The Bootloader
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A monthly podcast loading you up with news from the maker, tech, and CircuitPython communities. Learn more at https://www.thebootloader.net or find us wherever you get your podcasts.
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Here's @todbot.com in the latest episode sharing how you can run GitHub Actions locally on macOS, Windows and Linux using act.
January 8, 2026 at 5:20 PM
Here's @todbot.com in the latest episode sharing how you can run GitHub Actions locally on macOS, Windows and Linux using act.
Coming tomorrow on a new episode: @paulcutler.org and @todbot.com talk about Tod's recent trip to Supercon. And of course they discuss the badge:
November 30, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Coming tomorrow on a new episode: @paulcutler.org and @todbot.com talk about Tod's recent trip to Supercon. And of course they discuss the badge:
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October 29, 2025 at 10:27 PM
I have stickers! Want one? Request here (US addresses only, sorry): docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Coming Monday on a new episode: @todbot.com shares his impressions of the Framework 12 Laptop -
October 3, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Coming Monday on a new episode: @todbot.com shares his impressions of the Framework 12 Laptop -
Catch up on the latest episode with special guest John Park. Here's a clip of @todbot.com sharing the KiCad CLI and its benefits. Find the show wherever you get your podcasts.
August 13, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Catch up on the latest episode with special guest John Park. Here's a clip of @todbot.com sharing the KiCad CLI and its benefits. Find the show wherever you get your podcasts.
We had already recorded our new episode when news of the Adafruit Fruit Jam being released yesterday hit. That doesn't mean we weren't already talking about the rp2350 as a mini-computer! Coming Monday on a new episode with special guest @johnpark.bsky.social.
July 31, 2025 at 5:30 PM
We had already recorded our new episode when news of the Adafruit Fruit Jam being released yesterday hit. That doesn't mean we weren't already talking about the rp2350 as a mini-computer! Coming Monday on a new episode with special guest @johnpark.bsky.social.
Listen to a new episode this Monday as @todbot.com shares an epic rant about STM32 dev tooling.
July 5, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Listen to a new episode this Monday as @todbot.com shares an epic rant about STM32 dev tooling.
Catch up on the latest episode and learn about the Euroknob - is it a knob or is it a jack? Here's @todbot.com on the Euroknob:
June 5, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Catch up on the latest episode and learn about the Euroknob - is it a knob or is it a jack? Here's @todbot.com on the Euroknob:
Coming Monday on a new episode of The Bootloader: @todbot.bsky.social shares Soundfonts, sample based open source modern instruments:
April 5, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Coming Monday on a new episode of The Bootloader: @todbot.bsky.social shares Soundfonts, sample based open source modern instruments:
Catch the latest episode of The Bootloader - here’s a clip of @todbot.bsky.social with an update about the clock speed of the rp2040.
Find the show wherever you get your podcasts or visit thebootloader.net
Find the show wherever you get your podcasts or visit thebootloader.net
March 13, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Catch the latest episode of The Bootloader - here’s a clip of @todbot.bsky.social with an update about the clock speed of the rp2040.
Find the show wherever you get your podcasts or visit thebootloader.net
Find the show wherever you get your podcasts or visit thebootloader.net
A new episode of The Bootloader coming at you this Monday with special guest @brentrubell.bsky.social of Adafruit. We chat about Wippersnapper, Arduino libraries, microcontrollers as mini-computers, and more. Find the show wherever you get your podcasts.
February 28, 2025 at 6:13 PM
A new episode of The Bootloader coming at you this Monday with special guest @brentrubell.bsky.social of Adafruit. We chat about Wippersnapper, Arduino libraries, microcontrollers as mini-computers, and more. Find the show wherever you get your podcasts.
A new episode of The Bootloader drops next Monday! Until then, catch up on the current episode. Here's a clip of Paul introducing the uCritter:
February 26, 2025 at 3:27 PM
A new episode of The Bootloader drops next Monday! Until then, catch up on the current episode. Here's a clip of Paul introducing the uCritter:
Catch up on the latest episode and hear @todbot.bsky.social share about his recent visit to the synth show, Buchla and Friends. (Pardon the typos in the transcript!)
Find the show wherever you get your podcasts or visit thebootloader.net
Find the show wherever you get your podcasts or visit thebootloader.net
February 18, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Catch up on the latest episode and hear @todbot.bsky.social share about his recent visit to the synth show, Buchla and Friends. (Pardon the typos in the transcript!)
Find the show wherever you get your podcasts or visit thebootloader.net
Find the show wherever you get your podcasts or visit thebootloader.net
Coming Monday on a new episode of The Bootloader: the return of the tamagotchi?
February 1, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Coming Monday on a new episode of The Bootloader: the return of the tamagotchi?
A new episode of The Bootloader is coming at your earbuds next Monday. Until then, catch up with our latest episode and hear @todbot.bsky.social share about his favorite synth and its community firmware.
January 28, 2025 at 9:06 PM
A new episode of The Bootloader is coming at your earbuds next Monday. Until then, catch up with our latest episode and hear @todbot.bsky.social share about his favorite synth and its community firmware.
Catch up with our latest episode and hear @todbot.bsky.social share about one of his favorite pastimes. Find the show wherever you get your podcasts.
January 19, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Catch up with our latest episode and hear @todbot.bsky.social share about one of his favorite pastimes. Find the show wherever you get your podcasts.
What was our favorite (and craziest) talk of Supercon? "Microcontrollers are Just Radios in Disguise" by Charles Lohr - listen to the podcast for our take on it or watch the talk on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=V57f...
December 17, 2024 at 4:58 PM
What was our favorite (and craziest) talk of Supercon? "Microcontrollers are Just Radios in Disguise" by Charles Lohr - listen to the podcast for our take on it or watch the talk on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=V57f...
Our latest episode is all about Hackaday's Supercon. What is it? Here's @todbot.bsky.social answering that question and how long he's been going.
December 11, 2024 at 4:58 PM
Our latest episode is all about Hackaday's Supercon. What is it? Here's @todbot.bsky.social answering that question and how long he's been going.
Just over a week until a new episode of The Bootloader! Catch up on the current episode with special guest @architeuthisflux.bsky.social. Here's a clip of @todbot.bsky.social talking about Quake running on a microcontroller.
November 23, 2024 at 9:53 PM
Just over a week until a new episode of The Bootloader! Catch up on the current episode with special guest @architeuthisflux.bsky.social. Here's a clip of @todbot.bsky.social talking about Quake running on a microcontroller.