Cuffing season is that period just before or after Christmas/the New Year when people tend to, well, break up with each other. We're hijacking that concept to talk about the things and habits we're breaking up with in preparation for 2022. So, though this is a short one (shorter than most of our episodes, at least), hang tight and keep listening as we cover everything from sheening inks to carbon emissions in this one. Also, happy merry advanced Merry Holidays and a Happy New Year!

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The Pen Noobs Podcast Linktree: https://linktr.ee/thepennoobspodcast   

The Pen Noobs Podcast Episode 19 on Youtube: https://youtu.be/5arFELz3CDM

Excuse the pun but  Christmas season is upon us and we're here to talk about our hauls and grails. We've never had a grail episode and this is our first, thus marking our characters' development from noobs to noobs-with-grails. Other than this, we also cover the latest Take A Note and Nothing Planners and talk about something we haven't experienced in a while: pen peace. 

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We know we took a while to come back BUT we still cannot contain our excitement over having Harry of @foxscribbler on the show, because we think it's about time to highlight a particularly dapper approach to journaling and curation. Harry and his instagram feed had come to our attention only in the last few months, but we're hooked on his mindfully-created designs and careful selection of ephemera, words, and captions for each post. If you're interested in vintage-looking spreads and calligraphy, with a sprinkle of encouragement, then tune in and be sure to click the links to his social media. 

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We're testing the new Anchor/Spotify function, so try and answer the question for this episode: What are your unpopular pen, stationery, journaling, and/or planning opinions? We promise not to judge. :3

Halloween, onions, and peaches. This episode is one where we cringe, test our friendships, make butt jokes, and have a few lols over each others' opinions. Mind you, they're nothing too controversial, or maybe they are for people in the pen and stationery community. Regardless, we hope this episode makes you think about your own quirks and opinions from what your prefer and don't prefer.   

Anyway, that's all. The write-up is short, but the episode isn't. Thanks for coming back and tuning in again, Pen Friends! Oh, and happy halloween! :)

Here are the usual links where you can find us: 

The Pen Noobs Podcast Instagram: @thepennoobspodcast 

The Pen Noobs Podcast Linktree: https://linktr.ee/thepennoobspodcast 

The Pen Noobs Podcast Episode 16 on Youtube: https://youtu.be/a4PdHky41Kw

With all the Abbey Sy and Paper Society acquisitions as of late, it was inevitable that this day would come when your resident noobs would have Abbey Sy over. In one of our chillest interviews yet, Abbey stops by to talk about her journey, her interests, her businesses, and her community. We might be new to all this pen, stationery, journaling, and planning stuff, but it’s comforting to know that Abbey and her patrons affirm just how open and accepting the community is.

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We finally get around to posting this special episode with a dear friend and fellow-pen friend, Unisse of @sushi.plans. Unisse only started her pen-stagram and her Twitch stream at the dawn of this horrible pandemic, but she's already so visible on different platforms and in different niches of the community. 

Some relevant links include: 

Hit Unisse up via her accounts

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Pen Friends!   

Welcome to our 13th episode, a Hobo-How-To or a Hobo [1]101. Though most of you might have already received your orders, it’s only the 17th of September and we thought it’d be nice to give everyone a guide on how to navigate the site and also share our to-buys for 2022.   

If you haven’t put in your order yet, we hope this episode gives you confidence to order straight from the source because, honestly, receiving the magical pink box from Hobonichi after days or weeks of waiting is an incomparable annual experience.   Also, because we want to give credit where credit is due, here’s a bombardment of links to important Hobonichi website pages and product highlights.    

Enjoy and happy shopping, everyone!

You've been with us for 12 episodes now, Pen Friends!

Half a year of podcasting and we still feel just as noob-ish as we did 6 months ago. This episode is what the title says: a mid-year checkin where we check in on each other, our progress, acquisitions, and any significant changes since the podcast launched in March of this year. We also hint at several wishes/plans for the remainder of the year. 

Point is, we have plans to stay for a while, Pen Friends, but for now, we want to thank you for tagging along and tuning in. 

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Welcome back, Pen Friends!  

As we reach the halfway mark of the year since we premiered, we thought it'd be nice to bring in a few representatives of the youth (a demographic Ryan and I are slowly inching out of). We invited two of our former students, Tots and Franz, who also happen to be fountain pen enthusiasts of various tenures and interests. Tots just got into the hobby and Franz has been in it since 2014 (Yes. 2014! He's been in the hobby for longer than we have). So yes, humbling as it is, we readied ourselves to be taught this time around.   

As usual, here are some links to the products and people and sites of relevance to this episode.  

Thanks for stopping by again and catch you in the next one! And if you want to see where we, The Pen Noobs Podcast, are both active and available, here are some links as well: 

Welcome back to another special one!  

This time around, we have quite a chat with one-half of the Tokyo Inklings podcast duo, CY. We're sure that, if you're here, you've also already listened to an episode or two or all of Tokyo Inklings.   Their podcast gained much traction last year when they gave us insider info regarding Japan exclusive pens and stationery, and Japanese pen manufacturers. We would not have known about the major Sailor changes and, most recently, the Tomoe River Saga if not for the hard work of both CY and his co-host Jacob (@fudefan).   

Of course, this episode won't be about just that, because CY is also a nib-grinder--well-known for his stacked gold nibs and his special grinds. So yes, we talk about A LOT in this one, so tune in as you always do, Pen Friends.   

Go and follow CY on his and Tokyo Inklings' varied digital spaces:  

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