Hosted by Brad Dowdy and Myke Hurley.
The Pen Addict is a weekly fix for all things stationery. Pens, pencils, paper, ink – you name it, and Brad Dowdy and Myke Hurley are into it. Join as they geek out over the analog tools they love so dearly.
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#645: Artisanistry
December 18th, 2024 · 68 minutes
We have industry news this week, with ownership changes of a nib maker and a retail store. Brad also stays on his Diamine Inkvent kick, and both he and Myke share their favorite basic stationery items.
#644: Savage Pencil Reviews
December 11th, 2024 · 71 minutes
Myke is back, with quite the announcement! Congratulations are in order, and so is pencil discussion around Adam Savage’s latest video. One of us!
#643: They Had An App?! – Holiday Gift Guide 2024
December 4th, 2024 · 61 minutes
Brad is joined by Ana Reinert of The Well-Appointed Desk for a catch-up session on life in the stationery world. And don’t fret, they also compiled a fun small business gift guide for the holidays.
#642: Well Actually
November 27th, 2024 · 47 minutes
Brad discusses new products on his desk from Stanford Pen Studio and Midori, and he and Myke dig in to the analog leanings of one of AI’s biggest proponents. We also tackle your Ask TPA, where Brad has more questions than answers.
#641: Tell Me About Your Shipping Lanes
November 20th, 2024 · 52 minutes
Apparently it is infrastructure week here on the podcast, so when will Graf Von Faber-Castell release their trains, planes, and automobiles Pen of the Year edition? Brad and Myke also discuss recent digital/analog crossover experiments.
#640: 10 Things I Love About Stationery
November 13th, 2024 · 56 minutes
Want to get yourself out of a funk? Make a list. That’s what Brad did recently, writing down the first ten things that came to mind related to his love for stationery.
#639: I Love Pencils I Use Pens
November 6th, 2024 · 53 minutes
Pens are back on the menu in November, so what did Brad decide to use first? Definitely not the Kaweco Piston Sport, which was just announced yesterday. Will it be joining the rotation soon? Also, what stationery tattoo would Brad and Myke get?
#638: Spooky Episode
October 30th, 2024 · 55 minutes
It’s spooky season around these parts, and never has Brad reviewed a scarier pencil in his life. We discuss that, an artists look at mechanical pencils, and wrap up Ticonderoctober.
#637: The Caramel Zone
October 23rd, 2024 · 60 minutes
Ticonderoctober continues, as Brad builds out his pencil kit, and receives even more listener feedback about mechanical pencils. It’s not all graphite though, as brown fountain pen ink and daily driver fountain pens make an appearance.
#636: "Strictly Limited"
October 16th, 2024 · 51 minutes
If you were contracted to sign your name 100 times, and the pen you were given to sign with was not up to par, at what point would you stop signing? Also, if over 5000 units of a pen is made, is it a limited edition?