Posts in 2025
  • 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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  • Welcome Kevin Santo Cappuccio

    Monday, November 04, 2024 in Episodes

    Welcome to the show Welcome to our second guest, Kevin Santo Cappuccio, the creator of Jumperless. Join our newsletter! Keep up with the show and what Paul and Tod are up to. Visit The Bootloader’s newsletter page to browse the archives or …

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  • Welcome Liz Clark

    Monday, October 07, 2024 in Episodes

    Welcome to the show Welcome to our first guest, Liz Clark aka BlitzCityDIY. Liz, Paul, and Tod chat about a new iOS app from Adafruit, the new Raspberry Pi AI camera, maker skill trees, and more. Join our newsletter! Keep up with the show and what …

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  • From Arcade to Synth

    Monday, September 02, 2024 in Episodes

    Welcome to the show Welcome to a new episode! Paul and Tod recap the recent CircuitPython Day, chat about a new synth Kickstarter, arcades, a bug in the Raspberry Pi 2350, and Bambu Lab gets sued. Join our new newsletter We’ve started a new …

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