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HPR4626: Cable Management / PC Speakers
Hosted by operat0r on 2026-04-27
This show has been flagged as Explicit by the host. Cable Management / PC Speakers ... Boao 3 Pieces Cord Protector Wire Loom Black Tubing Cable Sleeve Split Sleeving for USB Charger Cord Cover Audio Video Cable, Each Size 10 ft 3/4 Inch, 1/2 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08JPV4NRJ Split-Sleeve Wire Loom for High-Temperature Automotive Harness and Home Cable Management, 25ft...
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HPR4625: Site Specific Browsers
Hosted by Lee on 2026-04-24
This show has been flagged as Clean by the host. A progressive web application (PWA), or progressive web app, is a type of web app that can be installed on a device as a standalone application. PWAs are installed using the offline cache of the device's web browser. PWAs were introduced from 2016 as an alternative to native (device-specific) applications, with the advantage that they do not...
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HPR4624: Cheap Yellow Display Project Part 7: GUI Trying a Simple Hello World
Hosted by Trey on 2026-04-23
This show has been flagged as Clean by the host. Hello, again. This is Trey. Please note: I did the work described in this episode, and wrote the script more than 6 months prior to this recording. But then life got in the way and I didn't get it recorded, and I didn't even look at the project until recently. But, that dear friends is a story for another episode. In literature, we c...
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HPR4623: A brief infodump on the Broadcast Address and Routing
Hosted by Jon The Nice Guy on 2026-04-22
This show has been flagged as Clean by the host. Hello Hacker Public Radio, this is JonTheNiceGuy. On the HPR Community News for January 2025 , Ken, Kevie and Some Guy On The Internet were talking about network addresses. As this was part of my job for several years, I thought I might talk about this for a couple of minutes. All IP Networks now use what we refer to as CIDR ...
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HPR4622: Hackerpublic Radio New Years Eve Show 2026 Episode 5
Hosted by Honkeymagoo on 2026-04-21
This show has been flagged as Explicit by the host. Nova Scotia https://novascotia.com/ Akron, Ohio https://www.akronohio.gov/ Stow, Ohio https://www.stowohio.gov/ Kent , Ohio https://www.kentohio.gov/ Kent State Riots https://www.britannica.com/event/Kent-State-shootings Cuyahoga Falls https...
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HPR4621: Android volume control help
Hosted by operat0r on 2026-04-20
This show has been flagged as Explicit by the host. NO NOTES Provide feedback on this episode....
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HPR4620: The Second Doctor, Part 1
Hosted by Ahuka on 2026-04-17
This show has been flagged as Clean by the host. This starts our look at the stories of the Second Doctor, portrayed by Patrick Troughton, during the 1960s. The Second Doctor, Part 1 Patrick Troughton is the reason we are still talking about Doctor Who all these years later. He took over the lead role in a popular and successful show and continued the success. It might have been a disa...
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HPR4619: HPR Beer Garden 12 - Baltic Porter
Hosted by Kevie on 2026-04-16
This show has been flagged as Clean by the host. Dave and Kevie continue the HPR Beer Garden series with a look at a less known (and maybe a hidden gem to many) style of beer that originates from the north-eastern area of Europe: the Baltic Porter. Kevie Samples Öö from the Pojala Brewery in Estonia, whilst Dave samples Wave Tactics from another Estonian Brewery: Pühaste . ...
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HPR4618: Simple Podcasting - Episode 2 - Basic Filtering
Hosted by Whiskeyjack on 2026-04-15
This show has been flagged as Clean by the host. Basic-Filtering 01 Introduction This is the second episode in a four part series on a simple way to create your own HPR podcast episode. 02 This episode will cover the following topics: Basic filtering.. De-essing to improve voice quality. And normalizing to adjust audio levels for easier reviewing. 03 Filtering is r...
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HPR4617: UNIX Curio #4 - Archiving Files
Hosted by Vance on 2026-04-14
This show has been flagged as Clean by the host. This series is dedicated to exploring little-known—and occasionally useful—trinkets lurking in the dusty corners of UNIX-like operating systems. When you think about creating and managing archives on a UNIX system, tar is probably the utility that comes to mind. But this was not the first archiving program; ar was in First Edition UNIX...
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Previous Five Weeks


HPR4616: Thoughts about age control and further suggestions
Hosted by Trollercoaster on 2026-04-13
https://hub.hackerpublicradio.org/ccdn.php?filename=/eps/hpr4616/hpr4616.ogg

HPR4615: Clicking through an audit
Hosted by Lee on 2026-04-10
https://hub.hackerpublicradio.org/ccdn.php?filename=/eps/hpr4615/hpr4615.ogg

HPR4614: Dauug|18: Faster Than a ’286, but Inspectable Like a Soroban
Hosted by Marc W. Abel on 2026-04-09
https://hub.hackerpublicradio.org/ccdn.php?filename=/eps/hpr4614/hpr4614.ogg

HPR4613: Adding functionality to an Odoo installation
Hosted by Jeroen Baten on 2026-04-08
https://hub.hackerpublicradio.org/ccdn.php?filename=/eps/hpr4613/hpr4613.ogg

HPR4612: Hackerpublic Radio New Years Eve Show 2026 Episode 4
Hosted by Honkeymagoo on 2026-04-07
https://hub.hackerpublicradio.org/ccdn.php?filename=/eps/hpr4612/hpr4612.ogg

HPR4611: HPR Community News for March 2026
Hosted by HPR Volunteers on 2026-04-06
https://hub.hackerpublicradio.org/ccdn.php?filename=/eps/hpr4611/hpr4611.ogg

HPR4610: Playing Civilization V, Part 10
Hosted by Ahuka on 2026-04-03
https://hub.hackerpublicradio.org/ccdn.php?filename=/eps/hpr4610/hpr4610.ogg

HPR4609: Proper Date Format
Hosted by Ahuka on 2026-04-02
https://hub.hackerpublicradio.org/ccdn.php?filename=/eps/hpr4609/hpr4609.ogg

HPR4608: Simple Podcasting - Episode 1 - Preparation and Recording
Hosted by Whiskeyjack on 2026-04-01
https://hub.hackerpublicradio.org/ccdn.php?filename=/eps/hpr4608/hpr4608.ogg

HPR4607: UNIX Curio #3 - basename and dirname
Hosted by Vance on 2026-03-31
https://hub.hackerpublicradio.org/ccdn.php?filename=/eps/hpr4607/hpr4607.ogg

HPR4606: My Nerdy Childhood: From Floppy Disks to Dial-Up Dreams
Hosted by Trollercoaster on 2026-03-30
https://hub.hackerpublicradio.org/ccdn.php?filename=/eps/hpr4606/hpr4606.ogg

HPR4605: Lee locks down his wifey poo
Hosted by Elsbeth on 2026-03-27
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HPR4604: Quick Tips for January 20 26
Hosted by operat0r on 2026-03-26
https://hub.hackerpublicradio.org/ccdn.php?filename=/eps/hpr4604/hpr4604.ogg

HPR4603: On the Erosion of Freedom in Open Source Software
Hosted by HopperMCS on 2026-03-25
https://hub.hackerpublicradio.org/ccdn.php?filename=/eps/hpr4603/hpr4603.ogg

HPR4602: Hackerpublic Radio New Years Eve Show 2026 Episode 3
Hosted by Honkeymagoo on 2026-03-24
https://hub.hackerpublicradio.org/ccdn.php?filename=/eps/hpr4602/hpr4602.ogg

HPR4601: How to be a better writer
Hosted by enistello on 2026-03-23
https://hub.hackerpublicradio.org/ccdn.php?filename=/eps/hpr4601/hpr4601.ogg

HPR4600: The First Doctor, Part 5
Hosted by Ahuka on 2026-03-20
https://hub.hackerpublicradio.org/ccdn.php?filename=/eps/hpr4600/hpr4600.ogg

HPR4599: Women in digital and games event
Hosted by Dave Hingley on 2026-03-19
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HPR4598: Recording good audio using open source tools
Hosted by Shane - StrandedOutput on 2026-03-18
https://hub.hackerpublicradio.org/ccdn.php?filename=/eps/hpr4598/hpr4598.ogg

HPR4597: UNIX Curio #2 - fgrep
Hosted by Vance on 2026-03-17
https://hub.hackerpublicradio.org/ccdn.php?filename=/eps/hpr4597/hpr4597.ogg

HPR4596: Adding voice-over audio track created using text to speech on the movie subtitles
Hosted by Ken Fallon on 2026-03-16
https://hub.hackerpublicradio.org/ccdn.php?filename=/eps/hpr4596/hpr4596.ogg

HPR4595: WATER WATER EVERYWHERE!
Hosted by operat0r on 2026-03-13
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HPR4594: Hackerpublic Radio New Years Eve Show 2026 Episode 2
Hosted by Honkeymagoo on 2026-03-12
https://hub.hackerpublicradio.org/ccdn.php?filename=/eps/hpr4594/hpr4594.ogg

HPR4593: Nuclear Reactor Technology - Ep 8 Generation Four Reactors
Hosted by Whiskeyjack on 2026-03-11
https://hub.hackerpublicradio.org/ccdn.php?filename=/eps/hpr4593/hpr4593.ogg

HPR4592: Happy by shower # 2
Hosted by Antoine on 2026-03-10
https://hub.hackerpublicradio.org/ccdn.php?filename=/eps/hpr4592/hpr4592.ogg

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