Liquid Culture

In this episode we are joined once again by friends of the pod, Smac - Partner @ Compound VC and Jon Moore - Advisor @ TCG Crypto. We riff on the current state of markets & reflections on 2025 so far, the durability of 4-year cycles, exciting emergent trends, the potential for “super apps” in the West, and much more. 

In this episode we chat with Austin Hurwitz, who currently leads Strategy & Business Development for Doodles. We dive into how Austin’s thoughts on the current NFT landscape, defining Doodles’ brand identity, managing scarcity vs. participation, community input vs. top-down leadership, recent leadership changes, token launch, “ghibligate” and the future of IP, and much more.

In this episode we chat with Timmu Tõke, founder & CEO of PlayerZero and ReadyPlayerMe. We dive into Timmu’s early fascinating with gaming and customizable avatars, the growing challenge & cost of user acquisition for games, the evolution of the “metaverse,” thoughts on AR & VR development, the founder’s journey, and much more. 

In this episode we chat with close friends of the pod, Cheryl Douglass (Seed Club) and LDF (LayerZero). We dive into their respective origin stories & how they stumbled into crypto, their latest vlog series Zero Knowledge, launching $BLONDE, perspectives on “web3 marketing,”  mainstream appeal, and much more.

In this episode we chat with Backseats and Marka, the creators behind the Chonks PFP collection. We dive into their individual journeys as developers & how they began working together, the original idea and vision for Chonks, taking inspiration from Jack Butcher’s Opepen, composability in crypto art, current state of NFTs, hot takes, and much more. 

In this episode we chat with Malte, who serves as Head of Artist Relations at Tribute Labs as well as a curator with Glitch Marfa. We dive into his background as an art historian & how he first discovered crypto, the early days of the crypto art scene, curating at Glitch Marfa, the World Computer Sculpture Garden show, the evolution of collecting as a user behavior, developing “taste,” and much more. 

In this episode we chat with a previous guest from episode #2, Dani Loftus, as well as a new guest, Gala Vrbanic, who currently work as COO and Founder of Tribute Brand (respectively). We dive into Gala’s background as a designer & how she met Dani, the current state of digital fashion, the future of self-expression, exclusivity in a world of digital abundance, the increasing impact of AI on digital fashion, fashion dot fun, emerging trends they’re excited about, and much more. 

In this episode we chat with Sergio Silva — known to many as Sergito — who recently became CEO of Meebits. We dive into Sergio’s origin story and how he discovered crypto while working in TradFi, making friends in the Meebits Discord, reflections on balancing business & community, lessons from his previous startup Popset, the current state of the NFT market & much more.

In this episode, Natalie chats with Calvary Rogers — Product Manager at Google AI, musician, artist & founder of Seneca Labs. We dive into Cal’s non-traditional path into AI research, his experimentation with AI as a creative medium prior to the public release of commercial models, the importance of accessible & human-centered AI, self-hosted exhibits, the deep religious themes in his work& how they connect to our understanding of AI, and much more. 

In this episode, we chat with Zaheer Ebtikar — long-time trader & founder of Split Capital. We dive into Zaheer’s background and introduction to trading, the growing importance of liquid funds in crypto markets, understanding LPs and institutional interest, financial nihilism, crypto culture through the trader lens, lending, stablecoins & much more.