In this episode of Funghi and Friends, Funghi, Bernardo, and Deeze are joined by Connor Grasso, an insanely talented psycho-conceptualist artist from Alaska and also the Creative Director of Shillr. 

We dive into Cnnnr’s love of Alaska and psychedelics, his creative journey from first picking up a camera until now, how web3 has changed his life, and so much more.

0:00 Intro
1:45 Early inspirations 
5:15 Would you raise your kids in the same environment you grew up in?
10:05 How have you dealt with trepidation from friends and family members on your creative journey? 
15:00 What place(s) were you most excited to explore and create in?
18:00 What was the NFT space like when you joined?
26:00 How did you get into mixed media creation from photography? 
30:05 How have psychedelics changed your creative process?
39:10 Can you dive into the two more recent pieces you created? 
48:20 How has working in the web3 space altered your life?
57:20 Doing the small things to get your foot in the door
1:03:15 What does your every day look like? (Funghi) 
1:10:05 How have you improved your risk and portfolio management skills? 
1:24:00 If you could say anything to your childhood self, what would it be?

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In this episode of Funghi and Friends, Funghi, Bernardo, and I are joined by legendary adventure photographer Jay Toups aka JubbishJay. 

We dive into Jay’s love of mountaineering and adventure, how he got started with commercial photography, the importance of storytelling, his creative process, the difference between commercial photography and NFT photography, and so much more. 

0:00 Intro
3:38 What led you to mountaineering?
6:40 What was the first trip you took specifically for photography?
9:32 How did you meet your wife?
10:41 Do you find there are limitations in publishing your work given how hard it is to convey the story behind the adventure behind the shots?
14:10 Have you ever reached a final destination with different outcomes than expectations? 
15:20 What environment feels the most like home to you?
20:17 How did you break into commercial photography?
25:35 How did you get into web3?
27:13 How did you pick your first mints?
31:25 Why honesty + storytelling is so important
38:20 What’s the outlook from the commercial companies on NFTs?
41:30 Jay describes the difference between composite photography and his work
45:14 Have you ever found yourself thinking “oh shit, I’m in too much over my head” while on an adventure?
50:10 How do you balance releasing 1/1s, editions, and more while aggressively self-curating?
54:05 Did you have a bunch of contemporaries in the web3 space before joining? 
56:30 Have you created any digital art aside from photography and film-making?
58:41 What was the experience of joining the space during peak bull market vibes?
1:02:01 What is the most important lesson you’ve learned so far?
1:04:15 How do you select the photos you mint?
1:10:45 Is there something you’re trying to capture but the stars haven’t aligned on yet?
1:13:00 If you could say anything at all to your younger self, what would you say?

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In this episode, Deeze and Andy talk with Will Price about the crypto rabbit hole question, how Will got into poker, big brain math and mechanism talk, whether are we living in a simulation, spurious correlations, and so much more.

0:00 Intro
1:05 Twitter thoughts
3:30 Dune Wizards
7:45 Fees vs. UX and comfortability in the crypto space
9:15 Will’s crypto rabbit hole experience
10:25 How did Will get into poker?
11:40 When did you realize you were good at Math + thinking in probabilities
14:55 DFS rabbit hole
21:33 What do you think was the most interesting period of time in crypto?
32:20 Will’s major in college + thinking about control theory
39:21 Will’s ideas on royalties, listing incentives, and more
48:18 Blur
51:28 Curated Marketplaces
56:10 Harberger Taxes?
58:40 What non-essential food do you think has the least price sensitivity?
1:00:09 Are we going to be eating bugs in the future?
1:02:45 The pain of keeping up with Twitter lists
1:07:15 What would it take for you to move on from Twitter?
1:13:18 If you had to do it over again, would you be more or less anonymous?
1:20:47 Will’s favorite Super Smash character
1:23:35 Is crypto a video game?
1:26:55 Are we in charge of our own natural selection??
1:28:35 Are we living in a simulation?
1:30:57 Spurious correlations rabbithole
1:42:40 Are there any leaderboards in crypto that offer high signal?
1:53:25 What would the title of your autobiography be?

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In this episode, Deeze and Andy talk with Misshattan. They cover the craziness of flying in helicopters, getting her start in photography, and how she found NFTs.

0:00 Intro
3:25 How did you get into photography?
11:35 Does the finance background help at all with being a creative?
12:20 The power of optimism
18:20 First NFT mint and the ensuing experience
22:01 Starting the trend of dangling feet out of helicopters
24:40 Abusing Weed and the repercussions
30:50 Andy’s Chipotle rewards
34:10 Favorite Chinese restaurant in NYC?
39:40 Sneaker rabbit hole
52:45 How did you become known for helicopter shots?
58:10 Scariest flying experience?
1:06:05 How did you meet your fiance?
1:12:20 Silver linings of not selling out a collection
1:14:15 Favorite NFT platforms + minting experiences?
1:23:11 Posting the first NFT on Instagram
1:30:10 How did Deeze make it?
1:32:00 Pains of planning a wedding
1:37:03 The pain of working for your seafood meat
1:43:05 NYC Reservation alpha
1:46:05 India Holy Festival experience
1:53:11 Late 90s/Early 2000s WWF Wrestling
2:00:22 What would the title of your autobiography be?

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In this episode, our hosts talk with Skoti, a multi-disciplinary chad with a big brain. They go deep on his love of biochemistry, advice for couples, stimulant use to fight ADD, and much more.

0:00 Intro
1:56 Intro to cryptocurrency
4:03 What has been the most surprising thing you’ve learned about crypto so far?
7:03 What did your early studies and career look like?
8:58 Growing up, what made you interested in biochemistry?
20:38 Being diagnosed with ADD + taking Adderall + stimulant rabbit hole
29:36 Having a low sleep requirement
33:00 Good Advice for couples?
40:38 Growing up with split parents
44:03 What was your game plan when you joined the space?
54:18 What are some of the most legit projects/builders you have your eyes on?
1:00:58 Have you ever had to deal with being de-platformed?
1:12:00 How do you feel about a centralized government stablecoin?
1:16:33 Is there anything in the space you’re looking forward to over the next year+?
1:21:03 Is gaming where we find the next 1,000,000+ users?
1:30:00 Measuring Twitter engagement based on different pfps
1:36:48 What would the title of your autobiography be?

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In this episode, our hosts talk with photographer and founder Dave Krugman. Dave gets into his artwork and his thoughtful process on drops, Allships, and how he originally got into NFTs.

Show Notes

0:00 Intro
1:15 How Dave got started with Photography
4:20 What were your plans before becoming a full-time creator? 
7:40 What are some of your favorite books?
9:45 Thinking about the NFT/art space through the lens of mycelium 
13:44 Squad wins and compares the NFT space to other historical art movements. 
16:10 Dave recommends more books
21:05 Fantasy book recommendations
26:30 Collecting is built into our DNA
28:45 Favorite way to consume and retain info from books
34:25 Identifying some problems from web2 and how we can use web3 to create solutions. 
41:25 What do we mean by metaverse? 
44:35 How Dave got into NFTs
50:20 How Dave came up with the Drive collection
53:35 The three tiers every creator should create, learned from Mattel. 
58:55 Building with minimal viable community
1:01:20 Who were your first collectors in the NFT space? 
1:02:25 Dave’s first collab with Xsullo 
1:04:10 Dave’s other collabs
1:06:35 How many pictures of water do you have? The Drip Drop origin story 
1:12:30 Squiggle minting paused and degens minting more 
1:13:10 Dirty Squiggle talk
1:13:47 How do you see ALLSHIPS and your own personal work tie together?
1:18:33 Why having a track record is vital to success
1:21:40 Please don’t burn your unsold NFTs 
1:23:00 Dave leaks a project called Storm Drain
1:29:45 What would you have done differently since joining the NFT space?
1:35:00 What would the title of your autobiography be? 

In this episode our hosts talk with Elise Swopes about growing up in Chicago, getting started on instagram and several of her NFT projects she is currently working on.

Show Notes

0:00 Intro
1:25 Early Morning Rising
3:20 Mushrooms
7:28 Growing up online
18:35 Video Games
24:00 Growing up in Chicago
26:45 Early vibes with Chance the Rapper and Vic Mensa
29:15 Early creator days
32:12 BeReal app
36:45 Building followers on different platforms
43:00 How did Elise’s Instagram grow?
52:50 How did Elise get into NFTs?
57:15 Going deeper on Sunrise Art Club
1:08:30 Vacation with Will and Jada + Dinner with Kanye
1:17:40 Owning a blind cat
1:19:30 Cannabis
1:38:25 What would the title of your autobiography be?

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In this episode, Deeze and Andy chat with legendary artist and creator Fewocious. He gets into how he started with art, his goals for the future and even turns the tables on the hosts and starts asking them questions about themselves.

Show Notes
0:00 Intro
2:02 How did Fewo get into NFTs?
10:17 What did Fewo learn early on from the OGs?
12:52 How do you stay true to your creative vision in this space?
15:37 Sam Spratt is the man
17:37 Power of no creative constraints in the NFT space.
19:17 How does it feel to be a celebrity?
24:32 Most Surreal experiences?
26:02 Mental Health precautions in the space?
29:32 Are there better names than NFT?
32:02 Mr. Misunderstood at Sotheby’s and traditional collector's reactions
34:52 Artist + Collector relationships
40:22 How did Paint Parties get started?
44:12 Fewo Fashion
49:42 What’s your favorite color?
58:02 What’s the last thing to inspire you?
1:02:07 Would you want to live forever?
1:05:12 Gaming Vibes
1:13:27 Signal vs Noise in looking at public wallets
1:16:02 Biggest surprises in NFT collecting
1:21:47 YeahYeah is the best art dealer in the space
1:28:07 What is the title of your autobiography?

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In this episode, Deeze and Andy talk with urban explorer and artist EM1T. They cover a ton about urban exploration, his craziest stories and his love for animals.

Show Notes
00:00 Intro
05:20 What were you doing before NFTs?
10:40 How did On The Roofs come together?
21:00 Where does your comfort zone end?
24:55 We’re literally on the roof
32:10 Climbing with a dislocated shoulder
37:55 Getting caught by news cameras mid-climb + surrendering to the police
44:45 Have you been arrested outside of New York?
47:35 Best steps to avoid trouble when climbing?
53:32 Do you see more artists coming into urban exploring or people who need an outlet?
55:58 Balancing video games compared to urban exploring strategy
1:03:10 What’s the background of urban exploring before On The Roofs?
1:10:00 Getting caught mid-climb
1:15:00 How do you think about exit plans?
1:32:00 How did the Mexico City climb differ from a usual crane climb?
1:35:20 Since joining NFTs, what has the last year been like?
1:46:00 Using a bear market to reflect
1:49:20 Trying to flip NFTs as an artist
1:51:20 What would the title of your autobiography be?

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In this episode, Deeze and Andy talk with collector, investor and builder, Soby. They talk about how he got into crypto and NFTs, gaming and why he is building ExPopulous and why he was an hour late to the recording.

Show Notes
0:00 Intro
1:00 Why Soby was an hour late to the podcast
3:30 Soby’s background
11:00 How Deeze and Soby met (Architects discord)
16:55 how to stick around and make it (maybe)
21:35 how to get your foot in the door in the space
27:06 What is Ex Populus?
35:50 Why Indie games?
46:15 Why web3 games work
1:01:45 What would the title of your autobiography be?

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