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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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699: Millions, Hundreds, Dozens... Maybe One
Jan 1500:58:20Tap to summarizeYou know it’s getting rough in the stationery streets when the price of the Pilot FriXion is going up for the first time in 20 years! We discuss a recent interview with Pilot’s CEO discussing that, check in on what the Bullet Journal brand has been up to, 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 Japanese pen maker raises price of its bestseller for first time in 40 years – Financial Times (archive.today) Eureka Fountain Pen Gravitas Pens How to Use Your Notebooks in 2026 to Improve Your Life – Writing at Large Sailor 1911L Lefty Fountain Pen – Fahrney's Bullet Journal Is a System for Selling More Bullet Journal – Robb Knight Bullet Journal Free Bullet Journal Reference Guide — Tiny Ray of Sunshine Bullet Journal Web Archive My 2026 Yearly Theme – The Enthusiast Spoke Roady XL – Spoke Design
Transcribe →698: RIP Pens
Jan 801:06:31Tap to summarizeThe prices will continue to rise until morale improves! That is the subtitle for this episode, as Sailor dropped their upcoming price increases on us. Wow. The opportunity to change how we look at fountain pens in 2026 is here. 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 Sailor Price Increases—Effective Feb 1st : r/fountainpens Sailor 1911 Large Casual Kirby Fluffy Pen Case - Smile | Enigma Stationery Kodomo No Kao Fountain Pen Stamp | Enigma Stationery 2026 Risograph Wall Calendar - Butterfly Days | Enigma Stationery Everything is Possum - Risograph Card | Enigma Stationery Everything is Possum Holograph Sticker | Enigma Stationery Decole Harapeko Animal Pen Stand - Shiba Inu | Enigma Stationery Carolina Pen Company Meet Your Maker: Jonathon Brooks, Carolina Pen Company — The Pen Addict Meet Your Maker Posts – The Pen Addict Fresh Thoughts On The Pilot Prera — The Pen Addict I Love Cleaning Fountain Pens — The Pen Addict Mark Three – Studio Neat Drehgriffel Nr. 2 | LEUCHTTURM1917 Spoke Pencil Kuru Toga Blackwing Mitsubishi 9850 HB Pencil Review — The Pen Addict Tombow 2558 Pencil Review — The Pen Addict
Transcribe →697: Use What You Have
Jan 200:55:15Tap to summarizeBrad and Myke are so excited to kick off the new year with everyone’s favorite topic - price increases! Now that we are seeing some of the new prices go live, what does that mean for the hobby as a whole? 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. Links and Show Notes: Support The Pen Addict with a Relay Membership Submit Feedback All in the Nib Price Increases – Goldspot – Instagram 2026 Stationery Intentions — A Gathering of Curiosities Stationery Things I Learned In 2025 — The Pen Addict
Transcribe →654: Making Drops of Joy
Feb 26, 202500:56:06Tap to summarizeAzizah from Gourmet Pens joins Brad this week, and they get inky! And the bombshell she dropped at the end of the episode? Well, Brad has never been so aghast! 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. Guest Starring: Azizah Asgarali Links and Show Notes: Support The Pen Addict with a Relay FM Membership Submit Feedback Gourmet Pens Blog Gourmet Pens Club Podcast Gourmet Pens Shop Gourmet Pens Instagram Gourmet Pens YouTube Gourmet Pens Patreon Pilot Parallel Fountain Pen Gourmet Pens x Ink Institute - 03 Tobermory Wreck Ink Gourmet Pens x Ink Institute - 04 Ice Fog Ink Epitome Pens x Gourmet Pens Watermelon Slushie Stalogy Notebooks Maruman Notebooks
Transcribe →653: Everyone Better Watch Out
Feb 19, 202500:52:46Tap to summarizeThe Pen Addict heads to Los Angeles - hide your wallet! Brad is back from the California Pen Show, and had too good of a time. He and Myke recap the event, and what caught Brad’s eye the most. This episode of The Pen Addict is sponsored by: Squarespace: Save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code PENADDICT. Enigma Stationery: Shop online with code PENADDICT25 for a free gift and discounted shipping on orders of $50 or more. Links and Show Notes: Support The Pen Addict with a Relay FM Membership Submit Feedback IN PHOTOS: Every 2025 F1 car livery after their spectacular F1 75 Live unveilings | Formula 1® California Pen Show King's Hawaiian Bakery & Restaurant Sigils Zine: Make Magic with Pens & Ink (Vol. 1) | The Well-Appointed Desk Shop Meet Your Maker: Rob Sanchez, Rob’s Penworks — The Pen Addict Rob’s Penworks Dip Nib Handle Giveaway — The Pen Addict Nagasawa Original Mini Fountain Pen - Mouette - 14k Medium Fine - Limited Edition | JetPens Skogsy Low Volume Eye Dropper – Instagram Custom Nib Studio Kobe Ginza Gold Sepia Kobe University Romanesque Blue Nagasawa Kobe INK Monogatari Special color 150 PURPLE SEPIA Fountain P – Nagasawa Bungu Center Ink Towel — Enigma Stationery Dominant Industry Ink Archiving Book Memo & Notebooks Dominant Industry Log of Elixir Archiving 25ml Fountain Pen Ink Ink Review #1107: Sailor Manyo Akebi — Mountain of Ink Ink Review #958: KWZ Honey — Mountain of Ink Ink Review #491: Pilot Iroshizuku Kon-peki — Mountain of Ink Montblanc Lucky Orange — Mountain of Ink Ink Review #570: Robert Oster Pen Addict Fire On Fire — Mountain of Ink Callifolio Andrinople — Mountain of Ink
Transcribe →652: Email Richard and Trade
Feb 12, 202500:53:27Tap to summarizeAll of the accessories feedback! Brad and Myke go scissor shopping, thanks to all of your feedback from last episode. Brad also paints with fountain pen inks, and gets ready for the California Pen Show. 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. Factor: Healthy, fully-prepared food delivered to your door. Links and Show Notes: Support The Pen Addict with a Relay FM Membership Submit Feedback Ernest Wright Ltd. | Handmade scissors since 1902 Sheffield England Rob’s Penworks Xacto holder – Instagram Accessories - Scissors and Kiridashi – Yoshihiro Cutlery Yoshihiro High Carbon White Steel #2 Kiridashi Utility Knife 1pc – Yoshihiro Cutlery Surgical Instruments - Swann-Morton Olfa Ink Pony Club | Olive Octopus Ink Pony Club! - YouTube Dominant Industry Ink Archiving Book | Olive Octopus Dominant Industry Ink Archiving Book Memo & Notebooks – Pen Chalet A Log of Elixir – Dominant Industry – Instagram Never Enough Love Pink Pro Gear Realo – BUNGUBOX California pen show Introducing Apricot Achat: The Edelstein Ink of the Year - The Pelikan's Perch The Pelikan's Perch Exhibitor List | CA Pen Show Seminar | CA Pen Show CA Pen Show Class 2025: SIGILS Make Magic with Pens & Ink | The Well-Appointed Desk Shop
Transcribe →651: Daddy's Special Scissors
Feb 5, 202500:56:42Tap to summarizeIt’s the Accessory Episode! Brad breaks down all of the stationery he loves that doesn’t fall into the traditional Pen/Paper/Ink categories. From washi tape to scissors to pouches - what's your favorite stationery accessory? This episode of The Pen Addict is sponsored by: Enigma Stationery: Shop online with code PENADDICT25 for a free gift and discounted shipping on orders of $50 or more. Squarespace: Save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code PENADDICT. Links and Show Notes: Support The Pen Addict with a Relay FM Membership Submit Feedback Kaweco Sport Classic Piston Fountain Pens – Pen Chalet Uni Kuru Toga Standard Mechanical Pencils - Disney | JetPens mt Washi Tapes | JetPens Robot Dance Battle — Enigma Stationery Robot Dance Battle Ramen Time Washi Tape — Enigma Stationery Laban Glacier 325 Fountain Pen with Jonathan Brooks Resin - Black — Enigma Stationery Laban Glacier 325 Fountain Pen with Jonathan Brooks Resin - Cream — Enigma Stationery Laban 325 Fountain Pen Review — The Pen Addict Nakabayashi Sakutto Cut Hikigiri Scissors | JetPens Silky NBS Office Scissors | JetPens Silky Nevanon 210 mm Scissors | JetPens Hasegawa Canary Cardboard Knife Pen Tray Small | Toyooka Craft Penco Storage Container - Set of 4 Tombow Tape Runners | JetPens TOOLS to LIVEBY Raymay Rulers | JetPens Pockets and Pencil Cases - Papier Tigre Nähe General Purpose Case - A5 - Blue – Yoseka Stationery
Transcribe →650: Post-Apocalyptic Ink Wasteland
Jan 29, 202500:50:05Tap to summarizeNew product releases are the talk of the episode, with some of our favorite brands releasing new pens and pencils this week. Also, what do you buy someone for their 650th anniversary? 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. Links and Show Notes: Support The Pen Addict with a Relay FM Membership Submit Feedback Vision Elite | uni-ball Just Desserts: A look at a colorful trend in knives | American Knife and Tool Institute Dessert Warrior Exclusive Knives | Blade HQ Sailor x Plus Pro Gear Slim Fountain Pen in Jellyfish & Ink Set - 14K - Goldspot Pens Brian1Anderson's Videos - Twitch Pencil Type-C – Kickstarter Limited Edition 014 – Studio Neat Studio Neat Instagram Post Groove – Tactile Turn Sidekick Planner – Cortex Brand Sidekick Freeform – Cortex Brand NEW: More Designs for Your Sidekick Notepad! - YouTube
Transcribe →649: Better Than Sightseeing
Jan 22, 202500:52:33Tap to summarizeBrad is back from the Philadelphia Pen Show. There was snow, and there were cheesesteaks. Most importantly, there were pens, and people. It’s recap day! This episode of The Pen Addict is sponsored by: Enigma Stationery: Shop online with code PENADDICT25 for a free gift and discounted shipping on orders of $50 or more. Squarespace: Save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code PENADDICT. Links and Show Notes: Support The Pen Addict with a Relay FM Membership Submit Feedback Philly Pen Show Mike Matteson - YouTube LIVE from the Philly Pen Show 2025! - Inkdependence - YouTube Nahvalur 365 Anniversary Plongeur Model 03 Iterum – Franklin-Christoph Dromgoole's - Sprinkle Ops Fountain Pen Diamine x Sugar Turtle Studio, Slowpoke Series 1 — The Pen Addict Ink Institute – Gourmet Pens Shop HelensCreationsNJ - Etsy PalimpsestDesign - Etsy
Transcribe →648: There's This Sailor I Used to Love
Jan 15, 202500:47:53Tap to summarizeMitsubishi LAMY is up to something right out the gate in 2025 - what could it be that has Brad so excited? He and Myke break it down plus discuss PLOTTER, packing, and pen shows in this week’s episode. 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. Factor: Healthy, fully-prepared food delivered to your door. Links and Show Notes: Support The Pen Addict with a Relay FM Membership Submit Feedback PenAddict - Twitch LAMY safari JETSTREAM INSIDE -- Uni Japan Review: Sailor Ink Bar Disposable Fountain Pen Fine Nib Blue Black — The Pen Addict A look at the Pilot V disposable fountain pen and how to refill one. | Fountain pen blog Pilot Vpen Disposable Fountain Pen Review — The Pen Addict Biting the Bullet • Robb Knight Mac Power Users #778: Exploring the Task Management Environment - Relay Plotter Leather Binder Collection by Mini 5 Size - Plotter USA ChatGPT Gains Support for Reminders and Tasks - MacRumors Philly Pen Show What’s in my Stationery Bag? — The Pen Addict Banzai Bags - Bags Introducing the Pixie Collection from Benu – Instagram
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