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Category: Podcast

  • Concept Crucible Podcast e77 – Being New to D&D

    Concept Crucible Podcast e77 – Being New to D&D

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    Kyle joins us again, and we talk about what it’s like to be a new D&D player.

  • Concept Crucible Podcast e76 – Secrets

    Concept Crucible Podcast e76 – Secrets

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    A conversation around secrets, confidences, and privacy. When do we keep them, and why?

  • Danny and Chris – @DIYpinball

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    Danny and Chris are from DIY pinball, where they refurbish, repair, and reinvent pinball machines sing home built and modern parts, rewiring them with Raspberry Pis. Part of a pinball community, they’ve been part of the maker community since 2011. For more information, check them out at diypinball.ca.

  • Wargaming Tradecraft – @InDavesLife

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    Wargaming Tradecraft will teach you how to make beautiful miniatures for gaming, tabletop rpgs, or just for pleasure. Dave Garbe has been painting miniatures for decades, and his blog is full of techniques, tips, and tools to take you from beginner to master. He’s at Maker Expo hosting a painting workshop for kids and adults…

  • Lynn Kaye

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    Lynn joins us to talk about her perspectives as someone who’s seen a lot of creating over the years, and a photographer herself. She delights in the passion and drive that all of the exhibitors display, and reminds us that one of the marks of being an adult is being happy when kids are learning.

  • Younis – @ilgiz

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    Younis is 8, and not only is he a Minecraft maker, but he built his own AM radio. Which means he has accomplished significantly more than us from a technical perspective. We are dutifully embarrassed in the face of his awesomeness.

  • Neil Eaton – @MakerExpo

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    A lifelong learner and maker, Neil is the volunteer coordinator for Maker Expo, which is a mammoth effort. He joins us to talk about organizing, making, and his own passion projects in our local hackerspace.

  • Derek Wong

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    Derek Wong began his journey as a hobby balloon twister in 2011, after viewing a clown twisting balloon animals at his friend’s birthday party. Since then, the internet has been Derek’s major text book and biggest inspiration for his balloon creations. In 2013, after his I.T. career stalled, he forged into his new venture, Twisted…

  • Agnes – @AgnesMakes @Mindful_Makers

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    Agnes is a long time maker, organizer for Maker Expo, and the head of Mindful Makers, an incredible series of making camps and much, much more. A serial maker, one might say. She joins us to talk about the incredible turnout for today’s event, what it’s like seeing her campers make things in the real…

  • Ig Kolenko – Conestoga College

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    Ig Kolenko is the director of the Centre for Smart Manufacturing  at Conestoga College, and the students are here with an exhibit. They’re showing off robot arms, leds, and talking about bringing vision to life. Ig talks about their incredible skills, and the potential that the program has to offer, and how Conestoga is well-positioned in Waterloo…