The Erasable Podcast

Join us as we discuss some truly cool things from Musgrave, a delightful weird two-color pen, Jimmy Smits’s rise to galactic political fame, and why the Bic Cristal doesn’t deserve the hate it’s been getting on the internet.

Tonight, we’re recapping 2022 on a positive note. We’ll be talking about our favorite things about the year, both in the Pencil World and out. 

At the end of Autumn, Andy and Johnny gather to give thanks and to chat about some recent news and developments in the stationery world, including the latest from Field Notes and Blackwing.Show notes and linksErasable PatreonOrder Your Private Editions!BittersweetRe-BoundOur Good Friend LeslieMagpie Murders Best American Food Writing, 2022Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy, 2022The Good PlacePluto TVField Notes “Kraft Plus”Blackwing Labs 11.25.22Your HostsJohnny  Gamber Pencil Revolution @pencilutionAndy Welfle Woodclinched @awelfleTim Wasem @TimWasem

Episode 189: Harvesting Fresh Points

Tonight, we’re joined by special guest Joey Cofone, co-founder of Baronfig and author of The Laws of Creativity: Unlock Your Originality and Awaken Your Creative Genius which comes out on October 18, 2022. Joey talks to us about how he turned his belief that creativity is not magic, it’s a skill that needs to be practiced. We discuss some universal truths — or laws — to creative work, and how he pulled them together into a book.Show notes and linksErasable PatreonBaronfigPre-Order The Laws of CreativityJoey on Erasable, Ep. 62 and Ep. 74Our GuestJoey Cofone JoeyCofone.com Baronfig.comYour HostsJohnny  Gamber Pencil Revolution @pencilutionAndy Welfle Woodclinched @awelfleTim Wasem @TimWasem

In this episode, we name names — discussing specific examples of books that we turn to when we need a creative boost. Find out about new careers, the SF Pen Show, Musgrave’s sharpener, and more!Show notes and linksErasable PatreonThe Bookstore Issue of Pencil RevolutionLeuchtturm Pocket NotebooksMusgrave Pencil SharpenerRon Carlson Writes a StoryThe Writing LifeSeveral Short Sentences about WritingHow to Make BooksHemingway: A Moveable FeastMake Good ArtSteering the Craft by Ursula K. LeGuinContent Design by Sarah WintersNicely Said Gentleman Stationer reviews new Sanzen Tomoe River PaperYour HostsJohnny  Gamber Pencil Revolution @pencilutionAndy Welfle Woodclinched @awelfleTim Wasem @TimWasem

This week, we kick off a multi-episode discussion about creativity, and in particular, books about creativity and the creative process. Today, we’re discussing what we look for in such books: Do we want practical tips? Do we want to be inspired? Maybe a little of both?Show Notes and LinksErasable PatreonBright (Kiki Petrosino)What do Do When Someone DiesPetty: The BiographyThe WayWatchhouse (Duo)Tomorrow and Tomorrow and TomorrowMachines Like MeLaws of Creativity by Joey CofoneMake Good ArtRon Carlson Writes a StoryThe Messy MiddleYour HostsJohnny  Gamber Pencil Revolution @pencilutionAndy Welfle Woodclinched @awelfleTim Wasem @TimWasem

Join Johnny, Tim, and Andy as we invite a long-time friend of the show Harry Marks on, to talk about his new novel, The Library at the Center of the Earth, and his new job as a staff writer for Grim and Mild, a historical storytelling podcast network. We talk about creative writing, the importance of routines, and of course, frequent screaming on social media.Show Notes & LinksErasable PatreonHarry Marks onlineThe Library at the Center of the EarthThe ProphetGrim & MildShelf Life: A Sitcom PodcastOur GuestHarry Marks LinktreeYour HostsJohnny  Gamber Pencil Revolution @pencilutionAndy Welfle Woodclinched @awelfleTim Wasem @TimWasem

Episode 184: David Sedaris at Walmart

Being ecologically-minded citizens of the world, we don't like the idea of just throwing away perfectly good paper and pencils. This is especially salient this time of year, when kids are bringing home piles of stuff from their desks and lockers. Tune in this week for a discussion of what to do with all that material.Show Notes and LinksErasable PatreonDr. Strange and the Multiverse of MadnessDreams Bigger Than HeartbreakDon’t Go Without Me James Patterson is a F---ing A$$holePetty: The Biography, American HeartbreakTalk Easy PodcastVan der ValkThe Paris LibraryBig Ole’ PencilSketch Kits on Pencil RevolutionNo More Pencils, No More Books: The School’s Out Issue of Pencil RevolutionYour HostsJohnny  Gamber Pencil Revolution @pencilutionAndy Welfle Woodclinched @awelfleTim Wasem @TimWasem

It’s the unofficial start to summer in the United States, and we’re here with white pants and pencils to check in before school is out and everyone starts going on vacations. We cover lots of summer goodness, from Baronfig’s latest journal to cross-country hitchhiking.

Before our upcoming book club, Caroline Weaver was kind enough to join us for an invigorating discussion about contemporary book clubs, and updates us on what’s going on in her world. Don’t forget to read up on Matthew Battles’ Palimpsest before the next episode in mid-May!Show Notes & LinksErasable PatreonCaroline WeaverThe Orchard Street Reading SocietyBobos in ParadisePalimpsestGoogle Form for Author QuestionsOlga Dies DreamingOur GuestCaroline Weaver Website InstagramYour HostsJohnny  Gamber Pencil Revolution @pencilutionAndy Welfle Woodclinched @awelfleTim Wasem @TimWasem

We’re getting ready to launch into a few episodes discussing our book club book, Palimpsest, but before we do that, let’s have a short little episode to talk about Fresh Points and some cool stuff we’re reading, seeing and hearing. Plus, a poem for Johnny by Erasable Poet Laureate Jay Newton.Show Notes and LinksErasable PatreonStar Trek PicardPalimpsestSNL with LizzoDonkey ThoughtsStory ClubStarship CasualA Man Called OveUploadValentine by Bill FrisellBefore We DieKathy Abbott’s book on bookbindingEndless StationeryCodex Book FaireOver-engineered pencilsDylan Eakin on TikTokKiki Petrosino’s Bright pre-orderYour HostsJohnny  Gamber Pencil Revolution @pencilutionAndy Welfle Woodclinched @awelfleTim Wasem @TimWasem

Happy International Pencil Day, folks! It’s officially spring in the Northern Hemisphere, and we have some fun spring releases to discuss in all of their copper and yellow glory. Tune in for our quarterly look at the seasonal releases from some of our favorite brands.Show Notes & LinksErasable PatreonPost OfficeFree GuyBorn into ThisDrew Holcomb and the NeighborsVeraPalimpsest Graphite DiariesEve of Destruction coversStar Trek PicardField Notes “Signs of Spring”Blackwing 200Baron Fig Earth Day SquireNew Musgrave stickersMusgrave Duet PensBaron Fig Play Stream SquirePencil Pusher zine project by Andrew MecumNational Pencil Day Extravaganza! Your HostsJohnny  Gamber Pencil Revolution @pencilutionAndy Welfle Woodclinched @awelfleTim Wasem @TimWasem

Tonight, the guys are joined by Ashleigh Coaxum, the proprietor of Baltimore’s newest stationery shop, The Paper Herald. Ashleigh talks about her stationery origin story, what it’s like to open a shop during the pandemic, and some of the cool stuff she stocks. Plus: new Field Notes, a book club announcement, and — don’t worry — plenty of bad puns.Show Notes and LinksErasable PatreonThe Paper HeraldThe Birthday of the WorldStar Trek PicardStoryteller Mumford and SonsThis Day (Wendell Berry)Hand Bookbinding: A Manual of InstructionVera Field Notes Leap of FaithTrue Writer HistoryField Notes X USPS Title IX Glass Nib Pen that Andy boughtOur GuestAshleigh Coaxum The Paper Herald InstagramYour HostsJohnny  Gamber Pencil Revolution @pencilutionAndy Welfle Woodclinched @awelfleTim Wasem @TimWasem