Hello Everyone,

I am opening a retroactive funding tip for The AwesomeDot team for six additional episodes of their podcast series, which have been completed following the initial funding from the AMI Bounty for two episodes. These podcasts are dedicated to exploring the technical aspects of the Polkadot ecosystem, providing visibility to lesser-known projects, and offering the community a platform to understand complex concepts directly from the creators and developers in the ecosystem.

Project Details:

• Platform: YouTube Channel - AwesomeDOT
• GitHub Repository: Awesome-DOT on GitHub
• Website: Awesome-DOT Website
• Twitter/X: AwesomeDOT on X

Podcast Episodes:

1. Episode 1: Exploring AI, Tools & Smart Contracts in Polkadot
2. Episode 2: Deep Dive into Polkadot Testing Suite
3. Episode 3: Exploring Polkadot 2.0: In-Depth with Dr. RadhaKrishna Dasari
4. Episode 4: Deep Dive into Coretime Marketplace with RegionX
5. Episode 5: Building a Better Polkadot Client: The DeDot Story with Thang
6. Episode 6: Connecting the DOTs for XCM: Paraspell’s Polkadot Journey with Dušan
7. Episode 7: Diving into Kagome and Polkadot Host Diversity

Impact: 

• Twitter/X Stats:

• Impressions: 22,100

• Engagement: The podcast series is seeing growing community engagement with increasing followers and interactions.

I am requesting $333 per episode for the five additional episodes, and one more episode that will be published in the coming days. With the current rate of DOT at $4.46, this amounts to approximately 448 DOT.

Why this funding 

These podcast has also and brought major developments and also shines light on lesser-known projects that deserve recognition, such as DeDot, Paraspell, RegionX, Kagome etc. The mission of AwesomeDOT is to help these projects gain visibility and support within the ecosystem, fostering a more connected and informed community.

The requested funds will cover the costs associated with the production, editing, social media promotion, and hosting of these podcast episodes. Supporting this request will enable AwesomeDOT to continue producing high-quality content that educates, informs, and highlights the innovative work being done within the Polkadot ecosystem.

This type of initiative will help to onboard the developers and provide visibility to this libraries. I am hoping that the community supports in this initiative. 

UPDATE :

 In the coming days, the AwesomeDOt team will be publishing one more episode, which will bring the total number of episodes to 6. As a result, the cost per episode will be reduced to $333.