I got @thebootloader.net stickers! Thanks @paulcutler.org! And they’re cat-approved (sorta, you know cats) #caturday #podcats #podcast

New episode! Tod and Paul welcome guest Liz Clark and chat about Raspberry Pi Connect, an open source e-Reader, code as PCB design, and more. Find the show wherever you get your podcasts or visit www.thebootloader.net/episodes/ep0...

I have stickers! Want one? Request here (US addresses only, sorry): docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

I ended up ordering some 2" x 2" stickers for The Bootloader. I'll set up a form in a couple weeks where you can request them and I'll send you some for free!

I've reopened sponsorships for The Bootloader and The CircuitPython Show - more info at www.circuitpythonshow.com/pages/sponsors - All funds go to supporting the show, including podcast hosting, recording, and calendar scheduling.

New episode! @todbot.com and @paulcutler.org chat about speeding up your Raspberry Pi, a couple product reviews, synths, and more. Find the show wherever you get your podcasts or visit www.thebootloader.net/episodes/ep0...

Coming Monday on a new episode: @todbot.com shares his impressions of the Framework 12 Laptop -

Our website has a new coat of paint! We've transitioned from using Hugo to mkdocs-material for the site and all our show notes. Check it out at www.thebootloader.net

New episode! Miss last Friday's live show? Take the show on the go in this special replay of the live CircuitPython Day 2025 episode. Paul & Tod share a few of their favorite CircuitPython things from the last year. www.thebootloader.net/blog/2025/08...

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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.

In the most recent @thebootloader.net podcast, I talked about AlgoRave & Strudel music live-coding. It's a lot of fun! Switch Angel just posted a great video showing how to do beats & audio chopping in Strudel. www.youtube.com/watch?v=3h1v... (also www.thebootloader.net/blog/2025/08...)

If you were a fan of the Roland MT-32, you’ll love the MIDI Blaster that JP built and the devices that inspired it! #generalmidi #midi #mt32

New episode! @johnpark.bsky.social joins the show and shares floppy disk MIDI boomboxes, @todbot.com shares AlgoRave - live coding music, @paulcutler.org shares the rp2350 as a mini-computer (with the Adafruit Fruit Jam released days after recording), and more! www.thebootloader.net/blog/2025/08...

Coming Monday on a new episode of The Bootloader: @johnpark.bsky.social joins the show and shares... boomboxes that play MIDI files using floppies?

It's official - @todbot.com and I will be hosting a live episode of @thebootloader.net at 4pm EDT / 1pm PST on August 15th for CircuitPython Day!

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.

Coming Monday: @johnpark.bsky.social joins the show! JP, Paul and Tod discuss MIDI boomboxes, live music coding, retro-computing, and more. Find the show wherever you get your podcasts or visit thebootloader.net

Adafruit has announced August 15th as CircuitPython Day 2025. You might want to circle that date. blog.adafruit.com/2025/07/28/c...

New episode is out! @todbot.com shares a MIDI chip and a rant about STM32 tooling. @paulcutler.org shares Python bindings for a synth engine and a love letter to embedded systems - and more! Find the show wherever you get your podcasts or visit www.thebootloader.net/blog/2025/07...

Listen to a new episode this Monday as @todbot.com shares an epic rant about STM32 dev tooling.

A new episode headed to your earbuds this coming Monday!

I tried out the aluminum shim trick (mentioned by @todbot.com in the latest @thebootloader.net episode) to desolder that LED without preheating the PCB and risking popping other LEDs. It worked great! www.youtube.com/shorts/DqYWG...

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:

New episode of The Bootloader is out! @todbot.com and @paulcutler.org chat about tariffs (with some occasional swearing), desoldering tricks, a classic arcade game, and more. Find the show wherever you get your podcasts or visit www.thebootloader.net/blog/2025/06...

Coming Monday on a new episode: @todbot.com and @paulcutler.org discuss tariffs, desoldering tricks, a classic arcade game, and more. Find the show wherever you get your podcasts or visit www.thebootloader.net

Coming Monday in a new episode: Tod and Paul chat about woodworking, the Synology snafu, a CircuitPython synthio tutorial, and more. Find the show wherever you get your podcasts.

New episode! Special guest @andypiper.me joins @todbot.bsky.social and @paulcutler.org and they chat about a new home page for your browser with Glance, open source soundfonts, automatic filament detection for your 3D printer, and more. Find the show wherever you get your podcasts.

Coming Monday on a new episode of The Bootloader: @todbot.bsky.social shares Soundfonts, sample based open source modern instruments:

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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

New episode! @brentrubell.bsky.social joins Paul and Tod on the show. They chat about the Wippersnapper IoT firmware, rp2040 speed increases, Arduino libraries, 3D printed records, and more. Find the show wherever you get your podcasts or visit www.circuitpythonshow.com/@thebootload...

Coming tomorrow on a new episode of @thebootloader.net : @brentrubell.bsky.social of Adafruit joins the show and shares what's new with the Wippersnapper IoT firmware:

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.

It's podcast recording day! New episode coming at you Monday with a special guest!

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:

No newsletter this month. We'll be back next month!

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

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.

New edition of The Bootloader's newsletter comes out tomorrow - not too late to sign up! buttondown.com/thebootloader

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.

A new edition of our monthly ad-free, spam-free, tracking-free newsletter comes out next week. Sign up here: buttondown.com/thebootloader

In our latest episode, @todbot.bsky.social shares his love for the Synthstrom Deluge and its community firmware. Here's a video from Bay Mud doing a deep dive into the latest firmware: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iiwv...

New episode! Paul and Tod are back with the first episode of 2025. They discuss sunsetting Mu, synths, pinball, and more. Find the show wherever you get your podcasts or visit thebootloader.net

Coming Monday: Sunsets, synths, and pinball! Find The Bootloader wherever you get your podcasts.

Happy New Year from Paul and Tod! New episode coming at your earbuds this coming Monday.

A new email from our newsletter drops tomorrow. It's not too late to sign up! No spam, no tracking, one email a month. Subscribe here: buttondown.com/thebootloader

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.