Free Cities Podcast

<p>Timothy Allen talks with Raphaël Lima.</p> <p>Today we have a conversation with one of our FCF esteemed ambassadors by the name of Raphael Lima. Raphael is what I would call a Libertarian Influencer. In his home country of Brazil, his daily youtube show “Ideias Radicais” has over 650k subscribers. He is also the founder of both the Free Market Institute in Brazil and <a href="http://settee.io">settee.io</a> which is a company that in their own words 'helps our customers to live and do business without borders’… in other words they help people move around the globe to jurisdictions that treat them better.</p> <p>In our discussion we touch upon all aspects of Raphaël’s work in promoting the ideas of Libertarianism, anarcho-capitalism and Free Cities. From the importance of getting your ideas out there at a grass roots level by telling relatable stories to the common person, to having a robust plan to bring ideas of liberty in to the political mainstream in Brazil, a country which, I have heard from a number of people recently, currently houses the biggest Libertarian movement in the world.</p> <p>This is one for the digital nomads amongst you as well since I get to dive into Raphaël's list of top places to relocate to in 2023.</p> <p>Enjoy the conversation.</p> <p>LIBERTY IN OUR LIFETIME CONFERENCE</p> <p>Prague, 14-15 October, 2023</p> <p><a href="https://libertyinourlifetime.org/">⁠https://libertyinourlifetime.org/⁠</a></p> <p>TWITTER:</p> <p>Raphaël Lima: ⁠<a href="https://twitter.com/Ideias_Radicais">https://twitter.com/Ideias_Radicais</a></p> <p>Timothy Allen: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<a href="https://twitter.com/MrTimothyAllen%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0">https://twitter.com/MrTimothyAllen⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p> <p>Free Cities Foundation: <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/dashboard/episode/%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0https://twitter.com/freecitiesfound%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/freecitiesfound⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p> <p>OTHER LINKS:</p> <p>Ideias Radicais: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@ideiasradicais">https://www.youtube.com/@ideiasradicais</a></p> <p>Settee: <a href="https://www.settee.io/">https://www.settee.io/</a></p> <p>Free Cities Foundation: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<a href="https://free-cities.org/%E2%81%A0">https://free-cities.org/⁠</a></p>

<p>Timothy Allen talks with Andreas Hellmann.</p> <p>Today we’re back in Lisbon for a brief conversation I had with Andreas Hellman who I managed to intercept just before he went on stage at LibertyCon.</p> <p>Andreas is the director of outreach, tax and regulatory policy at Tholos Foundation which is the international arm of Americans for Tax Reform.</p> <p>As a passionate advocate for the free market Andreas speaks critically of the workings of big government and its tax policies. </p> <p>We discuss questions such as:</p> <p>Where do government policies do most harm?</p> <p>Why do governments keep getting larger? </p> <p>What would be the optimum size for a government?</p> <p>Andreas also reveals the implications to Free City models of large intergovernmental 'tax harmonisation', a term straight out of the playbook of Orwell’s ministry of truth in my opinion.</p> <p>I finish the discussion by posing the question “How much should we pay for governance?</p> <p>All important issues if you’re into the idea of keeping governments competitive.</p> <p>Enjoy the conversation.</p> <p>LIBERTY IN OUR LIFETIME CONFERENCE</p> <p>Prague, 14-15 October, 2023</p> <p><a href="https://libertyinourlifetime.org/">⁠https://libertyinourlifetime.org/⁠</a></p> <p>TWITTER:</p> <p>Andreas Hellmann: ⁠<a href="https://twitter.com/ahellmanndc">https://twitter.com/ahellmanndc</a></p> <p>Timothy Allen: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<a href="https://twitter.com/MrTimothyAllen⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠">https://twitter.com/MrTimothyAllen⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p> <p>Free Cities Foundation: <a href="⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/freecitiesfound⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/freecitiesfound⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p> <p>OTHER LINKS:</p> <p>Tholos Foundation: <a href="https://tholosfoundation.org/">https://tholosfoundation.org/</a></p> <p>Free Cities Foundation: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<a href="https://free-cities.org/⁠">https://free-cities.org/⁠</a></p>

<p>Timothy Allen talks with Titus Gebel.</p> <p>I’m back this week with Titus Gebel for another conversation and the subject of our discussion this time is Medieval City-States.</p> <p>Titus is of course very knowledgable about governance models from this time in history and we spend our time exploring the rise and fall of free imperial city models and what it might have been like to live within such a system as well as discussing what, if any, lessons we may be able to learn from these historical Free Cities in oder to apply them to their modern day incarnations.</p> <p>Enjoy the conversation.</p> <p>LIBERTY IN OUR LIFETIME CONFERENCE</p> <p>Prague, 14-15 October, 2023</p> <p><a href="https://libertyinourlifetime.org/">https://libertyinourlifetime.org/</a></p> <p>TIMESTAMPS:</p> <p>00:30 - Intro and welcome.</p> <p>03:38 - Life in a medieval city-state.</p> <p>09:30 - How did the empire benefit from the city-state?</p> <p>15:02 - The role of merchants in city-states.</p> <p>22:53 - What were markets like in the Middle Ages?</p> <p>25:35 - Innovation and business in the middle ages.</p> <p>30:47 - Rules of the city.</p> <p>36:22 - Private property rights in city-states.</p> <p>42:36 - The decline of the medieval city-states.</p> <p>49:24 - What we can learn from the city of Venice?</p> <p>57:15 - What can we learn about the optimum size of a Free City?</p> <p>TWITTER:</p> <p>Titus Gebel: ⁠https://twitter.com/titusgebel⁠</p> <p>Timothy Allen: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/MrTimothyAllen⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</p> <p>Free Cities Foundation: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/freecitiesfound⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</p> <p>OTHER LINKS:</p> <p>Tipolis: ⁠https://tipolis.com/⁠</p> <p>Free Cities Foundation: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://free-cities.org/⁠</p>

<p>Timothy Allen talks with Pierre Corbin.</p> <p>Pierre is a film director and co-founder of the world's first Bitcoin film festival. This conversation with Pierre is a deep dive into his latest film 'The Great Reset and the Rise of Bitcoin' which reflects his ideas and observations of the current macro economic situation that we all find ourselves in.</p> <p>Some of the many subjects touched upon in this episode include: The gold standard, Venetian war bonds, Ming Dynasty hyperinflation, debt cycles, social networks, Chat GPT, ESG, CBDCs, AI, UBI, the IMF …. </p> <p>Apparently, if you love acronyms… you’re gonna love this episode. So stay tuned.</p> <p>Enjoy the conversation</p> <p>TIMESTAMPS:</p> <p>00:30 - Introduction of episode</p> <p>02:50 - ‘Triangle of Sadness’ and ‘Babylon’</p> <p>07:50 - Does art change people’s minds?</p> <p>12:30 - What is the gold standard?</p> <p>19:40 - China’s experiments with paper money</p> <p>27:46 - Debt cycles</p> <p>33:30 - The problem with kicking the can down the road</p> <p>38:57 - The tulip bubble and inflation</p> <p>44:21 - Inflation and CBDCs (Central Bank Digital Currencies)</p> <p>50:04 - CBDCs are a central planner’s wet dream</p> <p>53:32 - The main problems with central bank digital currencies</p> <p>1:00:55 - Universal Basic Income</p> <p>1:05:16 - How many jobs will be lost by AI?</p> <p>1:11:16 - The difference between fiat culture and hard money culture</p> <p>1:17:55 - CBDC timeline</p> <p>1:21:37 - Stablecoins vs. Bitcoin</p> <p>1:32:01 - Facebook’s Libra project</p> <p>1:36:10 - Nuclear energy and climate change</p> <p>1:40:41 - Nuclear Power in France and Germany</p> <p>1:45:06 - Selling excess energy to the grid</p> <p>1:51:55 - Green energy for small communities in Africa.</p> <p>1:54:46 - Sabbatical and new film project</p> <p>TWITTER:</p> <p>Pierre Corbin: <a href="https://twitter.com/CierrePorbin">https://twitter.com/CierrePorbin</a></p> <p>Timothy Allen: ⁠⁠⁠<a href="https://twitter.com/MrTimothyAllen%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0">⁠⁠https://twitter.com/MrTimothyAllen⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p> <p>Free Cities Foundation: ⁠⁠<a href="https://twitter.com/freecitiesfound%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0">⁠⁠https://twitter.com/freecitiesfound⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p> <p>OTHER LINKS:</p> <p>Pierre Corbin: <a href="https://www.pierrecorbin.com/">https://www.pierrecorbin.com/</a></p> <p>Bitcoin Film Festival: <a href="http://bitcoinfilmfest.com">http://bitcoinfilmfest.com</a></p> <p>Free Cities Foundation: ⁠⁠<a href="https://free-cities.org/%E2%81%A0">⁠⁠https://free-cities.org/⁠</a></p>

<p>Timothy Allen talks with Titus Gebel.</p> <p>It's another of my discussions from Montenegro again this week and this time it’s part one of two conversations I had with none other than the founder and president of the Free Cities Foundation himself, Titus Gebel.</p> <p>Now, since most of you will know who Titus is I will keep this intro brief. Obviously he has done many interviews before so I tried my best to keep this conversation away from the usual Free Private Cities talking points and delve a little deeper into the history of different city state models and their modern day incarnations. I also got to probe a little into Titus’s own history and motivations as well as some of his predictions for the future of the idea that government should be a service.</p> <p>We recorded together on two separate occasions and part 2 of this conversation will be a deep dive into medieval city states which is a discussion I’ve been pining to have for many months now, so look out for that one over the next few weeks.</p> <p>Enjoy the conversation.</p> <p>TIMESTAMPS:</p> <p>[0:29] Introduction to the episode. [2:23] Are there any novel questions about Free Cities? [8:22] Working examples of Free Cities. [12:28] Dealing with dispute resolution. [17:52] Negotiating with governments. [23:30] How has Monaco remained independent? [28:21] Protecting Free Cities with law. [35:27] Medieval City States. [39:33] We don't want one family to rule. [46:44] The cyclical nature of top-down governance. [59:15] Describing Free City models for different demographics. [55:53] What is the Hanseatic League? [58:26] Does a Free City have to be a city? [1:01:40] What is your motivation? [1:11:54] Founding Free Cities on ideological commonality. [1:16:59] New frontiers. [1:21:44] The fall of the Roman Empire. [1:25:53] Why do empires fail? [1:32:20] The dark ages of the Roman Empire. [1:40:47] Brexit and the future of Free Cities. [1:46:55] We are watching society fall apart. What can we do?</p> <p>TWITTER:</p> <p>Titus Gebel: <a href="https://twitter.com/titusgebel">https://twitter.com/titusgebel</a></p> <p>Timothy Allen: ⁠⁠⁠<a href="https://twitter.com/MrTimothyAllen%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0">⁠⁠https://twitter.com/MrTimothyAllen⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p> <p>Free Cities Foundation: ⁠⁠<a href="https://twitter.com/freecitiesfound%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0">⁠⁠https://twitter.com/freecitiesfound⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p> <p>OTHER LINKS:</p> <p>Tipolis: <a href="https://tipolis.com/">https://tipolis.com/</a></p> <p>Free Cities Foundation: ⁠⁠<a href="https://free-cities.org/%E2%81%A0">⁠⁠https://free-cities.org/⁠</a></p>

<p>Timothy Allen talks with David Friedman.</p> <p>Today's guest needs no introduction… He is an esteemed economist, legal scholar and libertarian thinker who has for many, redefined their understanding of individual liberty and the dynamics of human society.</p> <p>But did you know he was also a connoisseur of medieval cooking? Well, you’re about to find our as I sit down for an hour with David Friedman.</p> <p>As you would expect our conversation makes many twists and turns and we cover a fair bit of ground. </p> <p>From the intricacies of Romani legal codes and the judicial system in 10th century Iceland to the conversational faux pas one might encounter in a 21st century Bardic circle and even, 'What are the most feasible governance models that could be employed on an asteroid colony?'. </p> <p>Plus, as you will hear, David is quite candid when it comes to expressing his concerns with the Free Cities model.</p> <p>This podcast was recorded in a room full of people, so listen out for cameos by David’s daughter Rebecca and FCF’s Peter Young.</p> <p>Enjoy the conversation.</p> <p>TIMESTAMPS</p> <p>[0:30] Introduction.</p> <p>[5:02] Medieval reenactment.</p> <p>[7:10] My persona is a North African Berber from about 1100.</p> <p>[12:46] What’s a classic 10th century recipe?</p> <p>[16:43] Mediaeval cookbooks and rules.</p> <p>[21:42] The Amish and the Romani.</p> <p>[28:20] How do you come to a consensus on tribal law?</p> <p>[33:00] Obvious problems with the Free Cities model.</p> <p>[39:52] Free Cities need mobility.</p> <p>[46:03] What are your reservations with seasteading?</p> <p>[50:12] There are no frontiers left on the earth.</p> <p>[52.03] Asteroid colonies</p> <p>TWITTER:</p> <p>Timothy Allen: ⁠⁠⁠<a href="https://twitter.com/MrTimothyAllen%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0">⁠⁠https://twitter.com/MrTimothyAllen⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p> <p>Free Cities Foundation: ⁠⁠<a href="https://twitter.com/freecitiesfound%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0">⁠⁠https://twitter.com/freecitiesfound⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p> <p>OTHER LINKS:</p> <p>David Friedman: <a href="http://daviddfriedman.com/">http://daviddfriedman.com/</a></p> <p>David Friedman Substack: <a href="https://daviddfriedman.substack.com/">https://daviddfriedman.substack.com/</a></p> <p>Free Cities Foundation: ⁠⁠<a href="https://free-cities.org/%E2%81%A0">⁠⁠https://free-cities.org/⁠</a></p>

<p>Timothy Allen talks with Andreas Baumgartner.</p> <p>We’re back in Montenegro again this week with a conversation I recorded at the so-called pop up city of Zuzalu.</p> <p>I’m talking with a gentleman who has very deep ties to the Free Cities movement, working as he does in the economic development space. His name is Andreas Baumgartner and he has spent the last 25 years working in the political and legal side of the space with the likes of the Metis Institute, Tipolis and Praxis to name but a few.</p> <p>Andreas has a wealth of practical knowledge on the nuts and bolts of actually negotiating with governments during the establishment and running of Special Economic Zones and semi autonomous jurastictions etc which is somewhat of a rare occurrence in my experience due to the emerging nature of the whole Free Cities ecosystem</p> <p>In our conversation he is keen to emphasise the importance of trying to work with host governments and highlights the strategies he has learnt to employ when approaching them as well as commenting on the current limitations faced by the movement with particular regards to the process of incentivising different demographics to move to new jurisdictions.</p> <p>This is a fascinating and informative discussion. The first of many I hope as this movement continues to evolve. Andreas doesn’t just talk the talk, he very much walks the walk as well and I appreciate that about him very much.</p> <p>Enjoy the conversation.</p> <p>TIMESTAMPS</p> <p>00:00 Introduction</p> <p>03:02 Andreas Baumgartner's Background</p> <p>04:46 Experience with Governments</p> <p>11:24 Best Approach to Free Cities Projects</p> <p>12:23 The Feasibility of Taking Action in the European Union</p> <p>13:11 Examples from an African Government</p> <p>14:53 Exciting Regions for Exploration</p> <p>17:38 Exploring Possibilities in Europe</p> <p>18:10 Optimism for EU Member States</p> <p>19:44 The Role of the European Union and Member States</p> <p>20:14 Early Involvement in Projects and Regulatory Narrative</p> <p>21:17 Integrated Zones: Business and Residential Functions Combined</p> <p>23:12 Moving Special Economic Zones into Residential Areas</p> <p>25:42 Strategies for Attracting People to Stay in Special Zones</p> <p>26:37 The Challenge of Building a City for a Mobile Population</p> <p>29:47 Personal Experience with Family Considerations in Choosing a New Place</p> <p>32:05 Balancing Community Development with Location Selection</p> <p>32:28 Conclusion: A Dual Approach for Successful City Building</p> <p>33:30 Concessions and Preferences for Moving</p> <p>34:11 Trade-offs between Attractiveness and Familiarity</p> <p>35:40 Staying in Comfort Zone vs City Development</p> <p>36:03 Optimism and Reality</p> <p>37:53 - Awareness of Mobility Restrictions</p> <p>38:32 - New Models of Living Together</p> <p>39:28 - Pioneer Role in Mitigating Carbon Footprint</p> <p>41:01 - The Importance of Green Technology in Free Cities</p> <p>42:23 - Online Communities vs Real-Life Communities</p> <p>43:28 - Importance of Intentional Communities</p> <p>44:59 - Purists vs Pragmatists</p> <p>46:25 - Turning Ideas into Reality</p> <p>46:59 - Importance of Compromise</p> <p>48:11 - Understanding Sovereign Indian Nations</p> <p>49:29 - Examples of Future Frontiers</p> <p>52:42 - Loss of Frontiers in the Digital Age</p> <p>TWITTER:</p> <p>Andreas Baumgartner: ⁠<a href="https://twitter.com/fDiIntelligence">https://twitter.com/fDiIntelligence</a></p> <p>Timothy Allen: ⁠⁠⁠<a href="https://twitter.com/MrTimothyAllen%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0">⁠⁠https://twitter.com/MrTimothyAllen⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p> <p>Free Cities Foundation: ⁠⁠<a href="https://twitter.com/freecitiesfound%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0">⁠⁠https://twitter.com/freecitiesfound⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p> <p>OTHER LINKS:</p> <p>fDi Intelligence: ⁠<a href="https://www.fdiintelligence.com/">https://www.fdiintelligence.com/</a></p> <p>Free Cities Foundation: ⁠⁠<a href="https://free-cities.org/%E2%81%A0">⁠⁠https://free-cities.org/⁠</a></p>

<p>Timothy Allen talks with Thomas Walker-Werth.</p> <p>Today’s show was one of my favourite interviews from our recent trip to LibertyCon in Lisbon. Thomas is an associate editor at The Objective Standard, and as a former town planner in the UK he has much to say about the designing and organising of Free Cities.</p> <p>In this conversation, we take a deep dive into the reality of what its actually like planning towns as well as making some predictions about the prospect of designing places to live in outer space, particularly mars. Thomas has uniquely informed opinions on the morality and practice of governance in these future frontiers which, prior to our conversation was not something I had ever thought about before.</p> <p>Other topics covered include: New urbanism, 15 minute cities, post modernism, flying cars, environmentalism, collectivism and we discuss the role that Elon Musk might play in the future of alternative governance models.</p> <p>Enjoy the conversation.</p> <p>TIMESTAMPS</p> <ul> <li>(0:10) Introduction to the show.</li> <li>(2:42) What was your career direction after high school?</li> <li>(7:42) High street zoning laws.</li> <li>(12:05) The problem with the 15 minute cities concept.</li> <li>(15:59) Centrally planned cities.</li> <li>(20:51) Why postmodernism is a rejection of the enlightenment</li> <li>(24:51) Does the postmodern idea have any validity?</li> <li>(29:50) How to plan your own development.</li> <li>(34:00) The problem with the American model of retail.</li> <li>(37:44) Are we going through a period of technological optimism?</li> <li>(41:57) Avoiding the sound of road traffic.</li> <li>(46:01) Where does moral value come from?</li> <li>(51:43) What did you think of Dubai?</li> <li>(57:50) Planning in outer space.</li> <li>(59:52) 101 on how space will be colonised.</li> <li>(1:04:22) Colonising Mars.</li> <li>(1:11:44) Space colonisation and governance.</li> <li>(1:14:30) The difference between authoritarianism and legitimate law enforcement.</li> <li>(1:16:50) The difference between earth frontier colonisation and space colonisation.</li> <li>(1:23:23) Creatives are always complicated personalities.</li> <li>(1:28:06) How many people will die in a space race?</li> <li>(1:31:24) Environmentalism is a rejection of humanity.</li> <li>(1:38:05) Decentralisation vs. centralisation.</li> <li>(1:40:52) City states and borders.</li> <li>(1:44:07) What kind of governance models do you favour?</li> <li>(1:50:02) Is America the best country on earth.</li> <li>(1:52:44) Will we ever see a culture of freedom on earth again?</li> <li>(1:55:37) Setting up a new state.</li> </ul> <p>TWITTER:</p> <p>Thomas Walker-Werth: ⁠<a href="https://twitter.com/tomwalker22">https://twitter.com/knutsvanholm⁠</a></p> <p>Timothy Allen: ⁠⁠⁠<a href="https://twitter.com/MrTimothyAllen⁠⁠⁠">⁠⁠https://twitter.com/MrTimothyAllen⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p> <p>Free Cities Foundation: ⁠⁠<a href="https://twitter.com/freecitiesfound⁠⁠">⁠⁠https://twitter.com/freecitiesfound⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p> <p>OTHER LINKS:</p> <p>Thomas Walker-Werth: ⁠<a href="http://walker-werth.com/">http://walker-werth.com/</a></p> <p>Innovation Celebration Podcast: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/0lZputc8jW5xxJkDlUGqBZ">https://open.spotify.com/show/0lZputc8jW5xxJkDlUGqBZ</a></p> <p>The Objective Standard: <a href="https://theobjectivestandard.com/author/thomas-walker/">https://theobjectivestandard.com/author/thomas-walker/</a></p> <p>Free Cities Foundation: ⁠⁠<a href="https://free-cities.org/⁠">⁠⁠https://free-cities.org/⁠</a></p>

<p>Timothy Allen talks with Knut Svanholm.</p> <p>Knut is a former sea captain turned Bitcoin author/philosopher. He’s written a number of well known Bitcoin books including 'Sovereignty & Independence', 'Everything Divided by 21 Million' and his latest work: 'Praxeology: The invisible hand that feeds you'.</p> <p>This is a pretty long and meandering conversation and there is a fair amount of thinking out loud going on… so do bear with us.</p> <p>Subjects covered include, Bitcoin, Praxeology, human action, governance models, life on the sea, monetary history, central planning, education, universal basic income, central bank digital currencies, military history, religion, spirituality and we get to answer the eternal question "Is bitcoin is a cult?"</p> <p>Enjoy the conversation</p> <p>TIMESTAMPS</p> <p>03:36 - What is bitcoin? 10:49 - You are your Bitcoin. Can you be your gold? 16:06 - Bitcoin is like the rules of chess. 22:04 - Bitcoin as a bridge between the physical and digital worlds. 28:38 - What is praxeology and how does it work? 32:13 - Man must act on his free will. 39:02 - How do you measure people’s desires? 45:27 - Praxeology as a robust science. 49:16 - What is praxeology and why is it important? 56:42 - Why did you decide to become a sea captain? 1:03:21 - How do you feel about seasteading? 1:08:43 - Sailing is a meditative experience. 1:14:41 - Pondering the future. 1:22:10 - What does praxeology teach us about human behaviour? 1:26:05 - Philosophical thoughts on sailing. 1:32:01 - Governments vs. Private places that govern themselves. 1:35:49 - There is only one human right. 1:42:53 - The internet is an excellent tool for meeting the people you want to meet in real life. 1:48:20 - All human problems stem from the desire for a free lunch. 1:54:16 - Ceremonial Burial and the afterlife. 2:03:24 - Decentralisation vs. decentralisation. 2:09:36 - Is central planning ever necessary? 2:15:59 - Collectivist vs. individualist. 2:28:53 - How the free market works. 2:36:23 - Intellectual armour vs. physical weapons. 2:40:10 - The next form of competition. 2:47:15 - Why bitcoin is an important strategy in competition? 2:52:38 - How would a government demand everyone hand in their bitcoin? 2:59:46 - The problem with the base layer. 3:05:46 - Zero marginal cost in a deflationary world. 3:11:41 - The destructive power of taxes and inflation. 3:17:18 - The base layer of trust. 3:20:51 - Fees and Bitcoin. 3:27:02 - The difference between bitcoin and gold. 3:30:41 - The spiritual realm of Bitcoin. 3:39:10 - Bitcoin & religion.</p> <p>TWITTER:</p> <p>Knut Svanholm: <a href="https://twitter.com/knutsvanholm">https://twitter.com/knutsvanholm</a></p> <p>Timothy Allen: ⁠⁠⁠<a href="https://twitter.com/MrTimothyAllen⁠⁠⁠">⁠https://twitter.com/MrTimothyAllen⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p> <p>Free Cities Foundation: ⁠⁠<a href="https://twitter.com/freecitiesfound⁠⁠">⁠https://twitter.com/freecitiesfound⁠⁠⁠</a></p> <p>OTHER LINKS:</p> <p>Knut Svanholm: <a href="https://www.knutsvanholm.com/">https://www.knutsvanholm.com/</a></p> <p>Free Cities Foundation: ⁠⁠<a href="https://free-cities.org/⁠">⁠https://free-cities.org/⁠</a></p>

<p>Timothy Allen talks with Montelibero community member Jose Birkin.</p> <p>This conversation was my first in Montenegro within the Montelibero community.</p> <p>Montelibero is an intentional community of mostly Russian speaking libertarians that appears in our <a href="https://free-communities.org/project/montelibero/">free communities directory</a>. Myself and Peter Young traveled there last month on a fact finding mission to see what kind of progress is being made in their quest to become 'a role model of liberty in practice in Montenegro'.</p> <p>Due to it’s decentralised nature, there are no spokespeople as such who can speak on behalf of the community as a whole but one individual who goes by the name of Jose Birkin (not his real name of course) stepped up to answer my questions about the ins and outs of running a start-up intentional community such as this.</p> <p>A quick word of warning before you dive in. For an hour or so we ended up talking quite intensely about the blockchain tokenomics system that the community uses to transact internally, track ownership of land titles and make community decisions etc, and this part of the conversation may become a little tedious for some of you since I was not of the opinion that one needs to use a blockchain in this situation. As a result I did rather labour the point somewhat in order to get the whole thing straight in my head. Long and short of it is…. whilst I still think that their solution is not necessarily a good long term one, I now understand their reasons why they chose it.</p> <p>Other than that we talk about the history of the community, the pros and cons of building in Montenegro and how the community functions without having any one person in charge. I also get to ask the question “Who will build the roads?” which is always a pleasure, so look out for that one and look out also in the future for more interviews that I conducted whilst I was there with further residents of Montelibero who have either bought land or property there.</p> <p>Montelibero is an exciting experiment and I thoroughly enjoyed my time there and I would like to offer another big thank you to the community who welcomed us with open arms during our time in the country.</p> <p>Enjoy the conversation.</p> <p>TWITTER:</p> <p>Montelibero (English): ⁠⁠<a href="https://twitter.com/⁠theMontelibero⁠">https://twitter.com/theMontelibero</a></p> <p>Montelibero (Russian): <a href="https://twitter.com/MonteliberoFSPE">https://twitter.com/MonteliberoFSPE</a></p> <p>Timothy Allen: ⁠⁠⁠<a href="https://twitter.com/MrTimothyAllen⁠⁠⁠">https://twitter.com/MrTimothyAllen⁠⁠⁠</a></p> <p>Free Cities Foundation: ⁠⁠<a href="https://twitter.com/freecitiesfound⁠⁠">https://twitter.com/freecitiesfound⁠⁠</a></p> <p>OTHER LINKS:</p> <p>Montelibero Telegram Chat: ⁠⁠<a href="https://t.me/FSPE_Montenegro">https://t.me/FSPE_Montenegro</a></p> <p>Montelibero Website: <a href="https://montelibero.org/">https://montelibero.org/</a></p> <p>Free Cities Foundation: ⁠⁠<a href="https://free-cities.org/⁠">https://free-cities.org/⁠</a></p>

<p>Timothy Allen talks with Marek Tatała.</p> <p>Marek is the VP of the Economic Freedom Foundation which is a Polish grant giving organisation in a similar vein to Atlas Network. Alongside funding relevant projects they also work on advocacy and political lobbying, believing in any way that bridges can be built to help integrate free market and classical liberal ideals into general society.</p> <p>Our discussion revolves around the work of the foundation and we touch upon many related subjects including the decentralisation of nation states, Polish Political trends, global free market success stories and whether or not membership to the EU is a net benefit or not.</p> <p>Enjoy the conversation.</p> <p>TIMESTAMPS:</p> <p>00:10 - Introduction of the episode. 02:17 - What is the political landscape like in Warsaw? 03:51 - What is the role of the Economic Freedom Foundation? 09:50 - Pension reforms in Poland. 15:56 - How do you reach out to people outside the free market bubble? 20:57 - The ruling party in Poland. 26:57 - Is it fair to expect a classical liberal party to win elections? 31:50 - The idea of decentralization. 34:55 - What is the incentive for a state to decentralize? 41:21 - Polarization in society. 47:18 - The difference between classical liberalism and libertarianism. 53:47 - Poland's integration into the EU. 59:47 - Free trade in the EU and trade wars.</p> <p>TWITTER:</p> <p>Marek Tatała: ⁠⁠<a href="https://twitter.com/MarekTatala">https://twitter.com/MarekTatala</a>⁠</p> <p>Timothy Allen: <a href="https://twitter.com/MrTimothyAllen">⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/MrTimothyAllen⁠⁠⁠</a></p> <p>Free Cities Foundation: <a href="https://twitter.com/freecitiesfound">⁠⁠https://twitter.com/freecitiesfound⁠⁠</a></p> <p>WEBSITES:</p> <p>Economic Freedom Foundation: ⁠⁠<a href="https://wolnagospodarka.pl/en/">https://wolnagospodarka.pl/en/</a></p> <p>Free Cities Foundation: <a href="https://free-cities.org/">⁠⁠https://free-cities.org/⁠</a></p>

<p>Timothy Allen talks with Federico Fernández.</p> <p>Federico is the CEO of ‘Somos Innovación’ also known as ‘We Are Innovation', which is a network of more than 30 think tanks based in Latin America and Europe dedicated to promoting progress through innovation, the adoption of new technologies and human creativity.</p> <p>Unsurprisingly, the main focus of our discussion is innovation in all of its many incarnations. We examine the eternal struggle between regulation and innovation and dive into some of Federico’s opinions on inventive governance models, in particular Estonia and its innovative E governance system.</p> <p>Enjoy the conversation.</p> <p>TIMESTAMPS:</p> <p>[0:10] Intro to the podcast. [2:50] The USA is still the home of innovation. [7:32] The culture of failure in Silicon Valley. [14:27] Every disruption brings a period of instability. [19:52] Innovation and Regulation. [25:26] Advocacy & research. [28:16] Innovations in governance - Estonia. [35:41] Reducing or eliminating red tape. [41:06] What are the trends in Europe right now? [44:17] Can Free Cities work? [53:09] Indexes of Innovation. [58:44] What's your favorite & most exciting innovation?</p> <p>TWITTER:</p> <p>Federico Fernández: ⁠⁠<a href="https://twitter.com/fn_fernandez">https://twitter.com/gabrielhdm</a>⁠</p> <p>Timothy Allen: <a href="https://twitter.com/MrTimothyAllen">⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/MrTimothyAllen⁠⁠⁠</a></p> <p>Free Cities Foundation: <a href="https://twitter.com/freecitiesfound">⁠⁠https://twitter.com/freecitiesfound⁠⁠</a></p> <p>WEBSITES:</p> <p>We Are Innovation: ⁠⁠<a href="https://weareinnovation.eu/">https://weareinnovation.eu/</a></p> <p>Free Cities Foundation: <a href="https://free-cities.org/">⁠⁠https://free-cities.org/⁠</a></p>

<p>Timothy Allen talks with Gabriel Delgado.</p> <p>Gabriel is the co-founder and CDO of Próspera.</p> <p>Próspera is a private city and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_economic_zone">special economic zone</a> on the island of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roat%C3%A1n">Roatán</a> in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_America">Central American</a> state of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honduras">Honduras</a>. The city is an autonomous zone with private government and its own fiscal, regulatory and legal architecture</p> <p>A couple of weeks ago whilst I was in Montenegro attending the New Cities and Network States weekend at Zuzalu, Timothy Allen got to sit down with one of the founders of Próspera, Gabriel Delgado and he ran over the latest news from the project including buildings and infrastructure progress, as well as future plans and an update on their ongoing complications with the Honduran Government.</p> <p>Enjoy the conversation.</p> <p>TIMESTAMPS:</p> <p>00:10 - Introduction to the episode.</p> <p>03:51 - The ideological onslaught against Próspera.</p> <p>06:31 - Gabriel's background and buildings update.</p> <p>12:38 - Próspera's vision for the future.</p> <p>17:47 - What is The circular factory?</p> <p>23:13 - Innovations in drone delivery.</p> <p>28:31 - From zero buildings to four buildings in three years.</p> <p>31:12 - The complicated relationship with the current government of Honduras.</p> <p>36:19 - What would happen if the Honduran government renounces their treaty?</p> <p>42:00 - Best guess on how government issue will play out.</p> <p>46:34 - Health summit, legal hackathon, longevity and regenerative medicine.</p> <p>TWITTER:</p> <p>Gabriel Delgado: ⁠<a href="https://twitter.com/gabrielhdm">https://twitter.com/gabrielhdm</a></p> <p>Timothy Allen: <a href="https://twitter.com/MrTimothyAllen">⁠⁠https://twitter.com/MrTimothyAllen⁠⁠</a></p> <p>Próspera: <a href="https://twitter.com/Prosperahn">⁠https://twitter.com/Prosperahn⁠</a></p> <p>Free Cities Foundation: <a href="https://twitter.com/freecitiesfound">⁠https://twitter.com/freecitiesfound⁠</a></p> <p>WEBSITES:</p> <p>Próspera ZEDE: <a href="https://pzgps.hn/">⁠https://pzgps.hn/⁠</a></p> <p>Free Cities Foundation: <a href="https://free-cities.org/">⁠https://free-cities.org/⁠</a></p>

<p>Timothy Allen talks with Jacek Spendel. </p> <p>Jacek is the President of Liberty international which is the oldest organisation promoting libertarianism worldwide.</p> <p>In this conversation we discuss the work of Liberty International as well as Jacek’s views on libertarianism, travel, free cities and the future of the free world.Jacek has an optimistic view of the world, something that we whole heartedly endorse here at the free cities foundation. Its incredibly encouraging to hear from so many different people and organisations working towards the same goals of freedom and personal liberty.</p> <p>Enjoy the conversation.</p> <p>TIMESTAMPS:</p> <p>0:10 - Introduction to this episode.</p> <p>2:39 - Realisation of the dream of libertarians - The dream of free cities. The ability to opt-in and out. Why Dubai is a great place to live and work. Immigration in Dubai. The ability to vote with your feet.</p> <p>7:38 - Immigration and the free cities model - Poland is a great place to live. Quality of living and quality of life in Poland. Restrictions during the pandemic. Restrictions in Poland during the coronavirus outbreak.</p> <p>14:44 - The work of Liberty International - Finding and expanding freedom in a free world. Leadership programme for young libertarian leaders called Project Arizona. Best tools of liberty.</p> <p>20:01 - Work Migrations Index - Investment opportunities for young people in their 30s. The future of travel in a freer and happier world. Covid-19. Limiting travel to reduce CO2 and greenhouse gases. The forces of free markets and trade.</p> <p>26:13 - Dangers connected to geopolitical situations - The environmental movement and climate change. Carbon tax. Not a typical digital nomad. The difference between a permanent tourist and a digital nomad.</p> <p>31:50 - The pros and cons of a digital nomadic life - Being independent from government in Poland. Digital nomad style of living. Pitfalls of moving to autonomous jurisdictions. Bad things happened to other jurisdictions like Costa Rica. Liberland is a scam.</p> <p>38:01 - How do you envisage a world in 50 years from now? - Free cities and free trade agreements. Digital nomadism and the increase in free movement. The future of free jurisdictions like Singapore. How free jurisdictions will differ from each other. The future of the world according to Liberty International. Sabbatical from Liberty International.</p> <p>44:27 - What is Project Arizona and why is it important? - Why Arizona is so good. Pros and cons of living in Texas. Success stories of free market conservatives. The dangers of socialism in America. Free Russia Forum in Vilnius, Russia.</p> <p>TWITTER:</p> <p>Jacek Spendel: ⁠⁠⁠⁠<a href="https://twitter.com/SpendelJacek">https://twitter.com/SpendelJacek</a></p> <p>Timothy Allen: <a href="https://twitter.com/MrTimothyAllen">⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/MrTimothyAllen⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p> <p>Liberty International: <a href="https://twitter.com/Liberty_ISIL">https://twitter.com/Liberty_ISIL</a></p> <p>Free Cities Foundation: <a href="https://twitter.com/freecitiesfound">⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/freecitiesfound⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p> <p>WEBSITES:</p> <p>Liberty International: ⁠⁠<a href="https://liberty-intl.org/">https://liberty-intl.org/</a></p> <p>Free Cities Foundation: <a href="https://free-cities.org/">⁠⁠⁠⁠https://free-cities.org/⁠</a></p>

<p>Timothy Allen talks with Matt & Terry Kibbe.</p> <p>Matt and Terry Kibbe are the founders of ‘Free the People' which is an educational foundation charged with the mission of tuning in the next generation to the core values of personal liberty and peaceful cooperation.</p> <p>I met them both in Lisbon where they were speaking at LibertyCon and were it not for both of our incredibly strict schedules over that weekend I would have happily spoken to them for much longer since they have such a wealth of experience in the worlds of both legacy and new media.</p> <p>In our conversation we mainly discuss the current media landscape and what might be the best tools and strategies for communicating our message to the hearts and minds of people in today’s highly volatile world. </p> <p>The marketplace of ideas has never been more universally accessible than it is at this time in history and Terry and Matt are most certainly amongst those at the sharp end of the wedge when it comes to communicating ideas of Liberty and freedom.</p> <p>Enjoy the conversation.</p> <p>TIMESTAMPS:</p> <p>0:10 - Intro to this episode.</p> <p>4:36 - Introductions from Terry and Matt.</p> <p>7:33 - The resurgence of Libertarian ideas.</p> <p>13:05 - The collapse of the old media.</p> <p>19:03 - Do you think there's any merit in written content?</p> <p>23:39 - Have you stopped doing long-form documentary?</p> <p>27:37 - Different forms of media: earned media, paid media and creative media.</p> <p>31:40 - What is your favourite Libertarian documentary?</p> <p>38:32 - The best strategy to promote freedom & liberty.</p> <p>43:07 - The best way to communicate your ideas.</p> <p>TWITTER:</p> <p>Matt Kibbe: ⁠⁠<a href="https://twitter.com/mkibbe">⁠https://twitter.com/mkibbe⁠</a></p> <p>Timothy Allen: <a href="https://twitter.com/MrTimothyAllen">⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/MrTimothyAllen⁠⁠⁠</a></p> <p>Free Cities Foundation: <a href="https://twitter.com/freecitiesfound">⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/freecitiesfound⁠⁠⁠</a></p> <p>WEBSITES:</p> <p>Free The People: <a href="https://freethepeople.org/">⁠https://freethepeople.org/⁠</a></p> <p>Free Cities Foundation: <a href="https://free-cities.org/">⁠⁠⁠https://free-cities.org/⁠</a></p>

<p>Timothy Allen talks with Kris Kaleta.</p> <p>Kris Kaleta is a digital nomad and technologist who is doing some absolutely fascinating post-graduate research on virtual Libertarian communities. </p> <p>Our conversation touches on many aspects of his work from digital politics to emerging governance models and the contemporary phenomenon of online communities manifesting in real life. Kris has been a keen observer of the Free Cities movement since the start so he has a lot of great insights into the future of what many are calling the emerging free market of living together.</p> <p>Other subjects include: Episodic narrative enquiry, the future of the internet, the marketplace for ideas, Agorism, freedom technology, trans-humanism and flag theory.</p> <p>TIMESTAMPS:</p> <p>0:10 Introduction to this episode. 2:57 Why did you decide to become a digital nomad? 12:22 The nuts and bolts of being a digital nomad. 17:29 How did you get involved in the community? 23:18 Who’s interested in virtual communities? 29:00 Moving geographically to live a more freer life. 36:50 What kick-started my interest in free cities. 40:44 Ideas are first explored on the social level. 46:50 What the future of the internet looks like. 53:15 What are the antidotes to sovereign state control networks? 58:58 A two-tier society. 1:02:50 Agorism. 1:10:00 The different types of digital nomads. 1:15:42 How do you attract digital nomads? 1:22:23 Tax optimisation. 1:27:21 How are you preparing for a dystopian tech future? 1:33:40 Piratebay. 1:39:07 The difference between a conspiracy theory and a mainstream theory. 1:46:14 Transhumanism in the digital age. 1:51:20 Why humans prefer what they believe they're comfortable with. 1:59:12 The digital realm vs. the physical realm. 2:05:21 How technology is becoming part of us. 2:12:02 Technology is a living thing. 2:18:17 Traveling around the world.</p> <p>TWITTER:</p> <p>Kris Kaleta: ⁠⁠<a href="https://twitter.com/kriskaleta">https://twitter.com/kriskaleta</a></p> <p>Timothy Allen: <a href="https://twitter.com/MrTimothyAllen">⁠⁠https://twitter.com/MrTimothyAllen⁠⁠</a></p> <p>Free Cities Foundation: <a href="https://twitter.com/freecitiesfound">⁠⁠https://twitter.com/freecitiesfound⁠⁠</a></p> <p>WEBSITES:</p> <p>Free Cities Foundation: <a href="https://free-cities.org/">⁠⁠https://free-cities.org/</a></p> <p>Staatenlos (mentioned in podcast): <a href="https://staatenlos.ch/">https://staatenlos.ch/</a></p>

<p>Timothy Allen talks with Mikołaj Pisarski.</p> <p>Mikołaj is the former president of KoLiber Association and the current president of the Instytut Misesa, Poland’s Mises Institute.</p> <p>In this conversation we discover Mikolaj’s love for working with young people and his passion for teaching Libertarian principals and the ideas of Austrian economics. We also talk about Polish history, personal responsibility, parenting strategies and the problems of democracy, as well as a little Anarcho-capitalism and technology thrown in for good measure.</p> <p>Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast on your app and if you like to listen to podcasts on youtube then you can find us HERE.</p> <p>Enjoy the conversation.</p> <p>TIMESTAMPS:</p> <p>00:10 Intro to this episode. 03:11 Being a lefty in the past. 09:17 How did you become interested in economics? 14:56 Teaching students the value of free trade. 23:04 Why monarchy is better than democracy? 28:09 Dealing with road accidents in the anarcho-capitalist system. 35:32 The psychological cost of direct confrontation with responsibility. 41:28 Causes of bad parenting. 46:29 The rise of mental illness in the society. 51:51 Does Poland have private education? 56:06 Homeschooling vs. Public Schools. 1:00:20 Online schools. 1:08:28 Learning to be a teacher. 1:13:33 The resurgence of Austrian economics in Europe. 1:19:52 Pessimism and optimism about the future. 1:24:02 The emergence of a libertarian community in Poland. 1:31:15 What would you do in a year of sabbatical?</p> <p>TWITTER:</p> <p>Mikołaj Pisarski: ⁠<a href="https://twitter.com/MikolajPisarski">https://twitter.com/MikolajPisarski</a></p> <p>Timothy Allen: <a href="https://twitter.com/MrTimothyAllen">⁠https://twitter.com/MrTimothyAllen⁠</a></p> <p>Free Cities Foundation: <a href="https://twitter.com/freecitiesfound">⁠https://twitter.com/freecitiesfound⁠</a></p> <p>WEBSITES:</p> <p>Instytut Misesa: ⁠<a href="https://mises.pl/">https://mises.pl/</a></p> <p>Free Cities Foundation: <a href="https://free-cities.org/">⁠https://free-cities.org/</a></p>

<p>Timothy Allen talks with Nikos Sotirakopoulos</p> <p>Nikos is an author, senior lecturer in social sciences at York St John Universtity and director of the European Ayn Rand Institute.</p> <p>Now, i have a problem with this conversation… namely that it is too short… Nikos is a busy man and I had a strict hour with him in Warsaw. However we managed to get through a fair bit in that hour…. brutalist architecture , collectivism vs individualism, the culture wars, Ayn Rand's philosophy, martial arts, what Jordan Peterson gets wrong, Joe Rogan and the medium of podcasting, political correctness and anti capitalism.. to name but a few of the subjects covered.</p> <p>Nikos is an excellent orator… this kind of conversation leaves me not only well informed but also rejuvenated and I hope that you get to have the same experience too.</p> <p>Enjoy the conversation.</p> <p>TIMESTAMPS:</p> <p>00:10 Introduction to this episode. 05:40 Why I like Brutalist Architecture. 7:40 Does collectivism have a place at any scale? 13:37 Why is the public sphere so toxic?. 19:37 Why do political parties end up not standing for anything? 22:16 Is tribalism a political strategy or innate? 27:09 Socialism and the morality of sacrifice. 32:22 Ayn Rand's philosophy 101. 36:12 The difference between happiness and meaning. 41:34 What is enthusiam? 47:43 The power of discussion. 52:52 Why podcasting is a radical revolutionary way of passing ideas? 56:21 Lifestyle Activism vs. The New Left. 1:02:58 Let’s disagree on issues but agree on truth.</p> <p>TWITTER:</p> <p>Nikos Sotirakopoulos: ⁠<a href="https://twitter.com/Nikos_17">https://twitter.com/Nikos_17</a></p> <p>Timothy Allen: <a href="https://twitter.com/MrTimothyAllen">⁠https://twitter.com/MrTimothyAllen⁠</a></p> <p>Free Cities Foundation: <a href="https://twitter.com/freecitiesfound">⁠https://twitter.com/freecitiesfound⁠</a></p> <p>WEBSITES:</p> <p>Ayn Rand Institute: ⁠<a href="https://ari.aynrand.org/">https://ari.aynrand.org/</a></p> <p>Free Cities Foundation: <a href="https://free-cities.org/">⁠https://free-cities.org/</a></p> <p>LINKS:</p> <p>Nikos's books: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Nikos+Sotirakopoulos">https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Nikos+Sotirakopoulos</a></p> <p>Brutalist monument in Bulgaria: <a href="https://humanplanet.com/timothyallen/2012/02/buzludzha-buzludja-bulgaria/">https://humanplanet.com/timothyallen/2012/02/buzludzha-buzludja-bulgaria/</a></p>

<p>Today we’re beginning our series of interviews recorded in Poland and we’re starting out with a conversation I had with Tom Palmer during the <em>Weekend Kapitalizmu</em> conference.</p> <p>Tom is an American Libertarian author and theorist, a senior fellow at the Cato Institute and the executive vice president for international programs at Atlas Network.</p> <p>Just prior to recording this episode, Peter Young, The Free Cities Foundation’s CEO was chatting with myself and Tom in our makeshift studio in Warsaw and it such an interesting discussion that I asked Peter to come onto the podcast with us to further the conversation. As a result, after briefly discussing Tom’s work at Atlas Network, he and Peter end up deconstructing some of the concepts underlying Free Cities and we get a very useful insight into Tom’s thoughts on the general validity of the Free Cities model itself. </p> <p>I would like to say Many thanks to Tom and Peter for making this a lively and interesting dialogue</p> <p>Enjoy the conversation.</p> <p>TWITTER:</p> <p>Atlas Network: <a href="https://twitter.com/AtlasNetwork">https://twitter.com/AtlasNetwork</a></p> <p>Timothy Allen: <a href="https://twitter.com/MrTimothyAllen">https://twitter.com/MrTimothyAllen</a></p> <p>Peter Young: <a href="https://twitter.com/petermiyoung">https://twitter.com/petermiyoung</a></p> <p>Free Cities Foundation: <a href="https://twitter.com/freecitiesfound">https://twitter.com/freecitiesfound</a></p> <p>WEBSITES:</p> <p>Atlas Network: <a href="https://www.atlasnetwork.org/">https://www.atlasnetwork.org/</a></p> <p>Free Cities Foundation: <a href="https://free-cities.org/">https://free-cities.org/</a></p> <p>TIMESTAMPS:</p> <p>00:10 - Introduction to this episode 02:59 - A brief history of Atlas Network 06:09 - Street vending in Burundi 12:34 - Why should we prioritise dignity in development? 19:15 - The free cities model 25:27 - The difference between a free city and a free private city 29:38 - How did the guilds become anti-competitive monopolists? 36:29 - Can a child become stateless in a free city? 41:51 - Localised tyranny vs a free society 48:58 - How do we deal with the question of children leaving communities? 55:26 - What kind of city do you want to live in? 1:00:15 - What happens to people who choose to leave communities? 1:05:25 - The attractive element of the idea of enterprise zones 1:11:01 - The resurgence of friendly societies and private cities 1:18:22 - Innovation as a driver of human improvement</p>

<p>Today I'm talking with Martin Leskovjan.</p> <p>Martin is a member of the subversive Czech art collective <em>Ztohoven</em> and co-founder of <em>Paralelni Polis</em> which is one of the collective’s better known projects, also the site of the world’s first bitcoin-only cafe.</p> <p>This is a conversation about art and the power to influence. Ztohoven are a band of merry pranksters with a desire to provoke emotion and open minds and I talk with Martin about many of their projects and whether it is possible to create parallel social structures that can liberate people.</p> <p>Martin is a fascinating and inspiring individual, one of many good people I had the pleasure and privilege to meet in Prague for this series and I sincerely hope you enjoyed the discussions as much as I did. </p> <p>Enjoy the conversation:</p> <p>A.I. generated summary:</p> <p>00:10 - Introduction to this episode.</p> <p>06:32 - Spreading awareness of Bitcoin.</p> <p>13:14 - The Artistic side of the collective.</p> <p>20:12 - The fetish of national and state symbols.</p> <p>26:55 - How did the idea of the red underpants come about?</p> <p>30:34 - Trolling on the internet vs. trolling on 4chan.</p> <p>37:32 - What is Ztohoven's latest project?</p> <p>41:56 - The beginnings of the art collective.</p> <p>48:49 - What was the intention behind the creation of Paralelni Polis?</p> <p>54:06 - Organising the Hackers congress.</p> <p>1:01:36 - The price of being ungovernable.</p> <p>1:09:57 - What is meme culture?</p> <p>1:19:22 - Being compelled to be subversive.</p> <p>1:23:58 - The tools of crypto-anarchy.</p> <p>1:28:13 - The transition from centralized systems to decentralised systems.</p> <p>1:33:47 - The fall of Rome.</p> <p>1:37:44 - Awareness of cryptography tools.</p> <p>1:44:37 - Problems with the current state of activism.</p> <p>LINKS:</p> <p>Liberty In Our Lifetime 2023: <a href="https://libertyinourlifetime.org/">⁠https://libertyinourlifetime.org/⁠</a></p> <p>TWITTER:</p> <p>Martin Leskovjan: <a href="https://twitter.com/LeskovjanMartin">⁠https://twitter.com/LeskovjanMartin</a></p> <p>Timothy Allen: <a href="https://twitter.com/MrTimothyAllen">⁠https://twitter.com/MrTimothyAllen⁠</a></p> <p>WEBSITES:</p> <p>Ztohoven: <a href="http://www.ztohoven.com/⁠">http://www.ztohoven.com/⁠</a></p> <p>Paralelni Polis: <a href="https://www.paralelnipolis.cz/en/">https://www.paralelnipolis.cz/</a></p> <p>Free Cities Foundation: <a href="https://free-cities.org/">⁠https://free-cities.org/</a></p> <p>VIDEOS:</p> <p>The official burning of the red boxer shorts: <a href="http://shorturl.at/mqrxU">⁠http://shorturl.at/mqrxU⁠</a></p> <p>The Triggering of Shia | He Will Not Divide Us: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_p4h3jwJob0">⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_p4h3jwJob0</a></p>

<p>This is Episode 18 of the Free Cities Podcast, and it is also the penultimate show from the series of conversations I had in Prague. I am in Warsaw for the next seven days, recording interviews that you will be listening to over the next two months on the Free Cities Podcast. I can report that I am only three episodes in, and I have to say that my mind has been blown already on two different occasions, so I am really looking forward to sharing these conversations with you over the coming weeks.</p> <p>Today on the show, I am talking with a Swedish couple by the name of Pontus and Ulrika Lindblom. Pontus and Ulrika are a family with a fascinating story…a journey around the world searching for liberty that has led them to the point of purchasing a property in Próspera on the island of Roatán in Honduras. I won't give too much away here, but needless to say, they have an exceptionally 21st-century story that revolves around, amongst other things, digital nomadism, flag theory, and Bitcoin.</p> <p>If living in a Free City project is something you've thought about yourself, then today's guests should be able to offer you a wealth of first-hand experiences of the trials and tribulations faced by a freedom-loving family looking for the best way to navigate the idiosyncrasies of the times we are living in.</p> <p>It was great to speak with them both. I very much appreciate people who are actually 'walking the walk' in this world. I sincerely hope they can offer some of you the inspiration to get out there and create the change you want to see in the world.</p> <p>Enjoy the conversation.</p> <p>AI Generated Summary:</p> <p>00:30 - Introduction by Timothy Allen</p> <p>03:04 - How did you end up in Prague?</p> <p>10:48 - Homeschooling is illegal in Sweden.</p> <p>18:31 - Prague’s experience of lockdowns.</p> <p>25:11 - The Pirate Party in Sweden.</p> <p>33:15 - The decentralisation of the family.</p> <p>37:21 - Finding a community to grow up in.</p> <p>43:43 - Prague's Liberty in Our Lifetime conference.</p> <p>49:39 - Buying an apartment in Próspera with bitcoin.</p> <p>55:29 - How much do apartments in Próspera cost?</p> <p>1:00:21 - How to make a living as a digital nomad.</p> <p>1:04:03 - The ideal situation for the family.</p> <p>1:10:02 - What are the advantages of having residency?</p> <p>1:14:20 - Why did you decide to go to El Salvador?</p> <p>1:21:41 - Democracy in the future.</p> <p>1:26:41 - How to prepare for the future.</p> <p>1:34:09 - How did your neighbours in Prague react to the lockdowns?</p> <p>1:41:52 - Advice for people who want to live a nomadic lifestyle</p> <p>LINKS:</p> <p>Liberty In Our Lifetime 2023: <a href="https://libertyinourlifetime.org/">⁠https://libertyinourlifetime.org/⁠</a></p> <p>TWITTER:</p> <p>Pontus Lindblom: ⁠<a href="https://twitter.com/ponli137">https://twitter.com/ponli137</a></p> <p>Timothy Allen: <a href="https://twitter.com/MrTimothyAllen">⁠https://twitter.com/MrTimothyAllen⁠</a></p> <p>Próspera: <a href="https://twitter.com/Prosperahn">https://twitter.com/Prosperahn</a></p> <p>WEBSITES:</p> <p>Próspera: <a href="https://prospera.hn/">https://prospera.hn/</a></p> <p>Free Cities Foundation: <a href="https://free-cities.org/">⁠https://free-cities.org/</a></p>

<p>Today I’m talking with Max Hillebrand. </p> <p>Max is a well-known privacy and Bitcoin activist who is also the CEO of zkSNACKs, the company who’s flagship product is the privacy oriented Bitcoin wallet, Wasabi Wallet.</p> <p>Max spoke in depth about privacy and self-sovereignty at last year’s <em>Liberty in our Lifetime</em> conference and this conversation follows in a similar vein. We begin with a few stories from his time working at Deutsche Bank but the conversation quickly moves on to open source software, Bitcoin and of course privacy.</p> <p>We discuss many of the practical aspects of privacy tech, including how GitHub works, methods for anonymising bitcoin transactions, blockchain surveillance and the privacy implications of Bitcoin’s lightning network.</p> <p>Max also makes some fascinating predictions about the far distant future of the Bitcoin network … certainly some things that I, for one had never contemplated before.</p> <p>Enjoy the conversation</p> <p>AI Generated Summary:</p> <p>0:10 - Introduction to this episode</p> <p>3:33 - How did you become interested in economics and banking?</p> <p>5:57 - Falling down the Bitcoin rabbit hole at Deutsche Bank</p> <p>12:23 - What did you learn from the bank?</p> <p>15:19 - What does anarchy mean to you?</p> <p>21:52 - The power to change code</p> <p>28:37 - The difference between Git and GitHub</p> <p>32:29 - Where is the source code of bitcoin on GitHub?</p> <p>37:48 - The importance of privacy in banking</p> <p>40:22 - Definition of privacy</p> <p>45:33 - What do we want to prevent with Bitcoin?</p> <p>51:01 - Explain how privacy tools work on the blockchain</p> <p>56:21 - How does a bitcoin transaction work?</p> <p>1:00:29 - The cost of a single transaction</p> <p>1:08:58 - How much does it cost to use coinjoin?</p> <p>1:13:21 - What’s the legality of what you’re doing?</p> <p>1:17:30 - What is the attack vector on privacy?</p> <p>1:20:49 - The legality of using a wallet</p> <p>1:28:09 - What are the percentages of people making illicit coinjoins?</p> <p>1:33:12 - Centralised vs decentralised</p> <p>1:42:59 - How do wallets decide which coins to spend?</p> <p>1:49:38 - The second layer of the monetary system</p> <p>1:55:10 - Opening lightning channels</p> <p>2:00:15 - Custodial wallets vs. money warehouses</p> <p>2:04:58 - Federated money warehouses and Bitcoin</p> <p>2:30:58 - What are your thoughts on other cryptocurrency coins?</p> <p>2:37:28 - Bitcoin is not inevitable</p> <p>2:44:52 - Hashing power and mining</p> <p>2:51:30 - What would you do if money was no object?</p> <p>LINKS:</p> <p>Liberty In Our Lifetime 2023: <a href="https://libertyinourlifetime.org/">https://libertyinourlifetime.org/</a></p> <p>TWITTER:</p> <p>Max Hillebrand: <a href="https://twitter.com/HillebrandMax">https://twitter.com/HillebrandMax</a></p> <p>Timothy Allen: <a href="https://twitter.com/MrTimothyAllen">https://twitter.com/MrTimothyAllen</a></p> <p>WEBSITES:</p> <p>Max Hillebrand: <a href="https://towardsliberty.com/">https://towardsliberty.com/</a></p> <p>Max's GitHub: <a href="https://github.com/MaxHillebrand">https://github.com/MaxHillebrand</a></p> <p>zkSNACKs: <a href="https://zksnacks.com/">https://zksnacks.com/</a></p> <p>Free Cities Foundation: <a href="https://free-cities.org/">https://free-cities.org/</a></p>

<p>Today we have another dispatch from the Czech Republic which is also another refugee story of sorts, in a similar vein to my <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-free-cities-pod/episodes/EP-005-COVID-Refugees-with-Tom--Emily-Lahdenranta-e1sksvr">interview with Tom & Emily Lahdenranta</a> who were the family of 5 who left Canada due to their government's pandemic policies.</p> <p>In this episode I’m talking with Caroline King. </p> <p>Caroline is a Swedish mother of 4 living with her husband and family in Prague. They had to leave Sweden in order to be able to homeschool their children on account of the Swedish governments restrictive policies on self-directed education. This move has taken her on quite a journey to the point of public vilification by the Swedish media who labelled her as “The leader of the anti-school movement’… a somewhat laughable claim as you will discover during the interview.</p> <p>As you would expect, much of this conversation revolves around education, in particular <em>unschooling</em> which can take on many forms as Caroline explains, but we also hear a lot about their experiences as a family of digital nomads which has taken them all over the globe.</p> <p>As a father of 3 myself, I love talking about different parenting strategies and this conversation with Caroline did not disappoint in any shape or form.</p> <p>If you want to follow up on anything we are discussing here, Caroline has told me that she’s happy for anyone to reach out to her. Check out the links below for more info.</p> <p>I think its also worth noting that I initially met Caroline at last year’s <em>Liberty in Our Lifetime</em> conference, which is the Free Cities Foundation’s annual get togather. So, if you’re interested in meeting and connecting with people like Caroline then make sure you put October 14th and 15th, 2023 in your diary and get yourself to the wonderful city of Prague.</p> <p>TWITTER:</p> <p>Timothy Allen: <a href="https://twitter.com/MrTimothyAllen">https://twitter.com/MrTimothyAllen</a></p> <p>Free Cities Foundation: <a href="https://twitter.com/freecitiesfound">https://twitter.com/freecitiesfound</a></p> <p>WEBSITES:</p> <p>Caroline King: <a href="https://www.denandraresan.com/">https://www.denandraresan.com/</a></p> <p>Prague Worldschooling: <a href="https://pragueworldschooling.blogspot.com">https://pragueworldschooling.blogspot.com</a></p> <p>Swedish Unschooling Facebook Group: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/236574749814115">https://www.facebook.com/groups/236574749814115</a></p> <p>Czech Worldschooling Retreat: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/s/worldschooling-letni-pobyt-202/1107236173248122/">https://www.facebook.com/events/s/worldschooling-letni-pobyt-202/1107236173248122/</a></p> <p>Free Cities Foundation: <a href="https://free-cities.org/">https://free-cities.org/</a></p> <p>VIDEOS</p> <p>"Leader of the anti-school movement": <a href="https://youtu.be/ROD-ecCL96g">https://youtu.be/ROD-ecCL96g</a></p> <p>"Criminal family": <a href="https://youtu.be/-GFdbYfCGZI">https://youtu.be/-GFdbYfCGZI</a></p>

<p>On this week's podcast I am talking with Přemysl Bosák.</p> <p>Přemysl is the founder of a new dispute resolution platform called <em>Disputio</em> which is an obvious fit with people like myself who would prefer to bear the responsibility of resolving their own disputes.</p> <p>In this conversation we discuss the platform and how it works as well as a little about the history and evolution of law including bottom up solutions to legal problems. Přemysl is an anarcho-capitalist so we discuss anarchy and voluntarism as well as transhumanism, epistemology and the resurgence of personal responsibility in contemporary culture.</p> <p>This is my 5th interview from Prague. Coming up will be 3 more touching on subjects from worldschooling to Libertarian art and I talk to one family who, amongst other things have just purchased a property in a free city in Honduras.</p> <p>Thanks for listening to these conversations. It's heartening to see the number of subscribers going up steadily each week which makes me happy that our movement is gaining momentum. Please don’t forget to subscribe and leave us a review and thanks in advance for both.</p> <p>SAVE THE DATE!</p> <p>Liberty in Our Lifetime Conference </p> <p>October 14th - 15th, 2023</p> <p>Empire Hall, Prague.</p> <p>TWITTER:</p> <p>Disputio: <a href="https://twitter.com/appDisputio">https://twitter.com/appDisputio</a></p> <p>Timothy Allen: <a href="https://twitter.com/MrTimothyAllen">https://twitter.com/MrTimothyAllen</a></p> <p>Free Cities Foundation: <a href="https://twitter.com/freecitiesfound">https://twitter.com/freecitiesfound</a></p> <p>WEBSITES:</p> <p>Disputio: <a href="https://www.disput.io/">https://www.disput.io/</a></p> <p>Free Cities Foundation: <a href="https://free-cities.org/">https://free-cities.org/</a></p>

<p>In part 4 of our series of conversations recorded in Prague I am talking with Jan Mošovský.</p> <p>Jan is the Director of Research at the <em>Liberalni Institute</em>, a Czech think tank championing the ideas of classical liberalism. He is also the European programs Manager at <em>Students for Liberty</em>, the largest libertarian students organisation in the world.</p> <p>I begin this conversation by asking Jan about something he wrote in an article…</p> <p><strong>"Every good story is ultimately libertarian in nature"</strong></p> <p>An interesting observation that’s leads us into an in-depth discussion on Libertarianism, liberalism and governance models.</p> <p>Jan has reservations about the viability of the Free Cities model and we discuss where he sees vulnerabilities and potential alternatives.</p> <p>Listening back to our conversation I feel that I should add a small addendum to my side of the dialogue for the point at which we were discussing the possibility of the State coming into a Free City and shutting it down. Since our conversation I have got further clarification from <em>Prospera</em> about the legal treaties in place to mitigate this. There are in fact two, the first being the [Central American Dominican Republic Free Trade agreement](//Central American Dominican Republic Free Trade agreement) in which the US is a signatory. Within this treaty is a key clause that guarantees that the property of foreign investors will not be expropriated by another country. This affects <em>Prospera</em> since it has several US investors. The second treaty is the Honduras Kuwait Treaty in which there are similar clauses that would impact investments made by Kuwaiti nationals.</p> <p>TWITTER:</p> <p>Jan Mošovský: <a href="https://twitter.com/JanMosovsky">https://twitter.com/JanMosovsky</a></p> <p>Timothy Allen: <a href="https://twitter.com/MrTimothyAllen">https://twitter.com/MrTimothyAllen</a></p> <p>Free Cities Foundation: <a href="https://twitter.com/freecitiesfound">https://twitter.com/freecitiesfound</a></p> <p>WEBSITES:</p> <p>Students for Liberty: <a href="https://studentsforliberty.org/">https://studentsforliberty.org/</a></p> <p>Free Cities Foundation: <a href="https://free-cities.org/">https://free-cities.org/</a></p>

<p>Today's episode is my third conversation from our series recorded in Prague and this week I am talking with Pavla Karon.</p> <p>Pavla is what I would describe as an anarcho-capitalist entrepreneur and mother… labels aside she’s also a super interesting person to talk to who has much to say on the subjects of freedom and liberty, especially in the context of parenthood and relationships.</p> <p>Our conversation goes in many directions but in particular we discuss subjects such as what it was like growing up under socialism, bringing up free children, digital nomadism, tools for staying free and the importance of the path to inner freedom, particularly in relationships. On that subject, in her own marriage Pavla and her husband of 10 years practice ethical non-monogamy, a relationship model that she sees as a natural extension of her libertarian beliefs.</p> <p>This is a fascinating conversation that was constrained in time by my busy schedule but I will certainly be recording a part 2 in the future.</p> <p>TWITTER:</p> <p>Pavla Karon: <a href="https://twitter.com/KaronPavla">https://twitter.com/KaronPavla</a></p> <p>Timothy Allen: <a href="https://twitter.com/MrTimothyAllen">https://twitter.com/MrTimothyAllen</a></p> <p>Free Cities Foundation: <a href="https://twitter.com/freecitiesfound">https://twitter.com/freecitiesfound</a></p> <p>WEBSITES:</p> <p>KHDK Electronics: <a href="https://www.khdkelectronics.com/">https://www.khdkelectronics.com/</a></p> <p>Free Cities Foundation: <a href="https://free-cities.org/">https://free-cities.org/</a></p>

<p>This is the 2nd iteration of my series of conversations recorded in Prague and today I am I am talking with Josef Tětek.</p> <p>Josef is an author, educator and founder of the Slovak Ludwig Von Mises institute. He also hosts the popular Czech podcast <em>Stackuj</em> which is a show about Bitcoin, money and freedom.</p> <p>Josef’s background in Austrian economics and political philosophy informs the majority of our conversation and we start off by having an interesting discussion about the private provision of public goods and the various incarnations of this model that have existed around the world. Josef makes particular reference to ‘BB Centrum’ which is a privately owned public neighbourhood not far from where we were recording the podcast in Prague.</p> <p>Other topics discussed include social engineering, the evolution and dissolution of the state, digital gulags and Josef reports on what he discovered about monetary colonialism during a recent trip to the African Bitcoin Conference in Ghana.</p> <p>This was another extremely fascinating conversation from the Czech Republic. Look our for more of them on the show over the next few weeks and if you are enjoying our content please leave us a review on your podcasting app and many thanks in advance.</p> <p>TWITTER:</p> <p>Josef Tětek: <a href="https://twitter.com/SatsJoseph">https://twitter.com/SatsJoseph</a></p> <p>Timothy Allen: <a href="https://twitter.com/MrTimothyAllen">https://twitter.com/MrTimothyAllen</a></p> <p>Free Cities Foundation: <a href="https://twitter.com/freecitiesfound">https://twitter.com/freecitiesfound</a></p> <p>WEBSITES:</p> <p>Stakuj: <a href="http://stackuj.cz/">http://stackuj.cz/</a></p> <p>Free Cities Foundation: <a href="https://free-cities.org/">https://free-cities.org/</a></p>

<p>Today we begin our series of interviews recorded in Prague and my first guest is Alena Vranova.</p> <p>Alena’s extremely accomplished track record includes several successful startups in finance and technology but she is best known as the founder and former CEO of <em>SatoshiLabs</em> who produce one of the world's best known cryptocurrency hardware brands TREZOR. <em>SatoshiLabs</em> also founded <em>Slush Pool</em> which was the world's first Bitcoin Mining Pool established way back in 2010.</p> <p>In this conversation we talk about Alena’s experiences growing up in the Czech Republic under communist rule and her thoughts and predictions for a future in which she sees technology emboldening many authoritarian regimes around the globe. In our discussion she highlights Paraguay as a relatively unknown destination for people considering a Plan B residency option, something that she has taken advantage of herself. She also speaks about an innovative project in the country that is using the profits from Bitcoin mining to fund an education programme teaching 21st century skills to Paraguayans.</p> <p>Other subjects covered include open source technology, central bank digital currencies, homesteading, self sufficiency, transhumanism and Alena offers up some suggestions on how to prepare for the future that she sees coming.</p> <p>As a renowned technologist, I find Alena's unique perspective on the world absolutely fascinating and I sincerely hope I get to continue our conversation at some point in the future.</p> <p>TWITTER:</p> <p>Alena Vranova: <a href="https://twitter.com/AlenaSatoshi">https://twitter.com/AlenaSatoshi</a></p> <p>Timothy Allen: <a href="https://twitter.com/MrTimothyAllen">https://twitter.com/MrTimothyAllen</a></p> <p>Free Cities Foundation: <a href="https://twitter.com/freecitiesfound">https://twitter.com/freecitiesfound</a></p> <p>WEBSITE:</p> <p>Free Cities Foundation: <a href="https://free-cities.org/">https://free-cities.org/</a></p>

<p>In this episode I talk with John Dennehy. </p> <p>John is a former journalist who quit his life in the US to move to El Salvador with the intention of starting a Bitcoin education programme.</p> <p>The result was the creation of the non-profit organisation ‘Mi Primer Bitcoin’ and the world’s first ever Bitcoin diploma.</p> <p>In this conversation we discuss the story behind 'My First Bitcoin' as it is known in English, and the current state of the education programme as well as El Salvador's Bitcoin adoption in general.</p> <p>As a firm believer in the notion that Bitcoin is a tool to empower people, John has some strong views on the subject of education as well as the state of the legacy journalism world from which he came.</p> <p>I hope you find this discussion interesting and informative. Don’t forget to subscribe to our feed if you like our content and please leave us a review if you so desire.</p> <p>TWITTER:</p> <p>John Dennehy: <a href="https://twitter.com/jdennehy_writes">https://twitter.com/jdennehy_writes</a></p> <p>Timothy Allen: <a href="https://twitter.com/MrTimothyAllen">https://twitter.com/MrTimothyAllen</a></p> <p>Mi Primer Bitcoin: <a href="https://twitter.com/MyfirstBitcoin_">https://twitter.com/MyfirstBitcoin_</a></p> <p>Free Cities Foundation: <a href="https://twitter.com/freecitiesfound">https://twitter.com/freecitiesfound</a></p> <p>WEBSITES:</p> <p>Mi Primer Bitcoin: <a href="https://geyser.fund/project/amityageacademy/https://linktr.ee/myfirstbitcoin_">https://linktr.ee/myfirstbitcoin_</a></p> <p>Free Cities Foundation: <a href="https://free-cities.org/">https://free-cities.org/</a></p>

<p>Zussel Ramos is the C.O.O. of AmityAge Academy in the Free City project of Próspera in Roatán, Honduras.</p> <p>This interview will be the last one from my series of conversations recorded in Honduras and it is a very informal chat recorded in Próspera’s newly inaugurated Bitcoin Centre.</p> <p>Zussel is a wonderful young Honduran lady who ended up working her dream job in Prospera thanks to her interactions with the <em>Students for Liberty</em> organisation whilst at college. In this conversation we discuss the work of the academy and some of the challenges she faces educating Hondurans about not only the technology of Bitcoin but also the fact that the academy is located in one of Honduras's widely misunderstood ZEDEs, (Zones of Employment and Economic Development).</p> <p>Zussel is a wonderfully positive individual who’s belief in both Bitcoin and Próspera is highly infectious and I look forward to following the progress of the academy closely.</p> <p>If you would like to support the work being done at Roatán’s Bitcoin Centre you can donate to their <a href="https://geyser.fund/project/amityageacademy/https://geyser.fund/project/amityageacademy/">Geyser Fund</a>.</p> <p>TWITTER:</p> <p>Zussel Ramos: <a href="https://twitter.com/itszussel">https://twitter.com/itszussel</a></p> <p>Timothy Allen: <a href="https://twitter.com/MrTimothyAllen">https://twitter.com/MrTimothyAllen</a></p> <p>AmityAge Academy: <a href="https://twitter.com/AmityAge">https://twitter.com/AmityAge</a></p> <p>Próspera: <a href="https://twitter.com/Prosperahn">https://twitter.com/Prosperahn</a></p> <p>Free Cities Foundation: <a href="https://twitter.com/freecitiesfound">https://twitter.com/freecitiesfound</a></p> <p>WEBSITES:</p> <p>AmityAge Academy: <a href="https://geyser.fund/project/amityageacademy/">https://geyser.fund/project/amityageacademy/</a></p> <p>Próspera ZEDE: <a href="https://pzgps.hn/">https://pzgps.hn/</a></p> <p>Free Cities Foundation: <a href="https://free-cities.org/">https://free-cities.org/</a></p>

<p>Timothy Allen talks to Sea Pawley.</p> <p>Sean is the founder and CEO of Seshat Bank which is the full service commercial bank currently being established in the Free City project of Próspera in Honduras.</p> <p>Topics mentioned in this conversation include:</p> <p>How to start a bank.</p> <p>The history of charter cities.</p> <p>Neo-medievalism.</p> <p>Pros & Cons of decentralisation of power.</p> <p>Artificial Intelligence.</p> <p>Funding war in pre-revolutionary France.</p> <p>ZEDEs and alternative governance models around the world.</p> <p>What makes Prospera different from other special economic zones.</p> <p>Space habitation.</p> <p>Pros & cons of governance models in space.</p> <p>TWITTER:</p> <p>Sean Pawley: <a href="https://twitter.com/io_sean_p">https://twitter.com/io_sean_p</a></p> <p>Timothy Allen: <a href="https://twitter.com/MrTimothyAllen">https://twitter.com/MrTimothyAllen</a></p> <p>Seshat Bank: <a href="https://twitter.com/SeshatBank">https://twitter.com/SeshatBank</a></p> <p>Próspera: <a href="https://twitter.com/Prosperahn">https://twitter.com/Prosperahn</a></p> <p>Free Cities Foundation: <a href="https://twitter.com/freecitiesfound">https://twitter.com/freecitiesfound</a></p> <p>WEBSITES:</p> <p>Seshat Bank: <a href="https://www.seshatbank.com/">https://www.seshatbank.com/</a></p> <p>Próspera ZEDE: <a href="https://pzgps.hn/">https://pzgps.hn/</a></p> <p>Free Cities Foundation: <a href="https://free-cities.org/">https://free-cities.org/</a></p>

<p>Dusan Matuska is an entrepreneur, consultant & Bitcoin educator.</p> <p>I initially met Dusan in The Czech Republic during the <em>Liberty In Our Lifetime</em> conference but it wasn’t until our paths crossed again in San Salvador that I finally had the chance to sit down with him for an all to brief chat before he had to fly off to Roatán in Honduras where he has recently opened a Bitcoin eduction centre in the Free City project of Próspera.</p> <p>In this conversation we talk about Dusan’s decision to move to Próspera and how he sees the future of the project in the face of governmental opposition. </p> <p>Other topics we discuss include the socio-political concept of <em>Parallel Polis</em>, anarcho-capitalism, alternatives to democracy, personal carbon taxes and the importance of freedom of movement, in particular with regards to Free City projects and whether or not the freedom to move is even something that is guaranteed to exist in our future.</p> <p>Speaking to Dusan is always a pleasure… I only wish we could have talked for longer.</p> <p>TWITTER:</p> <p>Dusan Matuska: <a href="https://twitter.com/dusan_matuska">https://twitter.com/dusan_matuska</a></p> <p>Timothy Allen: <a href="https://twitter.com/MrTimothyAllen">https://twitter.com/MrTimothyAllen</a></p> <p>AmityAge Academy: <a href="https://twitter.com/AmityAge">https://twitter.com/AmityAge</a></p> <p>Próspera: <a href="https://twitter.com/Prosperahn">https://twitter.com/Prosperahn</a></p> <p>Free Cities Foundation: <a href="https://twitter.com/freecitiesfound">https://twitter.com/freecitiesfound</a></p> <p>WEBSITES:</p> <p>Dusan Matuska: <a href="https://www.dusanmatuska.com/">https://www.dusanmatuska.com/</a></p> <p>AmityAge Academy: <a href="https://geyser.fund/project/amityageacademy/">https://geyser.fund/project/amityageacademy/</a></p> <p>Próspera ZEDE: <a href="https://pzgps.hn/">https://pzgps.hn/</a></p> <p>Free Cities Foundation: <a href="https://free-cities.org/">https://free-cities.org/</a></p>

<p>Jorge Colindres is a lawyer, business consultant, and public policy analyst. He is currently acting as Technical Secretary of Próspera ZEDE, a Special Economic Zone in the Republic of Honduras with the status of an autonomous municipality, a common-law legal system, a policy of low taxes and free trade, and an independent financial supervision regime.</p> <p>In this episode we go into Jorge’s role at Próspera which is similar to that of a Mayor in a traditional municipality. We also hear his opinions on the idea of ZEDEs… Honduras's so called Zones of Employment and Economic Development, which he considers to be the world's most advanced form of these kind of special zones.</p> <p>We also discuss tourism and the problems of political instability and the idea of ZEDEs as a response to this instability as well as whether governments could ever shut down Próspera.</p> <p>We talk about the most compelling arguments against ZEDEs and how they manifest in Honduras and whether Europe is a good place for this kind of free cities model.</p> <p>Jorge finishes with some timeless advice for anyone wishing to replicate their model of governance and he describes how he sees the future of Próspera over the long term.</p> <p>TWITTER:</p> <p>Timothy Allen: <a href="https://twitter.com/MrTimothyAllen">https://twitter.com/MrTimothyAllen</a></p> <p>George Colindres: <a href="https://twitter.com/GeorgeColindres">https://twitter.com/GeorgeColindres</a></p> <p>Próspera: <a href="https://twitter.com/Prosperahn">https://twitter.com/Prosperahn</a></p> <p>Free Cities Foundation: <a href="https://twitter.com/freecitiesfound">https://twitter.com/freecitiesfound</a></p> <p>WEBSITES:</p> <p>Próspera ZEDE: <a href="https://pzgps.hn/">https://pzgps.hn/</a></p> <p>Free Cities Foundation: <a href="https://free-cities.org/">https://free-cities.org/</a></p>

<p>Tom and Emily made the ultimate commitment to 'voting with their feet' when they sold their house and possessions in British Columbia and moved with their 3 young children to Central America.</p> <p>Their move to a better life was triggered by Canada’s strict COVID 19 restrictions, which had meant that, amongst other things, Emily was fired from her nursing job on account of her choice not to take a COVID 19 vaccination. This situation combined with what they considered to be the unacceptable and increasingly authoritarian trajectory of their own government, compelled them to leave their home country for Mexico, beginning a quest to find a place in which they felt they had the freedom to raise their family in the manner to which they aspired.</p> <p>Over a year later, that place turned out to be El Salvador and we spend most of this conversation talking about the path that brought them to this point as well as the trials and tribulations of life as a ‘COVID refugee’.</p> <p>Tom and Emily’s story is both shocking and hugely inspirational. They recount their experiences candidly and give a fascinating insight into what it takes to make a bold move like this successful.</p> <p>TWITTER:</p> <p>Timothy Allen: <a href="https://twitter.com/MrTimothyAllen">https://twitter.com/MrTimothyAllen</a></p> <p>Tom Lahdenranta: <a href="https://twitter.com/menscoach_tom">https://twitter.com/menscoach_tom</a></p> <p>Emily Lahdenranta: <a href="https://twitter.com/EmilyML19">https://twitter.com/EmilyML19</a></p> <p>Free Cities Foundation: <a href="https://twitter.com/freecitiesfound">https://twitter.com/freecitiesfound</a></p> <p>WEBSITES:</p> <p>Emily Lahdenranta: <a href="https://emilyml.substack.com/">https://emilyml.substack.com/</a></p> <p>Free Cities Foundation: <a href="https://free-cities.org/">https://free-cities.org/</a></p>

<p>Timothy Allen talks to <strong>Stephan Livera</strong>.</p> <p>Stephan is the host of one of the world's leading Bitcoin podcasts and he is also the Managing Director at Swan Bitcoin International. He contributes to various outlets and publications including Bitcoin Magazine and Mises Institute as well as speaking at Bitcoin conferences internationally. </p> <p>Previously he worked as an Australian Chartered Accountant for Deloitte, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, and Macquarie Bank. Stephan grew up in Sydney, Australia and studied Commerce with Accounting & Finance majors at the University of New South Wales.</p> <p>After speaking at The Free Cities Foundation conference 'Liberty in our Lifetime', Stephan wrote an excellent article for Bitcoin Magazine pointing out the striking parallelism between the Bitcoin movement and the Free Cities movement..</p> <p>Stephan is a natural advocate for Free Cities…. he recently ‘voted with his feet’ and left his home country of Australia to move to Dubai and he discusses the rational behind this decision in detail in this conversation.</p> <p>He also talks in depth about the Pandemic and consequent lockdowns and the importance in this day and age of what he calls ‘Flag Theory’… the idea of insulating oneself against unfriendly governments by establishing homes in multiple juristictions around the world.</p> <p>Stephan's Interview with <strong>Titus Gebel</strong> can be found here: <a href="https://stephanlivera.com/episode/417/">https://stephanlivera.com/episode/417/</a></p> <p>Stephan's Bitcoin Magazine article <strong>'Bitcoin and the Free Cities Movement'</strong> can be found here: <a href="https://bitcoinmagazine.com/culture/bitcoin-enables-the-free-cities-movement">https://bitcoinmagazine.com/culture/bitcoin-enables-the-free-cities-movement</a></p> <p>TWITTER:</p> <p>Timothy Allen: <a href="https://twitter.com/MrTimothyAllen">https://twitter.com/MrTimothyAllen</a></p> <p>Stephan Livera: <a href="https://twitter.com/stephanlivera">https://twitter.com/stephanlivera</a></p> <p>Free Cities Foundation: <a href="https://twitter.com/freecitiesfound">https://twitter.com/freecitiesfound</a></p> <p>WEBSITES:</p> <p>Stephan Livera: <a href="https://stephanlivera.com/">https://stephanlivera.com/</a></p> <p>Free Cities Foundation: <a href="https://free-cities.org/">https://free-cities.org/</a></p>

<p>Timothy Allen talks to Christian Betancourt.</p> <p>Christian is the Co-founder and General Counsel of Seshat Bank, a regional API-first commercial bank and the premier commercial bank from the Honduran special economic zones. He heads its Legal and Compliance departments. He also collaborates as a Fellow at the Fundación para la Libertad Económica, a think tank dedicated to the promotion of public policies that further economic development and social tolerance. Previously Christian was an associate at Consortium Legal – Honduras and Director of Consortium INOVA, the firm’s Center for Advancement in Business and Opportunities, as well as an adjunct fellow at Fundación Eléutera, part of Atlas Network.<br /> Topics mentioned in this conversation include: Liberty, Self-determination, the philosophy of self-sovereignty, the history of ZEDEs (Zones of Employment and Economic Development), national sovereignty, Honduras, Prospera, autonomous zones, setting up Seshat Bank in Prospera, creating a custom regulatory framework for a bank, Bitcoin, cryptocurrencies & CBDCs (Central Bank Digital Currencies)</p> <p>TWITTER:</p> <p>Timothy Allen: <a href="https://twitter.com/MrTimothyAllen">https://twitter.com/MrTimothyAllen</a></p> <p>Christian Betancourt: <a href="https://twitter.com/VHSorBetancourt">https://twitter.com/VHSorBetancourt</a></p> <p>Próspera: <a href="https://twitter.com/Prosperahn">https://twitter.com/Prosperahn</a></p> <p>Free Cities Foundation: <a href="https://twitter.com/freecitiesfound">https://twitter.com/freecitiesfound</a></p> <p>WEBSITES:</p> <p>Próspera ZEDE: <a href="https://pzgps.hn/">https://pzgps.hn/</a></p> <p>Free Cities Foundation: <a href="https://free-cities.org/">https://free-cities.org/</a></p>

<p>Timothy Allen talks to Ricardo González.</p> <p>Ricardo is an executive member at Honduras Próspera on the island of Roatán in Honduras.</p> <p>He is an experienced Honduran attorney with a background in business development, start-up incorporation, counselling to mid to small-sized organizations, operation management, and mentorship. He got his Masters in Law (LLM) at Penn State University with a concentration in Corporate Law and Practice.</p> <p>Prior to studying full time at Penn State Law, Ricardo was the Chief Operations Officer at Bufete Corporativo de Emprendimiento e Innovación, a Honduran law firm primarily focused on providing legal services to entrepreneurs in tech, social and traditional industries, working closely with the founders and giving advice on legal aspects of business operations.</p> <p>He also served as a legal mentor in startup programs such as Honduras Digital Challenge, Founder Institute, and the Entrepreneurship HUB at the Technological University of Central America (UNITEC) where he is a frequent guest speaker.</p> <p>Previously he worked as a Research Assistant at Fundacion Eleutera, a Honduran think tank that is dedicated to influencing public policy reform or proposals to make the lives of citizens more prosperous, practical, and free. Major programs for this organization include Economic Freedom Month (with the Economic Freedom Index).</p> <p>TWITTER:</p> <p>Timothy Allen: <a href="https://twitter.com/MrTimothyAllen">https://twitter.com/MrTimothyAllen</a></p> <p>Ricardo González: <a href="https://twitter.com/Rgonzalezhn">https://twitter.com/Rgonzalezhn</a></p> <p>Próspera: <a href="https://twitter.com/Prosperahn">https://twitter.com/Prosperahn</a></p> <p>Free Cities Foundation: <a href="https://twitter.com/freecitiesfound">https://twitter.com/freecitiesfound</a></p> <p>WEBSITES:</p> <p>Próspera ZEDE: <a href="https://pzgps.hn/">https://pzgps.hn/</a></p> <p>Free Cities Foundation: <a href="https://free-cities.org/">https://free-cities.org/</a></p>

<p>Timothy Allen talks to Peter Young.</p> <p>Peter is the managing director of the Free Cities Foundation. He leads the operational management of the foundation, with oversight over project delivery, communications and finance.</p> <p>Before joining the Free Cities Foundation, Peter spent most of his career based in Beijing supporting trade links between the UK and China.</p> <p>DONATE <strong>Bitcoin</strong> to the Free Cities Podcast: <strong>bc1q5jun0nzxzqepch84rqk0jnv0rd8uvns28df7mg</strong></p> <p>DONATE <strong>Monero</strong> to the Free Cities Podcast: <strong>8BFGaX4CKQgNHfcYs1hchCFbtDuK9RAosfrBG9xrheudKoCQzSanG5u969A9jkrYKtRdpuiuWoVi3UdfNwY1fMZaN8rCiFa</strong></p> <p>Please take an interest in our SHOW SPONSOR:</p> <p><strong>Veritas Village</strong>: <a href="https://www.ecovillages.life/podcast">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.ecovillages.life/podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p> <p><strong>Veritas Village is a place for people who are interested in living a normal, freedom and sustainability-oriented life and who want to get away from relying on the government, large corporations or other outside forces for their freedoms, food, water and lifestyle.</strong></p> <p>EP 107 - Patrick Hiebert: Building Off-grid Libertarian Villages in Latin America:</p> <p><a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/1LrLYwCCY7X0FbC8NqKb6W?si=frDAtkVlSX-twkcIHn15kQ">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<strong>https://open.spotify.com/episode/1LrLYwCCY7X0FbC8NqKb6W?si=frDAtkVlSX-twkcIHn15kQ</strong>⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p> <p>Free Cities Online Summit: <a href="https://freecitiessummit.org/">⁠⁠⁠https://freecitiessummit.org/⁠⁠⁠</a></p> <p>All the podcast links: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<a href="https://linktr.ee/freeCitiesPodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/freeCitiesPodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p> <p>Free Cities Telegram Community:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<a href="https://t.me/+im6c6r4jQkUzMjU0⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://t.me/+im6c6r4jQkUzMjU0⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p> <p>Free Cities Conference: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<a href="https://freecitiesconference.com/⁠⁠">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://freecitiesconference.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p> <p>Free Cities Foundation Newsletter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<a href="https://free-cities.org/subscribe⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://free-cities.org/subscribe⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p> <p>A.I. generated summary:</p> <p>00:10 Introduction to the show.02:32 Definition of a free city.06:24 Free Cities Foundation's Conference.10:53 Centralised vs. decentralised power.17:33 Collectivist vs. individualist.22:51 Is this model of free cities a new concept?30:07 High time preference vs. low time preference.36:44 The problem of property rights in a free city.41:34 Free Cities Conference in Prague.47:37 What concerns me about education in the UK?53:27 Privatised education in China.57:54 Protest against the current financial system.1:03:43 How hard money allows for long term thinking.1:08:44 Bitcoin is legal tender in El Salvador.1:14:01 Saving your money in bitcoin.1:19:07 The importance of learning how to use bitcoin.1:26:41 Peter’s plans for the future.</p> <p><strong>NOSTR:</strong></p> <p>Timothy Allen: Search '[email protected]' on your Nostr app</p> <p>Free Cities Foundation: npub1lsj8pmgedqqamt89c27tzjjnlf0wn7q7udjm7j2cl9xxz97eacns2mwpee</p> <p><strong>TWITTER:</strong></p> <p>Timothy Allen: <a href="https://twitter.com/MrTimothyAllen">https://twitter.com/MrTimothyAllen</a></p> <p>Peter Young: <a href="https://twitter.com/petermiyoung">https://twitter.com/petermiyoung</a></p> <p>Free Cities Foundation: <a href="https://twitter.com/freecitiesfound">https://twitter.com/freecities…</a></p>