Hardware Podcasts

Episode 302: Dungeons and Dragons in the snow

Making It · 9 Apr 2021 · 1h 02m

What this episode covers

Jimmy Diresta, Bob Clagett, and David Picciuto discuss their personal preferences for fiction versus nonfiction, with Bob explaining his need for factual grounding in stories. David Picciuto details his process for building high-end speakers from a Creative Sound Solutions kit, highlighting a specific failure where a router bit shifted, ruining the fit of a speaker baffle. Meanwhile, Bob Clagett provides an update on his enclosed trailer build for a TV production, discussing the logistical challenges of managing a film set on his property and his mental strategies for breaking down complex fabrication tasks into manageable steps.

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Creative Sound Solutions, CSS Audio
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YouTube Formula, The First Day
Also
Daryl Eve, Frenchie Sunga Attack, Stuff Made Here, Jeremy Fielding

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