The Erasable Podcast

Episode 199: Pencils Under the Table (with special guest Aaron Bartholmey)

In this episode, the penultimate of the first 200, we’re excited to have the impending Guiness World Record holder for the largest pencil collection, Aaron Bartholmey. Aaron is also the Secretary-Treasurer of one of our favorite organizations, the American Pencil ...

Episode 197: A Shocking Lack of Knowledge

We always offer hot takes on each Blackwing Volumes release. But how do things look when we step back a little and look again with some more context and perspective? Tune in as we talk about the last few years ...

Episode 195: Flaubert with a Chicago Accent (with special guest Jay Newton)

We’re celebrating National Poetry Month a month too late, but we think it’s always time to celebrate poetry. To that end, we’ve invited Jay Newton, long-time listener and Erasable Poet Laureate, onto the show to talk about his new chapbook, ...

Episode 193: Illicit Blackwing Ring

Every once in a while, we like to update one of the most popular features on our website: Our personal Top Five Pencils list. As we stare down nine years on the airwaves, see how much — or how little ...

Episode 191: The Musgrave Train

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.

Episode 189: Harvesting Fresh Points

Episode 187: Fickle Tim

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 ...

Episode 185: Six Too Many Abs (with special guest Harry Marks)

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 ...

Episode 183: I Can Heal Your Soul, But Not Your Foot

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 ...

Episode 181: That Qualifies as a Quest (with special guest Caroline Weaver)

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 ...

Episode 179: I am Also Pro Tree

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 ...

Episode 177: I Love the Feel of Cellulose in the Morning

Tonight, we are talking about the morning — morning pages, to be precise. We take a deep dive into Julia Cameron’s prescription for an enhanced creative life and talk about our own experiences with this practice.Show Notes and LinksErasable PatreonJulie ...

Episode 175: I Guess I Like Ben Affleck?

It’s been a few weeks since you heard our voices, but we’re back for a fun new year of pencil podcasting! We go through some fresh points, like Johnny’s bookbinding supplies, Andy’s new desk, and Tim’s Try-Rex. Thanks for all ...

Episode 173: Unconvincing Wigs

This week, we’re looking back on 2021 and talking about what we’re most thankful for — both within the stationery community, and beyond. Plus, we take a look at some of the newest Blackwing X collabs, a few of the ...

Episode 171: We Fired Tim

Okay, not really! But for tonight it’s just Johnny and Andy, talking about just the Fresh Points. We have some new Field Notes, new Blackwings, a new Squire, and other cool things, including one (or two) last orders from our ...

Episode 169: Bust Out the Bone Folder

Paper is paper, right? Well, only if you think that pencils are pencils. In this week’s episode, your hosts talk about Unicorn Paper — that special formulation that works well with both pencils and fountain pens. Plus: we discuss our ...

Episode 167: Sadsplaining to Johnny

Join us for a chat about the pencils that we each used during elementary school. With a 9 year age gap between our hosts, coming during the crucial years of a trade agreement with China and the onset of the ...

Episode 165: Someone to Squeal At (with special guest Caitlin Elgin)

Do you write in your books? Tonight, our special guest Caitlin Elgin joins us to talk about marginalia — why you might want to write them, and how you might want to write them. In fact, one of use does ...

Episode 163: Fresh Points of Guinness

Today we’re keeping it simple with just a Fresh Points episode, covering everything from Blackwing’s rerelease of a pencil they’re still selling, Bob Dylan’s pocket notebooks, pencil t-shirts, and a bevy of recommendations for what Andy should pick up after ...

Episode 161: Ecstatic Høvel Talk

Andy and Tim have wrested control of the show back away from the devious (yet iconic) duo of Johnny and Charlotte, and we’re talking once again to Noah Bier from Makers Cabinet about their brand new Kickstarter project, a pencil ...

Episode 159: Blackwing 100!

Since our recording schedule and the Blackwing and Field Notes quarterly release schedule didn’t line up, we’re keeping it short today to talk about fresh points: zines, old city street guides, and an exciting announcement about the 8th issue of ...

Episode 157: Correct Me if You're Wrong

Sometimes there are pencils that you almost love. Almost. Something holds you back, and you just can’t get these pencils to work out for you. Tonight, we examine the pencils that almost make it to our best-of lists but which ...

Episode 155: My Sweaty Hands are Well-Documented

Happy New Year! It’s been a few weeks, and we’re dipping into 2021 tonight with a non-topical episode featuring updates, zines, and predictions for the New Year.Show Notes and LinksErasable Patreon404 Magazine on EtsyPencil Revolution on EtsySteve Earle’s J.T.Ken Burns’ ...

Episode 154: Keep Your Finger Out of the Piranha Tank (with special guest Ali Serra)

For our first episode of December, we talked with artist and vintage pencil collector Ali Serra about his work, and about how — and why — he finds cool, old pencils and accessories.Show Notes & LinksErasable PatreonAli Serra on EtsyMandalorianTed ...

Episode 152: Big Into Inertia (with special guests Less Harper and Harry Marks)

It’s time for our annual discussion of NaNoWriMo. This year, Johnny is joined by Harry Marks and Less Harper (while Andy and Tim are away) for a good long chat about this annual writing extravaganza.Show Notes & LinksErasable PatreonComfortable Shoe ...