Since our last post, we’ve become aware of the following podcasts:

As The Pen Turns: Hosts Brad, Jason and Jonathan create a podcast made by pen makers for pen makers and pen enthusiasts as well. If you’ve ever had questions about what goes into the Bespoke pen making process this is a place to get those answers!

Fountain Pens & Stationery: Frank and Collins discuss their love of fountain pens and stationery.

The Goulet Pencast: Brian Goulet and Drew Brown of GouletPens.com talk about all the fountain pen things that pen fans love. They talk about what’s going on at The Goulet Pen Company, what’s new in the fountain pen world, there are interviews with people in the fountain pen industry, and lots of jokes and fun segments to keep you entertained and maybe even educated about fine writing and fountain pen-related products.

The Pen Noobs: Hosts Jika and Ryan say, “We’re just two pen noobs, standing in front of the pen and stationery community, asking them to love us.”

Stationery Adjacent: Join Stuart and Justin for a podcast at the intersection of analog and digital technology.

Take Note: Ted Walker and Adam Webb met during a five-week writing program when they were seventeen. They haven’t lived in the same city since — but they have been friends for twenty years. Take Note is their conversation about notebooks, attention, parenting and appreciation for the poignant and preposterous possibilities of any given moment.

As always, if we’ve missed anyone, please let us know in the comments – the more podcasts to enjoy, the merrier!

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Otherwise grab a cup of your favorite beverage, a project (knitting anyone?) and give these a listen!

(In alphabetical order.)

1857: Join Stuart and TJ, two guys talking about analogue pursuits in a digital world – and a fair amount of nonsense too. Make the Past, the Present in the Future, this is 1857.

The Bent Tines: Hosted by Kat and Matthew and focuses on fountain pens and ephemera, the people in the pen community community, and other topics like food and drink, home ownership, art, and life.

Erasable: Join Andy, Johnny and Tim as they explore their love of pencils and, more recently in the pandemic, their newfound love of pens!

Fountain Pen Companion: Urban, Ana, and Daniel podcast about fountain pens and related stationery items with a European perspective.

The Nib Section: This podcast features rotating hosts in a roundtable discussion podcast about fountain pens, ink and the people who go crazy for them, from Fountain Pens Oceania.

The Pen Addict: Brad & Myke host a long-running podcast that’s your weekly fix for all things stationery. They love pens, pencils and Sailors with an unholy devotion. You’ll find the latest pen industry news here, as well as links to Kickstarters, new releases and more.

The Pentertainment Podcast: Join PenBoyRoy for all things fountain pens (yammer and more!)

RSVP: Dade, Less and Lenore chat about all things stationery! I love their discussions of journaling, gameplaying and other analog hobbies that make use of the items we love.

Tinterías: A podcast in Spanish about all things fountain pen related! (Un podcast sobre la estilográfica y los materiales de papeler.)

Tokyo Inklings: Join CY and Jacob as they share two Tokyoites’ insider views on the Japanese fountain pen world. Japan has a HUGE stationery market, much of it hard to find for Westerners – get the inside scoop from these two!

There are also a few folks that host streams that are not quite podcasts. We’ve added those here in case you want to give them a try!

Inkdependence: Mike and his wife Audrey (the Nib Doctor at Franklin Christoph) host a weekly Friday “happy hour” live on YouTube which is my “don’t miss” at the end of the week.

The Pen Addict: Brad from the Pen Addict streams on Twitch several times a week. From unboxings to what’s on his desk on any given day, he’s got more pen content and live chats for you!

Again, if we’ve missed anyone please let us know in the comments below!

9/21/20 Edited to add a few recommendations from our readers!

The Stationery Cafe: Enjoy candid conversations between the co-hosts April and Phyllis, or journaling-related topics with artists and stationery enthusiasts.

Stationery Orbit: Do you love fountain pens, ink, wax seals, and stationery as much as John does?

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You can find full show notes over at The Corner of Knit & Tea.

My pen reviews will resume next week with that gorgeous Pelikan!

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Most of us have worked (or will work) in an office environment at some point in our adult life and unless we start our own company, we are likely to end up in an office organized in what is described as an “open office.” You might call it a cube farm, cubicle land, rat maze, or equally derogatory term. Do you know how the cubicle was invented?

Prior to the mid-20th century, clerical workers sat at desks in the middle of what might have once been a factory or warehouse space– just rows and rows of desks in an open room with no privacy or sound dampening. By this time, the type of work was also changing — workers weren’t just typists and computers (in the add-up-this-column-of numbers sense) anymore.  It was becoming apparent that workers needed to be able to interact more as well as have privacy to concentrate.

In 1960 Robert Propst and George Nelson (yes, THAT George Nelson!) at Herman Miller set out to solve the issue by creating the “action office” with desks and work spaces of varying heights (standing desks in 1960!). The AO-1 was a bit too revolutionary for the time and Propst and Nelson set to work on a new version — the AO-2. I work in what I’m pretty sure is an original AO-2 from 1978. It’s since been renamed to “Action Office”  and is still in production.

I think I might like the original Action Office. I love the standing roll top desk!

What was originally conceived for the Action Office and what it devolved into for many of us is pretty strikingly different.

You’re in luck. This week, the folks over at Freakonomics feature Cubicles on their podcast. Go over and add this episode to your playlist and make that Thanksgiving drive to grandma’s house a little more informative.

Are you a cube dweller? Do you work from home? Do you like open office plans?

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Oops, we did it again! For the FIFTH(!) year, the Pen Addict podcast has kindly allowed me to come along on the annual Holiday Gift Guide mayhem. This year, we racked up over 70 links (Thanks, Myke!) of gift-giving ideas for you and your loved ones. Hop on over to Relay.FM to listen to the whole episode, see the full show notes and make sure you’ve got all your favorites on your wish list this season! I always have a blast on the show and they did bleep me when I said “washi tape!”

How did it all start? Way back in 2012, Brad and Myke did their first Gift Guide episode and I disagreed with some of their recommendations so I wrote a rebuttal. Brad emailed me and said, “Next year, put your money where your mouth is…” And the rest is history.

What’s on your holiday wish list? Did we answer your question on the show? Do you wish that Brad and Myke let me come on the show more often? Leave a note in the comments!

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Moving forward, I will no longer be a weekly contributor to the show in order to spend more time here on the blog and pursuing creative pursuits and maybe, just maybe… sleeping. I am so thankful for the opportunity and support from everyone who has listened to the show and wish success and  continued support to Heather and Kathy as they move forward.

To listen to the episode and see the full show notes, visit the web site here.

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Comic book artist, family man and all-around good guy Mike Hawthorne kept Heather and I laughing with his wit and wisdom this week on Art Supply Posse #27. Mike illustrates the wonderfully bawdy Marvel comic book Deadpool  and our conversation may also include some PG-13 language. (You’ve been warned.)

All pertinent links and shownotes on Art Supply Posse.

Poe Dameron Artwork by Mike Hawthorne from his cover process post.

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This week on Art Supply Posse, Heather and I spend the episode trying to describe bookbinding basics using hand gestures and rattling tools you can’t see. So we’ve got lots of links to videos to help illustrate our points. We also talk about the best basic tools for bookbinding like paper, string and pointy things. All super technical. Show notes are available here.

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This week Heather and I round up our favorite gift ideas to get you and your favorite artist inspired for 2017. There’s a ridiculous load of show notes this week too.

Enjoy!

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This week Heather and I get a little goofy with the charming and effervescent illustrator, and lettering artist Kathy Weller on Art Supply Posse Ep. 24. We talk about ugly sketches, Wacom tablets and CINTIQs and some of our favorite art supplies too. We talk a lot so you’ve got plenty to listen to on that long drive to Grandma’s.

Find all the show notes here.

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