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We are running very low on shows at the moment. Have a look at the hosts page and if you don't see "2026-??-??" next to your name, or if your name is not listed, you might consider sending us in something.
Hobby Public Radio is a technology focused podcast that releases shows every weekday Monday to Friday. Our shows are produced by listeners like you and can be on any topic that is of interest to hobbyists, makers, etc. We are a welcoming community that offers positive feedback and encourages respectful debate.
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Latest Shows
- hpr4578 (2026-02-18) :: Alex's journey into Amateur Radio by thelovebug
- Dave talks to his son, Alex, about his experiences as a newly-licensed amateur radio operator
- hpr4577 (2026-02-17) :: HPR Beer Garden 10 - Scotch Ale/Wee Heavy by Kevie
- Dave and Kevie talk about the Wee Heavy ale style.
- hpr4576 (2026-02-16) :: Responce to Lee/Elsbeth eps by operat0r
- Yet Another White Male Opinion
- hpr4575 (2026-02-13) :: Making First Contact by Ken Fallon
- Ken finally makes his first contact with Kees
- hpr4574 (2026-02-12) :: UNIX Curio #0 - Introduction by Vance
- Overview of the series plus the hierarchy of files
- hpr4573 (2026-02-11) :: Nuclear Reactor Technology - Ep 6 Thorium Reactors by Whiskeyjack
- The use of thorium in nuclear power, what thorium is, what sort of reactors can use it.
- hpr4572 (2026-02-10) :: Uncommon Commands, Episode 3 - strace by Deltaray
- An overview of how to run and read the output of the strace command.
- hpr4571 (2026-02-09) :: Data processing retrospective by Lee
- Lee talks to his Mum about her history with computers
- hpr4570 (2026-02-06) :: Playing Civilization V, Part 8 by Ahuka
- Computer games, strategy games, Civilization V, diplomacy, spies
- hpr4569 (2026-02-05) :: Kiosk with guest mode on Linux by Klaatu
- Use GDM and either a ramdisk or systemd to create a guest profile with self-removing user data
Latest Comments
- Comment 1: Archer72 on 2026-02-17 12:08:44: "Congrats!"
- on hpr4578 (2026-02-18) "Alex's journey into Amateur Radio" by thelovebug
- Comment 1: Archer72 on 2026-02-17 10:56:14: "First episode"
- on hpr4581 (2026-02-23) "Sharp Intake of Breath City (A.K.A.) How I learnt to stop worrying about the fork bomb" by not_toby
- Comment 2: Vance on 2026-02-13 23:47:34: "Thanks, brian-in-ohio!"
- on hpr4574 (2026-02-12) "UNIX Curio #0 - Introduction" by Vance
- Comment 1: brian-in-ohio on 2026-02-12 01:47:30: "This will be a good series"
- on hpr4574 (2026-02-12) "UNIX Curio #0 - Introduction" by Vance
- Comment 3: Some Guy on the Internet on 2026-02-11 03:32:12: "It's MAGIC!"
- on hpr4572 (2026-02-10) "Uncommon Commands, Episode 3 - strace" by Deltaray
- Comment 2: candycanearter07 on 2026-02-10 15:44:41: "fantastic learning and debugging tool!"
- on hpr4572 (2026-02-10) "Uncommon Commands, Episode 3 - strace" by Deltaray
- Comment 1: Henrik Hemrin on 2026-02-10 08:57:35: "Conversation"
- on hpr4571 (2026-02-09) "Data processing retrospective" by Lee
- Comment 7: Ken Fallon on 2026-02-07 12:31:24: "re "reschedule shows which don't need to be on a specific date forwards or backwards""
- on hpr4566 (2026-02-02) "HPR Community News for January 2026" by HPR Volunteers
- Comment 4: Gumnos on 2026-02-07 02:48:34: "Fun with todo.txt and transitioning to other plain-text TODO management"
- on hpr4554 (2026-01-15) "How I do todo" by Jim DeVore
- Comment 6: Whiskeyjack on 2026-02-06 20:52:38: "Response to candycanearter07 on episode scheduling"
- on hpr4566 (2026-02-02) "HPR Community News for January 2026" by HPR Volunteers