Alicia White

Hi, it's nice to be here.

Hi, it's nice to be here.

I think it's 492 today.

I think it's 492 today.

Octopus Army.

Octopus Army.

Like you, we like our titles to be amusing.

Like you, we like our titles to be amusing.

I guess so. I never really intended it, but that's what it is.

I guess so. I never really intended it, but that's what it is.

Actually, the podcast was originally called Making Embedded Systems, which is the title of my book. But then everybody just kept calling it Embedded. And we're like, fine, OK. And then NPR came and said, we want to have Embedded, too. And we're like, no, it's ours. But actually, we just said, can we please interview an actual NPR person? Because that would be so exciting. So that's what we did.

Actually, the podcast was originally called Making Embedded Systems, which is the title of my book. But then everybody just kept calling it Embedded. And we're like, fine, OK. And then NPR came and said, we want to have Embedded, too. And we're like, no, it's ours. But actually, we just said, can we please interview an actual NPR person? Because that would be so exciting. So that's what we did.

Well, okay, picture this. You are just sitting there and doing your work, coding away, and you get an email from NPR and it's like real NPR people and they say, we'd like to talk to you. And you're like, oh my God, it's my big moment. Finally, engineers are going to get to be on NPR and we're going to get to talk about how exciting this all is.

Well, okay, picture this. You are just sitting there and doing your work, coding away, and you get an email from NPR and it's like real NPR people and they say, we'd like to talk to you. And you're like, oh my God, it's my big moment. Finally, engineers are going to get to be on NPR and we're going to get to talk about how exciting this all is.

And they're just like, yeah, so we're starting a show called Embedded, and we just wanted to know if you were going to have a problem with that. And we're like, we didn't trademark anything. You've got to be kidding me. Anyway, yes, it was a huge disappointment. And yet they did let us interview Kelly McEvers.

And they're just like, yeah, so we're starting a show called Embedded, and we just wanted to know if you were going to have a problem with that. And we're like, we didn't trademark anything. You've got to be kidding me. Anyway, yes, it was a huge disappointment. And yet they did let us interview Kelly McEvers.

And she had to keep leaving because things were happening in other parts of the world that were actually important.

And she had to keep leaving because things were happening in other parts of the world that were actually important.

Yes, yes. She was in the NPR studio and she was like, yeah, I have to go. People are doing things. So now we're Embedded or Embedded FM.

Yes, yes. She was in the NPR studio and she was like, yeah, I have to go. People are doing things. So now we're Embedded or Embedded FM.