The Measured Pencil
Join hosts Wes Nelson and Stephen Murray as they explore the pantheon of the hottest mechanical pencils.
Questions? Comments? Send us an email at [email protected]
You can find photos of our pencils and hang out with us on Instagram @themeasuredpencil
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To submit your pencil story, please email us a short audio file to [email protected]
Hosts: Wes Nelson & Stephen Murray
Original Music by: Josh Baumgartner
Produced by: Stephen F. Murray
Additional Production support by Two Desks Productions
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- Update frequency
- every 3 days
- Average duration
- 10 minutes
- Episodes
- 126
- Years Active
- 2023 - 2024
Wes on Hernias
In his monthly monologue, Wes talks about hernias and his impending surgery.
Theme music by Josh Baumgartner
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Leuchtturm 1917 Drehgriffel Nr. 2 Pencil
Tory Brogan joins us again with her new purchase: the Leuchtturm 1917 Drehgriffel Nr. 2 Pencil. We talk pencils, erasers, and try to speak German. Take a look at the pencil here https://youtube.com/s…
100th Episode
We did it! This is our 100th episode and to celebrate, we take a moment to revisit some of our favorite moments from the show to this point.
Theme music by Josh Baumgartner
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Staedtler Triplus Micro
Stephen found a pencil at Office Max!!! Wes is indignant over the loooong marketing copy. What do we think of this pencil? Listen to find out.
See a video of this pencil here https://youtube.com/short…
BONUS: Sean Ewert
WARNING: this episode contains a discussion about suicide.
Sean Ewert joins us on the show today with a story about pens and his mother. The story is... well, you'll just have to listen.
Theme music b…
Ohto No Noc
The Ohto No Noc with lead-advance engine and mesmerizing design. This one is great! https://youtube.com/shorts/4Gm31sTSg3M
Theme music by Joshua Baumgartner
Additional music by Daniel Hourtoulle from …
BONUS: Shakespeare Day
Stephen talks about Shakespeare Day
Links to the Shakespeare Garden: https://www.thegardenclubofevanston.org/shakespeare
Description of the Shakespeare Riots: https://ghostlightchicago.blogspot.com/200…
Shachihata Artline Blox Mechanical Pencil
Is this another Lego pencil. NO! It's definitely not Lego, but is it any better. It sure has bright colors and you can see them here https://youtu.be/qsiBTQhLs_s
Theme music by Joshua Baumgartner
Addit…
Wes on Meditation
Wes takes a moment to reflect on Meditation and all the other things he should be doing.
Theme music by Joshua Baumgartner
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BONUS: One Year Anniversary
We made it to one year!!! Thank you for taking the journey with us. We decided to take a moment to look back and reflect.
Theme music by Joshua Baumgartner
Additional music by Daniel Hourtoulle from Pi…
Morning Glory Sketch
New brand!!! Rectangular lead!!! Sparking joy and disagreement. There's a lot to talk about here and you can see it here https://youtube.com/shorts/LtAt6gmE12k?feature=share and you can see how it wr…
BONUS: down the A.I. rabbit hole...
Wes and Stephen dive into the world of AI and ask what it would be like to have an A.I. created "Measured Pencil."
Voice actor: Tory Brogan
Theme music by Joshua Baumgartner
Additional music by Daniel H…
Kutsuwa Neonpitsu
A mechanical pencil highlighter!?!?!? Whaaaaaaaat? It's something different and we're going to talk about it.
Check out a video of this pencil here https://youtube.com/shorts/fAYB9dXISnI and in action…
BONUS: The Four Pencils
We've brought you reviews of four pencils this week. Now it's time to compare them and and pick a winner (as if there was ever any doubt.)
See all four pencils side-by-side here: https://youtu.be/qaz6…
REBROADCAST: r0tring Rapid
Since we are talking about a specific class of pencil all week, we're rebroadcasting our February 1, 2024 episode on the r0tring Rapid. You can also see a video of this pencil here: https://youtube.c…
Faber Castell TK Fine Executive
It's Wednesday! Our special week continues with the Fabre Castell TK Fine Executive. It has a back story!!! It has a great logo!!! Go on the journey with us.
Check out what it looks like on YouTube: h…
REBROADCAST: Faber Castel TK Fine Vario L
Since we are talking about a specific class of pencil all week, we're rebroadcasting our January 11, 2024 episode on the Fabre Castell TK Fine Vario L. You can also see a video of this pencil here: h…
Koh-i-Noor Mephisto Profi Hardmuth
We're kicking off a week-long event comparing a model of drawing pencil common across brands. We're starting off with a new-brand: Koh-i-Noor. The pencil has a looooooong name: Mephisto Profi Hardmut…
Tombow Olno
A body knock pencil!!! "Cool but Goofy!" This is one of the most unique pencils we've done.
Check out a video of this great pencil https://youtube.com/shorts/ixa0nuFndyE
Theme music by Joshua Baumgartn…
Would You Rather III
Wes and Stephen go down yet another rabbit hole in "Would You Rather III."
Theme music by Joshua Baumgartner
Additional music by Daniel Hourtoulle from Pixabay
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