The CircuitPython Show

Episode 9 - Liz Clark

Fri, 24 Jul 2026 15:30:32 +0000

Liz Clark joins the show and shares her maker journey, music background, and we talk MIDI for beginners.

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Show Notes

00:25 Welcome and Liz's music background

4:30 BlitzCityDIY

6:30 Getting started with MIDI

10:38 MIDI for Makers

12:26 Liz's music setup at home

15:20 Turn the tables

16:20 Which microcontroller?

Episode 10 - Pierre Constantineau

Fri, 24 Jul 2026 15:30:32 +0000

Pierre and Paul have an in-depth conversation about mechanical keyboards and how CircuitPython has helped Pierre with development.

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Show Notes

00:15 Welcome and starting with computers and electronics

2:00 Building custom keyboards

4:10 BlueMicro keyboards

6:40 Developing the BlueMicro keyboard firmware

7:40 What goes into building a custom keyboard?

11:20 Microcontroller keyboard matrices

13:55 Changing from Arduino to CircuitPython for keyboard development

17:35 How has CircuitPython helped with troubleshooting?

20:15 Turn the tables

21:30 Which microcontroller?

Episode 11 - Anne Barela

Fri, 24 Jul 2026 15:30:32 +0000

Anne Barela discusses her time at Adafruit, writing the Python on Hardware newsletter, retro tech, and more.

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Show Notes

00:17 Welcome and Anne's start with Adafruit

01:15 Anne's first two books on microcontrollers

03:38 CircuitPython through the years

5:40 What goes into writing an Adafruit Learn Guide?

7:30 The Python on Microcontrollers newsletter

10:30 When did Anne first get into computers and electronics?

14:05 Turn the tables

16:05 Which microcontroller?

Episode 12 - Guy Dupont

Fri, 24 Jul 2026 15:30:32 +0000

Guy Dupont discusses his projects, including a Subaru backup camera system, T9 predictive text MacroPad, and other creative builds.

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Show Notes

00:12 Welcome and Subaru backup camera project

4:50 Guy's predictive text MacroPad

7:40 T9 predictive text implementation in CircuitPython

9:55 Discussion of favorite coding language

10:40 CircuitPython advantages explored

11:50 Guy's music-related connections

13:20 Raspberry Pi iPod project

16:20 Turn the tables

18:58 Guy's YouTube channel

Episode 13 - Nicholas Tollervey

Fri, 24 Jul 2026 15:30:32 +0000

Nicholas Tollervey joins the show and shares his music background, the Mu code editor, and how learning to code can be similar to learning to play an instrument.

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Show Notes

0:18 Welcome and Nicholas' beginning with computing

2:35 The Mu code editor

6:40 Nicholas' music background

8:20 How is learning music and coding similar?

11:35 Code Grades

15:50 Nicholas and teaching

17:20 Turn the tables

19:05 Which microcontroller?

Episode 14 - Kevin Matocha

Fri, 24 Jul 2026 15:30:32 +0000

Kevin Matocha joins the show and shares some of his projects, including the Hackpad and TinyLogicFriend.

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Show Notes

00:20 Welcome

00:27 How Kevin started with computers and electronics

3:50 HackPad

8:20 Wiring the HackPad

9:55 TinyLogicFriend - a logic analyzer using Sigrok

15:28 Which microcontroller?

Episode 15 - Joshua Lowe

Fri, 24 Jul 2026 15:30:32 +0000

Joshua Lowe, the inventor of Edublocks, which helps bridge the gap from Scratch to Python 3 (including CircuitPython).

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Show Notes

00:20 Welcome and introduction to Edublocks

4:18 Making Edublocks open source

5:20 Working with Edublocks and hardware

9:20 Where is Edublocks going next?

10:40 The pandemic and remote education

13:42 Which microcontroller?

Episode 16 - Brent Rubell

Fri, 24 Jul 2026 15:30:32 +0000

Brent Rubell joins the show. He and Paul discuss the Internet of Things, Adafruit's Wippersnapper firmware, their favorite newsletters, and more.

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Show Notes

00:30 How Brent got started with computers and electronics

1:45 How does Brent define the Internet of Things?

2:45 What is Adafruit IO?

6:04 Wippersnapper

6:35 What is "no code"?

9:55 How do you add components to Wippersnapper?

12:30 Where is Wippersnapper going next?

14:00 Project advice

15:18 Favorite newsletters

18:37 Which microcontroller?

Episode 17 - Radomir Dopieralski

Fri, 24 Jul 2026 15:30:32 +0000

Radomir Dopieralski, aka deshipu, joins the show. He shares his interest in computers growing up behind the Iron Curtain, developing games with CircuitPython, robots, and more.

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Show Notes

00:15 Welcome and getting started with computers behind the Iron Curtain

1:45 Discovering MicroPython via its Kickstarter

2:50 Handheld games - the Pew Pew family

4:30 Learning Pew Pew in workshops

6:22 How does CircuitPython make it easy to program games?

7:42 What are the challenges in using CircuitPython to program games?

10:30 Robot building

13:30 Fluff bug

14:30 Which microcontroller?

Episode 18 - Thea Flowers

Fri, 24 Jul 2026 15:30:32 +0000

Thea Flowers joins the show and shares about her synthesizer company, Winterbloom, and the role CircuitPython has played.

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Show Notes

00:30 How Thea first got started with computers

00:50 Discovering CircuitPython

2:25 Thea's synthesizer company, Winterbloom

3:40 Winterbloom products that use CircuitPython (Sol and Big Honking Button)

7:00 Castor and Pollux

8:50 Which microcontroller?

Episode 19 - Bradán Lane

Fri, 24 Jul 2026 15:30:32 +0000

Bradán Lane shares how CircuitPython has helped in creating the JoyPad and LumosRing.

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Show Notes

01:10 Bradan's start with electronics

02:33 Bradan's first CircuitPython product: the Joypad

06:25 Customizing the JoyPad

09:07 The LumosRing and LumosStick

15:20 Which microcontroller?

Episode 20 - Jim Mussared

Fri, 24 Jul 2026 15:30:32 +0000

Jim Mussared, a maintainer of MicroPython, joins the show. He and Paul discuss how MicroPython started, collaborating with CircuitPython, being a maintainer, favorite uses of MicroPython, and more.

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Show Notes

1:02 Welcome and Jim's start with electronics

3:02 Damien George starting MicroPython

3:50 MicroPython and CircuitPython

5:32 Collaborating with CircuitPython

6:10 MicroPython's strengths

6:45 What is it like to be a maintainer of an open source project?

8:50 Balancing open source and professional work

9:40 Favorite uses of MicroPython

11:10 Performance improvements in MicroPython

14:20 Where is MicroPython going next?

16:20 Which microcontroller?

Episode 21 - Jason Pecor (and the Trolls)

Fri, 24 Jul 2026 15:30:32 +0000

Paul takes the podcast on the road and visits Jason Pecor in Altoona, Wisconsin. Jason shows Paul CircuitPython powered Trolls and shares how they came to be.

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Show Notes

4:05 How Jason discovered CircuitPython

5:40 Meet the trolls

7:50 The park in the summertime

8:55 Proof of concept using CircuitPython

11:05 CircuitPython hardware in the trolls

12:45 Audio demo

13:30 Surviving the climate

16:05 The Blue Troll

17:41 Which microcontroller?

Episode 22 - Joey Castillo

Fri, 24 Jul 2026 15:30:32 +0000

Joey Castillo discusses the LCD Featherwing, the Open Book and its user interface, and power management.

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Show Notes

1:12 Welcome and how Joey got started with computers & electronics

2:48 LCD Featherwing and implementing CircuitPython first

5:55 The OpenBook and the user interface

11:10 Managing power consumption

18:08 Which microcontroller?

Episode 23 - Mark Komus

Fri, 24 Jul 2026 15:30:32 +0000

Mark Komus discusses his computing journey, the Monster Eyes project, CircuitPython core contributions, and opportunities within the CircuitPython ecosystem.

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Show Notes

1:00 Welcome and Mark's start with computers

2:30 Discovering CircuitPython

5:28 The Monster Eyes

8:37 Working on CircuitPython's core

11:57 Opportunities from CircuitPython

12:50 Which microcontroller?

Episode 24 - Alec Delaney

Fri, 24 Jul 2026 15:30:32 +0000

Alec Delaney discusses continuous integration practices in CircuitPython development and shares details about his CircuitPythonukiah project.

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Show Notes

2:28 What is continuous integration (CI)?

4:36 How does CI make it easy for developers and contributors?

8:53 What are the challenges in moving to pyproject.toml?

11:11 What are the benefits of pyproject.toml?

14:56 The CircuitPythonukiah

17:14 Which board?

Episode 25 - Danny Staple

Fri, 24 Jul 2026 15:30:32 +0000

Danny Staple joins the show and discusses his latest book, Robotics at Home with Raspberry Pi Pico.

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Show Notes

00:58 Danny's start with computers and robotics

01:51 What the reader can expect from Danny's book, Robotics with Raspberry Pi Pico

03:04 The robotics shopping list

04:30 Challenges with the parts shortage

06:20 What made CircuitPython a good choice for building the robot?

07:40 What were some of the challenges faced when writing the book?

10:25 Using Bluetooth to control the robot

12:56 How did PIO with the Raspberry Pi Pico help when building the robot?

14:32 The Monte Carlo localization algorithm

20:17 Which board?

Episode 26 - Seth Kerr

Fri, 24 Jul 2026 15:30:32 +0000

Seth Kerr joins The CircuitPython Show and shares what an FPGA is; his creation, the IcyBlue Feather FPGA; and how it might be used with CircuitPython.

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Show Notes

00:33 Seth's start with computers and electronics

01:24 What is an FPGA?

02:27 What are the advantages to using an FPGA?

03:16 Seth's process to designing boards

05:25 The IcyBlue FPGA Feather

09:42 How could you use the IcyBlue Feather with a CircuitPython microcontroller?

11:55 Programming an FPGA

14:05 Which board?

Episode 27 - Ben Shockley

Fri, 24 Jul 2026 15:30:32 +0000

Ben Shockley, creator of Mini Fig Boards, discusses his PCB design journey and how CircuitPython supported development.

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Show Notes

00:22 Ben's start with computers and electronics

1:27 The MiniFigure boards - what are they and how did they start?

6:40 Comparing the two MiniFig boards

8:53 How has CircuitPython helped with designing the boards?

9:51 Advice for people starting out in PCB design

11:50 Which board?

Episode 28 - Dan Halbert

Fri, 24 Jul 2026 15:30:32 +0000

Dan Halbert joins the show and shares how he started with computers, discovering CircuitPython, where CircuitPython might be going next, and more.

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Show Notes

00:31 Dan's start with computers and electronics

02:54 Making computers easier to use

05:09 Discovering CircuitPython

8:40 Advice for new contributors to CircuitPython's core

9:40 How CircuitPython is ported to new hardware

11:35 Managing CircuitPython releases

13:49 Where CircuitPython might be going in the near future

16:33 Which board?