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Web3. Politics. Economics. Art. How it all ties together, in one big, messy scene.
Sponsored by teia.cafe, part of TEIA's (teia.art) artist-owned, digital arts collective on the Tezos blockchain.
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S2E11 Netflix, NFTs, and Tezos (It's Not What You Think) - January 21, 2026
How did Netflix go from a DVD distribution company into a media production company? 1) It took a really long time, 2) they did a lot of weird things and took risky bets that most places wouldn't…
S2E10 Decentralization Needs Governance - January 17, 2026
All big breakthroughs in tech start with decentralization.[Summary]In this episode, Ryan from teia.cafe explores the essential yet often overlooked link between decentralization and governance. He…
S2E9 Is the Metaverse Dead? No, it Just Smells Funny - January 14, 2026
Is the Metaverse Dead? No, it Just Smells Funny - January 14, 2026Is the metaverse dead? A deep dive into how cultural perceptions about real-estate and real-life housing affects how the idea of…
S2E8 The Return of Crypto Populism in 2026: A Non-Partisan Take - January 10, 2026
The Return of Crypto Populism in 2026: A Non-Partisan Take - January 10, 2026Economic turmoil and political turmoil often go hand-in-hand - we can see parallels happening now with what happened…
S2E7 NFTs During "Tough Times": How Aesthetics Shifts During Market Downturns - January 7, 2026
Art becomes a weird thing during times of economic uncertainty because on one hand, when times get tough, the art budget is usually the first to go.On the other hand, the hard times itself creates…
S2E6 Did Japan Secretly Control Crypto's Price Action? - January 5, 2026
Did Japan Secretly Control Crypto's Price Action? - January 5, 2026In this episode, Ryan Tanaka from Teia Cafe examines the provocative idea that Japan has indirectly controlled crypto’s price action…
S2E5 How to Thrive in Hyperinflation - January 3, 2026
"How to Thrive in Hyperinflation" - Teia Cafe, Season 2, Episode 5Host: Ryan TanakaCore Thesis: The U.S. economy is heading toward an inevitable hyperinflationary crisis, but there are strategies to…
S2E4 Why Centralized Crypto Exchanges (CEXs) May Be In Trouble - January 1, 2026
The main reason why places like Coinbase and Binance did well is because post-Mt.Gox it brought much needed legitimacy in the fiat-crypto exchanges that helped to stabilize the industry's on-ramps -…
S2E3 Friction and Fortune: Why You (Probably) Wouldn't Have Bought Early Bitcoin
A lot of people say "if only I got Bitcoin at..." an earlier year, but are often unaware of the friction involved in doing so back then. (Technical, social, political.) Why "getting in early" is not…
S2E2 Musical Interlude - December 30, 2025
Some live piano music to take the edge off a few things. 😉Recorded live in my parent's living room.---teia.cafe | Decentralized Radioteia.art | Arts Collective on Tezosteia.art/ryangtanaka | Ryan's…
S2E1 Satoshi Nakamoto and the Vision of a Debtless Society
Satoshi's original vision for Bitcoin wasn't the idea of "Store of Value" like a lot of its proponents currently claim - it was a peer-to-peer payments system, and the idea of an economy that can run…
S1E7 The Enshittification of Crypto (And Everything Else) - December 22, 2025
Ever get the feeling that everything around us is just getting worse, more expensive, slower, and less interesting over time? Well, that might not be a coincidence - that was the plan, all along.A…
S1E8 Blockchain and Crypto: What Are its First Principles?
Especially during times like these, it's important for the crypto industry to remind itself of its first principles that started the whole thing to begin with. Every cycle, when the hype gets too…
S1E6 Socialism and Crypto - What We can Expect to See in Crypto Politics Over the Next Few Years
The political space in the United States is changing very rapidly - and the new faces in town - the Socialists - are likely to change the way the world looks at technologies like crypto and the…
S1E5 Was Satoshi Nakamoto Japanese? The Off-Cycle Perspective of Crypto in Japan
Was Satoshi Nakamoto really Japanese? An in-depth look at why that might be the case.---teia.cafe | Decentralized Radioteia.art | Arts Collective on Tezosteia.art/ryangtanaka | Ryan's Music and…
S1E4 The Collapse of Crypto: The Ugly, The Bad, The Good
A deeper look at why the crypto markets are collapsing right now, how it's similar/dissimilar to previous cycles, and what projects are likely to survive after the dust settles.Also a look at:…
S1E3 Crypto and Universal Income: Proof-of-Identity and the Challenge of "Knowing Your Customer"
A conversation I had with some friends yesterday kind of reminded me of a project I was involved with a few years ago - back when I was still active with the Ethereum community, I had an interesting…
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ryangtanaka's Podcast has published 17 episodes since December 2025, covering topics in Arts, Society & Culture.
ryangtanaka's Podcast is currently sporadic with new episodes every few days. Average episode length is 30m.
