{"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":399,"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":"2026-09-26T08:22:09.752598+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast-679153"},"episode":{"title":"Ep 383: QR Codes, Caving Gear, and the Old School Way to Learn Electronics","slug":"ep-383-qr-codes-caving-gear-and-the-old-school-way-to-learn-electronics","published_at":"2026-08-21T16:55:10+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast-679153/ep-383-qr-codes-caving-gear-and-the-old-school-way-to-learn-electronics","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast-679153","url":"https://hackaday.com/2026/08/21/hackaday-podcast-episode-383-qr-codes-caving-gear-and-the-old-school-way-to-learn-electronics/","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/hackaday/Hackaday_Podcast-Ep383.mp3?dest-id=2437685","summary":"In this week's episode, Hackaday Editors Elliot Williams and Tom Nardi start things off by getting excited about the recently announced 2026 Retrocomputing Challenge. From there the conversation will cover efforts to improve desktop 3D printing with lasers, an expensive grill with an ESP32 controller and an open source firmware, open source tools underground, and some impressive techniques to squeeze a bit more utility out of the common QR code. You'll also hear about turning PVC pipes into flat stock, old school Radio Shack electronic kits, and VR soldering demos. Stick around to the end of the episode learn about the latest developments in over-the-counter hearing aids and the 1-bit CPU that's enjoying an unexpected fandom nearly 50 years after its release. Check out the links if you want to follow along, and as always, tell us what you think about this episode in the comments!","meta_description":"In this week's episode, Hackaday Editors Elliot Williams and Tom Nardi start things off by getting excited about the recently announced 2026 Retrocomputin…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":5264,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/hackaday-podcast-679153/episodes/ep-383-qr-codes-caving-gear-and-the-old-school-way-to-learn-electronics/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-383-qr-codes-caving-gear-and-the-old-school-way-to-learn-electronics.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}