The Pen Addict

Pre-podcast LEGO can’t stop Brad and Myke from talking about pens! There are several new ones to discuss this week, plus a deeper conversation on what we want to see companies work on in the future. This episode of The Pen Addict is sponsored by: Squarespace: Save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code PENADDICT. Pen Chalet: Check out this week's special offer, and to get your code for 10% off. Links and Show Notes: Support The Pen Addict with a Relay Membership Submit Feedback Membership - Relay Tomoe River Notebooks and Traveler's Inserts | Bullet Journaling – GoodInkPressions LAMY M 17 Jetstream Ballpoint Pen Refills | JetPens Uni Jetstream Lite Touch Ink Ballpoint Pen - 0.5 mm - Nile Green Body - Blue Black Ink - Limited Edition | JetPens Rachel's Reflections Fountain Pen Rainbow 2025 | Rachel's Reflections An Instant Burst of Happiness | Rachel's Reflections Retro 51 Pan American Airlines Tornado Rollerball Pens – Pen Chalet Leonardo Officina Italiana Momento Zero Alumina Fountain Pens – Pen Chalet Boeing 377 Stratocruiser - Wikipedia Boeing 377 Stratocruiser: Pan Am’s luxury era of overhead beds and caviar | CNN Dutch Pen Show Door Tally – Instagram ZOOM 707 Tombow cloth notebinder (black) – Sorta Robert Oster Signature InkArt.Ink Fountain Pen Ink – Pen Chalet J Herbin Bottled Ink Fountain Pen Ink – Pen Chalet Kaweco Summer Purple Ink - 50 ml Bottle | JetPens Visconti Virgilio Limited Edition Comedia Fountain Pen – Pen Chalet

If you were in the running for President of Stationery, what would your campaign platform be? Brad and Myke bring their causes to the people this week, and face off in a debate for the ages. This episode of The Pen Addict is sponsored by: Enigma Stationery: Unique items, top brands and hard-to-find imports. Get a free gift and free US shipping on orders of $50 or more. St Louis Pen Show: Join us June 26-29. Tickets on sale now! Links and Show Notes: Support The Pen Addict with a Relay Membership Submit Feedback 1.9mm stub converted into a 1.5mm Cursive Italic – Instagram Kolo Tino Brass Fountain Pen Review — The Pen Addict Kolo Tino Fountain Pens St Louis Pen Show Ink – Instagram Penfount Esterbrook J—your first vintage pen? – Penfount Baum-kuchen Paper & Pencil Chicago Stationery (@paperandpencilchicago) – Instagram Roterfaden Online-Shop - Taschenbegleiter, Calendars & more

It’s a paper-centric episode this week, mostly following-up on last week’s discussion. Which products did Brad and Myke agree on, and which ones saw them take opposing sides? This episode of The Pen Addict is sponsored by: Squarespace: Save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code PENADDICT. Pen Chalet: Check out this week's special offer, and to get your code for 10% off. Links and Show Notes: Support The Pen Addict with a Relay Membership Submit Feedback The Paradox of Choice - Wikipedia New Product Testing Day! Opus 88 and Kolo Fountain Pens, iA Writer and Cortex Sidekick Notebooks - The Pen Addict - YouTube Notebook – iA ARAVEAL-FS｜Fine Papers｜TAKEO 8 Years! — Mountain of Ink Ink Review #2771: Van Dieman's Standing Ovation — Mountain of Ink Notsu To-Do List Cards and Case Review — The Pen Addict Sidekick Pocket – Cortex Brand Who killed the Copic Marker?... - Jazza - YouTube Pilot Juice Up + Heralbony Multi Pen – Instagram Pilot Juice Up Multi Pens | JetPens Heralbony Field Notes | Is a River Alive?

We love you, uniball, but what are we doing with all of these ink formulations? Importantly, how can I decide which is best for me? Do we need to get Red Dot involved? This episode of The Pen Addict is sponsored by: St Louis Pen Show: Join us June 26-29. Tickets on sale now! Kanilea Pen Co: Choose your Aloha today! Enigma Stationery: Unique items, top brands and hard-to-find imports. Get a free gift and free US shipping on orders of $50 or more. Links and Show Notes: Support The Pen Addict with a Relay FM Membership Submit Feedback Platinum 3776 Century Fountain Pen in Mountain Mist - Goldspot Pens Platinum Mountain Mist – Luxury Brands – Instagram 2025 St. Louis Pen Show T-Shirts Where Are All the Emails? - June Thomas - Buttondown The Pen Addict #189: OG Colorer - Relay Notebook – iA iA Wins Red Dot Best of Best Stationery Store Map uniball™ Zento Liquid Gel Ink Retractable Pens, Medium Point (0.7mm) The Zento Signature Craze: First Look at Uniball's Highly Sought-After New Rollerball - YouTube uniball ZENTO Press Release | Mitsubishi Pencil Co., Ltd. Traveler's Company - Love & Trip Collection - Special Edition Platinum 3776 Century Fountain Pens – Pen Chalet YSTUDIO® Resin - Rollerball Pen - ystudio Resin – YSTUDIO

It’s Sidekick Pocket launch time! Brad quizzes Myke on all of the details, and then then dig in to a few new products on Brad’s desk. Plus, what kind of wood is it? This episode of The Pen Addict is sponsored by: Squarespace: Save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code PENADDICT. Pen Chalet: Check out this week's special offer, and to get your code for 10% off. Factor: Healthy, fully-prepared food delivered to your door. Links and Show Notes: Support The Pen Addict with a Relay FM Membership Submit Feedback Sidekick Pocket – Cortex Brand Sidekick Pocket Launch - Cortex Brand - YouTube The Pocket Pen | Compact Ballpoint – AJOTO Ajoto Pocket Pen on Kickstarter Dominant Industry Ink Archiving Book Memo & Notebooks Dominant Industry Ink Archiving Book Memo & Notebooks – Pen Chalet Dominant Industry Ink Archiving Book - Getting Inky! - Pen Addict YouTube Sugar Turtle (@sugarturtlestudio) – Instagram Your Birth Month as a Pen – sugarturtlestudio Montblanc Heritage Rouge et Noir Baby Special Edition – Instagram KURUTOGA Wood Opus 88 Fountain Pens – Pen Chalet SCHONDSGN General's Test Scoring Pencil — Two Hands Paperie

It’s a very Pen Addict episode with LAMY, TWSBI, and Tactile Turn leading the new releases. And then we talk about tariffs, and how they are affecting us, and the industry we love. Oh boy! This episode of The Pen Addict is sponsored by: Kenro Industries: Esterbrook introduces the new Estie Coffee Monsterz Co pen. Click to buy now. Kanilea Pen Co: Choose your Aloha today! Links and Show Notes: Support The Pen Addict with a Relay FM Membership Submit Feedback LAMY Safari 2025 Limited Edition – Instagram LAMY AL-star Denim and Aubergine - Instagram LAMY Safari 2025 Pictures from Goldspot - Instagram TWSBI Precision Fountain Pens – Pen Chalet 16-Bit Seasonal Release – Tactile Turn 8-Bit - Tactile Turn, Spring 2023 Super Nintendo Entertainment System - Wikipedia LAMY ABC Fountain Pen Review — The Pen Addict Berol Handwriting Pens – Amazon.co.uk Mintlodica The Pen Addict + Mintlodica Retro 51 Pastel Shiba — The Pen Addict Tariffs and EDC — Everyday Commentary How Will Tariffs Affect Notebook Prices? | Notebook Stories Roller Pro Carry-On Luggage by Peak Design – Kickstarter The Kickstarter you backed may soon ask for more money to cover Trump’s tariffs | The Verge Information on product price revision | Sailor Fountain Pen Out of the Park Baseball - Wikipedia Platinum Chou Kuro Black Ink Review — The Pen Addict Sidekick Pocket Launch - YouTube

Myke is back, with Document Ink all over his hands. We discuss his return, and everything that Brad has been up to during his leave. This episode of The Pen Addict is sponsored by: Squarespace: Save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code PENADDICT. Pen Chalet: Check out this week's special offer, and to get your code for 10% off. Links and Show Notes: Support The Pen Addict with a Relay FM Membership Submit Feedback Rogue Amoeba | Audio Hijack Upgrade #560: Thank All the Daddies - Relay Brad at St Jude – Instagram Traveler’s Notebook P.W. Akkerman #28 Hofkwartier Groen Fountain Pen Ink Review — The Pen Addict Ink Review #1107: Sailor Manyo Akebi — Mountain of Ink Robert Oster Signature Ink Fire and Ice: A Review — The Pen Addict Schreiberling – Montblanc® US

This week, Brad has the privilege of being joined by the newly-hired President of Fahrney’s Pens, Drew Brown. It’s been a heck of a year, but the best is still ahead for everyone’s friend This episode of The Pen Addict is sponsored by: Enigma Stationery: Join Enigma's support of LGBTQIA+ youth. Visit their fundraising page now. Kenro Industries: Esterbrook introduces the new Estie Coffee Monsterz Co pen. Click to buy now. Factor: Healthy, fully-prepared food delivered to your door. Guest Starring: Drew Brown Links and Show Notes: Support The Pen Addict with a Relay FM Membership Submit Feedback Fahrney’s Pens Fahrney's on Instagram Drew Brown on Instagram Drew Brown on YouTube Esterbrook x TheCoffeeMonsterzCo has launched Atlanta Pen Show Follow-up Retro 51 2025 Cherry Blossom Fahrney's Exclusive Rollerball

This week, Brad is joined by Kimberly Lau, aka @allthehobbies. They had a goal today to get through as much #ASKTPA as possible. How many questions did they get to? A lot. This episode of The Pen Addict is sponsored by: Pen Chalet: Check out this week's special offer, and to get your code for 10% off. ExpressVPN: High-Speed, Secure & Anonymous VPN Service. Get an extra three months free. Kenro Industries: Esterbrook introduces the new Estie Coffee Monsterz Co pen. Click to buy now. Guest Starring: Kimberly Lau Links and Show Notes: Support The Pen Addict with a Relay FM Membership Submit Feedback @allthehobbies on Instagram Sheaffer Skrip Red Robert Oster Red Candy Diamine Orange Akkerman 16 Oranje Boven Sailor Ink Studio 770 Pilot Iroshizuku 100th Anniversary Daikokuten Montblanc Irish Green Taccia Midori Green LAMY Turquoise Pelikan Sapphire Blue Diamine Oxford Blue Diamine Bilberry Pilot Iroshizuku Murasaki-shikibu J. Herbin Violet Pensee Nibs.com Bankruptcy Nibs.com Bankruptcy Documents Refill Finder Epic Refill Reference Guide Parker Jotter compatible refills Spoke Roady XL

Anabelle Hiller is a talented goldsmith specializing in handcrafted fountain pen nibs, and she's taken the stationery world by storm. In this conversation, she shares her journey from Austria to self-employment, highlighting her passion for pen craftsmanship. Anabelle discusses the intricacies of creating custom nibs, her love for vintage pens, and the delight of attending pen shows. She also touches on the community support within the pen-making niche and the thrill of documenting her experiences through stationery journaling, blending her love for F1 with artistry.