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Dušan Matuška | Bitcoin, Energy and the Reality of Building a Free City
Dušan Matuška · AmityAgeAmityAge co-founder Dušan Matuška on Bitcoin education, gas-powered mining in Alberta and the families and businesses Próspera needs to thrive.
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Episode 202
Patrick Hiebert: The Cost of Staying Put
Patrick Hiebert on Veritas Villages, a planned European-style town in Costa Rica, freedom without legal autonomy, and why Timothy Allen remains in Britain.
Episode 201
Trey Goff: Nobody Understands What's Inside the Black Box
Trey Goff joins Timothy Allen to discuss AI security, autonomous agents, consciousness, Próspera, The Sort and what makes a good life.
Episode 200
Erick Brimen: Will Próspera Survive Its Own Success?
Erick Brimen, founder and CEO of Próspera, on hostile press, the arbitration with Honduras, Crawfish Rock, key man risk, and governance as a service.
Episode 199
Petar Čekerevac: The Hanseatic League in the Cloud
Petar Čekerevac explores Próspera, network states, longevity and how communities in the cloud could gain bargaining power to build freer societies.
Episode 198
Daniel Jackson: We're Building a New Country in Europe
Daniel Jackson, 21, is president of Verdis, a claimed state on the Danube. On the Croatian blockade, terra nullius, passports and stepping down.
Episode 197
Dominic Frisby: They’ll Blame You When It Fails
Dominic Frisby doubts fiat ends in hyperinflation. He expects decades of quiet debasement, and thinks gold and Bitcoin holders get the blame.
Episode 196
Gareth Icke: The Panopticon Is Already Here
The digital panopticon used to sound like science fiction. Gareth Icke thinks we are already living inside the early stages of it.
Episode 195
Christian Betancourt: How to Survive a Hostile Government
Four years ago, Timothy Allen came to Próspera to see whether there was anything actually there. An interview happened on a sofa in a guest house down the…
Episode 194
Liam Martin & Nick Francis: Two Founders, Two Futures
A year ago, in Morocco, Timothy Allen sat down with Liam Martin and asked him what an LLM was. Liam, co-founder of Time Doctor and Running Remote, has…
Episode 193
Mark Frazier: Fifty Years of Watching It Go Wrong
Mark Frazier was made publisher of Reason magazine in 1970, at eighteen, when it had three hundred subscribers and was produced in the founder’s apartment…
Episode 192
Joey Flores: The First Country on the Internet
Joey Flores wants to help launch the first country on the internet, and he is not being metaphorical. The Head of Marketing at SafetyWing is a two-time…
Episode 191
Vance: Everyone Needs a Plan B
Vance is not his real name, and that is rather the point. The founder of My Latin Life built a Latin American relocation service while keeping his own…
Episode 190
Joyce Brand: Building Prosperity in the Danger Zone
At 71, when most people are arranging their lives around comfort and familiarity, Joyce Brand moved to the outskirts of Choloma, Honduras, a city that…
Episode 189
Gonçalo Hall: The Nomad Pioneer Betting on a Free City
Most people who fall in love with a place visit for a week and dream about staying. Gonçalo Hall does the opposite for a living: he decides where…
Episode 188
Polycarp Nakamoto: Plan For Decentralisation
Most Bitcoiners worry about the price, the protocol, or the four-year cycle. Polycarp Nakamoto worries about something else entirely: what happens to all…
Episode 187
Daniel Thompson: Free Cities Have a People Problem
Everyone building a new city worries about law, land and governance. Daniel Thompson argues the real bottleneck is simpler and harder: people. Getting…
Episode 186
Eric Kaufmann: You’re Not Allowed to Say This
Eric Kaufmann and Timothy Allen on race as a sacred taboo, the roots of woke, immigration and identity in the modern West.
Episode 185
Niklas Anzinger: Medicine Without Permission
Niklas Anzinger on putting Próspera on the longevity biotech map, the FDA's limits and an insurance-based alternative to medical regulation.
Episode 184
Matthew Mottola: What AI Can’t Replace
Matthew Mottola on what AI is doing to work, the 40% layoffs he expects, automated workflows, and who you sue when the robot fails.
Episode 183
Tomek Kołodziejczuk: The Bitcoin Free City
Tomek Kołodziejczuk on building a Bitcoin city inside Próspera, the Bitcoin District, and turning Roatán into the world's most Bitcoin-dense island.
Episode 182
Lucy Connolly: Jailed for a Tweet
Lucy Connolly on the deleted tweet that jailed her, life inside a British women's prison, and what it reveals about free speech in Britain.
Episode 181
Paloma Lecheta: Brazil’s First Free City
Paloma Lecheta on Jurerê Internacional, the Brazilian neighbourhood privately run since 1980, and the push to make it Brazil's first Free City.
Episode 180
Crémieux: Why Bad Ideas Persist
Crémieux on IQ, institutions, fertility and biotech, and why he argues every country on Earth, even Singapore, is run poorly.
Episode 179
Liam Bates: Make Sealand Great Again
Liam Bates on the true story of Sealand, the North Sea micronation, its 1978 coup, and plans to revive it through eCitizenship and a DAO.
Episode 178
Patri Friedman: 8 Hard Truths from 25 Years of Investing in Free Cities
Patri Friedman on 25 years investing in Free Cities, from the Seasteading Institute to Pronomos, and eight hard truths about what actually works.
Episode 177
Gabriel Delgado: The Próspera Master Plan
Gabriel Delgado on how Próspera survived a hostile Honduran government, its 50-year legal guarantees, and the master plan for what comes next.
Episode 176
James Price: Why Everything Feels Broken
Former UK adviser James Price on why elections change little, the permanent administrative state, and why Western government feels broken.
Episode 175
Oswald Horowitz: The Last Free Place
Filmmaker Oswald Horowitz on The Legend of Landi, the Italian entrepreneur who tried to live beyond the system on a barge in international waters.
Episode 174
Patrik Schumacher: The Architecture of Spontaneous Order
Architect Patrik Schumacher on parametricism, why the built environment resists markets, and how Free Cities could enable bottom-up urbanism.
Episode 173
Mailyn Salabarria: The Hidden Path to Tyranny
Cuban refugee Mailyn Salabarria on leaving Cuba with $200, how the regime sustains itself, and what voting with your feet really costs.
Episode 172
Joe Quirk: The Ultimate Exit Strategy
Joe Quirk of the Seasteading Institute on exit as a governance strategy and why cruise ships prove floating communities can already work.
Episode 171
Lotta Moberg: The Truth About Special Economic Zones
Economist Lotta Moberg on what the world gets wrong about special economic zones, why private ones outperform, and the case for governance by contract.
Episode 170
Tim Stern: Leaving Europe Is The Rational Choice
Tim Stern on founding CryptoCity in Venezuela, why Europeans are choosing exit, and building a high-trust community far from political risk.
Episode 169
Mitchell Suchner: The First Operational Seasteading Resort
Mitchell Suchner of ArkPad on the first operational seasteading resort and the economic stack that turns floating projects into ocean communities.
Episode 168
Vikram Bharati: At the Intersection of Free Cities & Network States
Vikram Bharati of Draper Nation on where Free Cities and network states converge, tribal governance, and experimenting with new political models.
Episode 167
Mikkel Thorup: The Global Freedom Map Is Changing
Mikkel Thorup of Expat Money on where real-world freedom is rising or vanishing, territorial tax systems, and why Panama acts as a city-state.
Episode 166
Christoph Heuermann: You Can Live Tax Free Almost Anywhere
Perpetual traveller Christoph Heuermann on living tax-free, global mobility, exit and Plan B thinking, and why Free Cities may still matter.
Episode 165
Rahim Taghizadegan: Exit Is More Powerful Than Voice
Austrian economist Rahim Taghizadegan on why exit beats voice and citadel.garden, his low-profile network of Bitcoin-backed family refuges.
Episode 164
Mason: The Last Piece in the Puzzle for the Sovereign Individual
Mason on LiberArx, his solar-powered floating home, and why seasteading could be the final missing layer for the sovereign individual.
Episode 163
Yaron Brook: Why Atlas Shrugged Keeps Happening
Yaron Brook of the Ayn Rand Institute on collectivism versus individualism, the rise of statism, and the philosophical case for liberty.
Episode 162
Vladimir Leshko: You Will Live Forever If You Choose To
Biomedical engineer Vladimir Leshko on gene therapy, longevity, and why Próspera's regulatory framework makes human trials possible.
Episode 161
Swen Lorenz: Demography is Destiny
Swen Lorenz on the troubled state of the island of Sark, a failed rescue bid, and what it reveals about confidence in small jurisdictions.
Episode 160
Mark Edge: The Freedom to Leave
Radio host Mark Edge on the Free State Project, Liberland and seasteading, and why proprietary city-states could outperform democracy.
Episode 159
Massimo Mazzone: Liberty Without Libertarians
Massimo Mazzone, founder of Ciudad Morazán, on why you don't need libertarians to build a libertarian society and the growth of Free Cities.
Episode 158
Trey Goff: Próspera, Perception, and Post-Scarcity
Trey Goff, chief of staff at Próspera, on the city's real model, pushing back on conspiracy theories, and a legal framework for AI agents.
Episode 157
Vera Kichanova: Climbing a Ladder of Consent
Vera Kichanova on the post-COVID surge of interest in Free Cities, the role of consent, and answering critiques that they serve only the wealthy.
Episode 156
Patrick Hiebert & Alex Voss: Building Bitcoin Citadels
Patrick Hiebert and Alex Voss on expanding Veritas Villages across Central America and integrating Bitcoin into community payments and governance.
Episode 154
Ioni Appelberg: The Medicine of Meaning
Ioni Appelberg on longevity science, treating aging as the root of disease, and blending alternative and traditional medicine to find meaning.
Episode 153
Daniel Prince: The Grand Conspiracy 2
Daniel Prince on circadian disruption, geoengineering and chemtrails, allodial title, and why Bitcoin may be the only asset you truly own.
Episode 152
Thomas D. Walls: Diplomacy By Example
Thomas D. Walls, Liberland's foreign minister, on diplomacy by example, talks with Croatia and Serbia, and building a global libertarian community.
Episode 151
Susie Violet Ward: The Rise of Digital Authoritarianism
Susie Violet Ward on the UK's Online Safety Act, digital IDs and surveillance, and why Bitcoin offers hope against digital authoritarianism.
Episode 150
Knut Svanholm: Democracy Leads to Totalitarianism
Knut Svanholm on Bitcoin culture, natural law and property rights, and his argument that democracy slides toward totalitarianism.
Episode 149
Vít Jedlička: Liberland’s Path to Prosperity
Liberland president Vít Jedlička on building Liberty Island, the constitution as a smart contract, voluntary taxation and international recognition.
Episode 148
Patrick Henningsen: The Grand Conspiracy
Filmmaker and global affairs analyst Patrick Henningsen on geopolitics, Western narratives, migration and the struggle between centralised power and autonomy.
Episode 147
Jeff G: Privacy and the Architecture of Freedom
Nostr developer Jeff G on privacy tech, secure messaging, Bitcoin and the open-source tools that could shape a freer internet.
Episode 146
Efrat Fenigson: Stop Bitching, Start Solving
Journalist Efrat Fenigson on censorship, online freedom, Bitcoin and privacy as tools for reclaiming sovereignty in a chaotic digital age.
Episode 145
Freddie New: The State is Failing
Bitcoin Policy UK's Freddie New on safeguarding personal sovereignty with Bitcoin and privacy tech in an age of surveillance and state overreach.
Episode 144
Leon Wankum: The Real Estate Reckoning
Real estate developer Leon Wankum on Austrian economics, why property is a flawed store of value, and how Bitcoin could reshape the financial system.
Episode 143
Max Hillebrand: The Praxeology of Privacy
Max Hillebrand on Cypherpunk strategies, Bitcoin, Free Cities and Austrian economics as ways to defend liberty in the physical and digital realms.
Episode 142
Michael Mainelli: Solving Wicked Problems
Former Lord Mayor Michael Mainelli on the City of London's history and governance, free markets, regulation and solving society's wicked problems.
Episode 141
Jason Cozens: Why Gold Still Matters in the Digital Age
Glint CEO Jason Cozens on reintroducing gold as everyday money, the harms of inflation and fiat, and the push to reclaim monetary freedom.
Episode 140
Nick Malster: Liberating Creators from the Attention Economy
Fountain co-founder Nick Malster on Bitcoin micropayments, the attention economy and realigning incentives for independent content creators.
Episode 139
Niklas Anzinger: Inside Próspera – A Longtime Resident’s View
Entrepreneur Niklas Anzinger on life inside Próspera, answering critics, building community trust and scaling the Honduran Free City project.
Episode 138
Mailyn Salabarria: Government Red Flags – Lessons From a Cuban Refugee
Cuban refugee Mailyn Salabarria on escaping communism, government overreach and warning America about the slow creep of tyranny and bureaucracy.
Episode 136
Ben Gunn: Three Rules For Life
Pseudonymous Ben Gunn on privacy, digital identity, Nostr and Bitcoin's role as both store of value and medium of exchange in a surveillance age.
Episode 135
Jody Underwood: Homesteading, Microschooling & Living Off-Grid
Free State Project's Jody Underwood on off-grid homesteading in New Hampshire, self-sufficiency and reforming education with microschools.
Episode 134
Melissa Creem: Live Free or Die
NH Liberty Alliance chair Melissa Creem on the Free State Project, grassroots activism and New Hampshire's unique pro-liberty political landscape.
Episode 133
Liam Martin: Positioning Yourself for the AI Future
Entrepreneur Liam Martin on remote work, asynchronous management and how AI and automation will reshape the future of work and human connection.
Episode 132
Bonnie Freeman: The War on Bitcoin is Not Over
Bonnie Freeman on her husband Ian's eight-year prison sentence, the FBI raid and what his Bitcoin case reveals about the war on crypto.
Episode 131
Izabela Patriota: Reclaiming Free Market Feminism
Ladies of Liberty Alliance's Izabela Patriota on free-market feminism, Brazilian politics and empowering women without government dependence.
Episode 130
Gonçalo Hall: Why Most Digital Nomads Have Never Heard of Próspera
Digital nomad pioneer Gonçalo Hall on building nomad villages and why Próspera in Honduras faces a public relations problem.
Episode 129
Ian Underwood: A New Governance Model for the 21st Century
Former NASA scientist Ian Underwood on government by consent, individual rights, gun ownership and new models of societal organisation.
Episode 128
Scott Forte: Competitive Governance is Coming
Entrepreneur Scott Forte on competitive governance, states' rights, the Free State Project and New Hampshire's culture of individual liberty.
Episode 127
Anders Ingemarson: Think Right or Wrong, Not Left or Right
Anders Ingemarson on leaving Sweden's welfare state, embracing Ayn Rand's individualism and the moral case for capitalism over collectivism.
Episode 126
Mark Edge: The Arc of History Bends Towards Freedom
Libertarian voice Mark Edge on the Free Cities movement, his connection to Próspera and the balance between individual rights and state power.
Episode 125
Travis Bockenstedt: Liberating the Free Market in Healthcare
Travis Bockenstedt on fixing US healthcare with direct primary care, transparent pricing and a free-market approach free of insurance interference.
Episode 124
Jeremy Kauffman: Frontier Psychology & The Free State
Tech entrepreneur Jeremy Kauffman on the New Hampshire Free State Project, libertarianism and the challenges of building a free community.
Episode 123
Michael Williams: Capitalism, Exceptionalism and the American Founding
ALTIUS Financial's Michael Williams on capitalism, American exceptionalism, individual rights and the philosophy behind the nation's founding.
Episode 122
Lauren Razavi: Digital Nomads, Global Mobility & Network States
Plumia's Lauren Razavi on digital nomad visas, global mobility rights and the idea of building a network state country on the internet.
Episode 121
Dennis Pratt: Liberty, Community & The Free State Project
Dennis Pratt on the New Hampshire Free State Project, PorcFest and the psychology of building a thriving libertarian community.
Episode 120
Daniel Hannan: Woke Politics, Reform & The Culture of Liberty
Brexit campaigner Daniel Hannan on individualism, the lasting effects of lockdowns and the enduring struggle to preserve freedom over safety.
Episode 119
Pavla Karon: Activism, Accountability & Abundance
Pavla Karon on activism, personal responsibility, an abundance mindset and the inner work behind meaningful change.
Episode 118
Tim Stern: Building a Free City in Venezuela
Tech entrepreneur Tim Stern on building Cryptocity, a liberty-minded community for entrepreneurs on Venezuela's Margarita Island.
Episode 117
Scott Schneider: Freedom in the Final Frontier
Space lawyer Scott Schneider on jurisdiction, property rights and what governance beyond Earth reveals about freedom back home.
Episode 116
Manuel Barkhau: The Rise of Libertarianism in Germany
Software developer Manuel Barkhau on the rise of libertarianism in Germany, civil liberties after COVID and the party Die Libertären.
Episode 115
Vera Kichanova: Lessons From Odessa
FCF economist Vera Kichanova on Odessa as a historical model for Free Cities and Special Economic Zones, and why such models are rare today.
Episode 114
Alex Voss: Strategies for Liberty, Free Cities & Bitcoin
Tipolis CFO Alex Voss on the intersection of Bitcoin and Free Cities, regulatory autonomy and negotiating with host governments.
Episode 113
Laurence Ion: Longevity Cities, Decentralised Science & The Cure for Aging
Laurence Ion on longevity cities, decentralised science and how Free Cities could become hubs for rapid medical innovation against aging.
Episode 112
Mark Lutter & Carl Peterson: Africa, Charter Cities & The Future of Urban Development
Charter Cities Institute's Mark Lutter and Carl Peterson on charter cities in Africa, the NXT50 coalition and lessons from Próspera.
Episode 111
Alex Martynov: Mindfulness, Inner Freedom & Connecting With Your True Self
Leadership coach Alex Martynov on inner freedom, mindfulness, self-authoring and overcoming the self-imposed limits that constrain us.
Episode 110
Francisco Litvay: Global Citizenship, 2nd Passports & Geo Arbitrage
Francisco Litvay on second citizenships in Latin America, perpetual travel, flag theory and tax optimization across competing jurisdictions.
Episode 109
Alex Ugorji: Life in a Honduran Free City Under Threat
Alex Ugorji, an early Ciudad Morazán resident, on life in a Honduran ZEDE and the legal threat after the repeal of the ZEDE law.
Episode 108
Grant Romundt: Living on the Ocean in a Floating Home
Ocean Builders co-founder Grant Romundt on SeaPods, floating homes and seasteading as a new frontier for living on the ocean.
Episode 107
Patrick Hiebert: Building Off-grid Libertarian Villages in Latin America
EcoVillages founder Patrick Hiebert on building off-grid libertarian communities in Latin America powered by Bitcoin and energy sovereignty.
Episode 106
Joe Quirk: One Hundred Thousand Free Societies at Sea
Seasteading Institute president Joe Quirk on floating cities, decentralized governance and the ocean as a frontier for freedom.
Episode 105
Efrat Fenigson: Unmasking Agenda 2030
Journalist Efrat Fenigson on Agenda 2030, centralised digital control and how Bitcoin and self-reliance can protect personal freedom.
Episode 104
Per Bylund: Economics, Agorism & The Reality of Freedom
Mises Institute economist Per Bylund on agorism, the market process, Bitcoin and whether true freedom is possible under centralized states.
Episode 103
Natalie Danelishen: Free Speech, Twitter & US Politics
Twitter liberty influencer Natalie Danelishen on free speech, US politics and the 2024 election in the days before the vote.
Episode 102
Sam Roberts: Bitcoin, Pensions & The Financial Renaissance
Cartwright director Sam Roberts on becoming the first UK firm to put Bitcoin in pension portfolios and the institutional financial shift.
Episode 101
Ben Arc: Nostr, Anarchy & Algorithms
Ben Arc on Nostr, the decentralized censorship-resistant protocol, and how open algorithms can rebuild free spaces for speech online.
Episode 100
Peter Young: 100th Episode Free Cities Review
Free Cities Foundation CEO Peter Young joins the 100th episode to reflect on the Free Cities movement and the importance of governance.
Episode 99
Dr. David Bovill: Future States, Regenerative Cities & Open Source Law
Dr. David Bovill on network states, regenerative cities, liquid democracy, open-source law and the future of digital self-governance.
Episode 98
Selfbankt: Decentralised Networks, Filter Events & Confronting Orthodoxy
Pseudonymous Bitcoiner SelfBankt on Nostr, decentralized networks, surviving the pandemic and confronting orthodoxy after Twitter exile.
Episode 97
Ben Gunn: Volatility, Stoicism & Anti-Fragile Networks
Pseudonymous Ben Gunn on volatility, stoicism, his Welsh forestry project, life in Honduras and building anti-fragile networks.
Episode 96
Niko Jilch: Socialism, Gold & Bitcoin Geopolitics
Austrian financial journalist Niko Jilch on socialism, gold, Bitcoin as digital gold, central banking and monetary geopolitics.
Episode 95
Pavla Karon: Gender Roles, Family Dynamics & Raising Liberated Children
Entrepreneur Pavla Karon on raising liberated children, parenting for freedom, 21st-century gender roles and staying free.
Episode 94
Shajay Bhooshan: Parametric Design, Digital Cities & The Future of Architecture
Zaha Hadid Architects' Shajay Bhooshan on parametric design, digital cities and designing Próspera, Praxis and Liberland's metaverse.
Episode 93
Nathan Day: Overlanding, Self Sovereign Identity & Bitcoin Adoption
BTC Map co-founder Nathan Day on overlanding, self-sovereign identity, Nostr and the global state of Bitcoin merchant adoption.
Episode 92
Tania Rak: Freedom, New Media & The Liberty Movement
Ukrainian journalist Tania Rak on media literacy, AI's impact on journalism, fake news and spreading freedom through new media.
Episode 91
Ivan Ko: Planning a Free City in the UK
Victoria Harbour Group CEO Ivan Ko on planning a 21st-century charter city in the UK's Thames Estuary Free Port area.
Episode 90
Lea Petrášová: Privacy, Autonomy & Decentralized Governance
Vexl co-founder Lea Petrášová on privacy, peer-to-peer Bitcoin trading, decentralized governance and the limits of democracy.
Episode 89
Allen Farrington: Venice, Sovereign Individuals & The Bitcoin Renaissance
Allen Farrington on his book Bitcoin Is Venice, the city's 1,000-year rise and fall, sovereign individuals and a Bitcoin standard.
Episode 84
Luke Thibodeau: Próspera Update, Pioneer Residents & New Projects
Próspera CFO Luke Thibodeau on the first residents moving into the Duna Residence and the jurisdiction's legal battle with Honduras.
Episode 86
Efrat Fenigson: Preparing for Central Bank Digital Currencies
Efrat Fenigson on central bank digital currencies, programmable money, social credit systems and using Bitcoin to prepare for CBDCs.
Episode 87
Marc Friedrich: Preparing for an Economic Collapse
Bestselling author Marc Friedrich on preparing for monetary collapse, gold versus Bitcoin and surviving Argentina's hyperinflation.
Episode 88
Thomas D. Walls: Liberland’s Minister of Foreign Affairs
Liberland Foreign Minister Thomas D. Walls on the micronation's government, diplomacy and his predictions for the project's future.
Episode 85
Tuur Demeester: Identifying Our Shackles
Bitcoin investor Tuur Demeester on identifying our personal and societal shackles, fiat money and the journey toward true freedom.
Episode 83
Swen Lorenz: Major Sark Announcement
Swen Lorenz of the Sark Property Company on its cash bid for the Sark estate and what the deal means for the island's future.
Episode 82
Hynek Fencl: Liberland Insights, Free City Proposals & The Limitations of Democracy
Free Cities Foundation's Hynek Fencl on Liberland, identifying sites for Free City projects with Tipolis and the limits of democracy.
Episode 81
Glenn Cameron: Bitcoin, Institutions & Mass Adoption
Cartwright's Glenn Cameron on spot Bitcoin ETFs, institutional adoption and what legacy finance embracing BTC means for the world.
Episode 80
Patrik Schumacher: Free City Architecture, Synergy Clusters & Próspera
Zaha Hadid Architects' Patrik Schumacher on Free City architecture, special economic zones and designing buildings for Próspera.
Episode 79
Krysta Fox: Free Zones. Past, Present & Future
Krysta Fox, former director of Dubai's DMCC, on what makes free zones thrive and the past, present and future of special economic zones.
Episode 77
Olivier Roland: The Sovereign Individual, Infopreneurship & Nation-State Disruption
Author Olivier Roland on the Sovereign Individual thesis, infopreneurship, digital nomadism and how the internet disrupts nation-states.
Episode 78
Sebastian Weglarz: Libertarian Memes, Anarcho-capitalism and Polish History
Polish anarcho-capitalist Sebastian Weglarz on libertarian memes, communism, self-sovereignty and Polish history, recorded in Warsaw.
Episode 74
Stephan Livera: State Competitiveness, Bitcoin ETFs & The Demise of the West
Stephan Livera on relocating to the UAE, state competitiveness for talent, Bitcoin ETFs and the decline of the Western world.
Episode 75
Zuby: Responsibility, Discipline & Choosing Dubai
Rapper and podcaster Zuby on choosing Dubai, why it attracts global talent, and the trade-offs between freedom, safety and taxation.
Episode 76
Andreas Baumgartner: Integrated Autonomous Cities & The Evolution of SEZs
Andreas Baumgartner on the evolution of special economic zones into integrated autonomous cities and why autonomy is a tool for growth.
Episode 73
Peter Young: Special Economic Zones, Autonomy and the Future of Free Cities
Peter Young of the Free Cities Foundation gives a 101 on special economic zones, free zones in Dubai and the future of autonomous cities.
Episode 72
Fred Roeder: Dubai, Governance & The Evolution of Cities
Fred Roeder of the Consumer Choice Center on living in Dubai, governance incentives, healthcare and the pros and cons of democracy.
Episode 71
Vera Kichanova: Private Cities, Russian Politics & The Middle East
Economist Vera Kichanova, holder of the first PhD on private cities, on building cities in the Middle East and her start in Russian politics.
Episode 70
Danilo Silva: Geoarbitrage, Lifestyle Planning & Flag Theory
Digital nomad Danilo Silva of Settee on geoarbitrage, flag theory, golden visas and the best countries to relocate to for freedom.
Episode 69
Nicole Reese & Oscar Correa: Regenerative Neighbourhoods, Holacracy & Pioneer Communities
Nicole Reese and Oscar Correa of Regen Tribe on regenerative neighbourhoods, eco-village design and self-sufficient pioneer communities.
Episode 68
Tomer Kantor: El Salvador, Bitcoin & The IMF
Filmmaker Tomer Kantor on El Salvador, Bukele, the world's first Bitcoin legal tender law and the country's standoff with the IMF.
Episode 67
Sondre Bjellås: Liberstad. The Norweigan Free City
Co-creator Sondre Bjellås on Liberstad, the Norwegian community built on non-aggression and voluntarism, and its latest progress.
Episode 65
Marc-Felix Otto: Geopolitics & Political Risk
Dr. Marc-Felix Otto on political risk management, geopolitics, the Fourth Turning and the vulnerabilities facing future Free Cities.
Episode 64
Massimo Mazzone: Ciudad Morazán. The Blue-Collar Free City.
Entrepreneur Massimo Mazzone on building Ciudad Morazán, Honduras's blue-collar Free City under ZEDE law, and its current legal battles.
Episode 63
Rémi Forte: Bitcoin Origins, CBDCs & Social Credit Scoring
Filmmaker Rémi Forte on the cypherpunk origins of Bitcoin, why it matters for freedom, and the rise of CBDCs and social credit scores.
Episode 62
Tatiana Bugrova: Buying Land in Montelibero, Libertarianism & Montenegro
Tatiana Bugrova on buying land at Montelibero's MTL City and life in the libertarian community taking shape in Bar, Montenegro.
Episode 61
Mark Littlewood: Libertarianism, Devolution & Decentralisation
IEA director general Mark Littlewood on libertarianism, the prospect of a Free City in London, state competition and socialism.
Episode 60
Ivan Ko: Made in Hong Kong
Ivan Ko of Victoria Harbour Group on leaving Hong Kong and pitching an ambitious 21st-century charter city to a council in England.
Episode 59
Filip Karađorđević: Monarchy, Low Time Preference & Bitcoin Adoption
Prince Filip of Serbia on promoting nation-state Bitcoin adoption with Jan3 and why monarchy might be the best governance model.
Episode 58
Vít Jedlička: Starting a New Country in Europe
Vít Jedlička on founding the Free Republic of Liberland, the micronation he started in 2015 on disputed land between Croatia and Serbia.
Episode 57
Joe Quirk: Seasteading, Evolutionary Psychology & The Surveillance State
Joe Quirk of The Seasteading Institute on seasteading, evolutionary psychology and out-competing the rise of the surveillance state.
Episode 56
Marthinus Grobler: Free City Design, Fiat Architecture & New Urbanism
Tipolis chief architect Marthinus Grobler on Free City planning, new urbanism, fiat architecture and the urban design of the Emirates.
Episode 55
Marnix van Suylekom: Buying an Abandoned Village in Spain
Marnix van Suylekom on buying and reviving an abandoned village in Galicia, Spain, applying Agorist principles to a bottom-up community.
Episode 54
Christopher Beaumont & Swen Lorenz: Sark. Past, Present & Future
Seigneur Christopher Beaumont and Swen Lorenz on the past, present and future of Sark, the self-governing Channel Island near Normandy.
Episode 53
Aleks Svetski: Bushido of Bitcoin, Feudalism & Artificial Intelligence
Aleks Svetski on the Bushido of Bitcoin, warrior ethics, feudalism, AI and how a Bitcoin standard could reshape human culture.
Episode 52
Jeremy Kauffman: New Hampshire Free State Project
Activist Jeremy Kauffman on the New Hampshire Free State Project, the US libertarian movement and strategies for carving out freedom.
Episode 51
Adam Bartha: Free Markets, The European Union & CBDCs
Epicenter director Adam Bartha on free markets, the European Union, Brexit, inflation and the looming battle between Bitcoin and CBDCs.
Episode 50
Titus Gebel: Free Private Cities Book Update
Titus Gebel on the new edition of his book Free Private Cities, what's changed since 2018, and Free City culture, design and ethics.
Episode 49
Natalie Danelishen: Twitter, Homeschooling & Ending the Fed
Natalie Danelishen of the Free Cities Foundation on Ron Paul, ending the Fed, homeschooling and spreading liberty on Elon's Twitter.
Episode 48
Mason: Free Cities at Sea
Mason on Atlas Island, his plan to run floating platforms as private cities at sea using existing technology and flags of convenience.
Episode 47
Nik Oraevsky: Bitcoin Predictions, CBDCs & Global Citizenship
Bitcoin Reserve CEO Nik Oraevsky on monetary sovereignty, the war on cash, CBDCs, global citizenship and emerging governance models.
Episode 46
Daniel Prince: Choosing a Parallel Life, Self-Directed Education & Bitcoin
Bitcoiner Daniel Prince of the Once Bitten podcast on choosing a parallel life, self-directed education, homeschooling and nutrition.
Episode 45
Patrick Lamson-Hall & Nuria Forques: Designing a Free City from Scratch
City planners Patrick Lamson-Hall and Nuria Forques on designing the Honduran ZEDE of Ciudad Morazán, Próspera's blue-collar neighbour.
Episode 44
Josh & Zach Harvey: Homesteading, Low Time Preference & Moving to Portugal
Bitcoin ATM pioneers Josh and Zach Harvey on homesteading, regenerative agriculture, food sovereignty and moving to Portugal.
Episode 43
Pavol Lupták: Global Opportunists, Parallel Societies & Crypto Anarchy
Pavol Lupták on crypto anarchy, Prague's Paralelni Polis, building parallel societies and becoming a 'Global Opportunist'.
Episode 42
Kosta Korenkov & Albina Tokarchuk: Digital Nomads Buying Property in Montelibero
Digital nomads Kosta Korenkov and Albina Tokarchuk on buying property at Montelibero, the libertarian community in Montenegro.
Episode 41
Niko Laamanen: Leaderless Organisations, Moving to Madeira & Bitcoin Adoption
Niko Laamanen of Konsensus Network on leaderless 'starfish' organisations, Bitcoin adoption and moving to the island of Madeira.
Episode 40
Casey Given: Guiding the Free Cities Narrative
Casey Given of Young Voices on shaping the media narrative around Free Cities and getting the movement's ideas into the mainstream.
Episode 39
Rahim Taghizadegan: Bitcoin Citadels, Geopolitics & CBDCs
FCF chief economist Rahim Taghizadegan on the Bitcoin citadel meme, geopolitics, CBDCs and the collapse of the fiat system.
Episode 38
Raphaël Lima: Radical Ideas, Brazilian Free Cities & Digital Nomadism
FCF ambassador Raphaël Lima on promoting libertarianism in Brazil, his YouTube show Ideias Radicais, Free Cities and digital nomadism.
Episode 37
Andreas Hellmann: Big Government, Tax Policy & The Free Market
Andreas Hellmann of the Tholos Foundation on big government, tax policy, the free market and the dangers of global tax harmonization.
Episode 36
Titus Gebel: Medieval City-States
Titus Gebel on medieval city-states, the rise and fall of the free imperial cities and the lessons they hold for modern Free Cities.
Episode 35
Pierre Corbin: The Great Reset
Filmmaker Pierre Corbin on his documentary The Great Reset, Bitcoin, debt cycles, CBDCs and the shifting global reserve currency.
Episode 34
Titus Gebel: Breaking the Political Cycle
FCF founder Titus Gebel on breaking the political cycle, the history of city-state models and his vision of government as a service.
Episode 33
David D. Friedman: Asteroid Colonies, Medieval Cooking & Romani Law
Economist David D. Friedman on Romani legal codes, medieval Iceland's courts, asteroid-colony governance and the limits of the Free Cities model.
Episode 32
Andreas Baumgartner: Negotiating With Governments, Lifestyle Zones & Digital Nomadism
Andreas Baumgartner on negotiating with host governments to build Special Economic Zones and semi-autonomous jurisdictions.
Episode 31
Thomas Walker-Werth: Free City Planning, Frontier Governance & Colonising Outer Space
Town planner Thomas Walker-Werth on designing Free Cities, frontier governance and the morality of colonising Mars.
Episode 30
Knut Svanholm: Seafaring, Praxeology & Bitcoin Spirituality
Bitcoin author Knut Svanholm on praxeology, monetary history, life at sea and whether Bitcoin is a cult.
Episode 29
Jose Birkin: Montelibero, Libertarian Governance & Tokenomics
Jose Birkin on Montelibero, a Montenegro intentional community of libertarians using blockchain tokenomics for land titles and decisions.
Episode 28
Marek Tatała: Economic Freedom
Marek Tatała of the Economic Freedom Foundation on free markets, decentralising nation states and Poland in the EU.
Episode 27
Federico Fernández: Liberating Innovation
Federico Fernández of We Are Innovation on the struggle between regulation and innovation and Estonia's e-governance system.
Episode 26
Gabriel Delgado: Próspera Update
Próspera co-founder Gabriel Delgado on the fight to save the ZEDE, Honduras's political battle and why he keeps building anyway.
Episode 25
Jacek Spendel: Libertarian Advocacy
Jacek Spendel, President of Liberty International, on libertarian advocacy, voting with your feet and the future of self-sovereignty.
Episode 24
Matt & Terry Kibbe: Reaching Hearts & Minds
Matt and Terry Kibbe of Free the People on the modern media landscape and communicating ideas of liberty to the next generation.
Episode 23
Kris Kaleta: Manifesting Community
Kris Kaleta on his research into virtual libertarian communities and how online networks are manifesting as Free Cities in real life.
Episode 22
Mikołaj Pisarski: Mises for the Masses
Mikołaj Pisarski on bringing Misesian and Austrian economics to a wider audience, in the third interview recorded in Warsaw.
Episode 21
Nikos Sotirakopoulos: Life is Not Suffering
Nikos Sotirakopoulos on Objectivism, human flourishing and why happiness is possible, recorded in Warsaw.
Episode 20
Tom Palmer: Liberating Prosperity
Tom Palmer on liberating prosperity, incremental progress and the case for liberty, recorded in Warsaw.
Episode 19
Martin Leskovjan: Parallel Structures
Martin Leskovjan on building parallel structures and using art as a tool to open minds and spread freedom.
Episode 18
Pontus & Ulrika Lindblom: Vote With Your Feet
Pontus and Ulrika Lindblom on voting with your feet and choosing your jurisdiction over a political democratic system.
Episode 17
Max Hillebrand: The Price of Privacy
Max Hillebrand on Cypherpunk ideals, using technology to defend property rights in cyberspace and ending surveillance.
Episode 16
Caroline King: Homeschool Refugees
Caroline King on unschooling, raising curious children and the case for educational freedom.
Episode 15
Přemysl Bosák: Dispute Resolution
Přemysl Bosák on dispute resolution and how parties in conflict can both come out better off than in traditional courts.
Episode 14
Jan Mošovský: Tales of Liberty
Jan Mošovský on storytelling, why every good story is libertarian at heart, recorded in Prague.
Episode 13
Pavla Karon: Freedom Starts Within
Pavla Karon on growing up under socialism, raising free children, digital nomadism and the path to inner freedom.
Episode 12
Josef Tětek: Enemies of the State, Friends of Liberty
Josef Tětek on making the state irrelevant over time and the gradual path toward greater liberty.
Episode 11
Alena Vranova: Navigating the Future
Alena Vranova on preparing a Plan B, alternative money and building networks of security and trust for an uncertain future.
Episode 10
John Dennehy: Building a Parallel Educational Structure
John Dennehy on founding Mi Primer Bitcoin in El Salvador and creating the world's first Bitcoin diploma to empower individuals.
Episode 9
Zussel Ramos: Landing Your Dream Job in a Free City
Zussel Ramos, COO of AmityAge, on Bitcoin education inside Próspera and why she believes the project can transform Honduras.
Episode 8
Sean Pawley: Banking on the Free City Model
Sean Pawley, founder of Seshat Bank, on building the first commercial bank in Próspera, charter cities and alternative governance models.
Episode 7
Dusan Matuska: Bitcoin Education in a Free City
Bitcoin educator Dusan Matuska on opening a Bitcoin education centre inside Próspera and choosing where to live by governance model.
Episode 6
Jorge Colindres: Mayor of a Free City
Jorge Colindres, Próspera's Technical Secretary, on running a Free City, the case for the ZEDE and resisting political instability.
Episode 5
Tom & Emily Lahdenranta: COVID Refugees
Tom and Emily Lahdenranta on becoming 'COVID refugees', leaving Canada and finding freedom to raise their family in El Salvador.
Episode 4
Stephan Livera: Free Cities & Bitcoin
Bitcoin podcaster Stephan Livera on the parallels between Bitcoin and Free Cities, Flag Theory and his move from Australia to Dubai.
Episode 3
Christian Betancourt: Building a Free City Bank
Attorney Christian Betancourt on building Seshat Bank in Próspera, its bespoke regulatory regime and the future of banking.
Episode 2
Ricardo González: Working in Próspera & History of ZEDEs
Ricardo González of Honduras Próspera on life and work inside a ZEDE and the history of Honduras's autonomous zones.
Episode 1
Peter Young: Free Cities Overview
FCF Managing Director Peter Young gives an overview of the Free Cities Foundation, governance choice, contracts and parallel finance.
