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Context: Views on Crypto and Culture
by Boys Club
Context: Views on Crypto & Culture is hosted by Blake Finucane, an art historian and venture capitalist, who published the world's first academic thesis on crypto art in 2018. This podcast unpacks how crypto impacts culture and vice versa. Expect a long-form, informative, interview-driven pod with industry leaders.Brought to you by Boys Club.
Episodes
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Context S4: The State of Crypto in Africa—And Why It Matters Globally w/ Lisk
Blake speaks with some of the top investors and founders in Africa about the state of crypto on the continent. She has an in depth convo with Gideon Greaves, Head of Investments at Lisk and Tejiri Jesse, founder of Afrikabal, a blockchain powered marketplace that connects African farmers directly...
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Context S4: Navigating the Future of Virtual Worlds w/ Bay Backer, Head Producer @ Decentraland
Blake speaks with Bay Backner about all things Decentraland (she's the head producer there)! This is a must listen to learn all of its ins and outs…from LAND vs. MANA to how the DAO operates vs. the foundation. Bay is the real deal, she started as an artist creating in Decentraland with support...
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Context S4: Everything You Need to Know About Doodles w/ Austin Hurwitz, Head of Strategy and BD at Doodles
Blake speaks with Head of Strategy & Business Development at Doodles, Austin Hurwitz and they cover everything that Doodles has been up to. They go over the new token, the CEO change, how markets conditions impact their decisions and how Golden Wolf is their secret weapon. Blake also asks Austin...
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Context S4: The Metropolitan Museum of Art - The Most Visited Museum in America Dives into NFTs
Blake speaks with The Metropolitan Museum of Art team who recently released Art Links, marking The Met's first foray onto the blockchain. Art Links is a 12-week game that invites you to connect the dots between seeming disparate art works (whether centuries apart, completely different mediums,...
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Context S4: Hacking as an Artistic Practice w/ Addie Wagenknecht
Blake interviews Addie Wagenknecht brilliant artist, whose work has been exhibited at MoMA and collected by The Whitney, she's collaborated with everyone from CERN to Chanel. Blake asks about some of her specific art works as a way to dive into ideas around hacking and reappropriating technology...
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Context S4: A Guide to AI Agents w/ Carlos Beltran, Bonsai Co-Founder
Blake speaks with Carlos Beltran, co-founder of Bonsai, which started as a token, but has evolved into an entire ecosystem. Their most recent releases have been Sage, their flagship AI agent and a launchpad which focuses on a consumer friendly way to launch your own tokens. The convo dives deep...
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Context S4: Decentralized Social Media, Orb and The Creator Economy w/ Jacq, Head of Community + Creators at Orb
In this episode, Blake speaks with Jacq, head of Community and Creators at Orb. Orb is a decentralized social app built on Lens protocol. They chat about the all the possibilities of decentralized social and Orb's vision going forward. Jacq explains what Orb is, how it's related to Lens and…
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Context S4: Can Tech Make Fashion Cool? w/ Maghan McDowell, Senior Innovation Editor at Vogue Business
In the season 4 premier, Blake speaks with Maghan McDowell, Senior Innovation Editor at Vogue Business, and gets a temperature check on how the fashion industry is embracing AI and NFTs. They review some of the most iconic fashion NFT collaborations including Gucci, Louis Vuitton, Nike, and go…
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Context S3: A non-human (AI) artist is selling at Sotheby's? w/ Botto and Simon Hudson
Blake speaks with Simon Hudson, operator and co-lead of Botto DAO. Botto is an autonomous artist which has sold over $5 million worth of its 1 of 1 NFT artworks. It also has a solo show (October 19th-23rd) and auction (October 17-24) at Sotheby's this week! In a future where creativity is...
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Context S3: How to Go Viral On Chain w/ Blueprint Creator's Program Cohort 1
Blake speaks with 3 fellow members of the Blueprint by Bello Creator's Program, Cohort 1. Naomi Metzger is a 11 time British Triple Jump National Champion, Sara Phillips is a decorated musician who has over 300,000 monthly listeners on Spotify and Shavonne Wong is a internationally exhibited…
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Context S3: Valuing Yourself and Your Art w/ Iman Europe
Blake speaks with the brilliant musician Iman Europe. They have an illuminating discussion about the value of art, in particular music and music NFTs. This convo is part of the Lens x FWB FEST coverage where Iman performed (twice!). They speak about the music business, what goes into being an...
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Context S3: All Culture is Digital Culture w/ Daisy Alioto
Blake speaks with Daisy Alioto, cofounder of Dirt Media. She is so ahead of the curve in her understanding of the ever changing media business and how crypto technology fits in - and the convo covers all of this. Blake asks Daisy to explain how NFTs facilitate new business models and advertising...
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Context S3: Your Guide to Digital (and Crypto) Culture w/ Trevor McFedries
Blake chats with the longtime supporter and friend of Boys Club, Trevor McFedries. He's really done it all, from founding Friends with Benefits (FWB) and creating the first AI generated influencer Lil Miquela, to being an early employee at Spotify, to DJing around the world,and producing top 10...
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S3 Context: Inside Super Punk World w/ Nina Chanel Abney and Todd Kramer
Blake speaks with the brilliant Nina Chanel Abney, world renowned multidisciplinary artist. Her resume is beyond impressive; her work is in the permanent collections of museums like The MoMa and The Whitney, and she just released her second collaboration with Nike, designing her take on the…
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Context S3: What's the Difference between "Bitcoin Art" and Ordinals? w/ FAR, co-founder of Taproot Wizards
Blake speaks with FAR - artist, engineer and co-founder of Taproot Wizards. They dive into all things art on Ordinals, for a fresh look on the topic. FAR outlines the differences between creating art on Ordinals and Ethereum including their unique technical capabilities, community expectations…
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Context S3: The Ultimate CryptoPunks Guide w/ Natalie Stone, GM of CryptoPunks
Blake speaks with Natalie Stone, General Manager for CryptoPunks at Yuga Labs. This is a CryptoPunks interview like you've never heard before! There is so much new info that will make you appreciate the collection and crypto art even more. Natalie walks Blake through the 3 pillars of the...
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Context S3: Digital Art Through the Decade w/ Michael Bouhanna
Context presented by Boys Club is partnering with Sotheby's for Season 3! Each month, we'll be working with Sotheby's to bring you an episode on a different digital art based theme. The goal over this season is to help you more deeply engage with digital art and better understand how it…
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A Comprehensive Guide to Digital Art with Sebastian Sanchez from Christie's
Blake speaks with Sebastian Sanchez, Digital Art Sales Manager at Christie's. Sebastian gives a behind the scenes look at how an auction gets put together (selecting artists, pricing, display, collectors) while talking though Christie's latest sale Next Wave: The Miami Edit, taking place at Art...
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Context Special Ep: Defining Digital Fashion with GLITCHOFMIND & Clare Maguire of SYKY
Blake speaks with the incredibly talented artist and digital fashion designer GLITCHOFMIND, who is part of the Syky Collective's inaugural cohort, and the Designer Lead at Syky, Clare Maguire. They have an enlightening convo about the definition and possibilities of digital fashion and how the...
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Context Special Ep: Creativity With Emerging Technology - How Artists are Harnessing New Mediums with Nancy Baker Cahill and Figure 31
On this special episode, Blake speaks with two incredible artists: Nancy Baker Cahill and Figure 31. She dives into their creative processes: why and how they make art with emerging technology (in particular the blockchain and augmented reality). This leads into an illuminating discussion about…
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Context S2: Building the luxury fashion design houses of the future | Alice Delahunt, Syky
Blake speaks with Alice Delahunt, the founder and CEO of Syky. Alice is previously Chief Digital Officer and Chief Content Officer at Ralph Lauren, and Global Director of Digital and Social Marketing at Burberry. They have an in depth and educational convo about how to bridge the gap between the...
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Context S2: Haute Couture Onchain - Digital Fashion is the next meta
Blake speaks with Dani Loftus, CEO and founder of Draup. They chat about all things web3 fashion, including its actual definition (which she breaks down into 3 subcategories), its history, how its developed over time, and its categories of userbases right now. Blake couldn't help but question if...
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Context S2: Can NFTs disrupt the $100 Billion Dollar Publishing Industry with Sasha Stiles
Blake speaks with the visionary artist, poet and AI researcher Sasha Stiles, who was the first artist to sell AI-powered literature at Christies. She has been a true innovator and leader in defining and creating an entire new artistic genre: Literary and Poetry NFTs, as well as well as pushing…
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Context S2: AR, VR and the new frontier of art production with Douglass, founder and CEO of Wild
Blake has a fantastic convo with Douglass, founder and CEO of Wild, a hyper-curated web3 art platform whose investors include Cozomo de Medici, Crypto & NFT Investor and Kevin Lin, Founder of Twitch. They talk about the definition of "experiential art" and how Wild is at the forefront of...
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Context S2: Running a $4.5 Billion fund with Arianna Simpson, General Partner at a16z
Blake Finucane speaks with the incredible Arianna Simpson, general partner at a16z, whose latest crypto fund is $4.5 billion! She is really a renowned force within the crypto industry and one of the longest standing investors in the space. They chat about how she got into crypto, launched her...
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Context S2: Talking AI Art with Eileen Isagon Skyers
Blake speaks with the brilliant Eileen Isagon Skyers: an incredible artist, curator, academic, writer, TED speaker and CCO of Gemma Projects. They have a fascinating and genuinely educational convo about AI art; talking through how is it defined, how it interacts with crypto, who makes it, the...
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Context S2: Tokenized Media and Beyond with Matt Medved CEO of NFT Now
Blake speaks with the incredible Matt Medved, CEO and Editor-In-Chief at NFT Now. They have a super illuminating conversation about all things web3 media. They get into the nuanced and layered definition of "tokenized media," and the opportunities (and necessity!) around it. They also touch on...
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Context S2: Bobby Hundreds - NFTs are a Scam, NFTs are the Future
Blake speaks with streetwear legend Bobby Hundreds, co-founder of The Hundreds. He's seen it all, and brings his 20 years of building his business to create a really helpful ~context~ for how to better understand the world of NFTs. They speak about the state of NFT culture and how to build a…
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Context S1: Marjorie Hernandez on building a blueprint for the creative digital economy
Blake chats with Marjorie Hernandez, co-founder and CEO of the Lukso blockchain and The Dematerialised. Marjorie outlines how Lukso is providing tools for creative expression outside of traditional institutions, and how to build a brand and community around an emerging blockchain. The convo also...
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Context S1: Building web3 fan communities with Straith Schreder, Palm NFT Studio
Blake speaks with the brilliant Straith Schreder, Executive Creative Director at Palm NFT Studio, who has been a part of designing and launching web 3 integrations for some of the most notable IP and artists on the planet including Batman and Damien Hirst. As expected, Blake can't help but do a...
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Context S1: gmoney on the future of NFTs, luxury fashion & not being afraid to throw up a bid
Blake talks with one of the NFT GOATs: gmoney. They speak about how he built his influence in the space, his time as an equities trader, how he applied that skillset to trading NFTs, and his thesis for continued growth and importance of NFT technology in the long term. They also cover his super...
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Context S1: Dev Moore, Co-Creative Director of Felt Zine, from Tumblr to collabing with Givenchy
Blake speaks with Dev Moore, the co-creative director of Felt Zine, literally one of the coolest publications on the internet. They talk about net art, new media, hip hop as its own social network, and how to work with the internet as a medium of artist production. They touch on a lot of fashion...
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Context S1: Co-founders of The Creepz on Building a Successful Web3 Brand & the Unique Upsides of Web3 IP
Blake speaks to Joe and Dom, co-founders of one of the most most successful NFT projects of all time: Creepz/Overlord. They have an rich convo about how to build a successful web3 brand, the unique characteristics of web3 IP and the development of web3 specific business models. The conversation...
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Context S1: Tasha Kim on Subcultural Capital and what Gen-Z is buying online
Blake and the brilliant Tasha Kim connect on a wide variety of topics, including crypto-market fit, how Gen Z's online behavior impacts crypto products, and what interoperability for crypto companies really means today. Tasha so eloquently walks us through the term "subcultural capital" and why...
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Context S1: Jerry Saltz on Art as the Greatest Operating System
One of the world's most foremost art critics, Jerry Saltz joins Blake on the show to talk about crypto art as a medium, its' relationship to money, and why it's really no different to more traditional art forms like painting or sculpture. He also outlines how social media has been used to invert...
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Context S1: Carly Reilly, Overpriced JPGs. Rise of "Phygital", BAYC launches, Art Blocks.
In the inaugural episode, Blake dives into what's happening in crypto and culture with guest Carly Reilly, host of Overpriced JPEGs. They get into the current renewed NFT volume and market activity, chat about how brands can best implement "phygital" product offerings, and why it is important to...
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Context: Views on Crypto & Culture is hosted by Blake Finucane, an art historian and venture capitalist, who published the world's first academic thesis on crypto art in 2018. This podcast unpacks how crypto impacts culture and vice versa. Expect a long-form, informative, interview-driven pod…
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Context: Views on Crypto & Culture is hosted by Blake Finucane, an art historian and venture capitalist, who published the world's first academic thesis on crypto art in 2018. This podcast unpacks how crypto impacts culture and vice versa. Expect a long-form, informative, interview-driven pod with industry leaders.Brought to you by Boys Club.
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