The Bootloader
Episodes
Spin the Black Circle
02 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Kick Out the Jams
02 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Tod and Paul discuss hacking Flock cameras, the Adafruit Fruit Jam, Neural Networks in CircuitPython, some bad 3D printing legislatio...
Games Without Frontiers
05 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
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....
Don't call it a comeback
01 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Show Notes In this episode, Tod and Paul discuss the recent Hackaday Supercon, including a talk and a workshop, Microsoft open sources Zork, the retur...
Super Smooth - with Liz Clark
03 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Liz Clark joins the show for a second time. Liz, Paul, and Tod each share two things they found interesting including remoting in to a Raspberry Pi, ...
I Feel the Need for Speed
06 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Paul and Tod discuss speeding up a Raspberry Pi, parts management with Inventree, product reviews, synths, and more. Follow the show on Mastodon or Bl...
CircuitPython Day 2025
22 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is a replay of The Bootloader’s live CircuitPython Day 2025 show from August 15th, 2025 hosted on Adafruit’s YouTube channel. The ep...
Drop the beat - with guest John Park
04 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Tod and Paul welcome John Park to the show. They discuss a floppy disk MIDI boombox, live-coding music, RP2350 as a mini-computer, a...
The rant and the love letter
07 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tod and Paul discuss a MIDI chip, an epic rant, a love letter, and more. Follow the show on Mastodon or Bluesky. 00:00 Welcome 00:17 SAM2695 General M...
Rated PG for Language
02 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
I'm Afraid it's TRMNL
05 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to a new episode! Tod and Paul chat about woodworking, MP3 players, a CircuitPython synthio tutorial, and more. Follow the show on Mastodon or...
Welcome Andy Piper
07 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Andy Piper joins Tod and Paul and they discuss an open source laptop, 3D printing filament detection, synths, and more. Visit Andy’s homepage Check ...
Welcome Brent Rubell
03 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Follow the show on Mastodon or Bluesky and join our newsletter Check out TheBootlader.net for detailed show notes, links, and transcript. Brent Rubell...
Bamboozled
03 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Sunsets, Synths, and Pinball!
06 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Supercon 2024
02 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Tod and Paul discuss the recent Hackaday Supercon. They share some of their favorite talks, the Supercon badge, and notable add-ons for the badge. Fo...
Welcome Kevin Santo Cappuccio
04 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the show For detailed show notes and a transcript, visit TheBootloader.net Join our newsletter! Keep up with the show and what Paul and To...
Welcome Liz Clark
07 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Paul and Tod welcome their first ever guest, Liz Clark aka BlitzCityDIY. They chat about the itsaSNAP iOS app from Adafruit, the new Raspberry Pi AI ...
From Arcade to Synth
02 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to a new episode of The Bootloader. For detailed show notes and transcripts, check out TheBootloader.net. Join our new newsletter or check o...
Teardown 2024 with Debra Ansell
05 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Bootloader, Paul and Tod are joined by Debra Ansell who recaps Teardown 2024. Tod and Paul share a few interesting things incl...
Four Topics and an Interview
01 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Paul and Tod chat about Professor Gallaugher’s CircuitPython tutorial videos, Embedded Swift, a special interview with Justin Myers, the author of t...
Beautiful Bezier Curves
03 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 9, Paul and Tod chat about the M5Stack Cardputer, RadioFreeFedi, migrating to Kicad, the CircuitPython Online IDE, and more. For detailed s...
Built from the ground up
29 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Paul and Tod each share three interesting things from learn to solder kits to programming ARM in assembly and more. Visit TheBootloa...
The CircuitPython 9 Release Show
22 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
00:00 Welcome to The Bootloader 00:22 What are we excited about in CircuitPython 9? 00:56 jpegio and the Memento Camera AdaBox 21 Unboxing Video 2...
Supersized for Supercon
05 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Tod shares some of his favorite talks from the recent Supercon conference in Pasadena, CA. Paul and Tod each share one thing they fo...
Pandas and Breadboards
21 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Tod and Paul share a few interesting things including virtual breadboards, Hey Github, and creating virtual synthesizers.00:00 Welcome00:26 MicroPytho...
What's the Matter?
07 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 4, Tod and Paul discuss macOS Ventura, the Matter smart home specification, video synths and more.Show Notes:00:22 macOS Ventura cannot cop...
The Middle is a Pumpkin
24 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 3, Paul and Tod share news about boards, code editors, sensors, and something fun at the end.0:15 RISC-V Arduino Chip04:28 Code editors and...
M is for Makers, Music, and Machine Learning
10 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 2, Paul and Tod talk about some makers and their cool projects, including the Lux Lavalier and Pikon; creating music in a web browser, and ...
Rock Stars Are Just Like Us
26 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this first episode, Paul and Tod each share a few things they found interesting. They discuss open source projects including tio and Belay, 3...
Trailer #2
19 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Paul and Tod preview The Bootloader and share a fun fact. The Bootloader is coming September 26th.Follow us on Twitter @thebootloaderVisit our h...
The Bootloader Trailer
09 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to The Bootloader with Tod Kurt and Paul Cutler. Each episode we'll bring you news, project updates, and more from the maker and tech sc...