Episode 243: The Smell Society

Adam shares his “grand” European experiences. Ted shares his pencil conundra which spurs invigorating stationery conversation. Metric Coffee, ChicagoLast One Laughing Season 2 with Richard Ayoadehttps://www.instagram.com/takenote_pod/

Slow Horses Book SeriesBig Boy No. 4014"Big Boy" by David SedarisMinneyNew Yorker 2026 Fiction Issue"Young Goodman Brown" by Nathaniel Hawthorne

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Best of the Best ShowThe Atlantic: The Unfinished RevolutionThe New Yorker: Who is Your Favorite AmericanThe Battles of SaratogaField Notes Foiled AgainPenco Glider PenSharpie S-GelAnvil Card En Queso EmergecyCafe Writer NanamiKokuyo Campus NotebookAlan Rickman's diaries

T-shirts, tats, and bumpers stickers are the currency of the realm; Adam observes a fellow named Dennis making the most of his notebook space; and we talk the new Field Notes Explore American series.leuchterm bullet journal pocket notebookjohn dickerson: the most important job in the worldfield notes: explore americaprintmaker dave bull

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It’s the busy season. Some whaddya gots lead naturally into a discussion of free writing and half-conscious writing, and we discuss There Is No Antimemetics Division by qntm. In Our Time podcastMusic Box Theatre ChicagoClairefontaine My Essential notebookThere is No Antimemetics Division by qntmThey Do Not Always Remember by William Burroughs

DoodleBobGreenlights JournalLast Tango in BrooklynDon DeLillo Secret Hockey NovelWhat We Can Learn from Writing in JournalsTrader Joe's Blueberry Lemonade Sparkling WaterNanami Seven Seas JournalTrain Dreams in The Paris Review, Summer 2002"Dirty Work" by Steely Dan

The Grapes of Wrath by John SteinbeckSteinbeck stageThe Peepshow: The Murders at 10 Rillington PlaceOpinel knivesLeonard Cohen on Austin City LimitsThe War RoomThere is No Antimimetics Division [Book Club!]Support us on Patreon (Thank you!)

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