We have lots of changes coming in February for season 2 of Maker Riot. New logo, new theme song, new co-host. Lots of great things coming in season 2. Check out www.makerriot.com and like us on iTunes and Google Play. Talk to you soon.

This episode features a former student, Justin Mamaril, who is now an industrial design major at Purdue University. We talk about Justin's evolution as a maker as well as the evolution of the maker movement.

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Andrew Goodin of Purdue Polytechnic High School in Indianapolis talks about design thinking and education. Tooltip of the episode is the Glowforge laser cutter and engraver. Go to makerriot.com to join the discussion about incorporating maker activities into traditional classroom environments.

This episode features a discussion with Robert Mahar, a maker in Los Angeles and one of the contestants on NBC's "Making It", about his experience on the show and what he is working on now. Also, a brief discussion of gender equity in school makerspaces. Pocket Operators from Teenage Engineering are discussed in the Tool Talk section of the show.

Sponsored by 1st Makerspace of Indianapolis, IN. Check them out at http://www.1stmakerspace.com/. This episode is a conversation with Nan & David Braun of Shak Makerspace in Kokomo. We talk about the Nation of Makers Conference and the Detroit Maker Faire. Tool talk about the Silhouette Cameo vinyl cutter.

In this 1st Episode, I talk with Katelyn Coyne of the new Ignite Studio makerspace in Fishers, Indiana; recommend Micro:bit as a tool for makers, and discuss issues around makerspaces and maker culture.