{"podcast":{"title":"Hackaday Podcast","slug":"hackaday-podcast-679153","podcast_index_feed_id":679153,"rss_url":"https://hackaday.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"https://hackaday.com","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/4/9/7/b/497b2a653a4a1b1a/avatars-000550623855-ybfkqd-original.jpg","author":"Hackaday","episode_count":382,"summary":"Hackaday Editors take a look at all of the interesting uses of technology that pop up on the internet each week. Topics cover a wide range like bending consumer electronics to your will, designing circuit boards, building robots, writing software, 3D printing interesting objects, and using machine tools. Get your fix of geeky goodness from new episodes every Friday morning.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast-679153"},"episode":{"title":"Ep 361: Hackaday Podcast Mailbag, A Phone is Not a Computer, 3D Printing History is New Again","slug":"ep-361-hackaday-podcast-mailbag-a-phone-is-not-a-computer-3d-printing-history-is-new-again","published_at":"2026-03-13T17:10:31+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast-679153/ep-361-hackaday-podcast-mailbag-a-phone-is-not-a-computer-3d-printing-history-is-new-again","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast-679153","url":"https://hackaday.com/2026/03/13/hackaday-podcast-episode-361-hackaday-podcast-mailbag-a-phone-is-not-a-computer-3d-printing-history-is-new-again/","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/hackaday/Hackaday_Podcast-Ep361.mp3?dest-id=2437685","summary":"Join Hackaday Editors Elliot Williams and Tom Nardi as they cover their favorite hacks and stories from the week. The episode kicks off with some updates about Hackaday Europe and the recently announced Green Power contest, as well as the proposal of a new feature of the podcast where listeners are invited to send in their questions and comments. After the housekeeping is out of the way, the discussion will go from spoofing traffic light control signals and the line between desktop computers and smartphones, all the way to homebrew e-readers and writing code with chocolate candies. You'll hear about molding replacement transparent parts, a collection of fantastic tutorials on hardware hacking and reverse engineering, and the recent fireball that lit up the skies over Germany. The episode wraps up with a fascinating look at how the developer of Pokemon Go is monetizing the in-game efforts of millions of players. Check out the links over on Hackaday if you want to follow along, and as always, tell us what you think about this episode in the comments! Or send us a clip for the mailbag to editor@hackaday.com.","meta_description":"Join Hackaday Editors Elliot Williams and Tom Nardi as they cover their favorite hacks and stories from the week. The episode kicks off with some updates…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":5517,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/hackaday-podcast-679153/episodes/ep-361-hackaday-podcast-mailbag-a-phone-is-not-a-computer-3d-printing-history-is-new-again/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast-679153/ep-361-hackaday-podcast-mailbag-a-phone-is-not-a-computer-3d-printing-history-is-new-again.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}