Hosted by Brad Dowdy and Myke Hurley.
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.
Subscribe
Get in touch
Submit FeedbackNavigation
Links
Latest Episodes
#569: By the Way I’m Also the President
June 21st, 2023 · 53 minutes
Myke is back, and he and Brad catch up on his digital travels in our analog space. Brad also follows up on his conversation with Uni-ball over the Kuru Toga Dive kerfuffle, and he breaks down a few new products that have crossed his desk over recent weeks
#568: I Wanted To Go The Slow Way
June 14th, 2023 · 66 minutes
This week, Brad is joined by Frank Pressentin of Elbwood to discuss his beautifully handcrafted work. From his late start in life to his current meticulous in manufacturing, they cover it all in this episode.
#567: Just Delete Our Podcast
June 7th, 2023 · 60 minutes
What would bring Brad to say this? Well, it’s an all ASK TPA episode of the podcast this week, and he has thoughts!
#566: A Boat on Your Desk
May 31st, 2023 · 51 minutes
In this episode, Brad and Myke ride a Balloon out over the Sea to get a beautiful view of the Horizon. Brad also inks up new pens.
#565: Egregious Gouging
May 24th, 2023 · 51 minutes
Oh Uni-ball, what have you done? Brad and Myke discuss Uni’s way of “combatting resellers” by price gouging their loyal customers. They also dig into the eternal branding questions, and discuss Brad’s Happy Writing kick.
#564: The Distribution Game
May 17th, 2023 · 52 minutes
Brad is joined this week by Bryce Gillett from Luxury Brands of America. Bryce breaks down the role distributors play in the stationery market, from getting products from manufacturers to consumers, choosing brands to work with, and the behind the scenes
#563: Outs and Ins and Arounds
May 10th, 2023 · 55 minutes
Brad is back from the Chicago Pen Show, with tales of deep dish pizza to tell. There were pens, too, as he breaks it all down in this episode. Brad also discusses his grand Jury Duty stationery selections.
#562: Brad Breaks Stationery
May 3rd, 2023 · 57 minutes
Many new pens crossed the desk of The Pen Addict this week. Which ones survived? Tune in to find out!
#561: BAT!
April 26th, 2023 · 53 minutes
We tried to let the ChatGPT conversation be one episode and done, but Lamy had other ideas. We discuss their AI design, praise Pilot’s new pen color, get inky with red inks, and Brad shares his love for the Pentel Sharp.
#560: Dear LAMY,
April 19th, 2023 · 55 minutes
Since Brad and Myke can’t talk Lamy into making an Orange Lamy 2000, maybe AI can? They give it a shot this week!