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Jay Jermo & Louisa Jenesta

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Jay & Louisa deliver a fiery, opinion fueled overview of movies, social movements, cultural behaviors and eating habits - dovetailed with a honey-based recipe and reviews of the most obnoxious movie/media news headlines we can get our eyeballs in front of. For our latest editions, we will be reviewing scripts from the infamous Hollywood 'Black List' (scripts with a ton of 'buzz' that have yet to secure a deal or go into production) - and adding our own casting and story development suggestions.
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A weekly podcast with in-depth interviews featuring the people building web3 and The Graph (GRT). Available everywhere you listen to podcasts. Not financial advice. No giveaways!
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It's been 10 years since the debut of this amazing show. I wanted to talk to the people behind the scenes to uncover who wrote what and what it was like bringing to life our favorite comedy. We'll talk about the best jokes, the best moments, and everything we've learned from 6 years at our favorite community college, Greendale.
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Are you: * Struggling to keep up with the latest in bitcoin, blockchain and defi? * Worried you might be missing out on this opportunity? * Suspicious most crypto influencers are trying to sell you something? * Looking for dedicated professional research? * Interested to learn from the top minds in the industry? * Willing to spend some time getting to know the people and ideas? * Eager to learn and wanting to engage and ask questions in the comments section? If so, the MikoBits show may be f ...
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Send us a Text Message. A little change of pace for this week's episode. We attended the Ann Arbor Art Fairs this weekend and with the shear volume of artists in front of our eyes, we would be doing the creative community a disservice by not discussing our favorite creators. This week, Matthew Rucker. This color blind artist produces near photo rea…
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Leave feedback! Today I am speaking with Goncalo Sa, Co-founder & Security Researcher at ConsenSys Diligence, a comprehensive smart contract audit service that helps everyone from startups to enterprises launch and maintain their Ethereum blockchain applications. Goncalo is also a Co-founder at Creed, a collective of security professionals that wor…
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Leave feedback! Today I am speaking with John Belizaire, CEO of Soluna Holdings, a pioneering developer of green data centers designed for batchable computing, utilizing wasted renewable energy. That’s a mouthful - Soluna is essentially using unused energy or wasted energy from renewable energy, like solar power, to power AI servers. During our con…
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Send us a Text Message. This is a new personal favorite! If you combined Davy Crockett, The Three Stooges, Buster Keaton, Charlie Chaplin, the most original cut-out animation you've seen in forever, and Looney Tunes style sensibility, you would end up with 'Hundreds of Beavers'. (not a euphemism) If you want a synopsis, check Wikipedia because this…
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Leave feedback! Today I’m speaking with Eliott Teissonniere, Co-Founder and CTO at Nodle, a web3 network that harnesses smartphones as nodes to establish a digital trust network for societal benefit. If you’ve wondered about web3’s potential to solve problems like authenticating real-world events or facilitating reliable reporting and social posts,…
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Send us a Text Message. There is to much going on in Hollywood on our nation's birthday to just cover a movie. So what's all the hub-bub? We'll tell you: Richard Gere and Michael Fassbender do espionage in "The Agency" Mary-Louise Parker has a black hole in her stomach and there is not enough Pepto-Bismol to fix her in "Omni Loop". Lionsgate remake…
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Leave feedback! Today I’m speaking with Emmi Aguilar, a member of the Graphtronauts and host of the GrapHER Podcast. The Graphtronauts represent one of the largest communities of Delegators and passionate contributors within The Graph ecosystem, and under Emmi's leadership, they've launched a new podcast spotlighting women in web3. During our conve…
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Send us a Text Message. Kern County Deputy Sheriff Joe Deacon is sent to Los Angeles for what should have been a quick evidence-gathering assignment. Instead, he becomes embroiled in the search for a serial killer who is terrorizing the city. P.S. I ripped this synopsis straight from IMDB because I am falling asleep. Do not judge me. As always ther…
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Leave feedback! Today I'm speaking with Charlie Hu, Co-founder at Bitlayer, a pioneering Bitcoin Layer 2 solution based on the BitVM paradigm. Before launching Bitlayer, Charlie made significant contributions in other notable projects, such as Polkadot and Polygon. I've been eager to interview Charlie for several compelling reasons. First, his insi…
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Send us a Text Message. Alfre Woodard plays Juanita, a discontent mother of three adult children with questionable futures and no life goals. One day she decides to leave her current life behind and embark on a personal trip with no itinerary. Driven by a desire to experience her own reality, unencumbered by the day-to-day demands of her regimented…
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Leave feedback! Today I'm speaking with John Paller, Founder and Steward at ETHDenver, and Founder of Opolis. I have been wanting to speak with John for a long time - and this interview did not disappoint. In 2018, John launched ETHDenver, the world's largest and most influential gathering in the web3 industry. Yet, his contributions extend far bey…
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Leave feedback! Today, I'm speaking with Raullen Chai, CEO and Co-founder of IoTeX and MachineFi. IoTeX is a decentralized blockchain platform tailored for the Internet of Things (IoT), aiming to enhance the security, privacy, and efficiency of IoT device interactions and data exchange. MachineFi, an innovative concept introduced by IoTeX, merges d…
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Leave feedback! Today, I'm speaking with Dan French, a real estate expert who, working as CEO at ResProp, is at the forefront of exploring how blockchain and cryptocurrencies can revolutionize the future of real estate investment, purchase, and management. During our conversation, Dan talks about his early interest in real estate, how he got starte…
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Leave feedback! Today I’m speaking with Dr. James Hendler, the Director and professor at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and a pioneer of the Semantic Web. For those in the tech and academic circles, Jim Hendler is a name synonymous with transformative changes in how we interact with and understand the web. This is a truly enlightening conversatio…
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Leave feedback! On May 28, 2024, Semiotic Labs, a core developer team working on The Graph, released an exciting new white paper titled "The Graph as AI Infrastructure." This paper details the upcoming launch of two new AI services to be built on The Graph: the Inference Service and the Agent Service. The paper also explores what makes The Graph th…
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Leave feedback! Today I’m speaking with Joe Vezzani, Co-founder and CEO at LunarCrush, a leading platform that leverages social media analytics to provide actionable insights for across many markets, including cryptocurrencies. I’m willing to bet every listener today has seen or interacted with LunarCrush. This is a very insightful interview with J…
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Leave feedback! Today I’m speaking with Meina Zhou, Co-founder and CEO at Native, an innovative DeFi solution for web3, that combines bridges, assets, and pricing into one offering. This interview with Meina was a lot of fun. She’s a brilliant entrepreneur with a fun story to tell. During our conversation, Meina discusses her upbringing in Shanghai…
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Leave feedback! Today I’m speaking with Kean Birch, Director of the Institute for Technoscience & Society and Professor in the Graduate Program in Science and Technology Studies at York University, Canada. In July 2024, I will take up the Ontario Research Chair in Science Policy. Kean is an accomplished and thought-provoking scholar in many importa…
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Send us a Text Message. Mandalay Pictures has producing rights for this yet-unshot poke at Wall Street and American greed. There is ONLY ONE ACTOR who should get this role. Pay attention, Hollywierd. My mustard is better than yours. The unthinkable may be on the horizon. Paramount Pictures - a PRIVATE company 9under Sony/Apollo )? Well, the boys fr…
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Leave feedback! This is a special release of the GRTiQ Podcast. On May 2, 2024, The Graph launched a new program called the Sunrise Upgrade Program. As part of the larger initiative called The Sunrise of Decentralized Data, the Sunrise Upgrade Program features a series of missions with the change for program participants to earn GRT - The Graph Fou…
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Leave feedback! Today I’m speaking with Shermin Voshmgir, the author of the best-selling book Token Economy and Founder of Token Kitchen. Shermin also founded the BlockchainHub Berlin and was the Director of the Research Institute for Cryptoeconomics at the Vienna University of Economics which she also co-founded. In an effort to broaden the educat…
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Leave feedback! Today I’m speaking with Connor Howe, Founder at Enso Finance, a platform providing financial infrastructure for developers seeking to integrate DeFi interactions into their dapps. Enso equips developers with tools to execute and retrieve all relevant metadata of DeFi protocols, empowering them to create the next generation of financ…
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Leave feedback! Today I’m speaking with Meher Roy, CTO and Co-Founder at Chorus One and show host at Epicenter.tv. The opportunity to meet and interview Meher was an incredible honor - as you’ll hear, he’s one of the most thoughtful and insightful people ever to be featured on this podcast. Whether for his work on Epicenter or the amazing growth of…
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Leave feedback! Today I am speaking with Matthieu Di Mercurio, VP of Product and Strategy at StreamingFast. In a recent blog post released on April 15, 2024, Matthieu and his team, alongside collaborators Yaniv Tal from Geo and Sam Green from Semiotic, explored the intersection of The Graph, AI, and Geo. In this special episode, I invited Mat to di…
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Send us a Text Message. Javier Bardem stars as an attorney turned detective tasked with investigating, tracking down, and stopping a Marxist revolutionary and terrorist of an unnamed Latin country. Just FYI - this was John Malkovich's directorial debut. The Ricotta toast uses prosciutto. The movie and the snack have nothing to do with each other as…
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Leave feedback! Today I am speaking with Ariel Barmat, Vice President of Engineering at Edge & Node. Ari has been featured on the podcast before during Ep. 105 where he joined as a panelist to talk about The Graph’s move to Arbitrum. I first asked Ari to come onto the podcast two years ago! At the time, I noticed that the depth and intellect behind…
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Send us a Text Message. Ilker Catak delivers this gripping story of a German teacher embattled by her own school, fellow faculty members, students, and parents when 'someone' steals money out of her wallet. Frustrating and engaging. Oh, I forgot to give you guys a recipe last time - so we lead off this episode with one to make up for it. P.S. It's …
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Leave feedback! Today I am speaking with Zubin Pratap, Software Engineer and Developer Relations Engineer at Chainlink Labs. Chainlink is renowned for pioneering how blockchains connect with the real world! Ever since launching the podcast, I have sought to have someone from the Chainlink community on, and I am very happy it was Zubin! During our d…
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Send us a Text Message. No recipe this week! Suck it! This little nugget is for a unproduced project called 'Polo' from 2023's Blacklist called 'Polo'. From there we delve into Disney's unscrupulous tactics to manipulate shareholder proxy votes, Benedick Cumberbatch takes on Michael Douglas, F.F. Coppola sells a vineyard to finance a potential arth…
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Send us a Text Message. Wim Wenders crafts this melodic story about Hirayama - a man who cleans public toilets in Tokyo. While he lives his day to day life in peace and tranquility, he has experiences which cause him to reflect on himself. Koji Yakusho delivers an informed performance as Hirayama, our primary player in a predominantly Japanese cast…
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Leave feedback! Today I am speaking with Red Sheehan, Protocol Research Analyst at Messari. If you’re a long-time listener of the podcast, then you know that I have featured several other members of the Messari team on the podcast, including CEO and Founder Ryan Selkis, Engineer Manager, Vincent Wen, and Director of Research, Mihai Grigore. During …
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Leave feedback! Today I'm speaking with Kirsten Pomales, Co-Founder of TalentLayer, an innovative open protocol and developer toolkit revolutionizing service marketplaces. Kirsten and the TalentLayer team have received a lot of attention in The Graph community recently because of what they’ve built and how it leverages The Graph. During our convers…
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Leave feedback! Today I am speaking with Daniel Keyes, Co-founder and CEO at Pinax, one of the core dev teams working on The Graph. If you’re a long-time listener of the podcast, then you know that I interviewed Matthew Darwin from Pinax last year, but I am excited to welcome Daniel to the podcast and learn more about his background and the Pinax t…
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Send us a Text Message. My recipe goes on forever, deal with it. Louisa and I cover a bucketload of films on the horizon, say goodbye to Iris Apfel, try to figure out how Kevin Spacey got another job, gear up for the Oscars, and try to answer the age old question, 'Why do they keep remaking "Freaky Friday"'? #irisapfel #kevinspacey #oscars #meringu…
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Leave feedback! Today I'm speaking with Baki Er, Co-founder of Clave, an innovative new wallet garnering attention for its novel approach to enhancing the user experience with crypto wallets. As you're about to discover, Clave aims to streamline wallet usage through features like account abstraction and biometric authentication. During our conversa…
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Send us a Text Message. Jay is solo for this go around (Louisa is working). Thank God your you, it's a short one. He muses on a School of Life episode about how kids behave when they are unloved. Quick transition to 2 separate bread recipes and closes with the Hey Honey 2024 farmer's market schedule. #bread #schooloflife #schedule #farmersmarket…
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Send us a Text Message. Greenbaum takes over Disney Motion Picture Studios, Bradley Cooper get's his blefs done, middle market movies are on the rebound, and Al Pacino can't get enough of 'King Lear' and Big M. Fassbender becomes a spy with an identity crisis. #alpacino #michaelfassbender #disney #bradleycooper #plasticsurgery…
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Send us a Text Message. I didn't realize this movie is already 10 years old! Mark Raso's debut feature about an American 20 something on a quest in Denmark, attempting to find his paternal grandfather, deliver a letter from his father, and cathartically mend the effects of years of bad parenting. Will (our lead) tears through Copenhagen having mean…
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Leave feedback! Today I'm speaking with Chris Were, CEO and Co-Founder of Verida, a team pioneering a new era of hyper-personalization, where user data is utilized privately and consensually to innovate products and services. During our conversation, Chris shares insights into his early fascination with technology and coding, his entrepreneurial jo…
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Leave feedback! Today I'm speaking with Ayoola John, or "AJ" for short, the CEO and Co-Founder of Astronaut, an innovative AI assistant designed specifically for community managers. In addition to introducing this powerful AI tool for enhancing community engagement and insight, AJ brings a diverse professional background, having worked for multinat…
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Send us a Text Message. Jeremy Renner, Ed Helms, and John Hamm keep us connected to our youth and instill in us the importance of maintaining childhood friendships. How? By telling the story in this comedy about a group of friends who get together for a month to continue playing a game of Tag.... for 30 years. Louisa breaks down her blacklist pick …
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Leave feedback! Today I am speaking with Pablo Carranza Velez, Principal Software Engineer at Edge & Node. Pablo previously joined the podcast in February 2023 for a panel discussion on The Graph's transition to Arbitrum One during Episode 105. In this episode, we take a more in-depth look into Pablo's personal journey, tracing his educational purs…
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Leave feedback! Today I am speaking with Juan Manuel Rodriguez Defago, Blockchain Developer at GraphOps. Long-time listeners of the GRTiQ Podcast may recall Juan's insightful conversation back in April 2021 for Episode 4, where he provided a glimpse into his personal background and journey into web3 and The Graph. Since then, Juan has embarked on a…
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Leave feedback! Today I am speaking with Rodrigo Coelho, Chief Spirit Officer at Edge & Node. This is Part 2 of our captivating two-part series, recorded at The House of Web3 in San Francisco, California, during The Graph's recent 3rd birthday celebration. For those interested, a video recording of this interview is available on The House of Web3’s…
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Leave feedback! Today I am speaking with Rodrigo Coelho, Chief Spirit Officer at Edge & Node. This is Part 1 of an intriguing two-part series recorded at The House of Web3 in San Francisco, California, during The Graph’s recent 3rd birthday celebration. For those interested, a video recording of this interview is available on The House of Web3’s Yo…
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Leave feedback! Today I am speaking with Uri Kolodny, Co-Founder at StarkWare, the pioneering team behind Starknet, a Layer 2 solution designed to tackle Ethereum's scalability challenges. Starknet is a Validity Rollup that offers boundless scalability while upholding Ethereum's security and decentralization principles. It's important to note that …
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Leave feedback! Today I am speaking with Maarten Henskens, Head at the Astar Foundation, Japan’s leading blockchain, renowned for its robust support for EVM, Substrate, WebAssembly, and ink! environments, which collectively form a scalable, cross-layer, and cross-machine protocol. Exciting news awaits as Astar has embarked on a journey using The Gr…
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Send us a Text Message. We are SLICK! We forgot to tell you guys the title of this movie during the podcast. This week, we reviewed 'May December' with Natalie Portman & Julianne Moore. The title is a reference to inappropriate, amorous relationship between a much older person and a juvenal. With subject matter heavily borrowed from the Mary Kay Le…
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Leave feedback! Episode 150: This episode is The Best from 2023 (Part 2), where we're featuring highlights from Episodes 123-148. The GRTiQ Podcast takes listeners inside The Graph (GRT) by interviewing members of The Graph's community and ecosystem. Please help support this project and build the community by subscribing and leaving a review. Twitt…
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