Posts in 2025
  • CircuitPython Day 2025 Special Edition

    Friday, August 22, 2025 in Episodes

    This episode is a replay of The Bootloader’s live CircuitPython Day 2025 show hosted on Adafruit’s YouTube channel, which you can watch below or listen to the podcast. Follow the show on Mastodon or Bluesky. Watch or listen Watch the show …

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  • Drop the beat - with John Park

    Monday, August 04, 2025 in Episodes

    Welcome to the show In this episode, Tod and Paul welcome John Park to the show. They discuss a floppy disk MIDI boombox, live-coding music, the RP2350 as a mini-computer, and more. Follow the show on Mastodon or Bluesky. Follow John Park on Bluesky. …

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  • The rant and the love letter

    Monday, July 07, 2025 in Episodes

    Welcome to the show In this episode, Tod and Paul discuss a MIDI chip, a board game, Tod shares an epic rant, and Paul shares a love letter. Follow the show on Mastodon or Bluesky. Listen to the podcast Show Notes SAM2695 General MIDI chip (Tod #1) …

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  • Rated PG for Language

    Monday, June 02, 2025 in Episodes

    Welcome to the show In this episode Paul and Tod discuss tariffs, desoldering tricks, a classic arcade game, and more. Follow the show on Mastodon or Bluesky. Follow Paul on Mastodon or Bluesky. Follow Tod on Mastodon or Bluesky. Listen to the …

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  • I'm Afraid it's TRMNL

    Monday, May 05, 2025 in Episodes

    Welcome to the show In this episode, Tod and Paul chat about woodworking with open source furniture, MP3 players, a CircuitPython synthio tutorial, and more. Follow the show on Mastodon or Bluesky. Listen to the podcast Show Notes Hyperwood - Open …

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  • Welcome Andy Piper

    Monday, April 07, 2025 in Episodes

    Welcome to the show Tod and Paul welcome a special guest, Andy Piper. Follow the show on Mastodon or Bluesky. Listen to the podcast Show Notes Glance (Andy #1) Maybe it’s just me (and I am a techie, and interested in playing with new things), …

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  • Welcome Brent Rubell

    Monday, March 03, 2025 in Episodes

    Welcome to the show Tod and Paul welcome guest Brent Rubell of Adafruit Industries. Follow the show on Mastodon or Bluesky. View the transcript here. Listen to the podcast Show Notes WipperSnapper Offline Mode (Brent #1) Disclaimer, I am biased on …

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  • Bamboozled

    Monday, February 03, 2025 in Episodes

    Welcome to the show Paul and Tod discuss drama in the world of 3D printing, oscilloscope music, inventory management for makers, and more. Follow the show on Mastodon or Bluesky and sign up for ad-free, spam-free, tracking-free monthly newsletter. …

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  • Sunsets, Synths, and Pinball!

    Monday, January 06, 2025 in Episodes

    Welcome to the show Happy New Year! Tod and Paul are back, each with three things to share. They discuss sunsetting a popular IDE, Tod’s favorite synth (which does so much more), 3D printing, pinball, and more. We’re now on Bluesky! …

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Posts in 2024
  • Supercon 2024

    Monday, December 02, 2024 in Episodes

    Welcome to the latest episode! Paul and Tod discuss the recent Hackaday Supercon, including talks they enjoyed, the Supercon badge, and add-ons for the badge. Join our newsletter! Find out what Tod and Paul are up to and they share links to stories …

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