Andrew Asks How

Andrew Asks How

Andrew Asks How is an interview-style podcast hosted by Andrew Forte, featuring conversations with builders, creators, founders, and cultural leaders across tech, culture, creativity, business, and web3.

Each episode focuses on how influential people think, build, and grow, giving listeners practical insight from their experiences and the industries they are shaping.

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Henry CEO of Streamex
54:38
June 15, 2026

Henry CEO of Streamex

Episode 87 with Henry CEO of Streamex Finance is coming onchain and crypto products are meeting them half way Many more crypto native enterprise companies are being listed on the NASDAQ Expect to see more IPO's and onchain assets going offchain We are no longer early to crypto Timestamps 2:57 @henrymcphie_ building @streamex on Nasdaq 4:46 Gold with yield on chain 6:30 Where is the yield actually coming from 10:49 The team behind Stream X 15:00 Getting on Nasdaq via reverse merger 23:42 Token vs public equity explained 28:23 SEC and crypto clarity act update 35:52 Big banks waiting for someone to go first 40:15 Silver asset next then copper oil gas 44:08 Nasdaq listing tokenized assets soon 48:46 Zero fee gold ETF using yield 52:12 Proving out the model this year

Jesus Martinez one of Youtube's most successful creators
1:06:10
June 12, 2026

Jesus Martinez one of Youtube's most successful creators

Episode 85 with Jesus Martinez one of Youtube's most successful creators We talked about how well content creators do on YouTube compared to other platforms like Twitter The difference between crypto twitter and youtube twitter and which has more impact on narratives and liquidity And also mentioning how he got his start in the crypto space and how its changed his life Timestamps 2:02 Mic flags 3:32 Last cycles success 5:49 Introduction to CT 8:15 "Lost everything" then making it again 11:10 @JesusMartinez Youtube breakdown 16:40 @StarPlatinum_ should go on Youtube 17:00 Monetizing on Youtube and twitter 20:07 Leaving old friends behind 24:32 Dubai and NYC 30:19 Web3 gaming 34:33 Surviving Youtube as a crypto creator 38:03 Difference between CT and Crypto Youtube 43:09 Power of the Youtube audience 48:58 The best news app in the world 50:00 Succeeding on CT 54:40 Web3 gaming 58:10 Did we bottom?

Nom the core contributor of BONK and BONK FUN
1:00:51
June 3, 2026

Nom the core contributor of BONK and BONK FUN

We talked about the latest hack and 110% percent of the funds will be returned to the community Also diving deep in to their institutional side with being publicly listed in on the NASDAQ And what’s next for the IP Timestamps: 1:36 Intro with @TheOnlyNom, setting the stage for everything that just happened 5:08 @bonk_inu stepping up, reimbursing 110%, nobody expected to be in this situation 10:24 The scary part, any site using that provider could’ve been hit 20:25 BONK’s origin, holiday airdrop, just trying to bring good vibes 31:33 Then the timeline breaks, a sitting president drops a meme coin 35:55 Returns and risk, you don’t get one without the other 42:29 Learning curve, trial by fire, realizing how deep you actually have to go 52:27 What are you actually proud of building, not just chasing outcomes 57:59 Moving forward, building in public, transparency becoming the strategy

Ben Yorke from WOOFI
1:05:09
June 1, 2026

Ben Yorke from WOOFI

I have had the pleasure of getting to know Ben more the past few months as the AI craze is getting crazier We talk about the emergence of AI and what it means for every person that has early exposure to the known how There are many ways to position yourselves for the inevitable and its key that everyone becomes familiar with it and finds an angle that works for them Timestamps: 1:46 Crypto journey with @BenYorke from @StarchildOnX and @_WOOFi 3:24 Bitcoin as a banking workaround in China 4:28 How crypto saved him from expat life 11:13 Mac mini debate gets heated 25:13 AI for traders right now 27:25 What Starchild actually does 31:10 White collar jobs are cooked 35:17 Taste is the new hot commodity @banditxbt 44:54 Crypto didnt need this identity 52:17 Claude wont touch financial agents 1:02:06 Where Starchild wants to be in two years

Steve Starobinsky Head of Partnerships at Pudgy Penguins
1:00:00
May 29, 2026

Steve Starobinsky Head of Partnerships at Pudgy Penguins

"We start noticing this trend about the collector couple. We have couples standing in line The most common answer was: we send these to each other It was the moment i started to see the collector couple" Timestamps: 2:26 March 20th 3:54 "I love what i do" @PudgyPartners 8:00 How Steve got started before @pudgypenguins @LilPudgys 10:27 Favourite collectibles 15:20 The "collector couple" 17:52 "The way you talk about pokemon is the opportunity here" 21:54 The traditional industry 23:50 Learnings from Gel Blaster alongside @LucaNetz 27:00 Over a million people have played it 31:14 Balancing acts 35:56 "Its mostly planning" 37:00 Predicting trends of velocity 42:00 "We met with .. that see what we are doing" 44:06 @NHL Partnership 47:56 Owning winter 51:00 Valentines next year 52:43 Capsule collection 55:14 Licensing and merchandise potential This was one of our favourite podcasts We got to learn about the internal machine that is Pudgy Penguins A lot of what we discussed gets missed on the timeline People want to celebrate the public moments but the private ones are the leading indicators It was cool to have a behind the scenes peak for all the work that goes in to everything Special thanks to a good friend @becca_nfts for setting it up

Jonah Blake
1:36:13
May 25, 2026

Jonah Blake

Jonah was the web3 gaming servant and it became his niche He made a public pivot to AI and SAAS about a year ago before the market did We talk about how he knew what the market wanted before it did And other topics like finding niches, web3 gaming of course and where the market could be 7 months from now 1:50 Catching up with @JonahBlake real money and chasing the “why” behind building something 15:46 Trust, influence and why people don’t know what to believe anymore 28:53 Loving what you do vs having a real market for it 41:41 Posting online, personal brand and showing up every day 55:22 Culture, behavior online and doing what you know with what you know 01:08:52 Daily routine, finding user fit and what building looks like behind the scenes 01:19:30 @liveframe Content quality, editing and what makes creators valuable 01:35:07 What’s next, lessons learned and final

Claynosaurz  5 Sherry Gunther
1:48:03
May 23, 2026

Claynosaurz  5 Sherry Gunther

This was Sherrys first podcast and it was a special one We discussed a lot of older IPs that i grew up watching Many of those IPs she helped bring to life and made special Every time new new technological breakthroughs happened new viral IPs were birthed Timestamps: 02:30 @sherrygunther @Cabanimation @seeratranaa Background and joining the pod 04:30 Moving past @Claynosaurz "winging it" to build professional production pipelines 06:52 David vs. Goliath: Why top talent leaves legacy studios for high-risk startups 13:28 Navigating industry friction, young leadership, and the "PvP" of animation 17:39 The Simpsons story: How Sherry took over the studio at 23 30:21 The Hanna-Barbera Renaissance and launching 90s icons 49:33 The death of animation economics: Why the streaming model is broken 55:33 Sony, K-Pop Demon Hunters, and why identity-driven strategy beats Netflix binging 1:11:15 Solving the loneliness epidemic through community-driven experiences 1:28:52 The 2027 Roadmap: 78 episodes, global distribution, and IP ownership 1:43:20 Final reflections on @HeebooOfficial empowering creators, and what comes next

Episode 78 with Bandit 
1:34:49
May 20, 2026

Episode 78 with Bandit 

We talked about politics, religion, time away from CT It was nice to get away from the market and chat with a good friend A lot of people on CT are performative We avoided making the conversation it feel like It’s a must watch and a break from CT 2:26 Settling in, real life vs online life, and resetting perspective 16:36 Market fatigue, burnout cycles, @banditxbt take on why stepping back matters 29:05 When narratives break and money stops behaving rationally 42:16 Long-term games, delayed wins, and why most people quit too early 53:39 Epstein files, power networks, and why trust is collapsing everywhere 1:05:29 Institutions, influence, and why nothing feels legitimate anymore 1:18:04 Cynicism, survival mode, and what people do when belief breaks 1:32:58 What's next?