Ted Walker & Adam Webb

Take Note

Arts EN ↓ 100 episodes

Take Note is a podcast and a blog about paying attention and keeping a notebook and occasionally Kong: Skull Island.

Author

Ted Walker & Adam Webb

Category

Arts

Podcast website

www.takenote.space

Latest episode

Jun 6, 2026

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Episodes

Episode 173: Bedtimify 16.02.2023

The Fabelmans Spoiler Salman Rushdie on The New Yorker Radio Hour CityCast Chicago Dapper Notes Texas Monthly 50th Anniversary Cover

Episode 172: Backdraft 01.02.2023

Adam makes a song recommendation that becomes a cultural tidal wave in Ted’s household, and they swap yarns about going for the double cheeseburger, cabin fireplace safety, radical baseball honesty, and more. Spy novelist Mick Herron Field Notes Hatch Print Michael Marra on Spotify BBC Radio 3 (DJ honorific to Sarah Mohr-Pietsch) Robert Burns

Episode 171: Bartok 25.01.2023

Sometimes we don't like notebooks, and we get into it by way of Murakami and Saunders.

Episode 170: Brain 13.01.2023

Field Notes Snowy Evening Schon Design Pocket Six The Candy House by Jennifer Egan A Promised Land by Barack Obama Nemone on BBC6 Lessons by Ian McEwan Midori Traveller's Notebook Anderson Pens Vintage Pens Field Notes Hatch Print Lamy Tipo Platinum 3776 Standard Memorandum 2023 McDonald Observatory Dapper Notes Flying To Lady Into Fox by David Garnett Kick the Latch by Kathryn Scanlan Novelist as...

Episode 169: Everything's a Folk Song 25.12.2022

Adam provides a timely addition to the ongoing summer beverage series, we run through some new stationery acquisitions, and Ted revels in a playlist Adam culled from the far reaches of Radio France. Costco Vonbee Honey Citron & Ginger Tea Fourth Pres Church, Chicago Lousy Liner recycle ink and pens craighill.co Kepler pen Main Street Books Davidson DDC Draplin "Surplus Green/Hazard Yellow" Fie...

Episode 168: Dandelion Whine 19.12.2022

Leuchtturm Notebook Papier Plume Hugh Laurie on The Late Show Elba Four-Ring Paper Freewrite Bartleby, the Scrivener

Episode 167: Any Vendor 08.12.2022

Adam and Ted get some IRL face time, Ted watches the old Willow with the family, and Adam negotiates with his reptile guy and puts in place a backup plan. We also talk about the new Field Notes edition and  Field Notes Kraft Plus edition anvil cards, Houston Field Notes Hatch Show Print edition Huckberry x Draplin Field Notes Take Note Substack newsletter (sign up!)

Episode 166: The dead bird 17.11.2022

We tangle with tough questions about social media and how to break unsatisfying cycles. Meanwhile, Ted finds his missing Lamy Safari, Adam enjoys an oversharing pilot who, disturbingly, compares a plane to an old operating system, and Adam tees up a clever Irishman.  Fiskars scissors Lamy Safari James Acaster

Episode 165: Leaf Coach 31.10.2022

The Longships by Frans Bengtsson Sexy Viking Sexy Beast Tár Fulgentius

Episode 164: Blood Blister Blue 20.10.2022

What’s the proper note-jotting etiquette? Notebook vs. phone? We dig into the etiquette a little further. In whaddya gots, parents must choose whether to display their allegiance, Adam spins a yarn of disrespecting Natalie Merchant via submarine sandwich, has a near-miss medical non-situation, and plans ahead with Baron Fig. Field Notes Harvest edition Natalie Merchant Tigerlily on Spotify Baron F...

Episode 163: The Squeaky Plunger 12.10.2022

HDPE Tear Tabs Mainstreet Books Davidson Radiolab Loops No. 91/92 by Lauren Elkin

Episode 162: The Rimbaldi Sequence 30.09.2022

Prepared with a nearly full set of hex wrenches, Adam takes note of his 10th anniversary of carrying a Field Notes book in his pocket, Ted enjoys a trip to the indie record store, Adam encounters a concerned citizen, a new thrifting strategy. We also take a look at the new Field Notes edition and talk Wilco. Vinal Edge Records Field Notes Hatch Direct from Nashville Blackwing 200 Coffeehouse Editi...

Episode 161: It Stinks! 22.09.2022

Field Notes Leap of Faith edition Your Face Tomorrow by Javier Marias Zebra V-301 Field Notes Green Mind Green edition Field Notes Wilco edition

Episode 160: Magic Sunday 12.09.2022

Ryan Slie joins us and brings some tales from getting to the ballpark, Adam enjoys a special day at the dive bar, we share Sunday rituals and salami slices choices, and we test inks! Riding the high from Adam’s discussion with Keith McLeary , we run through a selection of ink samples and see what lands. Wabash Feed Randomthinks Diamine Inks Anderson Pens

Episode 159: Salty Girl 30.08.2022

Ezra Klein "How We Look Matters as Much as What We See" Nope Weekday Matinees Field Notes Salt Shed Notebooks Robert Earl Keen "No. 2 Live Dinner" Robert Earl Keen "Picnic" Jody Rosen "White Christmas" "Willie Nelson's Long Encore" One True Podcast "The Trees" by Percival Everett "Oh William!" by Elizabeth Strout "Small Things Like These" by Claire Keegan "Nightcrawling" by Leila Mottley We launch...

Episode 158: Old Silver-Plated 15.08.2022

We chat about toddler hijinx on the road this summer, salty lox conundra, and Adam’s fountain pen phase, while Adam spins up some surprise endings and Ted describes the chaos of notebooking while traveling.  We launched a Patreon , so if you’d like to support the show, we’d greatly appreciate and will put everything back into it. Lamy 2000 Field Notes "The Great Lakes" Fancy Chimpanzee from R...

Episode 157: Randomthinks 10.08.2022

Randomthinks Instagram A5 Hobonichi Techo Cousin Field Notes End Papers Elisa Gabbert on the NYT Book Review Podcast Japanese Hanko Stamp Lamy 2000 Colorverse Hubble Diamine Inks Ink Flight Box Goulet Pens Anderson Pens Vanness Pens Pen Chalet Goldspot Pens

Episode 156: Sorry Gops, or Articulacy 03.08.2022

N+1 Unleash the Niche Tombow Unions Hat Cervezas Polar Hat Rachel Syme "How I Learned to Wear a Baseball Hat" Lauren Collins New Yorker Archive Kansas City Katz Sweatshirt Portland Beavers Jersey La Michoacana Premium New Yorker July 11, 2022 Shirley Jackson's We Have Always Lived In The Castle "The School" by Donald Barthelme Denis Johnson's Angels Rachel Kushner's The Flamethrowers William Eggle...

Episode 155: The Great Lakes 14.07.2022

In Our Time (BBC) Death of Stars In Our Time (BBC) Shakespeare's Sonnets "Step" Vampire Weekend Many Glacier Guided Boat Tour and Hike Field Notes "Leap of Faith" Field Notes "The Great Lakes" Field Notes "National Crop" Field Notes Subscriber Box by René Arceo Nanami Seven Seas Writer

Episode 154: Road Trip Notebooks 09.07.2022

We dig into notebooks on vacation and the associated techniques; read our summer magazines backwards; a touch of vertigo kicks off some movie reflections for Adam; Ted takes on an electric pencil sharpener restoration project. Monocle Magazine Moleskine Paris notebook (this looks different from the one I used) Write purbound notebook Nanami Seven Seas Writer

Episode 153: Hackles and Haunches 23.06.2022

- Zebra Sarasa 0.3 - Pilot Juice Up 0.3 - Ballsign ID Mysterious Black 0.4 - Midori Brass Ballpoint Bullet Pen - Pentel Energel 0.5 - Dad Jokes Served Fresh Daily - Country Songs for Clones (Spotify) - Country Songs for Clones (Apple Music) - Folk Music is Insane - Donald Barthelme - City Life Barthelme - McSweeney's 24 - A Swim in a Pond in the Rain - Inprint Houston - Take Note Patreon

Episode 152: Dagwood 10.06.2022

Adam and Ted discuss sandwich dreaming, how to get excited about and make the most of a writing workshop, why we write down lists, and whether to post a kids’ book on Goodreads.  Also, we launched a Patreon . We welcome your support of this podcast, which is a real passion project for us that we hope has provided you with some laughs and some thoughts. Inprint Houston   University of Hou...

Episode 151: Islands in the Stream 06.06.2022

Ruff House Print Shop T Magazine Coney Island restaurants Country Songs for Clones (Spotify) Country Songs for Clones (Apple Music) Field Notes Signs of Spring Uniball Signo UM-153 Tombow Mono .38

Episode 150: Sweaty Books 31.05.2022

Ryan Slie joins us for our 150th episode, in which we share our latest round of waddya gots, Ted asks readers to share how your Prius died (because we know it did and we know it was weird), and we exchange sweaty summer book ideas and our creativity goals for the sunny season. Quiet Collector on Etsy Nature Girl by Carl Hiaason The Story of a New Name by Elena Ferrante Vacationland by John Hodgman...

Episode 149: Gratitude Circle 18.05.2022

The Skints Who the hell are Arcade Fire? Uniball Jetstream Pentel EnerGel Kuro Pentel Inkjoy Kirby and the Forgotten Land Lamy 2000 UniBall Signo UM-153 Lamy Tipo Field Notes Signs of Spring From the Take Note blog: Signs of wear on Signs of Spring Quiet Collector Detroit TypeWorks

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