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Presenting the second part of our Dungeons & Dragons campaign with Dungeon Master Monica Corwin! If you’d like to see a video of this adventure, episodes 200 and 201, and our other D&D episodes, support us at any level on Patreon.Our intrepid heroes are back! Ralph Rex, Samik Stoneback, and Andrøs Goldenbear officially enter the mysterious forests of Graphia, and try to solve puzzles, fight golems, and understand which dice to roll, under the fearless tutelage of Dungeon Master Monica Corwin! Tune in for the second part of The Erasable Spellcast, our celebration of 200 episodes and more than 9 years of podcasting.Your Dungeon MasterMonica CorwinWebsite | Amazon | InstagramOur AdventurersRalph Rexas portrayed by Johnny GamberSamik Stonebackas portrayed by Tim WasemAndrøs Goldenbearas portrayed by Andy Welfle

The first part of our Dungeons & Dragons campaign with Dungeon Master Monica Corwin gets underway! If you’d like to see a video of this adventure, episode 200, and our other D&D episodes, support us at any level on Patreon. Embark on an epic journey in the enshrouded realm of Graphia, a land veiled in ancient curses and enigma. As darkness threatens to engulf this mystic plane, a brave band of adventurers rallies together, fueled by an unbreakable bond of friendship and a collective intellect that defies all odds. In a race against time, they forge ahead, relying on synergy and wit to navigate through veils of mystery and danger. Their ultimate quest: to unearth the legendary Eternal Quill and salvage not only the doomed land but their own fates as well. Will their camaraderie and ingenuity prevail, or will the shadows of Graphia consume all? Step into this thrilling saga and find out.And coffee. Your Dungeon MasterMonica CorwinWebsite | Amazon | InstagramOur AdventurersRalph Rexas portrayed by Johnny GamberSamik Stonebackas portrayed by Tim WasemAndrøs Goldenbearas portrayed by Andy Welfle

🪄 A D&D adventure, with Dungeon Master Monica Corwin 🐉These guys are characters. For our two hundredth episode, we wax a bit nostalgic and also begin a new adventure: Along with a seasoned Dungeon Master Monica Corwin, we’re making D&D characters for a pencil themed campaign (which you’ll hear in our next couple of episodes)! A quick note: Patreon subscribers will be able to watch video of this episode and our further D&D episodes! Subscribe at any level and see our lovely faces.Our GuestMonica CorwinWebsite | Amazon | InstagramYour HostsJohnny  GamberPencil Revolution@pencilutionAndy WelfleWoodclinched@awelfleTim Wasem@TimWasem

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 Collector Society. He talks with us about his collection, counting it for the record, and of course, getting involved with the APCS.Show Notes and LinksErasable PatreonAmerican Pencil Collectors SocietyInterview with Aaron in the Associated PressInterview with Aaron in the Washington PostGuinness World RecordsCurrent Record Holder for Largest Collection of PencilsOur GuestAaron BartholmeyPencilCollector.orgYour HostsJohnny  GamberPencil Revolution@pencilutionAndy WelfleWoodclinched@awelfleTim Wasem@TimWasem

Much as with our retrospective on Blackwings Volumes editions last episode, today we’re taking a look back at the Field Notes releases we’ve gotten since around the beginning of the pandemic.Show Notes and LinksErasable PatreonLe Voyageur from Write Notepads & Co.Mitsubishi Uni “hahatoco” cat themed pencils! Pencil penrose (aka our tattoos) pins from Tim Belonax VignetteHeavy DutyUnited States of LetterpressSnowy Evening Fifty TrailheadHarvest Ignition Signs of Spring Great Lakes HatchKraft PlusStreetscapesYour HostsJohnny  GamberPencil Revolution@pencilutionAndy WelfleWoodclinched@awelfleTim Wasem@TimWasem

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 of Blackwing Volumes, give our spicy and mild takes, and give each volume a grade.Show Notes and LinksErasable PatreonBlackwing Pencil Release GuideBasquiat on American MastersAdam Savage’s Indiana Jones notebook replicaVolume 840: Surfer Dude and the CoastVolume 3: Ravi ShankarVolume XIX: The 19th AmendmentVolume 6: Independent BusinessesVolume 223: Woodie Guthrie Volume 64: ComicsVolume 651: Bruce LeeVolume 93: Corita KentVolume 200: CoffeehousesVolume 55: The Golden RatioVolume 7: AnimationVolume 192: The Lennon and McCartneyVolume 20: Tabletop GamesVolume 57: The Basquiat PencilYour HostsJohnny  GamberPencil Revolution@pencilutionAndy WelfleWoodclinched@awelfleTim Wasem@TimWasem

Today, we have a full episode of just the Tools of the Trade. Skip this if you don’t want to hear about the 16 different albums Tim is listening too, what gritty British crime dramas Johnny’s watching, or what books Andy says he’s reading. Plus: the greatest concert film ever made, starring Seth Rogan.Show Notes and LinksBoygeniusNew Jason Isbell album next week!Theo Katzman Be the WheelCocaine and RhinestonesGeorge Michael BushSteven Universe Ted LassoBarryGuardians of the Galaxy 3The DiplomatTransatlanticA Small LightThe Eyes and the Impossible by Dave EggersHidden Systems by Dan NottPromises Stronger Than Darkness by Charlie Jane AndersDon't Tell Anyone the Secrets I Told You by Lucinda WilliamsThis Wheel's On Fire by Levon HelmOtherwise: New & Selected Poems by Jane KenyonBeach Badge zineThe OverstoryKeith Smith booksBellroy tech Dopp kit Tom Bihn Side HustlePlatinum PlaisirBlackwing Eras 2022Musgrave Pencil Knot notebookLevenger True Writer KyotoOfficial LT1917 penThat Field Notes dad thingYour HostsJohnny GamberPencil Revolution@pencilutionAndy WelfleWoodclinched@awelfleTim Wasem@TimWasem

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, Effigies, and how he thinks about and creates poetry. We also celebrate silly little limericks by pitting Jay against ChatGPT to write extremely specific pencil limericks.Show Notes and LinksErasable PatreonNew Zelda GameField Notes CityscapesMusgrave’s The Party BugleNew Musgrave Shorthand Notebook in BLUEMagic Ink markersBig ol’ pressed penny notebookBaronfig Venture Backpack 3.0PennyCollector.orgLimerick ShowdownHere are the poems that we asked Jay and ChatGPT to write. Read them and judge them!Limerick about the struggle of using a pencil with an off-center core (from Donny Pearce)ChatGPT:With graphite askew, pencil's no fun,Off-center core makes writing undone.The lines dance in strife,Disrupting the life,Of precision, alas, it's all gone.Jay: If there’s one thing I simply abhor,It’s a stick with an off-center core.It may write as smoothly as Lapis LazuliBut some things I just can’t ignore.Limerick about how the Field Notes pencils should be better than they are (from Donny Pearce)Jay:The pencil from Draplin is lacking.Does he not have financial backing?It scratches the pageLike a one-million HWhile Musgrave is counter-attacking.ChatGPT: Field Notes pencils, touted with cheer,But their performance fails, I do fear.Smoothness they lack,Graphite too slack,In need of improvement, that's clear.Limerick about how there are only so many words that actually rhyme with “pencil” (from Kathy Rogers)ChatGPT:"Pencil," a word we oft rhyme,Yet choices are limited, no time.Stenciled, essentials,Potential, credentials,Options are scarce, yet sublime.Jay: A brooding baboon with a pencil,Could trace, with his tail, a stencil.He found it intriguingThat he was a BeingBoth prehensile and existential.Our GuestJay NewtonYour HostsJohnny  GamberPencil Revolution@pencilutionAndy WelfleWoodclinched@awelfleTim Wasem@TimWasem

In this podcast, the hosts discuss their favorite poems for National Poetry Month. They also talk about the latest Field Notes and Blackwing releases, share their thoughts on stickers and meetings, explore a unique pen called the Baron Fig Oracle, and delve into the powerful imagery of the poem 'The Cinnamon Peeler' by Michael Ondaatje. They also discuss the works of poets Maggie Smith, Mary Oliver, and Lawrence Ferlinghetti.

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 — has changed.The Guys’ Top 5 Pencils Spring 2023AndyPalomino Golden BearHi-Class Golden Sword 2BForest ChoiceBlackwing 602Musgrave Pencil KingTim Blackwing NaturalBlackwing MMXMusgrave Tennessee RoundMitsubishi 9852EWPalomino HBJohnnyMusgrave Tennessee RedGeneral Pencil Co. Cedar Pointe California Republic Palomino (capped version)Eberhard Faber / FaberCastell American / American NaturalsWhatever pencil I’m usingShow Notes and LinksErasable PatreonShift Happens Palomino Golden BearHi-Class Golden Sword 2BForest ChoiceBlackwing 602Musgrave Pencil KingBlackwing NaturalBlackwing MMXMusgrave Tennessee RoundMitsubishi 9852EW/9852Palomino HBMusgrave Tennessee RedGeneral Pencil Co. Cedar PointeCalifornia Republic Palomino (capped version)Eberhard Faber / FaberCastell American/American NaturalsTop Dozen Pencils ZineYour HostsJohnny  GamberPencil Revolution@pencilutionAndy WelfleWoodclinched@awelfleTim Wasem@TimWasem