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  1. APR 18

    120: The Story Behind Tezzardz and Everything Around It

    Enjoyed our podcast? Shoot us a text and let us know—because great conversations never end at the last word! This week on TezTalks Radio, we sit down with George Goodwin, better known as OMGiDRAWEDit, one of the most recognizable artists in the Tezos ecosystem.  If you’ve spent time in Tezos art, you’ve likely seen his work — bold colors, strange characters, chaotic scenes that somehow hold together the longer you look. But this conversation goes deeper than style. 🎙️ It starts before Tezzardz, before Tezos — back when George was still trying to figure out what kind of artist he wanted to be, and what was missing from his work. 🔍 In this episode, we explore:  The shift from darker, monochrome work to vibrant, character-driven worlds  What it really means to “find your voice” as an artist  Why NFTs felt different from the start — and why they mattered  How Tezos became more than a platform and started to feel like home  What stayed true through every phase of the Tezos art scene  The real story behind Tezzardz and what it was responding to  How success changed George’s perspective as an artist  Why projects like Bedroom Nostalgia and Disordurance reveal a deeper side of his work  The tension between being an artist and becoming a content creator  What it takes to keep going when attention fades At its core, this is a conversation about something most artists wrestle with quietly:  how to grow without losing the thing that made your work yours in the first place.

    44 min

  2. MAR 29

    119: How TEIA Was Rebuilt After Hic et Nunc

    Enjoyed our podcast? Shoot us a text and let us know—because great conversations never end at the last word! This week on TezTalks Radio, host Brandon Langston sits down with Ryan Tanaka, a longtime builder in the Tezos art ecosystem behind projects like TEIA, teia.cafe, and Tezcon. The conversation starts with a moment many remember, when Hic et Nunc shut down. For some, that was the end. For others, including Ryan, it became the reason to rebuild. 🎙️ This episode explores what it actually takes to keep a creative ecosystem alive when the platform disappears. 🔍 In this episode, we explore:  Why Ryan chose to rebuild after Hic et Nunc instead of moving on  How fragmentation across tools like teia.cafe created real friction for users  Why music and on-chain media remain under-discovered on Tezos  What it’s like to build and ship features inside a DAO  Why simple ideas like wallet-to-wallet messaging are harder than they seem  What’s still missing for artists in the space today  How builders stay motivated through quieter market cycles  Whether decentralized platforms can avoid the same patterns as Web2  Why the Tezos art community has endured while others faded

    38 min

  3. MAR 23

    118: Inside the Role of Chief Baker at Tezos Foundation, Chris Pinnock

    Enjoyed our podcast? Shoot us a text and let us know—because great conversations never end at the last word! This week on TezTalks Radio, host Brandon Langston is joined by Chris Pinnock, Chief Baker at the Tezos Foundation.  Baking is often described simply, but in practice it sits at the center of everything: consensus, signing, security, coordination, and infrastructure.  🔍 In this episode, we explore: What a Chief Baker actually does beyond the titleWhere pressure shows up first in the baking layerThe kinds of risks and failure modes that matter mostWhat separates a smooth week from a difficult oneHow BLS signature aggregation works in practiceWhat changed when BLS moved from theory to live infrastructureHow the Tezos Foundation structures and operates multiple bakeriesThe trade-offs between simplicity and resilienceReal moments where the system was under pressure and what was learnedHow incident response works when speed and caution both matterThe biggest shifts in baking over the past few yearsWhat challenges lie ahead as Tezos continues to scale

    30 min

  4. MAR 18

    117: The 5.5 Million Tez Decision Explained

    Enjoyed our podcast? Shoot us a text and let us know—because great conversations never end at the last word! This week on TezTalks Radio, we’re joined by Mat Cybula, CEO of TenX Protocols, following the announcement of a strategic staking partnership with the Tezos Foundation. In January, TenX acquired approximately 5.5 million tez. But beyond the headline, this conversation focuses on something more important: how that decision was made, and what it actually means in practice. 🎙️ This episode looks at Tezos from the perspective of an operator responsible for uptime, security, and long-term trust. 🔍 In this episode, we explore: How the internal decision to acquire tez came togetherThe biggest concerns raised before committing capitalWhat made Tezos a “yes” for TenXWhat a “strategic staking partnership” actually involvesWhat TenX is running today and how to verify itWhat delegators should expect in terms of fees, payouts, and reportingHow validator performance and transparency will be communicatedWhat due diligence from the Tezos Foundation looks like behind the scenesHow TenX approaches security, key management, and failure scenariosThe balance between yield optimization and operational safetyHow TenX thinks about decentralization and stake concentrationWhy Tezos governance and upgrade reliability stood outHow TenX plans to approach on-chain votingWhether TenX plans to contribute beyond validationThroughout the conversation, Mat keeps coming back to a simple idea: running infrastructure is about responsibility, not just returns. If you’re delegating, building, or just trying to understand what serious operators look for before committing to Tezos, this episode gives a clear view into how those decisions are made.

    21 min

  5. FEB 19

    116: Latency, Instant Confirmation, and the Next Phase of Tezos

    Enjoyed our podcast? Shoot us a text and let us know—because great conversations never end at the last word! This week on TezTalks Radio, host Brandon Langston speaks with Yann Régis-Gianas, Head of Engineering at Nomadic Labs, about what Tezos X is — and more importantly, what it changes for the people actually using Tezos. Rather than focusing on abstract architecture, this conversation centers on experience. What does latency really mean? What is instant confirmation in practical terms? And when these pieces come together, how different does Tezos feel? 🔍 In this episode, we explore: What Tezos X is and how Yann explains it in simple termsHow this direction differs from previous upgradesWhere development stands today and what milestones come nextThe challenges and unknowns the engineering team is navigatingWho benefits most from Tezos X — users, developers, or bothWhat latency means in everyday usageHow instant confirmation changes the feel of payments, games, and appsThe difference between perceived speed and actual finalityWhat kinds of applications become more realistic as confirmation times dropHow latency improvements connect back into the broader Tezos X visionWhat Yann is personally curious to see once these pieces are fully in place

    30 min

  6. FEB 1

    115: How Tezos Starts to Feel Like One Product

    Enjoyed our podcast? Shoot us a text and let us know—because great conversations never end at the last word! This week on TezTalks Radio, host Brandon Langston is joined by Thomas Letan for a grounded conversation about what it actually means for Tezos to feel like one product. Rather than starting with promises or roadmaps, this episode begins with a real moment: a failed FA token deposit just hours after an Etherlink upgrade went live. From there, Thomas walks through how reliability is tested when things break, what it takes to fix issues transparently, and how trust is rebuilt at the user level. The conversation then shifts to speed, not benchmarks, but the kind of immediacy users feel when apps respond instantly. With Instant Confirmations, Tezos moves closer to real-time experiences, opening the door for new kinds of applications that simply could not exist before. 🔍 In this episode, we explore: What a real failure looks like from a user’s point of viewHow Etherlink 6.1 fixed a regression without leaving users stuckWhy “funds are safe” has to mean something operational, not rhetoricalWhat reliability really means when mainnet behaves differently than testsHow Instant Confirmations change what apps can do in real timeWhy under-50ms feedback matters for trading, gaming, and live UXWhat “commitment” means when a sequencer says a transaction is inHow first-come-first-served ordering creates predictable user experienceWhat developers gain without having to rewrite their appsHow Tezos X aims to remove mental overhead for users who just want things to workWhat end users should actually notice as Tezos starts to feel whole

    44 min

  7. 12/28/2025

    114: Working With People in Tezos | A Conversation With Islam

    Enjoyed our podcast? Shoot us a text and let us know—because great conversations never end at the last word! This week on TezTalks Radio, host Brandon Langston is joined by Islam, Community Manager at Trilitech, for a thoughtful conversation about responsibility, judgment, and the emotional reality of working closely with people. Before entering the Tezos ecosystem, Islam seriously considered a career in medicine. That interest in care, responsibility, and human impact never disappeared. It simply found a different place to live. In this episode, we explore how those values translate into community work, where decisions matter, clarity is essential, and there is rarely a script to follow.  Our guest is Islam, a community manager at Trilitech whose work sits at the intersection of people, communication, and responsibility across the Tezos ecosystem.  In this episode, we explore: What drew Islam toward medicine and what stayed with him after choosing a different pathHow responsibility shows up in community roles without formal authorityThe parallels between medical clarity and careful communicationHow judgment is formed when rules alone are not enoughWhat community experiments reveal, even when they fall shortThe emotional weight of working closely with people at scaleLessons drawn from long-term loyalty and expectationWhat good engagement actually looks like from the community sideOne misconception about community-facing roles that causes the most frictionWhat Islam hopes his work contributes to over time, beyond metrics

    28 min

  8. 12/23/2025

    113: What a Year Changed at Bosque Gracias

    Enjoyed our podcast? Shoot us a text and let us know—because great conversations never end at the last word! This week on TezTalks Radio, host Brandon Langston reconnects with Bosque Gracias, the artist collective and residency built by hand in the forests of Patagonia by Rosio and Mariano. After years offline and a chance reconnection during lockdown, Bosque found a new creative chapter through Tezos. Now, one year later, we return to see how that chapter has unfolded. 🎙️ Our guest is Mariano, co-founder of Bosque Gracias, returning to reflect on how the residency has grown over the past year and how hosting artists continues to shape both the space and his own practice.  In this episode, we explore: What it feels like, in hindsight, to reconnect to the internet after five years offline - How daily rhythm changes when residencies fill an entire calendar - Moments when forest, river, and weather quietly reroute creative work - Unexpected collaborations sparked by Bosque’s pairing wheel - Times when things broke down and improvisation led to meaningful outcomes - How hosting others has revived parts of Mariano’s own artistic practice - The story of the engraver living on a mountain island and what visiting her studio reveals - The tension between growing the residency and protecting its soul - What Mariano hopes artists feel on their first morning at Bosque as spring begins

    43 min
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