The Erasable Podcast

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 in general and Wood & Graphite movies in particular. We're also still a bit obsessed with the new Star Wars movie (don't miss the special guest appearance by Henry Wasem at the beginning telling us about his favorite Star Wars character!) Don’t wrap up 2015 with any other pencil podcast!

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 book by hand while on a journey to find his grail pencil for longform writing, and we discuss it in depth. Plus, Johnny has some big personal news, and we discuss his body hair for way too long.

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 points and discuss how their pencil habits and preferences have changed since the show’s conception. Also, Tim’s been really into the Grateful Dead, which may or may not explain his absence of late.

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 Opinions galore. Then we put up a truly special Skype connection and talk to Henry David Thoreau himself. Join us for a veritably anachronistic episode of Erasable. Just a warning: The time circuits interfered slightly with our Skype connection to Mr. Thoreau, so some of the audio is a bit rough an on a delay. You never know what happens when you pipe your ethernet through a flux capacitor.

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 in awe. We talk about the latest Blackwing Volumes edition, the 211.

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 the big news from the last couple of weeks! A new Field Notes edition, a new Blackwing Volumes edition, the Steinbeck Pencil World Tour, and way, way, more.

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. Join us as we talk about the latest Target-exclusive Ticonderogas, delicious spirits and which pencils we have in our paws tonight.

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 favorite Japanese offerings. We ditch the fake drink segment and replace it with Unprecedented Insight into our true Drinking Tastes.

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 who love good pencils and fountain pens suffer from similar brands of insanity, and when to say “enough is enough” and focus on using this stuff. Basically, Mike and Tim help you from turning into the Thorin Oakenshield of pencils.

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 and general awesomeness. Join us for more bizarre cocktails and our Pencil of the Week.

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 their contents. This is a very special, cuddly episode of Erasable that will keep you awake at night — at least until we release another episode in two weeks.

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 Companion edition. Possibly the first Pencil Podcast Review of the KUM Masterpiece in North America, your hosts also wax graphisophical about what might be the best longpoint blade sharpener ever.

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 philanthropic work, as well as discuss some new developments in the stationery-by-subscription world.

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 first Material World meet-up between two of our hosts and return visits to CW Pencil Enterprise. Listen in to see if you share a favorite chapter with The Guys and to find out the truth of Andy’s really being taller in real life.

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 addition to this great guest, your hosts will be briefly discussing our first Erasable Book Club Book, The Perfection of the Paper Clip, by James Ward.