Best Moca Podcasts (2023)

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MOCA LIVE

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MOCA LIVE: Creating the Strangest Possible Worlds, Keeping AI Weird, PsiPsiKoko, and Creating Narratives with Frenetik Void and Julian Brangold 54:53

1h ago54:53

54:53

Max and Colborn are joined by the two brilliant Argentine artists, Julian Brangold and Frenetik Void, for a chaotic discussion of all things AI, starring their strange, provocative, oddly-endearing AI-assisted collaborative project, PsiPsiKoko (which you have to see to believe). The conversation ranges from using AI as a tool vs. treating it as a c…

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The Ten Frame

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030 Rachel Garceau - Porcelain Artist and current MOCA GA exhibitionist 39:51

2h ago39:51

39:51

Kevin Talks with Artist Rachel Garceau about her work in the current Gathered exhibition at MOCA GA during the installation process (pardon the active soundscape), her working process with porcelain and its quirks, and her excellent insight and advice for emerging artists!By TheTenFrame

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MOCA LIVE

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Current Events: Are We Actually Back?, Bitcoin at 40k, Another Lame Male-Dominated List, ROBNESS on Ebay, and Aliens 40:09

12h ago40:09

40:09

Max and Colborn start off discussing what Bitcoin breaking $40,000 (at long last) means for crypto and crypto art, if anything at all. They go on to discuss Observer's male-dominated list of blockchain art power brokers, ROBNESS taking his JPEG talents to Ebay, why crypto art won't make the traditional art world play by it's own rules, and aliens.…

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Residents in a Room by American Society of Anesthesiologists

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Ask the Global Health Expert 42:46

3d ago42:46

42:46

Dr. Elizabeth Drum joins host Drs. Jake Gamboa, Kelsey Repine, Jordan Francke, Christy Henderson, and Jeffrey Cannon, to discuss the role of anesthesiologists within global health, opportunities for involvement, legal and ethical concerns, the value of relationships, and more. Recorded October 2023.By American Society of Anesthesiologists

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MOCA LIVE

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MOCA LIVE: Crypto Art’s Artificial Rift, A Cloying Need for Mainstream Acceptance, The Importance of Exhibitions, and Chaos Theory with Clay Devlin 45:02

5h ago45:02

45:02

Joining Max on the show this week is Subjective.art curator and creative director, Clay Devlin. The two talk about Clay's now-extensive experience curating IRL exhibits that bring together physical, digital, and crypto artists and audiences, the roots of crypto art's crisis of individualism, how connected crypto art really is to mainstream artistry…

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MOCA LIVE

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Current Events: A Refik vs. Jerry Bloodbath, Matt Kane and Operator’s Performative Brilliance, and Destroying Ourselves with Seriousness 45:57

10d ago45:57

45:57

This week, Max and Colborn talk about the seeming blood-feud between artist Refik Anadol and critic Jerry Saltz, how multi-layered performances by Matt Kane and Operator are stretching the crypto art paradigm ever-higher, why crypto art continues to take itself so seriously and how that's hurting us, and more!…

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MOCA LIVE

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The Foundational Texts of Crypto Art: Hugo Ball’s ”Dada Manifesto” 25:59

17d ago25:59

25:59

A wild and wacky podcast as Max and Colborn attempt to breakdown a wacky and wild document: Hugo Ball's 1918 "Dada Manifesto," which may or may not have elevated modernism to new heights in Europe. This is a text about nonsense, the absurd quite literally, giving things names and taking them away, the invention of an entirely new language. As crypt…

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MOCA LIVE

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MOCA LIVE: Crypto’s Pumping, the Prodigal Sons are Returning, Everyone is Fighting, and Maybe Pak Started A War 46:07

21d ago46:07

46:07

Max and Colborn are here for the return of the cryptocurrency market, and here also for the supposed return of many uncommitted crypto art folks who may or may not have gone MIA during the bear market. Many people don't like that, they think of these people are opportunists. Others celebrate them as mental-health-prioritizing geniuses. We break dow…

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MOCA LIVE

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The Foundational Text’s a Crypto Art: F.T. Marinetti’s ”The Futurist Manifesto” 33:49

23d ago33:49

33:49

For this one, Colborn and Max go way back to 1909, because it was there that F.T. Marinetti announced an intention to embrace speed, technological advancement, violence, militarism, growth, and acceleration at all costs. Yes, The Futurist Manifesto —patron document of Futurism— is somewhat freaky, but throughout he course of our conversation, it's …

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MOCA LIVE

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MOCA LIVE: Is Crypto Art Killing Culture, The Plight of the Anonymous Artist, and Bridging the Digital/Physical Divide with Gossamer Rozen 46:30

28d ago46:30

46:30

Gossamer Rozen is our guest this week, and as such, this is a conversation about two things Gossamer has embraced throughout their career: culture and dualism. Culture: Gossamer's artistry almost universally speaks in the language of specific cultures, ones Gossamer can trace their own roots back to, or ones they admire. Dualism: Gossamer moves bac…

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Residents in a Room by American Society of Anesthesiologists

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Ask the MOCA Expert 37:14

23d ago37:14

37:14

Hosted by Dr. Jake Gamboa, this episode features Dr. Alex Macario, Secretary of the American Board of Anesthesiology (ABA), in conversation with residents, Kelsey Repine and Jordan Francke, and fellow, Dr. Jeffrey Cannon. Listen in as Dr. Macario shares his thoughts on lifelong learning, MOCA, ABA resources, and more. Recorded October 2023.…

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MOCA LIVE

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The Foundational Texts of Crypto Art: Artnome’s ”What is CryptoArt?” 35:58

1M ago35:58

35:58

Journey far back to 2018, and listen as Colborn and Max discuss what is perhaps crypto art's most important single text (and that which gave it its name): Artnome's 2018 article "What is CryptoArt?" In this podcast, Colborn and Max break down the 10 characteristics common to all crypto art, which Artnome theorized at the time, breaking down how the…

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MOCA LIVE

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MOCA LIVE: Does the World Still Need Photography (YES!), Mastering Many Mediums, The Plight of the Multimedialist, and The Old World Embracing New Technologies with Aaron Huey 59:25

1M ago59:25

59:25

I can sit here and list superlatives for the photographer-turned-Olympic-multimedialist Aaron Huey all day, so I'll say only this: This was a cant-miss opportunity to dive into the mind of a 30-time National Geographic photographer/Nonprofit founder/new technology explorer and discuss so many thing in such great detail. We talk Metaverse, AI, the b…

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MOCA LIVE

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The Foundational Texts of Crypto Art: Eric Hughes’ ”A CypherPunk’s Manifesto” 30:16

1M ago30:16

30:16

Welcome to the first Current Events miniseries! Over the next four weeks, we tackle four of the most important influences on crypto culture, crypto art culture, and all the values we hold dear. Up first, Eric Hughes' 1993 "A Cypherpunk's Manifesto," a document that directly influenced the Bitcoin mission, that tackles privacy in the online age, and…

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MOCA LIVE

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MOCA LIVE: The Crypto Art Class Struggle, A Future for Blockchain Books, Sex, Moxarra, and More with Judy Mam 57:25

1M ago57:25

57:25

What a joy it is to be joined by a true pioneer of crypto art, the writer and thinker and founder of DADA.art, Ms. Judy Mam, to discuss her new NFT book "Serves You Right," whether blockchain writing has a future (and how!), crypto art often feeling like middle school, sexuality in crypto art, the brilliance of Moxarra Gonzalez, and much more. An a…

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MOCA LIVE

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Current Events: A Eulogy for Async Art, Dead Artists Getting Into NFTs, NEW XCOPY ART, and the Rise of the Art Contest 44:51

2M ago44:51

44:51

This week, Max and Colborn speak for awhile about the just-announced closure of Async.Art, the stalwart and innovative platform, and what Async has meant to both of them throughout their crypto art journeys. Then it's onto the Norman Rockwell Museum announcing the NFT-ization of old Rockwell photographs, the potential implications of XCOPY's newest…

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MOCA LIVE

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MOCA LIVE: Techno-Optimism, The Death of Decentralization, Scaling Love Endlessly, and Being Out on AI 55:24

1M ago55:24

55:24

My favorite Colborn and Max episode by far. Digging into Marc Andreesen's (founder of a16z) "The Techno-Optmist Manifesto" leads us to talk about the successes and failures of this very 21st-century philosophy, the dangers of unmitigated technological advance, the very possibility of endless decentralization, the overwhelming importance of love in …

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MOCA LIVE

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Current Events: Is 6529 a Real Person, Will the Bitcoin Spot ETF Change Everything, Opensea’s Terrible Year, and Colborn’s Take on Matt Kane’s Latest Performance 46:09

2M ago46:09

46:09

On this week's Current Events, Max and Colborn talk 6529's new automated allowlist program —EMMA— and whether 6529 is a person or a conglomerate, the explanations and implications of the possible Bitcoin Spot ETF (coming soon???), Opensea's Downfall, and Matt Kane's Contractual Obligations AI project.…

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The Ten Frame

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029 - Julio Cotto Rivera - Savannah-based painter, actor and poet 47:29

2M ago47:29

47:29

Kelly and Kevin have the pleasure of talking with creative renaissance man Julio Cotto Rivera. They discuss his rich Puerto Rican heritage, comic book and graphic novel style influences, getting bitten by the acting bug, and a cowboy with really long legs!By TheTenFrame

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MOCA LIVE

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MOCA LIVE: Interviewing the Legends, Maintaining Positivity, and The Importance of Discourse with MLow 42:39

2M ago42:39

42:39

Max is joined by MLow, one of the most irrepressibly positive figures in recent crypto art, to talk about the art of interviewing, stories good and bad from the dozens of interviews MLow has done with crypto artists big and small, why critical thought is so vital, and the responsibility on the shoulders of every interviewer/writer/critic doing this…

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MOCA LIVE

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Current Events: Matt Kane on ”Contractual Obligations,” Artist Expectations, Renewed Interest in Early AI Art, and Halloween Candy 47:31

2M ago47:31

47:31

The one and only Matt Kane joins Current Events to talk about ALL his own contributions to crypto art current events this week. That means diving deep on his performance art project "Contractual Obligations" and the way he's challenging our expectations of what a "Matt Kane artwork" even is. Plus, interest mounts for early AI art, MOMA Postcards ar…

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Residents in a Room by American Society of Anesthesiologists

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Interview Tips from the Inside 17:47

2M ago17:47

17:47

This sponsor-hosted episode features anesthesiologists from US Anesthesia Partners, Dr. Doug Morgan and Dr. Camellia Baldridge, discussing interview questions residents might ask to better understand the health and structure of potential employers. Use these tips to gain a clearer picture of a practice’s relationships with hospitals, internal proce…

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MOCA LIVE

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MOCA LIVE: The Terrifying Threshold with Ezra Shibboleth 55:19

2M ago55:19

55:19

Max is joined by poet, artist, and founder of Sovrn.art, Ezra Shibboleth, for a conversation on the cutting-edge of everything. Tokens, and their many forms. Artistic expectations, and how Matt Kane has spent this past week subverting them (with fiery results). Building a successful platform in a bear market, and what that requires of its founders.…

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MOCA LIVE

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Current Events: Penguins Invading A Store Near You, Cryptopunks Aren’t Punk Anymore, and a 20,000 Piece PFP Project in This Climate?? 49:50

2M ago49:50

49:50

On today's Current Events, we talk about Pudgy Penguins pivoting into plushie sales, the value crypto art, the mechanisms by which culture is programmed from the top-down, the problem with Beeple throwing Cryptopunks party, and how Fewocious could drop a 20,000 piece PFP project in the dark heart of a bear market. And, of course, the Boston Celtics…

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Residents in a Room by American Society of Anesthesiologists

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Ask a Private Practice Attending 29:10

2M ago29:10

29:10

Dr. Beth Hall and resident guests Drs. Nikhil Nadler, Sean Powers, and Shyam Desai return to discuss life as an attending in a private practice setting. Dr. Smitha Arekapudi, their guest, shares her experiences along with interview tips and thoughts on workplace culture, leadership paths, production pressures, and more. Recorded August, 2023.…

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MOCA LIVE

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MOCA LIVE: The Most Abstract Afro in Crypto Art with WGMeets 54:04

2M ago54:04

54:04

An abstract conversation about abstract art, how fitting when your guest is the profound OG talent WGMeets. WG is an abstract artist with a whole range of visual styles, and our conversation with WG covers the whole range of abstract topics: Making abstract art, marketing abstract art, the abstract artist's unique fingerprint, finding and staying t…

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MOCA LIVE

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Current Events: NFTs Are All Dead Again, Korea Becoming the NFT Capital of the World?, and MoMA’s Forward Thinking 52:30

2M ago52:30

52:30

Welcome to the first episode of Current Events with Max and Colborn, where your hosts dive into everything that happened in the world of crypto art, NFTs, cryptocurrencies, blockchain, AI, etc. each week. Up first: Rolling Stone's hit-piece on NFTs, a weeklong celebration of NFTs and blockchain in South Korea, and MoMA's newest crypto art collabora…

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The Ten Frame

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028 - Denise Treizman - Multi-talented artist and nominee for the Orlando Museum’’s Florida Prize 38:01

3M ago38:01

38:01

Kelly and Kevin have a conversation with Miami-based artist Denise Treizman. They dig into her work as an installation artist in New York... talk about her recent nomination for the Orlando Museum's Florida Prize, and last but not least... uncover the importance of random yellow taxi bumpers!By TheTenFrame

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MOCA LIVE

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MOCA LIVE: All of Crypto Art’s a Stage (At Long Last) with OONA 58:29

2M ago58:29

58:29

Our first-ever guest, the anonymous performance artist OONA, returns to the podcast to talk about the incredible eruption of blockchain performance art over the course of 2023. OONA's unique insights from years spent creating blockchain-based performance art encompass perspective, provocativeness, creative sales mechanics, and much much more. Visit…

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The Ten Frame

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027 - Kate Frost-Wilson is an Orlando, Florida-based marketing professional and avid art collector 29:45

3M ago29:45

29:45

Kevin and Kelly chat with art collector Kate Frost-Wilson about her passion for contemporary art, the Atlantic Center for the Arts, and cool custom-created Mokes!By TheTenFrame

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MOCA LIVE

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MOCA LIVE: Have We Been Thinking About Crypto Art All Wrong? with Hidden Forces 1:00:21

3M ago1:00:21

1:00:21

Max is joined by the last and loudest person to flame his writing, the artist Hidden Forces, for a discussion about everything Max has gotten wrong (and other things he's gotten right) in his recent essays about collectorship. Their conversation starts with 20th century art history, hops onto the burden-laden shoulders of crypto art collectors, and…

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The Ten Frame

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026 - Michael Stasny - Atlanta-based artist and creative facilitator 36:08

3M ago36:08

36:08

Join Kevin and Kelly as they dive into the creative pursuits of artist Michael Stasny. Hear about the amazing Underground Atlanta art space, Michael's great work as a conduit for the greater Atlanta arts community, and his wild creatures made out of table legs...By TheTenFrame

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Residents in a Room by American Society of Anesthesiologists

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Ask an Academic Practice Attending 27:26

3M ago27:26

27:26

Dr. Beth Hall and fellow residents—Drs. Nikhil Nadler, Sean Powers, and Shyam Desai—ask Dr. Jihye Ha about life as an attending in an academic practice setting. Listen in as they discuss changes to expect when transitioning out of residency into academic practice and how to best prepare. Recorded August, 2023.…

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MOCA LIVE

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MOCA LIVE: MOCA’s Agony and Ecstasy 48:28

3M ago48:28

48:28

This episode is all about MOCA: Who we are, what we're about, and what this unique institution means to Max, to Colborn who founded it, to the entire crypto art ecosystem. It is very personal, and so is our call for your support, which you'll hear all over this episode. Please visit us on Twitter to learn how you can help us survive and thrive into…

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MOCA LIVE

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MOCA LIVE: Let’s Talk About Sex (Work and Crypto Art) Baby with PolyAnnie 53:16

3M ago53:16

53:16

An all-time MOCA LIVE conversation between Max, Colborn, and Polyannie, the one-of-a-kind crypto art OG, erotic art extraordinaire, porn performer, and mega insightful human. To talk about sex work in crypto art, you have to talk with a sex worker in crypto art. Polyannie brings insight, fire, and in-depth knowhow to a conversation about sex, porn,…

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MOCA LIVE

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MOCA LIVE: Tall Tales from Two Legendary Collectors with the Druid 54:03

4M ago54:03

54:03

On this week's episode, Colborn and Max are joined by the Druid —one of the space's oldest and most venerated, not to mention unique, collectors— to talk collecting in crypto art's early days, what's changed between then and now, the Druid's famously controversial collecting ethos (the Druid Method), and the many meaningful memories made along the …

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MOCA LIVE

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MOCA LIVE: Falling In Love With a Digital Identity with Nicole Ruggiero 54:15

4M ago54:15

54:15

Not really, or, at least, not me personally, but collectively in crypto art we so certainly are. We go gaga for anonymous influencers, hidden behind Punks and Apes and other PFPs. We spend outrageously to procure artworks by artists who have created, told, and expanded the stories of digital characters to whom they become inextricably linked. From …

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Residents in a Room by American Society of Anesthesiologists

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Ask the CV Expert 38:54

4M ago38:54

38:54

Dr. Edward Mariano speaks with residents, Drs. Varina Clark, Hannah Rasmussen, Natalie Koons, and Justin Yuan, about creating and managing a strong CV. Hear his advice on what to include and what to leave off, the value of personal branding, tips for integrating multimedia content, and more. Recorded July 2023.…

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MOCA LIVE

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MOCA LIVE: MusicNFTs vs. (Almost) Everybody with Jeremy Stern 51:33

4M ago51:33

51:33

Crypto art skews heavily towards visual artists, but what about all the other art forms —music, literature, performance, etc.— which could benefit from blockchain? Nobody would know better than today's guest, Jeremy Stern, founder of musicNFT platform Catalog, and who comes with me on a journey across the music industry, into blockchain nitty-gritt…

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ママディレクターズライフ

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契約の交渉ってどうしてる？ 18:07

4M ago18:07

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仕事をいただいている会社さんを裏切ることはできないなーと思いますが、交渉してみてどうかはやってみないとわからない…よね

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MOCA LIVE

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MOCA LIVE: How to Make a New Museum with Julian Brangold 45:33

4M ago45:33

45:33

Despite all its idiosyncrasies, the Museum of Crypto Art is still a museum. But what is a museum in the digital age, when divorced from geography, locale, or country? Our artifacts live online, and so do we. Max and Julian Brangold talk about the failures of physical museums to adapt to digital culture, how MOCA is channelling that culture, and the…

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MOCA LIVE

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MOCA LIVE: A Question of Cross-Chain Culture 57:43

5M ago57:43

57:43

Max and his childhood bestie, Jake Feigenbaum (the two discovered NFTs together in early 2021), attempt to untangle the messy world of inter-blockchain culture. Ethereum hates Solana, Solana mocks Ethereum, culture schisms across chains, and meanwhile, the development of a truly comprehensive cross-chain ecosystem hangs in the balance. If you don't…

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MOCA LIVE

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MOCA LIVE: Magic, Culture, and Andrés Zighelboim 1:04:27

5M ago1:04:27

1:04:27

Our guest this week is Andrés Zighelboim, the renowned surrealist painter, and our conversation defies any attempt to capture it in a single sentence. Listen for a discussion on macro and micro cultures, on mysticism and magic, on tales from the early days of crypto art, and much much more.By Museum of Crypto Art

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MOCA LIVE

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MOCA LIVE: Emi Kusano, the 80’s, & the Machine 49:01

5M ago49:01

49:01

This week, Max and Shivani talk with Japanese photographer, musician, and crypto artist Emi Kusano about her wild 80's-centric aesthetic, her radical approach to AI artistry, her fashion sense, and what it's like to be a crypto art in Japan. We have a lot of fun in this podcast, and hopefully you have a lot of fun listening to it.…

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The Ten Frame

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025 - Fiorella Escalon - Artist talk about her recent show ”Under the Guise of Craft” 43:49

5M ago43:49

43:49

Artist and friend Fiorella Escalon gives a talk after the opening of her recent show "Under the Guise of Craft". Kelly and Kevin join the audience to get some insight about her creative process, craft as high-art and the true meaning of "Trashy Fabulous"!By TheTenFrame

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Residents in a Room by American Society of Anesthesiologists

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Allyship in Action 35:02

5M ago35:02

35:02

Resident guests Drs. Mohammed Hakim, Olivia Marie Sonderman, and Leilani Sampang continue their conversation with Nick Davies, ASA’s medical student component president. Turning their attention to allyship, guests discuss the challenges, tactics, and responsibilities of standing up for patients and coworkers. Recorded March 2023.…

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MOCA LIVE

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MOCA LIVE: The Death of PFPs 54:42

5M ago54:42

54:42

That's it, folks, it's a wrap: PFPs are dead in the water, and today, Max and Colborn talk about why. Why PFP projects are flawed at their core, how they have no choice but to alienate their holders, and other musings from the autopsy of the world's most notorious NFT asset class. Some shots get fired in this one. Did YOUR favorite project catch a …

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The Ten Frame

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024 Will Dowler - Documentary Film Maker 51:45

6M ago51:45

51:45

Will goes in-depth with Kevin and Kelly about his upcoming film "Will you remember me?", inspirational poetry and his upcoming move to EuropeBy TheTenFrame

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MOCA LIVE

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MOCA LIVE: How YOU Can Survive a Crypto Art Crisis 50:32

6M ago50:32

50:32

It's our 20th episode! Max and Colborn are together in the same place, talking shop about the spiritual and mental challenges of living through one insane crypto cycle after another. But, I swear, this is a celebratory podcast. Please enjoy.By Museum of Crypto Art

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The Ten Frame

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023 Gerry Stecca - Artist and Educator 40:22

6M ago40:22

40:22

Kevin spends some time talking to Gerry about his recent 3-exhibition run, his diverse geographical history, and making art with clothespins!By TheTenFrame

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