the last few weeks, and we are waiting to see what Blackwing has cooking up for us. While we wax both critical and hopeful on these and other top...

Episode 54: Rubber Lubbers (with guest Ana Reinert) from 2016-06-16T00:33:39

After more than 50 episodes, we finally tackle our namesake: erasers. We're joined by our good friend and Veteran Eraser Destroyer Ana Reinert of The Well Appointed Desk (and now also of the Art Su...

Episode 53: My Badger is Better Than Your Badger from 2016-06-01T17:09:54

Get out your Stars and Stripes, and get to wavin’. Tonight, we are presenting the second episode in which we explore pencils made in the Land of the Free. Stay tuned to find out how to save 15% on ...

Episode 52: Pencil Butts from 2016-05-17T22:46:08

The butt. The tip. The non-business end. In Episode 52, we are discussing the backends of pencils -- those colorful dips, those precise plastic caps, the naked rears, and the eraserless ferrules. J...

Episode 51: A Trash Fire of a Pencil from 2016-05-04T05:29:15

We’ve hinted. We’ve teased. Now we finally get Phat and talk about wide-bodied pencils. What are they good for? What are the best? How old can we be and still use them? Listen in, and find out abou...

Episode 50: In Case of Dowdy, Break Glass from 2016-04-13T03:15:38

Tonight, experience our revamped Pencils 101, with some basic — and not so basic — information and strategies for Your Best Pencil Practices. On the occasion of our fiftieth episode, Andy, Johnny, ...

Episode 49: You Can't Spell "Pencil" Without "Pen" from 2016-04-01T04:01

We're delving deep into the world's greatest writing utensil: pens. Later, Brad Dowdy of the vastly superior Pen Addict podcast joins us to give his tips on selecting a pen that is better than what...

Episode 48: Members Only from 2016-03-23T04:11:38

Tis the season of spring quarterly releases! Andy, Tim, and Johnny are back to talk about the newest releases from Field Notes, Blackwing and Write Notepads & Co. Tune in for a uniquely graphitilic...

Episode 47: Vanilla Coke and Advil from 2016-03-14T21:55:44

Johnny and Andy help Tim through some issues when he admits he has too many concurrent notebooks going at once. They talk about pocket-notebook-only systems, journaling, using one main notebook or ...

Episode 46: Make America Sharp Again from 2016-03-02T04:19:15

Sometimes you buy a piece of stationery, full of high hopes, and it annoys, disappoints or infuriates you. This week, Tim, Johnny and Andy engage in a smear campaign (just in time for Super Tuesday...

Episode 45: Love Nibbles on My Pencil from 2016-02-18T03:42:50

Tonight’s guests need no introduction. Caitlin Elgin and Caroline Weaver run CW Pencil Enterprise, the online and real-world Mecca for pencil lovers on the Lower East Side of NYC. After spending s...

Episode 44: Nothing a Sharpie Can't Fix (Fresh Points of Bel Aire, Part 4) from 2016-02-03T20:35:51

The guys have a short episode this week with just some fresh points, with a little baseball talk thrown in at the beginning for good measure. We’re discussing Field Notes — the DDC Dead Prints and ...

Episode 43: The Bugle Boys from 2016-01-20T23:58:14

This week, Tim, Johnny and Andy are keeping Musgrave weird with their top five pencils at the moment, to kick off 2016. They (belatedly) explain the Palomino Blackwing 1138 in a bit more detail, in...

Episode 42: Tombow Mono C3PO and the Blackwing Falcon from 2015-12-30T20:00:39

We're ringing out 2015 with a special guest from The Emerald Isle: T.J. Cosgrove. Our Four Veritable Pencil Heroes rap about the best pencils of 2015 and what brought Mr. Cosgrove into film-making ...

Episode 41: Hitting the Marks (Not Literally) from 2015-12-02T22:28:18

Tonight, during your last chance to complete NaNoWriMo, we are joined by writer and podcaster Harry C. Marks, host of Covered, a podcast about books and authorship. Harry has written at least one b...

Episode 40: I, Pencil Nerd from 2015-11-19T17:22:18

The trio reunites, and Erasable is over the hill! After over 55 hours recording, it's time to pull out the black balloons and suggestive birthday cards. Andy, Johnny, and Tim cover a slew of fresh ...

Episode 39: A Thoreau Discussion About Plumbago from 2015-10-28T03:28:23

Tonight, we have done some time-traveling and are very happy to bring you a true American Pencil Hero. Your hosts coast through our usual Bi-Weekly Pencil Awesomeness, with Fresh Points and Pencil ...

Episode 38: Wax On, Wax Off: The Inner Peace of Colored Pencils with Ana Reinert from 2015-10-13T18:53:41

For our second live-streaming episode, we are finally tackling colored pencils with special guest Ana Reinert, Chair of The Well-Appointed Desk. Ana shares her expertise, and Andy and Johnny gawk i...

Episode 37: What’s the 211, Buster? from 2015-09-28T03:46:44

In this historic episode of Erasable, the guys experiment with a lifestream during the episode. So forgive us if we're distracted by a chat room from time to time. In this episode, we're discussing...

Episode 36: The Steinbeck Stage (or, Fresh Points of Bel Aire, Part 3) from 2015-09-10T07:07:03

It’s that time of year again, when the air smells like pencils, PBJ and school bus vinyl. We are back from nearly a month off the Air, since we took turns being insanely busy at the end of August. ...

Episode 35: Land of the Rising Pun: What Makes Japanese Pencils So Special from 2015-08-11T02:45:52

Your three pencil hosts are all back together again, and we are joined by our favorite pencil shopkeep, Caroline Weaver. She tells us about the allure of Japanese pencils and lists a few of her fav...

Episode 34: More and More and More and More and More with Mike Dudek from 2015-07-29T19:44:07

In this episode, Tim flies solo and chats with Mike Dudek from The Clicky Post and Dudek Modern Goods. Mike and Tim talk about the origins of the Dudek Modern Goods pen/pencil stands, why people wh...

Episode 33: Cover Me from 2015-07-14T20:45:40

Tonight, we are joined by the amazing Cody Williams, maker of beautiful bags, nifty notebook covers and wonderful wallets. Your hosts rap with our Red-Bearded Friend about leather, pencils, paper a...

Episode 32: Yippie Cahier, [EXPLETIVE DELETED] from 2015-07-01T20:46:43

Lots of people hoard limited edition pocket notebooks, and lots of people use them. In this episode, your hosts reveal intimate details about their own notebook use and abuse and share some of thei...

Episode 31: KUM Masterpiece Theatre from 2015-06-16T16:06:08

Due to popular demand, Andy, Johnny and Tim have compiled a list of their current top five pencils. The guys discuss their lists, chat about the Blackwing 725, and the new Field Notes Workshop Comp...

Episode 30: Tim's ExistPENCIL Crisis from 2015-06-05T03:45:38

On the occasion of our thirtieth episode, we are joined by Chris Rothe, of Baltimore’s Write Notepads & Co. We rap with Chris about brass-ruled paper, his left-handed pencil designs and WNP&Co’s ph...

Episode 29: Tintentod (“Ink Death”) from 2015-05-19T20:19:44

While we spoke briefly about the first Erasable Book Club Book, The Perfection of the Paper Clip by James Ward on the last episode, tonight we really dig in. We also have stories to tell about the ...

Episode 28: Clips, Tacks and Kraft Paperbacks from 2015-04-28T03:44:05

Tonight, Tim, Johnny and Andy are joined by Bryan Bedell, from Field Notes HQ. You might recognize Bryan from the amazing videos Field Notes puts out with some of their special editions. In additio...

Episode 27: Going Full Hamster from 2015-04-14T04:35:45

Who needs fancy fountain pens and archival inks for writing when the Journalling Bug hits you? If you’ve got a pencil, you’ve got a medium which will allow your deepest thoughts to last until you a...

Episode 26: One Year of Pencil Ramblings from 2015-03-30T05:04:14

(Cue party music) Has it been a year already? Your favorite Pencil Pushers are starting off their second year of Casting the Pod, AND celebrating International Pencil Day, with an amazing episode. ...

Episode 25: The Laddie's Man (or, Fresh Points of Bel Aire, Part 2) from 2015-03-09T00:54:08

In our second all-Fresh Points episode, we take a breather before our upcoming one year anniversary. We also dish on the Palomino Blackwing 602, one of the most talked-out pencils available today. ...

Episode 24: The Big Notebookski from 2015-02-20T22:09:41

In the fourth and final installment of Erasable’s episodes on paper, Andy, Johnny and Tim explore the virtues of the large-format book. Your fearless hosts tackle over-sized journals, big notepads ...

Episode 23: Small M Moleskine from 2015-02-08T19:10:03

In the second Paper Episode, Andy, Tim and Johnny discuss their favorite moleskin-style notebooks for pencil. While big M Moleskines dominated a decade ago, today there are myriad elastic-closed po...

Episode 22: I Got One Note in My Pocket from 2015-01-18T04:37:35

Tonight Andy, Johnny and Tim venture into Paper Territory. We are proud to present our first Paper Episode, in which we discuss the seemingly ubiquitous softcover pocket notebook. Which have the be...

Episode 21: Bullet (Pencil) in the Blue Sky from 2015-01-07T18:33:15

In the first episode of 2015, your hosts wax nostalgic about 2014 -- the year of the bullet pencil -- and also look forward to what the new year holds for pencildom. They discuss their holiday haul...

Episode 20: The Big Two-Oh from 2014-12-10T20:53:27

In this, the twentieth episode of your favorite podcast, Andy, Tim and Johnny give you three weeks of Fresh Points to make up for our short absence. We wax nostalgic at this small milestone in our ...

Episode 19: The Prospector General from 2014-11-20T13:21:23

In this episode, Tim, Johnny and Andy put on their red, white and blue and salute their three favorite pencils which are made in the USA. While American pencil production is nothing like it used to...

Episode 18: National Pencil Callus Club from 2014-11-05T18:09:22

National Novel Writing Month is upon us, and tonight your fearless hosts explore the best writing gear with which to bring forth your 50,000 words before the end of the month and talk about what th...

Episode 17: C’mon, Baby — Let’s Do The Twist from 2014-10-21T16:55:20

Tonight, Andy, Johnny and Tim are joined by Jay Smith and Jon Fontane, otherwise known as Huckleberry Woodchuck and Metal Shop CT. Jon and Jay are the creators of our favorite new Kickstarter, the ...

Episode 16: The Amazing Erase from 2014-10-08T16:35:42

The guys are living up to their podcast’s name this week, where the main topic is about erasers! Did you know, for example, that “rubber” got its name because of how it can rub out pencil marks? Fr...

Episode 15: The Joke is There is No Joke (with David Rees) from 2014-09-23T17:07:36

We have hit the guest jackpot this month, as we are joined tonight by the be-smocked Mr. David Rees, of Artisanal Pencil Sharpening and Going Deep with David Rees fame. Tonight Andy, Tim and Johnny...

Episode 14: Incense Cedar House Rules from 2014-09-15T16:57:43

This week, the men are joined by veritable Pencil Royalty: Charles Berolzheimer, or “WoodChuck”, CEO of Cal Cedar and Zurückbringer of the Blackwing. We rap about the groovy new Field Notes edition...

Episode 13, "Fresh Points of Bel Aire, Part 1" from 2014-08-29T15:21:38

This week, we have lots of Fresh Points, so we’re skipping the main topic and bringing you a lot of short discussion items! From t-shirts, to stickers, to Word. notebook packs, to back-to-school, w...

Episode 12: Full Metal Pencil from 2014-08-11T18:40:41

The guys interview Jeff Grant, engineer and creator of the Bullet Pencil ST Kickstarter project. He discusses his previous Kickstarter campaigns, explains his inspiration and modern twists on his p...

Episode 11: Ain't Nothing but an HB Thing from 2014-07-31T01:37:47

The Erasable Posse is joined tonight by the Master of All Things Ink, the Legendary Mr. Brad Dowdy, the Pen Addict. The men discuss excellent new stationery items, how Pen People might enjoy the wo...

Episode 10: The Graphites of Wrath from 2014-07-15T16:55:39

Today, the hosts got a little extra cray from an additional round of cocktails, after Andy realized he forgot to hit the “Record” button about 40 minutes into the recording. (D’oh!) So, during take...

Episode 9: Bullet Pencil with Butterfly Wings from 2014-07-01T16:42:39

On episode 9 of the The Erasable Podcast, Johnny, Andy, and Tim explore the world of bullet pencils. Johnny invents a new cocktail, “The Podcaster.” There’s a lot of “showing off” going on, and the...

Episode 8: Heroes of Pencildom, Book the First from 2014-06-17T16:31:52

In which we discuss the first round of Pencil Herodom, heaping praise upon some of the influential pencil-wielding individuals in our lives. We also discuss the excited new Field Notes Brand Arts &...

Episode 7: Power to the PPIL from 2014-06-03T21:46:27

This week, Tim is away, so Andy and Johnny rap with Heath Cates, blogger at Pen Paper Ink Letter. They discuss #PencilWeek, a 7-day long pencil-centric series on his blog (Where Johnny and Andy gue...

Episode 6: The Brotherhood of the Traveling Sharpener from 2014-05-20T18:44:35

What good are pencils which are not sharp? In this episode, Tim, Johnny and Andy tackle the perplexing issue of pencil sharpeners. Our lovely listeners have sharp questions, and we have pointed ans...

Episode 5: Dazed and Reused from 2014-05-05T17:21:36

We discuss how pencils fit into the environmental movement and some issues to think about when weighing pencils’ environmental impact. As we will see, pencils are much “greener” than one might at f...

Episode 4: Woodfellas from 2014-04-15T14:06:23

Although we love nothing more than sharpening up a good pencil and writing with it, there are some pencils we just want to keep in pristine shape. It’s the collector in us — an antique pencil, a so...

Episode 3: Indepen(cil)dance Day from 2014-03-31T01:56:06

Happy National Pencil Day! It was this day in, 1858, 156 years ago, that Hyman Lipman patented the first pencil with its own eraser. To celebrate, we’re breaking our usual bi-weekly format to bring...

Episode 2: A Ferrule to Arms from 2014-03-26T00:22:55

We humbly present The Pencil Glossary episode, in which you will learn everything you ever wanted to know, and everything which is indispensable for you to know, about the anatomy of pencils and th...

Episode 1: The Inaugural Episode from 2014-03-12T22:37:53

So the audio’s a little rough, and we ramble about the philosophical implications of writing with wooden pencils, but Erasable is up and live with our inaugural episode! We’re starting off with som...