Episode 10: The Graphites of Wrath

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 two, things just disintegrated. But it’s all good, because we had a very special guest, Ana Reinert from The Well-Appointed Desk with us, who wasn’t afraid to dig in and join us in cocktails. She talks about her blog, her work with Hallmark Cards, and a pencil niche we didn’t know much about — indelible pencils! Plus, we rant about Power Pencils, Word. notebooks and the RoboCop of bullet pencils.

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Episode 9: Bullet Pencil with Butterfly Wings

On episode 9 of the The Erasable Podcast, Johnny, Andy, and Tim explore the world of bullet pencils. There’s a lot of “showing off” going on, and the guys wax on the injustice of the demise of the bullet pencil. But, fear not, they also discuss the recent resurgence in the interest and production of these uber-practical writing instruments. Also, the five winners of the Word. notebooks giveaways are announced, and the guys gush over a thoughtful listenership and the podcast’s new Facebook group.

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Episode 8: Heroes of Pencildom, Book the First

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 & Science edition and some other general points of pencilnalia. Finally, the folks at Word. Notebooks have given us five packs of their new Indigo notebooks for a giveaway! Listen to the end to find out how to enter to win yours.

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Episode 7: Power to the PPIL

This week, Tim is away, so Andy and Johnny discard him like old pencil shavings and invite Heath Cates, blogger at Pen Paper Ink Letter to join them. They discuss Heath’s start as a stationery blogger, and #PencilWeek, a 7-day long pencil-centric series on his blog (where Johnny and Andy guest-blogged!) They discuss some of his favorite pencils, sharpeners, and how they will fit into his workflow.

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