Insights and observations from a lifetime of collecting, restoring, and writing on machines that refuse to be forgotten. For more info, visit www.typewrite.rs
In this episode, we explore why digital writing tools might actually be sabotaging your first drafts and how one cheap, sticky-keyed garage sale typewriter fixed it. We talk about breaking the backspace habit, separating drafting from editing, and why finishing messy beats perfecting nothing.
24 Apr 2026
The Reluctant Ribbon Sommelier
The machines get all the glory, but the ribbon does all the talking. A look at the quiet tyranny of the typewriter ribbon - and why finding the right one matters more than you'd think.
21 Apr 2026
Ink on Paper: The Typewriter's Unexpected Role in Secure Communication
There was a room inside a building that does not appear on any public directory. It was staffed by people whose names you will never read in a newspaper. For decades, a particular kind of work was done there using nothing more than a typewriter, a ribbon, and paper that was not quite paper. What they built was not just a system, but a principle. If a message leaves no surface, it cannot be found.
17 Apr 2026
Built to Last, Designed to Outlive You
In 2016, a repairman named Kenneth Alexander looked into a camera and said something deceptively simple about typewriters: "We've become a throw-away society. Obsolete. Depends on your point of view, I guess." He was not lamenting. He was not raging. He was simply a man who fixes things for a living, watching a world that has largely forgotten how.
15 Apr 2026
On His Desk: A German Typewriter, Some Scissors, and the Entire American Comedy
Woody Allen bought his Olympia portable for $40 at sixteen. He used it to write Annie Hall, Manhattan, Hannah and Her Sisters, and nearly everything else. This is its story.
14 Apr 2026
Duane Jensen, Keeper of the Machines
Duane Jensen, the voice behind Phoenix Typewriter on YouTube, was one of the most respected and generous figures in the world of typewriter repair. Through his widely watched YouTube tutorials, he helped thousands learn how to restore and care for their machines, shaping a global community built on patience, craft, and shared knowledge.
13 Apr 2026
The Quiet Culture of r/typewriters
Explore the r/typewriters community through its stories, discoveries, and craftsmanship. A look at how typewriters are shaping a slower, more intentional way of writing.
12 Apr 2026
The Clatter of Authenticity: Why Typewriters Are Striking Back in a Digital Age.
Once relegated to attics and antique shops, the typewriter is staging an unexpected comeback. Not as a relic, but as a rebellion. From Hollywood ambassadors like Tom Hanks to college classrooms outsmarting AI, this episode explores why a machine that can’t delete, can’t paste, and can’t connect to Wi-Fi might be exactly what we need to reconnect with our own thoughts.
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