Highlights
Hulk vs. the microwave.
Guest Hulk (audience) checked in as a pre-7am "full zombie," admitted he doesn't know how to work a microwave that early, and rolled into a riff about coming back from Mexico lighter thanks to what the US puts in its food — "20 tacos of sitting" and all.
The great lettuce protest.
A running bit about a lettuce recall — whether the room was "protesting lettuce," Papii's plan to dodge it at Rocco's Tacos before the movies, and Sho confessing she gambled on some the night before.
The CIA wife.
Explaining why he can't sneak out of the George Washington movie into Odyssey, Papii revealed his wife was "recruited for the CIA" and clocks every detail — if a bathroom trip runs past 30 seconds, there will be questions.
Moana casualty report.
Hulk warned Papii off Moana: his kid walked out because it wasn't animated and didn't care that the guy on screen was Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson — she just wanted her popcorn.
Wife agreed to Odyssey.
Live negotiation success: once Papii framed the Christopher Nolan film as being about Odysseus and the Greeks, wifey was in and calling Nolan "the GOAT." The only rotten-tomato flagged: Tom Holland calling Matt Damon "dad" too much.
The FWA gacha explainer.
Tim and Thanos broke down Renatic/Adam's new FWA project like Papii asked ("talk to me like I'm in fourth grade"): it's an on-chain gacha machine where depositors back an NFT with ETH, earn ETH + FWA while it sits unclaimed, and spinners either keep a pulled NFT or take 85% of the backing in FWA. Floors on eligible projects (TTT, Peppins, etc.) have jumped as people buy cheap NFTs just to deposit.
Papii's serial-shipper take.
Papii commended Adam's creativity but voiced his own opposite philosophy — four-plus years on Quirkies with no exit or pivot, feeling guilty if a day passes without doing something for it — and cautioned that repeated pivots can damage projects. Thanos agreed you shouldn't be a serial shipper "but sometimes you gotta ship till you land on something good," which Papii minted into the slogan "ship it till you rip it." 41:44
Papii's covenant against blackjack.
A crowd favorite: on a cruise years back, Papii asked God for a sign on whether he should gamble, then got "slaughtered" — every 21 met by a dealer 21 — and took it as divine instruction. He's a poker guy now; the casinos, he joked, keep mailing him free cruises because they know the deal he made.
"Outside" in New York.
With NFT NYC approaching as his first as solo founder, Papii declared he's feeling "spicy" (down ~35–40 lbs) and planning one very serious night — Yankee day game, bodega chopped cheese at 10am, bar hop after. Bagel's deadpan: "When a New Jerseyan says he's gonna be outside, you take that very seriously."
The "only quirks" problem.
A genuinely funny detour into how "QuirkHub" sounds a little too provocative, an imagined "only quirks" page, and Papii's fear of a vibe-coded knockoff surfacing mid-deal with Disney or Amazon.
Makaveli's Other Side anniversary.
Mac (Makaveli) joined "to give out aura," marking one year of persistent Other Side and the first non-Yuga deed dropping at 3pm EST — designed by Tropical Virtual, the first builder Yuga ever hired for a world. He got heartfelt about watching a community proposal manifest and shouted out Bagel for hosting Quirkies events there every Monday.
Booger, ready to mint.
Mac revealed he'd already paid for a full 3D suit series to turn his honorary Quirk Kid "booger" into an Other Side–ready collection — a free mint for Quirklings — just waiting on Papii's green light. Papii, back from a dropped call: "Mac, let's launch booger, bro."
Topic timeline
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 10:25–15:30 | Welcome; Papii back from Asia, jet lag, sauna; food/weight; lettuce jokes |
| 15:30–24:45 | Movies: Odyssey vs. George Washington, Moana walkout, Rotten Tomatoes & rewatch value |
| 25:00–44:50 | FWA gacha token explainer; serial shipping; Quirkies floor & Token Works history |
| 44:50–50:20 | Gambling stories: blackjack vs. poker, cruises |
| 50:20–56:00 | NFT NYC plans: Yankee tailgate, bars, main event |
| 56:00–59:00 | "QuirkHub"/"only quirks" naming bit; sponsors teased |
| 59:00–1:05:00 | NYC event logistics, capacity, Pudgy/other project events |
| 1:05:00–1:18:51 | Makaveli & Other Side anniversary; Quirkies build-out; booger mint; wrap |
Notable quotes
If you knew my wife, you'd know that that's not an option. She actually was recruited for the CIA.
That's the Rock, first of all. You respect Dwayne the Rock Johnson, okay?
God, if you're listening, this is the deal. Give me a sign.
When a New Jerseyan says he's gonna be outside, you take that very seriously. He's not playing.
Years ago they promised us, Poppy, a metaverse… they promised us a metaverse, then they gave it to us.
Get your ass to New York. I never curse, but right now it's the time.
Who said what
- Papii (@RealPapii, host) — Steered the room; freshly back from Asia and fired up, gave a measured critique of serial shipping, told the blackjack-with-God saga, and laid out NFT NYC plans.
- Sho (@AgogoKaren, cohost)* — Co-hosted and welcomed guests, played comic foil (dogs, wine coolers, her husband's raised eyebrow), and volunteered to help at the event door.
- Hulk (audience) — Groggy pre-7am energy, the microwave meltdown, Mexico-taco math, and the Moana warning.
- Tim/Sam (guest) — Delivered the clearest fourth-grade breakdown of how FWA's deposit/back/spin mechanics and payouts work.
- Thanos (FWA depositor)* — Added the practical side: backing strategy, floor effects, and pushing for Inks/Quirklings to be added.
- Bagel (@Bagelism* — Movie-rewatch takes, Pudgy-community context, and an evangelist's pitch for Other Side as a social "third place."
- Ash (@princessashleiv* — Event logistics and capacity (200 downstairs, 100 rooftop), plus the twerking bit.
- Makaveli / Mac (@MakaveliDlaCruz) — Celebrated persistent Other Side's one-year and first deed launch, and lined up a Quirkies build plus the booger free-mint for Quirklings.
Worth a full listen
- 25:11–44:50 The FWA gacha segment is the substance of the Space: Tim and Thanos trade a genuinely useful, plain-English walkthrough while Papii weaves in Quirkies floor history and his broader philosophy on building vs. shipping.
- 44:50–50:20 Papii's gambling confessional is the comic set piece of the morning — the cruise, the sign from God, and why the casinos keep his mailbox full.
- 1:05:41–1:18:00 Makaveli's Other Side pitch and the live back-and-forth about a Quirkies world (and the booger mint) is where the recap can't capture the real-time excitement of two founders finding congruency.
* some voices are identified from context; those names are marked as likely.
