Epic, Ee-Pock, or Eh-Push-Ay?: Building the Future w/Brooke Lacey & Friends of Octant’s Epoch 9 | Ep 380

Rise Up Media · Sep 30, 2025 · 1h 32m

Goodnow revolutionaries–

Today on the Rise Up Morning Show we welcome guest host Brooke Lacey alongside friends from Octant’s Epoch 9 creator cohort: Vaelyn from ETHPanda, Artem from Oak Research, and Drew from Crypto Altruism. Brooke shares her satirical project Amongst a Potted Plant, we debate how to pronounce “Epoch” (epic? ee-pock? eh-push-ay?), and laugh our way through the big ideas driving public goods funding.

We explain why quadratic voting and participatory activism matter, give ZachXBT a little praise and playful critique, and share how the tech behind Octant is democratizing…