# GM Farcaster this week: dwr, MintedMerch & kickflips

> and next CastOut announced!

**Published by:** [GM Farcaster](https://paragraph.com/@gmfarcaster/)
**Published on:** 2025-10-05
**Categories:** farcaster, gmfarcaster, ethereum, blockchain, nfts, daos, base, degen, clanker, dwr
**URL:** https://paragraph.com/@gmfarcaster/gm-farcaster-this-week-dwr-mintedmerch-and-kickflips

## Content

GM and welcome to October! Amazing week that started with our Clanker Spotlight interview with the crew from Minted Merch and ended with a chat with @dwr Dan Romero, cofounder of Farcaster. PLUS we announced the next CastOut season! See all our episodes and summaries below! AND we are excited to announce that Clanker is joining us as a Spotlight Partner and CastOut sponsor this month! Each Monday, we'll have a special Clanker Spotlight and we'll be bringing you builder stories from the Clankerverse! Tomorrow tune in for a chat with the crew from Empire Builder!We've also started bringing you something new - a summary of each episode with the full show notes. We won't be sending this one via email (just our weekly) but we'll be posting this one on Farcaster for those who need a quick skim of what they've missed. Look for them in /gmfarcaster the day after the episode and on our Paragraph page if you want more detailed notes. Coming up this week on GM Farcaster: ☕ Monday: GM Farcaster ep292 at 11:30 am ET/8:30 am PT with special guests Empire Builder ☕ Wednesday: GM Farcaster ep293 at 8:30 am ET ☕ Friday: GM Farcaster ep294 at 8:30 am ET ➕ Be sure to add the GM Farcaster mini app and follow /gmfarcaster so you don't miss a thing! Your Follower Count Is Not Your Worth (But Your Bag Is Cute): GM Farcaster ep292 Monday, September 29, 2025 with @mintedmerch TL:DR 🤖Clankcaster Monday kicked off with chaotic clanks and an updated intro/outro 🔔 Farcaster news covered Sky Castle debates, PlayLARP fantasy crypto, and Emerge workflows 🎮 Weekend was dominated by Bracky’s sports takeover 🏈 Follower count drama sparked hot takes about worth vs. metrics 📉 Minted Merch crew joined to show off custom bags, shirts, and more 👜 From our ChatGPT intern: GM Farcaster Monday morning circus: the hosts forgot half their props, Prof broadcasted from a glass fishbowl of a clubhouse while dodging fire alarms, and they christened the first-ever “Clankcaster Monday” with chaotic clanks, follower-count therapy, and a cameo by the Minted Merch crew. In short: it’s Farcaster news mixed with sports recaps, crypto gossip, and existential debates about whether losing followers makes you enlightened or just confused—wrapped up in a bag of merch and the sound of clanking metal. Chapters: 0:00:00 GM 0:05:28 FC News 0:30:15 Clanker News 0:31:56 MintedMerch 1:08:54 fun on the timlineReferral Rewards & Onboarding Glowups: GM Farcaster ep293 Wednesday, October 1, 2025 TLDR: 📱Mini-app chaos & leaderboard gossip 🦅 Referral rewards + free sign-ups 🎉Stablecoin vs. cards vs. Apple Pay 💳 FDIC safety talk & bank drama 🏦 From our ChatGPT intern: Adrienne rebooted her laptop, Prof roasted her for coding too much, and somehow this spiraled into mini-app notifications, leaderboard drama, and whether moving to Mongolia with eagles is a legitimate growth hack. By the end, they’d congratulated newlyweds, debated stablecoins vs. Apple Pay, and reminded everyone that FDIC insurance is basically the plot twist from It’s a Wonderful Life. Chapters: 0:00:00 GM 0:03:41 FC News 0:33:16 Clanker News 0:43:07 Builders Building 0:47:40 fun on the timelineToken Feeds, Twig Wisdom & $degen Kickflips: GM Farcaster ep294 Friday, October 3, 2025 with @dwr Dan Romero Thank you Dan Romero, cofounder of Farcaster, for stopping by to chat about the latest upgrades and priorities for Farcaster. Always great to have you pop by! TLDR: 🏝 Cast Out “Return to Memecoin Island” announced📱new Farcaster Trade ideas & top stories feed🛹 Dave Bachinski smashes a $30K Degen-funded kickflip world record🧠 Dan Romero@dwr joins to talk platform tweaks, wallets, and what’s next From our ChatGPT intern: The Friday show kickflippeed off with goofy vibes, follower-count drama, and a full Taylor Swift fandom detour before diving into Farcaster updates, including trade ideas and top stories feed, CastOut’s “Return to Memecoin Island,” and Dave Bachinski’s $30k Degen-funded world-record kickflip. Later, Dan Romero joined to talk product tweaks, wallet improvements, and what’s next for the network, while the hosts sprinkled in AMA news, merch recs, and twig-inspired life lessons like it was the most on-chain variety show ever. Chapters: 0:00:00 GM 0:05:18 CastOut 0:09:53 FC News 0:23:47 Builders Building 0:30:00 Dan Romero 0:47:40 fun on the timeline GMFC shopAND our merch shop is open: gmfarcaster.shop And if you are reading this, grab 20% off your fave mug using code mugshot20! We'll be adding some new fun pieces each month -- more to come!We love seeing all the talk about supporting creators!🎉 Here’s 7 free things you can do to help support GM Farcaster (plus 3 others) with full links and info in this thread dropped by Prof: 1. Follow the /gmfarcaster channel and put those notifs on! 2. Subscribe to us on @paragraph for our weekly recaps–great way to keep up! (and if you're reading this on Paragraph, look at the top right to subscribe) 3. Like & Subscribe to our channels on YouTube, Spotify etc (links in🧵). Yeah I know cringe to say but super helpful! 4. Follow us on Farcaster and on Twitter – especially @gmfarcaster which is a smaller acct and needs some love.💟 5. Recast or Quote Cast when you see our episodes drop. (we might even tip you some🎩 degen!) 6. Retweet too – we get a lot of our views on Twitter so help amplify us there too. 7. Watch/Listen to /gmfarcaster and share moments you enjoyed – and come hang in the live chat if you’re available. It’s a lot of fun! Beyond that, you can mint our episodes on pods.media; subscribe to our hypersub; or if you’re a brand, sponsor our show. Details and links to all in the thread on FC.Subscribe to Cup o' GMFC on HypersubGM Farcaster is the first and only live stream news show and podcast covering the Farcaster ecosystem hosted and produced by @NounishProf and @Adrienne. ...https://hypersub.xyzAnd our musings elsewhere: Learn more about sponsoring GM Farcaster: Media Kit: https://mediakit.gmfarcaster.com/ Adrienne: Some of the Things: Some of the things: https://someofthethings.substack.com/p/back-to-mongolia-ai-bot-update-parenting Nounish Prof: Unpacking with Prof: https://paragraph.xyz/@nounishprof AND www.gmfarcaster.com is live along with a new GM Farcaster FAQ: https://paragraph.xyz/@adrienne/gm-farcaster-faq AND GM Farcaster is now available everywhere you get your podcasts including YouTube, Apple podcasts and Spotify! Copyright 2025 cc-by GM Farcaster - reuse/remix allowed with attribution and link back to GMFarcaster.com. NOTE: Cryptocurrencies are often volatile assets. Nothing in this episode should be considered financial advice and is for educational and entertainment purposes. Nothing should be considered investment advice, nor solicitation to buy or sell any assets. NFA, DYOR.

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