Make:cast
by Dale Dougherty
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Make:cast -- Makerspaces in Schools with Sarah H Chung
Make:cast -- Makerspaces in Schools with Sarah H Chung
About this podcast
Make:Cast is a podcast from Make:Community (make.co), producers of Make: Magazine and Maker Faire, and hosted by Dale Dougherty. We are exploring ideas, tools and people behind the maker movement.
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- Make:cast -- Makerspaces in Schools with Sarah H Chung · 21 minSarah H Chung is the manager of Maker Learning at Center City Public Charter Schools in Washington DC. Sarah shares her journey into maker education, starting with her diverse…
- Unplugged Tots: Screen-free coding activities for children · 21 minIn this episode of Make:cast, host Dale Dougherty is joined by Hannah Hagon, author of "Unplugged Tots," and Brian Jepson, publisher at Raspberry Pi. The discussion centers on…
- A Maker's Life - a generational perspective · 41 minIn this episode of Make:cast, Dale Dougherty from Make Magazine chats with Marilyn Nash and Amber Hudson, authors of 'A Maker's Life'. Both of them are former teachers - Marilyn…
- Making Electronic Music with Kirk Pearson · 45 minIn this episode of Make:cast, host Dale Dougherty speaks with Kirk Pearson, author of 'Electronic Music from Scratch,' and Kevin Toyama, the book's editor. Kirk is a musical…
- TCF: Fun with Technology · 29 minThis is the keynote talk I gave at the Trenton Computer Festival 2025 at the end of March. The theme of the festival was Fun with Technology and I talked about how Make and Maker…
- The Creative Potential For AI in Education · 29 minIn this episode of Make:cast, Dale Dougherty is joined by Ken Kahn, author of 'The Learner's Apprentice: AI and the Amplification of Human Creativity,' and Sylvia Martinez…
- Make: Turns Twenty and We're Still Going · 49 minDale Dougherty discusses the launch and evolution of Make: Magazine, a DIY technology publication, since its inception in February 2005. The conversation includes insights from…
- I'm 3D Printing Chocolate: A Conversation with Ellie Weinstein of Cocoa Press · 41 minIn this episode of Make:Cast, Dale Dougherty interviews Ellie Weinstein, founder and CEO of Cocoa Press, a company that manufactures 3D printers that print chocolate. Ellie…
- Upskilling with Steph Piper · 25 minIn this episode of MakeCast, Dale Dougherty interviews Steph Piper, a creative technologist from Queensland, Australia. They discuss her Maker Queen website, her Skill Trees…
- Talking about Tinkering with Ryan Jenkins · 20 min"Tinkering is a fun way to learn about the world around you," says Ryan in his new book, 'The Tinkering Workshop,' which promotes creativity and playful experimentation with…
- Moon Makers of Mexico · 23 minDale Dougherty interviews Camila and Diego Luna of Moonmakers at the Fab 24 conference in Puebla, Mexico. Moonmakers is an educational non-profit focused on promoting science…
- A Safe Place to Use Tools · 17 minChad Orcutt created Community Shop Class in the Oak Park neighborhood of Sacramento, California. What started out as the ADHD Inventor's Club in his garage grew into a new space…
- The Sneaky DIY of Cy Tymony · 36 minMy guest is Cy Tymony, author of "Sneaky Uses for Everyday Things" and "Sneaky Math." Cy has a wonderful DIY worldview that he shares through his many books. He reveals a secret…
- Jenny Young and the story of Brooklyn Robot Foundry · 31 minJenny Young is a mechanical engineer who founded Brooklyn Robot Factory thirteen years ago and introduced it at World Maker Faire in NYC to bring hands-on learning experiences to…
- Making as a Creative Practice - Matt Zigler · 33 minMatt Zigler is the author of a new book for educators titled "3 Modes of Making." He talks about imitation, modification and innovation as three different modes of student…
- It's Time to Design for Repair - Jude Pullen · 43 minTrying to repair almost anything can be a frustrating exercise. Repair is made more difficult by the way devices are designed and the ability to repair a device could be improved…
- AI Robots for Kids · 29 minThis episode features an interview with the authors of a new book titled "AI Robots." which includes Reade Richard, Andy Forest, Brenda Shivanandan and Denzel Edwards. The book…
- The Challenges of Running a Community Makerspace: Jim Sweeney - NoVA Labs · 24 minMy guest on this episode of Make:cast is Jim Sweeney, the treasurer of NoVA Labs, a community makerspace in northern Virginia. Jim talks honestly about the challenges of growing…
- Tinkerer, Engineer, Mr. Mom, Maker, Teacher · 34 minA conversation between Dale Dougherty, the founder of Make Magazine and Maker Faire, and Brian Wagner, an educator, coder, and maker. Brian Wagner talks about his life as a maker…
- Hack Club's Chris Walker and Castle Bravo · 15 minChris Walker dropped out of Dartmouth and became a Thiel Fellow in 2013. He had an idea for a math video game that was inspired by the TI 84 graphing calculator. He tried…
