The Goulet Pencast

Episode 56: The Kaweco AL-Sport and Brian on Notebook Immortality

August 1st, 2022  |  2 hrs 6 mins

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Brian and Drew list their favorite Robert Oster ink colors show off some fun new products and cover a bunch of other fun questions with week!

Episode 55: Our Favorite Stub Nibs and the Infamous Dragon Pen

July 25th, 2022  |  2 hrs 8 mins

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Small, but heavy pens? Great pens that DON'T screw shut? Let's talk about that, PLUS the crazy Jinhao Dragon pen and list off some favorite stub nibs! Brian and Drew also jump into a really great hypothetical about pens and ink that we'd love your thoughts on!

Episode 54: The 580 Iris, Avenger Pens, and Our Best Selling Inks

July 18th, 2022  |  2 hrs 10 mins

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What are our best selling ink colors in every brand? Which fountain pens would the Avengers use? Join Brian and Drew as they chat about these and MORE questions while getting hands-on with the NEW TWSBI 580 Iris!

Episode 52: A Fun Hack for Ink Samples and Drew's Arbitrary Rules

July 4th, 2022  |  2 hrs 47 secs

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Are pink inks cool? How do we even CHOOSE with over 800 colors? Do we prefer cake or pie? All that PLUS a radical pen-filling hack that allows you to turn an ink sample vial into an inverted pen-filler!

Episode 51: All Q&A - Just Questions and Curiosities Today!

June 27th, 2022  |  1 hr 10 mins

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This week it's 100% Q&A with Brian and Drew! Plus, a lightning round featuring some random curiosities.

Episode 50: Italian Pens' QC, Heat Setting, Brian Uses Hot Glue

June 20th, 2022  |  2 hrs 11 mins

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Brian and Drew cover the complicated question of Quality Control in Italian fountain pens, and Brian attempts to use a hot glue gun to re-seal an ink cartridge! Plus, the Pen Spotlight is on the Monteverde Ritma and bulbous globules are discussed.

Episode 49: Resurrecting Discontinued Pens, Benefits of Gold Nibs

June 13th, 2022  |  1 hr 52 mins

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Which pens should come back from the dead? Brian & Drew share their picks while also covering some questions about gold nibs and debating the merits of the Platinum Prefounte.

Episode 48: A Visit from heymatthew and an Exclusive LAMY Pen!

June 6th, 2022  |  2 hrs 13 mins

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Heymatthew stops by to help Brian and Drew answer a question this week, and Brian reveals a new pen that he is super jazzed about! Plus, discussions about an indestructible nib and weatherproof pens!

Sorry about Brian's audio! We had some technical difficulties with the good mic, so we had to use the less-good camera mic

Episode 47: YSTUDIO, Brass Herpetology & Industry Prognostication

May 30th, 2022  |  2 hrs 12 mins

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The YSTUDIO Classic gets a spotlight! Brian gets pressed on his indecisiveness while "creating" his own ink and Drew gets confused by herpetology. Also covered are Vac Filler fixes, famous fountain pen users, a Noodler's update, and more!

Episode 46: Demonstrator Royalty and Utilitarian Ink Windows

May 26th, 2022  |  2 hrs 2 mins

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Which pen is the King of the demonstrators? Are some ink windows useless? What the heck was the Goulet "Ink Drop"? All of these questions get discussed far more than they need to be on this week's episode!