Typewriter Talk

Evan Pittman is the genius behind the Southeastern Typewriter Gathering, held each year at the Southeastern Railway Museum in Duluth, Georgia. A native Atlantean, Evan is a gregarious and wonderful collector of typewriters, rare books, uranium glass, and records. He joins me for the first live recording of Typewriter Talk at the Southeastern Railway Museum. If you find yourself in Duluth, Georgia swing by the museum it's a lot of fun and a really cool place to be. https://www.train-museum.org/ [https://www.train-museum.org/] Show note: Apologies for the trail whistles, wind noise, and, well noise in general. Due to COVID we had to record outside.

Everett E. Henderson Jr is an artist, architect, and designer in Austin, Texas who collects, restores, and creates beautiful art often using typewriters. However, he may possibly be known more famously as one-third of the Austin Typewriter, Ink trio. Austin Typewriter Ink is a trio of guys that share their love of typewriters through events and the really cool ATI podcast. ATI podcast. Check them out at http://www.austintypewriterink.com/ati-the-podcast.html [http://www.austintypewriterink.com/ati-the-podcast.html] Show note: My voice sounds terrible as I was just emerging from the depths of COVID-19, so unfortunately I sound like Moltar [https://youtu.be/IsTVhy7jnF8].

RUTH WAYTZ Writer, Ghostwriter, Emmy winner, and all around burst of energy, Ruth Waytz joins us for a hilarious conversation about her days at Hustler magazine, stealing a Selectric, our beloved friend Garrett, typewriters, and much more. R.I.P. Garrett Lai, 1966 - 2020. We miss you.

David Herrera is a photographer, video professional, and typewriter enthusiast in New Orleans. He created my favorite short film of a Hammond typewriter, and is partially responsible for my slight obsession with the machine. In a short time, David has gathered a collection of some of the finest machines in the world, and he joins me to talk about those and many others. Check out his YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_kAro53TrE3s8Jc1JYLrYQ [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_kAro53TrE3s8Jc1JYLrYQ] My favorite Hammond video: https://youtu.be/9j9xHY0RTA8 [https://youtu.be/9j9xHY0RTA8]

Evan Bezeredi joins us for a conversation about starting a typewriter repair shop, scoring the tool find of a lifetime, super secret repair manuals, and a repair-shop must-have that totally surprised me. Thanks to COVID-19 my voice sounds like Moltar [https://villains.fandom.com/wiki/Moltar], but we made it work. Follow Evan on Instagram @patriottypewriter Show note: Getting better at interviewing. It's tough to be strictly an interviewer asking questions, and not want to leap to a more relaxed conversation style. I'm working on pulling back more and letting the guest talk and express the things they're interested in. It's all a learning process for sure!