NFT Stories Podcast

Jun 21 2022

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Hi, I’m Phil Ranta, the host of the ‘NFT Stories Podcast’. I’m a longtime digital executive in the creator economy, 2021 LinkedIn Top Voice for Innovation and Tech, and recovering professional comedian.What the heck are NFTs? It stands for non-fungible token, but you don’t need to know that. They’re digital collectibles. Think baseball cards but digital and they can unlock other value.Every week we tell another story from this multi-billion dollar market alongside the artists, collectors, companies, and entrepreneurs that are making it all happen. Our goal is to tell stories in a way anyone can understand so don’t worry, if things start getting technically complex, I’ll cut into the story to explain.How did NFTs hit the scene? How will this affect the future of video games? And why are monkey drawings selling for millions? We’ll take on these stories and more.New episodes dropping every N-F-Tuesday.

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The Comedy Club of NFTs w/ Own Every Word

Jun 21 2022 27 mins

This is a very special episode of the NFT Stories Podcast for two reasons:One, this is the first time we’re dropping an episode with NFT creators while there is a drop currently going. That is, if you’re listening on June 21st. And if not, reminder, episodes are every Tuesday.And two, this is the first time we’re dropping an episode with an NFT project that I actually worked

Mack Flavelle on Inventing the Modern Day NFT

Jun 14 2022 41 mins

This episode is going to be a bit different. I had the honor of speaking to Mack Flavelle, co-founder of the first explosively popular NFT project CryptoKitties, worked on Top Shot, and worked on Stoner Cats. Unlike our regular episodes that are edited, sans a few pops and clicks, you’re going to hear our full chat from Mack’s side how the modern day NFT industry was born, thro

Fundamentals of an NFT Business w/ MetaAngels NFT

Jun 07 2022 34 mins

There were loads of easy ways to make money during the dotcom bubble in the 90’s.Folks were buying up domains with common words, slapping together a few pages on a deck about how they’re going to take ‘x’ industry and move it to the internet, and venture capitalists were screaming, “SHUT UP AND TAKE MY MONEY!”Financial magazines and newspapers at the time were absolutel

Building in a Bear Market w/ HOGE

May 31 2022 31 mins

NFTs are built on blockchains and blockchains use coins to facilitate transactions. And right now, the coin market is way, way down.This could actually be viewed as a good thing. One of the biggest complaints about Ethereum, one of the most popular blockchains for NFTs that hosts megabrands Bored Ape Yacht Club and CryptoPunks, used to cost between $50 and $150 in ‘gas fees’, w

Crypto Winter: 2022 Edition

May 24 2022 33 mins

A lot of people just lost a lot of money in the cryptocurrency and NFT market.It’s pretty bleak in a lot of sectors right now. Inflation is out of control globally. Gas prices are at an all time high, though in America it’s not nearly as high as many places overseas that depended on Russian oil, and food prices have spiked. For those playing the stock market, tech stocks have c

Brands Across the Metaverse

May 17 2022 40 mins

The year was 1990 and I, 8 year old Phil Ranta, was going through my regular Friday night routine at Blockbuster of renting a Nintendo game that I could play non-stop until school on Monday, or at least as much as possible before my brother booted me off of the system so he could play Tecmo Super Bowl.Now when you’re 8, decision-making tactics are a bit different. I knew I liked

NFTs are a Gamble

May 10 2022 24 mins

If we’ve learned nothing else from the past week in the NFT market: it’s all a gamble. Monetary value can come and go in the blink of an ape’s eye. For those who are holders for the long term or in it for the utility or community, they may not have noticed, but for those who were hoping to build generational wealth…they’re having a very, very bad time.So what better time

When Hollywood Met NFTs

May 03 2022 35 mins

Celebrities are all over the blockchain space. From Logan Paul combining Pokemon box breaks and NFTs to Matt Damon implying you’re a coward if you don’t buy on a Crypto.com, it feels like a matter of time before they all have their play. But to complicate matters, the hardcore NFT community is pretty hard on traditional celebrities.Some of that is deserved. Adult film star Lana

NFTs on 420

Apr 26 2022 28 mins

Not surprisingly, NFTs being birthed from internet insiders, marijuana is all over these marketplaces. But this isn't just a bunch of basement-dwelling stoners. The cannabis industry is experiencing an absolute boom with legalization and a lot of incredible projects are using NFT technology to help build community and utility within this already tight-knit community.But is it j

A New Life in the Metaverse

Apr 19 2022 26 mins

The metaverse has been all over the tech news sites lately, particularly as of October 28, 2021 when Facebook changed their name to Meta as they doubled-down on a metaverse strategy. Metaverse technologies have also been looped into the conversations with NFTs and cryptocurrency as start ups imagine interoperable goods, or items that can be used on multiple platforms. It’s a seri