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We sit down with Internet-native builder and creative coder Mike Bodge to break down his newest experiment: AUX, a gamified curation tool for attention, links, and taste.
Described as StumbleUpon meets group chat meets token-powered leaderboard, AUX lets you post URLs that battle for the Internet’s front page. It’s an onchain attention economy that’s equal parts meme-fuel and media archive—designed with taste, not virality, in mind.
Before Mike joins, Jess, Josh, and Peace explore the week’s most interesting moments: Noice, the evolution of creator tokens, and why L1 assets might be in trouble. Plus: MoviePass is back (?!) and trying to make you a fantasy film mogul.
Stick around to the end for a heartfelt goodbye—a big new chapter awaits us all.
This episode unpacks:
Chapters:
0:00 — Intro: Discussing end of Q2 and Bitcoin's quiet ATH
5:06 — Noice taking over Farcaster world and L1 discussions
15:31 — Introducing Mike Bodge and AUX: Internet attention machines
29:32 — AUX: Curating the ultimate feed for the internet
38:14 — Tokenomics and business model behind AUX platform
46:48 — Exploring AUX's content and user engagement strategies
54:10 — Discussing changing landscape of startup fundraising strategies
58:05 — Brand coins: Capturing social and cultural value
1:00:03 — MoviePass raises $100M for fantasy movie mogul game
1:07:49 — Announcement: farewell (for the moment), teasing future plans
Internet Explorers is a weekly rundown show where extremely online individuals broadly explore (romanticize, even) new consumer Internet experiences.
Seed Club Twitter: https://x.com/seedclubhq
Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/internet-explorers/id1756599282
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6iJk3xZoij7pVhlNbTP9qS?si=4cda0ac044dc4c6a
Pods.media: https://pods.media/internet-explorers
We sit down with Internet-native builder and creative coder Mike Bodge to break down his newest experiment: AUX, a gamified curation tool for attention, links, and taste.
Described as StumbleUpon meets group chat meets token-powered leaderboard, AUX lets you post URLs that battle for the Internet’s front page. It’s an onchain attention economy that’s equal parts meme-fuel and media archive—designed with taste, not virality, in mind.
Before Mike joins, Jess, Josh, and Peace explore the week’s most interesting moments: Noice, the evolution of creator tokens, and why L1 assets might be in trouble. Plus: MoviePass is back (?!) and trying to make you a fantasy film mogul.
Stick around to the end for a heartfelt goodbye—a big new chapter awaits us all.
This episode unpacks:
Chapters:
0:00 — Intro: Discussing end of Q2 and Bitcoin's quiet ATH
5:06 — Noice taking over Farcaster world and L1 discussions
15:31 — Introducing Mike Bodge and AUX: Internet attention machines
29:32 — AUX: Curating the ultimate feed for the internet
38:14 — Tokenomics and business model behind AUX platform
46:48 — Exploring AUX's content and user engagement strategies
54:10 — Discussing changing landscape of startup fundraising strategies
58:05 — Brand coins: Capturing social and cultural value
1:00:03 — MoviePass raises $100M for fantasy movie mogul game
1:07:49 — Announcement: farewell (for the moment), teasing future plans
Internet Explorers is a weekly rundown show where extremely online individuals broadly explore (romanticize, even) new consumer Internet experiences.
Seed Club Twitter: https://x.com/seedclubhq
Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/internet-explorers/id1756599282
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6iJk3xZoij7pVhlNbTP9qS?si=4cda0ac044dc4c6a
Pods.media: https://pods.media/internet-explorers