Introducing Pods Launch Collections

We’re excited to debut Pods Launch Collections.

Starting this week, exclusive episodes from select podcasts will be available to collect on Pods.

Many of these podcasts have built archives with hundreds of episodes over the years.

For Pods Launch Collections, creators will only select 5 episodes to publish onchain.

It’s up to the creator to curate which episodes they want to include. It may be their favorite episodes, most popular episodes, or thematic ones that helped shape our industry.

All of which will be available on pods.media over the coming months – starting today.

Pods is the home for onchain podcasts.

We allow users to discover and collect their favorite podcasts.

By publishing onchain, podcasts can become ownable. Listeners can collect and value that work. In return, they can earn status with that creator.

With Pods, listeners can prove that they were there first, showoff that they’re the biggest fan, or express their love for any individual episode.

We believe onchain media unlocks a new way for both listeners and hosts to engage with the content they consume and create.

You can become more than just a download. By collecting, you can stand out of the audience and prove your fandom, providing creators with insights on you, as an individual fan.

Over the past year, we’ve been heads down building this new paradigm for podcasts. This has culminated in new 1155 contracts, a tailored publishing experience, a podcast metadata standard to help with discovery, and more.

We’ve also deployed Pods natively on Optimism to provide cheap, fast transactions for both creators and collectors.

Neither side should have to deal with the expensive fees on mainnet – especially given how frequent podcasts are released (1-3x/week!)

This leads us into the first collection…

We’re excited to debut OP Radio, the official podcast from the Optimism Collective, as the first collection on Pods.

This collection features 5 curated episodes with the founders & key team members of Optimism.

Each of these episodes outlines a key vision, dives into an important topic, or marks a specific milestone for the Optimism Collective.

All of them are essential episodes embodying the journey in building this foundational layer for crypto.

All episodes are available to collect forever.

Just go here :)

Ep. #5 - The Past, Present, and Future of the Optimism Collective with Jing

Episode #5 of OP Radio is an essential episode in order to understand the history and vision of the Optimism Collective with the Co-Founder and Queen of OP 👑

Ep. #11 - Supreme Optimism Kelvin Fichter

An epic episode showcasing the dedication and passion of the Optimism Team for building an essential layer for the Ethereum ecosystem

Ep. #34 - Bedrock upgrade with Karl & Ben

This episode marks a critical milestone in the Optimism Roadmap, enabling full EVM equivalency. This was a first for any Ethereum L2.

Also, look at that hair.

Ep. #49 - Why Binji is Optimistic About the Future

Binji talks everything from AI, to deep fakes, to consumer crypto, to RPGF rewards as he continues to explore ways to grow the OP ecosystem.

“It’s not biz dev, it’s rizz dev”

Ep. #50 - Fault Proof Alpha with Karl

Fault Proofs are the next major development milestone for Optimism.

This episode marks the alpha launch and covers everything you need to know about this next upgrade with Ethereum’s OG crypto economist, Karl Floersch.

Anyone that collects all 5 episodes by November 1st will receive a free bonus episode of OP Ep #52 - Onchain Media with Lucas, founder of Pods.

The episode will be recorded live on October 18th, 2023 on Twitter Spaces.

First, go and collect OP Radio’s Launch Collection - exclusively available on pods.media.

If you’re itching for more, the good news is that we’re gearing up for more Launch Collections in the coming weeks - stay tuned.

If you host a podcast and are interested in releasing a collection, feel free to fill out the Pods Creator Onboarding Application.

You can also recommend any podcast by tagging us on Twitter.

Finally - it’s should be obvious that we’re bullish onchain media. If writing is more your thing, you can collect this article on Mirror. The first ever :)

Thanks to all our supporters. We appreciate each and every one of you.

More to come soon™️