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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.

Latest episodes

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732: I Went Ahead and Bought a Bunch of Pens

There are new pens and products to be seen and discussed this week, but will you see any of them at your local Pelikan Hub? Who can say.

Sep 3
1 h 10 min

731: Can You Just Put Ink in the Thing?

The Endless Maze Fountain Pen arrived on Brad’s desk, it’s Hobonichi SZN, and Myke enjoys fruit. There’s a lot of great stationery chat this week - come join us!

Aug 27
58 min

730: Yummy Go Bananas

Roterfaden Tashenbegleiter uniball One P Zento Jetstream Baum Kuchen Hot Dog Strawberry Bananas. Join us!

Aug 20
43 min

729: My Left-Handedness

Brad and Myke clean up a few bits of remaining Stationary Fest news before getting into a mistake purchase that might end up being a happy maker for everyone involved. Th

Aug 13
57 min

728: Walking Around With the President of PEN

Brad and Myke are back from Stationery Fest, and what an amazing event it was. They break it all down in this week’s episode, including the pros, cons, and stationery acq

Aug 6
1 h 21 min

727: We’re Heading to Stationery Fest!

Brooklyn, we are in your house! Brad and Myke are headed to Stationery Fest, and take you through their prep, schedule, and planned shenanigans at what they hope is an ep

Jul 29
51 min

726: Blue Refill Hotdog

Top 10 Pen, Part Deux! Not really, but some slight adjustments were made, plus new Top 10 lists were considered. Brad also has the new LAMY Safaris in hand, and Kaweco is

Jul 23
1 h 01 min

725: I Will Admit When I'm Wrong But I'm Not

Brad and Myke took the 10 Fountain Pen Challenge this week, so tune in to hear what they would keep, and how difficult this proved to be! They also discuss ANOTHER LAMY S

Jul 16
1 h 07 min

724: Hotdog on a Ring

Brad has many new products to discuss this week, including the uniball &knot pen that has him thoroughly confused.

Jul 9
1 h 05 min

723: I Bet the Paper Is Terrible

Brad is back from the St. Louis Pen Show with many tales to tell. Also pens, and quite the interesting notebook. And Myke joins the Zento club!

Jul 2
48 min

722: St. Louis Pen Show Preview, Featuring Ana Reinert!

It’s St. Louis Pen Show time! Brad is on the way, and he brings on St. Louis Show expert Ana Reinert, from The Well-Appointed Desk, to discuss what to expect.

Jun 25
1 h 02 min

721: A Pen of All Time

It has arrived, and it is glorious! What exactly? Brad’s new MD Product notebook for one, and a certain Delta fountain pen for two. All that, plus the only two fountain p

Jun 18
46 min

720: Feeding Your Creativity

Brad is joined this week by Toni Palumbo of Feed Your Creativity. Toni has been making the pen and stationery show rounds over the past few years, and has been documentin

Jun 11
56 min

719: The Parker Jotter Was an Explosive

LAMY did the thing! Brad and Myke break down the AL-Star Disco release, revisit the new Sailor Realo through Fudefan’s video, and pay respects to the Platinum Curidas.

Jun 4
55 min

718: A Guy With A Typewriter Walks Into A Bar

Brad 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 qu

May 28
1 h 05 min

717: Is AirSteppy Pants?

Myke 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 n

May 21
53 min

716: Good Times

Brad 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

May 14
1 h 12 min

715: Aliens From Mechanical Pencil Land

This is a “Brad buys things episode,” with no item more important to the future of this podcast than the Pilot AIRSTEP.

May 7
53 min

714: Look

Brad 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

Apr 30
51 min

713: Pocket Bias

Is 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.

Apr 23
1 h 06 min

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What listeners say

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Long time listener, first time reviewer. I very seldomly leave reviews, but wanted to thank you both for your transparency and vulnerability on ep. 640. The world needs more of this, especially from men. I have so many other thoughts on the topic (I’ve typed and deleted half a dozen already) but suffice it to say, thanks for letting us in. Love you guys.

dictsonary · Nov 2024

LOVE this podcast! It’s mostly about pens, but some other stationery is in the mix too (it’s the PEN addict after all). Was my first introduction to fountain pens a few years ago and I’ve listened to every episode since. If you like pens, especially fountain pens, this is your show. Brad completely geeks out over everything, Myke attempts to reign in the thoughts, and it’s fabulous. Love it.

NicoRobinOP · Jan 2024

This podcast is awesome. It covers a wide range of topics on pens without getting away from the core. Show notes are perfect and easily accessible. Looking forward to seeing the results of the Slack Survey .

Moochonski · Oct 2021

I loooooove this podcast. I’ve been listening to it for years, and have heard every episode. It’s always the first one I recommend when I find out someone is into pens, writing, stationary, etc. Brad and Myke are hilarious together, as well as smart and informed. There’s no pretense here—just two dudes who love what they’re talking about. I’ve learned a lot and am always entertained.

L.R.1987 · Jul 2021

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