A monthly podcast loading you up with news, project updates and product talk from the CircuitPython and maker communities. Hosted by Tod Kurt and Paul Cutler.
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October 5, 202628 min
The Spirit of Radio
Tod and Paul are back and share CircuitPython Turbo, an open source ambient TV lighting project, LoRa radios, and cheap music gadgets. Show Notes 00:00 Intro 00:30 CircuitPython Turbo 6:53 HyperHDR HyperHDR documentation HyperHDR GitHub Repository HyperSerialPico Paul's blog posts on installing HyperHDR HyperHDR 30 second demo video 13:42 Evil-M5 Project Evil-M5project repo Video walkthrough NFC module for Cardputer LoRA/Meshtastid module for Cardputer 18:08 Mesh Core and Meshtastic and FCC regulations Hackaday Meshtastic MeshCore Philly Mesh switches to MeshCore CircuitPython Meshtastic library by fede2 21:53 Broke Beats BKLVA Pocket DAW ESP32 Launcher Project Livtra Nanocore SonicState Broke Beats pt1 SonicState Broke Beats pt1 26:49 IKEA KALLAX Skyrim Mod Tom's Hardware coverage 1 minute YouTube video for Kallax Storageborn 28:36 Wrap-up
September 7, 202631 min
CircuitPython Day 2026
Tod and Paul take a look back at the last year and share some of their favorite CircuitPython projects and features. This is a replay of The Bootloader's livestream on the Adafruit YouTube channel on CircuitPython Day. It has been slightly edited and we do use screensharing, so you may want to check out the video on YouTube . Show Notes 00:00 Intro 00:57 CircuitPython in the last year 1:24 CircuitPython 10 Audio Effects Ting alternate CircuitPython voice effects firmware 4:24 CircuitPython 10.1 and 10.2 updates 4:37 MicroPython and upstream MicroPython home page 5:03 The Adafruit Fruit Jam Adafruit Fruit Jam Learn Guide Fruit Jam OS 5:27 Sean Carolan’s Pac-Man Clone Sean on The CircuitPython Show 6:24 Dan Cogliano’s Z Machine and Zork 8:20 Dan Cogliano’s Fruit Jam Screensavers Moon Miner 9:14 Liz Clark’s Fruit Jam Video Music Player Atari Video Music original hardware 11:41 picogame by Vladimir Smitka Write-up of picogame on chiptron.eu 16:24 Lorraine’s Autonomous LEGO Train with CircuitPython and LIDAR Amazon LIDAR example or dfrobot Python code for Raspberry Pi 19:42 RV Circuit Studio by Armstrong Subero 24:11 Liz Clark’s Chiptune Player CircuitPython AY8912 library VGM fan websites 27:31 PicoTTY Embedded Systems News story 30:30 Wrap-up
August 3, 202625 min
Thank You For The Music
In this episode, Tod and Paul share everything you wanted to know about USB, what's new in CircuitPython, a retro MP3 player, and more. Follow the show on BlueSky . 00:19 Understanding USB Know what your USB-C cable can really do RD TC66 USB Tester Treedix USB Cable Tester Linux lsucpd 6:13 Terry Godier A Room You Can’t See video essay Some Decisions Aren’t Supposed to be Optimized video essay Terry on Mastodon Terry on Bluesky Home page Current RSS Reader 10:19 CircuitPython Updates 16:55 AP30 Music Boy MP3 Player AP30 Music Boy Kickstarter page 19:11 awesome-selfhosted awesome-selfhosted 23:09 LibrePods and Sony Head Tracker LibrePods Tom’s Hardware coverate of Sony Head Tracker Sony Head Tracker on GitHub 25:11 CircuitPython Day 2026 and wrap-up CircuitPython Day schedule
July 6, 202622 min
Pinball Wizard
Paul and Tod share a new CircuitPython IDE, a new selling platform for makers, Space Cadet Pinball, and more. Follow the show on Mastodon or Bluesky . Show Notes 00:00 Intro 00:19 RV Circuit Studio RV Circuit Studio GitHub page with download links 4:20 The curse of being a production maker About SmallRun SmallRun FAQ SmallRun Discord SmallRun on BlueSky RetroDisks, Aron’s store on SmallRun todbot store on SmallRun.net todbot store on Lectronz.com todbot store on Tindie.com 10:00 Bambuddy Home Page GitHub repository Live demo 13:28 Mechanical Space Cadet Pinball Machine CNCDan “I’m building a Space Cadet Pinball Machine” pt1 CNCDan “I’m building a Space Cadet Pinball Machine” pt2 Technology Connections video about EM pinball Play Space Cadet Pinball online Decompilation of Space Cadet Pinball source 16:23 ListenBrainz all the things Listening Post : a macOS app that listens in the background and submits your listening history to Shazam and Last.fm or ListenBrainz ListenBrainz widget : Embed an iFrame in a website to show what you’re currently listening to ListenBrainz autoposter - Every month share your top listens to social media ListenBrainz to Bluesky - Automatically update your Bluesky profile with your last listened to track 18:28 BC250 The Budget E-waste Steam Machine Bless The BC250, The Budget E-waste Steam Machine $100 Steam Machine GPU Unlocked! PS5 APU (ASRock BC-250) BC250 cases on Makerworld BC250 wiki Enjoying the show? You can now sponsor the show, learn more at www.circuitpythonshow.com . Thank you for your support!
June 8, 202626 min
Times Like These
Paul and Tod are back and discuss a nostalgia archive on the web, Web Serial in Firefox, real time OSes, a follow-up to last episode’s story on Parachord, and more. Follow the show on Mastodon or Bluesky . We have stickers! Request a free sticker here. (US Only, sorry!) Show Notes 00:00 Welcome 00:20 FreeMediaHeckYeah “freemediaheckyeah“ 3:34 Flipper One Flipper Zero All the fun things to do with a Flipper Zero Flipper One Collabora’s work on the Flipper One 8:55 You Don’t Need an RTOS You Don’t Need an RTOS Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 15:22 Web Serial comes to Firefox Mozilla WebSerial announcement Mozilla engineering blog post about WebSerial 17:40 USB Probester USB Probester GitHub repository 23:17 Achordion, a Parachord follow-up Parachord Achordion announcement Achordion Community Layer Paul’s Achordion profile MusicBrainz Last.fm goes independent Paul’s SongMatrix project Enjoying the show? You can now sponsor the show, learn more at www.circuitpythonshow.com . Thank you for your support!
May 4, 202626 min
Wave of Mutilation
Paul and Tod discuss a new review site for dev boards, add textures to your 3D prints, an open source music player, and more. Follow the show on Mastodon or Bluesky . We have stickers! Request a free sticker here. (US Only, sorry!) Show Notes 00:00 Intro 00:20 OpenBoardsGuide.com Ventuno Q Review Arduino Nesso N1 review Pimoroni Badeware Tufty review Straithe’s BlueSky comment 4:49 BumpMesh.com CNC Kitchen’s video about BumpMesh CNC Kitchen Youtube channel 8:10 Parachord Parachord 11:51 SerialPlotster SerialPlotster 18:19 picoCAD2 picocad.net Feature trailer on YouTube Learn picoCAD 2 in 5 minutes picoCAD 2 manual 21:13 Wave Overhangs Print steep overhangs without supports Hackaday article WaveOverhangs fork of OrcaSlicer Original LaSO thesis work by Rieks Kaiser 25:49 Wrap-up Enjoying the show? You can now sponsor the show, learn more at www.circuitpythonshow.com . Thank you for your support!
April 6, 202626 min
Help I'm Alive
In this episode, Tod and Paul share a secondary display for your Bambu Labs 3D printer, a small eink eReader, an open source microcontroller, and more. Show Notes 00:00 Welcome 00:15 BambuHelper BambuHelper is a tiny ESP32-powered desk friend to tell you how your 3d printer is doing! BambuHelper sourcecode BambuHelper assembly video 3d printed case on Makerworld CircuitPython library by Paul! CircuitBambu printer monitor 5:56 OpenScan OpenScan is a low-cost and high quality 3D scanner that you build yourself that is open source and modular. OpenScan homepage OpenScan Mini ($239) OpenScan Mini accuracy test OpenScan Classic OpenScan Mini BOM OpenScan YouTube channel OpenScan GitHub repository 8:53 Xteink X4 eReader The Xteink X4 eReader is small 4” eink eReader that can read ebooks and can also be an ESP32 dev board. Xteink X4 eReader Crosspoint Reader Xteink Flash Tools Xteink X4 & Crosspoint Quick video section on how to hack the Xteink X4 Chris Pearson bsky thread Xteink X4 review CircuitPython builds by Liz! CircuitPython helper library 12:58 Project Aura Project Aura is a crowd-funded air quality monitor that costs $30 for the 3D print design and firmware. Project Aura Project Aura GitHub repository 17:06 The Baochip The Baochip-1x by Bunnie Huang is another microcontroller platform like the RP2040 or the ESP32, but unlike those chips, everything about the Baochip is open source. Dabao eval board crowdfund page Details on the chip Inside the BIO IO processor, like PIO 21:51 OpenCode OpenCode is a 100% open source AI coding agent licensed under the liberal MIT license. It’s built for privacy and does not store any of your data. OpenCode Home page 26:16 Wrap-up Enjoying the show? You can now sponsor the show, learn more at www.circuitpythonshow.com . Thank you for your support!
March 2, 202628 min
Spin the Black Circle
Paul and Tod chat about an open source record player, MicroPython’s new operating system, 3D printing news, and you won’t believe who is going to Eurovision. Follow the show on Mastodon or Bluesky . We have stickers! Request a free sticker here. (US Only, sorry!) Show Notes 00:00 Welcome 00:19 The Statimatic STM-01 Automatic Turntable Hackster coverage YouTube series GitHub repository Gareth Halfacree on Mastodon 5:00 MicroPythonOS and WaveShare ESP32-S3-Touch-LCD-2 Waveshare ESP32-S3-Touch-LCD-2 wiki Waveshare ESP32-S3-Touch-LCD-2 product page CircuitPython for it CircuitPython driver for touchscreen MicropythonOS MicropythonOS apps source Fruit Jam OS, a simlar idea in CircuitPython 10:16 3D Printing News Roundup Tool Trace AI is a site that allows you to upload a picture of your tools and it will create foam shadowboxes or grifinity inserts you can 3D print to hold your tools. 3D printing uses AI to fix prints in real time - using multiple LLMs, researchers have created a way for AI to monitor, correct, and fix your 3D prints in real time. Creality Filament maker - Creality has introduced a filmament shredder for your old filament and a filament maker to use from the shredded filament. It can create up to 1 kilo of filament per hour. 14:37 Teenage Engineering Ting EP-2350 Ting EP-2350 product page Ting Micropython API Customizing the Ting via config.json Online Ting Preset Editor Sound packs for Ting Riddum & Ting teardown Teradown 20:248 OpenSplit Deck and JoyPad OS The OpenSplitDeck is a home built gamepad controller inspired by Valve’s Steam Controller. It features two trackpads, joysticks, and more and can also split into two halves to make it more ergonomic. Linus Tech Tips YouTube video Joypad OS ( Adafruit coverage ) allows you to build a dongle to connect your game controller to other platforms. The dongle is powered by the rp2040 and you can buy a dev kit for $50 at Joypad.AI . 24:46 LOOKMUMNOCOMPUTER is going to Eurovision 2026 LOOK MUM NO COMPUTER YouTUBE Page 1000 Oscillator Megadrone 45 Furby Organ Simplest DIY Audio Oscillator for $1 This Museum is Not Obsolete Example LOOKMUMNOCOMPUTER live improv performance Another example LOOKMUMNOCOMPUTER live improv performance Enjoying the show? You can now sponsor the show, learn more at www.circuitpythonshow.com . Thank you for your support!
February 2, 202624 min
Kick Out the Jams
In this episode, Tod and Paul discuss hacking Flock cameras, the Adafruit Fruit Jam, Neural Networks in CircuitPython, some bad 3D printing legislation, and more. Follow the show on Mastodon or Bluesky . We have stickers! Request a free sticker here. (US Only, sorry!) 00:00 Intro 00:17 Flock Camera Hacking This Flock Camera Leak is like Netflix For Stalkers We Hacked Flock Safety Cameras in under 30 Seconds. 🫥 Breaking the Creepy AI in Police Cameras EFF on Flock 5:46 Naya Connect Naya Connect modular keyboard ZDNet coverage Kickstarter 8:58 ESP32 supports 5GHz Wireless https://www.seeedstudio.com/blog/2026/01/16/xiao-esp32-c5-5ghz-dual-band-wifi6/ https://wiki.seeedstudio.com/xiao_esp32c5_getting_started/ https://openelab.io/blogs/seeed-studio/a-deep-dive-into-seeed-studio-xiao-esp32-s3-c6-and-c5 13:19 The Adafruit Fruit Jam Adafruit Fruit Jam Hardware Fruit Jam OS Fruit Jam OS includes a number of apps and games, including Breakout, an IRC client, Minesweeper, PyPaint, and more. Retrojam Fruitris , a Tetris clone by Cooper Dalrymple Pac-Wio Zork and the Z Machine by Dan Cogliano Paul’s interview with Dan on The CircuitPython Show Moon Miner Learn Guide Fruit Jam Mac emulator Apple II emulator Intel 286 emulator 18:04 Neural Networks in CircuitPython Bringing TensorFlow & PyTorch Models to CircuitPython TensorFlow Lite for EdgeBadge 2022 github gist I wrote for someone describing CirPy native modules outdated Adafruit guide on CircuitPython native modules 21:17 Washington State’s proposed 3D printer laws Adafruit blog post HB 2320 HB 2321 Contact form for Rep. Osman Salahuddin 23:55 Wrap-up StandWithMinnesota.com Enjoying the show? You can now sponsor the show, learn more at www.circuitpythonshow.com . Thank you for your support!
January 5, 202623 min
Games Without Frontiers
Paul has mic issues and Tod has a cold, but they’re here to discuss building your own Steam Machine, learning to sew, circuits and synths, and more. Want a free sticker? Order one here (US only). Show Notes Show Notes 0:00 Intro 00:20 Build your own Steam Machine Building my own Steam Machine with Bazzite Reddit Guide to turn your Steam Machine into a console Interview with Jorge Castro about Bazzite and more 4:56 Learning to sew Learn To Sew - Sewing 101 The Surprising Genius of Sewing Machines 9:06 CAD Round-up BREP.io, browser based CAD BREP.io project page GitHub repository Microcad Codeberg repo CadQuest Reddit announcement 11:03 Learn analog electronics by building synths “This drum sequencer breaks all the rules“ Moritz Klein’s “For Beginners” playlist Moritz Klein’s DIY Drum Series“ playlist Moritz Klein’s Youtube channel Erica Synths DIY kits 14:57 The Indie Beat Radio and Television Remembering RadioFreeFedi The Indie Beat Radio Ways to watch The Indie Beat Television Bandwagon.fm The Indie Beat - Fediverse Radio - GNOME Shell Extensions and GitHub repository Follow The Indie Beat Television on Mastodon: @ TIBtv@tv.theindiebeat.fm 17:51 act act video demo github hosted runners 22:40 Wrap-up Enjoying the show? You can now sponsor the show, learn more at www.circuitpythonshow.com . Thank you for your support!
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