{"podcast":{"title":"NET Society","slug":"net-society-7073603","podcast_index_feed_id":7073603,"rss_url":"https://feeds.transistor.fm/net-society","website_url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/netsociety","image_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/rWS_6xiBg5sPPfPEb7aJR4qYeu6r_oaLBKrbPz35G78/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS84ZDBk/Y2Q3ZWU5MjQwZDI5/MmIxYzgxMjM2OGNj/ZjE0Yi5qcGc.jpg","author":"NET Society","episode_count":78,"summary":"NET Society is unraveling the latest in digital art, crypto, AI, and tech. Join us for fresh insights and bold perspectives as we tap into wild, thought-provoking conversations. By: Derek Edwards (glitch marfa / collab+currency), Chris Furlong (starholder, LAO + Flamingo DAO), and Aaaron Wright & Priyanka Desai (Tribute Labs)","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/net-society-7073603"},"episode":{"title":"Ep62 Dr. Peptides","slug":"ep62-dr-peptides","published_at":"2026-01-19T13:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/net-society-7073603/ep62-dr-peptides","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/net-society-7073603","url":"https://share.transistor.fm/s/2e9e9c2c","audio_url":"https://media.transistor.fm/2e9e9c2c/e2a99d71.mp3","summary":"This week on Net Society, the conversation moves from Bay Area tech culture and a ground level look at San Francisco’s renewed energy into Frontier Tower as a real world example of hacker driven experimentation, DAO run spaces, and the return of the American tinkerer. From there, the group explores network states, regional innovation, and open systems before turning to DeFi, yield, and the Clarity Act, followed by a sober discussion on AI’s impact on labor, robotics, and where optimism starts to blur into real dystopian risk. The episode closes with reflections on identity and intellectual property in the age of AI, celebrity as a scalable asset, and what current TV and media reveal about the cultural moment. Mentioned in the episode Frontier tower in San Francisco https://frontiertower.io/ Minerva University https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minerva_University Matthew McConaughey Trademark vs AI https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/matthew-mcconaughey-trademarks-himself-to-fight-ai-misuse-8ffe76a9 Creator of Industry on NY https://spectator.com/article/get-me-out-of-new-york/ Show & Hosts Net Society: https://x.com/net__society Aaron Wright: https://x.com/awrigh01 Chris F: https://x.com/ChrisF_0x Derek Edwards: https://x.com/derekedws Priyanka Desai: https://x.com/pridesai Production & Marketing Editor: https://x.com/0xFnkl Social: https://x.com/v_kirra (00:00) - Peptides, Tech Culture, and Bay Area Vibes (03:53) - Frontier Tower and the Return of the Tinkerer (16:10) - Network States, Regional Innovation, and Open Systems (32:20) - DeFi, Yield, and the Clarity Act (41:45) - AI, Labor, and the Dystopia Debate (49:00) - Identity, IP, and the Celebrity-as-Asset Era (58:50) - Industry, TV, and Cultural Commentary (01:04:34) - Welcome & Disclaimer","meta_description":"This week on Net Society, the conversation moves from Bay Area tech culture and a ground level look at San Francisco’s renewed energy into Frontier Tower…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3905,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/net-society-7073603/episodes/ep62-dr-peptides/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/net-society-7073603/ep62-dr-peptides.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}