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Enjoyed our podcast? Shoot us a text and let us know—because great conversations never end at the last word! What happens when an art collector decides to build something for the artists she believes in? This week on TezTalks Live, Brandon welcomes Ida Belle, a Montreal-based collector, generative art enthusiast, and the creator of TezCity, a new social platform for Tezos artists and collectors. Ida's story begins long before TezCity, with a family tradition of collecting, a fascination with generative art, and years spent discovering and supporting artists across the Tezos ecosystem. Now she's bringing those experiences together through TezCity, where artists can connect with supporters, share exclusive content, and receive direct support through memberships and tez tips. We explore the inspiration behind TezCity, what it took to bring the platform to life, how artists are responding, and what Ida hopes this new space could become. It's a conversation about collecting, creativity, community, and what happens when someone decides to build something they wish existed.

Enjoyed our podcast? Shoot us a text and let us know—because great conversations never end at the last word! We talk with Kitsune from Keystone Lab about Panora, a mobile app that captures real world conversations and turns them into transcripts you can search and chat with later. We dig into the product decisions behind mobile first capture, privacy focused processing, and how AI helped ship an MVP fast while distribution stays the hardest challenge.  • why unscheduled conversations carry the most valuable work context  • who Panora is for, from working professionals to lawyers, HR, and social workers  • the mobile first workflow, live transcript, and post recording processing  • on device transcription vs backend processing, with encryption and user control  • artifacts like topics, events, and decisions, plus chat based recall  • optional voice tagging to group recordings by person  • long term memory via indexing, recency, and lightweight semantic search  • how AI accelerates development, with multi model reviews and harnesses  • lessons learned, especially scope creep and shipping tradeoffs

Enjoyed our podcast? Shoot us a text and let us know—because great conversations never end at the last word! This week on TezTalks Live, we welcome back musician and TEIA core team member Ryan G. Tanaka for a conversation about what years of creating, experimenting, and maintaining community-built infrastructure on Tezos have taught him. From putting everyday objects inside a grand piano at TezCon to building tools because of problems he encountered himself, Ryan shares the stories behind TEIA, teia.cafe, and the decisions that come with keeping open-source projects useful without losing what made them worth building in the first place. The conversation gets into the less visible side of community infrastructure too: changing your mind when new information emerges, cleaning up systems maintained by many people over many years, deciding when funding helps or hurts, and figuring out what should be preserved as a project grows. It is a look at Tezos from someone who has spent years not only using the ecosystem, but helping maintain the spaces where its culture lives.

Enjoyed our podcast? Shoot us a text and let us know—because great conversations never end at the last word! The fastest way to lose money in DeFi is to outsource understanding. We sit down with Anton, founder of Monarch, to unpack a deceptively simple question: when you deposit into a “yield” product, do you actually know what you’re exposed to, and who can change it after you click deposit? We get concrete about Morpho lending markets, why vaults and curators can introduce hidden risk for suppliers, and how Monarch is built to offer permissionless direct access instead. Anton walks through Monarch’s Etherlink integration (Tezos EVM), what the live markets look like today, and how users can supply, track flows, and manage positions with better visibility than a single APY number on a button. From there, we dig into the tools that matter when conditions turn chaotic: smart rebalance across markets with the same loan asset, auto vaults that let you set your own exposure caps, and the bigger idea of agents that help you monitor and de-risk instead of “manage your whole wallet.” We also get into the details most interfaces hide, especially oracle assumptions, hard-coded paths, backup oracle designs, and why RWA and private credit assets can be harder to evaluate when part of the story lives off-chain. Anton shares a monitoring tool he likes for RWAs and stablecoins and how that kind of data could plug into safer DeFi UX. If you care about DeFi risk management, Morpho, on-chain lending, yield optimization, and the real tradeoffs behind vaults, this is a practical listen. Subscribe, share this with a friend who farms yield, and leave a review with the one risk metric you wish every app showed.

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 welcomes back Ben Elvidge to discuss the next evolution beyond Uranium.io: **Metals.io>. Last time, the conversation focused on uranium and the challenge of making a difficult physical commodity accessible through modern financial infrastructure. This time, the lens gets much wider. Metals.io expands that vision into a broader universe of materials including gold, uranium, strategic metals, and upcoming additions like cobalt, silver, palladium, and nickel.  At the heart of the discussion is a simple question: Why are some of the world's most important materials still so difficult for ordinary investors to access directly?

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 Arthur Breitman, co-founder of Tezos, for a deep conversation about TzEL, an experimental project exploring private, post-quantum payments on Tezos testnet.  At the center of the discussion is a deceptively simple question: If blockchain data can remain public forever, what does privacy actually mean over time? Rather than treating privacy as a momentary concern, this episode looks at the long-term reality of encrypted transaction data that may still exist decades from now — and what happens if future cryptographic assumptions change. 🎙️ The conversation moves through private payments, post-quantum cryptography, rollups, the DAL, and the engineering realities of turning research ideas into working systems. 🔍 In this episode, we explore:  Why blockchain privacy has a “time problem”  What kinds of transaction data remain exposed long term  Why Arthur became interested in private post-quantum payments specifically  What TzEL is actually testing — and what it is not claiming yet  How Tezos’ long-term adaptability connects back to post-quantum design  The difference between a research prototype and production infrastructure  What had to be built to make TzEL function end to end  Why proof size becomes a major constraint for private systems  How the Tezos DAL changes what becomes practical  Why heavier cryptographic systems may naturally live in rollups  How viewing keys, detector keys, and selective disclosure work in practice  What this experiment reveals about the future design space for Tezos This is one of the clearest conversations yet on how Tezos infrastructure, rollups, governance, and long-term adaptability connect together underneath the surface.

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 Yann Régis-Gianas to unpack Ushuaia, a new Tezos protocol proposal that sits directly in the path toward Tezos X.  From the outside, Tezos X promises something simple: a more unified Tezos experience where EVM and Michelson applications can interact more directly without the awkward fragmentation users are used to across chains, rollups, wallets, and app environments. Ushuaia is part of the infrastructure underneath that promise. This episode focuses on what Ushuaia actually unlocks, what becomes harder without it, and how the clean roadmap for Tezos X meets the reality of engineering constraints.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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