The Erasable Podcast

Episode 243: A Sheen of Fakery (with special guest Gabe Bullard, author of "Against Convenience")

Episode 242: Ren Faire LARPing (Pencil Primer, Part 3)

No Pencil Primer this time (part three is coming, promise) — instead, a Fresh Points extravaganza to say bye-bye to summer. Blackwing goes big with a Mickey and Friends collection and the gorgeous Frida Kahlo Volume 143, Andy's wristwatch rabbit hole deepens into designing the perfect podcaster's watch, Johnny hand-binds his kids' planners and stocks up on pastel Musgrave Ceres, and Tim shows off Sharpie Harpy art and a compendium of delightfully weird writing prompts. Plus: Hobonichi szn is upon us, the SF Pen Show, Ian Schon's new dip nib, and a tall stack of books. Patreon subscribers at any level can watch the video version.

Show Notes

St. Denis Medical — season 1 on Netflix, season 2 on Peacock

Against Convenience by Gabe Bullard — out September 15 from Hanover Square Press; preorder it! (More at https://www.gabebullard.com/)

Tom's Studio refillable fineliner pen

Paper Mate InkJoy multi-pen — surprisingly good company swag

The Land and Its People by David Sedaris — recorded live at his readings

Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt — the octopus book, now a Netflix movie

three six five: prompts, acts, divinations by Lucy Ives (Siglio Press) — Tim's beautiful, backordered book of writing exercises (three ribbons!)

Field Notes: Is a River Alive? — Tim's favorite Field Notes ever, with art by Stanley Donwood for Robert Macfarlane's book

Uni-ball Air Micro — Tim's pocket pen

Musgrave Ceres — America 250 blue for Johnny, pastels by the gross for back to school

Levenger True Writer in Sea Glass with Levenger Empyrean bottled ink ("navy blue and teal had a very beautiful baby")

Hamilton Khaki Field Murph — the Interstellar watch, plus Andy's musings on military field watch dials and podcaster's-watch design

Hobonichi Techo season — Weeks, Cousin, and the V&A collabs; see Yoseka Stationery's big walkthrough video

San Francisco Pen Show — this weekend, bring your elbows

Schon DSGN — Ian Schon's new $68 titanium dip nib, debuting at the show

Blackwing x Disney Mickey and Friends collection — soft graphite, $40 a dozen

Blackwing Volume 143 — the Frida Kahlo edition: saturated florals, pink metallic ferrule, teal eraser, and the best QC in years

Blackwing One-Step sharpener — a big responsibility, bud

Sharpie Harpy — Em Varian's Sharpie art on Etsy (you can even license a tattoo)

Leuchtturm1917 — Tim's new default notebook gift for normal people

Pencil Revolution Press — Johnny's handmade planners and '90s diskette journals

Musgrave Test Scoring 100 — now with that sweet new ferrule

Musgrave Tennessee Red pencils and the Songbird edition — remembering Dolly Parton

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Johnny GamberPencil Revolution
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Andy WelfleWoodclinched
@awelfle

Tim Wasem@TimWasem

Episode 240: Synchronized Head Molts (Pencil Primer, Part 2)

Erasable 239: Mavis Beacon for President

Episode 238: No Playing Lawyer Ball

Episode 237: Pencil Primer, Part 1

Episode 236: An Impressionistic Budget

Episode 235: Little Podcast Mustache

Episode 233: The Dark Side of STEM (with special guest Ian Schon)

Episode 232: Wide Nut Swamp Ash

Happy October! This very autumnal episode is a short one — just some fresh
points and tools of the trade. Johnny’s playing too much Mario Kart World,
Andy regales us with his trip to New York City, and Tim is designing a
thuper thecret notebook. Plus: we talk about some new Field Notes and feel
very old because of the new Blackwing Eras.

Episode 230: The Hobonichi To-Do (with special guest Tyler McCall from Pencil & Paper)

Erasable 229: Fresh Points of Bel Air Part 491043

Episode 228: We All Have a Little Graphite In Us (with special guest Allison King, author of "The Phoenix Pencil Company")

Episode 227: No Canoodling at Walden

Episode 226: Hot n Early

Episode 225: Justin Timberlake Was Supposed to Be Here