Best Tune the Abstract Podcasts (2025)

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Horrified (Saturday Review) 7:28

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7h ago7:28

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Night had fallen over the village of Bodega Bay. Most people were at home, because they knew there were terrible creatures roaming the streets. Only a few brave heroes had ventured out into the cold, dimly lit streets to protect the inhabitants from the horrors that were lurking in the shadows. It didn't take them long to come across the first fien…

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🧬 The Quiet Revolution of Biological Quantum Sensors: A fluorescent-protein spin qubit 19:14

12h ago19:14

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Send us a text Please see our corresponding Substack episode We taught cells to build their own quantum sensors. Evolution just became a tool for quantum engineering. Nature had the answer all along. There's something profoundly unsettling about the way we've organized knowledge. We've spent centuries building walls between disciplines—physics over…

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ApeFest Vegas Check-In + Why Crypto’s Growing Beyond CT 2:05:00

6h ago2:05:00

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Steve hosted with Joey as special cohost for a Friday show that blended culture, markets, and perspective. They kicked off with ApeFest Vegas talk, touching on the city’s rising prices, what actually makes Vegas fun, and how events can balance community and cost. The conversation then turned to the massive size gap between U.S. stock ETFs and crypt…

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MegaETH Token Sale Preview + Claynosaurz Launches HEEBOO 2:27:26

1d ago2:27:26

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Cap kicked off the show with Bread, diving into MegaETH’s upcoming token sale, its pre-market valuation near $5B FDV, and how allocations reward genuine ecosystem participation. The pair explored how MegaETH is cultivating a builder-driven ecosystem, citing examples like Showdown, Noise, and the Fluffle collectible drop before Bread signed off. The…

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Dogs Who Think in Verbs and Abstracts 15:18

3h ago15:18

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Send us a text Read article on Substack These dogs built mental filing systems where “things you pull” and “things you throw” became umbrella categories so robust they reorganized the dogs’ understanding of their entire toy collection. Function trumped identity. We do this too, of course. We reorganize our mental maps constantly based on use-contex…

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ApeFest Vegas Preview with Baron Von Hustle + MegaETH Auction News 2:23:53

15h ago2:23:53

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Cap opened the show with thoughts on how prediction markets are quickly outpacing traditional sportsbooks, giving traders faster and more transparent pricing. The crew then dove into ApeFest merch, community excitement, and the ongoing speculation around a BAYC “Miami clubhouse.” Later, Baron Von Hustle joined for a full ApeFest Vegas preview, shar…

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Coinbase Buys Echo for $375M + BAYC Miami Clubhouse? 58:27

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Cap held down a solo short show while Steve traveled, kicking things off with a quick market rundown before diving into the day’s top headlines. He hit on Coinbase’s $375M acquisition of Echo, the sharp drop in OpenSea Farm activity, and the growing anticipation around ApeFest. The back half of the show centered on Bored Ape Yacht Club’s new Miami …

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The 20-Million-Year Coffee Break: What Quantum Learning Tells Us About Knowledge Itself 13:26

2d ago13:26

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Send us a text Please take a look at the corresponding Substack episode. There's a moment in the quantum computing story that should make us all stop and stare at our coffee cups. A classical computer would need 20 million years to accomplish what a quantum system did in 15 minutes. Not twenty years. Not twenty thousand. Twenty million. Let me sit …

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The AWS Dependency Problem + OpenSea’s Tokenomics Revealed 1:53:14

3d ago1:53:14

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Cap and Steve opened with OpenSea’s newly revealed tokenomics, questioning whether sending half the supply back to the community will create lasting engagement or short-term dumping. The conversation then shifted to AWS outages and MetaMask downtime, which exposed how much Web3 still depends on centralized infrastructure. Bleu and Fitzy argued for …

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A Legal Crash Course on Divorce/Separation (B.C. Canada Edition) 24:07

4d ago24:07

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Send us a text Read the article on Substack There's a psychological concept called "coercive control" that helps explain what happened here. It's the use of tactics designed to isolate, intimidate, and dominate another person, often through seemingly mundane interactions. Refusing to communicate about schedule changes, interpreting every gesture as…

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Tranquility: The Descent (Saturday Review) 10:29

5d ago10:29

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It all began with a voyage across calm seas, as we boarded the ship and searched for a paradise of our own. From there, the path rose skyward, climbing a mountain one careful step at a time until the summit finally revealed itself above the clouds. Now the journey turns in a different direction, leaving sunlight behind and slipping beneath the surf…

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US–China Tensions + Why OpenSea Rewards Missed Expectations 2:37:20

6d ago2:37:20

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Markets opened the week under pressure as renewed U.S.–China trade friction and global risk-off sentiment dragged prices lower. Political uncertainty and tightening liquidity have shaken investor confidence, leaving traders on edge. Conversation then turned to OpenSea’s new loyalty program, which sparked debate over whether it truly rewards long-te…

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💔 Solar storms and heart attacks: Geomagnetic Storms and Myocardial Infarction Susceptibility in Women 17:08

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Send us a text Please take a look at the corresponding Substack episode. We've been looking in the wrong direction. While cardiologists scrutinize cholesterol panels and blood pressure readings, while researchers parse genetic markers and lifestyle factors, something vast and invisible has been influencing heart attack risk all along. It's 93 milli…

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OpenSea’s Loyalty Experiment, NFT Collector Behavior & Abstract’s Communication Problem 2:24:46

7d ago2:24:46

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Cap and Steve broke down OpenSea’s new rewards program, praising its focus on long-term loyalty while calling out how unclear messaging created confusion across the NFT space. They explored what the rollout says about the maturity of collectors and how marketplaces can rebuild trust after years of points-driven incentives. Later in the show, they d…

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Monad’s Airdrop Divide and the Dark Reality of Binance Token Listings 2:02:14

8d ago2:02:14

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Monad dominated the first hour with a deep look at claim mechanics, allocation optics, and the fairness debate between VC and community shares. The crew unpacked eligibility criteria and anti-Sybil tradeoffs, asking where the line sits between real users and pure farmers, and why some legitimate wallets still feel overlooked. A mid-show segment bro…

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How Mobility Predicts Cognitive Health 15:36

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Send us a text Read the article on Substack We are not minds that happen to have bodies—we are integrated systems where every movement carries information, every gesture contains intelligence, every stumble might be a prophecy. The researchers noted something else troubling: while grip strength—that macho measure of vitality we love to test at carn…

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Beneath the Surface (feat. Kenny Segal) 1:15:27

8d ago1:15:27

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In this throwback episode we go all the way back to September of 2020. At that time we linked with beat smith Kenny Segal who was coming off of an incredible run of releases with Serengeti, R.A.P. Ferreira, and billy woods. We talked with Kenny about his early work with folks from Project Blowed and Team Supreme and explored the process behind the …

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Surviving the Market Chop + Inside Good Vibes Club’s $VIBESTR Token 2:15:54

9d ago2:15:54

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Cap and Steve opened with a quick note that the Monad airdrop claim begins today, reminding everyone to double-check official links and stay alert for scams. The conversation quickly shifted to market discipline, focusing on how planning ahead, taking profits, and maintaining conviction can help traders navigate volatility. Later, Ty and Chris Guyo…

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🔬Diet Signatures in the Gut Microbiome Across 21,561 Individuals 12:58

9d ago12:58

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Send us a text Please take a look at the corresponding Substack episode. The future of health might be less about restriction and more about strategic abundance We've been having the wrong conversation about food. For decades, the debate has endlessly revolved around what we should eliminate—meat, dairy, carbs, fat, gluten, sugar. We've turned eati…

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Binance Flash Crash + The End of NFT Hype Culture 1:53:27

10d ago1:53:27

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Friday’s $20B crypto crash set the tone for the day as Cap and Steve unpacked theories of a coordinated attack centered on Binance. They explored how exchange transparency can turn into a market vulnerability and why hype-driven NFT announcements are losing their impact. The conversation later shifted to Spencer’s clash with Good Vibes Club, using …

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What Dinosaur Eggs Tell Us About Our Own Fragile Moment 14:44

13d ago14:44

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Send us a text Read the article on Substack The precision of this dating technique creates a kind of temporal vertigo. We're looking at eggs laid during a specific geological moment when climate change was reshaping the planet, when species were adapting and migrating and ultimately preparing—unknowingly—for extinction. The parallels to our own mom…

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Escape the Dark Castle (Saturday Review) 7:52

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The candlelight flickers across the damp stone walls, casting long shadows that stretch and twist. You huddle closer to the table, scanning the cards laid out like pages from a forbidden story, the musky scent of ink and paper mixing with the chill in the air. Every dice roll echoes forebodingly in the quiet room, a tiny heartbeat of suspense. Each…

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Vibestr Token Starts Out Strong + Why Every NFT Brand Wants Its Own Coin 2:12:49

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Cap and Steve break down the early success of Vibestr, the latest NFT-linked token to gain traction thanks to its revamped on-chain mechanics and buy-and-burn loop. The discussion expands into the growing wave of brand coins such as DOOD, REKT, and the upcoming BIRB, exploring whether these project-backed tokens will bring genuine utility or just s…

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VeeFriends Wallet Bridges Web2 Users + The Blueprint for Brand Building in Web3 2:19:08

14d ago2:19:08

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The episode opens with a look at brand building in Web3, highlighting how teams can communicate clearly, maintain trust, and build sustainable value beyond floor prices. The crew discusses royalties, community engagement, and how strong storytelling can separate lasting brands from short-term projects. Around the halfway point, VeeFriends President…

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🗺️ Seeing the Whole Earth: Why AlphaEarth Foundations Matters More Than You Think 18:42

15d ago18:42

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Send us a text Please see the corresponding Substack for more information We've been trying to see our planet clearly for decades now, and we're still not very good at it. That's the uncomfortable truth behind Google DeepMind's recent release of AlphaEarth Foundations. This foundational AI model does something we desperately need but haven't quite …

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Crypto Credit Card Rewards + The Problem With MetaMask’s Rewards Rollout 2:18:09

15d ago2:18:09

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The episode opens with a breakdown of crypto credit cards, exploring how reward systems like Gemini and Coinbase One are evolving and what users should consider before relying on them for everyday spending. Discussion then shifts to TokenWorks’ expanding NFTStrategy ecosystem and how upcoming launches could reshape NFT market behavior through perpe…

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NFT Ownership Isn’t What You Think + Serpin’s Vision for On-Chain Reputation 1:50:09

18d ago1:50:09

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Revenge: Why We Pay to Punish (The Neural Architecture of Justice) 13:29

17d ago13:29

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By by SC Zoomers

1M ago10:55

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We are all so very conditioned to play board games to the end. Most games have some sort of end game trigger and a form of end game scoring. They want us to play them all the way through. Yet, when a player’s win is all but guaranteed, continuing to the end seems pointless. The enjoyment of a game often matters more than strictly following the rule…

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