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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#120: Behind The Nib

September 15th, 2014 · 63 minutes

The boys get down to basics in this episode as Brad and Myke talk Fountain Pen 101. They cover fountain pen basics, from terminology to cleaning and use. If you want to give fountain pens a try this is the place to start.

#119: Stash Acquisition Beyond Life Expectancy

September 8th, 2014 · 69 minutes

In this episode, Brad and Myke are joined by the prolific J. Robert Lennon. John is a novelist, teacher, musician, podcaster, and sometime pen and paper blogger. They discuss all the analog tools that help keep him sane in his day to day life.

#118: CGI Hand

September 2nd, 2014 · 56 minutes

In this episode Brad tells the tale of his latest big pen purchase. It was too easy to spend too much money, but man did he get some good stuff. We also talk about the new Hobonichi 2015 lineup, and even more on the scribble pen.

#117: We're a Perfect Pairing

August 29th, 2014 · 51 minutes

Brad and Myke break out the live chat and a good time was had by all! Brad also discusses why we love our analog tools, Myke's newest purchase, and my good friends at Scribble Pen. We then dig into perfect pairings - what combo is your favorite?

#116: Scribbled Out

August 18th, 2014 · 86 minutes

Brad and Myke pick right back up where they left off, talking about new products, great people, and Kickstarter pens. Is the Nexus Pen legit? Why did the Scribble crash and burn? All of this, plus Brad's floaty pen!

#115: The Panic Addict

July 15th, 2014 · 57 minutes

In this weeks episode Brad and Myke discuss the upcoming move of The Pen Addict Podcast. We aren't going away, just pushing the reset button. Be sure to listen for all of the details. Also, Brad goes through his recent flea market finds, pen durability, a

#114: Butchering The Orange

July 8th, 2014 · 51 minutes

It's been a great week in Pen Addict land with a host of new things to talk about. Myke and Brad dig into the Midori Travelers Notebook, the Parker Jotter, refreshing your pen and ink load out, and then Brad goes and does something crazy. He writes in his

#113: The Pen Whisperer

July 1st, 2014 · 64 minutes

In this episode Brad is on vacation and still manages to show up for the podcast! We discuss magical refills, pink Bolt's, and booze. Wait, this is a pen podcast, right? We also elaborate on the Chronodex system and answer some awesome listener submitted

#112: Take Out The Trash

June 23rd, 2014 · 51 minutes

In this episode of The Pen Addict Podcast Brad and Myke discuss a slew of new pens to cross Brad's desk. From Rotring to Kaweco to Nakaya to Edison and more - they are all covered!

#111: A Podcast Divided

June 17th, 2014 · 68 minutes

In this episode the boys are joined by Josh Ginter from The Newsprint. We discuss his start in blogging and his transition of content from the digital to analog. Field Notes are a big topic, and we get into some follow up concerning the lack of informatio