Episode 16: The Amazing Erase

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? From latex to plastic, from kneadable erasers to, um, bread crumbs, we're talking about our favorites. We also kick off a new feature where we all use the same pencil for a week and see how that goes. This week: The Musgrave Test Scoring 100. Plus, we discuss a new bullet pencil Kickstarter, a new pocket notebook, and more.

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Episode 11: Ain't Nothing but an HB Thing

The Erasable Posse is joined tonight by the Master of All Things Ink, Mr. Brad Dowdy, the Pen Addict. The men discuss excellent new stationery items, how Pen People might enjoy the wonderful and magical world of pencils, and pose some listener questions to Grand Master Ink in the name of the Graphite Brethren. We also have a giveaway and, er, some audio hiccups.

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Episode 3: Indepen(cil)dance Day

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 you a special "live" episode. (We can't, of course, really go live, but we can post it right away without editing.) Rather than a "main topic", we'll just cover a few pencil points, and then draw winners for our giveaway!

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