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The CircuitPython Show

The CircuitPython Show

Paul Cutler 62 Episodes Aug 10, 2026

An independent podcast featuring interviews with the people involved in and around CircuitPython. Created and hosted by Paul Cutler, it explores the stories and insights of the community behind this open-source microcontroller programming environment.

Episodes

Tod Kurt Part 3
Tod Kurt Part 3 Aug 10, 2026 21:59 Tod Kurt returns to the show and shares how to build custom CircuitPython firmware using GitHub Actions. Tod also shares SerialPlotster and his latest hardware creation.Show Notes00:57 Using GitHub Actions to build CircuitPython3:51 CircuitPython Custom on GitHub repositoryCircuitPython Custom configuration web page9:24 The CLI display10:37 Adding custom modules11:42 How to run CircuitPython Custo
Michael Czeiszperger
Michael Czeiszperger Jul 27, 2026 19:05 Show Notes1:22 Michael’s start with electronics2:38 ScrollKitScrollkit.dev5:33 How ScrollKit works7:08 Scrollkit’s hardware8:09 How over-the-air-updates work8:49 Graphics in ScrollKit10:42 Challenges to overcome15:09 The ScrollKit simulator16:35 Theme Park Waits17:33 What’s next for ScrollKit?18:18 Which board?18:51 Wrap-upMichael’s homepage
Michael "T-Rex" Kadie
Michael "T-Rex" Kadie Jun 1, 2026 21:46 Michael “T-Rex” Kadie joins the show and discusses the T-Rex Talk family of assistive devices built with CircuitPython. 1:25 Michael’s start with computers 1:56 How Michael started building communication devices in the 90s 4:46 The T-Rex Talk 3.0 8:55 Using AI to help 9:58 Using the Fruit Jam as an assistive device 13:27 The training game 13:56 The Sip-N-Puff 16:38 The CircuitPython reading light
Tom Fox
Tom Fox May 4, 2026 16:40 Tom Fox joins the show and shares his creation, the SPOKE board. Show Notes 00:00 Intro 00:36 Tom’s start with computers and electornics 1:25 Discovering CircuitPython 2:31 The SPOKE board SPOKE 4:11 Whom is the SPOKE for? 5:38 The SPOKE Mini 7:25 What students have made with the SPOKE 9:15 What were the challenges bringing the SPOKE to life? 10:33 The SPOKE online editor 13:53 What’s next for S
Developing for the Fruit Jam
Developing for the Fruit Jam Apr 20, 2026 37:22 Paul is joined by three former guests: Tim Cocks, Dan Cogliano, and Cooper Dalrymple who share their experience developing apps, games, and screensavers for the Adafruit Fruit Jam and Fruit Jam OS. Show Notes 00:00 Welcome 00:38 FruitJamOS Cooper’s best practices Fruitris 3:44 Cooper’s excitement for the Fruit Jam 7:24 Dan’s interest in the Fruit Jam Z Machine Moon Miner 8:52 Dan’s screensaver
Physical Computing - Interactive Art, Robotics, & Tech for Good
Physical Computing - Interactive Art, Robotics, & Tech for Good Apr 6, 2026 14:50 Paul is joined by Abby Bergman and Esha Patel who both recently completed the Physical Computing - Interactive Art, Robotics, & Tech for Good course taught by Professor John Gallaugher at Boston College. Abby and Esha share their experiences and projects taking the course. Show Notes 00:00 Welcome 00:56 Professor Gallaugher’s Physical Computing - Interactive Art, Robotics, & Tech for Good
John Park
John Park Mar 23, 2026 30:53 John Park joins the show and shares how he started hosting shows, his pre-show preparation, some of his favorite memories and projects, and more. 00:00 Welcome 00:36 JP’s start with computers and electronics 3:59 MAKE: Television Make: Television - Complete Series : Make : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive 10:47 Preparing for a show JP’s Workshop YouTube Playlist 16:54 Fa
The Open Pressure Sensor Device
The Open Pressure Sensor Device Mar 9, 2026 22:05 Paul welcomes Michelle Hui and Reitwiec Shandilya, master’s students at Cornell Tech. They discuss their project, an open source medical device that helps mastectomy patients, that runs CircuitPython. 00:00 Intro 00:46 The Open Pressure Sensor Device 2:05 Overcoming the problem gaps 2:58 Partnering with clinicians 5:26 The hardware and firmware 8:13 Reverse engineering the proprietary device 13:48
Sean Carolan
Sean Carolan Feb 23, 2026 18:56 In this episode, Paul is joined by Sean Carolan. Sean shares how he used CoPilot with Claude Opus to create a Pac-Man clone in CircuitPython in just one day. Show Notes 00:00 Intro 00:32 Sean’s start with computers 1:34 Choosing Pac-Man 2:30 Seeed Wio Terminal 4:04 Coding Pac-Man in CircuitPython 5:17 The game’s art assets The Spriters Resource Assets · Kenney 6:51 Re-creating the sounds of Pac-
John Ellis
John Ellis Feb 9, 2026 20:08 Paul welcomes John Ellis to the show. John shares some of his MacroPad projects, TallyCircuitPy, and more. 00:00 Intro 1:18 John’s start with computers 5:13 John’s handle, DeckerEgo 6:28 MacroPad Hotkeys II deckerego/Macropad_Hotkeys GitHub repository: An extensible hotkey macropad inspired by the Macropad Hotkeys example from the Adafruit Learning System Guide prcutler/awesome-macropad: A curate
Dan Cogliano
Dan Cogliano Dec 8, 2025 15:44 Dan Cogliano joins Paul and they discuss Dan’s work with the Z Machine, which allows you to play Zork and other text adventure games. Follow the show on Mastodon or Bluesky. Show Notes 00:30 Dan’s start with computers 3:05 The EZ Make Oven 4:53 The Z-Machine 7:59 Challenges in creating the CP Z Machine 9:08 The game of Zork 11:00 CP Z Machine Learn Guide 11:15 Dan’s next game 12:29 Challenges work
River Wang
River Wang Nov 24, 2025 27:13 Paul welcomes River Wang to the show. River was a STEAM teacher before becoming a full time software developer 3 years ago. He created the CircuitPython Online IDE, a browser based platform that allows users to work on a CircuitPython project on the web or as a self-hosted website. Follow the show on Mastodon or Bluesky. Show Notes 00:00 Intro 00:29 River’s start with computers and electronics 3:4

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