Fran Blanche and Dave discuss publishing, newspapers, Frantone, manufacturing, the kit business, ebay, and pontificate what we would be doing if the Internet didn't exist.

Dave and Chris talk about the return to trade shows and how things are the same. Also AgTech, open source boards, self driving cars, and engineering shortages.

Charles Aylward is a consultant and software/hardware designer who has worked on mission critical systems at Astra (a "new space" company). He joins Chris to talk about imparting rigor to engineering design, especially when the consequences of not doing so are dire.

Power expert Paul Zawada joins Chris and Dave to talk about the grid, the smart grid, the challenges of increasing percentage of renewable sources, and generally how power delivery works.

Dave and Chris talk through brain computer interfaces, reverse engineering, Shenzhen's numbers, the JWST, a new meetup, and more!

Brian Amos joins Chris to talk through his book about learning Real Time Operating Systems (RTOS) with a Hands-on methodology. Discussions around what an RTOS is, when to use one, and how FreeRTOS works.

Chris and Dave take a look at the changing nature of employment for engineers in the pandemic era. Also searching for new MOSFETs, solar farms, smart grid, and blowing up capacitors!

Anthony Wall--PhD design student at Tyndall in Cork, Ireland--joins Chris to talk about the ADC he is designing based on a "current-starved ring oscillator". A deep dive into mixed signal chip design, the Irish chip industry, and having your silicon manufactured.

This week Dave and Chris talk about computer history, chip building news, sourcing parts from the Chinese chip ecosystem, test equipment, and tin whiskers!

Michael Corr of Duro Labs joins Chris to talk about Product Lifecycle Management: what it is, when to start using it, and how our listeners can be certain the correct design files are being used to manufacture their next electronics project.