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The Comedy Club of NFTs w/ Own Every Word

Season 1 | Episode 12
27m | Jun 21, 2022

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 on.

In my previous life, I was a comedian who also happened to get a film degree. This turned out to be my biggest blessing and curse.

It was a blessing because I graduated right at the start of the digital revolution. I didn’t need to travel to film festivals to get 50 people to view my short film. YouTube would host for free and get me hundreds of views. Okay, maybe 50 is about right, but still, no travel.

And it was a curse because I quickly learned my ability to shoot and edit digital video, mostly on MiniDV tapes at the time, meant I would be spending a lot more time behind the camera than in front.

Hence my career in digital media instead of hanging out in Will Ferrell’s entourage.

I stayed tied into the comedy community throughout the years and, along with my friend Jordan Pomaville and Sam Kimbrell, we started thinking about how web3 may be able to re-create the feeling of a comedy club online.

The result: minting every word as a one-of-one NFT, giving each one a funny definition and pronunciation, then using the words in comedic fill-in-the-blank game shows on Twitch to bring the community together, with plenty of funny and weird airdrops along the way.

So let’s dive into the story behind this project Own Every Word, or, if you want to check it out for yourself, go to owneveryword.com.

FOR MORE INFO:

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Podcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/NFTStoriesPod

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