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ep. 220 - Building Social Consensus: Polkadot's Path to Global Governance
21 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Space Monkeys, Dom, a member of the Polkadot Fellowship, shares his transition from developing hit VR games to diving deep into blo...
What the Tech? - The OpenDev Core Polkadot Call - December 2025
16 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join members of the Polkadot Fellowship as they discuss the pursuits, plans & progress of development with Tokenholders.
You Wish! - Kus at Three #012
15 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Coffee Break (15 MINUTES) show at 3pm UTC, Mon-Fri (unless we have another stream)!
ep. 219 - From ChaosDAO to Polkadot OpenGov: Untold Story of Alice und Bob, Tommi Enenkel
14 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join us with Tommy Enenkel, founder of ChaosDAO and OpenGov Watch, in this candid, no-drama chat about where Polkadot governance really is as we head ...
Alice und Bob (The Shocking Truth) - Kus at Three #011
12 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Coffee Break (15 MINUTES) show at 3pm UTC, Mon-Fri (unless we have another stream)!
AAG #289 - Ideal 🎲
11 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Attempts at Governance - Every Thursday on ...
The Dawn of Kusama Culture - Kus at Three #010
10 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Coffee Break (15 MINUTES) show at 3pm UTC, Mon-Fri (unless we have another stream)!
Forum Reform - Kus at Three #009
09 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Coffee Break (15 MINUTES) show at 3pm UTC, Mon-Fri (unless we have another stream)!
Alegality - Forcing Change - Kus at Three #008
08 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Coffee Break (15 MINUTES) show at 3pm UTC, Mon-Fri (unless we have another stream)!
ep. 218 - Solving Cross-chain with Polkadot & Sig Network - CEO David Millar-Durrant
07 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
David Millar-Durant (sig.network CEO) dropped a wildest interop idea at Sub0: give every smart contract its own private key so dApps can natively touc...
Who is DMD? - Kus at Three #007
05 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Coffee Break (15 MINUTES) show at 3pm UTC, Mon-Fri (unless we have another stream)!Special Guest: David Millar-Durrant, CEO of Sig.Network.
Reg Rewind #26 - Dec 3, '25
05 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Eva, Gustav & Glenn run through the regulatory tension at the edge of Web3 around the world!
AAG #288 - Guidelines 🎳
04 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Attempts at Governance - Every Thursday on ...
Guppies & Censorship - Kus at Three #006
02 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Coffee Break (15 MINUTES) show at 3pm UTC, Mon-Fri (unless we have another stream)!
Voting AYE with the W3F - Kus at Three #005
01 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Coffee Break (15 MINUTES) show at 3pm UTC, Mon-Fri (unless we have another stream)!
ep. 117 - Mandala Changes Everything – Polkadot Hub, Native BTC, Gold, RWA & KPG Countdown
30 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Mandala co-founder Michael Bennallack sits down at Sub0 Buenos Aires and finally confirms: KPG is happening THIS YEAR. He reveals 5 massive updates: M...
Giotto's "Wish for Change" - Kus at Three #004
28 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Coffee Break (15 MINUTES) show at 3pm UTC, Mon-Fri (unless we have another stream)!
AAG #237 - Cannonball 🐳
27 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Attempts at Governance - Every Thursday on ...
"IA" & Individuality - Kus at Three #003
26 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Coffee Break (15 MINUTES) show at 3pm UTC, Mon-Fri (unless we have another stream)!
51 Refs - Kus at Three #002
25 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Coffee Break (15 MINUTES) show at 3pm UTC, Mon-Fri (unless we have another stream)!
Political Violence - Kus at Three #001
24 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Coffee Break (15 MINUTES) show at 3pm UTC, Mon-Fri (unless we have another stream)!
ep. 216 - Making Web3 More Human: Products for People with Parity Technology's Karim Jedda
24 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Karim Jedda, Director of Product Engineering at Parity Technologies, joins Space Monkeys to pull back the curtain on the massive product pivot happeni...
AAG #286 - Marketing Subtreasury ⛓️💥
21 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Attempts at Governance - Every Monday & Thursday on ...
Reg Rewind #25 w/ Special Guests from Web3 Foundation Legal! 🔥
19 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Eva, Gustav & Glenn run through the regulatory tension at the edge of Web3 around the world!
OpenDev Core Polkadot Call - November 2025
19 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join members of the Polkadot Fellowship as they discuss the pursuits, plans & progress of development with Tokenholders.
AAG #285 - The Middle 📍
17 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Attempts at Governance - Every Monday & Thursday on ...
AAG #284 - Sub0 🧉
17 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Attempts at Governance - Every Monday & Thursday on ...
AAG #283 - Patch 🩲
10 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Attempts at Governance - Every Monday & Thursday on ...
ep. 215 - Polkadot's Future 🔮 Replace Everyday Tools with Web3 Apps - w/ VP Pierre Aubert
09 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Pierre Aubert, VP of Engineering at Parity, returns to the Space Monkeys Podcast to discuss Polkadot's evolution from infrastructure to product-fo...
AAG #282 - The Burn 🧯
06 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Attempts at Governance - Every Monday & Thursday on ...
Gavin Wood: Polkadot People Incentives
06 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Gavin Wood drops in on The Kus to discuss Proof of Personhood incentives funded by the Polkadot Treasury!
Remember, Remember: Regulatory Rewind - Fifth of November
05 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
From Chaos to Clarity! Join Legal Experts Eva & Glenn as they untangle this week's Regulatory Rewind!
AAG #281 - ΚϒΣΔΜΔ 🧿
03 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Attempts at Governance - Every Monday & Thursday on ...
ep. 214 - Institutional Access to DOT in the USA w/ Polkadot Capital Group & Dave Sedacca
02 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dave Sedacca, Head of Finance at Parity and leader of Polkadot Capital Group, joins Space Monkeys in Washington Square Park to outline the strategy fo...
AAG #280 - Bounties 🔫
30 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Attempts at Governance - Every Monday & Thursday on ...
AAG #279 - Nothing 🫥
27 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Attempts at Governance - Every Monday & Thursday on ...
ep. 213 - Gavin Wood & The Second Age of Polkadot 🪖 Freedom is the Product
26 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Gavin Wood, founder of Polkadot and Parity, joins Space Monkeys for an in-depth discussion on The Second Age of Polkadot, his personal pivot to buildi...
AAG #278 - Red 🩸
23 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Attempts at Governance - Every Monday & Thursday on ...
OpenDev Core Polkadot Call - October 2025
22 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join members of the Polkadot Fellowship as they discuss the pursuits, plans & progress of development with Tokenholders.
AAG #277 - Gold 👑
21 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Attempts at Governance - Every Monday & Thursday on ...
ep 212 - Institutional Crypto Rails: Wakem Capital Management Strategies w/ John Vincent
19 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
John Vincent, founder and CEO of Wakem Capital Management, shares his transition from 25 years in traditional global macro finance to pioneering crypt...
AAG #276 - Chaotic 🤪
16 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Attempts at Governance - Every Monday & Thursday on ...
AAG #275 - Cleanup 🧹
13 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Attempts at Governance - Every Monday & Thursday on ...
ep. 211 - From Wall Street to Bitcoin, Polkadot & Beyond with Skybridge & John Darsie
12 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Space Monkeys, John Darsie, partner at Skybridge Capital and CEO of SALT, shares his path from traditional finance to leading crypt...
AAG #274 - Ink!
09 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Attempts at Governance - Every Monday & Thursday on ...
Regulatory Rewind #022 - Oct 8, '25
08 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
From Chaos to Clarity! Join Legal Experts Eva, Gustav & Glenn as they untangle this week's Regulatory Rewind!
AAG #273 - Migration 🐦⬛
06 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Attempts at Governance - Every Monday & Thursday on ...
AAG #272 - pUSD? 💵
02 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Attempts at Governance - Every Monday & Thursday on ...
AAG #271 - Boost ⚔️
29 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Attempts at Governance - Every Monday & Thursday on ...
ep. 210 - Blockchange Ventures: Secrets to Spotting Billions with GP, John Squire
28 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dive into an exclusive conversation with John Squire, General Partner at Blockchange Ventures, as he shares the origins of their groundbreaking invest...
AAG #270 - RegionX ⛽️
25 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Attempts at Governance - Every Monday & Thursday on ...
Regulatory Rewind #021 - Sept 24, '25
24 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
From Chaos to Clarity! Join Legal Experts Eva, Gustav & Glenn as they untangle this week's Regulatory Rewind!
AAG #269 - Capped KSM 😳
22 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Attempts at Governance - Every Monday & Thursday on ...
ep. 209 - From Drake’s E-Commerce to Polkadot with Tim Wu: A Developer’s Wild Journey
21 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join Tim Woo, a Principal Engineer at ChainSafe, as he shares his journey from Web2 to Web3, revealing why he left the grind of AWS microservices for ...
AAG #268 - Acceleration 🫨
18 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Attempts at Governance - Every Monday & Thursday on ...
OpenDev Core Polkadot Call - September 2025
17 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
OpenDev call with the Polkadot Fellowship - Every second Tuesday on ...
AAG #267 - Virto Connect ⛓️
15 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Attempts at Governance - Every Monday & Thursday on ...
ep. 209 - Why Polkadot’s Architecture Is Winning Over Enterprises with John Goldshmidt
14 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Discover how Magenta Labs is driving Polkadot’s Web3 revolution with strategic initiatives to bring enterprises and consumers into the ecosystem. In...
AAG #266 - Top-ups 🎩
14 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Attempts at Governance - Every Monday & Thursday on ...
Regulatory Rewind #020 - Sept 10, '25
10 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
From Chaos to Clarity! Join Legal Experts Eva & Gustav as they untangle this week's Regulatory Rewind!
AAG #265 - Caller 📞
08 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Attempts at Governance - Every Monday & Thursday on ...
DOT & Fiscal Responsibility w/ Gavin Wood
07 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Gavin Wood drops in on The Kus to discuss his latest musings on DOT Capped & Stepped supply and Fiscal Responsibility for the Polkadot Ecosyst...
AAG #264 - Angles 📐
07 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Attempts at Governance - Every Monday & Thursday on ...
AAG #263 - Bridge 🤝
01 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Attempts at Governance - Every Monday & Thursday on ...
ep. 207 - Pudgy Party Slides onto Polkadot with Mythical Games Co-founder Cameron Thacker
31 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Check out this Space Monkeys podcast with Cameron Thacker, co-founder of Mythical Games. He gets into how NFL Rivals pulled in over 7 million download...
AAG #262 - Acquisition 🫴
28 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Attempts at Governance - Every Monday & Thursday on ...
AAG #261 - Beak 🧑🔬
25 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Attempts at Governance - Every Monday & Thursday on ...
ep. 206 - Abstract Attention Domination for Consumer Crypto in 2025 with Phin Totten
24 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Check this out. Phinn Totten, Abstract Chain’s marketing lead, drops real talk on gaining traction in crypto in 2025. No paid ads, just organic crea...
AAG #260 - New DV 👑
21 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Attempts at Governance - Every Monday & Thursday on ...
ep. 205 - Take me to your Leader 👽 Polkadot’s Sacred Myth & the Web3 Revolution
17 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join us in Las Vegas for an exclusive podcast with Punkatron, Mr. Ryan Haczynski, diving deep into the Polkadot ecosystem. We explore Polkadot’s pas...
AAG #258 - Adjustments 🦴
14 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Attempts at Governance - Every Monday & Thursday on ...
AAG #257 - JAM 🥪
11 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Attempts at Governance - Every Monday & Thursday on ...
ep. 204 - On-chain Privacy Without Compromise 🔥 Flipchan's Vision for Kusama and ZK Tech
10 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Space Monkeys, longtime Web3 contributor Flipchan shares his gripping journey from a teenage hacker on IRC channels, breaking into ...
AAG #255 - OpenSync 🔄
04 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Attempts at Governance - Every Monday & Thursday on ...
ep. 203 - Why Polkadot’s JAM Isn’t Priced In Yet 🤝 Moving Big DOT Bags with HIC!
03 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Discover how Harbour Industrial Capital (HIC) is revolutionizing the Polkadot ecosystem with their funds dedicated to ecosystem project development!In...
AAG #254 - sub0 🧊
01 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Attempts at Governance - Every Monday & Thursday on ...
AAG #253 - Debit 💳
28 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Attempts at Governance - Every Monday & Thursday on ...
Bill Laboon on Kusama's Evolution 🐦🔥 ZK, Proof of Personhood, and 10M DOT! - Space Monkeys 202
27 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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AAG #252 - CLARYS.AI 🦾
24 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Attempts at Governance - Every Monday & Thursday on ...
AAG #251 - Final Encointer 🤝
21 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Attempts at Governance - Every Monday & Thursday on ...
ep. 201 - Deploy Powerful Rollups ⚡️ Eliminating Polkadot Painpoints for Maximum Blockchain Advantage
20 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Discover how Polkadot’s Deployment Portal (PDP) is revolutionizing blockchain development by simplifying rollup deployment. In this episode of Space...
AAG #250 - Funkhaus 🪩
17 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Attempts at Governance - Every Monday & Thursday on ...
AAG #259 - Lightweight 🪶
14 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Attempts at Governance - Every Monday & Thursday on ...
AAG #249 - Submission 🙇♂️
14 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Attempts at Governance - Every Monday & Thursday on ...
ep.200 - Ledger CTO's Hacking Journey ⚠️ Securing 20% of Crypto with Charles Guillemet
13 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join us for an exclusive interview with Ledger CTO Charles Guillemet, who shares his incredible journey from hacking his ISP at 13 to leading security...
AAG #248 - New Agents 🕶️
10 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Attempts at Governance - Every Monday & Thursday on ...
AAG #247 - The Tip 🗻
07 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Attempts at Governance - Every Monday & Thursday on ...
ep. 199 - KILT Reborn New CEO, Rish Kumar, Reveals Consumer-Centric Roadmap for 2025
06 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join as we blast off with Rishant Kumar, the new CEO of KILT Protocol, as he unveils an ambitious, consumer-centric roadmap for 2025 in this exclusive...
AAG #246 - DOTTIE 👗
06 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Attempts at Governance - Every Monday & Thursday on ...
AAG #245 - The Secret 🤫
30 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Attempts at Governance - Every Monday & Thursday on ...
ep. 198 - The Polkadot App with Birdo - Spending Crypto with the Easiest Web3 App Ever?
29 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Discover Polkadot’s revolutionary consumer-facing app designed to make crypto accessible for beginners and beyond!In this video, we dive into the ap...
AAG #244 - PixelProof 📸
26 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Attempts at Governance - Every Monday & Thursday on ...
AAG #243 - v1.6 🧠
23 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Attempts at Governance - Every Monday & Thursday on ...
ep. 197 - Leemo's Wild Ride 🥵 Polkadot, Chaos DAO & the Candid Truth About OpenGov
22 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join us for an electrifying episode of Space Monkeys as we dive deep with Leemo, Chief Nice Officer of Novasama Technologies and co-founder of Chaos D...
AAG #242 - POP 💥
19 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Attempts at Governance - Every Monday & Thursday on ...
AAG #241 - The Spider 🕷️
16 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Attempts at Governance - Every Monday & Thursday on ...
Ep. 196 - The Power of Feooh ⚡️ The Secret Strategies of Master Web3 Builders
15 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Space Monkeys blasting off into the incredible journey of Sukhmeet and Ashmeen Soin, a married couple and co-founders of Feooh, who are making waves i...
AAG #240 - Mubert 🎵
12 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Attempts at Governance - Every Monday & Thursday on ...
AAG #239 - Accounting 🔎
09 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Attempts at Governance - Every Monday & Thursday on ...
ep. 195 - Kylix: Cross-Chain DeFi Breakthrough ⚡️ Inside the Lend/Borrow Hub-&-Spoke Model
08 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Discover Kylix Finance, a game-changing DeFi protocol built on Polkadot’s rollup ecosystem, redefining lending and borrowing across blockchains like...