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The Pen Addict
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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. Hosted by Brad Dowdy and Myke Hurley.
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718: A Guy With A Typewriter Walks Into A Bar
5d ago01:05:09Tap to summarizeBrad is joined this week by Derek DeWeese of the DWRDNET Stationery Feed to talk all things stationery. Derek is relatively new to the scene, but things have escalated quickly to say the least. Also, have you seen his Zento Signature? This episode of The Pen Addict is sponsored by: St Louis Pen Show: Join us June 25-28. Tickets on sale now! Enigma Stationery: Unique items, top brands and hard-to-find imports. Get $10 off. Squarespace: Save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code PENADDICT. Guest Starring: Derek DeWeese Links and Show Notes: Support The Pen Addict with a Relay Membership Submit Feedback DWRDNET DWRDNET YouTube Derek on Instagram Derek's Typewriters The DWRDNET Stationery Feed 0211 With Michelle Geffken The Gentleman Stationer Olive Octopus The DWRDNET Stationery Feed 0207 With Richard Polt Author Of The Typewriter Revolution On The Paper Trail Pens by Pasquale
Transcribe →717: Is AirSteppy Pants?
2w ago00:53:04Tap to summarizeMyke is back from vacation, and wow is there follow-up to be had. Our friend Air Steppy makes a triumphant return, Brad gets LAMY closure, and Sailor does what with the new Realo? Plus, is there a new Scribble pen out there? This episode of The Pen Addict is sponsored by: St Louis Pen Show: Join us June 25-28. Tickets on sale now! 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 Pen Addict #716: Good Times - Relay Midori Carton Openers | JetPens AIRSTEP LAMY Safari neonpink – Instagram LAMY Safari neonyellow – Instagram Stylo Art – Instagram CL Finesse Capless Clipless Fountain Pen – Stylo Art – Instagram Scribe Tool Design - Design - Yamaha Corporation Scribble - Stationery Wiki Lamy Special Edition Safari Fountain Pens – Pen Chalet Kyokuhaku Flap 4 Pen Carrying Cases – Pen Chalet The New Sailor 1911 Realo – Instagram Sailor 1911 Realo 18k Clear Black | Piston Filler Fountain Pen – Stilo & Style Visconti Mirage Mythos Persephone Fountain Pen Review — The Pen Addict Visconti Mirage Mythos Collection Fountain Pens – Pen Chalet
Transcribe →716: Good Times
3w ago01:12:56Tap to summarizeBrad is joined this week by April Wu from Designphil to discuss all things TRAVELER’S COMPANY USA, PLOTTER USA, MD PRODUCT USA, and of course her own writing over at The Penguin Post. We cover a lot of ground in this episode, so get comfy, grab a beverage This episode of The Pen Addict is sponsored by: St Louis Pen Show: Join us June 25-28. Tickets on sale now! Enigma Stationery: Unique items, top brands and hard-to-find imports. Get $10 off. Squarespace: Save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code PENADDICT. Guest Starring: April Wu Links and Show Notes: Support The Pen Addict with a Relay Membership Submit Feedback Designphil TRAVELER’S COMPANY USA PLOTTER USA MD PRODUCT USA The Penguins Post Midori History Midori Carton Opener Creative Refills S2E5: Using PLOTTER as a Tool with Brad Dowdy The Pen Addict #632: Reaching Stationery Nirvana
Transcribe →715: Aliens From Mechanical Pencil Land
4w ago00:53:27Tap to summarizeThis is a “Brad buys things episode,” with no item more important to the future of this podcast than the Pilot AIRSTEP. This episode of The Pen Addict is sponsored by: Factor: Healthy, fully-prepared food delivered to your door. Use code penaddict50off 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 Pen Addict #632: Reaching Stationery Nirvana - Relay Lamy Safari 2026 Neon Pink and Neon Yellow • Robb Knight Boorum & Pease Record Book wander & write - YouTube Pairings Party: Fountain Telling Willow Fountain Pen, Sailor Manyo Uri — The Pen Addict Ungeniused #122: Dazzle Camouflage - Relay Zodiac Pens Pisces – Instagram Fountain Pens – D Squared Arts Baetylus | Den's Pens Delta DV Original Midsize Orange/Primary Manip. 4.5 Fountain Pens – Pen Chalet Platinum Limited Special Preppy Black Edition Fountain Pens – Pen Chalet Laban 326 Midnight Mirage Fountain Pens – Pen Chalet ‘Shepherd’s warning’ – pensbycasey – Instagram Edison Newark Fountain Pen in Magellanic Clouds LE - Goldspot Pens Ink Review #1323: Sailor Manyo Yomogi — Mountain of Ink Pilot AIRSTEP Mechanical Pencils | JetPens Brad's Airstep Sticker – Instagram
Transcribe →714: Look
Apr 3000:51:54Tap to summarizeBrad and Myke attempt to put a bow on the pocket pen discussion this week. Were they successful? LAMY was successful in launching the two new Safari Limited Editions for 2026, or are they just a figment of our imagination? This episode of The Pen Addict is sponsored by: St Louis Pen Show: Join us June 25-28. Tickets on sale now! Penedex: The penultimate app to track and catalog your pens, inks, and what you've got ink'd up. Download now. Links and Show Notes: Support The Pen Addict with a Relay Membership Submit Feedback Schmidt 6040M Fineliner Pen Refill When promises are not delivered: The Parker 5th — The Pen Addict Spoke Roady / Model 2 – Spoke Design Nagahara Model #1 – Bungubox – Instagram Chicago Pen Show Dime Novel Raven Good Made Better Stationery Universe Santini Italia Modula Fountain Pens LAMY Safari 2026 Limited Edition – Fontoplumo LAMY Safari Limited Edition 2026 Video – Instagram LAMY Safari Yellow Pens Over the Years – Fontoplumo – Instagram Kokuyo Auxiliary Hardcover Notebook Fountain Pen Friendly Ledger – The Paper Mind
Transcribe →713: Pocket Bias
Apr 2301:06:16Tap to summarizeIs there such a thing as an unanswerable stationery question? Brad and Myke may have met their match this week. Myke also has Kuru Toga challenges, and Brad has pockets. This episode of The Pen Addict is sponsored by: Kanilea Pen Co: Celebrate Kanilea's 10th Anniversary! 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 Tombow Fudenosuke Brush Pen - Hard - Black | JetPens Tom's Studio Wren - Goldspot Pens Kuretake ZIG COCOIRO Letter Pens with Ink | JetPens Kuretake Zig Cocoiro Extra Fine Letter Pen Review — The Pen Addict Traveler's Company Solid Brass Pencil Pentel Tradio Stylo Pen - Black Ink | JetPens Alaula Fountain Pen - Kanilea Pen Co. Alaula Maile Lei Fountain Pen - Kanilea Pen Co. Alaula Mau Loa Fountain Pen - Kanilea Pen Co. Nagahara Model #1 – Bungubox – Instagram Pairings Party: Kakimori Frost Violet Fountain Pen, Taccia Aomurasaki — The Pen Addict My Fountain Pen Education: The Pilot Murex — The Pen Addict Analog Defaults — The Pen Addict Pelikan Souverän M600 Pelikan Art Collection Georg Tippel Fountain Pen – Pen Chalet Re-Review: Pilot Varsity – The Well-Appointed Desk Spoke Design Spoke Click Model C – Spoke Design
Transcribe →712: Three Barrel Flavors
Apr 1600:48:42Tap to summarizeBrad and Myke bust out all of the pen and paper in this week’s episode, including a huge amount of feedback on last week’s pocket fountain pen discussion. Brad also rambles about mechanical pencils for too long, but makes up for it with three flavors of S This episode of The Pen Addict is sponsored by: Enigma Stationery: Unique items, top brands and hard-to-find imports. Get $10 off. Links and Show Notes: Support The Pen Addict with a Relay Membership Submit Feedback Monteverde Dakota Fountain Pens – Pen Chalet Studio Pocket Fountain Pen 2.0 – Tom's Studio TWSBI Swipe - Over-Engineered or Welcome Innovation? — The Pen Addict Compact Fountain Pen | MUJI USA N2 Pocket – Namisu Bottle Ink for Fountain Pen Ink Workshop Dye 20ml | Sailor Fountain Pen Hero Arts + Spellbinders - Detail Tweezers | Enigma Stationery Kakimori Mini Nib Holder - Ocean | Enigma Stationery Eric Small Things Acrylic Stamp - Stained Glass | Enigma Stationery Wax Beads Melting Spoon - Blue | Enigma Stationery Wax Seals & Supplies | Enigma Stationery Bizness Frog Stamp Washi Tape | Enigma Stationery Eric Small Things Wax Seal - Fountain Pen | Enigma Stationery Meet Your Maker: Kristen Brooks, Fountain Telling — The Pen Addict Pentel Graph 1000 for Pro Drafting Pencil Review — The Pen Addict Visconti Mirage Mythos Collection Fountain Pens – Pen Chalet Van Dieman's Nightfall Dual Tone Ink – Vanness Yamamoto Canopus Note Notebook A5 – Vanness Yamamoto Bullet Paper - Canopus – Vanness Sakura Pigma Micron Pen - Size 03 - 0.35 mm - Black | JetPens Sakura Pigma Micron Pen - ESDK - Size 04 - Black | JetPens Sakura Pigma ECO Micron Pen - Size 03 - 0.35 mm - Black | JetPens Sidekick Pocket | Cotton Bureau Limited Edition – Studio Neat Drehgriffel Nr. 2 - the pencil - LEUCHTTURM1917 Sailor 1911 Standard Royal Tangerine Fountain Pen Review — The Pen Addict Pen Addict Fire On Fire Fountain Pen Ink, by Robert Oster — The Pen Addict
Transcribe →711: Super Inky Guy
Apr 900:59:02Tap to summarizeBrad is simultaneously thinning out his ink shelf while purchasing more ink. Somebody please make it make sense! While you are at it, help us make sense of the Kokuyo Design Awards. 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 Pelikan Edelstein Pyrite Ink Review — The Pen Addict Colorverse 2025 Top 3 Colorvent Special Edition 65ml Fountain Pen Ink – Pen Chalet Brad's Ink Swatches – Instagram Colorverse 2025 Top 3 Colorvent Ink and Fountain Pen Kit – Pen Chalet The Stationer Shop Announcement – Instagram Tessa Getting The Keys – Instagram Happy Birthday Uniball Vision – Instagram Traveler's Company Brass Fountain Pen - Fine | JetPens N2 Al & Steel– Namisu Pilot E95 Fountain Pens – Pen Chalet Pilot Prera Standard Body Fountain Pens | JetPens Pilot Petit1 Fountain Pen Review — The Pen Addict Modern Fuel Luxury Fountain Pens - Elegant Writing Instruments – Alibaba
Transcribe →710: The Midas Touch
Apr 200:57:12Tap to summarizeWhat good is a Gold shimmer ink if you don’t get it all over your hands? Brad discovers shimmer in interesting places this week, including at the Atlanta Pen Show, which he recaps. Also, Goatberlet. This episode of The Pen Addict is sponsored by: Enigma Stationery: Unique items, top brands and hard-to-find imports. Get $10 off. Factor: Healthy, fully-prepared food delivered to your door. Use code penaddict50off Links and Show Notes: Support The Pen Addict with a Relay Membership Submit Feedback Dromgooloe's Ink and Pens Unboxing! - YouTube Pelikan Edelstein Ink of the Year Fountain Pen Ink – Pen Chalet The Kaweco Hat Unveiling – Instagram Kaweco Hat Giveaway – Instagram Yamamoto Ro-Biki Notebooks | JetPens Uni Ballin Winner – Instagram Uni Kurutoga Mechanical Pencil 0.5mm - Orange | Enigma Stationery LAMY M17 Jetstream Ballpoint Pen Refill - F (0.7 mm) - Black | Enigma Stationery 2026 SF Stationery Fest in the books - by April Wu Thank You Atlanta! — The Pen Addict Thank You Atlanta, I Think? — The Pen Addict Franklin-Christoph Model P45 Atlanta Pen Show 2026 Edition – Instagram Sleipnir – Hinze Pen Company Fountain Telling Willow – Instagram Kiwi Inks Quetzalcoatl – Kiwi Inks The Fall Of The Aztecs - The Rest Is History Midori Paintable Stamp - Pre-Inked - Goat | JetPens Pengineer3D Double Shot Base – Pengineer3D Fountain Pen Roulette – Pengineer3D
Transcribe →709: Giving Them the Ol’ Gutberlet
Mar 2600:58:43Tap to summarizeBrad is getting ready for another trip to the Atlanta Pen Show next week, but not before he and Myke torch up some Titanium! Brad also breaks down the fountain pen friendly pocket notebook category, and then learns about Korean anime. 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 Sailor Nib Chart Update - Droplr Makar Tools – Instagram Pilot Pen Nepal – Instagram Jottbook Double - LEUCHTTURM1917 Lochby Pocket Journal Tomoe River Refill (Pocket Notebook) — The Gentleman Stationer LIFE Pistachio Notebooks | JetPens LIFE Vermilion Notebooks | JetPens TRAVELER'S COMPANY notebook Refills | JetPens Midori Commonplace Books | JetPens Hobonichi Accessory - Memo Pad Set for A6 | JetPens Red Dragonfly – Pebble Stationery Co. Pebble Stationery Co. Glacier Edition Pocket Notebook: A Review — The Pen Addict [Pocket Staple] Notebooks – Story Supply Co. Sidekick Pocket – Cortex Brand Wearingeul Cry, or Better Yet, Beg 30ml Fountain Pen Ink – Pen Chalet Colorverse 2025 Top 3 Colorvent Ink and Fountain Pens – Pen Chalet Atlanta Pen Show Kiwi Inks Pengineer3D Pen Realm Hellotello Studio Pilot Silvern Fountain Pen Review — The Pen Addict
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