{"id":14623,"date":"2016-04-26T08:32:50","date_gmt":"2016-04-26T07:32:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?p=14623"},"modified":"2016-04-26T08:32:50","modified_gmt":"2016-04-26T07:32:50","slug":"new-pi-podcast-features-raspberry-pi-balloonist-dave-akerman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?p=14623","title":{"rendered":"New Pi Podcast features Raspberry Pi balloonist Dave Akerman"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thepipodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/pi20.png?resize=560%2C315\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The latest Pi Podcast is out! Along with the usual mixture of chat and news, this one features an interview with <em>legendary\u00a0<\/em>high altitude balloonist Dave Akerman. 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