Grateful Show

Nifty Island co-founder Charles explains Prize World, a new model built around games and real prizes, including $50,000 in Pokémon cards.  We cover Season 2, Amazon integrations, user-generated islands, and the plan to reach players beyond Web3.  Final Bosu’s Kevin also introduces MEMO, a platform for growing characters, community-created lore, and a living anime universe.

Rahim Mahtab shares the vision for Arts DAO’s next chapter: a private Web3 members club, a physical clubhouse in Dubai, and stronger real-world connections between builders and collectors.  We also break down Nifty Island Season 2, its Amazon collaboration and creator tools, before talking ApeFest Charleston, travel plans, hotels, and community events.

ApeChurch joins the show after receiving 4 million $APE, explaining how the funding could increase liquidity, attract larger players, and grow activity on ApeChain.  We talk bots, staking, casino strategies, social poker, upcoming games, and plans to onboard new users.  Plus, more ApeFest Charleston discussion and community plans for October.

Cur8or explains Myths & Monsters, how NFT raids work, and what changes with Season 2, including cloning, multiplayer mechanics, ApeCoin rewards, and possible Otherside integrations.  The crew also follows the clues pointing toward ApeFest in Charleston, discusses new support for ApeChain builders, and tries to decode Yuga’s latest hints.

NFT Drew breaks down the scams putting Web3 users at risk, from fake meeting links and social engineering to address poisoning, wallet hygiene, and Discord security.  Art also introduces Swamp Records, an ApeChain platform for creating AI-powered music and videos with your NFT. Plus, OpenUSD, ApeCoin market talk, and the latest BAYC and Otherside speculation.

Ape Fest clues, Asia stories, ApeChain builders, and a lot of heat. Grateful Show #474 starts with Europe melting in a heat wave, but quickly turns into a big BAYC community conversation. HoneyB. shares what it was like meeting apes in Hong Kong and seeing Figgy present what Yuga is building behind the scenes. The crew talks about Ape Fest rumors, Miami vs. Charleston, the red clues, and why IRL s...

Grateful Show #473 is full of Ape Fest speculation, red background theories, Miami vs. Charleston guesses, and the usual chaos from the Ape community. We talk about the latest clues from the BAYC account, what “Collectors collect. Builders build.” could mean, and whether this is about Ape Fest, a clubhouse, a drop, or something completely different. We also get into what’s happening around ApeChai...

We kicked things off with ApeFest theories around the mysterious 10/17 clue. Japan? Miami? Something nobody expects? Nobody knows, but the speculation was flying. Then the conversation moved into the bigger picture: ApeChain builders, gaming, coordination, and what it actually takes to survive in Web3 right now. Jay B broke down the idea behind Bored Builders Club and why founders need to support...

Art was the main character in this episode. From the first minutes, you could feel that something is moving again in Web3 — mints happening live, collectors showing up, artists building, and the ApeChain timeline starting to feel alive. Efdot joined us to talk about GLifs, his visual language built from symbols, travel, ancient communication, street culture, and years of creative exploration. We t...

Artists are still the heart of Web3, and this conversation shows why. I talked with Harto, StudioPaiman, and Marjan Moghaddam about digital flowers, Ordinals, ApeChain, the metaverse, and why art on the blockchain is still one of the most interesting parts of this space. Harto and Payman shared the story behind La Floristeria and House of Flowers, a project built around gifting, collaboration, and...

This one is about Frenchies, NFTs, and why Web3 is still fun when real builders are creating. I talked with Don Diablo about First Class Frenchies, his new ApeChain project built around French bulldog art, guaranteed mint passes, 3D avatars for Otherside, and some interesting mint mechanics with Unvault. We also got into the bigger picture: why NFTs still matter, why community is the real engine,...

Mikey joined the show to talk about The Mines , his Koda-based RPG that started as a learning project and slowly became a full game people can download and play. What I love about this story is that he did not come in as some big game studio. He learned Unreal Engine, used ODK assets, tested things, broke things, fixed things, and kept building. We talked about the story behind The Mines, collecti...

Otherside is starting to feel more alive through the people building inside it. Marcel joins the show to talk about Primal Instinct, a new survival game being built for Otherside. The conversation is about more than one game. It shows where community-built experiences are heading, and why builders are such an important part of the Ape ecosystem. We talk about how Primal Instinct works, including t...

This conversation is about the next wave of creation in Web3, from building worlds in Otherside to creating art with a stronger personal story behind it. Rida joins to explain the new tool he is building for Otherside creators. The goal is simple: help people create MML worlds using official Otherside-style assets, biomes, and AI prompting, without needing to be a professional 3D builder. We also...

GM apes. Episode 461 is all about AI and content creation — how to actually use these tools to scale your output without losing the human touch. JayB pulled up to break down what he's been cooking with OpenClaw the past three months — agentic systems for clipping, repurposing five years of content, generating data from Twitter for like 10 cents a day, and setting up MCPs to auto-publish acros...

In this episode of The Grateful Show , we talk about why IRL is the alpha for the BAYC community.  From Prague to Houston and beyond, apes are meeting up around the world, building real friendships, sharing stories, and proving that the club is much more than profile pictures.  We also touch on Otherside, community vibes, local meetups, and why these real-life connections keep the culture alive. ...

In this episode, we celebrate 4 years since the legendary Otherside mint, one of the craziest and most unforgettable nights in NFT history.  We look back at the gas wars, the chaos, Kodas, Otherdeeds, first trips, and all the moments that shaped the journey. We also talk about how far Otherside has come, the Daniel Arsham activation, the Starfield Gallery, and why the Ape community is still here -...

World-renowned headshot photographer Peter Hurley joins the show to talk Shabangrs. His photographer-led NFT collection that just got 3D avatars in Otherside thanks to Inceptive Studios. We talk about how Web3 opens up new lanes for photographers, galleries, and digital-physical experiences, and what's next. We also break down the Daniel Arsham avatar drop happening Thursday (only 300, minted...

Five years since the BAYC mint went live on April 23, 2021. To celebrate, we open the stage and let the OGs tell their stories — how they found apes, what they were doing the day of the mint, and why they never sold. Joining me for this one: Roc Sol, Sixtheplug.eth, Honey B, BaronVonHustle, Vicki, Makaveli, Hizzy, NGB Spend, NANA, James Hall and many more! We had 34 people on stage and a packed ro...

Grateful is joined by Gene, Essential, Baron, and Nana and other legends for a full recap of the private BAYC × Snoop Dogg 4/20 event in LA — Dr. Bombay's ice cream storefront opening in Venice, the smoking lounge, the food trucks, and the family-reunion energy when all the apes pulled up together. The crew unpacks why IRL is still 100% alpha, Figgy's "surprise and delight" era...

We get into the Snoop Dogg compound event this weekend, the Daniel Arsham x Otherside voyager drop (only 300 for $200) , and why the Bombay IP run from frozen pints at Walmart to Skechers is just the start. Ape Fest 2026 speculation gets loud after Garga posts from Japan. Tokyo? Nobody knows👀.  Johnny shares the Mutant Mondays TikTok and how to get featured. Chespie drops some insane numbers from...

Coming off a wild 10-hour Mimu mint space. Hype pulls up to share the numbers, the team moves with Marathon and Rocking, and what's next.  NFT Drew drops security alpha. Simple Farmer announces First Contact Protocol, an app that beams your NFTs into deep space.  Uncle Mac's Minecart game is live.  Big energy! Great Vibes!  Guests:  @RFDZI @TheeHustleHouse @RidazLp2 @HodlrCollective @cha...

We talked about ApeChain infrastructure with Houzi from GuLabs, who breaks down their X-based token launcher that lets anyone deploy tokens on ApeChain just by tagging a bot (no gas fees, no wallet setup). The crew debates token use cases, community flywheels, and whether the shitcoin meta can actually bring new wallets to the chain.  Hype drops the full breakdown on the MiMu free mint (5555 suppl...

We kick things off with Baron dropping hints about IRL Clubhouse in Wynwood. Ape meetups are popping off everywhere from LA Korean BBQ to San Diego Padres games to Dubai.  MASNAH checks in live from the NFT Wall in Brooklyn , still cleaning graffiti and finding corners for new PFPs after all these years. He talks about his journey from painting CryptoPunks on the streets of Miami to landing a mura...

Tommy from Gonna Make It (GMI) breaks down how LP Bonds are merging NFTs and DeFi to fix broken tokenomics.  The concept is simple but powerful: lock liquidity long term, give holders a high yield, and keep the position tradable as an NFT so nobody feels trapped.  We dig into how it works on ApeChain, why chart has to go up, and how projects with fungible tokens can plug in.  Plus the crew recaps...