TezTalks Radio - Tezos Ecosystem Podcast

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 infra...

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...

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 in...

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 tog...

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 oth...

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...

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 someth...

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 cente...

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 h...

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...

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 T...

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 Libertez, a longtime Tezos baker and contributor whose perspective on money and trust was shaped not by theory, but by lived experience. Having grown up in Venezuela during a period of economic collapse, Libertez brings a ground...

Enjoyed our podcast? Shoot us a text and let us know—because great conversations never end at the last word! In this episode, host Blangs reconnects with Hashbrown, the multi-talented artist, musician, and founder of TezTones and the TezTones Artletics Premier League (TAPL)  for a deep dive into the evolving rhythm of collaborative on-chain creation. Broadcasting from his solar-powered mountain st...

Enjoyed our podcast? Shoot us a text and let us know—because great conversations never end at the last word! We trace Paper Buddha’s path from collage and Buddhist iconography to securing Tezos as a baker, exploring how remix culture, meditation, and code fuse into a global counterculture practice. Along the way, we unpack permanence on-chain, sustainable patronage, and multi-chain strategy that r...

Enjoyed our podcast? Shoot us a text and let us know—because great conversations never end at the last word! We trace Tezos from a grassroots “revolution” in 2017 to a concrete plan for DeFi growth that links governance, stablecoins, and the art economy. Kevin Mehrabi shares how USDTZ prepared for U.S. clarity under the Genius Act and why Etherlink should bridge value, not hype. • 2017 fundraiser,...

Enjoyed our podcast? Shoot us a text and let us know—because great conversations never end at the last word! James Lee, co-creator of Zero Unbound Art, shares his journey of blending art, music, advocacy, and technology on Tezos blockchain. Through his surreal hand-drawn animations and passion for fully on-chain formats, he's creating artwork that will outlive us all while championing accessi...

Enjoyed our podcast? Shoot us a text and let us know—because great conversations never end at the last word! Erica, known online as Normality Is Toxic, shares their journey as a photographer and mixed media artist creating powerful work that examines feminism, mental health struggles, and personal identity through both analog and digital techniques. • Creating the powerful self-portrait "Show...

Enjoyed our podcast? Shoot us a text and let us know—because great conversations never end at the last word! On this episode of TezTalks Radio, Brandon catches up with Jev Bjorsell from ECAD Labs to talk about Tezos' ongoing evolution at the protocol level. From new encryption standards to decentralized governance, Jev shares how Tezos is maturing into the kind of infrastructure that quietly...

Enjoyed our podcast? Shoot us a text and let us know—because great conversations never end at the last word! Ryan Tanaka shares his journey from a musician to a core team member of Teia DAO and creator of Teia Cafe in the Tezos art ecosystem. From experiencing the community's remarkable integrity to building on-chain copyright solutions for artists, his story showcases how technology and comm...

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, Marissa Trew sits down with Om Malviya, co-founder and CTO of SuperLend , to talk about how the platform is rethinking lending and borrowing on Tezos. From product market fit to regulatory hurdles, Om offers a candid look at the current DeFi landscape and SuperL...

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, Marissa Trew speaks with the team behind Bosque Gracias , an artist collective and residency program based in the forests of Patagonia, Argentina. From community-building to creative exploration, Bosque Gracias is redefining what it means to make art in harmony...

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, Marissa Trew is joined by thefunnyguys (aka Jan), co-founder of La Random—an art institution dedicated to generative art on Tezos. From NBA Top Shot to assembling one of the most diverse collections in the space, Jan shares his journey as a collector, his though...

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, Marissa Trew sits down with Brazilian artist and curator Kika Nicolela to explore her creative evolution from traditional filmmaking to digital art, and how Tezos reshaped her practice. From collecting NFTs to curating on Objkt, Kika shares her vision for the fu...

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, Marissa Trew sits down with Michael Alexander—better known as MEK—pixel artist, developer, and one of the minds behind Sbjkt.xyz . From his design roots to building tools that empower digital artists, MEK shares how Tezos helped shape his artistic voice and his...

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, Marissa Trew chats with Hashbrown, founder of Tez Tones, about his journey from running a recording studio to building a thriving music and art community on Tezos. Our special guest is Hashbrown, fusing sound, self-expression, and the spirit of collaboration on...