Boys Club

Boys Club

This is a podcast for the deeply online, where we chat about all things tech, crypto, and pop culture news. Brought to you by Boys Club, a NY-based media and creative studio, and hosted by Deana Burke and Natasha Hoskins. Have questions? So do we.

  1. FEB 18

    Ep: 224 - Brian Armstrong vs. Bryan Johnson, RFK + Kid Rock, MrBeast's Business Breakdown, Big Fundraising from Thrive and Dragonfly, Special Guest Jose Mejia on "taste discourse", Girl Scout Cookies Business Breakdown, OpenClaw

    00:00 Cold Open & ETHDenver for Republicans 00:29 Mar-a-Lago Check: World Liberty Financial Summit Explained 02:16 Who's Showing Up: Brian Armstrong, FIFA, Kevin O'Leary & the Weird Guest List 03:58 What Even Is ETHDenver?  04:55 Brian Armstrong vs Bryan Johnson 06:55 RFK + Kid Rock 'Wellness' Video: Cold Plunge Fever Dream 11:28 Sponsor Break: Octant's Vaults, Grants, and Migration Day! 12:54 MrBeast Business Breakdown: Media Revenue vs Products vs Marketplace 19:02 MrBeast Expansion Mode: Step Banking App, Beast Mobile, and Trust Issues 19:51 Big Fundraises: Thrive's $10B and Dragonfly's $650M (Stablecoin Thesis) 23:03 AI Agents That Pay Their Own Compute: Wallets, Revenue, and Runaway Automation 25:24 Sponsor Break: Anchorage Digital and TGE and Banking Infrastructure 26:37 Jose Joins + Bagel Order Discourse (Scooping Is a Red Flag) 28:42 Logan Paul's $16.5M Pokémon Card Sale & Tokenization Controversy 34:42 Taste Discourse Begins: Paul Graham, 'Clothing Doesn't Matter,' and What Taste Really Is 38:33 Why Great Art Needs a Great Audience (and Better Taste) 40:47 Can Tech Companies Have Taste? Merch, Events & Unreasonable Hospitality 42:01 When "Taste" Becomes a Rigid Aesthetic: Gatekeeping & the Soho-ification Problem 45:32 Taste vs Capitalism: Markets, Monetization, and Letting Culture Marinate 47:58 Addison Rae as the Case Study: Contrivance, Effort, and Building New Pop Culture 50:31 The End of Jobs? Post-AI Work, Experience Creators, and an Abundance Future 55:52 Sponsor Break: Anchorage Digital meets QVC 57:01 Girl Scout Cookie Legend Pim: Viral Funnel, Scarcity, and Storytelling 01:01:29 Inside the Girl Scout Cookie Business: Revenue Split, Volume, and Product Hits 01:09:38 OpenClaw Gets Acquired: Timeline FUD, Open Source Promises, and Anthropic's Miss 01:15:24 Running OpenClaw in Slack: Privacy Fears, Setup, and What It's Actually Good For 01:21:43 Wrap-Up: Hallucinations, Lessons Learned, and Closing Thanks

    1h 22m

  2. FEB 12

    Ep: 223 - The Messy Olympics, Gigi Claudid our AI agent, Tatum Hunter on Internet Culture, Mashal Waqar and Artem Brazhnikov from Octant on sustainable funding models, Nick Devor of Barrons on Kalshi, Polymarket and the Super Bowl

    00:00 Introduction to Boys Club Live 00:44 The viral Vogue clip 03:46 Market Talk 07:13 Shoutout to Octant  11:29 AI Etiquette and Social Contracts 15:19 Gigi Claudid: Training our AI agent 20:49 Norwegian Athlete's Emotional Confession 23:34 Unpacking Relationship Drama 24:44 Messy Olympics: Scandals in Sports 25:32 Partner Shoutout: Anchorage Digital 27:27 Podcast Recommendation: The Rest is History 29:40 Interview with Tatum Hunter: Internet Culture Insights 30:06 Deepfakes and AI Ethics 38:43 Personal Surveillance and Trust Issues 48:52 TikTok's Mental Health Rabbit Hole 52:16 Shill Minute: Best Cookie in Crown Heights 53:08 Introduction to Octant: Innovating Funding Models 54:52 Funding Ethereum: Grants and Sustainability 56:50 Octant V2: Revolutionizing Community Funding 58:43 Sustainable Growth and the Future of Ethereum 01:05:56 The Intersection of Venture Capital and Sustainable Funding 01:11:25 Guest Nick Devor of Barrons on Prediction Markets 01:12:50 Gambling and Insider Trading in Prediction Markets 01:23:01 CFTC Challenges and the Future of Regulation 01:26:11 Free Groceries: A Marketing Strategy 01:29:50 Conclusion and Final Thoughts

    1h 31m

  3. 12/19/2025

    Ep: 222 - Year end special, AI design with Jamey Gannon (@Techbimbo), Disrupting the payment stack with John Egan (Polygon), retail investing in 2026 with Andrew McCormick (eToro US), and Quasimatt on Cultural Moods

    Thank you to 0x and Polygon for supporting this stream.    00:00 Introduction to Boys Club Live 01:32 Guest Lineup and Show Overview 02:33 Big News with Polygon 06:53 Year in Review  17:58 AI Design and Branding with Jamey Gannon 36:09 The Payment Stack with John Egan 43:04 Challenges of Cross-Border Transactions 43:58 The Role of Stablecoins and Blockchain 45:38 Competing with Established Brands 47:58 Polygon's Unique Position and Vision 53:21 The Future of Global Payments and AI 57:52 Retail Trading with Andrew McCormick 01:14:40 Throuples in WSJ 01:25:31 Introducing @Quasimatt 01:26:32 True Religion Jeans Comeback 01:29:22 Cultural Moods of 2025 01:40:22 Pete Davidson's Tattoo Removal 01:45:32 Six Seven Meme and Cultural Trends 01:51:46 Personal Cultural Moods for 2026 01:57:19 Closing Thoughts and Wrap-Up

    1h 59m

  4. 12/13/2025

    Ep: 221 - LIVE from Solana Breakpoint, Day 3. Feat. Amanda Young (BitRobot), Abhay Kumar (Helium), Emmett Hollyer (Solana Mobile), Amy Boudreau (0x), Mashal Waqar (Octant), Austin Hurwitz (Neuko)

    Thank you to 0x and Polygon for supporting this stream.

    1h 14m

  5. 12/12/2025

    Ep: 220 - LIVE from Solana Breakpoint, Day 2. Feat. Raj Gokal (Solana), Cathy Yoon (Harmonic), Brandon Millman (Phantom), Ian C Rogers (Ledger)

    Thank you to 0x and Polygon for supporting this stream.

    1h 5m

  6. 12/11/2025

    Ep: 219 - LIVE from Solana Breakpoint, Day 1. Feat. Austin Federa (DoubleZero), Caitlin Cook (Moonwalk Fitness), Trevor McFedries, Robinson Burkey (Wormhole), Maya Caddle (Solana Foundation), Ran Goldi (Fireblocks)

    Thank you to 0x and Polygon for supporting this stream.

    1h 13m

  7. 12/08/2025

    Ep: 218 - Live from Devconnect Argentina, Sandeep Nailwal, founder of Polygon Foundation, William Duran (Minteo), Patrick Kearney (Relay Protocol), Grigore Rosu (Pi Squared)

    Live from Money Rails by Polygon at Devconnect 2025.    00:00 Introduction to Boys Club Live at Devconnect 00:41 Setting the Scene: Dev Connect and Money Rails 02:48 Draft Tweets: A Fun Warm-Up 05:50 Shoutouts and Event Highlights 10:23 Exploring Argentina 15:44 Trending Topics at Devconnect 25:17 Interview with Sandeep Nailwal of Polygon 38:03 Polygon's Network Effects and Scalability 39:11 Real-World Utility and Daily Active Users 40:32 Big Announcements: Revolut and MasterCard 42:06 Shill Minute: Meditation and Spirituality 46:05 Interview with William Duran from Minteo 46:40 The Importance of Local Stablecoins 52:59 Regulatory Environment in Latin America 01:08:34 Interview with Patrick Kearney from Relay 01:17:30 Reflecting on the Journey 01:17:50 Challenges and Security in Bridging 01:18:36 Popular Swaps and Trends 01:19:37 The Shill Minute: DJs 01:23:13 Phishing Scams and Security Tips 01:26:55 Upcoming Event and Networking 01:29:45 Interview with Grigore Rosu from Pi Squared 01:48:37 Conclusion and Farewell

    1h 49m

  8. 12/04/2025

    Ep: 219 - Special ep! The Boys Club DAO donates $200K to the Lower Eastside Girls Club, feat. guests Jenny Dembrow (Executive Director) and Aicha Cherif (Alum)

    Thank you to Polygon for supporting this podcast.

    29 min
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This is a podcast for the deeply online, where we chat about all things tech, crypto, and pop culture news. Brought to you by Boys Club, a NY-based media and creative studio, and hosted by Deana Burke and Natasha Hoskins. Have questions? So do we.

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  • Creator
    Boys Club
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2026
  • Episodes
    234
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2023
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    Boys Club