The Erasable Podcast
From literature to carpentry, accounting to space travel, the wood-cased pencil and its ancestors have undeniably been at the center of creation and innovation for centuries. Join Johnny, Tim, and Andy on The Erasable Podcast as they discuss and pay homage to these seemingly simple tools of human expression.
Hosted by Johnny Gamber, Tim Wasem, and Andy Welfle.
- Update frequency
- every 20 days
- Average duration
- 72 minutes
- Episodes
- 229
- Years Active
- 2014 - 2025
Episode 188: All Aboard the Creativity Train (with special guest Joey Cofone)
Tonight, we’re joined by special guest Joey Cofone, co-founder of Baronfig and author of The Laws of Creativity: Unlock Your Originality and Awaken Your Creative Genius which comes out on October 18,…
00:59:54 |
Sun 16 Oct 2022
Episode 187: Fickle Tim
In this episode, we name names — discussing specific examples of books that we turn to when we need a creative boost. Find out about new careers, the SF Pen Show, Musgrave’s sharpener, and more!Show …
Thu 22 Sep 2022
Episode 186: An Embarrassing Amount of Knowledge
This week, we kick off a multi-episode discussion about creativity, and in particular, books about creativity and the creative process. Today, we’re discussing what we look for in such books: Do we w…
00:43:16 |
Fri 26 Aug 2022
Episode 185: Six Too Many Abs (with special guest Harry Marks)
Join Johnny, Tim, and Andy as we invite a long-time friend of the show Harry Marks on, to talk about his new novel, The Library at the Center of the Earth, and his new job as a staff writer for Grim …
00:50:21 |
Thu 04 Aug 2022
Episode 183: I Can Heal Your Soul, But Not Your Foot
Being ecologically-minded citizens of the world, we don't like the idea of just throwing away perfectly good paper and pencils. This is especially salient this time of year, when kids are bringing ho…
01:02:59 |
Fri 17 Jun 2022
Episode 182: Rob Thomas Over Here
It’s the unofficial start to summer in the United States, and we’re here with white pants and pencils to check in before school is out and everyone starts going on vacations. We cover lots of summer …
00:42:42 |
Mon 06 Jun 2022
Episode 181: That Qualifies as a Quest (with special guest Caroline Weaver)
Before our upcoming book club, Caroline Weaver was kind enough to join us for an invigorating discussion about contemporary book clubs, and updates us on what’s going on in her world. Don’t forget to…
00:40:45 |
Wed 27 Apr 2022
Episode 180: How the Sausage Is Made
We’re getting ready to launch into a few episodes discussing our book club book, Palimpsest, but before we do that, let’s have a short little episode to talk about Fresh Points and some cool stuff we…
00:37:05 |
Fri 22 Apr 2022
Episode 179: I am Also Pro Tree
Happy International Pencil Day, folks! It’s officially spring in the Northern Hemisphere, and we have some fun spring releases to discuss in all of their copper and yellow glory. Tune in for our quar…
00:43:18 |
Wed 30 Mar 2022
Episode 178: It's Awl Good (with special guest Ashleigh Coaxum, owner of The Paper Herald)
Tonight, the guys are joined by Ashleigh Coaxum, the proprietor of Baltimore’s newest stationery shop, The Paper Herald. Ashleigh talks about her stationery origin story, what it’s like to open a sho…
01:12:34 |
Sat 12 Mar 2022
Episode 177: I Love the Feel of Cellulose in the Morning
Tonight, we are talking about the morning — morning pages, to be precise. We take a deep dive into Julia Cameron’s prescription for an enhanced creative life and talk about our own experiences with t…
01:10:35 |
Mon 28 Feb 2022
Episode 176: We Don't Talk About BuJo
We’re well into 2022, so we would be remiss if we didn’t talk about planners! We discuss how we keep track of appointment and to-dos, and whether or not we can avoid digital calendars (answer: no). S…
00:46:45 |
Sat 05 Feb 2022
Episode 175: I Guess I Like Ben Affleck?
It’s been a few weeks since you heard our voices, but we’re back for a fun new year of pencil podcasting! We go through some fresh points, like Johnny’s bookbinding supplies, Andy’s new desk, and Tim…
00:46:15 |
Mon 10 Jan 2022
Episode 174: Anything but the Chipmunks! (with special guest Less Harper)
Tonight, our good friend (and RSVP co-host) Less Harper joins us for a chat about bookbinding, the craft that she and Johnny practice to produce unique creations to hold our thoughts and sketches. We…
01:14:08 |
Sat 11 Dec 2021
Episode 173: Unconvincing Wigs
This week, we’re looking back on 2021 and talking about what we’re most thankful for — both within the stationery community, and beyond. Plus, we take a look at some of the newest Blackwing X collabs…
00:53:27 |
Wed 17 Nov 2021
Episode 172: National Zine Writing Month (with special guest Jemellia Hilfiger)
It’s the annual EraNaNoWriMoSHOW! Join Andy, Johnny, Tim and special guest Jemellia for a discussion of NaNo’s past, present, and future.
01:02:03 |
Fri 29 Oct 2021
Episode 171: We Fired Tim
Okay, not really! But for tonight it’s just Johnny and Andy, talking about just the Fresh Points. We have some new Field Notes, new Blackwings, a new Squire, and other cool things, including one (or …
00:35:48 |
Wed 13 Oct 2021
Episode 170: Store-Bought Pencils
This week, Tim throws us a curveball. Last week, he asked us what our least favorite pencils are, and then he told us that we should only use that pencil for a couple weeks. In this episode, we discu…
00:57:30 |
Thu 23 Sep 2021
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