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An independent podcast with the people in and around CircuitPython. Created and hosted by Paul Cutler.

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October 5, 202623 min

Vicky Twomey-Lee

Vicky Twomey-Lee joins the show. She shares her start with computers and Python, the Introduction to Electronics and Python workshop she is co-teaching, organizing PyLadies Dublin, and more. Follow the show on Bluesky or follow Paul on Bluesky or Mastodon . Support the show! Join the Supporter tier and get early access to episodes, exclusive content, and more. Visit CircuitPythonshow.com/Support to learn more. Come hang out with the community in our Discord channel . Go behind the scenes or chat about the latest episodes with Paul and other community members. Show Notes 00:00 Intro 2:36 Vicky’s start with Python 4:04 How the Python community in Ireland has grown over the years 6:17 The Pac-Man concept with groups 8:17 The Introduction to Electronics and Python workshop 11:50 What the students will elarn in the workshop 14:55 Choosing CircuitPython for the workshop 16:51 PyLadies 19:45 Advice for organizing a Python Meetup 22:35 Which board?

September 21, 202611 min

Andrew from Keep Everything Yours

Andrew from KeepEverythingYours.com joins Paul. They discuss Andrew's start with computers, Andrew's new interactive CircuitPython tutorial, his CircuitPython powered products, and more. Follow the show on Bluesky or follow Paul on Bluesky or Mastodon . Support the show! Join the Supporter tier and get early access to episodes, exclusive content, and more. Visit TheCircuitPythonshow.com/Support to learn more. Show Notes 00:00 Welcome 00:34 Andrew’s start with computers 1:09 How Andrew discovered CircuitPython 1:55 KeepEverythingYours.com https://keepeverythingyours.com 3:43 Using WebSerial to make the tutorial interactive 4:24 Inspiration for making it interactive 5:05 What will the user learn in the tutorial? Getting Started with CircuitPython — KEY 6:40 What tutorials are planned next? 7:22 CircuitPython powered Desk Pets KeepEverythingYours Etsy store 8:13 Other products available 9:35 Where else to find Andrew online Keep Everything Yours YouTube channel 9:56 Which board?

September 7, 202631 min

CircuitPython Day 2026

This is a replay of The Bootloader's livestream on the Adafruit YouTube channel on CircuitPython Day. Tod and Paul take a look back at the last year and share some of their favorite CircuitPython projects and features. This episode 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 01:04 CircuitPython in the last year 1:32 CircuitPython 10 Audio Effects Ting alternate CircuitPython voice effects firmware 4:32 CircuitPython 10.1 and 10.2 updates 4:45 MicroPython and upstream MicroPython home page 5:10 The Adafruit Fruit Jam Adafruit Fruit Jam Learn Guide Fruit Jam OS 5:34 Sean Carolan’s Pac-Man Clone Sean on The CircuitPython Show 6:31 Dan Cogliano’s Z Machine and Zork 8:27 Dan Cogliano’s Fruit Jam Screensavers Moon Miner 9:22 Liz Clark’s Fruit Jam Video Music Player Atari Video Music original hardware 11:49 picogame by Vladimir Smitka Write-up of picogame on chiptron.eu 16:31 Lorraine’s Autonomous LEGO Train with CircuitPython and LIDAR Amazon LIDAR example or dfrobot Python code for Raspberry Pi 19:50 RV Circuit Studio by Armstrong Subero 24:18 Liz Clark’s Chiptune Player CircuitPython AY8912 library VGM fan websites 27:39 PicoTTY Embedded Systems News story 30:37 Wrap-up

August 24, 202620 min

Scott Shawcroft Part 2

Scott Shawcroft, CircuitPython's project lead, returns to the show. Paul and Scott discuss CircuitPython's move to Zephyr, a look back at ten years of CircuitPython, what the future might hold, and more. Follow the show on Bluesky or follow Paul on Bluesky or Mastodon . Support the show! Join the Supporter tier and get early access to episodes, exclusive content, and more. Visit CircuitPythonshow.com/Support to learn more. Show Notes 00:00 Intro 00:39 CircuitPython and Zephyr 2:45 How is the progress moving CircuitPython to Zephyr? 3:30 How are LLMs helping? 7:08 Ten Years of CircuitPython 9:54 The Fruit Jam and the future of CircuitPython 14:03 RP2350 Gameboy Cartridge 18:13 Running a CircuitPython game on the cart 19:48 Wrap-up

August 10, 202621 min

Tod Kurt Part 3

Tod Kurt returns to the show and shares how to build custom CircuitPython firmware using GitHub Actions. Tod also shares SerialPlotster and his latest hardware creation. Show Notes 00:57 Using GitHub Actions to build CircuitPython 3:51 CircuitPython Custom on GitHub repository CircuitPython Custom configuration web page 9:24 The CLI display 10:37 Adding custom modules 11:42 How to run CircuitPython Custom 14:34 SerialPlotster Download 19:32 New hardware? 20:40 Creating synth engines 21:32 Wrap-up todbot.com The Bootloader

July 27, 202619 min

Michael Czeiszperger

Show Notes 1:22 Michael’s start with electronics 2:38 ScrollKit Scrollkit.dev 5:33 How ScrollKit works 7:08 Scrollkit’s hardware 8:09 How over-the-air-updates work 8:49 Graphics in ScrollKit 10:42 Challenges to overcome 15:09 The ScrollKit simulator 16:35 Theme Park Waits 17:33 What’s next for ScrollKit? 18:18 Which board? 18:51 Wrap-up Michael’s homepage

June 1, 202621 min

Michael "T-Rex" Kadie

Michael “T-Rex” Kadie joins the show and discusses the T-Rex Talk family of assistive devices built with CircuitPython. 1:25 Michael’s start with computers 1:56 How Michael started building communication devices in the 90s 4:46 The T-Rex Talk 3.0 8:55 Using AI to help 9:58 Using the Fruit Jam as an assistive device 13:27 The training game 13:56 The Sip-N-Puff 16:38 The CircuitPython reading light 17:07 Jay Leno’s antique electric car - with CircuitPython 21:21 Wrap-up Michael’s website GitHub repository YouTube channel Enjoying the show? You can now sponsor the show, learn more at www.circuitpythonshow.com . Thank you for your support!

May 4, 202616 min

Tom Fox

Tom Fox joins the show and shares his creation, the SPOKE board. Show Notes 00:00 Intro 00:36 Tom’s start with computers and electornics 1:25 Discovering CircuitPython 2:31 The SPOKE board SPOKE 4:11 Whom is the SPOKE for? 5:38 The SPOKE Mini 7:25 What students have made with the SPOKE 9:15 What were the challenges bringing the SPOKE to life? 10:33 The SPOKE online editor 13:53 What’s next for SPOKE? 14:59 Where to learn more? YouTube Instagram Tom’s home page 15:26 How much does the SPOKE cost? 15:38 Which board? 16:22 Wrap-up Enjoying the show? You can now sponsor the show, learn more at www.circuitpythonshow.com . Thank you for your support!

April 20, 202637 min

Developing for the Fruit Jam

Paul is joined by three former guests: Tim Cocks, Dan Cogliano, and Cooper Dalrymple who share their experience developing apps, games, and screensavers for the Adafruit Fruit Jam and Fruit Jam OS. Show Notes 00:00 Welcome 00:38 FruitJamOS Cooper’s best practices Fruitris 3:44 Cooper’s excitement for the Fruit Jam 7:24 Dan’s interest in the Fruit Jam Z Machine Moon Miner 8:52 Dan’s screensavers for the Fruit Jam Screensaver bundle 10:48 Coding for othe Fruit Jam 12:20 The Fruit Jam app library Fruit Jam Library 18:02 GPIO and expansion 19:44 Display support Using DVI Video Learn Guide 24:07 Challenges to look out for when developing for the Fruit Jam Mice Learn Guide Keyboard Learn Guide Cooper’s Mystify screensaver 31:01 What advice for someone creating a game or app for the Fruit Jam? Cooper’s Fruit Jam / Pong tutorial 36:48 Wrap-up Enjoying the show? You can now sponsor the show, learn more at www.circuitpythonshow.com . Thank you for your support!

April 6, 202614 min

Physical Computing - Interactive Art, Robotics, & Tech for Good

Paul is joined by Abby Bergman and Esha Patel who both recently completed the Physical Computing - Interactive Art, Robotics, & Tech for Good course taught by Professor John Gallaugher at Boston College. Abby and Esha share their experiences and projects taking the course. Show Notes 00:00 Welcome 00:56 Professor Gallaugher’s Physical Computing - Interactive Art, Robotics, & Tech for Good course 1:42 Abby’s motivation for taking the class Early Childhood Maker Literacies – DevTech Research Group 2:38 Esha’s motivation for taking the class 3:32 What was a surprise about the class? 5:20 Esha’s Interactive Hopscotch project Interactive Hopscotch Adaptive Tic Tac Toe 7:38 Abby’s Very Hungry Caterpillar Interactive Very Hungry Caterpillar With RFID and Button Input - Assistive Tech 10:29 Soldernig challenges 11:36 The Festival of Lights 12:26 What advice would you share to someone thinking of taking the course? 14:29 Wrap-up Enjoying the show? You can now sponsor the show, learn more at www.circuitpythonshow.com . Thank you for your support!