The Hardware Asylum Podcast
All Podcast Episodes
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Latest Audio Trends and A Sound Solution Looking for A Problem
Published: Friday, April 10, 2026 - PodcastOver the past several years we have watched as the motherboard audio solution slowly started to become less advanced in favor of a two-port analog USB solution that nobody uses. Creative stepped up with the Audigy Fx Pro sound card as a solution but, does anyone want it?
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Podcast Machine Cooling Upgrades and One Strange Custom Keyboard
Published: Tuesday, March 24, 2026 - PodcastOne of the constants in the enthusiast PC world is that builds change and in this episode the duo discuss the recent cooling upgrades made to the Podcast and Stream Machine used in the Hardware Asylum Labs followed by an introduction to a new keyboard project for the cyberdeck build.
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Extreme Reader Mail Part 2 - Mystery Box
Published: Tuesday, March 10, 2026 - PodcastWhile the Retro PC projects have slowed, we still get excited for when old hardware happens to show up. In this episode we do another blind unboxing of a Retro PC care package with some interesting hardware from motherboards to coolers.
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Building an AI Voice Assistant with a Raspberry Pi
Published: Tuesday, February 24, 2026 - PodcastOne of the biggest challenges related to AI is finding something to use it for. The most popular option are chatbots but many find success with machine learning or system automation. In this episode the duo talk about building a local LLM voice assistant with a Raspberry Pi Zero and some open source software.
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Cases Casemodding and QuakeCon – A Modders Tale
Published: Sunday, February 15, 2026 - PodcastThe enthusiast PC world is full of early innovation that shaped later products and even trends in the industry. In this episode we talk with Dewayne from Modders-Inc about computer cases along with the impact casemodding had on the pc industry and how those roads lead to QuakeCon.
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Memory Shortage Impact on the Desktop PC
Published: Tuesday, February 10, 2026 - PodcastIn this episode the we talk about a very interesting question that was sent in related to the current PC component prices and if it makes sense to sell unused build parts for a profit or keep them and actually finish a new build.
