Re:Building Together EP 298 — We Talking AI

Host: CEELOS (@CEELOSFIGG) · Thu, Aug 20, 2026 · ~1h03m · 2 active speakers (plus a co-host who stayed heads-down at work)

TL;DR

• A largely solo episode from CEELOS, riding the high of a big community morning: the Fugs × LT3 collab pillows sold out live during Lyss's re-envisioning Space, all ~145 of them. [7:10]
• The theme was AI as a creative tool — CEELOS walked through his whole content-creation stack and philosophy: play with your JPEGs, shout out projects, help others learn. [16:38]
• He laid out his workflow: ChatGPT for prompts, Gemini/Copilot for images, Grok or Kling for video — all done on his phone. [25:26]
• Practical AI tips shared: turning NFT IP into stickers and coffee-bag labels, feeding your website into ChatGPT for feedback, and using motion control to recreate videos. [32:04]
• The unvault "bugs" mint is coming soon (allocations tied to which projects you hold), plus a Rogero 200-piece one-of-one art drop with a regen-team special edition airdrop. [10:38]
• toomazingTM joined late for a relaxed hang covering AI video, missed G Unit sneakers, and the perils of buying jeans that are too baggy. [42:36]

Highlights

[7:10] The morning's win. CEELOS opened the real talk celebrating the Fugs × LT3 pillow collab selling out live during Lyss's Space — a rare moment of Web3 producing something physical. "Wish I could mint that excitement," he said of the room's energy.

[8:18] A love letter to community. He spent a stretch praising the "regen" ecosystem — LT3, Fugs, the founders and members who show up for each other. His pitch: it's amazing what happens when a group sets a goal and hits it together, and if you're in these projects, you should hang your hat on it.

[10:38] Overwhelmed by whitelists. CEELOS admitted he'd never won this many whitelists in a single day, then broke down the upcoming unvault bugs mint — each project you hold carries its own allocation, so lock in early and have a backup project in your wallet if one community mints out.

[12:22] The Jed AI render. He described his own creation: an AI image of "Big Head Jed" in an LT3 hoodie and cap, holding a "sold out" Fugs pillow, regens logo on the wall behind. "Relax, I made it with AI... I don't think Jed's ever smiled that big in real life."

[16:38–21:02] The AI creator manifesto. The heart of the episode: CEELOS reframed NFTs as IP to play with, not just pictures to flip. He builds team characters in new art styles, turns them into full bodies, and drops them into scenes — cross-promoting multiple projects in one edit. He also positioned himself as a non-gatekeeper: "It ain't no fun if the homies can't have none."

[30:13] The son test. His bigger goal — build a 20-to-30-minute episode starring NFT IP, play it at home without telling his son, and see if it holds a kid's attention like a regular show. His theory of accountability: saying goals out loud puts the pressure on to actually finish them.

[42:36] toomazing pulls up. Fresh off a closed gym, toomazingTM compared AI video notes with the host — same Gemini-to-Grok pipeline — and reminded everyone that a paid blue check already unlocks Grok video generation.

[47:17–48:44] Sold-out sneakers and baggy jeans. Both missed the G Unit sneaker drop (gone in seconds, very low supply). That rolled into a genuinely funny bit about CEELOS buying two pairs of jeans his wife immediately flagged as too baggy, then spotting a teenager at his son's soccer practice in the exact same silhouette: "damn it, that's how I'm gonna be looking."

[59:40] Back the builders. CEELOS closed on his throughline: don't let market sentiment steer you away from what you actually enjoy, tap into project Spaces for info, ask the questions the shy listeners won't, and keep the space good.

Topic timeline

Notable quotes

• "Wish I could mint that excitement." — CEELOS [7:10]
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• "Relax, I made it with AI." — CEELOS, on the smiling-Jed render [12:22]
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• "Stay with your JPEGs — that's exactly what I do. I play with my NFTs." — CEELOS [17:50]
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• "It ain't no fun if the homies can't have none, right? That's how I was raised." — CEELOS [21:02]
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• "That's the 40-year-old in the baggy ass jeans." — CEELOS [48:44]
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• "Smile, smile, you're alive... that's the greatest win. Is you're here." — CEELOS [1:00:56]
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Who said what

• CEELOS (@CEELOSFIGG) — Host, and for most of the hour the only voice. Celebrated the pillow sellout, evangelized AI as a creative tool, walked through his full content workflow, and closed on supporting builders over chasing floor prices.
• toomazingTM (@TooMazing265) — Dropped in later for a low-key hang; compared AI video pipelines (Gemini → Grok), lamented the missed G Unit sneakers, and had a busy day of kid's football and the gym ahead.
• Baked (@Bakedmetax) — Billed as co-host but stayed on work duty; got a warm shoutout at the close but never came up to speak.

Worth a full listen

• [16:38]–[30:13] — CEELOS's uninterrupted riff on AI content creation is the episode's core: the tools, the mindset, the "play with your IP" ethos, and the surprisingly touching plan to test a homemade NFT show on his own kid. The summary can't carry the warmth of it.
• [47:17]–[49:26] — The sneakers-and-jeans stretch with toomazing is the funniest run of the room — two grown men reckoning with the fact that the baggy fits of their youth now just look like they picked the wrong size.