About this podcast
An independent podcast with the people in and around CircuitPython. Created and hosted by Paul Cutler.
Episodes
The newest 50 of 68 episodes
- Vicky Twomey-Lee · 23 min · Season 8 Episode 66Vicky Twomey-Lee joins the show. She shares her start with computers and Python, the Introduction to Electronics and Python workshop she is co-teaching, organizing PyLadies…
- Andrew from Keep Everything Yours · 11 min · Season 8 Episode 65Andrew from KeepEverythingYours.com joins Paul. They discuss Andrew's start with computers, Andrew's new interactive CircuitPython tutorial, his CircuitPython powered products…
- CircuitPython Day 2026 · 31 min · Season 8 Episode 64This is a replay of The Bootloader's livestream on the Adafruit YouTube channel on CircuitPython Day. Tod and Paul take a look back at the last year and share some of their…
- Scott Shawcroft Part 2 · 20 min · Season 8 Episode 63Scott Shawcroft, CircuitPython's project lead, returns to the show. Paul and Scott discuss CircuitPython's move to Zephyr, a look back at ten years of CircuitPython, what the…
- Tod Kurt Part 3 · 22 min · Season 8 Episode 62Tod 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…
- Michael Czeiszperger · 19 min · Season 8 Episode 61Show Notes 1:22 Michael’s start with electronics 2:38 ScrollKit • Scrollkit.dev 5:33 How ScrollKit works 7:08 Scrollkit’s hardware 8:09 How over-the-air-updates work 8:49…
- Michael "T-Rex" Kadie · 22 min · Season 7 Episode 60Michael “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…
- Tom Fox · 17 min · Season 7 Episode 59Tom 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…
- Developing for the Fruit Jam · 37 min · Season 7 Episode 58Paul 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…
- Physical Computing - Interactive Art, Robotics, & Tech for Good · 15 min · Season 7 Episode 57Paul 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…
- John Park · 31 min · Season 7 Episode 56John 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…
- The Open Pressure Sensor Device · 22 min · Season 7 Episode 55Paul 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…
- Sean Carolan · 19 min · Season 7 Episode 54In 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…
- John Ellis · 20 min · Season 7 Episode 53Paul 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…
- Dan Cogliano · 16 min · Season 6 Episode 52Dan 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…
- River Wang · 27 min · Season 6 Episode 51Paul 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…
- John Romkey · 28 min · Season 6 Episode 50John Romkey joins the show and shares his CircuitPython tool, circremote, what it does, how it works, how he used Cursor and Claude to help write it, and more. Follow the show…
- Sam Blenny · 20 min · Season 6 Episode 49Sam Blenny joins the show and shares his work with the Fruit Jam, including USB Host, a Color Checker, a Gamepad tester, and more. Follow the show on Mastodon or Bluesky. Show…
- Noe Ruiz · 14 min · Season 6 Episode 48Noe Ruiz joins the show and shares how he started learning design and 3D modeling, creating the Layer by Layer tutorials, designing CAD parts, and more. Follow the show on…
- John Fletcher · 15 min · Season 6 Episode 47In the kickoff of season 6, John Fletcher joins the show. John shares how he ported CircuitPython to web assembly, how it works, and how using Claude Code helped. Follow the…
- Justin Myers · 14 min · Season 5 Episode 46In the final episode of season 5, Justin Myers joins the show. Justin shares how he created the new connectionmanager library for networking in CircuitPython. Follow the show on…
- Cooper Dalrymple · 25 min · Season 5 Episode 45Cooper Dalrymple, who recently was a guest on the Audio Effects Panel Discussion, joins the show. He shares how he got started with electronics, his music background, what’s next…
- Designing Games for CircuitPython with Tim "foamyguy" Cocks · 26 min · Season 5 Episode 44Tim Cocks, better known as foamyguy in the Adafruit community, shares his experiences in designing games for CircuitPython. Tim and Paul also discuss some recent games Tim has…
- Audio Effects Panel Discussion · 33 min · Season 5 Episode 43Cooper Dalrymple, Jeff Epler, Mark Komus, and Tod Kurt join the show to discuss the new audio effects available in CircuitPython. 00:00 Welcome 00:19 Mark’s inspiration for…
- Project Collaboration with Liz Clark and Noe Ruiz · 30 min · Season 5 Episode 42Liz Clark and Noe Ruiz join the show and share how they collaborate on projects, where they get inspiration, and share some of their favorite projects. Follow the show on…
- Writing a CircuitPython Library for the Community Bundle · 35 min · Season 5 Episode 41Jan Goolsbey and Tod Kurt return to the show and share their experience in writing libraries and drivers for the CircuitPython Community Bundle. Follow the show on Mastodon or…
- Building CircuitPython with Dan Halbert · 22 min · Season 5 Episode 40CircuitPython core developer Dan Halbert joins the show and shares how to build CircuitPython from source. Dan was previously a guest on episode 28. Follow the show on Mastodon…
- Designing a PCB with Bradán Lane · 30 min · Season 5 Episode 39Welcome to a new episode of The CircuitPython Show! Bradán Lane joins the show for a second time and shares his process, tips, and tricks for designing a PCB that uses…
- Building a weather system with Jan Goolsbey · 32 min · Season 5 Episode 38Jan Goolsbey joins the show for his second visit. He shares how he built a weather monitoring system using sensors, weather APIs, display devices, CircuitPython, and Adafruit IO…
- Aaron Pendley · 24 min · Season 5 Episode 37The CircuitPython Show returns! To kick off season five, Paul welcomes Aaron Pendley, who is known by squid.jpg in the Adafruit community. They discuss how Aaron got started with…
- Paul Cutler · 21 min · Season 4 Episode 36It’s the final episode! Tod Kurt returns and serves as guest host and interviews Paul. Paul shares how he started with open source, his favorite project, exciting things coming…
- Jeff Epler · 13 min · Season 4 Episode 35CircuitPython core developer Jeff Epler joins the show. He and Paul discuss how he sees his role as a core developer, adding JPEG support to CircuitPython, and adding over 2000…
- Debra Ansell · 14 min · Season 4 Episode 34Debra Ansell joins the show and shares how she started with computers and electronics, the Orb-sessed LED Sphere, the PixelBlaze Pillow, and more. 00:30 How Debra started with…
- Jan Goolsbey · 22 min · Season 4 Episode 33Jan Goolsbey joins the show. He and Paul discuss the CircuitPython Community Bundle, Jan’s contributions to the bundle, his IoT wind chimes project, and the string car racer…
- Max Lupo · 16 min · Season 4 Episode 32Max Lupo joins the show and shares how he uses electronics in his art pieces and installations. 00:00 Welcome Max 00:45 Max’s start with computers and electronics 01:53 Which…
- Tod Kurt Part 2 · 23 min · Season 4 Episode 31Tod Kurt joins the show. Tod shares his synthio boards and discusses his recent trip to Hackaday’s Supercon. 00:00 Welcome Tod 1:00 synthio CircuitPython Day Panel Discussion…
- Erin St. Blaine · 14 min · Season 3 Episode 30Erin St. Blaine joins the show and shares where she finds inspiration, advice for starting Neopixel projects, diffusion tips and tricks, and more. 00:33 Erin’s start with…
- Martin Tan · 16 min · Season 3 Episode 29Martin Tan joins the show. He and Paul discuss Martin’s new book, micro:bit Projects with Python and Single Board Computers: Building STEAM Projects with Code Club and Kids’…
- Dan Halbert · 18 min · Season 3 Episode 28Dan Halbert joins the show and shares how he started with computers, discovering CircuitPython, where CircuitPython might be going next, and more Show Notes 00:31 Dan’s start…
- Ben Shockley · 14 min · Season 3 Episode 27Ben Shockley, creator of Mini Fig Boards joins the show. He and Paul chat about the Mini Fig boards and how they came to be, how CircuitPython has helped in development, advice…
- Seth Kerr · 15 min · Season 3 Episode 26Seth 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. Visit…
- Danny Staple · 22 min · Season 3 Episode 25Danny Staple joins the show and discusses his latest book, Robotics at Home with Raspberry Pi PIco. For show notes and transcripts, visit The CircuitPython Show website. Show…
- Alec Delaney · 20 min · Season 2 Episode 24Alec Delaney joins Paul and they discuss how CircuitPython uses continuous integration for development and Alec's CircuitPythonukiah project. This episode is brought to you by…
- Mark Komus · 15 min · Season 2 Episode 23Mark Komus joins the show and shares how he started with computers, the Monster Eyes project, contributing to CircuitPython's core, and more. This episode is brought to you by…
- Joey Castillo · 21 min · Season 2 Episode 22Joey Castillo joins the show. He and Paul discuss the LCD Featherwing, the Open Book and its user interface, and power management. This episode is brought to you by PCBWay. Make…
- Jason Pecor (and the Trolls) · 19 min · Season 2 Episode 21Paul 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. This episode is…
- Jim Mussared · 18 min · Season 2 Episode 20Jim Mussared, a maintainer of MicroPython, joins the show. He and Paul discuss how MicroPython started, collaborating with CircuitPython, being a maintainer, favorite uses of…
- Bradán Lane · 18 min · Season 2 Episode 19Bradán Lane shares how CircuitPython has helped in creating the JoyPad and LumosRing. This episode is brought to you by PCBWay. Make your designs a reality at only $5 for ten…
- Thea Flowers · 11 min · Season 2 Episode 18Thea Flowers joins the show and shares about her synthesizer company, Winterbloom, and the role CircuitPython has played. Show Notes: 00:30 How Thea first got started with…
- Radomir Dopieralski · 16 min · Season 2 Episode 17Radomir 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…
