# erasable (podcasts) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 1 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover erasable. Page: Feed: --- ## [Episode 240: Synchronized Head Molts (Pencil Primer, Part 2)](https://www.erasable.us/episode/240) _2026-08-06 · erasablepodcast@gmail.com (Andy Welfle) · The Erasable Podcast_ The Pencil Primer returns with part two: the case of yonder pencil. We trace the wood itself — from Conté's badass eyepatch to eastern red cedar, California incense cedar, and the creeping basswood era — plus why pencils are yellow (blame a Siberian graphite strike and some questionable 19th-century marketing) and why triangular pencils are weird. But first, the summer releases: Blackwing's… [Listen](https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54852c95e4b034a63cc6a82f/t/6a73dd59845c3452e001e0ad/1785978208117/erasable240.mp3) ## [Episode 239: Mavis Beacon for President](https://www.erasable.us/episode/239) _2026-07-14 · erasablepodcast@gmail.com (Andy Welfle) · The Erasable Podcast_ The whole gang is back together to catch up. Andy recaps his Field Notes–filled wedding, starts a new job, and falls down a serious wristwatch rabbit hole — from Bluetooth-modded Casio F-91Ws to a Draplin x Timex Scout. Johnny's loving a $30 Asvine piston-filler, a possibly haunted Cedar Pointe, and a Rhodia Goalbook in Peacock, while Tim is deep in World Cup fever and cheap-but-good Pen+Gear… [Listen](https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54852c95e4b034a63cc6a82f/t/6a56caf20b0a806a28a87b18/1784072955839/erasable239.mp3) ## [Episode 238: No Playing Lawyer Ball](https://www.erasable.us/episode/238) _2026-06-10 · erasablepodcast@gmail.com (Andy Welfle) · The Erasable Podcast_ Andy's out this week for the best possible reason — he got married! (Congratulations, Andy and Erica! 🎉) So Johnny and Tim keep it short and sweet with a catch-up and some fresh points: Tim falls down a Blaze Foley rabbit hole and digs into a new book on heartland rock, Johnny can't stop playing No Man's Sky, and both Henries pick up guitars. Plus: Field Notes' new Explore America memo books,… [Listen](https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54852c95e4b034a63cc6a82f/t/6a29cd6f60757805715160e3/1781124498487/erasable238.mp3) ## [Episode 237: Pencil Primer, Part 1](https://www.erasable.us/episode/237) _2026-05-11 · erasablepodcast@gmail.com (Andy Welfle) · The Erasable Podcast_ We kick off the Pencil Primer — a new series for anyone who wants to start at the beginning of pencildom. This installment traces graphite from the legendary Borrowdale lightning strike of 1564 to Nicolas-Jacques Conté's clay-and-graphite breakthrough during the Napoleonic Wars, plus the Thoreau family's role in standardizing the American pencil grade scale and a tour through HB-to-9B. Plus, Tim's… [Listen](https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54852c95e4b034a63cc6a82f/t/6a023b1b6d1f09155e3cbbd1/1778531211198/erasable237.mp3) ## [Episode 236: An Impressionistic Budget](https://www.erasable.us/episode/236) _2026-04-19 · erasablepodcast@gmail.com (Andy Welfle) · The Erasable Podcast_ A big one this time around: we celebrate 12 years of Erasable, Andy launches a transcript site and an AI quiz generator, Johnny's been making books and hiking in 15-degree weather, and Tim christens his new Nahvalur Nautilus with a boiling water incident. Plus fresh releases from Field Notes, Blackwing, Baronfig, and Musgrave. For this episode, we recorded video, available to Patreon subscribers!… [Listen](https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54852c95e4b034a63cc6a82f/t/69e52b3d7fa26f6c41ce9913/1776626601103/ersable236.mp3) ## [Episode 235: Little Podcast Mustache](https://www.erasable.us/episode/235) _2026-03-14 · erasablepodcast@gmail.com (Andy Welfle) · The Erasable Podcast_ The Erasable Podcast turns 12! As of March 12, we’ve officially been doing this podcast for 12 years. 279 hours of audio — that’s more than 11.5 straight days of Erasable! Tim is out today, but Johnny grills Andy about his trip to Hong Kong and Japan, including some of the cool pencils he found at a stationery shop in Kyoto that’s been in business since the 1600s. Have a listen! For this episode,… [Listen](https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54852c95e4b034a63cc6a82f/t/69b5a4b8cc294970a08c53b6/1773511975319/Episode+235.mp3) ## [Episode 234: Bearded and Abroad](https://www.erasable.us/episode/234) _2026-02-25 · erasablepodcast@gmail.com (Johnny Gamber) · The Erasable Podcast_ [Listen](https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54852c95e4b034a63cc6a82f/t/699f2d5bc1d5a402c1976450/1772039537906/riverside_tim_project_goodfaith_s_studio.mp3) ## [Episode 233: The Dark Side of STEM (with special guest Ian Schon)](https://www.erasable.us/episode/233) _2026-01-25 · erasablepodcast@gmail.com (Andy Welfle) · The Erasable Podcast_ 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… [Listen](https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54852c95e4b034a63cc6a82f/t/69768793c89b1623cd4fe6a9/1769375766741/erasable233.mp3) ## [Episode 232: Wide Nut Swamp Ash](https://www.erasable.us/episode/232) _2025-11-26 · erasablepodcast@gmail.com (Andy Welfle) · The Erasable Podcast_ [Listen](https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54852c95e4b034a63cc6a82f/t/69266e854884cd1ea5f4af7b/1764126466126/Episode+232.mp3) ## [Refer a Friend, Earn Rewards (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/jJpEDwpKzDy5) _2025-11-26 · **Sponsored**_ Earn rewards when a friend signs up for the Graphite Business Card ## [Episode 231: Stocking up on Scalpels](https://www.erasable.us/episode/231) _2025-10-18 · erasablepodcast@gmail.com (Andy Welfle) · The Erasable Podcast_ 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. [Listen](https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54852c95e4b034a63cc6a82f/t/68f3f20eb1666842cedd0556/1760817758118/erasable231.mp3)