Former Make Editor, now involved with Able Gamers and much more, joins us to discuss what he's been up to! ToC: 0:00 - Intro: Caleb was Jeremy's first writing boss at Hackaday then Make 2:50 - Caleb works for Able Gamers and Open Sauce 8:40 - What was Caleb's favorite project when traveling to Maker Faires? 11:00 - Red and blue LED 3D shadow show 13:25 - Maker Faire Orlando 2024 16:30 - What even is Maker Faire? 18:00 - What is oobleck? (a non-Newtonian fluid) 20:00 - Is oobleck like a jumping bean? 22:45 - Will Jeremy ever drive a Power Wheel racing car? 25:00 - Jeremy replaced an alternator and got a bruise 26:00 - Does Caleb still revamp Volkswagen busses? 28:00 - Is Caleb employed? 28:54 - Coffee break 29:34 - Back to the show! *Note that when this interview was given Caleb worked for Open Sauce, but does not as of publication (month-plus later). Find us: Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/thecreativitypodcast RSS Feed: https://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:331308809/sounds.rss iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/the-creativity-podcast/id1281330349 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7nHfNJNICMHqZWo0HPCMeA Patreon & Talk: https://www.patreon.com/createinvent https://speakpipe.com/createinvent People - Caleb Kraft Website: https://calebkraft.com/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@CalebKraftmakes X: https://x.com/calebkraft https://ablegamers.org/ Paul 4 Bit Website: https://fourbitindustries.com/ Jeremy Cook: Website: https://jeremyscook.com/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@cookedaudio X: https://twitter.com/JeremySCook​ Tindie Store: jcdevices.com

Chevee Dodd Makes 1000s of Episodes of the Daily Shed. Pocket83 joins us as guest interviewer in Mr. Four Bit's absence. ToC: 0:00 - Intro Chevee Dodd + Guest co-host Pocket83 1:45 - 2000+ Episodes of the Daily Shed - making adjacent talk show 3:08 - What would my dad think about this? Time capsule 4:30 - Monday - Friday for the past 8 years?? 6:58 - Let's learn a word every day! 8:00 - How big is the shed? 10:30 - Who is the show for? Would he do it if nobody watched? 12:15 - Press record and see what happens 14:00 - Build things or document things through video? 17:30 - Do people recreate projects, or is it the concept 19:11 - MacGuffin! 21:12 - "Making Things Adjacent" and Jeremy cuts out 22:00 - Put yourself out there? Parasocial interactions and vulnerability 24:00 - Could pocket put himself out there more? Does he already? 25:30 - Chevee and Pocket83 live fairly close to each other 26:45 - Return of the Jeremy! 27:30 - Coffee break 28:11 - Chevee drinking ranch dressing? 30:00 - Does Chevee actually put his phone number up on every episode of The Daily Shed? -Yes: 304-602-7433 32:50 - Sharing for mental health - reach out 34:40 - Pocket83's presentation is MUCH different (but still helpful) 36:40 - The quest for learning and information 37:40 - Lateral expertise 39:00 - What was Chevee's most interesting call? 41:00 - Self publishing board games -Me Booty is Chevee's best published game 44:00 - A mutual parasocial relationship - is that even possible? 45:30 - Pocket83's moment of vulnerability 47:50 - Chevee has met his heroes - doesn't get starstruck 49:30 - Meeting Star Trek actors and procuring ad hoc Geordi La Forge visors 51:00 - How many T-shirts does Chevee own, and how does he organize them? 52:50 - What is Chevee working on? 55:00 - How does Chevee post videos 5 days a week? 55:40 - Stress when filming build videos 58:00 - Pocket is building a new bookshelf (and does not like e-readers) 1:00:50 - David Foster Wallace essays vs books Find us: Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/thecreativitypodcast RSS Feed: https://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:331308809/sounds.rss iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/the-creativity-podcast/id1281330349 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7nHfNJNICMHqZWo0HPCMeA Patreon & Talk: https://www.patreon.com/createinvent https://speakpipe.com/createinvent People - Chevee Dodd: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CheveeDodd Phone Number: 304-602-7433 Pocket83: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@pocket83 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@pocket83squared Jeremy Cook: https://www.youtube.com/@cookedaudio Twitter: https://twitter.com/JeremySCook​ Tindie Store: jcdevices.com

Pat Regan joins Paul and Jeremy to discuss the finer points of creating content for YouTube. ToC: 0:00 - Intro / coffee break 0:55 - Pat introduces the new podcast 1:35 - Pat's complaint - and now it's @cookedaudio 3:00 - Branding is hard 5:15 - Where is @JeremyCook ? 7:10 - The YouTube algorithm is actually three linke algorithms 10:10 - How is Jeremy's MIDI Spoon Piano video doing? - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=52Xef2qi53g 12:00 - Do external links to YouTube content hurt your video success? 15:00 - What is the BEST YouTube video? 17:00 - When do you submit videos to external sites? 18:10 - Should you post YouTube videos every week? 20:15 - Make every video better 20:40 - What kind of videos does Paul post? - https://www.youtube.com/@UCeEkKryv-3_mpfjOm2uH1MQ 23:00 - We are in the attention economy 23:50 - How does @DIYPerks make thumbnails? 24:30 - What kind of videos does Paul watch? 26:50 - How long does it take to make a video? Spend some time on thumbnails!! 28:28 - Why do you make things? 30:20 - Making video content efficiently 32:20 - Video performance could always be better 34:00 - Put your face on thumbnails? 36:00 - YouTube face! 38:00 - Is YouTube your enemy? 39:15 - Do WE serve the robots? 41:18 - Will TikTok get banned? Do we have TikTok now?? 42:55 - TikTok ban via Faraday cage? 44:40 - Should all of our lives be documented? 46:00 - Final thoughts - It's a learning experience! Find us: Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/thecreativitypodcast RSS Feed: https://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:331308809/sounds.rss iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/the-creativity-podcast/id1281330349 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7nHfNJNICMHqZWo0HPCMeA Patreon & Talk: https://www.patreon.com/createinvent https://speakpipe.com/createinvent People: Paul 4 Bit Website: https://fourbitindustries.com/ Pat Regan: Twitter: https://twitter.com/patsheadcom/​ Website: https://blog.patshead.com/​ Tindie Store: https://www.tindie.com/stores/patshead/ Jeremy Cook: https://www.youtube.com/@cookedaudio Twitter: https://twitter.com/JeremySCook​ Tindie Store: jcdevices.com

Andy Lee of Sienci Labs joins us to discuss his growing CNC business! ToC 0:00: Intro: Jeremy is bad with names 1:00: What is a CNC machine (subtractive process) 1:54: Andy regrets the Sienci name? 3:15: How big is Sienci Labs, are they pet friendly? 5:20: Does Any work for a guinea pig? 6:52: Sienci Labs was a fake company at University of Waterloo? Also see OHM Podcast: https://shows.acast.com/ohm-podcast/episodes/episode-4-scienci 10:25: Following through on a project 13:00: Launching a business through Kickstarter 16:15: Market research? 19:00: Is there another market? Maker vs woodworker 22:00: How big are Sienci's machines? 25:00: Where does Sienci sell their machines? 28:20: Picking up new business and manufacturing skills 31:50: Challenges of having employees 37:35: Coffee Break 38:12: Back! No Paul? 38:55: Progress through products: Mill One, LongMill, AltMill 45:05: Considerations for making the AltMill 51:14: Expanding capabilities, supporting ecosystems 55:03: Machining metal? YES, HAPPY! 56:00: Machining guitars 58:00: Open source philosophy 58:45: Electronics and gSender software 1:02:30: Where do you find Sienci? (see below) They are hiring! 1:03:30: CNC panel computer from POS system 1:05:00: Sign off Find us: Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/thecreativitypodcast RSS Feed: https://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:331308809/sounds.rss iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/the-creativity-podcast/id1281330349 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7nHfNJNICMHqZWo0HPCMeA Patreon & Talk: https://www.patreon.com/createinvent https://speakpipe.com/createinvent People: Sienci Labs: Website: https://sienci.com/ Blog: https://sienci.com/blog/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@UCS4SdQ0sqFhvjitLjh4EsGQ Paul 4 Bit: Website: https://fourbitindustries.com/ Jeremy Cook: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@UCijti3CnKvxoOXAIdXN8N-w Twitter: https://twitter.com/JeremySCook​ Tindie Store: jcdevices.com

Mike Senese, who you may know from Make:, Wired, the Pumkin Chunkin TV show, and a range of other endeavors, joins us for the second half of our hard-hitting interview. ToC 0:00: back into the publishing world - Wired, Ready Made, Make 5:00: Maker Faire was a great way to meet people and projects 6:30: What kind of project that is hard to turn into a product? (Question from Devon) 8:45: Is this a product for me, or for lots of people? 11:30: Amazon can get a generic of your product very quickly 14:00: You can make it! 15:30: Making something vs making a product are different skills 16:30: Kickstarter? JC Pro Macro 2? https://www.tindie.com/products/25414 19:30: Model railroads 20:00: What does Mike do for Edge Impulse? 24:30: Edge Impulse has very broad set of applications 29:00: IS Mike learning to fly a helicopter? Is his son? 33:00: What do Paul and Jeremy know about Space Camp (not much) 35:00: What is Mike working on? (refrigerator repair) 38:45: Paul is building an oobleck non-Newtonian fluid bouncer 40:30: Jeremy is building a camera mount 42:20: Where do we find everyone? Find us: Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/thecreativitypodcast RSS Feed: https://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:331308809/sounds.rss iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/the-creativity-podcast/id1281330349 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7nHfNJNICMHqZWo0HPCMeA Patreon & Talk: https://www.patreon.com/createinvent https://speakpipe.com/createinvent People: Mike Senese: Website: https://www.mikesenese.com/site/ Twitter: https://x.com/msenese Paul 4 Bit: Website: https://fourbitindustries.com/ Jeremy Cook: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@UCijti3CnKvxoOXAIdXN8N-w Twitter: https://twitter.com/JeremySCook​ Tindie Store: jcdevices.com

Mike Senese, who you may know from Make:, Wired, the Pumkin Chunkin TV show, and a range of other endeavors, joins us. He may actually be the world's most interesting man. ToC 0:00: Intro - Is Mike Senese The World's Most Interesting Man? 3:30: How do you just end up on a TV show? 8:00: Can Mike ever shave his Mustache? 10:15: Pumpin Chunkin 11:20: Writing versus TV 14:25: The thermite is all going to ignite 17:15: Was Dad cool because he was on TV? 20:15: Did TV pay well? 22:50: The Toolbox: TV pilot that would have been really cool show 25:30: Back to Wired, Make and the world of writing 26:40: Coffee Break Find us: Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/thecreativitypodcast RSS Feed: https://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:331308809/sounds.rss iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/the-creativity-podcast/id1281330349 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7nHfNJNICMHqZWo0HPCMeA Patreon & Talk: https://www.patreon.com/createinvent https://speakpipe.com/createinvent People: Mike Senese: Website: https://www.mikesenese.com/site/ Twitter: https://x.com/msenese Paul 4 Bit: Website: https://fourbitindustries.com/ Jeremy Cook: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@UCijti3CnKvxoOXAIdXN8N-w Twitter: https://twitter.com/JeremySCook​ Tindie Store: jcdevices.com

Pat Regan is leaving the podcast. Paul and Jeremy give a hard-hitting exit interview to determine just what Pat would say he does here. Pat's a people person, but does not have a fax machine as far as we know. ToC 0:00: Intro 2:25: How long has Pat been here? Jeremy look that up! 3:44: What changes has Pat made? Video? Improved video! 7:07: Has Pat been successful? 7:55: How many people listen? Hundreds? Thousands? 10:50: Changing broadcast tech makes tracking and contracts hard 13:30: Weird Al Peter and the Wolf (on record only) 15:30: Steve Winwood and Taylor Swift rerecording 17:00: Does Paul dye his beard? 19:00: What is Pat's next thing? 19:30: Studio sound prep - cancel the bounce! 22:20: What is Paul doing for money these days? 24:47: You can still find Pat at https://blog.patshead.com/ 24:55: Used coffee bags converted to sound panels 26:30: Light prep 28:10: Where can we find Paul? https://fourbitindustries.com/ 29:00 Pat's final(?) thoughts Find us: Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/thecreativitypodcast RSS Feed: https://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:331308809/sounds.rss iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/the-creativity-podcast/id1281330349 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7nHfNJNICMHqZWo0HPCMeA Patreon & Talk: https://www.patreon.com/createinvent https://speakpipe.com/createinvent People: Paul 4 Bit Website: https://fourbitindustries.com/ Pat Regan: Twitter: https://twitter.com/patsheadcom/​ Website: https://blog.patshead.com/​ Tindie Store: https://www.tindie.com/stores/patshead/ Jeremy Cook: https://www.youtube.com/@jcoaudio Twitter: https://twitter.com/JeremySCook​ Tindie Store: jcdevices.com

Paul from Four Bit Industries joins us to discuss his journey from math teacher to programming and electronics. Pat has a special announcement ToC 0:00: Intro 1:01: Paul did NOT attend Tampa Prep (but he's connected) 2:22: Pat is taking an indefinite siesta from the show 3:30: If you REALLY know mathematics, engineering isn't too hard 5:51: Is all engineering the same? 7:24: Computer science was easier to get into than electronics circa 1990 9:40: Paul got into electronics as a teacher 11:55: Grandpa 4-Bits made his own PCBs 13:00: Arduino et al made electronics more approachable 14:20: What does Paul do? 19:00: The maker economy 20:05: Paul's organization techniques 25:50: Coffee break Find us: Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/thecreativitypodcast RSS Feed: https://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:331308809/sounds.rss iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/the-creativity-podcast/id1281330349 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7nHfNJNICMHqZWo0HPCMeA Patreon & Talk: https://www.patreon.com/createinvent https://speakpipe.com/createinvent People: Paul 4 Bit Website: https://fourbitindustries.com/ Pat Regan: Twitter: https://twitter.com/patsheadcom/​ Website: https://blog.patshead.com/​ Tindie Store: https://www.tindie.com/stores/patshead/ Jeremy Cook: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@UCijti3CnKvxoOXAIdXN8N-w Twitter: https://twitter.com/JeremySCook​ Tindie Store: jcdevices.com

A century of scientific advancement, such as the–1962 Venus flyby–changed science fiction forever. Were sci-fi aficionados devastated when colonization of Venus, Mercury... even Mars, became less realistic, even impossible? Sci-Fi author, engineer, and person who was around for such discoveries Brian Greiner explains more in part 2 of this podcast! ToC 0:00: Welcome back! Modern Sci-Fi? 2:00: Population bomb, cold war, die by 2100? 6:00: What do you mine from the asteroids? Would it lead to inflation? 9:00: Who pays for all this? Trivial problems? 11:25: Are there problems with The Martian? Colonizing Mars? Toxic waste dump? 14:00: Facts ruining sci-fi hopes is crushing 16:15: Stuff is complicated! 18:30: Join the team! (military space complex) 19:15: Rockets land vertically? Sci-fi concept is now a reality 24:00: Why haven't we been back the moon? Make is rain $$ on space? 26:40: Spacesuits are complicated 29:40: Flash Gordon movie (not as good as the title theme) 31:55: Project Pluto nuclear airplane (the most messed up weapon ever?) 33:30: A City on Mars book 34:40: Brian Greiner's work: https:/www.briangreiner.ca 38:30: Pat Regan is an author too? Science opinion! 39:50: Jeremy Cook - JCo Audio https://www.youtube.com/@jcoaudio Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/thecreativitypodcast RSS Feed: https://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:331308809/sounds.rss iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/the-creativity-podcast/id1281330349 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7nHfNJNICMHqZWo0HPCMeA Brian Greiner Twitter: https://twitter.com/mrfumblethumbs Website: https:/www.briangreiner.ca Pat Regan: Twitter: https://twitter.com/patsheadcom/​ Website: https://blog.patshead.com/​ Tindie Store: https://www.tindie.com/stores/patshead/ Jeremy Cook: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/jscook55​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/JeremySCook​ Tindie Store: jcdevices.com

A century of scientific advancement, such as the–1962 Venus flyby–changed science fiction forever. Were sci-fi aficionados devastated when colonization of Venus, Mercury... even Mars, became less realistic, even impossible? Sci-Fi author, engineer, and person who was around for such discoveries Brian Greiner explains! ToC 0:00: Did the 1962 Venus flyby by Mariner II ruin Sci-Fi? 1:15: Change, not ruined - Brian Greiner was around then 3:05: Larry Niven and dated sci-fi - The Coldest Place short story 4:45: Sci-Fi changes, but story "twist" endures 7:12: Info wasn't known to masses - NASA had a lot of PR oomph 8:41: Niven's Ringworld didn't quite hold up (published a sequel) 10:44: Murder mysteries IN SPACE! 12:32: Brian enjoyed getting a rejection letter? 14:00: Book market has changed 16:30: Practice makes... better? 17:00: Did Niven inspire later Sci-Fi? (Did later Sci-Fi steal his work? Did HE steal stuff?) 20:40: When did Sci-Fi become "modern" 21:30: Foundation on Apple TV+ - good or bad? 25:50: Sci-Fi gets you thinking, inspires engineers 27:00: Coffee Break Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/thecreativitypodcast RSS Feed: https://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:331308809/sounds.rss iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/the-creativity-podcast/id1281330349 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7nHfNJNICMHqZWo0HPCMeA Brian Greiner Twitter: https://twitter.com/mrfumblethumbs Website: https:/www.briangreiner.ca Pat Regan: Twitter: https://twitter.com/patsheadcom/​ Website: https://blog.patshead.com/​ Tindie Store: https://www.tindie.com/stores/patshead/ Jeremy Cook: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/jscook55​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/JeremySCook​ Tindie Store: jcdevices.com