Hyperactive Episode 17 - Humankind with Samantha
We walk-and-talk with Sam, founder of Humankind, about building a bootstrapped business onchain, growing an audience and customer-base on Farcaster, and how the quest to find the perfect candle lead her to starting her own company.
Hyperactive Episode 16 - UFO with Nick Hollins
We walk-and-talk with Nick Hollins, founder of UFO, an onchain radio station and internet club. UFO has been experimenting with new media, distribution, and economic models for creators and communities. Nick shares his insights and perspectives from the onchain frontier, how they’re building a networked label, collective broadcast signal, and sustainable revenue on hypersub.xyz
Hyperactive Episode 15 - Silicon Valley Canon with Phil Mohun
We walk-and-talk with Bright Moments co-founder and renaissance man, Phil Mohun. Phil shares his degenerate beginnings dealing with cocaine-fueled Bitcoin miners, group investment victories, and 'enterprise blockchain', to imagining what the future of crypto can be like, working with startups, and eventually landing in Venice Beach, CA for the co-founding of Bright Moments.
Hyperactive 14 - crystalspaceshp with Julie Rose
We walk-and-talk with artist and illustrator, Julie Rose. Julie shares her journey from growing up in a cult to discovering art-making, drawing, and design. We discuss her evolving inspirations—from electrical circuits to nautical knots—and how she’s building a tightknit community of passionate collectors on Hypersub.
Hyperactive Episode 13 - We Are The Art with Chris Cocreated
We walk-and-talk with artist and community builder Chris Cocreated. Chris shares his journey from community theater to creating collaborative onchain art. We discuss We Are the Art, his latest project that explores participatory creation and collective expression, as well as the opportunities and challenges of fostering an authentic, engaged community in web3.
Hyperactive Episode 12 - m/branson
We walk-and-talk with artist m/branson. She shares her journey from fighting fires in Antarctica to rediscovering her love of print making, art, and design. We discuss her path to publishing work onchain, building a community of collectors and supporters with hypersub, and embracing a creative practice that spans multiple mediums.
Hyperactive Episode 11 - Design Everyday with 0xdesigner
We walk-and-talk with anonymous provocateur, 0xdesigner. He shares his journey to becoming a designer, his approach to communicating new ideas, breadth versus depth, building a body of work, inspiring others to action, shaping culture, and the conviction required to continue creating.
Hyperactive Episode 10 - Kaloh's Newsletter and Podcast with Kaloh
We walk-and-talk with writer, podcast host, and renaissance man, Kaloh. Born in Venezuela, his journey began studying computer science, working as a developer by day and mining Bitcoin by night. Originally an escape, Kaloh's writing achieved bestseller status on Substack shortly after leaving the startup world behind. An art collector and community builder at heart, he continues to demystify the onchain frontier through his writing and podcast.
Hyperactive Episode 9 - Hyefa with Aoife O'Dwyer
We walk-and-talk with artist, designer, and illustrator Aoife O'Dwyer. She shares her journey from biochemistry, to web design, to independent art-making. We explore and discuss ideas around storytelling, connection and co-creation through art and onchain experiments.
Hyperactive Episode 8 - Muse Studio with Max Jackson
We walk-and-talk with multidisciplinary artist and Hypersub OG, Max Jackson. He shares his journey from driving a pedicab, to discovering calligraphy, printmaking, and design, to minting his work onchain and building a community of passionate creators and collectors.
Hyperactive Episode 7 - Coop Records Club with Cooper Turley
We walk-and-talk with Coop Records Club founder, Cooper Turley. He shares his journey from studying music business in college, his humble beginnings as an eBay reseller and crypto trader, learning about DeFi and decentralized governance, cofounding FWB, and now bringing music onchain. He also talks about what it’s been like building through the bear market, incentivizing mints with meme coins, boosts and quests, sharing upside with his community, and what’s next.
Hyperactive Episode 6 - Spacemonkeys with Dalek
We walk-and-talk with artist and illustrator, James Marshall, also known as the legendary street artist, Dalek. James shares his journey from growing up in Maryland as a Navy brat, to discovering punk, skateboarding, and graffiti; moving to Japan as a teenager; and his path to a fine art career. We end on how he got into crypto, and how he’s using Hypersub to build community and earn recurring revenue onchain.
Hyperactive Episode 5 - Red with Antimo FM
We walk-and-talk with freelance product designer, Antimo FM. Antimo shares his journey from growing up in Italy with a passion for comic books and illustration, his path to design, crypto, and Farcaster, and how he’s using Hypersub to build community and earn recurring revenue onchain.
Hyperactive Episode 4 - Narisofka's Gang with Sofia Komarenko
We walk-and-talk with artist, illustrator, and designer Sofia Komarenko. Sophia shares her journey from growing up in Siberia and Kaliningrad to becoming a professional artist. She discusses her influences from cartoons and games, her entry into the NFT space, and the challenges of the crypto winter. Sophia highlights the importance of physical representations of digital art and how she’s using Hypersub to earn recurring revenue, and build a community of supporters that help sustain her artistic practice.