The Erasable Podcast

It’s the unofficial start to summer in the United States, and we’re here with white pants and pencils to check in before school is out and everyone starts going on vacations. We cover lots of summer goodness, from Baronfig’s latest journal to cross-country hitchhiking. Show Notes and LinksPatreonThe President Is MissingCruel Country by WilcoGrace and FrankieCarsick: John Waters Hitchhikes Across AmericaThe ResponderThe Interrupters Atlanta Season 3Gentleman Jack Season 2The Cartographers (a novel)Baronfig DraftAlsoBlackwing ObeyHarry Marks’ The Library at the Center of the UniversePencil Revolution Press ShopYour HostsJohnny  GamberPencil Revolution@pencilutionAndy WelfleWoodclinched@awelfleTim Wasem@TimWasem

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 before the next episode in mid-May!Show Notes & LinksErasable PatreonCaroline WeaverThe Orchard Street Reading SocietyBobos in ParadisePalimpsestGoogle Form for Author QuestionsOlga Dies DreamingOur GuestCaroline WeaverWebsiteInstagramYour HostsJohnny  GamberPencil Revolution@pencilutionAndy WelfleWoodclinched@awelfleTim Wasem@TimWasem

We’re getting ready to launch into a few episodes discussing our book club book, Palimpsest, but before we do that, let’s have a short little episode to talk about Fresh Points and some cool stuff we’re reading, seeing and hearing. Plus, a poem for Johnny by Erasable Poet Laureate Jay Newton.Show Notes and LinksErasable PatreonStar Trek PicardPalimpsestSNL with LizzoDonkey ThoughtsStory ClubStarship CasualA Man Called OveUploadValentine by Bill FrisellBefore We DieKathy Abbott’s book on bookbindingEndless StationeryCodex Book FaireOver-engineered pencilsDylan Eakin on TikTokKiki Petrosino’s Bright pre-orderYour HostsJohnny  GamberPencil Revolution@pencilutionAndy WelfleWoodclinched@awelfleTim Wasem@TimWasem

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 some of our favorite brands.Show Notes & LinksErasable PatreonPost OfficeFree GuyBorn into ThisDrew Holcomb and the NeighborsVeraPalimpsest Graphite DiariesEve of Destruction coversStar Trek PicardField Notes “Signs of Spring”Blackwing 200Baron Fig Earth Day SquireNew Musgrave stickersMusgrave Duet PensBaron Fig Play Stream SquirePencil Pusher zine project by Andrew MecumNational Pencil Day Extravaganza! Your HostsJohnny  GamberPencil Revolution@pencilutionAndy WelfleWoodclinched@awelfleTim Wasem@TimWasem

Tonight, the guys are joined by Ashleigh Coaxum, the proprietor of Baltimore’s newest stationery shop, The Paper Herald. Ashleigh talks about her stationery origin story, what it’s like to open a shop during the pandemic, and some of the cool stuff she stocks. Plus: new Field Notes, a book club announcement, and — don’t worry — plenty of bad puns.Show Notes and LinksErasable PatreonThe Paper HeraldThe Birthday of the WorldStar Trek PicardStoryteller Mumford and SonsThis Day (Wendell Berry)Hand Bookbinding: A Manual of InstructionVera Field Notes Leap of FaithTrue Writer HistoryField Notes X USPS Title IX Glass Nib Pen that Andy boughtOur GuestAshleigh CoaxumThe Paper HeraldInstagramYour HostsJohnny  GamberPencil Revolution@pencilutionAndy WelfleWoodclinched@awelfleTim Wasem@TimWasem

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 CameronThe Artist’s WayKimiThe Ministry for the FutureHow to Do NothingThe Art and Craft of Handmade BooksAround the World in 80 DaysStephen Dunn’s WhereasThe AlchemistReacherBIG THIEF BIG WARM MOUNTAIN I BELIEVE IN YOUBlackwing Labs 2.22.22The Miracle of Morning PagesThe War of ArtJulia Cameron in The New York Times“This column will change your life: Morning Pages” in The GuardianYour HostsJohnny  GamberPencil Revolution@pencilutionAndy WelfleWoodclinched@awelfleTim Wasem@TimWasem

We’re well into 2022, so we would be remiss if we didn’t talk about planners! We discuss how we keep track of appointment and to-dos, and whether or not we can avoid digital calendars (answer: no). Show Notes and LinksErasable PatreonAll Creatures Great and SmallThe Book of Boba FettVienna BloodPower of the DogJason Bourne filmsRetro51 “Susan”Somebody, SomewhereA Lush and Seething HellPencil Revolution SubscriptionsThe Pen Post SubscriptionsPencil Revolution #25Your HostsJohnny  GamberPencil Revolution@pencilutionAndy WelfleWoodclinched@awelfleTim Wasem@TimWasem

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 of your support through 2021!Show Notes and LinksErasable PatreonThe MissingAll Creatures Great and SmallHarlem ShuffleWrite Notepads Dot BooksEscape to the ChateauDon’t Look UpThe EveryProject Hail MaryThe Tender BarBig ThiefTry-RexEmilio Braga booksLetterpress + Pencil Revolution Zine2021 Wordy AwardsJarvis Standing DeskMakers Cabinet FerruleKabamaru | Hajime OkamotoDremel 4300Plumbago MagazineYour HostsJohnny  GamberPencil Revolution@pencilutionAndy WelfleWoodclinched@awelfleTim Wasem@TimWasem

Tonight, our good friend (and RSVP co-host) Less Harper joins us for a chat about bookbinding, the craft that she and Johnny practice to produce unique creations to hold our thoughts and sketches. We also talk about the new Field Notes, several new releases from Blackwing, and So Much More™.Show Notes and LinksErasable PatreonComfortable Shoe StudioRSVP PodcastPencil Revolution PressLuciferGet BackCall Us What We CarryMiracle and WonderThe Midnight LibraryThe Mandalorian Radio HeadspaceMusgrave Standard Writing NotebookField Notes “Ignition”Blackwing Vol 93DAS BookbindingSea LemonHandmade Books Made EasyAlisa GoldenEster K. SmithKeith A. SmithOur GuestLess HarperComfortable Shoes StudioRSVP Stationery Podcast@OriginalLCHarper on Twitter and InstagramYour HostsJohnny  GamberPencil Revolution@pencilutionAndy WelfleWoodclinched@awelfleTim Wasem@TimWasem

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 new Musgrave stuff, and a discussion around Wes Anderson’s new movie, which might be peak Wes Andserson.Show Notes & LinksErasable PatreonThe French DispatchThe SearcherThe War on Drugs I Don’t Live Here AnymorePoems of GratitudeThe Long CallDopesickThe Next Thing You EatAxiom’s EndBiden and “I, Pencil” Blackwing x Preservation HallBlackwing Composition BookRhodia Composition Books at Gentleman StationerPencil Revolution Press StationeryMusgrave NotebookMusgrave Factory SecondsDraplin x Freewaters SlippersCanon Pixma G6020Your HostsJohnny  GamberPencil Revolution@pencilutionAndy WelfleWoodclinched@awelfleTim Wasem@TimWasem