Best Kevin Owocki Podcasts (2025)

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Capital Allocation in Web3: Christopher Vitale & Kevin Owocki on Ethereum’s Future 1:02:03

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How can we design better systems for funding the public goods that power Web3? In this episode, Kevin Owocki of Allo Capital sits down with Christopher Vitale to explore the future of capital allocation in the Ethereum ecosystem. They discuss how Ethereum’s grantmaking and ecosystem support can evolve in a post-AI world, and why creating flexible, …

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Why your phone battery gets worse over time | George Zaidan 9:47

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Almost all batteries, even single-use batteries, are theoretically rechargeable. That's because the metals and other chemicals are still there in the battery. So chemically speaking, a dead battery is actually not that different from a fresh one. Then why do batteries die in the first place? And what should you do with them once they're spent? Geor…

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S2 EP 5 | Gitcoin 3.3: Evolving Capital Allocation for the Ethereum Ecosystem 14:40

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What will the next era of on-chain public goods funding look like? In this episode, Kevin Owocki, founder of Gitcoin and Allo Capital, shares his vision for Gitcoin 3.3—a post-AI, decentralized, and high-speed approach to capital allocation. Speaking at the Impact Evaluators Research Retreat, Kevin outlines how Gitcoin is evolving from a grants pla…

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Will AI make humans extinct? | Yoshua Bengio 15:42

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Yoshua Bengio — the world's most-cited computer scientist and a "godfather" of artificial intelligence — is deadly concerned about the current trajectory of the technology. As AI models race toward full-blown agency, Bengio warns that they've already learned to deceive, cheat, self-preserve and slip out of our control. Drawing on his groundbreaking…

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S2 EP 4 | How the Ethereum Foundation is Rethinking Ecosystem Support 38:40

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How do you fund ecosystem growth in a modular, decentralized future? In this episode, Kevin Owocki sits down with James from the Ethereum Foundation to talk about the future of ecosystem development—from local meetups and privacy languages to AI agents and capital allocation. James shares how the Ethereum Foundation is evolving from a core operator…

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https://www.builtonethereum.network/ https://x.com/petheth Timestamps- 00:00 - Introduction to the GreenPill.Network Podcast 01:03 - Launching the Documentary: Built on Ethereum 02:22 - Exploring the Use Cases of Ethereum 05:39 - Real-World Impact of Crypto in Developing Countries 06:59 - Inspiring the Disillusioned: A Call to Action 10:27 - The Ba…

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S2 EP 3 | Octant 2.0: Capital Allocation Tools for Ethereum Ecosystem Growth 28:15

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How do we make public goods funding truly sustainable? In this episode, Kevin Owocki of Allo Capital is joined by Artem and Benjamin from Octant to explore a bold new model for capital allocation in Ethereum. They introduce Octant 2.0, a modular and yield-driven infrastructure that transforms idle treasuries into engines for long-term, regenerative…

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Is AI your next hire? | Fixable 30:45

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What do you do when there’s too much work but not enough people to do it? Bring in some support! This week, Anne and Frances talk to a listener whose expert sales team can no longer keep up with everything the company offers. Together, Anne and Frances outline ways to simplify work for a stressed out team—including the use of AI to reduce complexit…

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S2 EP 2 | How DarkFi Is Reinventing On-Chain Privacy with Rachel-Rose O’Leary 57:02

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Can privacy and capital allocation work together on-chain? In this episode, Kevin Owocki, founder of Allo Capital and Gitcoin, sits down with Rachel-Rose O’Leary, core developer of DarkFi, to explore how anonymous blockchain tooling is opening new paths for DAOs, coordination, and financial freedom. They break down how DarkFi’s Layer 1 protocol sup…

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S2 EP 1 | How Conditional Funding Markets Are Changing Crypto Governance 55:16

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What if grant funding was no longer decided behind closed doors—but by the market itself? In this episode, the Uniswap Foundation teams up with Optimism, Butter, and key voices in Ethereum governance to explore Conditional Funding Markets (CFMs) and Futarchy. These new on-chain mechanisms allow participants to “bet on beliefs” with real or reputati…

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Why AI is our ultimate test and greatest invitation | Tristan Harris 18:40

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Technologist Tristan Harris has an urgent question: What if the way we’re deploying the world’s most powerful technology — artificial intelligence — isn’t inevitable, but a choice? In this eye-opening talk, he calls on us to learn from the mistakes of social media’s catastrophic rollout and confront the predictable dangers of reckless AI developmen…

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Between Two Chains Ep 4: The Role of Bridges in Interoperability (Angus Lamps) 40:22

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In our final episode of Between Two Chains, we're speaking with Angus Lamps from Stargate Finance about interoperability across numerous blockchains and the technology behind bridges and its value for decentralized finance (DeFi). Angus emphasizes the importance of a seamless user experience in DeFi, highlights the challenges developers face, and e…

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Season 9. Episode 4: Knowledge Gardens: Cultivating Digital Resilience 57:02

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🟢🟢🟢Show your support on twitter 🟢🟢🟢 https://journodao.xyz/ https://x.com/journodao https://x.com/EricCMack https://x.com/taykendesign https://x.com/crystaldstreet Learn more about the GreenPill movement, Join a local chapter, or download one of our books for free at https://greenpill.network/ Timestamps - 00:00 – Cold Start 01:35 – Introduction & G…

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Are we cooked? How social media shapes your language | Adam Aleksic 16:18

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Gen Z slang is rife with new words like "unalive," "skibidi" and "rizz." Where do these words come from — and how do they get popular so fast? Linguist Adam Aleksic explores how the forces of social media algorithms are reshaping the way people talk and view their very own identities. For a chance to give your own TED Talk, fill out the Idea Search…

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Season 9. Episode 3: Embracing Duality: Living Off-Grid in Modern Society 1:16:03

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🟢🟢🟢Show your support on twitter 🟢🟢🟢 https://journodao.xyz/ https://x.com/journodao https://x.com/JohannaDeBiase https://x.com/EricCMack https://x.com/taykendesign https://x.com/crystaldstreet Learn more about the GreenPill movement, Join a local chapter, or download one of our books for free at https://greenpill.network/ Timestamps- 00:00 Cold Star…

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Between Two Chains Ep 3: Future of Blockchain Interoperability with Zero Knowledge (Reka, RISC Zero) 30:18

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In our third episode of Between Two Chains, we speak with Reka from RISC Zero about zerok-knowledge (ZK) proofs and their application in blockchain interoperability. Reka explains the benefits of verifiable compute and how it relates to ZK, how ZK can enhance the connectivity between over 350 blockchains, and potential future developments once inte…

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The best way to lower Earth’s temperature — fast | Daniel Zavala-Araiza 13:04

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There's an invisible super-pollutant heating up the planet — but it's surprisingly easy to reduce, if we try. Revealing how methane contributes (way) more in the short term to global warming than carbon dioxide, chemical engineer Daniel Zavala-Araiza highlights the emerging technologies and bold new policies that are part of a worldwide effort to h…

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Season 1. Ep. - 23 - Deep Funding: Funding Open Source 59:15

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🟢🟢🟢Show your support on twitter 🟢🟢🟢 https://x.com/thedevanshmehta https://www.deepfunding.org/ https://docs.fileverse.io/0x7248Fe92e7087d02D3604396b057295026FC62A1/49#key=DgfQgJ-bCAVr0NNFU0vp1HNW_Sh23GVieRmA_QXsDbHIRVyhv37c1XnOBM8lW6PT https://research.allo.capital/t/submission-of-entries-to-the-deep-funding-mini-contest/22/2 Mint an Allo Patron NF…

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Season 9. Episode 2: Reimagining Journalism with Emergent Technology 1:19:22

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🟢🟢🟢Show your support on twitter 🟢🟢🟢 https://journodao.xyz/ https://x.com/journodao https://x.com/kaxline https://x.com/EricCMack https://x.com/taykendesign https://x.com/crystaldstreet Learn more about the GreenPill movement, Join a local chapter, or download one of our books for free at https://greenpill.network/ Timestamps- 00:00 Cold Start 02:10…

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Between Two Chains Ep 2: How is Interoperability Solved? w/Jill Gunter (Espresso) 39:16

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Last week we spoke with Aditi and Nitya from Para about interoperability from the user's lens, and this week, in our second episode of Between Two Chains, we speak with Jill Gunter from Espresso about interoperability from the other lens: builders. Jill dives deep into the intricate dynamics of composability and interoperability, how infra builders…

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Are we still human if robots help raise our babies? | Sarah Blaffer Hrdy (Kelly Corrigan takeover) 24:43

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AI is transforming the way we work — could it also reshape what makes us human? In this quick and insightful talk, evolutionary anthropologist Sarah Blaffer Hrdy explores how the human brain was shaped by millions of years of shared childcare and mutually supportive communities, asking a provocative question: If robots help raise the next generatio…

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Season 9. Episode 1: Building Community in Times of Transition 1:06:23

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JournoDAO on Green Pill: A powerful convo on building community in collapsing systems — from integrity vacuums and decentralized tech to leadership in the digital age. They unpack network states, parallel societies, and the fine line between human values and AI-driven futures. 🟢🟢🟢Show your support on twitter 🟢🟢🟢 https://journodao.xyz/ https://x.com…

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Between Two Chains Ep 1: Improving Blockchain Interoperability for Users w/Nitya & Aditi (Para) 43:37

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In our first episode of Between Two Chains, a new 4-part miniseries produced by Rehash and co-hosted by LayerZero where we explore whether blockchain interoperability is solved, we bring on Nitya and Aditi from Para (previously Capsule) to talk about the current state of wallet UX and how interoperability can create better overall experiences for u…

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Season 1. Ep. - 22 - Participatory Funding 37:29

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🟢🟢🟢Show your support on twitter 🟢🟢🟢 x.com/owocki Mint an Allo Patron NFT at https://www.allo.capital/patron and join the Allominati. https://www.allo.capital/ Timestamps- 00:00 Introduction to Allo Capital and Bioregional Finance 02:39 The Role of Crypto in Bioregional Finance 05:58 Decentralized Organizations and DAOs 08:40 Designing Life-Centric …

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#54 - Matias Nisenson: DeFi Wonderland 47:46

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Send us a text Matias is one the founders of Wonderland, a highly successful and established development group. They have heavily contributed to the world of blockchain, building out core protocols, and researching the cutting edge of decentralized architecture. Their work has influenced the development of Optimism. Gitcoin, TheGraph, Reflexer, Azt…

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TRAILER: Introducing Between Two Chains, a Rehash Production with LayerZero 4:56

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We're back with a brand new miniseries where we dive into all things blockchain interoperability. Join Diana Chen, host of Rehash, LDF from LayerZero, and some old and new faces from Espresso, Para, Stargate, and Risc Zero in this four-part miniseries starting Tuesday, July 1. In the meantime give our team a follow and join our Telegram group to en…

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Can AI companions help heal loneliness? | Eugenia Kuyda 14:48

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AI companions could either be the cure to our loneliness epidemic … or humanity’s final downfall, says Eugenia Kuyda, creator of Replika — an app that allows you to create AI friends. She explores the potential of this technology to either exacerbate isolation or encourage connection, advocating for an AI whose success is driven not by clicks and s…

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Season 1. Ep. - 21 - Allo Ships June 19, 2025 25:35

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🟢🟢🟢Show your support on twitter 🟢🟢🟢 x.com/owocki Mint an Allo Patron NFT at https://www.allo.capital/patron and join the Allominati. https://www.allo.capital/ Timestamps 00:00 Introduction to Allo Capital and Its Vision 02:49 Demo Session Overview and Format 02:59 Hello Grants Updates and Features 06:23 Mezzanine: A Financial Operating System for G…

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Season 1. Ep. - 20 - Farewell to Westphalia 47:17

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🟢🟢🟢Show your support on twitter 🟢🟢🟢 https://x.com/Logos_Network Subscribe to the book’s newsletter https://logos.co/farewell-to-westphalia https://x.com/jarradhope_ Mint an Allo Patron NFT at https://www.allo.capital/patron and join the Allominati. https://www.allo.capital/ Logos.co = Click Farewell to Westphalia Timestamps 00:00 Introduction to Al…

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Season 1. Ep. - 19 - Tectonic Shifts in Ethereum Public Goods Funding 51:21

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🟢🟢🟢Show your support on twitter 🟢🟢🟢 https://x.com/carl_cervone https://x.com/jonassft https://x.com/Optimism https://x.com/octantapp Mint an Allo Patron NFT at https://www.allo.capital/patron and join the Allominati. https://www.allo.capital/ Timestamps- 00:00 Introduction to Allo Capital and its Vision 01:40 Guest Introductions and Episode Focus o…

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Why are we sending critical metals to the dump? | Jeff More 8:35

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The world is heading toward a massive copper shortage that could derail the clean energy transition, says mining expert Jeff More. He shows how advanced sensing technology could get us back on the right track, drastically cutting down on the wasted materials from traditional mining and helping meet the growing demand for essential metals. For a cha…

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Information Inoculation: Defending Against Medical Myths: Why we need to fight misinformation about vaccines | TED Health 45:01

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Ethan Lindenberger never got vaccinated as a kid. So one day, he went on Reddit and asked a simple question: "Where do I go to get vaccinated?" The post went viral, landing Lindenberger in the middle of a heated debate about vaccination and, ultimately, in front of a US Senate committee. Less than a year later, the high school senior reports back o…

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What a wolf’s howl can tell us about the future of AI | Jeffrey T. Reed 22:37

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“Everybody likes nature, even though we’re watching it slowly degrade away. And that’s the big challenge of our time,” says linguist software engineer Jeffrey T. Reed, a research affiliate with the Cry Wolf Project. Following his talk at TED2025, Reed sits down for a conversation with host Sherrell Dorsey on how listening to sounds like bird chirps…

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Season 1. Ep. - 18 - Allo Ships June 5 2025 27:33

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🟢🟢🟢Show your support on twitter 🟢🟢🟢 x.com/owocki Mint an Allo Patron NFT at https://www.allo.capital/patron and join the Allominati. https://www.allo.capital/ Timestamps - 00:00 - Welcome and Introduction to Allo Capital 01:25 - Introduction to Allo Ships Sessions 02:22 - Sov's Update on Sovereign Signal and Crypto Grant Wire 04:36 - Discussion on …

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The best invention since sliced bread? | Rachel Yang 6:48

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Industrial manufacturers spend a huge amount of energy generating heat to make everyday materials and objects, like cement, steel, and paper. And since most companies use fossil fuels to reach these high temperatures, industrial heat accounts for 20% of our annual global carbon pollution. Thankfully, this is where a century-old technology comes in.…

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#53: Ameen Soleimani: 0xbow.io & Meditations on Moloch 49:39

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Send us a text Ameen Soleimani is a foundational builder in the Ethereum ecosystem. He’s been instrumental in shaping many cornerstone projects, including authoring Moloch DAO and contributing to initiatives like Unchain Iran, 0xbow, Privacy Pools, Hai (formerly Reflexer Finance), and Reflexer. In this conversation, we explored the future of on-cha…

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How AI models steal creative work — and what to do about it | Ed Newton-Rex 20:05

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Generative AI is built on three key resources: people, compute and data. While companies invest heavily in the first two, they often use unlicensed creative work as training data without permission or payment — a practice that pits AI against the very creators it relies on. AI expert Ed Newton-Rex has a solution: licensing. He unpacks the dark side…

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Season 1. Ep. - 17 - Allo Ships May 2025 27:00

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🟢🟢🟢Show your support on twitter 🟢🟢🟢 x.com/owocki Mint an Allo Patron NFT at https://www.allo.capital/patron and join the Allominati. https://www.allo.capital/ Timestamps - 00:00 Introduction to Allo Capital 01:33 Allo Ships: Showcasing Builder Demos 02:23 Cookie Jar V3: A New Tool for Fund Management 08:13 - Demo: Allo Grants Management Platform 12…

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Season 1. Ep. - 16 - Allo Protocol to Allo.Capital 55:06

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🟢🟢🟢Show your support on twitter 🟢🟢🟢 x.com/owocki Mint an Allo Patron NFT at https://www.allo.capital/patron and join the Allominati. https://www.allo.capital/ Timestamps- 00:00 Introduction to Allo Capital and Its Vision 01:27 Exploring the Future of Allo Protocol 03:56 Community Maintenance of Allo Protocol 15:28 Connections Between Gitcoin, Allo …

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How Substack is breaking down traditional media gatekeepers | Hamish McKenzie 22:36

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“The whole Substack ecosystem is about more power because it’s based on those relationships between the publisher and their subscribers, or the video maker and their viewers,” says journalist and Substack co-founder Hamish McKenzie. Following his talk at TED2025, McKenzie is in conversation with Sherrell Dorsey to discuss how the media landscape ha…

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Season 1. Ep. - 15 -A Roadmap for Funding Ethereum’s Open Source Infrastructure 38:01

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Show your support- https://x.com/thedevanshmehta https://x.com/sejal_rekhan https://ethresear.ch/t/a-roadmap-for-funding-ethereum-s-open-source-infrastructure/22278 Mint an Allo Patron NFT at https://www.allo.capital/patron and join the Allominati. https://www.researchretreat.org/ierr-2025/ Timestamps 00:00 Introduction to Alo Capital and Guests 02…

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Ethereum’s biggest problems in 2025 W/ Tomasz Stańczak 15:58

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Show your support- https://x.com/tkstanczak https://x.com/ethereumfndn https://ethereum.foundation/ Mint an Allo Patron NFT at https://www.allo.capital/patron and join the Allominati. https://www.allo.capital/ Timestamps- 00:00 Introduction to Allo Capital and Ethereum Foundation 02:14 Tomas's Background and Current Role 03:43 Opportunities in the …

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Season 1. Ep. - 14 - Ethereum’s biggest problems in 2025 W/ Tomasz Stańczak 55:00

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Show your support- https://x.com/tkstanczak https://x.com/ethereumfndn https://ethereum.foundation/ Mint an Allo Patron NFT at https://www.allo.capital/patron and join the Allominati. https://www.allo.capital/ Timestamps- 00:00 Introduction to Allo Capital and Ethereum Foundation 02:14 Tomas's Background and Current Role 03:43 Opportunities in the …

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Whitney Houston Hologram: The Zombification of an Icon | There Are No Girls on the Internet 39:36

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This episode is part of a feed swap with our friend podcast There Are No Girls On The Internet, hosted by Bridget Todd. She is an expert on tech culture, and on her show she has fun, thought provoking conversations about the ways technology shapes our lives. If you enjoy this episode, you can listen to There Are No Girls On The Internet wherever yo…

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Allo Builders Show & Tell 14:05

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If you want to vote on the proposals in the Gardens Allo Capital Builders fun, you can mint an Allo Patron NFT at https://www.allo.capital/patron - You’ll join the Allominati and can vote on your proposals of choice. The Allo.Capital Builders Fund https://app.gardens.fund/gardens/10/0x1eba7a6a72c894026cd654ac5cdcf83a46445b08/0xd3345828914b740fddd1b…

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Season 1. Ep. - 13 - Allo Builders Show & Tell 56:12

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If you want to vote on the proposals in the Gardens Allo Capital Builders fun, you can mint an Allo Patron NFT at https://www.allo.capital/patron - You’ll join the Allominati and can vote on your proposals of choice. The Allo.Capital Builders Fund https://app.gardens.fund/gardens/10/0x1eba7a6a72c894026cd654ac5cdcf83a46445b08/0xd3345828914b740fddd1b…

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Allominati W/ Kevin Owocki 15:42

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Timestamps - 00:00 Introduction to Allo Capital 02:25 The Allominati Meeting Overview 04:48 Capital Allocation Mechanisms 08:08 Data Updates and Key Performance Indicators 10:54 Coherence and Community Building 12:21 Spotlighting Gitcoin and Future Opportunities 14:40 ProtoDAO Coordination Experiments…

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Season 1. Ep. - 12 - Allominati W/ Kevin Owocki 58:53

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Timestamps - 00:00 Introduction to Allo Capital 02:25 The Allominati Meeting Overview 04:48 Capital Allocation Mechanisms 08:08 Data Updates and Key Performance Indicators 10:54 Coherence and Community Building 12:21 Spotlighting Gitcoin and Future Opportunities 14:40 ProtoDAO Coordination Experiments 20:02 Commitment Pooling and Value Exchange 26:…

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Season 8. Ep. - 5 - Governance W/ Ethan, Mia & Will 1:06:03

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Description Ethan Buchman and Mia Winteher-Timaki join the Ethereal Forest crew to explore what Governance is good for, how it evolves, and how communities can harness it to draw power down to the local. With another cameo appearance by Will Szal. Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction to Ethereum Localism 03:48 Redesigning Governance Systems 11:37 Underst…

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The food that fertilizes itself | Giles E.D. Oldroyd 13:32

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Could the key to a sustainable food system already be growing in the world’s farms? Plant scientist Giles E.D. Oldroyd explores how a special quirk of soybean plants allows them to naturally partner with networks of fungi and bacteria to access essential nutrients in the air and soil — eliminating the need for synthetic fertilizers. He shows how ha…