SHIPWRECKED - ThankYouX & Ed Balloon - Origin Stories, Making Web3 More Equitable, and the Vegan Cheeseburger Challenge

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In this episode of Shipwrecked, we are joined by a couple of our favorite artists based out of LA, ThankYouX and Ed Balloon. ThankYouX is an artist known for pushing the limits of painting and digital art. Ed Balloon is an artist and musician known for his electric live performances and incredible vibes.
We dive into the story behind their respective pseudonyms, thoughts on AI, making web3 more equitable, and so much more.
0:00 Intro
2:45 Origin story behind ThankYouX
7:45 Origin story behind Ed Balloon
11:45 Why does Ed take his clothes off when performing?
17:20 Why is there so much turf in LA?
22:20 Thoughts on AI
35:10 Diving Deep with Ed
42:15 Can We Make Web3 more Equitable?
54:30 Would you take $2500 to eat a cheeseburger as a vegan?
1:04:30 Straight Edge lifestyle
1:13:15 Re-creation of the Rocky and Apollo scene
1:14:35 Pitch Black Tents with Hot Steam in Mexico with Bobby Hundreds
1:22:50 How Do You Know You’re In Love with Someone?
1:24:15 ThankYouX Music Career
1:29:40 ENS, Opensea, Amazon, and Gary Vee
1:40:30 If You’re Shipwrecked and can only bring one album, what would it be?
For more ThankyouX:
https://thankyoux.com/
https://twitter.com/ThankYouX
For more Ed Balloon:
https://open.spotify.com/artist/04eZcnU35QSzPZFz9VAU6B
https://twitter.com/Ed_Balloon
For more Redbeard:
https://twitter.com/redbeardnft
For more DeeZe:
https://twitter.com/deeze
Theme Music by Ollie Chanin
https://twitter.com/olliechanin
Produced by Weesh:
https://twitter.com/__weesh__
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