Join us on our exciting new journey through sound as we evolve Life Out of the Box into a new chapter—where this leads us, we don't quite know. But we want you right there next to us the whole way through. Listen to our daily conversations as we explore the most fascinating topics this wonderful world has to offer us and experiment to develop LOOTB into something that's, well, out of the box. Welcome friends, we're excited to take this auditory trip with you.
Episodes
Tuesday Apr 20, 2021
175. What is Sotheby's Doing With NFTs?
Tuesday Apr 20, 2021
Tuesday Apr 20, 2021
Have you ever wondered how NFTs might disrupt the legacy auction houses like Sotheby's or Christies? Well, it seems like they sure have and are making moves to be a part of this new world of digital art in a major way. In today's episode, Jonathon explains The Fungible Collection that recently dropped on Niftygateway—a game changing collaboration between Sotheby's & the artist Pak. Why the heck would people pay a minimum of $1500 for a rotating cube? Tune in to find out!
P.S. If you haven't heard of Niftygateway or listened to our episode on it (#171), we suggest you do to better understand the platform we're discussing.
The Fungible Pak (Niftygateway's Site): https://niftygateway.com/collections/paksothebysauction
The Fungible Collection (Sotheby's Site): https://www.sothebys.com/en/digital-catalogues/the-fungible-collection-by-pak
LOOTB Website: https://lifeoutofthebox.com/
Button Ph.D. Website: https://buttonphd.com/
Monday Apr 19, 2021
174. Riding Waves vs. Making Them?
Monday Apr 19, 2021
Monday Apr 19, 2021
"There are two kind of people in this world: those who ride the wave, and those who make the wave." In today's episode, we discuss and analyze this statement as it relates to entrepreneurship and the blockchain/crypto/NFT space. Does an individual have to ride a wave (e.g., Bitcoin) in order to make a wave that influences a new industry in a major way? Tune in to hear this rather deep conversation, as we define what it takes and what it means for someone to both ride and make waves in an emerging industry.
LOOTB Website: https://lifeoutofthebox.com/
Button Ph.D. Website: https://buttonphd.com/
Sunday Apr 18, 2021
173. Why Do We Podcast?
Sunday Apr 18, 2021
Sunday Apr 18, 2021
In today's episode, we check in with each other to discuss why we continue to do this podcast everyday and where we see this audio journey through sound may or may not take us.
If you're listening to this episode, we want you to know... WE LOVE AND APPRECIATE YOU. Yes, YOU. Thank you to our awesome LOOTB community for supporting us by listening, subscribing and reaching out—you are our people. You are LOOTB.
Get in touch with us, we want to hear from you wherever you are in the world: lifeoutthebox@gmail.com
Love, The Buttons :)
LOOTB Website: https://lifeoutofthebox.com/
Button Ph.D. Website: https://buttonphd.com/
Saturday Apr 17, 2021
172. How Can We Get Paid to Travel?
Saturday Apr 17, 2021
Saturday Apr 17, 2021
This has been a question we've been pondering for quite some time now, but in today's episode—we finally give ourselves some time to brainstorm and talk about it. In a time where international travel has been restricted for over a year and studies show that business travel will take years to come back (specifically travel paid for by a company someone is working for), this conversation proved to be more difficult than we expected. In the end, however, we came up with a few gems that might be worth pursuing in the upcoming year. Tune in to find out what may be ahead next!
LOOTB Website: https://lifeoutofthebox.com/
Button Ph.D. Website: https://buttonphd.com/
Friday Apr 16, 2021
171. What is Nifty Gateway?
Friday Apr 16, 2021
Friday Apr 16, 2021
Yes, friends we are back with another episode about NFTs (non-fungible tokens)! This time, we're highlighting one platform that we've been following and engaging with for quite sometime now... in fact, this platform was a big part our introduction to NFTs initially. On Nifty Gateway, NFTs are carefully curated to create drops that have ranged from big names—like Steve Aoki, The Weeknd, Forbes, Calvin Harris—to up and coming new artists. Tune into today's episode to dip your toes a little further into the world of NFTs and learn all of the basics about this platform.
Nifty Gateway: https://niftygateway.com/
Sotheby's x Pak Drop on Nifty Gateway: https://www.sothebys.com/en/digital-catalogues/the-fungible-collection-by-pak
LOOTB Website: https://lifeoutofthebox.com/
Button Ph.D. Website: https://buttonphd.com/
Thursday Apr 15, 2021
170. Why Live Anywhere?
Thursday Apr 15, 2021
Thursday Apr 15, 2021
...or perhaps, why not live everywhere? We have constantly questioned the importance of putting our roots down in a single location. On today's episode, we discuss the potential benefits of a flexible lifestyle that embraces the concept: "Home is Where the Heart Is."
LOOTB Website: https://lifeoutofthebox.com/
Button Ph.D. Website: https://buttonphd.com/
Wednesday Apr 14, 2021
169. What's Our Ideal Travel Show?
Wednesday Apr 14, 2021
Wednesday Apr 14, 2021
Reporting to you live from Sunshine Beach in Treasure Island, today's conversation on the beach is all about what we're missing in travel shows today. We discuss our favorite travel shows from the past and what we feel is missing in travel shows currently in attempt to figure out our ideal travel show of the future. Tune in to hear our candid brainstorm session with our toes in the white sand—who knows, this might be the beginning of a new project for us both :)
LOOTB Website: https://lifeoutofthebox.com/
Button Ph.D. Website: https://buttonphd.com/
Tuesday Apr 13, 2021
168. Can Specialization Be Disadvantageous?
Tuesday Apr 13, 2021
Tuesday Apr 13, 2021
We all know the age old wisdom of the importance of specialization when it comes to one's career—but are there any disadvantages to specializing in only one thing? In today's episode, we discuss the both side of the debate to figure out the pros and cons to being either a generalist or a specialist. Tune in to hear our thoughts!
LOOTB Website: https://lifeoutofthebox.com/
Button Ph.D. Website: https://buttonphd.com/
Monday Apr 12, 2021
167. Does the Past Influence the Present & Future?
Monday Apr 12, 2021
Monday Apr 12, 2021
In today's episode, we discuss our thoughts about the statement: "We must have a connection with the past in order to feel connected to the present and the future." Enjoy this deep existential conversation about how the past may or may not be useful to one's present and future.
LOOTB Website: https://lifeoutofthebox.com/
Button Ph.D. Website: https://buttonphd.com/
Sunday Apr 11, 2021
166. Why Are Startups So Difficult?
Sunday Apr 11, 2021
Sunday Apr 11, 2021
In today's episode, we share a few of our recent experiences with startups that underscore how difficult entrepreneurship can be. We share this honest conversation about the difficulties that come with creating a startup to not only highlight the darker parts of entrepreneurship that no one really likes to talk about—but to also recognize how special it is to successfully bring a new business idea to life.
Tune in to hear our thoughts about the true uncertainty that entrepreneurs have to deal with in the early stages, and the uncontrollable external factors that influence a startup's success.
LOOTB Website: https://lifeoutofthebox.com/
Button Ph.D. Website: https://buttonphd.com/