

Boys Club
Boys Club
This is a podcast for the deeply online, where we chat about all things tech, crypto, and pop culture news. Brought to you by Boys Club, a NY-based media and creative studio, and hosted by Deana Burke and Natasha Hoskins.
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Sep 24, 2022 • 1h 6min
Frameworks For Feelings | Allie Tsahey, Baddies in Tech
Allie Joy Tsahey from Baddies in Tech joins Natasha and Deana to talk about her community for women of color to break into and belong in tech. They talk about her journey in the tech industry, and how she is transitioning Baddies in Tech to a DAO. Then, Natasha and Deana talk treasury diversification and Boys Club grants. In the feelings check-in, they explore how to maintain brand continuity while Boys Club expands. Interview: 4:53 What's happening in our DAO: 32:52 Feelings check-in: 51:12 Draft tweets: 1:03:20 Thank you to our sponsors MoonPay! Show Links: Baddies in Tech Gitcoin grant Boys Club treasury Boys Club grants application Khadra Twins Tiktok

Sep 13, 2022 • 1h 3min
DMs are Open | Haun Ventures, Rachael Horwitz & Breck Stodghill
Rachael Horwitz and Breck Stodghill from Haun Ventures join Natasha and Deana to talk about NFTs as a fundraising vehicle, and the changing role for venture capital in web3. Then, Natasha and Deana talk about looking for the Holy Grail (aka revenue) and making the distinction between short term revenue drivers and long-term, big revenue bets. They also discussed the flywheel effect of a shared treasury, and Boys Club as a launch pad. Then, they closed out the episode by talking about Shakira’s tax fraud. Boys Club loves MoonPay, our podcast sponsor. https://www.moonpay.com/ Interview: 5:18 What’s Happening in the DAO: 27:53 Feelings Check-In: 46:19 Draft Tweets: 1:00:04 The Shakira TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@therealcpa_ey/video/7138900463117733125

Aug 20, 2022 • 46min
It's Giving Optimism | Kevin Owocki
Gitcoin founder Kevin Owocki joins Natasha and Deana to talk about what public goods are, and why they matter. They talked about how Boys Club is creating anti-fragility in crypto, and took a hit from Kevin's web3 optimism pipe. Next, Deana and Natasha talked about web3 media models, and closed out the episode discussing Natasha's gambling strategy.

Aug 3, 2022 • 60min
Overcollateralized Emotions | Packy McCormick
Packy McCormick joined Deana and Natasha to talk about what a not-sketchy and compliance-first future for CeFi could look like. They talked around the relationship between yield and risk, and how much money banks are taking home (wow, a lot). Then, Natasha and Deana discussed a recent transparency hangover, and the responsibility of DAO governance. As ever, they unpacked some insecurities in the feelings check-in, and logged some hours at the emotional labor office. Apply to High-Pitched: https://airtable.com/shrJgQDCQDs7qq7bC Get the newsletter: https://boysclub.vip/

Jul 22, 2022 • 1h 1min
No Conflict, No Interest
Musician and curator Anna Bulbrook joins Natasha and Deana to talk about Metalabels, the creator economy in web3 and why releasing work in 'multiplayer mode' is more fun. Then, Natasha and Deana talked through DAO entity design and Minimum Viable Communities. Preventative Botox and LARPing closed out the ep. Links: Anna Bulbrook on Twitter: https://twitter.com/annabulbrook Boys Club DAO v1, The MVC: https://boysclub.medium.com/boys-club-dao-v1-launching-our-mvc-4dd4a7f3abe5

Jul 3, 2022 • 1h 3min
Evin Almighty
Evin McMullen, founder of Disco and web3 visionary, joins Natasha and Deana to talk about data autonomy and surveillance capitalism, through the lens of the recent Supreme Court ruling on Roe v. Wade. Then, Natasha and Deana talk about why they want to transition the conversation around Boys Club from women in web3, to women building together using web3. Then, they reminisce on NFT NYC and talk about $5 spray tans during draft tweets. Evin McMullen: 2:50 What's happening in the DAO: 23:32 Feelings Check-In™: 43:55 Draft Tweets: 58:32

Jun 19, 2022 • 1h 5min
Big, if true
Special guest David Hoffman, host of Bankless, joins Natasha and Deana to play Explain the Tweet. They dig into interest rates, The Merge, Boys Club monetary policy, seamless DAO contribution and more. During Feelings Check-In, Natasha and Deana unpacked big bear market feelings and then talked about smoking in Paris during Draft Tweets. Explain the Tweet: 3:39 What is The Merge: 20:42 Ask The Boys: 37:55 Feelings Check-In: 49:52 Draft Tweets: 1:00:00

Jun 8, 2022 • 44min
The Holy Trinity: DAOs, Decks & Discord
Natasha and Deana talked NFT project roadmaps with Alexander Bercow from OpenSea, and dreamed about life as a wildly in-demand Solidity dev. They covered the DAO Town Hall and web3 flywheel effects, and introduced a new segment called 'Ask the Boys'.

May 25, 2022 • 45min
God, it's brutal out here
This week Alli Pope from Variant Fund drops some Dave & Busters alpha and talks about the pros and cons of token-gated communities. Then, Deana and Natasha debrief on the Permissionless conference, talk Zaddy learnings and discuss the agents of chaos on the Boys Club core team.

May 1, 2022 • 42min
Non Fungible Feelings
Special guest Dan Wu from Orca Protocol comes on the pod to explain his tweet about staking and yields. Natasha and Deana talk about the strategy for the upcoming NFT drop, and plans for pre-Permissionless facials.