Games Without Frontiers

Games Without Frontiers

From The Bootloader by Paul Cutler and Tod Kurt

January 5, 2026 · 23 min · Season 4 · Episode 28

About this episode

Paul and Tod discuss building a Steam Machine, sewing, circuits, and synths despite some technical difficulties.

Paul has mic issues and Tod has a cold, but they’re here to discuss building your own Steam Machine, learning to sew, circuits and synths, and more. Want a free sticker? Order one here (US only). Show Notes Show Notes 0:00 Intro 00:20 Build your own Steam Machine Building my own Steam Machine with Bazzite Reddit Guide to turn your Steam Machine into a console Interview with Jorge Castro about Bazzite and more 4:56 Learning to sew Learn To Sew - Sewing 101 The Surprising Genius of Sewing Machines 9:06 CAD Round-up BREP.io, browser based CAD BREP.io project page GitHub repository Microcad Codeberg repo CadQuest Reddit announcement 11:03 Learn analog electronics by building synths “This drum sequencer breaks all the rules“ Moritz Klein’s “For Beginners” playlist Moritz Klein’s DIY Drum Series“ playlist Moritz Klein’s Youtube channel Erica Synths DIY kits 14:57 The Indie Beat Radio and Television Remembering RadioFreeFedi The Indie Beat Radio Ways to watch The Indie Beat Television Bandwagon.fm The Indie Beat - Fediverse Radio - GNOME Shell Extensions and GitHub repository Follow The Indie Beat Television on Mastodon: @ TIBtv@tv.theindiebeat.fm 17:51 act act video demo github hosted…

People in this episode

Hosts: Paul Cutler, Tod Kurt

Guest: Jorge Castro

Topics covered

  • Steam Machine
  • sewing
  • analog electronics
  • synths
  • CAD
  • radio
  • television

Keywords

  • Steam Machine
  • sewing
  • synths
  • CAD
  • electronics
  • radio
  • television

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Bazzite, RadioFreeFedi, The Indie Beat, Erica Synths, GitHub, Mastodon

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