

The Erasable Podcast
Tim, Johnny and Andy
From literature to carpentry, accounting to space travel, the wooden pencil and its ancestors have undeniably been at the center of creation and innovation for centuries. Join Johnny, Tim and Andy on the Erasable Podcast as they discuss and pay homage to these seemingly simple tools of human expression. Hosted by Johnny Gamber, Tim Wasem and Andy Welfle.
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Jun 5, 2024 • 54min
Episode 212: Jimmy Neutron Zine Scene
After a few weeks of different mixes of hosts and guests, we’re back as The Terrific Trio tonight, talking about the latest Tools of the Trade and Fresh Points.Show Notes and LinksErasable PatreonStar Trek DiscoveryNuclear War: A ScenarioWriters Playing Video GamesSuitsDaisy Jones and the SixBlake Mills "If I'm Unworthy"Navel GazingUnder the BridgeGuild of Bookworkers Newsletter ArchivePlaylist to win a custom journal from JohnnyXOXO Fest 2024Stephen Sondheim Auction:OLD old BlackwingsOld and new BlackwingsPocket Bullet JournalNew Narwhal pens” Spring Nautilus and Pride EditionsYour HostsJohnny GamberPencil Revolution@pencilutionAndy WelfleWoodclinched@awelfleTim Wasem@TimWasem

May 14, 2024 • 52min
Episode 211: Eating Chicken Soup From A Stormtrooper Helmet
The hosts discuss recent spring releases from Field Notes and Blackwing, Andy's trip to Disney with pressed pennies, and $75 minimalist notebooks. They also chat about unique stationery designs, Jerry Garcia pencils, and Disney park experiences.

Apr 25, 2024 • 1h 13min
Episode 210: A Box of Flamingos (with special guest Carol Beggy)
This is a fun episode, folks. We’re joined by Carol Beggy, a longtime listener, group member, newspaper journalist, and author of “Pencil”, one of the latest books in the Bloomsbury Object Lessons book series, joins us to talk about her book and the object of all of our affections. We chat about the wonders of the newspaper supply cabinet of the 1900s, Thoreau, collecting pencils, and much, much more.Show Notes and LinksErasable PatreonPencil (Object Lessons, by Carol Beggy)Object Lessons seriesJohn C. BurkePortage Reporter NotebooksChina markersThe Transcendentalists and Their WorldOur GuestCarol BeggyYour HostsJohnny GamberPencil Revolution@pencilutionAndy WelfleWoodclinched@awelfleTim Wasem@TimWasem

Apr 9, 2024 • 1h 19min
Episode 209: Potato Podcast Content
It’s been ten years, folks. In this episode, we talk to some of our favorite recurring guests — Brad Dowdy, Caitlin Elgin, Les Herger, and Caroline Weaver — and reminisce about the last decade. We even have a cool swag bag that you can buy to help us celebrate! Plus, way more potato content than you probably wanted.Show Notes and LinksErasable PatreonAll About The Musette BagPen AddictComfortable Shoe StudioCaitlin ElginThe Locavore (Caroline’s latest venture)Potato Pencil Lovin’ (a song about making a potato pencil written by AI, prompted by Tim)Your HostsJohnny GamberPencil Revolution@pencilutionAndy WelfleWoodclinched@awelfleTim Wasem@TimWasem

Mar 1, 2024 • 40min
Episode 208: A Watershed Episode
Today’s episode is a short one — as we prepare for a bigger 10-year anniversary episode, we spent some time talking about our tools of the trade, and really focusing on the pencils and paper we’re using lately. A quick note: We’re getting ready to produce a gift for our Nubbin Stage Patreon supporters! We can’t reveal it yet, but it’s so cool. If you’re a current supporter at that level, please update your shipping address! And if you want to get in on it, please sign up for an annual plan at our Patreon before March 11, 2024!Your HostsJohnny GamberPencil Revolution@pencilutionAndy WelfleWoodclinched@awelfleTim Wasem@TimWasem

Feb 14, 2024 • 1h 34min
Episode 207: The Old Country Buffet of the Mind
Andy is back from the other side of the globe, where he visited Japan looking for adventures —and stationery! Tonight, Johnny and Tim team up to grill Andy about his trip, and best yet — they’re in the same room! If you’re a Patreon member at any level, you can watch video of this episode at patreon.com/erasable.Show Notes and LinksPhotos from Andy’s tripErasable PatreonPencil, by Carol BeggyShift Happens by Marchin WicharyBlue LightsHow to ADHDYour HostsJohnny GamberPencil Revolution@pencilutionAndy WelfleWoodclinched@awelfleTim Wasem@TimWasem

Jan 15, 2024 • 56min
Episode 206: All Reachers Great and Small
Happy 2024, friends! We’re starting off with the first episode of the new year with a Fresh Points episode, talking about some of the cool new stuff to hit the market since we last recorded — Draplin’s Tactile Turn pen collab, Blackwing Volume 2, Studio Neat’s Keepbook, and more.Show Notes and LinksErasable PatreonJames, Be Opened by the Wonderful Sick Souls, Healthy Minds: How William James Can Save Your LifeFeel Something, Make SomethingDr. Who Xmas SpecialA History of Wild ThingsNight After Night by Daniel Tashian Nahvalur NautilusBlackwing Volume 2Draplin pen! Zines! (andy.supply!) Star Trek playing cards! Keepbook by Studio NeatStuff That Works Journal Musgrave Songwriter SetYour HostsJohnny GamberPencil Revolution@pencilutionAndy WelfleWoodclinched@awelfleTim Wasem@TimWasem

Dec 16, 2023 • 1h 3min
Episode 205: Blood Erasers
As we wrap up 2023, Johny, Tim and Andy talked about tools that they used unexpectedly more than overs over the year. From Very Old Ticonderoga’s to dinosaur tape dispensers, there are some old reliables and some newcomers on this list. Happy holidays!This episode is available with video for active patrons supporting the show at any level over on Patreon. Show Notes and LinksErasable PatreonMusgrave SongwriterDoctor Who SpecialsThree Body ProblemAndy’s zine shopWhiskey Advent CalendarJeff Tweedy World Within a SongCrossing To SafetyBodies (TV Series)How Not to Kill YourselfYour HostsJohnny GamberPencil Revolution@pencilutionAndy WelfleWoodclinched@awelfleTim Wasem@TimWasem

Nov 29, 2023 • 45min
Episode 204: Shimmery and Sheeny
It’s been a while, and a lot of stuff has come out since we last podcasted as our True Selves. We’re rectifying that tonight, as we check out the latest releases from Field Notes and Blackwing. Join us and find out what we’ve been up to!Show Notes and LinksErasable Patreon BIRCH BARKVolume 17, the Gardening PencilHEARTLANDBlackwing “Buy Our Trash” LabsBlackwing/Moleskine CollabTheory11 playing cardsThe Importance of Not Being Ernest by Mark KurlanskyYour HostsJohnny GamberPencil Revolution@pencilutionAndy WelfleWoodclinched@awelfleTim Wasem@TimWasem

Nov 14, 2023 • 47min
Episode 203: The Erasable Spellcast, Part 3: Mountain Dew Eldritch Blast™
Presenting Part 3 of our Dungeons & Dragons campaign with Dungeon Master Monica Corwin! If you’d like to see a video of this adventure, episodes 200 201, 202, and our other D&D episodes, support us at any level on Patreon.Join our band of travelers — Ralph, Sam, and Andrøs — as they worm their way out of the wormling fight in the (literal) dungeon for the third and final installment of our D&D campaign! Who are the metal dragons? How do they defeat them? Will they save Graphia and their (quite literally) erasable world?Your Dungeon MasterMonica CorwinWebsite | Amazon | InstagramOur AdventurersRalph Rexas portrayed by Johnny GamberSamik Stonebackas portrayed by Tim WasemAndrøs Goldenbearas portrayed by Andy Welfle


