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#478 – Optimization Beast

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This week Dave and Chris discuss the impact of engineers passing away, the time spent doing different electronics design tasks, new rocket types, a new KiCon being held at CERN and much more!

#477 – EcoWoke and Going Broke

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Chris and Dave talk about the new Art of Electronics X Chapters book, the impacts of Corona Virus on the electronics world, changes in the IoT landscape and a triumphant return of Chip of the Week!

#476 – An Interview with Kendall Castor-Perry

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Kendall Castor-Perry, the “Filter Wizard”, joins Chris to talk about the need for effective filters in different electronics products and tools that help to create them.

#475 – An Interview with Christina Cyr

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Christina Cyr joins Chris to talk about creating a custom cellphone with an unusual form factor. She also recaps her time at CES, talks about sourcing components with large vendors, discusses market research and much more!

#474 – An Interview with Nash Reilly

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Nash Reilly is a digital designer at Sonos who has worked on products like the Port, the Amp, and the Move. He joins Chris to talk about emissions testing, project management, audio sound quality and much more.

#473 – An Interview with Greg Davill

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Greg Davill returns to The Amp Hour to talk with Chris about his wide range of projects, such as the Arctic Koala, Orange Crab and Icosahedron LED sculpture. He also talks about his soldering technique and tools, in addition to his recent travel to events like Chaos Congress in Germany.

#241 – An Interview with Chuck Peddle (Repeat, in memoriam)

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We re-air our 2015 episode with Chuck Peddle as a tribute to him. Chuck passed away earlier this month. We’ll be back with more interviews in 2020!

#472 – Keyzermas Vacation

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Jeff Keyzer of Mightyohm.com joins Chris and Dave to talk about learning 3D CAD, attending a wide range of conferences, long lead time components, and plans for learning in the new year.

#471 – An Interview with Matt Berggren

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Matt Berggren is a Director at Autodesk in charge of Fusion 360. He joins Chris to talk about the changes coming to EAGLE and Fusion, his history with the ECAD industry and how he used to be a co-worker of both Chris and Dave!

#470 – Just Add Salt

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Chris and Dave discuss electronics textbooks, computers taking over layout, writing firmware, and how to deal with test equipment addictions.

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