The First Mint Podcast

Justin Herzig from Own The Moment joins us on the show to tackle the big question: Do we have too many moments on Top Shot, and how can that be approached going forward? Hosted by LG Doucet.

The First Mint Live is back for another wild Thursday night, December 2nd, 2021. Tonight we've got Top Shot + Flow Whale Ars0nic on (with a special guest) to talk about his quest for 1000 Cody Zeller moments. We'll also be talking to Bakraparty about all things NFTs (and his project Mystery Mints), and our usual chaos with The First Mint community.   Featuring:  ** LG Doucet: https:...

Airdrops are very real, and they could be coming your way soon. We've seen it happen across the crypto and NFT world, and now its finally happening in NBA Top Shot! On this show, we detail what airdrops are, what possibilities they present, and how to best get in position to claim them.

100,000 'The Matrix Avatar' NFTs are coming Tuesday (11/30), and we sit down with Nifty's Co-Founder & CEO Jeff Marsilio to get all the drop details. We also talk about the entrance of major brands/IP into the space, onboarding new people into NFTs, and what the future holds as we continue to creep into the mainstream. Hosted by LG Doucet.

The First Mint Live is back for another wild Wednesday (holiday) night, November 24th, 2021. Tonight we're talking all things The Matrix NFT Avatars with Jimmy Mouton (TFM Day One Member) and Madison Brill of the Nifty's marketing team. We also detail the reveal of NFL All Day, and the NBA Top Shot Fresh Threads release.

Episode 125 of The First Mint | Sports NFT Utility | Slow news week on Top Shot, but we got the co founder of Sports Icon, Alexi Yovanoff, on the show to talk about their platform's token launch, NFTs, and big time athletes joining the platform. 

The man has spoken, and now we are meant to feel good about Top Shot's future. But do we really? This show recaps the first month of the NBA season on Top Shot, and FOUR predictions for what can and should happen to the platform over the coming years. 

The First Mint Live is back for another wild Thursday night, November 18th, 2021. Tonight we're talking all things Ballerz with NFT Genius Marketing Director Becca Brown, community member Angie Yarbrough, and Flex Chapman from the Krause House DAO.    

Episode 122 of The First Mint | Long Term Strategy on Top Shot | Things are changing. Series 3 has begun, and its time to zoom out and see the forest from the trees. The Dapper Wallet Ecosystem is about to take off, and that will have major ramifications for the Top Shot market. LG discusses his long term strategy for investing on the platform, and the factors that will impact the market going for...

The First Mint Live is back for another wild Thursday night, November 11th, 2021. Tonight we're talking to Brantly from ENS Domains, and jamming on Top Shot strategy with Steef + Jon Boy Beats. We're also honoring those who have served as part of Veterans Day (US) and Rememberance Day (Canada).   Featuring:  ** LG Doucet: https://twitter.com/lgdoucet  ** The Reel Phil D: https://twi...

Episode 120 of The First Mint | Opensea & Building For The Web3 Future (Feat. Alex Atallah) | If you've ventured out of Top Shot and down the NFT rabbithole, you've likely interacted with the OpenSea, the peer-to-peer NFT marketplace. LG sits down with the Co-Founder of Opensea, Alex Atallah, to talk about the origins of the company, the crazy growth over the last year, and what's to come for...

Episode 119 of The First Mint The Culture of Complaint Series 3 has started and the community is not happy. As the twitter verse catches fire yet again, we dive into whether this is a cultural issue in Top Shot and what it will take for it end (if that's even possible). LG also recaps his adventure at NFT NYC, and the latest in NBA Top Shot. 

Episode 118 of The First Mint The Future of Attendance [Feat. POAP] Its NFT.NYC and the crypto world is in for a wild week. People will meet. People will laugh. Some may cry. TFM has partnered with POAP (Proof Of Attendance Protocol) to sponsor the NYC Treasure Hunt. To celebrate, we invited POAP's Founder and CEO, Patricio Worthalter, on the show to reveal how the protocol got started and where i...

The First Mint Live is back for another wild Thursday night, October 28th 2021. Tonight we're talking DOODLE NFTS, Rob from Disrupt Art, and Apelicious who pulled the #1 Candace Parker in this week's Legendary drop! Plus, LG cracks his MLB Icons pack and TWO archive packs.  Featuring:  ** LG Doucet: https://twitter.com/lgdoucet  ** The Reel Phil D: https://twitter.com/TheReelPhilD​​...

Episode 116 of The First Mint From Top Shot to DAOs [Feat. Kylo Ren] Top Shot is evolving, and so is the NFT community! We kick off the show with a recap of all the good stuff happening in Top Shot / NFL / Candy, and then welcome back another repeat guest: Kylo Ren! Together, we dive into the current state of NFTs and discuss the emergence of DAOs; how they work, and how Kylo has been one with a g...

Episode 115 of The First Mint Candy Digital MLB NFTs  [Feat. Shane Small] We kick this week off with a dive into KLAY THOMPSON + THE SERIES 3 ROADMAP!! Then we sit down with Shane Small, Head Creative at Candy Digital which is dropping their first ever officially licensed MLB Icon Packs this week that will feature MLB All Stars and Rookies. Hosted by LG Doucet

The First Mint Live is back for another wild Thursday night, October 21th 2021. Tonight we're talking CANDY MLB DROP, including a MASSIVE REVEAL of their NFTs that is EXCLUSIVE to The First Mint. We'll also chat with Tommy Wilson (NFT Artist, plays baseball sometimes) and Blake G (guy who won the trip to Milwaukee).   Sign up for Candy HERE: https://mlb.candy.com/   Featuring:  ** L...

Episode 113 of The First Mint Players To Grab Before Its Too Late [Feat. Brandon Sowle] Brandon is back for part 2, and in this episode he gives us his list of players and teams to keep an eye out for this season, and whose moments could skyrocket by season's end. 

Episode 112 of The First Mint Top Shot Liftoff🚀 [Feat. Brandon Sowle ] Top Shot is overheating with all the action, and we got Brandon from Shot Talking/Moment Ranks to break it all down with LG. We cover: RIB Drop, Legendary Moments, The Boardroom partnership, Season Kick Off, etc. And all that building to Wednesday's episode where we dive into The Players To Get Before Its Too Late. Hosted by L...

The First Mint Live is back for another wild Thursday night, October 14th, 2021. Tonight we're talking Run It Back, Drop Issues, and NFTs in general! LG will be fresh from Flow Fest and ready to tell us all the juicy details on these "Mystery Packs"

Episode #110 of The First Mint The Big Week on Flow It's gonna be HISTORICAL week on NBA Top Shot and on the Flow Blockchain. We got the most anticipated drop ever, RUN IT BACK, right in the middle of FLOW FEST (which The First Mint is partnered on). This episode dives into what the future of RIB could look like (i.e. Legendary Set?), and then into how FLOW FEST will work. Hosted by LG Doucet .

Episode #109 of The First Mint Run It Back Announcement! [LIVE] RIB 2005-06. Archive Set 2005-06 and 2013-14. This is MASSIVE NEWS, and we went live on Spaces to chat with the community and get some rapid reactions to the news. 

Did you know that Flow Fest was coming? Now you do! We're back in action on Thursday, October 7th for another episode of TFM Live. We're joined by JJ Lane from Tools of Rock for some updates on their project + a brand new tool is being released by Livetoken! Talking FLOW Fest!   Featuring:  ** LG Doucet: https://twitter.com/lgdoucet  ** The Reel Phil D: https://twitter.com/TheReelPh...

Episode 107 of The First Mint The Fate of the Top Shot Experience Mysterious things are happening in the world of the Flowverse and The First Mint. What could it be? LG gives a recco, and also recaps everything that's going down in the world of NBA Top Shot. And last, we dive into the latest giveaway sending people to Milwaukee, and what those experiences could become in the future. Hosted by LG D...

Episode 106 of The First Mint NBA Season Preview w/ NBA TopShot TopShot celebrated its first birthday, marking a full year since the launch of the open beta. LG and TheReelPhilD were invited to join the NBA TopShot team on Twitter Spaces to talk NBA Season predictions, and also reminisce on the year that was!  Subscribe to The First Mint newsletter! https://www.getrevue.co/profile/thefirstmin...