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The Pen Addict
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.
Episodes
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740: I Checked Out 5 Times
Subtitle: Big in Japan Brad is back from Japan and has so much to shape we couldn’t fit it into one episode! He goes over many parts of his trip, including an…
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739: Accidental Stationery
It’s the episode before Japan! Brad leaves next week for Tokyo and shares some of his plans. What stationery will be involved? Tune in to hear all of the…
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738: Technically Correct… Which Is One Kind of Correct
With stationery prices rising, what products are backfilling the price point gaps? Brad and Myke also break down a Wirecutter list, and ask for your input on…
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737: That's a Good Pen
Subtitle: A Pen Addict Always Pays His Debts Brad and Myke are back from the Podcastathon in Memphis and catch up on all the latest and greatest pen releases…
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736: I’ll Keep You All Knight
Brad is joined this week by St. Jude Fundraiser extraordinaire Robb Knight to discuss our ongoing campaigns, the art of finishing a notebook, and our updated…
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735: Dallas, as You Know, Is Based in Texas
There’s a new Kuru Toga Dive in town, and Brad is here to tell you all about it. He and Myke cover that, an interesting new Kickstarter, and are asked to give…
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734: It’s a NEW Proprietary Refill System!
Listen up LAMY! You can just drop neonorange in some mid-level ballpoint pen and not in the Safari lineup. We expected this to be corrected, with haste. Brad…
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733: The Red Is Orange
The real uniball undercover agent appears on this episode, and for once it’s not Brad! Myke has new pens, and Brad has thoughts on the current state of the…
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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. This episode of The…
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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…
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730: Yummy Go Bananas
Subtitle: This Pen is the P Roterfaden Tashenbegleiter uniball One P Zento Jetstream Baum Kuchen Hot Dog Strawberry Bananas. Join us! This episode of The Pen…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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724: Hotdog on a Ring
Brad has many new products to discuss this week, including the uniball &knot pen that has him thoroughly confused. This episode of The Pen Addict is sponsored…
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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! This episode of…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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. This episode of The Pen Addict is…
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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…
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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…
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712: Three Barrel Flavors
Brad and Myke bust out all of the pen and paper in this week’s episode, including a huge amount of feedback on last week’s pocket fountain pen discussion. Brad…
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711: Super Inky Guy
Brad is simultaneously thinning out his ink shelf while purchasing more ink. Somebody please make it make sense! While you are at it, help us make sense of the…
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710: The Midas Touch
What good is a Gold shimmer ink if you don’t get it all over your hands? Brad discovers shimmer in interesting places this week, including at the Atlanta Pen…
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709: Giving Them the Ol’ Gutberlet
Brad is getting ready for another trip to the Atlanta Pen Show next week, but not before he and Myke torch up some Titanium! Brad also breaks down the fountain…
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708: Writing on a Banana With Biro
The FriXion vs. Que Sera content is heating up, and Brad and Myke are here for it. Brad also recaps his visit to Papier Plume in New Orleans, and tells the…
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707: Little Tippy-Taps
It was Mar10 day earlier this week, but apparently it’s Brad Week on this week’s podcast. He’s a big fan of himself, and thinks he should be the President of…
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706: The Zebra Zebra
What is Zebra up to? Did Mitsubishi work some LAMY magic? Is the Que Sera ink peelable? What good are glow-in-the-dark pens for anyway? Answers to all of these…
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705: Montblanc Is Buying Up All the RAM
Sailor did it! But did they really? Brad and Myke discuss Fudefan’s first look at Sailor’s new erasable gel ink pen, and are left whelmed. Brad also breaks…
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704: Why Does Everything Need Four Names
Which product has sold more globally, the Pilot FriXion, or the Pilot G2? If I’m asking this question, then you won’t be surprised at the answer. We dig in to…
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703: I Sorted by Price
What are we using? Brad and Myke go through their current favorites, but not before plenty of digressions. Brad also takes the Pentel Multi 8 for an initial…
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702: Still Sweet, Just With Edge
It’s February, so that means it is LAMY Limited Edition season. They kick things off with everyone's favorite color combo in the AL-Star lineup, and we have…
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701: I Like Froggo, So That's Good
It’s a big catch-up episode this week, as Brad and Myke dive in to the new Hobonichi Journaling app, updated Platinum 3776 design, and Pilot Iroshizuku ink…
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700: I’m Not Really Into Pens or Anything
What gets you excited about stationery in 2026? Brad and Myke share their thoughts, and hear from listeners as well. Thank you all for 700 amazing episodes!…
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699: Millions, Hundreds, Dozens... Maybe One
You know it’s getting rough in the stationery streets when the price of the Pilot FriXion is going up for the first time in 20 years! We discuss a recent…
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698: RIP Pens
The prices will continue to rise until morale improves! That is the subtitle for this episode, as Sailor dropped their upcoming price increases on us. Wow. The…
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697: Use What You Have
Brad and Myke are so excited to kick off the new year with everyone’s favorite topic - price increases! Now that we are seeing some of the new prices go live…
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696: The Secret Menu of Nib Grinders
Subtitle: Scientists, Git Gud There was lots of excellent feedback regarding artificial Gold this week, so look for our new Kickstarter in 2026 where we raise…
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695: There’s Scissors in Here, Myke!
Who knew Brad liked pens so much? He and Myke dig into what they are currently using, and Brad could not be stopped! Seriously, somebody stop him. This episode…
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694: Orange Is the Worst
Among the many seasons that we are currently in, none is less interesting than Incoming Price Increase Season. The big three Japanese brands have changes…
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693: Get 'em, Ana - Holiday Gift Guide 2025
Brad is joined by Ana Reinert to get you ready for this upcoming holiday season with a stack of stationery gifting suggestions. This episode of The Pen Addict…
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692: Wham! Namiki!
Brad kicks off this week’s episode with a curious question: Why can’t he kick his Platiunum Curidas habit? He and Myke then dig into the $200-$500 Fountain Pen…
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691: This Is a Stuff Show
This is not the Gift Guide episode, which is coming soon, but wow are stationary companies releasing the goods as we head into the end of the year. This one is…
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690: More Old-Timey Articles
Traditional media was all about ye olde fountain pen this past week, weren’t they. To no one’s surprise, Brad and Myke have thoughts. Brad also keeps the Top 5…
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689: A Platypus Riding A Bicycle
Brad is joined this by Robb Knight this week to follow-up on his stationery adventures. They catch up on Robb's latest fountain pen acquisitions, discuss…
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688: Fifty Grand on Ebay
Toptober continues with what turned out to be difficult discussions on ranking notebooks and inks. Brad also discovered some interesting Field Notes when…
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687: Paper Pro Move Titan
We have TITAN follow-up this week! We also have Brad’s new Top 5 Fountain Pen for Beginners list, and Myke’s early review of the ReMarkable Paper Pro Move…
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686: The Thing Inside the Liquid Inside the Thing Inside the Liquid
It’s time to get ultrasonic, baby! Who knew how great our listener feedback would be this week? Wait, we knew, because our listeners are the best! This episode…
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685: Top 5 Clicky Boys
How many ways can you describe the categories on a Top 5 Pens page? Brad is working on updating his lists for Toptober, and talks himself into circles. Also…
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684: The Montblanc Cloud
Brad and Myke are back from Memphis and recap all things Podcastathon. They also attempt to decipher whatever Montblanc Digital Paper is, and break down a new…
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683: It’s Jammie Day!
Brad has the pleasure of being joined by Ana Reinert this week. The Chair of The Well-Appointed Desk has had a busy year, including starting to work for…
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682: The Second Page Is a Bag of Coffee
Brad talks filling notebooks today, but not before he and Myke issue a follow-up mea culpa, and praise Sailor for what they have been cooking on. This episode…
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681: A Great, Great Pen… Well, I Don’t Have It Yet
Well hello, Thursday! Brad and Myke kick off their new recording schedule with a banger of an episode. Who doesn’t love Tariff Talk™! Brad gets his first…