Rob Rehr is an engineer at IDEO by day, and a hardware hacker and game developer by night. In this session, we talk about the work Rob’s doing in DIY retro game development, the add-on...
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Christina is the creator behind Chicago North Side Mini Maker Faire and researches making by working with teachers to design curricula, and with students to design equitable spaces for making. We talk about the philosophy...
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Session 15 – Helen Leigh, DIY Instruments and Designing Maker Education
In this session I talk with Helen Leigh. Helen is an author, education writer, and maker with a focus on creative use of new technologies. She has written playful technology education materials for National Geographic...
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Andrew Sowa talks about the persistence behind making, his work in KiCad and PCB art, and how he views the influence of community and culture on his work. Show Notes: Amp Hour Podcast Andrew’s talk...
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Session 13 – Which 3D Printer Should You Buy?
I talk with Drew Fustini, open source hardware designer at OSH Park and co-developer of the badge for the Open Hardware Summit this year. Drew is, as I say in the podcast, the glue that...
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I talk with Nate Matteson of DePaul University’s School of Design and the industrial design company Obstructures. Nate’s company Obstructures makes aluminum guitars, wallets, pedals, and many many other useful tools. In addition to that,...
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Session 10 – Otherworldly Sounds, Amateur Radio, and the Ur of Maker Culture with Brian Davis
I talk with Brian Davis (W9HLQ of Hamfesters Radio Club, of Crestwood, Illinois), amateur radio operator and educator of future HAMs. Brian has been an operator for over half a century, and has seen the...
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Andrew Morin and Jay Margalus, new co-hosts of the TSW* YouTube Channel, talk about what they would’ve done differently in TSW* Videocast Ep. 1 (hint: a lot) and some of the projects that they unveiled...
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