The Erasable Podcast

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Episode 233: The Dark Side of STEM (with special guest Ian Schon) Jan 25, 2026

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We’re back, after two months away! Sorry for the silence, friends. But we think we have something really special for you — a guest we’ve wanted to come on the show for almost 6 years. It’s Ian Schon of SCHONDSGN, a craftsman who makes incredible, unique fountain pens. We’re talking about his journey to starting his own company, design and engineering challenges that fountain pens present, and his foray into his greatest challenge; making the Monoc, his own fountain pen nib from bars of titanium.

For this episode, we recorded video, available to Patreon subscribers! If you’re a patron, head over to see our faces and visual examples of many of the things we discuss. And if you’re not a patron, join us at any level and you can see this and other supplemental content at any time!

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Schon DSGN

Embassy pen

Auxiliary Mammals

Erasable at the Baltimore Pen Show after party at Write notepads

Schon DSGN Kickstarter

Our Guest

Ian Schon
SCHONDSGN website
@schon_dsgn on Instagram

Your Hosts

Johnny Gamber
Pencil Revolution
@pencilution

Andy Welfle
Woodclinched
@awelfle

Tim Wasem
@TimWasem

Episode 232: Wide Nut Swamp Ash Nov 26, 2025

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Episode 231: Stocking up on Scalpels Oct 18, 2025

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Happy October! This very autumnal episode is a short one — just some fresh points and tools of the trade. Johnny’s playing too much Mario Kart World, Andy regales us with his trip to New York City, and Tim is designing a thuper thecret notebook. Plus: we talk about some new Field Notes and feel very old because of the new Blackwing Eras.

Episode 230: The Hobonichi To-Do (with special guest Tyler McCall from Pencil & Paper) Sep 21, 2025

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We’ve got a special episode today. Tyler McCall, co-owner of Chicago stationery shop Pencil & Paper, joins us to talk about the havoc caused by the Trump administration’s chaotic tariff policies. These policies aren’t just hurting small businesses like Tyler’s — they’re also driving up costs and creating disruptions for everyday consumers in ways you might not expect. This conversation is for anyone who cares about supporting local shops, stationery or otherwise. And if you’re in Chicago, be sure to stop by Tyler’s store in Andersonville.

Episode 229: Fresh Points of Bel Air Part 491043 Aug 30, 2025

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Happy International Workers Day, everyone! If you get a long weekend, we really hope you make the most of it. (Andy’s going to the SF Pen Show, for example!) Before we go off and celebrate, we’re coming atcha with some new Fresh Points, including some new Blackwings, a cool film camera, and the question that plagues our minds, “why is loose leaf paper so terrible?”.

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AEnima by Tool

In Case You Were Nappingby Puscifer

True Writer Killarney fountain pen

Automatic Noodle by Annalee Newitz

Lessons in Magic and Disaster by Charlie Jane Anders

Slow Horses

Mission Impossible Final Reckoning

Snipe Hunter by Tyler Childers

San Francisco Pen Show

Monoc Evo by Schon Design

Your Hosts

Johnny GamberPencil Revolution

Andy Welfleandy.wtf

Tim Wasem

Episode 228: We All Have a Little Graphite In Us (with special guest Allison King, author of "The Phoenix Pencil Company") Jul 22, 2025

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We have a very special episode for you today, folks. We’re joined by Allison King, a novelist who recently published The Phoenix Pencil Company, a multi-generational story about Chinese-American women, data privacy, surveillance, LGBT love, and… pencils! We read the book and loved it, and Allison is here to answer some questions. If you want a copy for yourself, you can buy it at this link, or preferably at your local bookstore.

Warning: this episode contains spoilers! If you’re reading, or intending to read this book, you might want to wait until you finish it to listen to this episode.

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Last Boat Out of Shanghai

A Tale for the Time Being

Empire of AI

Our Guest

Allison King
Allison's Website @allisonkingwrites on Instagram

Your Hosts

Johnny Gamber
Pencil Revolution
@pencilution

Andy Welfle
Woodclinched
@awelfle

Tim Wasem
@TimWasem

Episode 227: No Canoodling at Walden Jul 02, 2025

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After a month full of travel from our intrepid hosts, involving everything from counterfeit theatre tickets to marriage proposals to a literal train wreck, we’re back to regale each other with stories from our travels, and, of course, the stationery we picked up along the way. Plus, we announce a future book club episode with The Phoenix Pencil Company by Allison King.

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Phoenix Pencil Company by Allison King

Untitled Goose Game book

Animal Crossing book

Paris France by Gertrude Stein

Andor Season 2

The Bureaucratic Banality of Andor | RonBronson.design

My Friends by Fredrik Backman

Everyman’s Library Pocket Poets Series

Charley Crockett

Somebody Feed Phil

Is a River Alive?

Remix Album from The Cure

Johnny’s Pride journals

Nahvalur Verdigris Muse fountain pen

Erasable logo hats

Erasable Eraser Friend lapel pin

Your Hosts

Johnny GamberPencil Revolution

Andy Welfleandy.wtf

Tim Wasem

Episode 226: Hot n Early May 29, 2025

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The summer limited editions are out early this year! Join us for the scoop on two releases from Blackwing, some very watery Field Notes, and finally — you can buy our newest Erasable merch!

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Erasable Eraser Friend pin

Erasable logo corduroy hat

Orbital

Andor Season 2

Doctor Who Series 14

Levenger True Writer in Sapphire Mosaic

Diamine Sapphire Blue

Field Notes Summer Tote

Field Notes Is a River Alive?

Is a River Alive? By Robert MacFarlane

New Field Notes box art

The artist and his pencil sharpener collection

Blackwing Labs 05.13.26 pencils

Blackwing Labs 05.13.26 notebook

Blackwing Volume 140

Andy

Johnny/Pencil Revolution

Your Hosts

Johnny GamberPencil Revolution

Andy Welfleandy.wtf

Tim Wasem

Episode 225: Justin Timberlake Was Supposed to Be Here May 03, 2025

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May is upon is, and we’re here with a short one, discussing our tools of the trade, and some fun fresh points — Johnny talked about his sugar cane notebooks for Earth Day, and Andy introduced some new spring Erasable swag for 2025 (Stay tuned!)

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The Birthday Massacre’s Sleep Tonight

Where the Crawdads Sing

Bullet Journal 2.0 2023 Artist Edition

Chiikawa

When We Were Real

Where the Axe is Buried

Led Zeppelin by Bob Spitz

Bad Monkey Soundtrack

Everybody's Live with John Mulaney

Sugar Cane paper notebooks at Pencil Revolution Press

Makers Cabinet

Elipso Kickstarter

IRIS Large Format

Timberlines on Substack (Blog of Charles Berolzheimer, CEO of Blackwing)

Your Hosts

Johnny GamberPencil Revolution

Andy Welfleandy.wtf

Tim Wasem

Episode 224: Keep That Eye Jelly Apr 15, 2025

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To celebrate our podcast turning 11 last month, we’re traveling back in time to channel our 11 year-old selves, and examine what stationery meant to us as Little Guys.

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Bon Iver Field Notes

“The Chicago Look” Field Notes

Nahvalur Original Plus

Nahvalur Nautilus Ti Black

Andy’s Yikes blog post

Your Hosts

Johnny Gamber
Pencil Revolution

Andy Welfle
andy.wtf

Tim Wasem