Episode 233: The Dark Side of STEM (with special guest Ian Schon)

We’re back, after two months away! Sorry for the silence, friends. But we think we have something really special for you — a guest we’ve wanted to come on the show for almost 6 years. It’s Ian Schon of SCHONDSGN, a craftsman who makes incredible, unique fountain pens. We’re talking about his journey to starting his own company, design and engineering challenges that fountain pens present, and his foray into his greatest challenge; making the Monoc, his own fountain pen nib from bars of titanium. For this episode, we recorded video, available to Patreon subscribers! If you’re a patron, head over to see our faces and visual examples of many of the things we discuss. And if you’re not a patron, join us at any level and you can see this and other supplemental content at any time! Show Notes & Links Erasable Patreon Erasable Podcast Discord invite Schon DSGN Embassy pen Auxiliary Mammals Erasable at the Baltimore Pen Show after party at Write notepads Schon DSGN Kickstarter Our Guest Ian Schon SCHONDSGN website @schon_dsgn on Instagram Your Hosts Johnny Gamber Pencil Revolution @pencilution Andy Welfle Woodclinched @awelfle Tim Wasem @TimWasem

You can listen to Episode 233: The Dark Side of STEM (with special guest Ian Schon) online on Radio and Podcast. Open the player on this page to stream the available audio.

Episode 233: The Dark Side of STEM (with special guest Ian Schon) is an episode from The Erasable Podcast.

This episode is 01:14:30 long.

This episode was published on Jan 25, 2026.

Yes. Use the heart button on the episode page to add it to your favorite episodes list.

Yes. This page shows related episodes from The Erasable Podcast when more episodes are available from the podcast feed.