Today’s episode is a short one — as we prepare for a bigger 10-year anniversary episode, we spent some time talking about our tools of the trade, and really focusing on the pencils and paper we’re using lately. A quick note: We’re getting ready to produce a gift for our Nubbin Stage Patreon supporters! We can’t reveal it yet, but it’s so cool. If you’re a current supporter at that level, please update your shipping address! And if you want to get in on it, please sign up for an annual plan at our Patreon before March 11, 2024!Your HostsJohnny  Gamber Pencil Revolution @pencilutionAndy Welfle Woodclinched @awelfleTim Wasem @TimWasem

Andy is back from the other side of the globe, where he visited Japan looking for adventures —and stationery! Tonight, Johnny and Tim team up to grill Andy about his trip, and best yet — they’re in the same room! If you’re a Patreon member at any level, you can watch video of this episode at patreon.com/erasable.Show Notes and LinksPhotos from Andy’s tripErasable PatreonPencil, by Carol BeggyShift Happens by Marchin WicharyBlue LightsHow to ADHDYour HostsJohnny  Gamber Pencil Revolution @pencilutionAndy Welfle Woodclinched @awelfleTim Wasem @TimWasem

Happy 2024, friends! We’re starting off with the first episode of the new year with a Fresh Points episode, talking about some of the cool new stuff to hit the market since we last recorded — Draplin’s Tactile Turn pen collab, Blackwing Volume 2, Studio Neat’s Keepbook, and more.Show Notes and LinksErasable PatreonJames, Be Opened by the Wonderful Sick Souls, Healthy Minds: How William James Can Save Your LifeFeel Something, Make SomethingDr. Who Xmas SpecialA History of Wild ThingsNight After Night by Daniel Tashian Nahvalur NautilusBlackwing Volume 2Draplin pen! Zines! (andy.supply!) Star Trek playing cards! Keepbook by Studio NeatStuff That Works Journal Musgrave Songwriter SetYour HostsJohnny  Gamber Pencil Revolution @pencilutionAndy Welfle Woodclinched @awelfleTim Wasem @TimWasem

As we wrap up 2023, Johny, Tim and Andy talked about tools that they used unexpectedly more than overs over the year. From Very Old Ticonderoga’s to dinosaur tape dispensers, there are some old reliables and some newcomers on this list. Happy holidays!This episode is available with video for active patrons supporting the show at any level over on Patreon. Show Notes and LinksErasable PatreonMusgrave SongwriterDoctor Who SpecialsThree Body ProblemAndy’s zine shopWhiskey Advent CalendarJeff Tweedy World Within a SongCrossing To SafetyBodies (TV Series)How Not to Kill YourselfYour HostsJohnny  Gamber Pencil Revolution @pencilutionAndy Welfle Woodclinched @awelfleTim Wasem @TimWasem

It’s been a while, and a lot of stuff has come out since we last podcasted as our True Selves. We’re rectifying that tonight, as we check out the latest releases from Field Notes and Blackwing. Join us and find out what we’ve been up to!Show Notes and LinksErasable Patreon BIRCH BARKVolume 17, the Gardening PencilHEARTLANDBlackwing “Buy Our Trash” LabsBlackwing/Moleskine CollabTheory11 playing cardsThe Importance of Not Being Ernest by Mark KurlanskyYour HostsJohnny  Gamber Pencil Revolution @pencilutionAndy Welfle Woodclinched @awelfleTim Wasem @TimWasem

Presenting Part 3 of our Dungeons & Dragons campaign with Dungeon Master Monica Corwin! If you’d like to see a video of this adventure, episodes 200 201, 202, and our other D&D episodes, support us at any level on Patreon.Join our band of travelers — Ralph, Sam, and Andrøs — as they worm their way out of the wormling fight in the (literal) dungeon for the third and final installment of our D&D campaign! Who are the metal dragons? How do they defeat them? Will they save Graphia and their (quite literally) erasable world?Your Dungeon MasterMonica Corwin Website | Amazon | InstagramOur AdventurersRalph Rex as portrayed by Johnny GamberSamik Stoneback as portrayed by Tim WasemAndrøs Goldenbear as portrayed by Andy Welfle

Presenting the second part of our Dungeons & Dragons campaign with Dungeon Master Monica Corwin! If you’d like to see a video of this adventure, episodes 200 and 201, and our other D&D episodes, support us at any level on Patreon.Our intrepid heroes are back! Ralph Rex, Samik Stoneback, and Andrøs Goldenbear officially enter the mysterious forests of Graphia, and try to solve puzzles, fight golems, and understand which dice to roll, under the fearless tutelage of Dungeon Master Monica Corwin! Tune in for the second part of The Erasable Spellcast, our celebration of 200 episodes and more than 9 years of podcasting.Your Dungeon MasterMonica Corwin Website | Amazon | InstagramOur AdventurersRalph Rex as portrayed by Johnny GamberSamik Stoneback as portrayed by Tim WasemAndrøs Goldenbear as portrayed by Andy Welfle

The first part of our Dungeons & Dragons campaign with Dungeon Master Monica Corwin gets underway! If you’d like to see a video of this adventure, episode 200, and our other D&D episodes, support us at any level on Patreon. Embark on an epic journey in the enshrouded realm of Graphia, a land veiled in ancient curses and enigma. As darkness threatens to engulf this mystic plane, a brave band of adventurers rallies together, fueled by an unbreakable bond of friendship and a collective intellect that defies all odds. In a race against time, they forge ahead, relying on synergy and wit to navigate through veils of mystery and danger. Their ultimate quest: to unearth the legendary Eternal Quill and salvage not only the doomed land but their own fates as well. Will their camaraderie and ingenuity prevail, or will the shadows of Graphia consume all? Step into this thrilling saga and find out.And coffee. Your Dungeon MasterMonica Corwin Website | Amazon | InstagramOur AdventurersRalph Rex as portrayed by Johnny GamberSamik Stoneback as portrayed by Tim WasemAndrøs Goldenbear as portrayed by Andy Welfle

🪄 A D&D adventure, with Dungeon Master Monica Corwin 🐉These guys are characters. For our two hundredth episode, we wax a bit nostalgic and also begin a new adventure: Along with a seasoned Dungeon Master Monica Corwin, we’re making D&D characters for a pencil themed campaign (which you’ll hear in our next couple of episodes)! A quick note: Patreon subscribers will be able to watch video of this episode and our further D&D episodes! Subscribe at any level and see our lovely faces.Our GuestMonica Corwin Website | Amazon | InstagramYour HostsJohnny  Gamber Pencil Revolution @pencilutionAndy Welfle Woodclinched @awelfleTim Wasem @TimWasem

In this episode, the penultimate of the first 200, we’re excited to have the impending Guiness World Record holder for the largest pencil collection, Aaron Bartholmey. Aaron is also the Secretary-Treasurer of one of our favorite organizations, the American Pencil Collector Society. He talks with us about his collection, counting it for the record, and of course, getting involved with the APCS.Show Notes and LinksErasable PatreonAmerican Pencil Collectors SocietyInterview with Aaron in the Associated PressInterview with Aaron in the Washington PostGuinness World RecordsCurrent Record Holder for Largest Collection of PencilsOur GuestAaron Bartholmey PencilCollector.orgYour HostsJohnny  Gamber Pencil Revolution @pencilutionAndy Welfle Woodclinched @awelfleTim Wasem @TimWasem