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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#426: When Am I Gonna Get One?
September 2nd, 2020 · 61 minutes
Will Brad ever ship Myke his Retro51 Celebration? Will Myke become a pirate? Will Brad re-up his pencil subscription? All of these questions - and more - answered in this week’s episode.
#425: The 1911 of Pen
August 26th, 2020 · 64 minutes
Packing. Pens. Podcastathon. We talk about all of those things, although not in that order. Plus, what pens would you pair with your other preferences?
#424: Keyboard Addict
August 19th, 2020 · 69 minutes
What has happened to this show? Are we no longer discussing pens? Of course we are! But Myke has a wonderful digression on how similar the mechanical keyboard community is to the pen community. Join us!
#423: Cute Fun Spooky
August 12th, 2020 · 60 minutes
It’s not Halloween just yet, but that doesn’t stop us from liking cute, fun, and spooky pens when they launch! We discuss all kinds of new products in this episode, how to sell your expensive pens, and why the classic Parker 51 doesn’t need to be remade.
#422: The Future is Not Fountain Pens
August 5th, 2020 · 56 minutes
Or is it? Brad and Myke dig deep into the stationery world for answers in this episode. The real question is did they find any.
#421: Return of the Tower of Pens
July 29th, 2020 · 68 minutes
Mega Studio pen situation, explained! We also discussed a new series on The Pen Addict blog, wax poetic on the future of Kickstarter pens, and dig into a large batch of #ASKTPA.
#420: The Real Collector's Edition
July 22nd, 2020 · 73 minutes
To celebrate this illustrious 420th episode of The Pen Addict podcast, we talked about the only thing that did this number justice: Pizza pens! We also discuss our beloved Scribble pen, and dig into what makes a pen a collectors edition.
#419: That's So Draplin
July 15th, 2020 · 62 minutes
Brad gets all zen about pen cleaning - again. We also discuss a special Retro 51 anniversary, a virtual pen fair, and dig into recent pen reviews from Kaweco and Esterbrook.
#418: Today I Hate Paper
July 8th, 2020 · 67 minutes
Changes, they are coming - at least for our beloved Tomoe River paper. We discuss that, new Sailor releases, and try to decide how much Primary Manipulation we need in our lives.
#417: Barely Cut Hay
July 1st, 2020 · 67 minutes
Is our beloved Sailor Pen Co. about to have a new owner? Brad and Myke discuss all of the rumblings and try to sort out what it means. But first, we set the mood by lighting up the new Jacques Herbin scented candles.