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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.

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  • #731
    Thursday · 58 min

    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 us!

  • #730
    August 20 · 43 min

    730: Yummy Go Bananas

    Roterfaden Tashenbegleiter uniball One P Zento Jetstream Baum Kuchen Hot Dog Strawberry Bananas. Join us!

  • #729
    August 13 · 57 min

    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 involved. They also touch on the Brasstown coming back, and wild stuff from Platinum.

  • #728
    August 6 · 1 hr 21 min

    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 stationery acquired. And then Myke causes Brad to lose it.

  • #727
    July 29 · 51 min

    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 hope is an epic event.

  • #726
    July 23 · 1 hr 1 min

    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, and Kaweco is getting prepped for a big Summer.

  • #725
    July 16 · 1 hr 7 min

    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 ANOTHER LAMY Safari release, and stunning ne Field Notes.

  • #724
    July 9 · 1 hr 5 min

    724: Hotdog on a Ring

    Brad has many new products to discuss this week, including the uniball &knot pen that has him thoroughly confused.

  • #723
    July 2 · 48 min

    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!

  • #721
    June 18 · 46 min

    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 fountain pens anyone needs!

  • #720
    June 11 · 56 min

    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 documenting it all for her YouTube Channel. Listen in for fun adventures!

  • #719
    June 4 · 55 min

    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 Curidas.

  • #718
    May 28 · 1 hr 5 min

    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 escalated quickly to say the least. Also, have you seen his Zento Signature?

  • #717
    May 21 · 53 min

    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 with the new Realo? Plus, is there a new Scribble pen out there?

  • #716
    May 14 · 1 hr 12 min

    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 over at The Penguin Post. We cover a lot of ground in this episode, so get comfy, grab a beverage

  • #714
    April 30 · 51 min

    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 Editions for 2026, or are they just a figment of our imagination?

  • #713
    April 23 · 1 hr 6 min

    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 has pockets.

  • #712
    April 16 · 48 min

    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 also rambles about mechanical pencils for too long, but makes up for it with three flavors of S

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