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 70: Tim Wasem and His 10B Voice
Many of us in Pencildom have been going through a box lately; a box from CW Pencil Enterprise that shipped on March 1st. The first installment is out, and your hosts are here to talk about the theme …
01:11:29 |
Wed 08 Mar 2017
Episode 69: The Nütbok with Harry C. Marks
Today, we’re talking with our friend and fellow podcaster Harry C. Marks about a post he made in the Erasable Facebook group about companies that release quarterly subscriptions — how can they sustai…
01:27:45 |
Thu 23 Feb 2017
Episode 67: Unstale, Unblunt Objects
Tonight, we get to talk to someone responsible for designing pencils! Perhaps you have marvelled at the swelt Bridge Pencils or the rare Jumbo Hex pencils from Hester & Cook. Andy and Johnny get to t…
01:30:34 |
Fri 20 Jan 2017
Episode 66: Not Everything Sucked
2016 is fast fading and might go down as the year that erased the most celebrities. But not everything that happened this year sucked. We got another year of Blackwing Volumes and Field Notes, and Wr…
00:59:21 |
Sat 31 Dec 2016
Episode 65: Cowabunga Bossanova (with Caroline and Caitlin from CW Pencils)
It’s that time of year, and we’re all thinking not only about the gifts which we would like to receive -- but also the gifts we would like to give. To that end, Andy, Johnny, and Tim are joined by Ca…
01:54:15 |
Sat 10 Dec 2016
Episode 64: Mit Mesaw and the Top Fives
Tonight, Tim is back after paternity/Cubs leave. He, Andy, and Johnny update their top fives for the first time in almost a year. Check out the cross-overs and the arguments about which pencil is Top…
00:54:11 |
Sat 19 Nov 2016
Episode 63: Composing Ourselves
Tim is taking a bit of paternity leave, in order to welcome his daughter into the world. Andy and Johnny are joined tonight by Less Harper, artist, art therapist, and pencil hero. We’ll be discussing…
01:15:28 |
Thu 03 Nov 2016
Episode 62: Baron Fig and His Dozen Archers
Today, we’re excited to be the first to cover the birth of a brand-new pencil, the Baron Fig Archer. To celebrate, we’ve invited Joey Cofone and Adam Kornfield, the founders, onto the show to celebra…
01:02:02 |
Tue 18 Oct 2016
Episode 61: South Baltimore Fancy Quarterly Stationery Party
This fall, the quarterly editions of three of our favorite brands all came out within a week. Join Andy, Johnny, and special guest Chris Rothe of Baltimore’s own Write Notepads & Co. as we discuss th…
00:59:49 |
Sun 09 Oct 2016
Episode 60: CarboWeld Stronger Points
For an in-between weeks episode, your three brave hosts are joined by intrepid hostess Caitlin, recording from the CW Pencils Graphite Mines with Andy while he's in New York City. Tonight, we tackle …
00:58:10 |
Sat 01 Oct 2016
Episode 59: Too School for Cool
Tonight, your hosts take you on a tour of the Back-To-School season of 2016. We run through our favorite back-to-school supplies of this year. If you could go back in time a month, this episode might…
01:17:00 |
Thu 08 Sep 2016
Episode 58: Rammstein in the Shower
Bleistifte! We’ve discussed Japanese pencils and American pencils at length, but we’ve seemingly overlooked products from that great pencil-producing country, Germany. Join Andy, Johnny, and Tim as t…
01:22:19 |
Mon 15 Aug 2016
Episode 57: The F Bomb
Have you ever wondered where those funny pencils with a #2 and a fraction pencils fit into the hardness/softness scale of pencils? These are your #2 1/2s, your F grades. Today, we explore that funny …
01:06:36 |
Sun 31 Jul 2016
Episode 56: For Rosie (or, Fresh Points of Bel Aire, Part 5)
Johnny's not with us today, but he has a good excuse. Instead, we're honored to be joined by Caitlin Elgin, a genuine Pencil Lady from Pencils.com. We're just talking about our Fresh Points, includin…
01:09:39 |
Fri 15 Jul 2016
Episode 55: Taxonomy of Stubbage (with guest June Thomas)
There have been some great releases from the USA in the last few weeks, and we are waiting to see what Blackwing has cooking up for us. While we wax both critical and hopeful on these and other topic…
01:46:03 |
Wed 29 Jun 2016
Episode 54: Rubber Lubbers (with guest Ana Reinert)
After more than 50 episodes, we finally tackle our namesake: erasers. We're joined by our good friend and Veteran Eraser Destroyer Ana Reinert of The Well Appointed Desk (and now also of the Art Supp…
01:23:02 |
Thu 16 Jun 2016
Episode 53: My Badger is Better Than Your Badger
Get out your Stars and Stripes, and get to wavin’. Tonight, we are presenting the second episode in which we explore pencils made in the Land of the Free. Stay tuned to find out how to save 15% on pe…
01:00:13 |
Wed 01 Jun 2016
Episode 52: Pencil Butts
The butt. The tip. The non-business end. In Episode 52, we are discussing the backends of pencils -- those colorful dips, those precise plastic caps, the naked rears, and the eraserless ferrules. Joi…
01:23:14 |
Tue 17 May 2016
Episode 51: A Trash Fire of a Pencil
We’ve hinted. We’ve teased. Now we finally get Phat and talk about wide-bodied pencils. What are they good for? What are the best? How old can we be and still use them? Listen in, and find out about …
01:22:03 |
Wed 04 May 2016
Episode 50: In Case of Dowdy, Break Glass
Tonight, experience our revamped Pencils 101, with some basic — and not so basic — information and strategies for Your Best Pencil Practices. On the occasion of our fiftieth episode, Andy, Johnny, an…
01:42:31 |
Wed 13 Apr 2016
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