Free Cities Podcast

Spencer Heath, the Entrecom Model, and the City With One Owner – Joyce Brand is a proper OG of the Free Cities world: author of 'Pioneering Prosperity: The Morazán Model for Free Cities', co-author of Spencer Heath's posthumous Economics and the Spiritual Life of Free Men, and one of the very few people in this movement who has actually lived in a Free City. She spent three years as an early resident and chronicler of Ciudad Morazán, the "blue-collar" Honduran ZEDE built not for tech founders and digital nomads but for ordinary Honduran workers, in what was statistically one of the most dangerous parts of the country. Timothy Allen sits down with Joyce in Próspera for her first ever podcast recorded in person. It is the story of one of the great late-life plot twists: a forty-five year obsession with incentives that began with five unnecessary typewriters in Portland, Oregon in 1981, ran through a decade in Hollywood as a film editor, and ended with her moving to Honduras at 71 to watch a city rise from bare farmland. As she puts it, life begins at 70. It is also probably the clearest explanation you will hear of the entrecom model: Spencer Heath's idea that landowners, not politicians, are the natural providers of governance services, made real by the Italian industrialist Massimo Mazzone. Along the way: why Morazán and Próspera look completely different but are structurally almost identical, and what it is like to live in a place while the incoming government campaigns on destroying the legal framework it stands on. In this conversation: Joyce's first in-person podcast, stage fright, and Timothy's malaria blank in front of a thousand people Five memory typewriters nobody needed: the 1981 government order that revealed how perverse incentives are baked into the system Coercion and consent as a continuum, and thirty years of studying economics and political philosophy as a hobby A decade in Hollywood: editing a dozen independent features, starting in her late 40s, and cutting Eric Roberts Meeting Spencer MacCallum at Libertopia, and Spencer Heath's most controversial idea: the landowner as the natural provider of governance What governance actually needs to provide: security, fair dispute resolution, and infrastructure, and why everything else is the will to power Life begins at 70: the Peter Thiel question that gave her a purpose COVID, a cancelled move to Colombia, and the phone call that changed everything: Spencer bedridden in Mexico Finishing a 60-year book project at a dying man's bedside: Economics and the Spiritual Life of Free Men The last dinner party, and the four-hour conversation with Massimo Mazzone that ended with a house, a salary, and a mission: chronicle everything, the good and the bad Watching a city built from cows and bare farmland: the wall first, then the houses, then the road The escalator accident, a hospital that assumed COVID, and refusing remdesivir and the ventilator The autoimmune diagnosis that forced her back to the US, and taking responsibility for her own health How the ZEDEs became a campaign punching bag, and why the lady at the beauty salon had never heard of them The entrecom model explained: one entity holds title to all the land, and governance becomes a service you subscribe to rather than submit to The myth of home ownership: property taxes, zoning, and why you never really owned it anyway What if you get a bad owner? Contracts, third-party arbitration, and why customers leaving solves what voting cannot Why Morazán and Próspera are structurally almost identical: statutory autonomy, contractual governance, and monetary optionality (including the rent paid in stablecoin, not stable corn) Welfare versus real charity: entitlement, dependence, and the Morazán residents who pitched in for a neighbour's leg surgery Why governance as a business has never caught on: corporations, government favours, and why Pfizer is not capitalism Her vision: a world full of Free Cities, networked in alliances, so every human being can choose their governance Timestamps (audio version, includes Timothy's episode introduction): 0:00:30 - Introduction to episode 0:08:46 - Start of conversation: her first in-person podcast, and stage fright 0:12:03 - "You're a bit of an OG" 0:12:47 - Three years in Morazán, and the first visit: cows, farmland, one warehouse 0:14:01 - The 1981 typewriter story: perverse incentives revealed 0:17:44 - Thirty years of study, and a decade in Hollywood 0:21:53 - Meeting Spencer MacCallum at Libertopia 0:22:09 - Spencer Heath: the landowner as the natural provider of governance 0:27:33 - What governance services actually are: security, disputes, infrastructure 0:32:32 - Life begins at 70: the Peter Thiel question 0:34:43 - COVID, the cancelled move to Colombia, and the call to Spencer 0:37:12 - Finishing Economics and the Spiritual Life of Free Men at his bedside 0:39:37 - The last dinner party, and Massimo Mazzone's four-hour vision 0:42:40 - The offer: a house, a salary, and chronicle everything 0:45:15 - Watching the city rise: the wall, the houses, the road 0:46:54 - FreedomFest, the escalator accident, and two weeks in hospital 0:51:02 - The autoimmune diagnosis, and leaving Morazán 0:52:19 - Lessons from building a city 0:53:08 - Bureaucrats, customs, and trouble before the election 0:55:06 - The socialist campaign against the ZEDEs 0:57:02 - Did ordinary Hondurans actually care? 0:59:50 - The entrecom model explained 1:02:38 - The myth of home ownership 1:05:14 - What if you get a bad owner? 1:07:09 - Why Morazán and Próspera are structurally almost identical 1:08:24 - Monetary optionality, and the stable corn incident 1:10:02 - Subscribing versus submitting: opt-in, opt-out 1:11:04 - A world of networked Free Cities 1:12:30 - Welfare, real charity, and the Uber driver's surgery 1:20:53 - Local community, and why we now expect politicians to lie 1:23:06 - Can entrecoms scale? The market will show you 1:24:28 - Why governance as a business has never caught on: corporations are not capitalism 1:29:00 - Wrapping up: back to Morazán on Sunday Guest: Joyce Brand - Pioneering Prosperity: The Morazán Model for Free Cities | The Morazan Model | Linktree The Free Cities Podcast is the official podcast of the Free Cities Foundation hosted by Timothy Allen. New episodes every Friday. Long-form, in-person conversations with the builders, investors, residents, and thinkers shaping the future of Free Cities, charter cities, special economic zones, network states, private cities, and governance innovation worldwide. Listen & subscribe: freecities.fm | All platforms | Fountain.fm (bonus episodes & early access) Community: Telegram | Free Cities Foundation newsletter | Free Cities Conference Support the show: Donate via Stripe | BTC: bc1q5jun0nzxzqepch84rqk0jnv0rd8uvns28df7mg | V4V podcast apps Lead show sponsor: Veritas Villages - Off-grid, energy self-sufficient communities for freedom-minded people in Latin America. Bitcoin accepted for property purchases. Follow: Timothy Allen on X & Nostr | Free Cities Foundation on X & Nostr

Nomad Villages, the Bali Playbook, and Building a Caribbean Frontier – Gonçalo Hall is a pioneer of the digital nomad movement, the builder behind the world's first Nomad Village in Madeira and the founder of NomadX, who now runs the Roatán Tourism Bureau, a Próspera company whose job is to put a little-known Caribbean island on the map. A year ago, in episode 130, he told Timothy that almost nobody in the digital nomad world had heard of Próspera, and that its real problem was community and public relations. Twelve months later he has moved to Roatán with his wife and young daughter and works inside the ecosystem he was once only studying from the outside. Timothy Allen sits down with Gonçalo in person in Próspera, having spent almost a month living and working there himself. It is a candid conversation about what is genuinely working in this frontier and what plainly is not yet, and about whether a place this early can become the builder's dream Gonçalo believes it already is. They move from the full-circle story of two strangers meeting in Morocco to both ending up in Honduras, through the hard-won lessons of Madeira and Bali, to the thing Gonçalo says matters most and is hardest to fake: community, experience, and integrating the local people. Timothy is sceptical about the frontier gaps, the disjointedness, the missing beach and the missing cafe, and Gonçalo does not pretend they are solved. But both agree the opportunity here is unlike anything else in the space. In this conversation: The full-circle story: meeting at an invite-only nomad gathering in Morocco, and how a three-month consulting trip turned into moving his family to Roatán Why Próspera feels disjointed and cut off today, and why Gonçalo frames that as an opportunity rather than a failure The "come for a month" model: why a few days makes you a tourist, and a month makes you a builder, and how Timothy accidentally proved it Build for nomads, but do not make them your end client: why building for nomads means building for everyone The Bali and Canggu playbook, from a single co-working space to the best cafes and gyms in the world, built by nomads for nomads Building for experience: the two layers of physical infrastructure and community, and why Próspera can control both from scratch Pop-up months and thematic months: a longevity month, a biotech month, and structuring the serendipity so it does not take a month to click The missing third space, the cafe that should open at seven, and the beach club that could connect Duna Tower to Pristine Bay The school as an anchor: Pristine Academy, a Montessori class of eight nationalities, and Noma Collective's family month retreats What the Roatán Tourism Bureau actually does, and why nobody knows where Roatán, let alone Próspera, is The cruise ship problem: 2.1 million visitors spending sixty dollars a day, and how to convert them into people who stay Longevity as the standout bet: the GARM Clinic, gene therapy, Peter Diamandis's X Prize, and the peptide boom What peptides actually are, GLP-1s, and Gonçalo testing the longevity products he is about to promote The entrepreneur ranch on the Honduran mainland: rural tourism, free rent, and empowering locals to build Community as the real differentiator: why here and not the Bahamas or Lisbon, two hours from Miami with regulatory autonomy Próspera's head start and the regulatory canvas for AI, crypto and real estate that Europe makes impossible Managing expectations and the danger of overselling a cutting-edge but early-stage place Crawfish Rock: the neighbouring village, the "same two ladies" in every interview, and why integrating the locals protects the whole project The butterfly effect, and how Lauren Razavi of Plumia is the reason this conversation happened at all Timestamps (audio version, includes Timothy's episode introduction): 0:00:30 - Introduction to episode: a year on from Morocco 0:09:55 - Start of conversation: how a consulting trip became a move to Roatán 0:13:55 - No holds barred: what is working and what is not 0:16:37 - Why you should come to Próspera for a month 0:23:02 - Roatán is twenty years behind the Caribbean 0:24:00 - Build for nomads, build for everyone 0:25:16 - The Bali and Canggu playbook 0:33:39 - Pop-up months and thematic months 0:39:43 - The missing third space 0:44:47 - The school, and family month retreats 0:51:52 - The land between Duna Tower and Pristine Bay 0:56:24 - What the Roatán Tourism Bureau actually does 0:57:58 - The cruise ship problem 1:01:37 - Longevity, the GARM Clinic, and gene therapy 1:06:26 - What are peptides? 1:09:37 - The entrepreneur ranch on the Honduran mainland 1:15:07 - Community as the real differentiator 1:17:55 - Próspera's head start and the regulatory canvas 1:21:23 - The Free Cities Conference comes to Próspera 1:22:45 - Managing expectations, and not overselling 1:26:54 - Crawfish Rock and integrating the locals 1:30:38 - The butterfly effect, and Lauren Razavi's role Guest: Gonçalo Hall - X @Gonzohall | Roatán Tourism Bureau | NomadX Gonçalo's first appearance: EP 130 - Why Most Digital Nomads Have Never Heard of Próspera The Free Cities Podcast is the official podcast of the Free Cities Foundation hosted by Timothy Allen. New episodes every Friday. Long-form, in-person conversations with the builders, investors, residents, and thinkers shaping the future of Free Cities, charter cities, special economic zones, network states, private cities, and governance innovation worldwide. Listen & subscribe: freecities.fm | All platforms | Fountain.fm (bonus episodes & early access) Community: Telegram | Free Cities Foundation newsletter | Free Cities Conference Support the show: Donate via Stripe | BTC: bc1q5jun0nzxzqepch84rqk0jnv0rd8uvns28df7mg | V4V podcast apps Lead show sponsor: Veritas Villages - Off-grid, energy self-sufficient communities for freedom-minded people in Latin America. Bitcoin accepted for property purchases. Follow: Timothy Allen on X & Nostr | Free Cities Foundation on X & Nostr

Community, Mesh Networks, and the Plan to Build a Parallel Society on Bitcoin – Polycarp Nakamoto is the masked, anonymous figure at the centre of Lab 484, a research laboratory and cluster of startups based in Austin, Texas, building for Web 5: a second internet that runs peer-to-peer on Bitcoin nodes rather than the centralised choke points of the web we use today. Through Lab 484 and its flagship Archipelago operating system, the community is assembling the hardware and software for a censorship-resistant mesh network, owned by nobody and run by everybody, that they believe will be needed when the internet as we know it fails. Timothy Allen sits down with Poly in person at a community compound near Austin for one of the more unusual conversations in the show's history. It is a conversation about whether you can rebuild the internet from the ground up on the one piece of digital infrastructure Poly considers genuinely decentralised: Bitcoin. They move from the question of anonymity, through the architecture of a second internet (mesh networks, Bitcoin nodes, Nostr, e-cash), to the harder problem sitting underneath all of it: people. Along the way: why Poly thinks the internet has roughly five years left, what a private AI living inside a shipping-container home looks like, why he frames the whole thing as a fork between a CBDC dystopia and a sovereign solarpunk future, and a genuine back-and-forth about whether any of this survives contact with the human condition. Timothy is an old Bitcoiner who runs his own node and lives on a remote farm, so in many ways Poly is preaching to the choir. But this is not an infomercial for the sovereign life, and the scepticism is real. In this conversation: Why Poly stays anonymous, and his argument that "everyone is building the mesh network," so the idea does not depend on any single person's identity Lab 484: a decentralised governance board with no ownership, a private membership association, and twelve startups each building a different piece of the new internet Web 1 to Web 5 in plain terms, with Amazon Sidewalk as the proprietary mesh network and Jack Dorsey's Bitchat as the open-source one Using Bitcoin nodes as a second internet: replacing the DNS, hosting "sovereign" websites that cannot be switched off, and why Poly says you need more nodes rather than mass adoption Ubiquiti point-to-point antennas, five-mile links, and how even a remote farm might connect The startups in detail: Bitcoin-node food trucks, shipping-container tiny homes, and a house with a private cloud, a private AI, and a private voice assistant built in Self-hosted, sovereign AI: the Framework Desktop with an AMD Ryzen AI Max chip, why open-source models are "cooking for yourself," and running it all on a node like Umbrel or Start9 The Archipelago operating system: a Linux-based, open-source Bitcoin-node OS bundling mesh networking, private AI and a private cloud, designed to spread from a USB stick What happens if the internet goes down: radio, Meshtastic, dark fibre, cheap satellites, and reusing old architecture with Nostr relays Jack Dorsey's Web 5 stack, as Poly tells it: decentralised identifiers, verifiable credentials, and decentralised web nodes, all designed to run on a nodal network AI you cannot hold accountable, the "golden calf," AI-generated code rot, and the spiritual experience as the new human frontier Digital ID as Timothy's line in the sand, the CBDC "triple threat" of identity, money and data, and the Tower of Babel as a parable for breaking centralisation Off-grid Bitcoin with Fedimint and Cashu, the warehouse-receipt analogy for e-cash, and earning a passive income by relaying data Network effects (eBay and PayPal, and Bitcoin's "seven network effects"), low time preference, and why staying under the radar only works up to a point Network states versus intentional communities, Próspera's legal survival, Liberland, and a spectrum of sovereignty that runs from hiding to recognition The closing argument: "remove the centralisation from your own heart first," and why anything worth building should be as easily replicated as Bitcoin Timestamps (audio version, includes Timothy's episode introduction): 0:00:25 - Introduction to episode 0:13:30 - Start of conversation: anonymity, the mask, and why the message does not depend on the man 0:15:01 - The Austin compound, Lab 484, and a decentralised governance board with twelve startups 0:20:00 - Web 1 to Web 5, Amazon Sidewalk, and Bitchat 0:25:51 - Bitcoin nodes as a second internet and a replacement for the DNS 0:41:00 - The startups: Bitcoin-node food trucks, shipping-container tiny homes, and a private AI home 0:43:15 - Self-hosted AI, the Framework Desktop, and the cooking analogy 0:55:00 - If the internet goes down: radio, Meshtastic, dark fibre, satellites, and Nostr relays 1:16:00 - AI accountability, the golden calf, and the spiritual frontier 1:24:00 - Digital ID as the line in the sand, CBDCs, and the Tower of Babel 1:39:00 - Off-grid Bitcoin: Fedimint, Cashu, and paying to send data 1:51:00 - Network effects, low time preference, and staying under the radar 2:09:00 - Network states, Próspera, Liberland, and the spectrum of sovereignty 2:16:00 - Individual sovereignty, running Archipelago, and "plan for decentralisation" Guest: Polycarp Nakamoto - X @polycarpweb5 | Lab 484 | Archipelago Foundation | Archipelago live demo | Public alpha The Free Cities Podcast is the official podcast of the Free Cities Foundation hosted by Timothy Allen. New episodes every Friday. Long-form, in-person conversations with the builders, investors, residents, and thinkers shaping the future of Free Cities, charter cities, special economic zones, network states, private cities, and governance innovation worldwide. Listen & subscribe: freecities.fm | All platforms | Fountain.fm (bonus episodes & early access) Community: Telegram | Free Cities Foundation newsletter | Free Cities Conference Support the show: Donate via Stripe | BTC: bc1q5jun0nzxzqepch84rqk0jnv0rd8uvns28df7mg | V4V podcast apps Lead show sponsor: Veritas Villages - Off-grid, energy self-sufficient communities for freedom-minded people in Latin America. Bitcoin accepted for property purchases. Follow: Timothy Allen on X & Nostr | Free Cities Foundation on X & Nostr

Building New Cities Starts With People: Digital Nomads, Families, and the Minimum Viable Society – Daniel Thompson is the co-founder and CEO of Noma Collective, a global community of remote workers, location-independent professionals and, increasingly, families, who travel and live together in different parts of the world a month at a time. Born and raised in the UK to a family of musicians, he spent his early twenties in music marketing and PR and ran one of the biggest weekly nights in the dubstep scene before leaving to travel. After two years on the road he settled in Buenos Aires, where he launched the country's first arts members club, and spent summers running large-scale European festivals including Outlook, Dimensions and Secret Solstice. He moved to Belize in 2019, and when the pandemic hit he reopened a hotel as a pop-up co-live that became Noma Collective in 2020. He has since acquired the work-travel program Hacker Paradise, and now develops the ideas at the centre of this conversation: his "7 Stages of Remote Life" framework and his new Minimum Viable Society project. He is based in Mérida, Mexico. Timothy Allen sits down with Daniel in Próspera for a conversation about the quiet problem underneath the whole free cities movement: not law, not land, but people. How do you actually get human beings to turn up, and then how do you get them to stay? They move from the idea that digital nomadism is a stage rather than a destination, through Daniel's belief that families are the missing key to critical mass, to his Minimum Viable Society project and a genuine disagreement between the two men about whether you build a new community on empty land or on one of the thousands of depopulated villages already standing across southern Europe. Along the way: how Noma started by accident in a locked-down Belize hotel, why it turned out to be solving loneliness rather than infrastructure, what a portable schooling network looks like, how a broken property ladder might be replaced with subscription-to-ownership, and why integrating with the existing local community matters more than any amount of capital. In this conversation: Why "people," not regulations or coastline, is the binding constraint on every new city and network state Digital nomadism as a stage, not a destination, and the path from remote work to multi-local living to a multi-generational network society "Multi-local," feeling at home in more than two places, a term Daniel credits to Emi of Crecimiento, Argentina's leading network state movement How Noma Collective began as a COVID pop-up in a Belize hotel, and why it turned out to be solving loneliness rather than infrastructure Why families, not lone nomads, may be the key to critical mass, and the 500 families who applied for a single month-long hub The Próspera family hub at Pristine Bay, and why walkability and a kitchen beat a resort every time Boundless Life and the case for connected, portable schooling The AI threat to an education system built on memorisation, and newer models like Alpha School and Acton Academy Return-to-office mandates, GitLab as a fully remote counterexample, and the "soft layoff" theory The Minimum Viable Society project: assembling a society from parts (health, housing, education, agriculture) instead of gathering like-minded people and hoping Subscription-to-ownership: using economies of scale to lower the barrier onto the property ladder, with echoes of the Homestead Act The build-versus-buy debate: empty land and a chateau near Montpellier, against Europe's depopulated villages Why galvanising the existing local community, rather than building an enclave, is essential Veritas Villages, SafetyWing and Plumia, and the partners already building the physical layer Timestamps (audio version, includes Timothy's episode introduction): 0:00:00 - Intro, episode 187, and the quiet problem of getting people to show up 0:03:43 - Sponsor: Veritas Villages 0:08:07 - Start of conversation: Bowie predicts internet dominance, AI, and the free cities movement 0:14:51 - How Noma Collective began, and digital nomadism as a stage not a destination 0:19:15 - Multi-local living and why families are the key to critical mass 0:24:34 - The Próspera family hub, schooling, and the AI threat to education 0:38:50 - Real estate, subscription-to-ownership, and the Homestead Act 0:45:40 - The Minimum Viable Society project and the chateau near Montpellier 0:58:00 - Build versus buy: Europe's depopulated villages 1:05:11 - Why a village beats a chateau, and closing thoughts Guest: Daniel Thompson - Noma Collective | LinkedIn | Minimum Viable Society | Instagram @nomacollectivehq The Free Cities Podcast is the official podcast of the Free Cities Foundation hosted by Timothy Allen. New episodes every Friday. Long-form, in-person conversations with the builders, investors, residents, and thinkers shaping the future of Free Cities, charter cities, special economic zones, network states, private cities, and governance innovation worldwide. Listen & subscribe: freecities.fm | All platforms | Fountain.fm (bonus episodes & early access) Community: Telegram | Free Cities Foundation newsletter | Free Cities Conference Support the show: Donate via Stripe | BTC: bc1q5jun0nzxzqepch84rqk0jnv0rd8uvns28df7mg | V4V podcast apps Lead show sponsor: Veritas Villages - Off-grid, energy self-sufficient communities for freedom-minded people in Latin America. Bitcoin accepted for property purchases. Follow: Timothy Allen on X & Nostr | Free Cities Foundation on X & Nostr

Woke's 1960s Origins, the Race Taboo, and the End of the Progressive Era – Eric Kaufmann is a Canadian professor of politics at the University of Buckingham, where he directs the Centre for Heterodox Social Science. One of the most prominent academic voices on nationalism, national identity, and political demography, he is the author of Whiteshift: Immigration, Populism and the Future of White Majorities (Penguin, 2018) and Taboo: How Making Race Sacred Produced a Cultural Revolution (2024, published in the United States as The Third Awokening). After two decades at Birkbeck, University of London, he left in 2023 for Buckingham, Britain's self-described free speech university, following what he calls five years of steady hostility and being "cancelled by a thousand cuts." Timothy Allen sits down with Eric in the UK for an honest, often uncomfortable conversation about race, identity, and the things you are no longer allowed to say out loud. They move from Kaufmann's own cancellation story across two decades in British academia, through his central argument that woke is not new but the late-stage unfolding of the 1960s, to the claim that the whole edifice traces back to a single sacred taboo around race that formed in the mid-1960s and was then stretched and weaponised. Along the way: how affirmative action quietly mutated from equal treatment into enforced equal outcomes, whether woke is driven by women entering the professions or by feminine ideas, the survey data on who actually holds these views, and the hardest stretch of the conversation for Timothy, immigration, identity, and the contested idea of white culture, where the two men disagree openly and calmly. They close on Kaufmann's forecast that the progressive era has peaked, but that years of polarisation and populism lie ahead before anything settles. In this conversation: Kaufmann's cancellation story: four internal investigations between 2018 and 2022, and why he left a twenty year University of London post for Buckingham His core thesis from Taboo: woke isn't new, it incubated on campus for fifty years before social media and clickbait media blasted it everywhere The "big bang" of the modern moral universe: a good instinct against racism that hardened into an absolute taboo with no nuance How a sacred taboo becomes a weapon: stretch the meaning of racism and you can shut down almost any argument The quiet shift from equality of treatment to enforced equality of outcome, and the Orwellian word games that justified it Whether the rise of woke is about women entering the professions or about feminine ideas (emotional safety over free speech) The survey data on who is actually woke, broken down by age and sex, and why it is surprising Why Kaufmann rejects the simple pendulum theory, and why trans is the cultural left's first real defeat in public opinion in sixty years Attachment to your own group versus dislike of out-groups: why the psychology research treats them as separate things The contested idea of white culture, where Timothy pushes back hard and argues culture matters, not colour The coming demographic shift, and why Kaufmann thinks race and identity will matter more in the decades ahead, not less The distinction between the membership level (which should be open) and the system level (where caring about the pace of change is not racism) His forecast: an interregnum of polarisation and populism, and why he thinks de-radicalisation has to come from the left Timestamps (audio version, includes Timothy's episode introduction): 0:00:30 - Introduction to episode 0:11:02 - Start of conversation: Jordan Peterson and treading the academic tightrope 0:12:17 - Kaufmann's cancellation story: four internal investigations in four years 0:16:52 - Zooming out: living in the aftermath of the 1960s 0:18:27 - Why woke massified in the 2010s: social media and clickbait 0:19:31 - The big bang: the anti-racism taboo of the mid-1960s 0:23:55 - Back to the beginning: affirmative action in 1965, disparate impact in 1971 0:25:58 - How equal treatment quietly became enforced equal outcomes 0:27:15 - Word games, Orwell, and the redefinition of racism 0:30:02 - The feminization of culture: demographics or ideas? 0:33:58 - Who is actually woke: the survey data by age and sex 0:35:51 - Free speech versus emotional safety, public versus private life 0:38:54 - Who sets the taboos, and the problem of selective empathy 0:42:34 - Trans as the cultural left's first defeat in sixty years 0:44:22 - The right side of history and a belief system that cannot give ground 0:45:30 - Post-progressivism and the end of the progressive era 0:47:47 - Why young Britons moved left and young Canadians moved right 0:50:43 - Immigration, identity, and the discomfort around white culture 0:54:52 - Attachment to your own group is not the same as hatred of others 0:56:48 - What white culture actually means 1:02:12 - Timothy pushes back: culture, not colour 1:06:39 - White guilt and the ambient public morality 1:08:02 - Is defining people by race already outdated? 1:09:53 - Culture as outward expression, identity as inward attachment 1:13:23 - The Black Carol story and a child who never noticed skin colour 1:16:22 - The coming demographic shift and why Kaufmann thinks it will matter 1:17:39 - A legitimate democratic preference stigmatised as racism 1:20:09 - Does acknowledging race create a new divide? 1:23:08 - The next few decades: interregnum, polarisation, and who must back down 1:29:51 - Culture versus identity, and is Rishi Sunak English? 1:32:02 - Islam, Rupert Lowe, and halal slaughter at the village pub 1:34:19 - Competing versions of Britishness 1:37:58 - A free market of ears: the podcast's 95% male audience 1:41:12 - Membership versus system level: caring without being a racist 1:43:23 - Owen Jones, Ezra Klein, and who on the left will actually engage Guest: Eric Kaufmann - University of Buckingham | X | sneps.net The Free Cities Podcast is the official podcast of the Free Cities Foundation hosted by Timothy Allen. New episodes every Friday. Long-form, in-person conversations with the builders, investors, residents, and thinkers shaping the future of Free Cities, charter cities, special economic zones, network states, private cities, and governance innovation worldwide. Listen & subscribe: freecities.fm | All platforms | Fountain.fm (bonus episodes & early access) Community: Telegram | Free Cities Foundation newsletter | Free Cities Conference Support the show: Donate via Stripe | BTC: bc1q5jun0nzxzqepch84rqk0jnv0rd8uvns28df7mg | V4V podcast apps Lead show sponsor: Veritas Villages - Off-grid, energy self-sufficient communities for freedom-minded people in Latin America. Bitcoin accepted for property purchases. Follow: Timothy Allen on X & Nostr | Free Cities Foundation on X & Nostr

Self-Sovereign Medicine: Biotech, Right to Try, and the Cracks in the FDA's Monopoly – Niklas Anzinger is a German entrepreneur who has probably done more than any single person to put Próspera on the longevity biotech map. He is the founder and General Partner of Infinita VC, the first VC fund based in Próspera, Honduras, and the founder and CEO of Infinita City, formerly known as Vitalia, a network of hubs for longevity biotech acceleration. He also hosts the Stranded Technologies podcast, which has featured guests including Naval Ravikant and Balaji Srinivasan. Niklas is a returning guest to the show. Timothy Allen sits down with Niklas in Austin, Texas, a few days after spending a month living alongside him in Próspera, for a wide-ranging conversation that moves from aging as a disease and the FDA's 1962 turning point, through China's rise to 30% of global pharma licensing deals in just ten years, Sid Sijbrandij's AI-assisted cancer fight and the Australian who built a personalised cancer vaccine for his dog using AlphaFold for roughly the cost of a genome sequence, to the Right to Try movement taking shape in Montana and New Hampshire and the regulatory model that could replace the FDA monopoly, and finally to what comes next for Próspera, phase one trials as a commercial beachhead, the Massimo Mazzone profit-first model at Ciudad Morazán, and why the ZEDE framework may be the most underappreciated governance innovation of our time. In this conversation: Why Niklas is spending time in Austin: building a supplementary regulatory pathway to the FDA, modelled on what CLEAR does for TSA airport security Why aging isn't technically a disease and why that distinction is holding longevity biotech back The FDA's 1962 efficacy mandate: when drug costs exploded and pharma lost its independence Sid Sijbrandij's "founder mode" approach to his own bone cancer, and the Australian who made a personalised cancer vaccine for his dog for $3,000 using AlphaFold and ChatGPT China going from near zero to 30% of global pharma licensing deals in a decade and what that means for the United States The three regulatory models: FDA monopoly, the Dubai private-certifier model, and the Próspera insurance-based model based on Robin Hanson's ideas Right to Try in Montana and New Hampshire: what's actually changing, how private certifiers work, and the cannabis Cole Memo as the precedent Why Próspera should focus on phase one clinical trials and why medical tourism alone isn't enough without first building credibility Robin Hanson's idea of fusing your doctor and your life insurance company: aligning incentives to actually keep you alive Massimo Mazzone and Ciudad Morazán's profit-first model versus the venture capital model at Próspera: two legitimate approaches to the same problem Why the three Honduran ZEDEs Próspera (knowledge work), Ciudad Morazán (manufacturing), and Orquídea (agriculture) map almost exactly onto the three sectors of the economy The Free Cities Conference coming to Próspera in September: why it matters and who will be there Enjoy the conversation. Timestamps (audio version, includes Timothy's episode introduction): 0:30:00 - Introduction to episode 0:09:50 - Start of conversation: Austin instead of Próspera 0:10:13 - Why Niklas is in the US: an alternative regulatory pathway to the FDA 0:12:15 - Does mainstream biotech know about Próspera? 0:13:54 - The FDA's 1962 mandate and how drug costs exploded 0:19:23 - Aging as a disease: why the framing matters 0:20:27 - Unlimited Bio and combination therapies 0:21:06 - Sid Sijbrandij, the dog cancer vaccine, and personalised medicine 0:26:03 - Will doctors become redundant? 0:30:06 - Is aging a disease? The deeper philosophical question 0:34:19 - Biological immortality and the libertarian case for choice 0:35:44 - Right to Try: the moral argument and the regulatory underbelly 0:40:05 - How state sovereignty actually works against the FDA 0:44:45 - China's 30% market share in pharma licensing and what the US should do 0:57:58 - How Próspera's insurance model works in practice: GARM and Minicircle regulations 1:01:03 - Why the insurance model is the real innovation 1:03:18 - Right to Try in Montana and New Hampshire: the Cole Memo parallel 1:09:22 - Phase one trials as Próspera's commercial beachhead 1:15:35 - Robin Hanson's doctor-meets-life-insurer model 1:18:17 - Predictions: how fast will Montana and New Hampshire move? 1:20:24 - What comes next for Próspera 1:23:52 - Massimo Mazzone's profit-first model vs the VC model 1:31:27 - Why the three ZEDEs map to the three sectors of the economy 1:39:07 - Infinita as an events funnel and what comes next 1:41:43 - The Free Cities Conference in September Guest: Niklas Anzinger - LinkedIn | Infinita VC | Stranded Technologies Podcast The Free Cities Podcast is the official podcast of the Free Cities Foundation hosted by Timothy Allen. New episodes every Friday. Long-form, in-person conversations with the builders, investors, residents, and thinkers shaping the future of Free Cities, charter cities, special economic zones, network states, private cities, and governance innovation worldwide. Listen & subscribe: freecities.fm | All platforms | Fountain.fm (bonus episodes & early access) Community: Telegram | Free Cities Foundation newsletter | Free Cities Conference Support the show: Donate via Stripe | BTC: bc1q5jun0nzxzqepch84rqk0jnv0rd8uvns28df7mg | V4V podcast apps Lead show sponsor: Veritas Villages - Off-grid, energy self-sufficient communities for freedom-minded people in Latin America. Bitcoin accepted for property purchases. Offers: Become a resident or business owner in Próspera | ArkPad Próspera Resort Follow: Timothy Allen on X & Nostr | Free Cities Foundation on X & Nostr

He Swapped His Production Team For Claude – Matthew Mottola is an American who fell in love with freelancing in his twenties and then spent the next decade trying to drag the rest of corporate America with him. He was early at Gigster, built the Microsoft 365 Freelance Toolkit, co-authored The Human Cloud with Matthew Coatney (HarperCollins), and now runs Human Cloud as an aggregator of flexible-talent platforms, the layer between Fiverr at the bottom end and Deloitte at the top, where you go for projects in the $500K to $5 million range that need real specialists, not resumes from a staffing firm or markup from an agency. Timothy Allen sits down with Matthew at the Running Remote conference in Austin for a wide-ranging conversation that goes from the freelance economy and why most agencies are quietly run by freelancers anyway, through the 40% layoffs he expects at large enterprises, the five-jobs-into-one compression LinkedIn calls a "builder," and the 98% automated podcast workflow he's built around Claude, to AI slop and in-person craft and the question of which parts of the content stack are worth protecting, why neither the remote nor freelance world has a dominant media outlet, and finally agentic, specialized, outcome-driven work as Matthew's three-word thesis for what the future actually looks like. Matthew has been on the front line of the freelance economy since 2012, has spoken across more than 50 international stages, and contributes to Forbes. He's also a Babson College graduate, which becomes the seed of a tangent on university advice for kids in the back half of the episode. This is one of a small batch of interviews Timothy recorded at Running Remote in Austin. In this conversation: Why Human Cloud sits between Fiverr and Deloitte, and why staffing firms are basically Fiverr replicated for the enterprise Why most agencies are quietly hiring freelancers and not telling you, and why Google's 60% contractors never make it into the ad campaign 40% layoffs at large companies, LinkedIn's five-roles-into-one "builder" framing, and Block teams going from 14 to 6 The 98% automated Human Cloud podcast workflow: Riverside, Claude, Megaphone, and a "/human" command trained to make output not look like AI Tim's pushback on AI sloppiness, and the underwear-vs-t-shirt analogy for what you automate and what you protect Why trust is the irreplaceable core of a podcast and the in-person conversation never gets automated Why the freelance and remote work industries have no dominant media outlet despite the size of the industry The Microsoft $99 million misclassification lawsuit and the legal architecture that quietly shaped the whole industry The future of work in three words: agentic, specialized, outcome-driven University advice for 14-year-old daughters, Babson vs Oxford and Cambridge, and why "you don't need to go to university" usually comes from someone who went to Stanford The free cities question: who do you sue? and why Próspera's legal architecture is part of the answer Enjoy the conversation. Timestamps (audio version, includes Timothy's episode introduction): 0:00:30 - Introduction to episode 0:11:34 - Start of conversation: meeting at Running Remote 0:13:01 - Why a middle layer matters and how a Super Bowl ad gets scoped 0:16:18 - Why most agencies are quietly hiring freelancers 0:20:12 - 40% layoffs at companies spending over a billion on talent 0:22:07 - LinkedIn's five jobs scrunched into one "builder" 0:24:14 - The 98% automated podcast production 0:26:14 - Tim's pushback: AI is sloppy 0:31:50 - The underwear-vs-t-shirt analogy 0:33:23 - Trust as the irreplaceable core value prop 0:44:30 - Why the remote work world has no dominant media outlet 1:01:11 - The Microsoft $99 million misclassification lawsuit 1:04:09 - Three words: agentic, specialized, outcome-driven 1:05:20 - University advice for a 14-year-old daughter 1:12:25 - The free cities question: who do you sue? Guest: Matthew Mottola - LinkedIn | Human Cloud | The Human Cloud Book In the Intro: Veritas Village Coronado Update VIDEO The Free Cities Podcast is the official podcast of the Free Cities Foundation hosted by Timothy Allen. New episodes every Friday. Long-form, in-person conversations with the builders, investors, residents, and thinkers shaping the future of Free Cities, charter cities, special economic zones, network states, private cities, and governance innovation worldwide. Listen & subscribe: freecities.fm | All platforms | Fountain.fm (bonus episodes & early access) Community: Telegram | Free Cities Foundation newsletter | Free Cities Conference Support the show: Donate via Stripe | BTC: bc1q5jun0nzxzqepch84rqk0jnv0rd8uvns28df7mg | V4V podcast apps Lead show sponsor: Veritas Villages - Off-grid, energy self-sufficient communities for freedom-minded people in Latin America. Bitcoin accepted for property purchases. 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He Quit Poland for the Best Job in Bitcoin - Tomek Kołodziejczuk is a Polish bitcoiner from Warsaw, where he founded the Bitcoin Film Festival, now four years old and the first of its kind in the world. A year ago he flew to Roatán to visit Próspera, the Honduran free economic zone he'd been hearing about for years. On his second day he bought a motorbike from Facebook Marketplace to lock the decision in. He hasn't been back. Timothy Allen sits down with Tomek for a wide-ranging conversation that goes from the new Hollywood sub-genre of Satoshi Nakamoto films and the quantum threat to Satoshi's million coins, through Iran and the Great Reset and why neither of them would accept the job of king of the world, to the Bitcoin District inside Próspera, Orangeville (the wooden modular Bitcoin neighborhood climbing a jungle valley), the renovated Bitcoin Arena, the quarterly BitChill retreats, and Tomek's bet that this small Caribbean island can become the most Bitcoin-dense place in the world. Tomek runs the Bitcoin District inside one of the only jurisdictions on earth where a company can pay its taxes in Bitcoin and keep its books denominated in BTC. He's 33. He's been at the front line of Poland's freedom movement for the better part of a decade. And he has a lot to say about what it actually feels like to build a city from scratch in a jungle. In this conversation: The new Hollywood sub-genre of Satoshi Nakamoto films, and why Tomek doesn't actually want anyone to figure out who Satoshi was Hal Finney cryogenics, the quantum threat to Satoshi's million coins, and the game theory of the honeypot Iran, the Great Reset, global capital as the actor moving the world, and why neither Tomek nor Tim would accept the job of king of the world The Bitcoin District inside Próspera: what it is, what it isn't, and how it's different from a nomad village Orangeville, the wooden modular Bitcoin neighborhood climbing a jungle valley, with funding secured for the first phase of over a dozen apartments The Bitcoin Arena, BitChill, Bitcoin Games (two BTC of prizes), and the Bitcoin Roatán coalition that ties them together The bet that Roatán becomes the most Bitcoin-dense island in the world, and where Madeira (with ~170 merchants) sits today Running a business on a Bitcoin standard: 1% corporate tax, books denominated in BTC, residency in months, and the only jurisdiction on earth that allows it Why Próspera's gaps (the missing coffee shop, the missing scooter rental, the missing town hall) are the real opportunity, not the problem The one-month stay strategy, the Duna Tower, and why anyone with a builder mindset should come and try a month Bitcoin Vibe Camp in August, Sovereign Engineering coming to Roatán, and what's next at the Free Cities Conference in September Enjoy the conversation. Timestamps (audio version, includes Timothy's episode introduction): 0:00:30 - Introduction to episode 0:08:38 - Start of conversation: meeting at the first Bitcoin Film Festival in Warsaw 0:10:09 - Four years of the Bitcoin Film Festival and the state of Bitcoin cinema 0:12:19 - The Mystery of Satoshi: an animated French series on national TV 0:13:02 - The new sub-genre: Finding Satoshi, Killing Satoshi, and the rest 0:13:55 - Why the search for Satoshi doesn't matter (and might cause harm) 0:16:37 - Hal Finney, cryogenics, and the quantum threat to Satoshi's coins 0:17:36 - Why touching the chain is worse than a price dip 0:19:13 - Game theory of the Satoshi coins as a honeypot 0:21:04 - Who is Satoshi: a group, Hal Finney, or Adam Back? 0:22:35 - Aliens, time travelers, and AI: who really wrote the white paper 0:25:51 - Hotel Bitcoin and the wider growth of Bitcoin cinema 0:27:36 - Michael Saylor's bet and the film that needs an ending 0:29:53 - Why a lower Bitcoin price might be better for Bitcoin 0:31:50 - World on the brink: Iran, the Great Reset, and the oil shock 0:35:18 - Global capital as the actor, not a secret cabal 0:37:42 - Why neither of us would take the job of king of the world 0:39:15 - Trump assassination attempts: real, staged, or somewhere between 0:40:06 - Charlie Kirk and what happens when the masks fall 0:43:08 - The Epstein files and why nothing changed 0:44:10 - On Roatán, in Próspera: the most cutting-edge Free City 0:47:39 - The last six months: new government, lights back on, projects everywhere 0:49:28 - Building the Bitcoin District as an ecosystem inside Próspera 0:51:21 - The Bitcoin District as a layer two on the Próspera protocol 0:54:23 - 200 people, builders, and Próspera's rotating community 0:56:36 - Orangeville: the wooden modular Bitcoin neighborhood climbing the jungle 0:58:48 - Renovating the Bitcoin Arena and onboarding Roatán's merchants 1:00:34 - The international map of Bitcoin hubs: Bitcoin Beach, Pub Key, Casa de Satoshi 1:02:43 - What makes the Bitcoin District different from a nomad village 1:03:14 - BitChill, Bitcoin Games, and the two-Bitcoin prize pool 1:04:01 - Bitcoin Roatán: the coalition behind "most Bitcoin-dense island" 1:07:32 - Próspera's bigger plan: Hong Kong of the Caribbean and a deep water port 1:10:43 - Orangeville's investors: ideologically aligned, not return-chasing 1:15:20 - Vibe Camp, poker tournaments, and what the district becomes long term 1:16:38 - Running your business on a Bitcoin standard 1:19:12 - The agency layer that's still missing in Próspera 1:22:11 - The grocery store experience and the chicken and egg of new cities 1:25:45 - The coffee shop opportunity and Tomek's challenge to listeners 1:32:25 - The one-month stay: cheap rents, productive grooves, the Duna Tower 1:36:35 - Six weeks away from the family and the work that comes out of it 1:38:23 - El Salvador, learning by doing, and the same lesson on Roatán 1:40:38 - Breaking ground on Orangeville and the calendar ahead 1:42:54 - Bitcoin Vibe Camp: developers, Bitcoin, and AI 1:44:38 - Sovereign Engineering, Bitcoin++, and bringing the biggest hackathons to Roatán 1:46:20 - More projects coming: Nomad X, Noma Collective, and the Fashion District 1:49:09 - The bet, the year ahead, and the close Guest: Tomek K - X / Twitter | Nostr | The Bitcoin District | Bitcoin FilmFest The Free Cities Podcast is the official podcast of the Free Cities Foundation hosted by Timothy Allen. New episodes every Friday. Long-form, in-person conversations with the builders, investors, residents, and thinkers shaping the future of Free Cities, charter cities, special economic zones, network states, private cities, and governance innovation worldwide. Listen & subscribe: freecities.fm | All platforms | Fountain.fm (bonus episodes & early access) Community: Telegram | Free Cities Foundation newsletter | Free Cities Conference Support the show: Donate via Stripe | BTC: bc1q5jun0nzxzqepch84rqk0jnv0rd8uvns28df7mg | V4V podcast apps Lead show sponsor: Veritas Villages - Off-grid, energy self-sufficient communities for freedom-minded people in Latin America. Bitcoin accepted for property purchases. Offers: Become a resident or business owner in Próspera | ArkPad Próspera Resort Follow: Timothy Allen on X & Nostr | Free Cities Foundation on X & Nostr

12 Months in Peterborough Prison for One Deleted Post - Lucy Connolly is a mother and childminder from Northampton. On the evening of the Southport murders in July 2024, she fired off an angry tweet, regretted it within hours, and deleted it. A week later, two police officers knocked on her door. Twelve and a half months later, she finally walked out of HMP Peterborough. Timothy Allen sits down with Lucy for a conversation about what happens when an ordinary mother becomes a national headline, the deleted tweet, the dawn raid, the magistrate's court video link, the women she met inside, the husband she came home to, and the country that locked her up while telling itself it still had free speech. Lucy is on license until March 2027, which means she has to watch every word she says, including in this conversation. She's not bitter. She's funnier than she has any right to be. And she has a lot to say about what Britain has quietly become. In this conversation: The Southport murders, the deleted tweet, and the week between writing it and the police arriving at the door Why Lucy is convinced her arrest was a political takedown of her husband, a Conservative councillor Section 19 of the Public Order Act 1986 — and why a tweet became a 31-month prison sentence HMP Peterborough, run by Sodexo, and how a private prison compares to the state-run HMP Drake Hall The women she met inside, including Virginia McCullough, who murdered her parents and lived with their bodies for four years The case of Peter Lynch, the grandfather who died at HMP Moorland after being jailed for the Southport disorder Ricky Jones, the Labour councillor who called for protesters' throats to be cut and walked free Why the police, in Lucy's view, have become politically captured and why serving officers are leaving in disgust Free speech, the First Amendment, and whether Britain has a way back Why she's not bitter, and why the worst thing that could happen to her had already happened years before Enjoy the conversation. Timestamps (audio version, includes Timothy's episode introduction): 0:00:30 - Introduction to episode 0:07:26 - Start of conversation 0:09:18 - The night of the Southport murders and the tweet 0:11:00 - What the tweet actually said, and how the media doctored it 0:13:50 - Why Lucy believes this was a political takedown of her Conservative councillor husband 0:17:30 - The first knock at the door, and the first arrest 0:20:46 - Section 19 of the Public Order Act 1986 0:23:30 - Released on bail, then re-arrested four days later 0:24:40 - Mr Khan, the complainant, and the second batch of tweets 0:27:30 - Charged, refused bail, video link to Crown Court 0:30:00 - Why Lucy refuses to accept her tweet was incitement 0:30:50 - Straight to HMP Peterborough and 12.4 months without going home 0:32:00 - The judge who said he didn't care about mitigation 0:36:00 - What prison is actually like, once you settle in 0:39:46 - HMP Peterborough (Sodexo) vs. HMP Drake Hall, why the private one was better 0:41:43 - Virginia McCullough, the woman who tried to buy Lucy's leggings 0:43:46 - "Pussy politics" and the unspoken rules of women's prison 0:46:13 - How prison changed her view of who actually ends up inside 0:48:21 - Was anyone actually radicalised by tweets? Or were the rioters always going to riot? 0:50:38 - Why Keir Starmer's response made it worse 0:53:23 - Authoritarianism, COVID, and the long shadow of 2020 0:55:39 - Real-world support vs. social media hate and the messages from prison 0:57:15 - Free speech, the First Amendment, and the Americans watching Britain in disbelief 1:00:55 - Probation, license, and being told she can't travel abroad 1:02:00 - Two-tier justice, Ricky Jones, and the case of the Labour councillor who walked free 1:04:30 - Why the police, in Lucy's view, have become politically captured 1:06:21 - The new hate crime departments and the resources Britain found for them 1:07:25 - Why she's not bitter 1:10:00 - Free speech as a non-negotiable 1:11:00 - Whether Britain has a way back Guest: Lucy Connolly — X / Twitter The Free Cities Podcast is the official podcast of the Free Cities Foundation hosted by Timothy Allen. New episodes every Friday. Long-form, in-person conversations with the builders, investors, residents, and thinkers shaping the future of Free Cities, charter cities, special economic zones, network states, private cities, and governance innovation worldwide. Listen & subscribe: freecities.fm | All platforms | Fountain.fm (bonus episodes & early access) Community: Telegram | Free Cities Foundation newsletter | Free Cities Conference Support the show: Donate via Stripe | BTC: bc1q5jun0nzxzqepch84rqk0jnv0rd8uvns28df7mg | V4V podcast apps Lead show sponsor: Veritas Villages — Off-grid, energy self-sufficient communities for freedom-minded people in Latin America. Bitcoin accepted for property purchases. Offers: Become a resident or business owner in Próspera | ArkPad Próspera Resort Follow: Timothy Allen on X & Nostr | Free Cities Foundation on X & Nostr

The Free City That's Been 45 Years in the Making - Paloma Lecheta is a Brazilian entrepreneur and co-founder of Founder Haus, a hub for what she calls healthy entrepreneurship in Jurerê Internacional, a private neighbourhood on the island of Florianópolis. After accelerating around 1,800 startups across Brazil, she is now part of a small group of founders trying to do for Brazil what Próspera is doing for Honduras, turn a quietly functioning private development into a formally recognised Free City. Timothy Allen sits down with Paloma in Honduras for a conversation about the 45-year-old Brazilian neighbourhood that has been running its own water, sewage, security and urban planning since 1980, the visionary banker who built it from raw beach scrub, and the new generation of founders now trying to give it the legal autonomy to match. The result is a story of a Free City that already exists, mostly hiding in plain sight, and the people quietly trying to formalise it before the rest of the world notices. In this conversation: The story of Péricles de Freitas Druck, the Brazilian banker who built a private city in 1980 with no reference points and 45 years before the charter cities movement existed Why philanthropy often fails to solve the problems it claims to, and why business may be the better tool Healthy entrepreneurship: why founder burnout is a business problem, not just a personal one How Jurerê Internacional privatised water, sewage, security and urban planning while staying within Brazilian law The brain drain problem: 1,200 millionaires left Brazil last year, and why most of them didn't want to Floripa 10, the proposed Digital Economic Zone that would give Jurerê formal regulatory autonomy Ipê City, Brazil's first pop-up city, and how Founder Haus, Peerbase and Tools for the Commons are stacking experiments on top of each other Why the difference between crazy and visionary is just execution Enjoy the conversation. Timestamps (Audio version only, includes Timothy's episode introduction): 0:00:29 - Introduction to episode 0:08:18 - Start of conversation 0:13:00 - Ciudad Morazán and why making money is part of doing good 0:17:00 - Why nonprofits can't pay well, and why the talent goes elsewhere 0:18:30 - The new wave of founders: DAOs, protocols, and rethinking what a company even is 0:20:08 - Ipê City and Jean Hansen: Brazil's first pop-up city and its first network state 0:22:30 - Founder Haus and the move to Florianópolis: building a hub for healthy entrepreneurship 0:28:30 - The story of Péricles de Freitas Druck: the banker who built a private city in 1980 0:31:00 - How Jurerê Internacional works: open neighbourhood, private services, contractual governance 0:36:00 - Running a city without taxes: how Habitasul funds infrastructure through services 0:39:00 - Becoming a Latin American node: 1,800 founders through Founder Haus in three years 0:46:00 - Floripa 10: the proposed Digital Economic Zone and why Brazil needs to compete 0:50:00 - Why 1,200 millionaires left Brazil last year, and why most of them didn't want to 0:53:00 - Lula, elections, and navigating governments without waiting for permission 0:58:00 - You don't choose your cards: founder strategy in a hostile jurisdiction 1:03:00 - Stacking experiments: Tools for the Commons, Peerbase, and the open-source approach to building cities 1:09:00 - Lessons from Próspera: legal framework, local community, and government revenue 1:11:00 - Why governments are people, and people respond to incentives 1:14:00 - The difference between crazy and visionary is execution 1:17:00 - The 45-year head start: Péricles as Brazil's pre-charter-cities visionary 1:25:00 - Why founders should be building cities now, and why timing matters Guest: Paloma Lecheta - LinkedIn | Founder Haus The Free Cities Podcast is the official podcast of the Free Cities Foundation hosted by Timothy Allen. New episodes every Friday. Long-form, in-person conversations with the builders, investors, residents, and thinkers shaping the future of free cities, charter cities, special economic zones, network states, private cities, and governance innovation worldwide. Listen & subscribe: freecities.fm | All platforms | Fountain.fm (bonus episodes & early access) Community: Telegram | Free Cities Foundation newsletter | Free Cities Conference Support the show: Donate via Stripe | BTC: bc1q5jun0nzxzqepch84rqk0jnv0rd8uvns28df7mg | V4V podcast apps Lead show sponsor: Veritas Villages - Off-grid, energy self-sufficient communities for freedom-minded people in Latin America. Bitcoin accepted for property purchases. Offers: Become a resident or business owner in Próspera | ArkPad Próspera Resort Follow: Timothy Allen on X & Nostr | Free Cities Foundation on X & Nostr

IQ, Institutions & Why Every Country Is Run Poorly - Crémieux is a pseudonymous statistician and writer with a large following on Substack and X. He likes to take widely cited studies, reopen the data, and argue the conclusions don't always hold up. His readers include Elon Musk and JD Vance, and his work circulates widely in tech and policy circles. Timothy Allen sits down with Crémieux in Honduras, for a wide-ranging conversation about IQ, institutions, fertility, biotech, agglomeration economies, and why he thinks every country on Earth, even Singapore, is run poorly. The result is part interview, part real-time error-correction service: every casual claim Timothy makes gets gently audited against the data, and the answers are usually "harsher, less equal, and less comforting than people want them to be." In this conversation: Why complex problems get clearer with honest inquiry and why the answers are usually harsher than people want The IQ data nobody wants to talk about, and why most "special" groups aren't statistically special at all Why El Salvador transformed without the people changing and what that says about institutions over genetics Honduras as a case study in self-imposed poverty: severance taxes, FDI delays, and 80% informal employment What predicts socialist tendencies (and why champagne socialists are a statistical blip) Voice vs exit: why Switzerland and Dubai work, and why one-world government would be a "global Honduras" The privacy-biotech tradeoff: Florida's Sunshine Genetics Act, China's biobank race, and the data we owe the future The unsolved problem at the heart of every charter city: how do you generate the agglomeration effects of San Francisco? Enjoy the conversation. Timestamps (Audio version only, includes Timothy's episode introduction): 0:00:29 - Introduction to episode 0:07:26 - Start of conversation: ChatGPT, distilling a guest's worldview, and the macro view 0:09:38 - Cremieux's philosophy: honest inquiry, good data, and harsher answers 0:11:58 - The IQ question: simple models, predictive power, and conversations nobody wants to have 0:13:19 - "Most things are not special": Nigerian immigrants, group differences, and what falls apart under scrutiny 0:14:01 - The macro view of the human condition: heritability, institutions, and El Salvador before and after Bukele 0:16:34 - Evolutionary biology vs evolutionary psychology, and the limits of data 0:20:06 - Religion as social technology: the Catholic Church, cousin marriage, and the Hajnal line 0:24:48 - Jordan Peterson, abstraction, and why getting too wacky means losing substance 0:26:13 - Honduras governed like a socialist hellhole: severance taxes, informal employment, and the Washington Consensus 0:30:06 - Property rights, El Zonte, and the development problem in Latin America 0:31:30 - Why Singapore and Israel got it right when the rest of the third world didn't 0:32:41 - What predicts socialism: poor mental health, downward mobility, and resentment 0:35:55 - The champagne socialist deviation, and why hypocrisy isn't really the point 0:38:27 - Paul Ehrlich, neo-Malthusianism, and how India sterilised more people in one year than the Nazis did in twelve 0:40:09 - Some people are just correct: knowing better, the data, and the difference 0:42:01 - ChatGPT modelling competing polities, and the IQ correlations of political ideology 0:44:46 - Why libertarians lose: bad at marketing, bad at organising, and the few good rules worth following 0:47:55 - Switzerland, Dubai, and exit over voice: "voice is annoying" 0:51:13 - Democracy: not a fan, but currently necessary 0:52:22 - "Every country is run poorly," even Singapore 0:55:28 - Patchworks, conquest, and why one-world government would be a "global Honduras" 0:56:50 - Privacy vs biotech: HIPAA, the Sunshine Genetics Act, and China's biobank advantage 1:00:10 - Why Sweden trusts its government, and the limits of giving up privacy 1:03:36 - Politicians lie: Robert Moses, LBJ, and whether good leaders can be liars 1:07:24 - Latin America, Chile, and why everywhere should be rich 1:08:20 - On Erick Brimen and Próspera: bullish, but agglomeration is the unsolved problem 1:09:08 - The unsolvable problem at the heart of every charter city: how do you build the next San Francisco? Guest: Crémieux - Twitter/X | Substack The Free Cities Podcast is the official podcast of the Free Cities Foundation hosted by Timothy Allen. New episodes every Friday. Long-form, in-person conversations with the builders, investors, residents, and thinkers shaping the future of free cities, charter cities, special economic zones, network states, private cities, and governance innovation worldwide. Listen & subscribe: freecities.fm | All platforms | Fountain.fm (bonus episodes & early access) Community: Telegram | Free Cities Foundation newsletter | Free Cities Conference Support the show: Donate via Stripe | BTC: bc1q5jun0nzxzqepch84rqk0jnv0rd8uvns28df7mg | V4V podcast apps Lead show sponsor: Veritas Villages - Off-grid, energy self-sufficient communities for freedom-minded people in Latin America. Bitcoin accepted for property purchases. 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Sealand, Sovereignty & Building Freedom Without Permission - For nearly six decades, the Principality of Sealand has stood as one of the world’s most famous experiments in self-declared sovereignty: a former wartime sea fort occupied in 1967 by Paddy Roy Bates and still run by the Bates family today. What began as a pirate-radio outpost became a long-running test case in jurisdiction, legitimacy, and what it means to build freedom outside existing systems. Timothy Allen sits down with Prince Liam Bates of the Principality of Sealand, grandson of Paddy Roy Bates and part of the family still carrying the project forward. Liam tells the story of how Sealand emerged from the pirate radio era, survived court battles, repelled a coup attempt, and evolved from a rough offshore platform into a still-living symbol of independence, experimentation, and institutional persistence. In this conversation: What life on Sealand was really like, and why hardship helped forge its culture How Paddy Roy Bates turned a pirate-radio stronghold into a sovereignty project The legal case that shaped Sealand’s claim to being outside UK jurisdiction Why Sealand still matters as an early real-world test of opt-in governance How pirate radio, the BBC monopoly, and information freedom shaped its origins The role of family continuity in keeping long-term sovereignty projects alive What the 1978 coup attempt reveals about legitimacy, force, and state-like behavior Why Sealand is now exploring eCitizenship, online community, and new digital forms of nationhood This episode is a fascinating look at one of the most enduring edge cases in the freedom space - a project that sits somewhere between micronation, myth, legal anomaly, and genuine governance experiment. It is a conversation about sovereignty not as theory, but as something people try to live, defend, and pass on across generations. Timestamps (Audio version only, include's Timothy's episode introduction): 0:00:29 - Introduction to episode 0:08:19 - Start of conversation 0:10:45 - Life on Sealand: tough conditions and the spirit of adventure 0:16:08 - Paddy Roy Bates's ideology and early plans to make Sealand profitable 0:21:30 - UK territorial waters, legal precedent, and the pistol-shot court case 0:26:53 - Sealand eCitizenship, 1.5 million followers, and plans for a DAO 0:32:15 - Reclaiming land, territorial waters, and international maritime law parallels 0:37:38 - Pirate radio origins: Radio Essex, the BBC monopoly, and information freedom 0:43:00 - Growing up with sovereignty: school, conformity, and a different mindset 0:48:23 - The family fishing business and funding Sealand for decades 0:53:45 - Network states, opt-in communities, and Sealand's sovereign advantage 0:59:08 - Just doing it: incorporating in Sealand without asking permission 1:04:30 - The 1978 coup d'état: helicopter raid, treason trial, and German diplomacy 1:09:53 - Future vision: twin towers, reclaimed land, and a permanent island community Guest: Liam Bates - Twitter/X | Website The Free Cities Podcast is the official podcast of the Free Cities Foundation hosted by Timothy Allen. New episodes every Friday. Long-form, in-person conversations with the builders, investors, residents, and thinkers shaping the future of free cities, charter cities, special economic zones, network states, private cities, and governance innovation worldwide. Listen & subscribe: freecities.fm | All platforms | Fountain.fm (bonus episodes & early access) Community: Telegram | Free Cities Foundation newsletter | Free Cities Conference Support the show: Donate via Stripe | BTC: bc1q5jun0nzxzqepch84rqk0jnv0rd8uvns28df7mg | V4V podcast apps Lead show sponsor: Veritas Villages - Off-grid, energy self-sufficient communities for freedom-minded people in Latin America. Bitcoin accepted for property purchases. (Previous episodes with founder Patrick Hiebert: EP 156 | EP 107) Offers: Become a resident or business owner in Próspera | ArkPad Próspera Resort Links: Wealth/Exit Taxes Video | Veritas Villages Webinar | 60 Minutes Documentary Follow: Timothy Allen on X & Nostr | Free Cities Foundation on X & Nostr

Why Most Free City Projects Fail & What Actually Works - After more than two decades investing in charter cities, seasteading, and governance innovation, Patri Friedman has arrived at a blunt conclusion: most attempts to build new societies fail not because of bad ideas, but because of poor execution. Timothy Allen sits down with the founder of The Seasteading Institute and General Partner at Pronomos Capital, the first venture capital fund dedicated to charter cities. Patri has spent 25 years exploring and investing in the Free Cities ecosystem and shares eight hard-earned lessons from trying to turn governance experiments into real, functioning jurisdictions. In this conversation: Why most projects fail at the execution stage, not the idea stage The critical difference between Layer 1 platforms (charter cities and Free Cities) and Layer 2 communities (network states, pop-ups, and nomad villages) Why seasteading remains conceptually powerful but economically impractical compared to land-based free cities The importance of building real economic engines before relying on legal or regulatory advantages Why founders in their 40s often outperform younger founders in this space The case for building for locals rather than digital nomads to ensure long-term stability How LARPing and over-theorizing can derail serious governance projects Why Próspera's survival under a hostile government in Honduras is the proof of concept the entire movement needed This episode is a grounded look at what it actually takes to build free cities - moving beyond theory into the realities of politics, economics, and long-term institutional change. Timestamps (Audio version only, include's Timothy's episode introduction): 0:00:29 - Introduction to episode 0:07:03 - Start of conversation 0:07:20 - Seasteading today: niche use cases vs reality 0:09:44 - Long-term seasteading, space-steading, and dynamic geography 0:12:56 - Why economics, not romance, determines what gets built 0:17:26 - Governance models in space and why Patri stays agnostic 0:20:04 - Lesson 1: Why Free City founders tend to be in their 40s, not their 20s 0:25:26 - AI, the 21st century, and the future of governance 0:39:23 - Lesson 2: Build for locals, not nomads 0:43:58 - Lesson 3: L1s and L2s are very different 0:49:29 - Lesson 4: You need a pipeline of countries because deals fall through 0:52:43 - Alpha City and the strategy of building multiple Free City projects 0:55:06 - Lesson 5: Near enemies, LARPing, and the cloud 1:00:03 - Network states, internet-first governance, and the limits of digital power 1:03:28 - Every successful Free City needs an economic engine 1:04:45 - Lesson 6: Pop-ups select for the rootless 1:07:09 - Lesson 7: Entrepreneurial lift first, legal arbitrage later at scale 1:14:15 - Lesson 8: Stop wonking: why theory is not the bottleneck 1:16:21 - Patri’s macro view: why Free Cities are finally starting to work 1:18:15 - Why Próspera may be the proof of concept the whole movement needed Guest: Patri Friedman - Twitter/X | Website The Free Cities Podcast is the official podcast of the Free Cities Foundation hosted by Timothy Allen. New episodes every Friday. Long-form, in-person conversations with the builders, investors, residents, and thinkers shaping the future of free cities, charter cities, special economic zones, network states, private cities, and governance innovation worldwide. Listen & subscribe: freecities.fm | All platforms | Fountain.fm (bonus episodes & early access) Community: Telegram | Free Cities Foundation newsletter | Free Cities Conference Support the show: Donate via Stripe | BTC: bc1q5jun0nzxzqepch84rqk0jnv0rd8uvns28df7mg | V4V podcast apps Lead show sponsor: Veritas Villages - Off-grid, energy self-sufficient communities for freedom-minded people in Latin America. Bitcoin accepted for property purchases. (Previous episodes with founder Patrick Hiebert: EP 156 | EP 107) Offers: Become a resident or business owner in Próspera | ArkPad Próspera Resort Follow: Timothy Allen on X & Nostr | Free Cities Foundation on X & Nostr

Inside Próspera's Survival, Legal Battle, and Vision for Governance as a Service - Próspera is the world's most closely watched startup city - a Free City project on the Honduran island of Roatán operating under the ZEDE framework with its own civil code, tax structure, and regulatory system. After surviving years of political hostility from the previous Honduran government, it now faces a pivotal moment: a friendlier administration, an ongoing CAFTA arbitration, and a development roadmap that could reshape how governance experiments scale globally. In this episode, Timothy Allen sits down with Gabriel Delgado, co-founder and Chief Development Officer of Próspera. Gabe has worked in special economic zones since 2009 and launched Próspera in 2017. He pulls back the curtain on what the last several years have actually looked like - the political pressure, the decision to fight rather than retreat, and what comes next. In this conversation: The current legal status of Honduras's ZEDE framework and why it's more nuanced than the headlines suggest How Próspera survived a hostile government that made shutting it down a top political priority The ongoing CAFTA arbitration and what a deal with the new administration could look like Próspera's masterplan: a walkable, non-car-centric city on Roatán modelled on Hong Kong Plans for a Shenzhen-style nearshoring hub on the Honduran mainland connected by autonomous drone logistics Governance as a service: how Próspera's regulatory model could be licensed to other countries Why Próspera's success may be the single most important thing for the global Free Cities and charter cities movement Timestamps (Audio version only, include's Timothy's episode introduction): 0:00:29 - Introduction to episode 0:09:18 - Start of conversation 0:14:24 - Timothy's life in Próspera 0:19:30 - Building on the frontier 0:24:36 - The masterplan and city design 0:29:42 - Mainland vision and logistics 0:34:48 - Political pressure and survival 0:39:54 - Why Próspera matters globally 0:45:00 - Legal framework and ZEDE status 0:50:06 - Arbitration and legal protections 0:55:12 - Relationship with the new government 1:00:18 - Governance as a service 1:05:24 - Scaling the model internationally 1:10:30 - Why Próspera must succeed Guest: Gabriel Delgado-Ayau — x.com/gabedelgadoa | prospera.co The Free Cities Podcast is the official podcast of the Free Cities Foundation, hosted by Timothy Allen. New episodes every Friday. Long-form, in-person conversations with the builders, investors, residents, and thinkers shaping the future of free cities, charter cities, special economic zones, network states, private cities, and governance innovation worldwide. Listen & subscribe: freecities.fm | All platforms | Fountain.fm (bonus episodes & early access) Community: Telegram | Free Cities Foundation newsletter | Free Cities Conference Support the show: Donate via Stripe | BTC: bc1q5jun0nzxzqepch84rqk0jnv0rd8uvns28df7mg | V4V podcast apps Lead show sponsor: Veritas Villages — Off-grid, energy self-sufficient communities for freedom-minded people in Latin America. Bitcoin accepted for property purchases. (Previous episodes with founder Patrick Hiebert: EP 156 | EP 107) Links mentioned: Próspera | Become a resident or business owner in Prospera | ArkPad Próspera Resort | Free Cities Foundation Follow: Timothy Allen on X & Nostr | Free Cities Foundation on X & Nostr

“When Starmer came in in 2024, how many people across the entire British state changed jobs? Two hundred. One hundred ministers… and one hundred special advisors… And that’s it. And everybody else in that deep state stayed exactly the same.” - Timothy Allen sits down with James Price, former UK government adviser and political commentator, for a wide-ranging conversation on what it’s really like inside the machinery of the modern state. Drawing on his experience at the heart of government, James offers a candid perspective on why many institutions are increasingly struggling to deliver, how political incentives shape decision-making behind the scenes, and why problems that appear local to the UK may in fact be symptoms of a much broader systemic shift. The discussion explores the growing gap between what governments promise and what they can realistically achieve, the pressures created by cultural and demographic change, and whether traditional models of governance are equipped to handle the complexity of what’s coming next. Along the way, they touch on the limits of reform, the role of public perception, and what all of this might mean for those looking beyond the nation-state for alternative ways of organising society. Enjoy the conversation. - New ArkPad Seasteading Resort in Próspera: https://tinyurl.com/ArkPad - LEAD SPONSOR: Veritas Villages: https://www.veritasvillages.com/freecities Veritas Villages are building off-grid, energy self-sufficient communities for freedom lovers in Latin America. Bitcoin is accepted at all villages, including for the purchase of property. - Previous interviews with Patrick Hiebert, Founder of Veritas Villages: EP 156: https://fountain.fm/episode/66NqAclTBh7FByIX7lCq EP 107: https://fountain.fm/episode/Fh6uGwZvVtPsYsR53pTI - DONATE Bitcoin to the Free Cities Podcast: bc1q5jun0nzxzqepch84rqk0jnv0rd8uvns28df7mg - DONATE fiat currency to the Free Cities Podcast: https://buy.stripe.com/5kQ9AT90zeeY5JX7Jv4ow00 - Listen on Fountain.fm to subscribe for BONUS episodes & EARLY ACCESS: https://fountain.fm/show/xudG4tsYH5TimGLfAmqn All the Podcast Links: https://linktr.ee/FreeCitiesPodcast Free Cities Telegram Community: https://t.me/+im6c6r4jQkUzMjU0 Free Cities Conference: https://freecitiesconference.com/ Free Cities Foundation Newsletter: https://free-cities.org/subscribe - Podcasting apps that support Value-4-Value Bitcoin payments: https://podcastindex.org/apps?appTypes=app - TIMESTAMPS (Audio Version Only) 0:00:29 - Episode introduction 0:07:02 - Start of Conversation 0:08:36 - What is the real problem with modern government? 0:15:20 - Only 200 people change when governments change 0:16:46 - Why nothing works anymore and legitimacy is breaking down 0:19:03 - Bureaucracy as the real power: ministers as “viruses” 0:24:30 - Civil service incentives and resistance to change 0:29:00 - Government vs business: why execution fails 0:33:30 - Centralisation vs decentralisation 0:38:00 - Political cycles and economic reality 0:42:30 - Freedom vs control trade-offs 0:47:00 - Immigration and pressure on the system 0:51:30 - Democracy and loss of public trust 0:56:00 - The administrative state vs elected power 1:01:00 - Why reform keeps failing 1:08:00 - What replaces the current system? NOSTR: Timothy Allen: npub1gcf9ltaeu42f4tr20z3avkas04dezlx3jaudqsuu87gvmh686xasrvqjg0 Free Cities Foundation: npub1lsj8pmgedqqamt89c27tzjjnlf0wn7q7udjm7j2cl9xxz97eacns2mwpee - LEGACY SOCIAL MEDIA: James Price: https://x.com/jamespriceglos Timothy Allen: https://twitter.com/MrTimothyAllen Free Cities Foundation: https://twitter.com/freecitiesfound - OTHER LINKS: James's Link Tree: https://linktr.ee/jamesedwardprice Veritas Villages: https://www.veritasvillages.com/freecities Invest in ArkPad's Próspera Resort: http://tinyurl.com/ArkPad Free Cities Foundation: https://free-cities.org/ Become a resident or business owner in Próspera: https://prospera.co/r/freecities

“I will die at sea for sure. I’m not going back.” - Timothy Allen sits down with filmmaker Oswald Horowitz, the man behind the upcoming documentary The Legend of Landi, to trace the strange true story of Samuele Landi, an Italian tech entrepreneur who set out to live beyond the reach of the normal system on a rusty barge in international waters between Dubai and Iran. What begins as Oswald's quixotic quest to track Landi down, involving ignored Telegram messages, a ketchup-themed short film, a Croatian police ban, and a Dubai fisherman willing to sail forty miles offshore, opens out into something far bigger. Landi's life turns out to be nothing like the press had painted it, and the story takes turns that nobody could have scripted. This is a conversation about myth, obsession, sovereignty, and the kind of rare individuals willing to push past every frontier to find out whether real freedom can actually be built at sea. Enjoy the conversation. - New ArkPad Seasteading Resort in Próspera: https://tinyurl.com/ArkPad - LEAD SPONSOR: Veritas Villages: https://www.veritasvillages.com/freecities Veritas Villages are building off-grid, energy self-sufficient communities for freedom lovers in Latin America. Bitcoin is accepted at all villages, including for the purchase of property. - Previous interviews with Patrick Hiebert, Founder of Veritas Villages: EP 156: https://fountain.fm/episode/66NqAclTBh7FByIX7lCq EP 107: https://fountain.fm/episode/Fh6uGwZvVtPsYsR53pTI - DONATE Bitcoin to the Free Cities Podcast: bc1q5jun0nzxzqepch84rqk0jnv0rd8uvns28df7mg - DONATE fiat currency to the Free Cities Podcast: https://buy.stripe.com/5kQ9AT90zeeY5JX7Jv4ow00 - Listen on Fountain.fm to subscribe for BONUS episodes & EARLY ACCESS: https://fountain.fm/show/xudG4tsYH5TimGLfAmqn All the Podcast Links: https://linktr.ee/FreeCitiesPodcast Free Cities Telegram Community: https://t.me/+im6c6r4jQkUzMjU0 Free Cities Conference: https://freecitiesconference.com/ Free Cities Foundation Newsletter: https://free-cities.org/subscribe - Podcasting apps that support Value-4-Value Bitcoin payments: https://podcastindex.org/apps?appTypes=app - TIMESTAMPS (Audio Version Only) 0:00:29 – Introduction 0:08:24 – Start of conversation 0:09:56 – Why seasteading matters and how Oswald found the world 0:11:53 – Ephemeris and the search for a real seasteader 0:19:17 – Meeting Samuel Landi through Vít Jedlička 0:22:04 – Oswald’s strange strategy for getting invited on board 0:26:16 – Chasing Vít to Liberland 0:33:25 – Dubai, the failed yacht mission, and finding a way to the barge 0:39:39 – Arriving at Landi’s platform in the middle of nowhere 0:43:16 – The whisky test and first impressions of Landi 0:46:22 – Family, adventure, and why Landi chose the sea 0:51:57 – Media narratives, freedom, and why seasteading gets misread 0:55:13 – Living on the barge and why Landi chose barges over prototypes 1:02:26 – Landi’s death and the mystery after the storm 1:07:05 – The wreck, the survivors, and what really happened at sea 1:17:18 – Filming the wreck and Landi’s underwater afterlife 1:23:57 – Liberia, diplomacy, and the wider Landi backstory 1:31:28 – Berlusconi, exile, and the making of a fugitive pioneer 1:36:52 – Why Landi helped rescue Liberian girls in Oman 1:46:05 – Liberland, micronations, and whether new states can survive 1:55:17 – Landi’s family history and the idea of blood memory 2:03:56 – The sovereign individual, frontiers, and escaping the system 2:11:25 – Why pioneers are always treated like outlaws 2:22:09 – The ending of the film and the bronze head of Landi 2:31:47 – Why the monument matters and who it is really for 2:41:24 – Making art for the few people who will actually act 2:49:56 – Final thoughts on seasteading and Landi’s legacy - NOSTR: Timothy Allen: npub1gcf9ltaeu42f4tr20z3avkas04dezlx3jaudqsuu87gvmh686xasrvqjg0 Free Cities Foundation: npub1lsj8pmgedqqamt89c27tzjjnlf0wn7q7udjm7j2cl9xxz97eacns2mwpee - LEGACY SOCIAL MEDIA: Oswald Horowitz: https://x.com/Osyfilm Timothy Allen: https://twitter.com/MrTimothyAllen Free Cities Foundation: https://twitter.com/freecitiesfound - OTHER LINKS: The Legend of Landi Film: https://www.thelegendoflandi.com/ Veritas Villages: https://www.veritasvillages.com/freecities Invest in ArkPad's Próspera Resort: http://tinyurl.com/ArkPad Free Cities Foundation: https://free-cities.org/ Become a resident or business owner in Próspera: https://prospera.co/r/freecities

"Land use should not be prescribed by any planning regime. People come together into the city by seeking out very particular connections and a multitude of connections. And they have to find each other. There needs to be the degree of freedom to associate and self-organize what I call the co-location synergies." - Timothy Allen sits down with Patrik Schumacher, principal architect at Zaha Hadid Architects and the theorist behind “parametricism,” to talk about what happens when cities are allowed to evolve like markets: bottom up, adaptive, and shaped by real human purposes rather than planning committees. Starting with the 2008 crisis and Schumacher’s path into Austrian economics, the conversation moves into why he thinks the built environment is one of the most anti-market domains in the modern West, and how that shows up as paralysis, affordability problems, and “garbage spill” urbanization with no coherent identity. From there, Patrik makes the case that architecture should not impose a preconceived formal order, but should make an emerging network of relationships legible: tracing flows, affiliations, and co-location synergies the way a living ecosystem organizes itself. They close by bringing it back to Free Cities: whether a city with more freedom should look different, why frontier governance should pair with frontier design, and how computational tools and AI could accelerate a new era of high-performance, highly readable urbanism. Enjoy the conversation. - New ArkPad Seasteading Resort in Próspera: https://tinyurl.com/ArkPad - LEAD SPONSOR: Veritas Villages: https://www.veritasvillages.com/freecities Veritas Villages are building off-grid, energy self-sufficient communities for freedom lovers in Latin America. Bitcoin is accepted at all villages, including for the purchase of property. - Previous interviews with Patrick Hiebert, Founder of Veritas Villages: EP 156: https://fountain.fm/episode/66NqAclTBh7FByIX7lCq EP 107: https://fountain.fm/episode/Fh6uGwZvVtPsYsR53pTI - DONATE Bitcoin to the Free Cities Podcast: bc1q5jun0nzxzqepch84rqk0jnv0rd8uvns28df7mg - DONATE fiat currency to the Free Cities Podcast: https://buy.stripe.com/5kQ9AT90zeeY5JX7Jv4ow00 - Listen on Fountain.fm to subscribe for BONUS episodes & EARLY ACCESS: https://fountain.fm/show/xudG4tsYH5TimGLfAmqn All the Podcast Links: https://linktr.ee/FreeCitiesPodcast Free Cities Telegram Community: https://t.me/+im6c6r4jQkUzMjU0 Free Cities Conference: https://freecitiesconference.com/ Free Cities Foundation Newsletter: https://free-cities.org/subscribe - Podcasting apps that support Value-4-Value Bitcoin payments: https://podcastindex.org/apps?appTypes=app - TIMESTAMPS (Audio Version Only) 0:00:30 – Episode introduction 0:10:22 – Start of Conversation 0:12:17 – Planning kills the market process (housing affordability) 0:15:40 – Parametricism vs “parametric design” and where it came from 0:22:23 – Cities as spontaneous order, and architecture’s real job 0:33:07 – Can you build a city from scratch? Seeding vs rigid masterplans 0:44:33 – “Garbage spill urbanization” and why modern places feel soulless 0:50:12 – Why “copy the historic city” is understandable but limited 0:57:13 – Tectonism: engineering logic, vaults, ribs, and optimal forms 1:02:03 – AI in architecture: why it won’t flatten everything into sameness 1:14:55 – “Perfectly optimized design” and why humans still set the tradeoffs 1:24:08 – Should free cities have a recognizable architectural identity? 1:41:46 – Rule-based design that “tells you more” - NOSTR: Timothy Allen: npub1gcf9ltaeu42f4tr20z3avkas04dezlx3jaudqsuu87gvmh686xasrvqjg0 Free Cities Foundation: npub1lsj8pmgedqqamt89c27tzjjnlf0wn7q7udjm7j2cl9xxz97eacns2mwpee - LEGACY SOCIAL MEDIA: Patrik Schumacher : https://x.com/patrik_schu Timothy Allen: https://twitter.com/MrTimothyAllen Free Cities Foundation: https://twitter.com/freecitiesfound - OTHER LINKS: Patrik Schumacher : https://patrikschumacher.com/ Zaha Hadid Architects: https://www.zaha-hadid.com/ Veritas Villages: https://www.veritasvillages.com/freecities Invest in ArkPad's Próspera Resort: http://tinyurl.com/ArkPad Free Cities Foundation: https://free-cities.org/ Become a resident or business owner in Próspera: https://prospera.co/r/freecities

"You can vote your way into socialism, but you can only shoot your way out. They're never going to leave power." - Timothy Allen sits down with Mailyn Salabarria, a Cuban refugee and liberty advocate, to talk about what “voting with your feet” looks like when it is not a lifestyle choice but a survival move. Mailyn describes leaving Cuba with two suitcases and $200, then having to learn how freedom actually works once she arrived in the US. From there, the conversation gets darker: why Cuba is not “quaint,” how the country is actively disintegrating (hospitals, power, crime, morality), and how the regime sustains itself through censorship, embedded informants, and a tourist-facing propaganda veneer. Mailyn also explains how remittances and “private” businesses still loop back into state control, and why she sees Venezuela as a key pressure point for Cuba’s future. They close on a guarded optimism: Florida as a lower-government bubble, a possible US fracturing scenario, and the surprising momentum for freer-market politics across Latin America, with the hope that the trend eventually reaches Cuba too. Enjoy the conversation. - New ArkPad Seasteading Resort in Próspera: https://tinyurl.com/ArkPad - LEAD SPONSOR: Veritas Villages: https://www.veritasvillages.com/freecities Veritas Villages are building off-grid, energy self-sufficient communities for freedom lovers in Latin America. Bitcoin is accepted at all villages, including for the purchase of property. - Previous interviews with Patrick Hiebert, Founder of Veritas Villages: EP 156: https://fountain.fm/episode/66NqAclTBh7FByIX7lCq EP 107: https://fountain.fm/episode/Fh6uGwZvVtPsYsR53pTI - DONATE Bitcoin to the Free Cities Podcast: bc1q5jun0nzxzqepch84rqk0jnv0rd8uvns28df7mg - DONATE fiat currency to the Free Cities Podcast: https://buy.stripe.com/5kQ9AT90zeeY5JX7Jv4ow00 - Listen on Fountain.fm to subscribe for BONUS episodes & EARLY ACCESS: https://fountain.fm/show/xudG4tsYH5TimGLfAmqn All the Podcast Links: https://linktr.ee/FreeCitiesPodcast Free Cities Telegram Community: https://t.me/+im6c6r4jQkUzMjU0 Free Cities Conference: https://freecitiesconference.com/ Free Cities Foundation Newsletter: https://free-cities.org/subscribe - Podcasting apps that support Value-4-Value Bitcoin payments: https://podcastindex.org/apps?appTypes=app - TIMESTAMPS (Audio Version Only) 0:00:30 – Episode introduction 0:07:07 – Start of Conversation 0:09:00 – From “survival mode” to “purpose”: speaking at Free Cities Conference 0:11:16 – “Two suitcases, $200”: why voting with your feet is easier now 0:14:41 – “Same dog, different leash”: parties, lockdowns, and the regulatory state 0:21:13 – “The country is disintegrating”: hospitals, disease, kids and elderly first 0:25:22 – The “quaint Cuba” tourism myth and the propaganda veneer 0:29:49 – Private property as an illusion: Cuba’s “private” loop and US property taxes 0:30:51 – Why Venezuela matters: Maduro, oil supply lines, and the tipping-point theory 0:34:24 – Remittances as regime revenue: the state skims money sent home 0:38:30 – No internet, no power: why Bitcoin and alternatives struggle to emerge 0:45:02 – Snitch networks and the price of betrayal 0:51:42 – The hard rebuild is mindset: personal responsibility after communism 0:54:39 – “I don’t exist”: erased records and why she cannot return yet 1:07:30 – Hope moves south: Latin America’s pro-market turn - NOSTR: Timothy Allen: npub1gcf9ltaeu42f4tr20z3avkas04dezlx3jaudqsuu87gvmh686xasrvqjg0 Free Cities Foundation: npub1lsj8pmgedqqamt89c27tzjjnlf0wn7q7udjm7j2cl9xxz97eacns2mwpee - LEGACY SOCIAL MEDIA: Mailyn Salabarria: https://x.com/MailynSpeaks Timothy Allen: https://twitter.com/MrTimothyAllen Free Cities Foundation: https://twitter.com/freecitiesfound - OTHER LINKS: Mailyn's New Podcast: https://rumble.com/CafecitoLibre Veritas Villages: https://www.veritasvillages.com/freecities Invest in ArkPad's Próspera Resort: http://tinyurl.com/ArkPad Free Cities Foundation: https://free-cities.org/ Become a resident or business owner in Próspera: https://prospera.co/r/freecities

"The golden age of voluntarism, anarcho-capitalism has already emerged. It's all over two-thirds of the Earth's surface. It's completely flourishing. It's long since entered its golden age. We've already proved that it works because it emerged naturally on the sea. It's called the cruise ship industry." - Timothy Allen sits down with Joe Quirk, president of The Seasteading Institute, to make the strongest practical case for “exit” as a governance strategy, starting with Sealand and pirate-radio absurdity and ending with a serious blueprint for floating communities that can iterate on rules the way markets iterate on products. They use cruise ships as the key intuition pump: millions of people already live for weeks at sea under private rule-sets with security, dispute resolution, labor hierarchies, and tight logistics, which makes seasteading less sci-fi and more a question of engineering, law, and finance. From there, the conversation digs into what actually blocks seasteads from becoming mainstream: legal classification (not quite a ship, not quite a building), insurance, standards, and the need for designs that feel like livable cities rather than tiny pods for hobbyists. Joe argues seasteads are a “technology” for creating 100,000 competing governance experiments across most of the planet, while Timothy keeps pressing on the realism: what would make this legible, scalable, and resilient against political pushback. Enjoy the conversation. - New ArkPad Seasteading Resort in Próspera: https://tinyurl.com/ArkPad - LEAD SPONSOR: Veritas Villages: https://www.veritasvillages.com/freecities Veritas Villages are building off-grid, energy self-sufficient communities for freedom lovers in Latin America. Bitcoin is accepted at all villages, including for the purchase of property. - Previous interviews with Patrick Hiebert, Founder of Veritas Villages: EP 156: https://fountain.fm/episode/66NqAclTBh7FByIX7lCq EP 107: https://fountain.fm/episode/Fh6uGwZvVtPsYsR53pTI - DONATE Bitcoin to the Free Cities Podcast: bc1q5jun0nzxzqepch84rqk0jnv0rd8uvns28df7mg - DONATE fiat currency to the Free Cities Podcast: https://buy.stripe.com/5kQ9AT90zeeY5JX7Jv4ow00 - Listen on Fountain.fm to subscribe for BONUS episodes & EARLY ACCESS: https://fountain.fm/show/xudG4tsYH5TimGLfAmqn All the Podcast Links: https://linktr.ee/FreeCitiesPodcast Free Cities Telegram Community: https://t.me/+im6c6r4jQkUzMjU0 Free Cities Conference: https://freecitiesconference.com/ Free Cities Foundation Newsletter: https://free-cities.org/subscribe - Podcasting apps that support Value-4-Value Bitcoin payments: https://podcastindex.org/apps?appTypes=app - TIMESTAMPS (Audio Version Only) 0:00:30 – Episode introduction 0:09:46 – Start of Conversation 0:11:00 – Sealand origin story, warning shot, “outside our jurisdiction” 0:16:00 – Media narrative shift: “seasteading comeback” and brand rehab 0:23:24 – AI analogical reasoning and “ChatGPT fatigue” 0:34:31 – Cruise ships as anarcho-capitalist governance at scale 0:38:16 – “Will the state just crush it?” and how exit survives 0:43:44 – Islands, vice, and why governments ignore bigger abuses 0:48:06 – Paradigm defense: why people resist solutions they can’t unsee 0:54:49 – The captain as dictator, overlapping jurisdictions, polycentric order 0:59:48 – Salvage law and Lloyd’s as a working market court 1:12:16 – Planet Ocean: why space is propaganda and the ocean is the real frontier 1:47:37 – Flat earth as a stress test for epistemology and belief 2:18:18 – The bottleneck: certification, insurance, flags, and making seasteads family-safe - NOSTR: Timothy Allen: npub1gcf9ltaeu42f4tr20z3avkas04dezlx3jaudqsuu87gvmh686xasrvqjg0 Free Cities Foundation: npub1lsj8pmgedqqamt89c27tzjjnlf0wn7q7udjm7j2cl9xxz97eacns2mwpee - LEGACY SOCIAL MEDIA: Joe Quirk: https://x.com/joequirkexults Seasteading Institute: https://x.com/Seasteading Timothy Allen: https://twitter.com/MrTimothyAllen Free Cities Foundation: https://twitter.com/freecitiesfound - OTHER LINKS: Seasteading Institute: https://www.seasteading.org/ Joe's Bibliography: https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B000AQ5392 Veritas Villages: https://www.veritasvillages.com/freecities Invest in ArkPad's Próspera Resort: http://tinyurl.com/ArkPad Free Cities Foundation: https://free-cities.org/ Become a resident or business owner in Próspera: https://prospera.co/r/freecities

"There were probably a lot of brown envelopes on the table involved — they said, okay, have this zone then." - Timothy Allen speaks with economist Lotta Moberg. Lotta, author of the leading academic book on special economic zones, joins the podcast to challenge the conventional wisdom around why zones exist, whether they actually work, and what the popular narrative gets wrong. The conversation opens with Lotta's framework: political economy and public choice theory, which assumes policymakers are self-interested humans, not benevolent optimizers. This lens reshapes how we understand why governments create zones — and why many underperform yet continue to receive funding. She pushes back on the "sandbox" narrative around China's early zones, arguing the origin story was messier and more bottom-up than the neat version usually told. Local businessmen near Hong Kong lobbied corrupt local officials to allow trade — and the central government only endorsed the model years later once results were undeniable. Key takeaways include: privately developed zones consistently outperform government-run ones; failing zones often attract more subsidies rather than being shut down; and the scholarship on 6,000+ zones worldwide remains surprisingly thin. The second half shifts to free cities, wealth management strategy, Bitcoin as property rights in the digital realm, cannabis investing as a case study in maturing industries, and why governance by contract rather than birth may be the most important shift of our generation. Lotta declares herself "a total convert" to the contractual governance model after watching Próspera survive political opposition. Enjoy the conversation. - Links Mentioned in the Show: New ArkPad Seasteading Resort in Próspera: https://tinyurl.com/ArkPad EP 111 with Alex Martynov: https://fountain.fm/episode/WTlkU4B2kkMr8qTuoYyF Email Alex Martynov: [email protected] - SHOW SPONSOR: Veritas Villages: https://www.veritasvillages.com/freecities Veritas Villages are building off-grid, energy self-sufficient communities for freedom lovers in Latin America. Bitcoin is accepted at all villages, including for the purchase of property. - Previous interviews with Patrick Hiebert, Founder of Veritas Villages: EP 156: https://fountain.fm/episode/66NqAclTBh7FByIX7lCq EP 107: https://fountain.fm/episode/Fh6uGwZvVtPsYsR53pTI - DONATE Bitcoin to the Free Cities Podcast: bc1q5jun0nzxzqepch84rqk0jnv0rd8uvns28df7mg - DONATE fiat currency to the Free Cities Podcast: https://buy.stripe.com/5kQ9AT90zeeY5JX7Jv4ow00 - Listen on Fountain.fm to subscribe for BONUS episodes & EARLY ACCESS: https://fountain.fm/show/xudG4tsYH5TimGLfAmqn All the Podcast Links: https://linktr.ee/FreeCitiesPodcast Free Cities Telegram Community: https://t.me/+im6c6r4jQkUzMjU0 Free Cities Conference: https://freecitiesconference.com/ Free Cities Foundation Newsletter: https://free-cities.org/subscribe - Podcasting apps that support Value-4-Value Bitcoin payments: https://podcastindex.org/apps?appTypes=app - TIMESTAMPS (Audio Version Only) 0:00:00 – Episode introduction 0:08:09 – Start of Conversation 0:09:30 – Reacting To The “Zones Of Progress” Narrative 0:12:11 – Political Economy And Public Choice Explained 0:15:09 – Have Politicians Ever Been Benevolent? 0:18:52 – Bias, Scholarship, And Why SEZs Are Not Obvious 0:20:35 – Are SEZs Really “Sandboxes” For Reform? 0:26:06 – China’s Zones Were Bottom-Up, Not A Master Plan 0:31:26 – Decentralization: Political Freedom Plus Fiscal Incentives 0:39:36 – Why Failing Zones Get Subsidized Even More 0:41:05 – Can Governments Create Free City Style Projects? 0:45:32 – Privately Developed Zones Beat Government-Run Zones 0:48:49 – Are ZEDEs “Cute” Or Life-Changing? Lotta’s Take 0:52:17 – Free Cities And VC: What Changes When It Gets “Cool” 0:57:55 – Time-Horizon Investing And Wealth Management Strategy 1:09:19 – Investing Personality, Free Cities, And Unusual Bets 1:24:31 – Bitcoin, Property Rights, And Why Free Cities Matter 1:30:13 – Governance By Contract And “I’m A Total Convert” 1:47:24 – What To Call The Movement: Free Cities vs Startup Cities 1:51:35 – Closing: What Comes Next And A Positive Outlook - NOSTR: Timothy Allen: npub1gcf9ltaeu42f4tr20z3avkas04dezlx3jaudqsuu87gvmh686xasrvqjg0 Free Cities Foundation: npub1lsj8pmgedqqamt89c27tzjjnlf0wn7q7udjm7j2cl9xxz97eacns2mwpee - LEGACY SOCIAL MEDIA: Lotta Moberg: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lottamob/ Timothy Allen: https://twitter.com/MrTimothyAllen Free Cities Foundation: https://twitter.com/freecitiesfound - OTHER LINKS: Lotta Moberg: https://lottamoberg.com/ Lotta's Book on SEZs: https://www.amazon.com/Political-Economy-Special-Economic-Zones-ebook/dp/B0GF92X3VB Veritas Villages: https://www.veritasvillages.com/freecities Invest in ArkPad's Próspera Resort: http://tinyurl.com/ArkPad Free Cities Foundation: https://free-cities.org/ Become a resident or business owner in Próspera: https://prospera.co/r/freecities

"I want to be back in my tribe. I want to have strong people which I can rely on, which I can do business with, which I know, which have my back and I have theirs. That's exactly what I want to have. And if we are building this place right now, why would I fill it with people I don't know and I don't give a shit about?" - “The whole country is falling apart and nobody gives a shit about it.” - Timothy Allen speaks with Tim Stern, founder of CryptoCity on Margarita Island, Venezuela. Tim explains why more Europeans are treating exit as a practical strategy, not a fantasy: rising tax friction, social instability, and the creeping merge of Digital ID with state money. We talk about why “CryptoCity” is a toxic name for Bitcoiners, what a DAO is actually useful for (crowdfunding businesses and managing shared infrastructure), and why he is building a high-trust community with a hard filter. We also get into the on-the-ground reality: moving earth, building terraces, planning a real port, and the longer-term bet that Latin America buys you time while Europe tightens control. Enjoy the conversation. - Links Mentioned in the Show: New ArkPad Seasteading Resort in Próspera: https://tinyurl.com/ArkPad EP 111 with Alex Martynov: https://fountain.fm/episode/WTlkU4B2kkMr8qTuoYyF Email Alex Martynov: [email protected] NEWS 002 episode with Tim Stern after Maduro Capture: https://fountain.fm/episode/mfLZXe5WpBaEbGs3vz2e - SHOW SPONSOR: Veritas Villages: https://www.veritasvillages.com/freecities Veritas Villages are building off-grid, energy self-sufficient communities for freedom lovers in Latin America. Bitcoin is accepted at all villages, including for the purchase of property. - Previous interviews with Patrick Hiebert, Founder of Veritas Villages: EP 156: https://fountain.fm/episode/66NqAclTBh7FByIX7lCq EP 107: https://fountain.fm/episode/Fh6uGwZvVtPsYsR53pTI - DONATE Bitcoin to the Free Cities Podcast: bc1q5jun0nzxzqepch84rqk0jnv0rd8uvns28df7mg - DONATE fiat currency to the Free Cities Podcast: https://buy.stripe.com/5kQ9AT90zeeY5JX7Jv4ow00 - Listen on Fountain.fm to subscribe for BONUS episodes & EARLY ACCESS: https://fountain.fm/show/xudG4tsYH5TimGLfAmqn All the Podcast Links: https://linktr.ee/FreeCitiesPodcast Free Cities Telegram Community: https://t.me/+im6c6r4jQkUzMjU0 Free Cities Conference: https://freecitiesconference.com/ Free Cities Foundation Newsletter: https://free-cities.org/subscribe - Podcasting apps that support Value-4-Value Bitcoin payments: https://podcastindex.org/apps?appTypes=app - TIMESTAMPS (Audio Version Only) 0:00:29 – Episode introduction 0:12:14 – Start of Conversation 0:14:01 – Media Backlash And “Billionaire Conspiracy” Narratives 0:16:46 – “Will Maduro Nationalize It?” Political Risk And How Margarita Differs From The Mainland 0:19:21 – “CryptoCity” Name Debate: Bitcoin Vs “Crypto” 0:22:37 – What The DAO Actually Does: Crowdfunding Local Businesses 0:28:09 – Project Update: 1.1M Tons Of Earth Moved, Terraces, Scale 0:31:01 – The Port Plan: Permits, Timeline, And Funding 0:33:16 – Freshwater Discovery And Why It Changes Everything 0:43:13 – Why People Are Leaving Europe: Exit Taxes, Incentives, And “Chaining” Entrepreneurs 0:49:55 – Germany Vs Prague: Safety, Culture, And “Normal People From The 90s” 1:06:29 – Digital ID And CBDCs: The Next Control Layer 1:12:02 – Bitcoin As Parallel Rails Vs Physical-World Chokepoints 1:16:05 – CryptoCity In 20 Seconds: Who It’s For And How Selection Works 1:19:10 – Roadmap: Walls, Roads, First Houses, And Next Steps - NOSTR: Timothy Allen: npub1gcf9ltaeu42f4tr20z3avkas04dezlx3jaudqsuu87gvmh686xasrvqjg0 Free Cities Foundation: npub1lsj8pmgedqqamt89c27tzjjnlf0wn7q7udjm7j2cl9xxz97eacns2mwpee - LEGACY SOCIAL MEDIA: CryptoCity on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFeDneLtvyG7AXR6GPsOBIg CryptoCity on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cryptocityve/ Timothy Allen: https://twitter.com/MrTimothyAllen Free Cities Foundation: https://twitter.com/freecitiesfound - OTHER LINKS: CryptoCity: https://www.cryptocity.land/ Veritas Villages: https://www.veritasvillages.com/freecities Invest in ArkPad's Próspera Resort: http://tinyurl.com/ArkPad Free Cities Foundation: https://free-cities.org/ Become a resident or business owner in Próspera: https://prospera.co/r/freecities

"If I can sell someone something to buy, they might buy it. If you can sell someone something that they can live in, they're likely to buy it. If you can sell someone something that they can live in and also generates passive income for them, they're very likely to buy it." A real seasteading resort exists today. Here’s the business model behind it. - Timothy Allen speaks with Mitchell Suchner, founder of ArkPad. Mitchell is building real, operational seasteading infrastructure, including Reef Resort in the Philippines. This episode is the economic case for how floating projects scale into ocean communities: not by ideology first, but by exports, revenue, and industry. We walk through the “seasteading stack” Mitchell sees emerging: aquaculture as early cashflow, tourism as a growth engine, and longer-term ocean industries like mineral extraction from seawater, offshore data infrastructure, and autonomous logistics. The conversation also covers platform stability, storm resilience, maritime flags and jurisdiction, and why distance from political risk can be a strategic advantage. Enjoy the conversation. Invest in the new ArkPad Seasteading Resort in Próspera: - https://tinyurl.com/arkpad - SHOW SPONSOR: Veritas Villages: https://www.veritasvillages.com/freecities Veritas Villages are building off-grid, energy self-sufficient communities for freedom lovers in Latin America. Bitcoin is accepted at all villages, including for the purchase of property. Previous interviews with Patrick Hiebert, Founder of Veritas Villages: EP 156: https://fountain.fm/episode/66NqAclTBh7FByIX7lCq EP 107: https://fountain.fm/episode/Fh6uGwZvVtPsYsR53pTI DONATE Bitcoin to the Free Cities Podcast: bc1q5jun0nzxzqepch84rqk0jnv0rd8uvns28df7mg - DONATE fiat currency to the Free Cities Podcast: https://buy.stripe.com/5kQ9AT90zeeY5JX7Jv4ow00 Listen on Fountain.fm to subscribe for BONUS episodes & EARLY ACCESS: https://fountain.fm/show/xudG4tsYH5TimGLfAmqn All the Podcast Links: https://linktr.ee/FreeCitiesPodcast Free Cities Telegram Community: https://t.me/+im6c6r4jQkUzMjU0 Free Cities Conference: https://freecitiesconference.com/ Free Cities Foundation Newsletter: https://free-cities.org/subscribe Podcasting apps that support Value-4-Value Bitcoin payments: https://podcastindex.org/apps?appTypes=app TIMESTAMPS (Audio Version Only) 0:00:29 – Episode introduction 0:05:23 – Start of Conversation 0:07:20 – Mitchell’s Background And Path Into Seasteading 0:11:40 – Why Seasteading Must Start With Economics 0:18:10 – Ocean Mining And Extracting Minerals From Seawater 0:25:00 – Cities Need Exports: The Economic Case For Seasteads 0:33:40 – What Ocean Cities Will Actually Look Like 0:41:20 – ArkPad Designs, Stability, And Storm Resilience 0:48:10 – The Seasteading Income Stack: Fish, Tourism, Mining 0:52:40 – Offshore Data Centers And Future Ocean Industry 0:59:30 – Floating RVs, Flotillas, And Early Adoption Models 1:08:10 – Maritime Flags, Jurisdiction, And Governance At Sea 1:17:10 – Distance As Protection And Political Strategy 1:23:30 – Scaling From Projects To Cities NOSTR: Timothy Allen: npub1gcf9ltaeu42f4tr20z3avkas04dezlx3jaudqsuu87gvmh686xasrvqjg0 Free Cities Foundation: npub1lsj8pmgedqqamt89c27tzjjnlf0wn7q7udjm7j2cl9xxz97eacns2mwpee LEGACY SOCIAL MEDIA: Mitchell Suchner: https://x.com/M_Suchner ArkPad: https://x.com/real_Arkpad Timothy Allen: https://twitter.com/MrTimothyAllen Free Cities Foundation: https://twitter.com/freecitiesfound OTHER LINKS: ArkPad: https://arkpad.co/ Reef Resort: https://reefresort.co/ Veritas Villages: https://www.veritasvillages.com/freecities Free Cities Foundation: https://free-cities.org/ Become a resident or business owner in Próspera: https://prospera.co/r/freecities

“The free cities community seems very much more buttoned up and more pragmatic – real estate, free cities, development, SEZs. You need lawyers, you need bankers. And then the network state community, there’s a lot more dreamers, young dreamers who want to do pop-up cities. But there’s a convergence in between where you have a group of people who are a bit of both. And I think that middle group of people are people that are going to do some very interesting things.” - Timothy Allen speaks with Vikram Bharati. Vikram is the founder of Draper Nation, a governance venture lab focused on experimenting with new political and institutional models across both physical and digital realms. Vikram’s background spans venture capital, startup ecosystems, and long-running work with Tim Draper, with a particular focus on digital governance, networked communities, and cloud-based public services. The conversation moves from personal history, including Vikram’s roots in Nagaland and Timothy’s formative experiences across Northeast India, into a broader discussion of tribal governance, decentralization, and how small-scale systems resolve conflict and maintain cohesion. These lived examples become a lens for questioning democracy at scale and exploring why experimentation, rather than reform, is the primary driver of governance improvement. From there, the discussion connects Free Cities and Network States as complementary experiments: Free Cities operating on the ground through real estate, law, and host-state agreements, and Network States operating in the cloud through digital coordination and identity. Drawing on examples from China’s Special Economic Zones, private cities, Bitcoin, and Draper Nation’s digital nation experiments, the episode argues that the most meaningful governance innovation is emerging where physical jurisdictions and cloud-based systems intersect. Enjoy the conversation. - SHOW SPONSOR: Veritas Villages: https://www.veritasvillages.com/freecities - Veritas Villages are building off-grid, energy self-sufficient communities for freedom lovers in Latin America. Bitcoin is accepted at all villages, including for the purchase of property. - Previous interviews with Patrick Hiebert, Founder of Veritas Villages: EP 156: https://fountain.fm/episode/66NqAclTBh7FByIX7lCq EP 107: https://fountain.fm/episode/Fh6uGwZvVtPsYsR53pTI - DONATE Bitcoin to the Free Cities Podcast: bc1q5jun0nzxzqepch84rqk0jnv0rd8uvns28df7mg - DONATE fiat currency to the Free Cities Podcast: https://buy.stripe.com/5kQ9AT90zeeY5JX7Jv4ow00 - All the Podcast Links: https://linktr.ee/FreeCitiesPodcast Free Cities Telegram Community: https://t.me/+im6c6r4jQkUzMjU0 Free Cities Conference: https://freecitiesconference.com/ Free Cities Foundation Newsletter: https://free-cities.org/subscribe - Podcasting apps that support Value 4 Value Bitcoin payments: https://podcastindex.org/apps?appTypes=app - TIMESTAMPS (Audio Version Only) 0:00:00 – Episode introduction 0:06:42 – Start of Conversation 0:15:12 – Shared Connection To Nagaland And Northeast India 0:27:40 – Tribal Governance, Christianity, And Social Cohesion 0:56:03 – Decentralization Vs Centralization And Conflict 0:59:24 – China’s Special Economic Zones As Governance Sandboxes 1:17:04 – Free Cities As Experiments In Governance Evolution 1:18:10 – Draper Nation Explained: A Governance Venture Lab 1:35:32 – Building A Digital Nation Without Land 1:45:04 – Free Cities Vs Network States: Pragmatists And Dreamers 1:48:08 – Bitcoin For Money, Databases For Everything Else 1:59:19 – Why Radical Governance Experiments Are Necessary - NOSTR: Timothy Allen: npub1gcf9ltaeu42f4tr20z3avkas04dezlx3jaudqsuu87gvmh686xasrvqjg0 Free Cities Foundation: npub1lsj8pmgedqqamt89c27tzjjnlf0wn7q7udjm7j2cl9xxz97eacns2mwpee - LEGACY SOCIAL MEDIA: Vikram Bharati: https://x.com/vikbharati Draper Nation: https://x.com/drapernationhq Timothy Allen: https://twitter.com/MrTimothyAllen Free Cities Foundation: https://twitter.com/freecitiesfound - OTHER LINKS: Draper Nation: https://drapernation.com/ Veritas Villages: https://www.veritasvillages.com/freecities Free Cities Foundation: https://free-cities.org/ Become a resident or business owner in Próspera: https://prospera.co/r/freecities

“How do you get out of this? How do you separate yourself from your government today? How do you protect your wealth and your ability to provide for your family today?” - Timothy Allen speaks with Mikkel Thorup. Mikkel is a long-time expat, offshore consultant, and founder of Expat Money. He has spent over 25 years living outside his country of birth, traveled to more than 120 countries, and works directly with families, entrepreneurs, and high earners looking to reduce friction with the systems they live under. What begins with travel stories from Central Asia and reflections on cultural psychology quickly expands into a deeper conversation about freedom, perspective, and trade-offs. Mikkel challenges Western assumptions about liberty, compares overt and hidden forms of control, and argues that many people do not actually want freedom once responsibility enters the picture. From China and the Middle East to Panama and Latin America, the discussion maps where real-world freedom is increasing, where it is quietly disappearing, and why jurisdictions with territorial tax systems and diversified revenue models are becoming magnets for mobile families. Along the way, Mikkel explains why Panama functions as a de facto city-state, how offshore structures really work in practice, and why physical communities matter more than online movements alone. The second half of the conversation moves into harder territory: public education, UBI, loss of purpose, and why meaning, struggle, and family remain central even in a world of optionality. Rather than offering slogans or hacks, the episode stays grounded in lived experience, trade-offs, and personal responsibility. Enjoy the conversation. - SHOW SPONSOR: Veritas Villages: https://www.veritasvillages.com/freecities - Veritas Villages are building off-grid, energy self-sufficient communities for freedom lovers in Latin America. Bitcoin is accepted at all villages, including for the purchase of property. - Previous interviews with Patrick Hiebert, Founder of Veritas Villages: EP 156: https://fountain.fm/episode/66NqAclTBh7FByIX7lCq EP 107: https://fountain.fm/episode/Fh6uGwZvVtPsYsR53pTI - DONATE Bitcoin to the Free Cities Podcast: bc1q5jun0nzxzqepch84rqk0jnv0rd8uvns28df7mg - DONATE fiat currency to the Free Cities Podcast: https://buy.stripe.com/5kQ9AT90zeeY5JX7Jv4ow00 - All the Podcast Links: https://linktr.ee/FreeCitiesPodcast Free Cities Telegram Community: https://t.me/+im6c6r4jQkUzMjU0 Free Cities Conference: https://freecitiesconference.com/ Free Cities Foundation Newsletter: https://free-cities.org/subscribe - Podcasting apps that support Value 4 Value Bitcoin payments: https://podcastindex.org/apps?appTypes=app - TIMESTAMPS (Audio Version Only) 0:00:00 – Episode introduction 0:07:36 – Start of Conversation 0:10:12 – Do Humans Actually Want Freedom? 0:12:41 – China, The West, And Trade-Offs In Freedom 0:15:15 – “China Is Honest, The West Hides Control” 0:20:59 – Why Panama Works As A Freedom Hub 0:23:46 – How Panama Funds Itself Without Heavy Taxation 0:26:15 – Politics, Elections, And Why Socialism Doesn’t Take Root 0:28:33 – Veritas Villages And Physical Communities 0:31:14 – Dropping Out Of School And Rejecting State Education 0:36:15 – The Arctic, Meaninglessness, And UBI As A Warning 0:40:18 – Showing Alternatives Instead Of Fixing Broken Systems 0:46:20 – Physical Communities Vs Countries On The Internet 0:50:12 – Freedom Of Movement After Lockdowns 0:53:14 – Who Is Moving To Latin America And Why 0:56:16 – Early Retirement, Purpose, And Human Flourishing 0:59:26 – Enthusiasm, Mission, And Life Direction 1:01:36 – Bitcoin In Panama And Legal Reality 1:04:09 – Panama As A De Facto City-State - NOSTR: Timothy Allen: npub1gcf9ltaeu42f4tr20z3avkas04dezlx3jaudqsuu87gvmh686xasrvqjg0 Free Cities Foundation: npub1lsj8pmgedqqamt89c27tzjjnlf0wn7q7udjm7j2cl9xxz97eacns2mwpee - LEGACY SOCIAL MEDIA: Mikkel Thorup: https://x.com/ThorupMikkel Timothy Allen: https://twitter.com/MrTimothyAllen Free Cities Foundation: https://twitter.com/freecitiesfound - OTHER LINKS: Expat Money: https://expatmoney.com Veritas Villages: https://www.veritasvillages.com/freecities Free Cities Foundation: https://free-cities.org/ Become a resident or business owner in Próspera: https://prospera.co/r/freecities

“Why do you need Free Cities if you can live tax-free everywhere?” - Timothy Allen speaks with Christoph Heuermann. Christoph is a perpetual traveler whose company Staatenlos sits at the intersection of global mobility, asset protection, and quiet preparation for uncertainty. What begins with stories of constant movement and remote places quickly turns into a deeper exploration of why some people choose not to anchor themselves to a single country, system, or plan. Without turning it into a how-to guide, the conversation moves through unclaimed territories, unusual experiments in sovereignty, and the lived reality behind concepts like exit, optionality, and Plan B thinking. Heuermann shares observations from years of travel and advising clients, offering glimpses into how families, entrepreneurs, and retirees are responding to tightening rules and rising friction worldwide. The discussion also challenges common assumptions about digital nomads, free cities, and what actually creates resilience, hinting at tensions between online freedom and physical reality. Throughout, the focus stays practical and grounded, more about mindset and trade-offs than hype. Enjoy the conversation. - SHOW SPONSOR: Veritas Villages: https://www.veritasvillages.com/freecities - Veritas Villages are building off-grid, energy self-sufficient communities for freedom lovers in Latin America. Bitcoin is accepted at all villages, including for the purchase of property. - Previous interviews with Patrick Hiebert, Founder of Veritas Villages: EP 156: https://fountain.fm/episode/66NqAclTBh7FByIX7lCq EP 107: https://fountain.fm/episode/Fh6uGwZvVtPsYsR53pTI - DONATE Bitcoin to the Free Cities Podcast: bc1q5jun0nzxzqepch84rqk0jnv0rd8uvns28df7mg - DONATE fiat currency to the Free Cities Podcast: https://buy.stripe.com/5kQ9AT90zeeY5JX7Jv4ow00 - All the Podcast Links: https://linktr.ee/FreeCitiesPodcast Free Cities Telegram Community: https://t.me/+im6c6r4jQkUzMjU0 Free Cities Conference: https://freecitiesconference.com/ Free Cities Foundation Newsletter: https://free-cities.org/subscribe - Podcasting apps that support Value 4 Value Bitcoin payments: https://podcastindex.org/apps?appTypes=app - TIMESTAMPS (Audio Version Only) 0:00:00 – Episode introduction 0:06:58 – Start of Conversation 0:07:14 – Who Christoph Heuermann Is And What He Actually Does 0:08:49 – Personal Travel Vs Influencer Culture 0:10:28 – Why Constant Travel Is Energizing, Not Exhausting 0:11:56 – Living Light, Mobile Bases, And The Expedition Truck 0:13:07 – Antarctica Explained: What People Get Wrong 0:19:16 – Research Stations As Accidental Free Cities 0:20:39 – Bir Tawil And The Reality Of Terra Nullius 0:22:45 – Being Detained By Gold Miners In The Desert 0:26:16 – Sailing Across The Atlantic During Lockdowns 0:29:01 – Visiting 326 Of 330 Jurisdictions Worldwide 0:37:12 – What Staatenlos Actually Does For Clients 0:39:29 – Why Global Mobility Is Accelerating Post-Pandemic 0:40:59 – “You Can Live Tax Free Everywhere” Explained 0:42:01 – Why Free Cities Need Physical Workers, Not Just Nomads 0:45:30 – Living In High-Tax Countries Without Being Tax Resident 0:48:03 – Family Strategies, Schooling, And Multiple Bases 0:50:23 – Exit Taxes, Capital Controls, And Rising Barriers 0:56:15 – Living Between Jurisdictions As A Lifestyle Choice 1:00:02 – Second Passports As Insurance, Not Status 1:08:04 – Digital ID, Parallel Systems, And Plan B Thinking 1:10:26 – The Future: Multipolar Worlds And Safer Regions 1:14:04 – Media Smears, Bad Press, And Unexpected Upside 1:17:24 – Final Reflections On Freedom And Optionality - NOSTR: Timothy Allen: npub1gcf9ltaeu42f4tr20z3avkas04dezlx3jaudqsuu87gvmh686xasrvqjg0 Free Cities Foundation: npub1lsj8pmgedqqamt89c27tzjjnlf0wn7q7udjm7j2cl9xxz97eacns2mwpee - LEGACY SOCIAL MEDIA: Christoph Heuermann: https://x.com/Staatenlosch Staatenlos: https://x.com/Staatenlos\_ Timothy Allen: https://twitter.com/MrTimothyAllen Free Cities Foundation: https://twitter.com/freecitiesfound - OTHER LINKS: Staatenlos: https://linktr.ee/staatenlos Veritas Villages: https://www.veritasvillages.com/freecities Free Cities Foundation: https://free-cities.org/ Become a resident or business owner in Próspera: https://prospera.co/r/freecities

In this NEWS episode of the Free Cities Podcast, Timothy Allen summarizes a recent Free Cities Foundation Ambassador call focused on the reported capture of Venezuela’s president Nicolás Maduro and the rapid signals of reopening that followed. - Drawing on firsthand accounts from Tim Stern, founder of CryptoCity, a residential special economic zone being built on Venezuela's Margarita Island, the discussion traced the immediate shock of the news, followed by a sudden surge in activity. Stern described how real estate inventory on Margarita tightened dramatically within days, with entry-level beachfront apartments disappearing and inbound interest spiking. - He also reported hundreds of new CryptoCity sign-ups in a single day and the return of international flights, including direct routes to Caracas for the first time in roughly 15–20 years, with expectations that flights to Margarita itself would soon follow. - José Cordero, a Venezuelan economist and futurist, framed the moment in national terms, emphasizing that roughly a third of Venezuela’s population, an estimated 8–9 million people, now lives abroad. He argued that despite sensitivities around sovereignty and colonialism, most Venezuelans viewed the intervention positively, seeing it as a break from an armed regime they could not remove themselves. The call explored how legitimacy, relief, and uncertainty coexist during abrupt political transitions. - The conversation examined risks to special economic zones established under the previous regime. Stern explained that CryptoCity had been developed deliberately “by the book,” with extensive legal, environmental, and infrastructure studies, reducing exposure even if formal SEZ designations were revisited. Energy security was also discussed, including Venezuela’s dependence on the Guri hydroelectric system, recent outages, and Margarita’s partial local generation, reinforcing CryptoCity’s decision to pursue independent energy production. - Participants also addressed foreign capital dynamics, particularly Chinese investment in Venezuelan infrastructure and oil, which was characterized as significant but cautious amid shifting U.S. influence. Dollarization was raised as a potential stabilizing outcome following years of hyperinflation. - The call concluded with an update on Honduras from Alex Ugorji, where a delayed and contested election appeared to be resolving in favor of a transition away from socialist governance. While uncertainty remained, the consensus was that negotiated settlements around special economic zones such as Prospera and Ciudad Morazán were increasingly plausible. - Overall, the episode captures a moment of cautious optimism marked by reopening signals, unresolved legitimacy questions, fragile infrastructure, and renewed global attention on special economic zones as tools for navigating political transitions. - DONATE Bitcoin to the Free Cities Podcast: bc1q5jun0nzxzqepch84rqk0jnv0rd8uvns28df7mg - DONATE fiat currency to the Free Cities Podcast: https://buy.stripe.com/5kQ9AT90zeeY5JX7Jv4ow00 - All the Podcast Links: https://linktr.ee/FreeCitiesPodcast Free Cities Telegram Community: https://t.me/+im6c6r4jQkUzMjU0 Free Cities Conference: https://freecitiesconference.com/ Free Cities Foundation Newsletter: https://free-cities.org/subscribe - Podcasting apps that support Value 4 Value Bitcoin payments: https://podcastindex.org/apps?appTypes=app

Bitcoin, Citadel Theory, Geoarbitrage, Capital Mobility, Privacy, Austrian Economics, citadel.garden, Family, Plan B, Private Communities, Optionality, Sovereignty, Free Cities - Timothy Allen speaks with Rahim Taghizadegan. Rahim is an Austrian economist and philosopher, founder of the Scholarium in Vienna, working in the Austrian School tradition on capital theory, entrepreneurship, and why political solutions consistently disappoint. In this episode, he challenges deeply held assumptions about democracy, property, mobility, and what people mistake for security. He argues that freedom is not won through reform or participation, but through exit, optionality, and quiet preparation. The conversation gradually reveals citadel.garden, a deliberately understated network of semi-private, family-oriented refuges, presented less as a utopia and more as insurance for those who see institutional decline coming but prefer not to advertise their response. Enjoy the conversation. - SHOW SPONSOR: Veritas Villages: https://www.veritasvillages.com/freecities - Veritas Villages are building off-grid, energy self-sufficient communities for freedom lovers in Latin America. Bitcoin is accepted at all villages, including for the purchase of property. - Previous interviews with Patrick Hiebert, Founder of Veritas Villages: EP 156: https://fountain.fm/episode/66NqAclTBh7FByIX7lCq EP 107: https://fountain.fm/episode/Fh6uGwZvVtPsYsR53pTI - DONATE Bitcoin to the Free Cities Podcast: bc1q5jun0nzxzqepch84rqk0jnv0rd8uvns28df7mg - DONATE fiat currency to the Free Cities Podcast: https://buy.stripe.com/5kQ9AT90zeeY5JX7Jv4ow00 - All the Podcast Links: https://linktr.ee/FreeCitiesPodcast Free Cities Telegram Community: https://t.me/+im6c6r4jQkUzMjU0 Free Cities Conference: https://freecitiesconference.com/ Free Cities Foundation Newsletter: https://free-cities.org/subscribe - Podcasting apps that support Value 4 Value Bitcoin payments: https://podcastindex.org/apps?appTypes=app - TIMESTAMPS (Audio Version Only) 0:00:00 – Episode introduction 0:07:58 – Start of Conversation 0:08:50 – Bitcoin citadels: meme vs reality 0:09:49 – Exit vs voice and why politics fails 0:12:25 – Bitcoin as optionality, not elite capture 0:14:28 – Centralization, dependency, and the nation-state trap 0:17:00 – “Politics is overrated” and abandoning utopian thinking 0:21:00 – Family as the real constraint on mobility 0:27:25 – Europe, exit taxes, and shrinking jurisdictional options 0:34:32 – Real estate as liability and the case for Bitcoin reserves 0:42:16 – Citadel.garden explained: small, decentralized refuges 0:51:15 – Proprietary communities and why communes fail 1:05:49 – Privacy as a prerequisite for liberty 1:13:22 – Being a tourist vs being a resident 1:15:33 – Closing reflections on freedom, trade-offs, and plan B options - NOSTR: Rahim Taghizadegan: npub1jqdsh6ls92m688jd44p7l8cvldh3cxaxxwu0hemvgy945qnaff4sejmefv Timothy Allen: npub1gcf9ltaeu42f4tr20z3avkas04dezlx3jaudqsuu87gvmh686xasrvqjg0 Free Cities Foundation: npub1lsj8pmgedqqamt89c27tzjjnlf0wn7q7udjm7j2cl9xxz97eacns2mwpee - LEGACY SOCIAL MEDIA: Rahim Taghizadegan: https://x.com/scholarium_at Timothy Allen: https://twitter.com/MrTimothyAllen Free Cities Foundation: https://twitter.com/freecitiesfound - OTHER LINKS: Scholarium: https://scholarium.at/ Citadel.Garden: https://citadel.garden/ Veritas Villages: https://www.veritasvillages.com/freecities Free Cities Foundation: https://free-cities.org/ Become a resident or business owner in Próspera: https://prospera.co/r/freecities

Seasteading, Floating Cities, Ocean Living, Private Governance, Catamaran Design, Flag Theory, Libertarian Communities, Sovereign Living, LiberArx, Atlas Island, Ocean Builders, Free Cities. - Timothy Allen speaks with Mason. Mason situates seasteading within the Free Cities movement, contrasting projects like the SeaPod from Ocean Builders and the ArkPad by Mitchell Suchner, before introducing LiberArx as a mass-producible, apartment-first floating home designed for comfort, mobility, energy independence, and cost competitiveness with global real estate, rather than traditional sailing performance. He frames LiberArx as a practical bridge toward projects like Atlas Island, arguing that scalable, livable platforms for families, combined with larger floating commercial structures, are a necessary intermediate step toward viable, sovereign seasteading communities. Enjoy the conversation. - SHOW SPONSOR: Veritas Villages: https://www.veritasvillages.com/freecities - Veritas Villages are building off-grid, energy self-sufficient communities for freedom lovers in Latin America. Bitcoin is accepted at all villages, including for the purchase of property. - Previous interviews with Patrick Hiebert, Founder of Veritas Villages: EP 156: https://fountain.fm/episode/66NqAclTBh7FByIX7lCq EP 107: https://fountain.fm/episode/Fh6uGwZvVtPsYsR53pTI - DONATE Bitcoin to the Free Cities Podcast: bc1q5jun0nzxzqepch84rqk0jnv0rd8uvns28df7mg - DONATE fiat currency to the Free Cities Podcast: https://buy.stripe.com/5kQ9AT90zeeY5JX7Jv4ow00 - All the Podcast Links: https://linktr.ee/FreeCitiesPodcast Free Cities Telegram Community: https://t.me/+im6c6r4jQkUzMjU0 Free Cities Conference: https://freecitiesconference.com/ Free Cities Foundation Newsletter: https://free-cities.org/subscribe - Podcasting apps that support Value 4 Value Bitcoin payments: https://podcastindex.org/apps?appTypes=app - TIMESTAMPS (Audio Version Only) 0:00:00 – Episode introduction 0:06:58 – Start of Conversation 0:11:05 – Cruise ships as real-world free private cities 0:14:18 – SeaPod, ArkPad, and today’s seasteading landscape 0:16:07 – LiberArx: the floating apartment concept 0:22:43 – Designing for living, not sailing 0:27:15 – Solar power, electric propulsion, no sails 0:30:41 – Classification, insurance, and legitimacy 0:34:29 – Pricing, manufacturability, and the $750k target 0:46:09 – Atlas Island and the five-step seasteading plan 0:55:08 – Weather, safety, and comfort at sea 1:04:42 – Seasteading reaching a new phase 1:09:54 – Ideology vs practical freedom 1:15:09 – The last piece for the sovereign individual 1:27:58 – Floating homes vs sailing culture 1:31:07 – Closing reflections and future vision - NOSTR: Timothy Allen: npub1gcf9ltaeu42f4tr20z3avkas04dezlx3jaudqsuu87gvmh686xasrvqjg0 Free Cities Foundation: npub1lsj8pmgedqqamt89c27tzjjnlf0wn7q7udjm7j2cl9xxz97eacns2mwpee - LEGACY SOCIAL MEDIA: The Seasteading Institute: https://x.com/seasteading Timothy Allen: https://twitter.com/MrTimothyAllen Free Cities Foundation: https://twitter.com/freecitiesfound - OTHER LINKS: LiberArx: https://liberarx.com/ The Seasteading Institute: https://www.seasteading.org/ Veritas Villages: https://www.veritasvillages.com/freecities Free Cities Foundation: https://free-cities.org/ Become a resident or business owner in Próspera: https://prospera.co/r/freecities

Collectivism, Individualism, Objectivism, Statism, Freedom, Ayn Rand, Free Speech, Entrepreneurship, Reason, Transhumanism, Free Cities, Self-Interest, Liberty, Technology, Philosophy - Timothy Allen speaks with Yaron Brook. Yaron is an Israeli American author and commentator best known as the longtime chairman of the Ayn Rand Institute and a prominent advocate of Objectivism. In this conversation we talk about why the core political divide is, in Yaron's view, collectivism versus individualism rather than left versus right, and how growing statism erodes freedom, reason, and human flourishing. Brook argues that modern politics, technology, and even cultural movements increasingly resemble secular religions demanding sacrifice, while genuine liberty, entrepreneurship, and happiness rest on a clear philosophical defense of individual rights, free will, and rational self-interest, which he sees as essential foundations for projects like Free Cities and for resisting the long-term pull of control, conformity, and decline. Enjoy the conversation. - SHOW SPONSOR: Veritas Villages: https://www.veritasvillages.com/freecities - Veritas Villages are building off-grid, energy self-sufficient communities for freedom lovers in Latin America. Bitcoin is accepted at all villages, including for the purchase of property. - Previous interviews with Patrick Hiebert, Founder of Veritas Villages: EP 156: https://fountain.fm/episode/66NqAclTBh7FByIX7lCq EP 107: https://fountain.fm/episode/Fh6uGwZvVtPsYsR53pTI - All the Podcast Links: https://linktr.ee/FreeCitiesPodcast Free Cities Telegram Community: https://t.me/+im6c6r4jQkUzMjU0 Free Cities Conference: https://freecitiesconference.com/ Free Cities Foundation Newsletter: https://free-cities.org/subscribe - DONATE Bitcoin to the Free Cities Podcast: bc1q5jun0nzxzqepch84rqk0jnv0rd8uvns28df7mg - DONATE fiat currency to the Free Cities Podcast: https://buy.stripe.com/5kQ9AT90zeeY5JX7Jv4ow00 - Podcasting apps that support Value 4 Value Bitcoin payments: https://podcastindex.org/apps?appTypes=app - TIMESTAMPS (Audio Version Only) 0:00:30 – Introduction to Episode 0:05:13 – Start of Conversation 0:05:15 – Trump, Authoritarianism, and Principle-less Politics 0:11:13 – Atlas Shrugged, Innovators Withdrawing, and Exit 0:15:43 – Socialism, Israel, and Why Freedom Changes People 0:18:49 – Free Speech, Fear, and the Expansion of Statism 0:20:30 – The False Choice of Left vs Right 0:22:31 – Where Are the Champions of Liberty? 0:26:31 – Do People Actually Want Freedom? 0:30:56 – The Real Political Spectrum: Collectivism vs Individualism 0:35:34 – Human Consciousness vs AI and Free Will 0:40:41 – Transhumanism, Control, and the Risk of Collectivism 0:52:54 – Hierarchy of Values: A Practical Strategy for Freedom 1:16:41 – What Ayn Rand Would Think of the Free Cities Movement - NOSTR: Timothy Allen: npub1gcf9ltaeu42f4tr20z3avkas04dezlx3jaudqsuu87gvmh686xasrvqjg0 Free Cities Foundation: npub1lsj8pmgedqqamt89c27tzjjnlf0wn7q7udjm7j2cl9xxz97eacns2mwpee - LEGACY SOCIAL MEDIA: Yaron Brook: https://x.com/yaronbrook Timothy Allen: https://twitter.com/MrTimothyAllen Free Cities Foundation: https://twitter.com/freecitiesfound - OTHER LINKS: Yaron's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/yaronbrook Yaron's Website: https://yaronbrookshow.com/ Ayn Rand Institute: https://ari.aynrand.org/ Veritas Villages: https://www.veritasvillages.com/freecities Free Cities Foundation: https://free-cities.org/ Become a resident or business owner in Próspera: https://prospera.co/r/freecities

Longevity, Gene Therapy, Unlimited Bio, Próspera, Regulation, AI, Biohacking, Philosophy, Morality, Spirituality. - Timothy Allen speaks with biomedical engineer Vladimir Leshko about gene therapy, longevity, and why Próspera’s regulatory environment makes human trials possible that are effectively blocked elsewhere. Leshko explains how gene therapy works, why aging is a biological process rather than an inevitability, and explores the ethical, spiritual, and existential implications of choosing radically extended life in an age of AI and abundance. Enjoy the conversation. - SHOW SPONSOR: Veritas Villages: https://www.veritasvillages.com/freecities - Veritas Villages are building off-grid, energy self-sufficient communities for freedom lovers in Latin America. Bitcoin is accepted at all villages, including for the purchase of property. - Previous interviews with Patrick Hiebert, Founder of Veritas Villages: EP 156: https://fountain.fm/episode/66NqAclTBh7FByIX7lCq EP 107: https://fountain.fm/episode/Fh6uGwZvVtPsYsR53pTI - All the Podcast Links: https://linktr.ee/FreeCitiesPodcast Free Cities Telegram Community: https://t.me/+im6c6r4jQkUzMjU0 Free Cities Conference: https://freecitiesconference.com/ Free Cities Foundation Newsletter: https://free-cities.org/subscribe Conference Guide to Prague: https://tinyurl.com/FreeCitiesPragueGuide - DONATE Bitcoin to the Free Cities Podcast: bc1q5jun0nzxzqepch84rqk0jnv0rd8uvns28df7mg - Podcasting apps that support Value 4 Value Bitcoin payments: https://podcastindex.org/apps?appTypes=app - TIMESTAMPS (Audio Version Only) 0:00:30 – Introduction to Episode 0:05:55 – Start of Conversation 0:07:33 – Why Unlimited Bio chose Próspera 0:09:44 – Próspera’s three regulatory tracks explained 0:12:16 – Insurance and why the “do anything” meme in Próspera is wrong 0:13:23 – Gene therapy fear factor: “Frankenstein” intuitions and what it actually is 0:14:07 – Why gene therapy matters: inherited disease, and Vladimir's son’s deafness story 0:18:16 – Embryo editing, embryo selection, and what is (not) possible today 0:19:05 – How gene therapy works in practice: adding corrected DNA without editing the original 0:21:40 – Netherlands vs Próspera, and the clinic partnership model 0:22:16 – The therapy “menu”: VGF now, follistatin next (and what they do) 0:26:44 – Is aging “designed” by evolution, or a side effect evolution ignored? 0:29:52 – Naked mole rats, turtles, and species that seem to “escape” aging 0:43:31 – Near-death experience, psychedelics, and the existential side of living forever 1:10:42 – AI abundance, meaning, and why humans may have to self-impose challenges 1:30:23 – The “mystical scientific problem” of aging - NOSTR: Timothy Allen: npub1gcf9ltaeu42f4tr20z3avkas04dezlx3jaudqsuu87gvmh686xasrvqjg0 Free Cities Foundation: npub1lsj8pmgedqqamt89c27tzjjnlf0wn7q7udjm7j2cl9xxz97eacns2mwpee - LEGACY SOCIAL MEDIA: Vladimir Leshko: https://x.com/vladileshko Timothy Allen: https://twitter.com/MrTimothyAllen Free Cities Foundation: https://twitter.com/freecitiesfound - OTHER LINKS: Unlimited Bio: https://unlimited.bio/ Veritas Villages: https://www.veritasvillages.com/freecities Free Cities Foundation: https://free-cities.org/ Become a resident or business owner in Próspera: https://prospera.co/r/freecities

Sark, Free Cities, Flag Theory, Capital Flight, Geo Arbitrage, Investment, Independence, Relocation, Political Risk, Wealth Mobility, Government Failure. - Timothy Allen speaks with Swen Lorenz. Swen is a Sark resident who was at the centre of the recent bid to rejuvenate the island by buying up the flailing Sark property portfolio of the Barclay family. This episode is an update on the current situation in Sark and the wider issue of confidence in government. In this conversation, Swen reflects on Sark as a microcosm of the wider structural pressures facing small jurisdictions and, increasingly, Europe itself. He offers a sober assessment of an island grappling with stagnation, demographic imbalance, and missed opportunities for renewal, including a high-profile investment effort that ultimately failed to materialise. From Sark, the discussion broadens to questions of capital, mobility, and confidence in the future: why people are beginning to move their money, and themselves, how governments respond when that happens, and what it means to think seriously about where, and how, to build a life and a business in an era of growing constraint. Enjoy the conversation. - SHOW SPONSOR: Veritas Villages: https://www.veritasvillages.com/freecities - Veritas Villages are building off-grid, energy self-sufficient communities for freedom lovers in Latin America. Bitcoin is accepted at all villages, including for the purchase of property. - Previous interviews with Patrick Hiebert, Founder of Veritas Villages: EP 156: https://fountain.fm/episode/66NqAclTBh7FByIX7lCq EP 107: https://fountain.fm/episode/Fh6uGwZvVtPsYsR53pTI - All the Podcast Links: https://linktr.ee/FreeCitiesPodcast Free Cities Telegram Community: https://t.me/+im6c6r4jQkUzMjU0 Free Cities Conference: https://freecitiesconference.com/ Free Cities Foundation Newsletter: https://free-cities.org/subscribe Conference Guide to Prague: https://tinyurl.com/FreeCitiesPragueGuide - DONATE Bitcoin to the Free Cities Podcast: bc1q5jun0nzxzqepch84rqk0jnv0rd8uvns28df7mg - Podcasting apps that support Value 4 Value Bitcoin payments: https://podcastindex.org/apps?appTypes=app - TIMESTAMPS (Audio Version Only) 0:00:30 – Introduction to Episode 0:07:07 – Start of Conversation 0:09:10 – Swen Assesses Sark’s Current State 0:15:05 – Sark’s Problems Mirror Those of Europe 0:20:34 – Reflections on the Failed Investment Bid 0:27:56 – Incentives and Financial Pressures 0:35:30 – Vote With Your Money: Capital Flight 0:38:37 – Capital Controls and Exit Taxes 0:45:55 – Swen’s Advice: Leave Early 0:55:28 – Wealth Is Mostly Created Through Businesses 1:07:10 – Where Is Your Line in the Sand? 1:14:10 – Addendum: More Sark Updates by Timothy Allen - NOSTR: Timothy Allen: npub1gcf9ltaeu42f4tr20z3avkas04dezlx3jaudqsuu87gvmh686xasrvqjg0 Free Cities Foundation: npub1lsj8pmgedqqamt89c27tzjjnlf0wn7q7udjm7j2cl9xxz97eacns2mwpee - LEGACY SOCIAL MEDIA: Swen Lorenz: https://x.com/lorenz_swen Timothy Allen: https://twitter.com/MrTimothyAllen Free Cities Foundation: https://twitter.com/freecitiesfound - OTHER LINKS: Swen's articles cited in the podcast intro: https://www.undervalued-shares.com/weekly-dispatches/sark-whats-next-for-the-little-island/ Swen's 101 Sark explainer episode on this podcast: https://fountain.fm/episode/Ms71CDgrmaZUqJlrWPnB Sark: https://www.sark.co.uk/ Veritas Villages: https://www.veritasvillages.com/freecities Free Cities Foundation: https://free-cities.org/ Become a resident or business owner in Próspera: https://prospera.co/r/freecities

This NEWS episode of the Free Cities Podcast reviews Honduras’s unresolved presidential election, with Nasri Tito Asfura (National Party) seen as the likely winner over Salvador Nasralla (Liberal Party), and the socialist Libre party effectively sidelined. Jorge Colindres and Alex Ugorji agreed that either leading candidate would be favorable to special zones (ZEDEs), with Asfura having stronger institutional support and Nasralla increasingly pro–private sector. Despite legal uncertainty following a Supreme Court ruling, Jorge argued that acquired rights and international treaties—especially the Honduras–Kuwait treaty—protect the ZEDEs, while Alex noted ongoing practical enforcement risks. Both expect a negotiated settlement with the government in 2026, potentially unlocking major investment, and highlighted growing optimism ahead of the Free Cities conference in Prospera next September. - All the Podcast Links: https://linktr.ee/FreeCitiesPodcast Free Cities Telegram Community: https://t.me/+im6c6r4jQkUzMjU0 Free Cities Conference: https://freecitiesconference.com/ Free Cities Foundation Newsletter: https://free-cities.org/subscribe Conference Guide to Prague: https://tinyurl.com/FreeCitiesPragueGuide - DONATE Bitcoin to the Free Cities Podcast: bc1q5jun0nzxzqepch84rqk0jnv0rd8uvns28df7mg - Podcasting apps that support Value 4 Value Bitcoin payments: https://podcastindex.org/apps?appTypes=app - NOSTR: Timothy Allen: npub1gcf9ltaeu42f4tr20z3avkas04dezlx3jaudqsuu87gvmh686xasrvqjg0 Free Cities Foundation: npub1lsj8pmgedqqamt89c27tzjjnlf0wn7q7udjm7j2cl9xxz97eacns2mwpee - LEGACY SOCIAL MEDIA: Timothy Allen: https://twitter.com/MrTimothyAllen Free Cities Foundation: https://twitter.com/freecitiesfound - OTHER LINKS: Veritas Villages: https://www.veritasvillages.com/freecities Free Cities Foundation: https://free-cities.org/ Become a resident or business owner in Próspera: https://prospera.co/r/freecities

Free State Project, Libertarianism, Seasteading, City-States, Proprietarianism, Democracy, Privatized Governance, Immigration, Sovereignty, Liberty Movement, Economic Freedom, Silicon Valley Oligarchs. - Timothy Allen speaks with Mark Edge. Mark is an award-winning radio show host, most famously, one half of 'Free Talk Live' the libertarian radio show he hosted out of New Hampshire with Ian Freeman. In this episode we discuss libertarian projects like New Hampshire’s Free State Project, Liberland, and seasteading as ways to build freer societies, with Mark noting the benefits and limits of concentrating like-minded individuals. We explore privatized city-states, billionaire influence, and the flaws of democracy, advocating proprietarianism where owners prioritize citizens’ well-being. Examples like Bill Gates’ farmland illustrate state and elite impact, while libertarian strategy emphasizes autonomy, freedom, and creating spaces where adults can act freely without harming others. Enjoy the conversation. - SHOW SPONSOR: Veritas Villages: https://www.veritasvillages.com/freecities - Veritas Villages are building off-grid, energy self-sufficient communities for freedom lovers in Latin America. Bitcoin is accepted at all villages, including for the purchase of property. - Previous interviews with Patrick Hiebert, Founder of Veritas Villages: EP 156: https://fountain.fm/episode/66NqAclTBh7FByIX7lCq EP 107: https://fountain.fm/episode/Fh6uGwZvVtPsYsR53pTI - All the Podcast Links: https://linktr.ee/FreeCitiesPodcast Free Cities Telegram Community: https://t.me/+im6c6r4jQkUzMjU0 Free Cities Conference: https://freecitiesconference.com/ Free Cities Foundation Newsletter: https://free-cities.org/subscribe Conference Guide to Prague: https://tinyurl.com/FreeCitiesPragueGuide - DONATE Bitcoin to the Free Cities Podcast: bc1q5jun0nzxzqepch84rqk0jnv0rd8uvns28df7mg - Podcasting apps that support Value 4 Value Bitcoin payments: https://podcastindex.org/apps?appTypes=app - TIMESTAMPS (Audio Version Only) 0:00:30 – Introduction to Episode 0:10:01 – Start of Conversation 0:13:44 – The Free State Project Strategy 0:19:58 – Seasteading and Libertarian Communities 0:21:13 – A Libertarian Place with No Libertarians 0:26:04 – City-States and Silicon Valley Oligarchs 0:31:52 – Democracy Sucks 0:35:09 – The One Freedom: The Freedom to Leave 0:45:33 – Libertarianism Means You Can Do What You Want on Your Property 0:57:11 – Why Democratic Communes Fail 1:06:15 – The Free Private City Model Is the Best One 1:09:00 – Moving Around and Buying/Renting Houses 1:16:05 – Generational Living Has Disappeared 1:23:24 – Neighbours & Friends 1:33:48 – Minimum Wage & Exploitation 1:38:48 – Neighbourly Disputes 1:46:30 – Why is the Free Cities Foundation So Important? - NOSTR: Timothy Allen: npub1gcf9ltaeu42f4tr20z3avkas04dezlx3jaudqsuu87gvmh686xasrvqjg0 Free Cities Foundation: npub1lsj8pmgedqqamt89c27tzjjnlf0wn7q7udjm7j2cl9xxz97eacns2mwpee - LEGACY SOCIAL MEDIA: Mark Edge: http://twitter.com/MarkEdgeShow Free Talk Radio: https://x.com/FreeTalkLive The Free State Project: https://twitter.com/FreeStateNH Timothy Allen: https://twitter.com/MrTimothyAllen Free Cities Foundation: https://twitter.com/freecitiesfound - OTHER LINKS: Mark's previous FCP episode: https://fountain.fm/episode/vBJbslrC2JHUe8abQxQS Free Talk Live: https://blog.freetalklive.com/ Free State Project: https://www.fsp.org/ Veritas Villages: https://www.veritasvillages.com/freecities Free Cities Foundation: https://free-cities.org/ Become a resident or business owner in Próspera: https://prospera.co/r/freecities

Welcome to this BONUS episode of the Free Cities Podcast. These episodes are exclusively available to our subscribers on Fountain.fm, and I will be releasing them periodically throughout the year. - If you're not on Fountain, you can access the episode here: https://fountain.fm/episode/727p2ykSx85aTmeNbC8N - EPISODE SUMMARY: In this episode Timothy Allen is interviewed by Patrick Hiebert, CEO of Veritas Villages. They discuss their parallel journeys from media and entrepreneurship into Bitcoin, free cities, and building freedom-oriented communities. Timothy explains why many Brits are considering relocation: rising taxes, government overreach, hidden financial burdens, declining freedoms, and a growing push toward digital control systems. He expresses concern about the UK's political trajectory, inflation, and public complacency, prompting him to seek better opportunities abroad for his family. The discussion brings up the increasing appeal of geographic arbitrage and communities that reject restrictive or "woke" policies, contrasting the optimism seen in El Salvador with the UK’s stagnation and the shared belief that pursuing freedom remains essential. Enjoy the Conversation. - All the Podcast Links: https://linktr.ee/FreeCitiesPodcast Free Cities Telegram Community: https://t.me/+im6c6r4jQkUzMjU0 Free Cities Conference: https://freecitiesconference.com/ Free Cities Foundation Newsletter: https://free-cities.org/subscribe Conference Guide to Prague: https://tinyurl.com/FreeCitiesPragueGuide - DONATE Bitcoin to the Free Cities Podcast: bc1q5jun0nzxzqepch84rqk0jnv0rd8uvns28df7mg - Podcasting apps that support Value 4 Value Bitcoin payments: https://podcastindex.org/apps?appTypes=app

Free Cities, Ciudad Morazán, Libertarianism, Autonomy, Decentralization, ZEDEs, Honduras Politics, Próspera, Oligarch Conspiracy, Entrecomms, Entrepreneurial Communities, Freedom, Network States. - Timothy Allen speaks with Massimo Mazzone Massimo Mazzone is the founder of Ciudad Morazán. We talk about the growing Free City movement and the idea that you don’t need libertarians to create a libertarian society. Massimo discusses how decentralized, intentional communities are expanding since 2020, moving the Overton window, and attracting people seeking autonomy and freedom. He explains the legal and political challenges facing ZEDEs in Honduras, the growth of Morazán despite pandemic setbacks, and the role of private governance in shaping cooperative, self-sustaining communities. The conversation also touches on network states, diaspora-driven community building, and the potential for entrepreneurial communications (“Entrecom”) to scale these free city experiments globally. Enjoy the conversation. - SHOW SPONSOR: Veritas Villages: https://www.veritasvillages.com/freecities - Veritas Villages are building off-grid, energy self-sufficient communities for freedom lovers in Latin America. Bitcoin is accepted at all villages, including for the purchase of property. - Previous interviews with Patrick Hiebert, Founder of Veritas Villages: EP 156: https://fountain.fm/episode/66NqAclTBh7FByIX7lCq EP 107: https://fountain.fm/episode/Fh6uGwZvVtPsYsR53pTI - All the Podcast Links: https://linktr.ee/FreeCitiesPodcast Free Cities Telegram Community: https://t.me/+im6c6r4jQkUzMjU0 Free Cities Conference: https://freecitiesconference.com/ Free Cities Foundation Newsletter: https://free-cities.org/subscribe Conference Guide to Prague: https://tinyurl.com/FreeCitiesPragueGuide - DONATE Bitcoin to the Free Cities Podcast: bc1q5jun0nzxzqepch84rqk0jnv0rd8uvns28df7mg - Podcasting apps that support Value 4 Value Bitcoin payments: https://podcastindex.org/apps?appTypes=app - TIMESTAMPS 0:00:30 – Introduction to Episode 0:08:28 – Start of Conversation 0:10:38 – COVID's Impact on the Freedom Movement 0:14:14 – Morazán's Lawsuit Against the Government 0:19:25 – Conspiracy Theories About Oligarchs & City-States 0:27:40 – The State's Reluctance to Compete 0:31:30 – Europe's Immigration Challenges 0:38:33 – The Current Status of the ZEDE Law 0:48:57 – Morazán: Industrial Space and Construction 0:55:03 – Honduras Elections: Fraud Concerns 1:03:59 – The Importance of Freedom for a Better Life 1:08:18 - Libertarian Logic and Financial Profit 1:12:50 - Free Cities are for Local People Not Foreign Libertarians - NOSTR: Timothy Allen: npub1gcf9ltaeu42f4tr20z3avkas04dezlx3jaudqsuu87gvmh686xasrvqjg0 Free Cities Foundation: npub1lsj8pmgedqqamt89c27tzjjnlf0wn7q7udjm7j2cl9xxz97eacns2mwpee - LEGACY SOCIAL MEDIA: Massimo Mazzone: https://x.com/MassimoMazzone4 Timothy Allen: https://twitter.com/MrTimothyAllen Free Cities Foundation: https://twitter.com/freecitiesfound - OTHER LINKS: Massimo Mazzone: https://www.3cgroup.global/team/massimo/ Ciudad Morazán: https://www.morazan.city/ Veritas Villages: https://www.veritasvillages.com/freecities Free Cities Foundation: https://free-cities.org/ Become a resident or business owner in Próspera: https://prospera.co/r/freecities

Próspera, Innovation, Governance, Media Narratives, Conspiracy Theories, Investment, Special Jurisdictions, Honduras, Digital Nomads, AI Agents, Ciudad Morazan, Consciousness, Post-Scarcity, Meaning, Technology - Timothy Allen speaks with Trey Goff. Trey is the chief of staff at Próspera and one of their longest serving employees. In this conversation he explains Prospera’s real model - partnering with host nations to create zones that encourage innovation through clear rules and fair governance. He pushes back on conspiracy theories about Prospera, arguing that media narratives often rely on inaccuracies and preconceived angles. We also discuss recent projects, rising interest from entrepreneurs and digital nomads, and new initiatives like a legal framework for AI agents. The conversation broadens into the philosophical implications of AI, the future of prosperity, and how humans create meaning in a world of increasing technological capability. Enjoy the conversation. - SHOW SPONSOR: Veritas Villages: https://www.veritasvillages.com/freecities - Veritas Villages are building off-grid, energy self-sufficient communities for freedom lovers in Latin America. Bitcoin is accepted at all villages, including for the purchase of property. - Previous interviews with Patrick Hiebert, Founder of Veritas Villages: EP 156: https://fountain.fm/episode/66NqAclTBh7FByIX7lCq EP 107: https://fountain.fm/episode/Fh6uGwZvVtPsYsR53pTI - All the Podcast Links: https://linktr.ee/FreeCitiesPodcast Free Cities Telegram Community: https://t.me/+im6c6r4jQkUzMjU0 Free Cities Conference: https://freecitiesconference.com/ Free Cities Foundation Newsletter: https://free-cities.org/subscribe Conference Guide to Prague: https://tinyurl.com/FreeCitiesPragueGuide - DONATE Bitcoin to the Free Cities Podcast: bc1q5jun0nzxzqepch84rqk0jnv0rd8uvns28df7mg - Podcasting apps that support Value 4 Value Bitcoin payments: https://podcastindex.org/apps?appTypes=app - TIMESTAMPS 0:00:30 – Introduction To Episode 0:09:30 – Start of Conversation 0:10:57 – Silicon Valley Oligarchs Conspiracy Theory 0:13:58 – Próspera's Lawsuit Against Bloomberg 0:21:51 – Partnering with Host Nations 0:25:16 – Próspera as an Example for Other Countries 0:27:50 – The Myth of the Helpful Investor 0:30:36 – Experimental industries in Próspera 0:34:47 – Mini-Circle Regulatory System 0:48:54 – A Socialist Government That Doesn't Act 1:04:50 – E-Residency Formations 1:18:52 – The Hard Problem of Consciousness 1:26:10 – AI Models Claiming They Are Conscious 1:33:40 – GPT 5 Pro is Breaking New Ground in Mathematics 1:40:00 – If Humans are Irrelevant in the Future. Meaning Disappears. 1:45:30 – Humans Will Voluntarily Restrict Themselves in the Future 1:52:50 – Will Spirituality Be the Only Uniquely Human Experience? - NOSTR: Timothy Allen: npub1gcf9ltaeu42f4tr20z3avkas04dezlx3jaudqsuu87gvmh686xasrvqjg0 Free Cities Foundation: npub1lsj8pmgedqqamt89c27tzjjnlf0wn7q7udjm7j2cl9xxz97eacns2mwpee - LEGACY SOCIAL MEDIA: Trey Goff: https://x.com/thetreygoff Timothy Allen: https://twitter.com/MrTimothyAllen Free Cities Foundation: https://twitter.com/freecitiesfound - OTHER LINKS: Trey Goff: https://www.treygoff.com/ Próspera: https://prospera.co/r/freecities Veritas Villages: https://www.veritasvillages.com/freecities Free Cities Foundation: https://free-cities.org/ Become a resident or business owner in Próspera: https://prospera.co/r/freecities

Private Cities, Economic Freedom, Urban Innovation, Consent, Market Choice, Oligarchs, Conspiracy, Seasteading, Free Ports, Irvine, Dubai, Prospera, Legal Safeguards. - Timothy Allen speaks with Vera Kichanova This is Vera’s third appearance on the show, and this time we're discussing the rising interest in free cities since COVID-19 and addressing recent critiques framing them as projects for the wealthy/well connected. We explore the role of private initiatives versus state control, historical and modern examples of privately developed cities, and the nuances of freedom, choice, and consent in these projects. The conversation touches on topics ranging from free ports in the UK to seasteading, environmental considerations, and the potential for new models in places like Dubai, Europe, and Honduras. Enjoy the conversation. - SHOW SPONSOR: Veritas Villages: https://www.veritasvillages.com/freecities - Veritas Villages are building off-grid, energy self-sufficient communities for freedom lovers in Latin America. Bitcoin is accepted at all villages, including for the purchase of property. - Previous interviews with Patrick Hiebert, Founder of Veritas Villages: EP 156: https://fountain.fm/episode/66NqAclTBh7FByIX7lCq EP 107: https://fountain.fm/episode/Fh6uGwZvVtPsYsR53pTI - All the Podcast Links: https://linktr.ee/FreeCitiesPodcast Free Cities Telegram Community: https://t.me/+im6c6r4jQkUzMjU0 Free Cities Conference: https://freecitiesconference.com/ Free Cities Foundation Newsletter: https://free-cities.org/subscribe Conference Guide to Prague: https://tinyurl.com/FreeCitiesPragueGuide - DONATE Bitcoin to the Free Cities Podcast: bc1q5jun0nzxzqepch84rqk0jnv0rd8uvns28df7mg - Podcasting apps that support Value 4 Value Bitcoin payments: https://podcastindex.org/apps?appTypes=app - TIMESTAMPS 0:00:30 – Introduction To Episode 0:05:02 - Start of Conversation 0:09:34 – Critique of Free Cities on Whitney Webb's Website 0:11:44 – Who Benefits from Free Cities? 0:15:53 – Irvine, California: A Privately Built City 0:20:33 – Free Cities Aimed at Blue Collar Workers 0:28:26 – Freeports in the UK 0:38:35 – Freedom vs. Economic Freedom 0:44:01 – The Dichotomy of Economic and Political Freedom 0:47:55 – Consent in a Marginal Improvement 0:58:55 – Seasteading as a Philosophical Model 1:15:32 – Why Private Cities Are Good for the Environment 1:38:43 – Three Main Ways to Safeguard a Free City 1:41:54 – Climbing the Ladder of Consent - NOSTR: Timothy Allen: npub1gcf9ltaeu42f4tr20z3avkas04dezlx3jaudqsuu87gvmh686xasrvqjg0 Free Cities Foundation: npub1lsj8pmgedqqamt89c27tzjjnlf0wn7q7udjm7j2cl9xxz97eacns2mwpee - LEGACY SOCIAL MEDIA: Vera Kichanova: https://x.com/kichanova Timothy Allen: https://twitter.com/MrTimothyAllen Free Cities Foundation: https://twitter.com/freecitiesfound - OTHER LINKS: Vera Kichanova: https://kichanova.com/ EP 115 with Vera: https://fountain.fm/episode/pfxxDVWJBUNvRAtF6GS8 EP 071 with Vera: https://fountain.fm/episode/xAuwr25wqsKGyt4GHjYk Veritas Villages: https://www.veritasvillages.com/freecities Free Cities Foundation: https://free-cities.org/ Become a resident or business owner in Próspera: https://prospera.co/r/freecities

Bitcoin Citadels, Veritas Villages, Nicaragua, Panama, Costa Rica, Bitcoin, Autris, BitCorp, Treasury Company, MNAV, Decentralization, Quadratic Voting, Governance, Special Economic Zones - Timothy Allen speaks with Patrick Hiebert & Alex Voss. Patrick gives updates on Veritas Villages’ expansion into Nicaragua, Panama, and Costa Rica. He highlights their network model, allowing members to share amenities across locations. Alex discusses Autris’ acquisition of BitCorp to build a Bitcoin treasury company that pairs real business operations with Bitcoin holdings. They explain the concept of MNAV and stress that Autris focuses on tangible development, not just Bitcoin accumulation. The discussion covers integrating Bitcoin into Veritas Villages through payments, mining, and governance. Patrick and Alex also explore decentralized governance, including special economic zones and quadratic voting for fairer HOA decisions. The conversation concludes with plans for Autris to expand its communities and deepen Bitcoin integration. - SHOW SPONSOR: Veritas Villages: https://www.veritasvillages.com/freecities - Veritas Villages are building off-grid, energy self-sufficient communities for freedom lovers in Latin America. Bitcoin is accepted at all villages, including for the purchase of property. All the Podcast Links: https://linktr.ee/FreeCitiesPodcast Free Cities Telegram Community: https://t.me/+im6c6r4jQkUzMjU0 Free Cities Conference: https://freecitiesconference.com/ Free Cities Foundation Newsletter: https://free-cities.org/subscribe Conference Guide to Prague: https://tinyurl.com/FreeCitiesPragueGuide - DONATE Bitcoin to the Free Cities Podcast: bc1q5jun0nzxzqepch84rqk0jnv0rd8uvns28df7mg - Podcasting apps that support Value 4 Value Bitcoin payments: https://podcastindex.org/apps?appTypes=app - TIMESTAMPS 0:00:30 – Introduction To Episode 0:09:10 - Start of Conversation 0:10:18 - What's New at Veritas Villages? 0:11:01 - Acquiring a Large Property in Costa Rica 0:17:56 - Overview of Each Veritas Villages Location 0:27:15 - Autris Acquires BitCorp to Integrate BTC Treasury 0:29:30 - Bitcoin Treasury Companies Have a Terrible Reputation 0:33: 25 - Explaining MNAV 0:39:50 - How MicroStrategy's business model works 0:41:58 - We Aspire to be a Bitcoin Company Creating Bitcoin Citadels 0:48:30 - Talking to Governments about Sovereignty 0:57:02 - HOA Quadratic Voting on a Bitcoin Sidechain 1:06:10 - Private Property Rights in a Community 1:10:55 - Millei and Banning Argentina's Central Bank 1:13:19 - Bitcoin Adoption in Panama is Massive 1:21:10 - Leaving your Kids a Bitcoin Inheritance 1:23:19 - Short Term and Long Term Vision for Autris & Veritas Villages - NOSTR: Timothy Allen: npub1gcf9ltaeu42f4tr20z3avkas04dezlx3jaudqsuu87gvmh686xasrvqjg0 Free Cities Foundation: npub1lsj8pmgedqqamt89c27tzjjnlf0wn7q7udjm7j2cl9xxz97eacns2mwpee - LEGACY SOCIAL MEDIA: Patrick Hiebert: https://x.com/PatrickHiebert Alex Voss: https://x.com/AlexDVoss Timothy Allen: https://twitter.com/MrTimothyAllen Free Cities Foundation: https://twitter.com/freecitiesfound - OTHER LINKS: Autris: https://www.autrisgroup.com/ Veritas Villages: https://www.veritasvillages.com/freecities Free Cities Foundation: https://free-cities.org/ Become a resident or business owner in Próspera: https://prospera.co/r/freecities

Alternative Medicine, Psilocybin, Cannabis, Depression, PTSD, Anxiety, Self-Healing, Consciousness, Fiat Currency, Bitcoin, Civilization Decline, Spiritual Growth, Human Connection, Reality Illusion, Future Humanity - Timothy Allen speaks with Ioni Appelberg In this episode, part 2 of 2, Ioni shares his holistic approach to healing, blending alternative therapies like cannabis and psilocybin with traditional medicine to treat conditions such as depression, PTSD, and chronic pain. He emphasizes the importance of mindset, environment, and lifestyle in healing, viewing the body as inherently self-restorative. The discussion expands into philosophical and societal themes, exploring consciousness, the illusion of reality, and civilization’s decline under fiat currency. Ioni links Bitcoin to a potential societal and spiritual renewal, envisioning it as a step toward a more connected, conscious, and future-oriented humanity. Ultimately, he advocates rediscovering our shared humanity and embracing existence as the foundation of meaning and growth. Enjoy the conversation. - SHOW SPONSOR: Veritas Villages: https://www.veritasvillages.com/freecities - Veritas Villages are building off-grid, energy self-sufficient communities for freedom lovers in Latin America. Bitcoin is accepted at all villages, including for the purchase of property. All the Podcast Links: https://linktr.ee/FreeCitiesPodcast Free Cities Telegram Community: https://t.me/+im6c6r4jQkUzMjU0 Free Cities Conference: https://freecitiesconference.com/ Free Cities Foundation Newsletter: https://free-cities.org/subscribe Conference Guide to Prague: https://tinyurl.com/FreeCitiesPragueGuide - DONATE Bitcoin to the Free Cities Podcast: bc1q5jun0nzxzqepch84rqk0jnv0rd8uvns28df7mg - Podcasting apps that support Value 4 Value Bitcoin payments: https://podcastindex.org/apps?appTypes=app - TIMESTAMPS 0:00:30 – Introduction To Episode 0:08:59 – Start of conversation 0:10:50 – Becoming the “Bitcoin Doctor” for Bitcoiners 0:12:17 – Using Psilocybin to Ease Anxiety and Promote Healing 0:17:19 – Understanding the Endocannabinoid System and the Role of Cannabis 0:25:44 – Peering Beyond the Veil of Reality - Why Do We Die? 0:31:19 – Living Without Laws or Rules: A Question of Consciousness 0:35:57 – The Ongoing Tension Between Control and Freedom 0:39:19 – Signs of Civilizational Decline Since the 1970s 0:44:55 – How the Fiat System Encourages Short-Term Thinking 1:05:54 – When Society Collapses Under Its Own Complexity 1:16:31 – Bitcoin and the Rise of Low-Time-Preference Thinking 1:31:16 – Finding Purpose Through Service to Others 1:43:04 - We Are Neurochemically Unbalanced & Overstimulated - NOSTR: Timothy Allen: npub1gcf9ltaeu42f4tr20z3avkas04dezlx3jaudqsuu87gvmh686xasrvqjg0 Free Cities Foundation: npub1lsj8pmgedqqamt89c27tzjjnlf0wn7q7udjm7j2cl9xxz97eacns2mwpee - LEGACY SOCIAL MEDIA: Ioni Appelberg: https://x.com/IoniAppelberg Timothy Allen: https://twitter.com/MrTimothyAllen Free Cities Foundation: https://twitter.com/freecitiesfound - OTHER LINKS: Abundance Through Scarcity: bit.ly/3qDzLp7 SPONSOR: Veritas Villages: https://www.veritasvillages.com/freecities Free Cities Foundation: https://free-cities.org/ Become a resident or business owner in Próspera: https://prospera.co/r/freecities

Freedom, Health, Spirituality, Technology, Bitcoin, Longevity, Biogerontology, Aging, Freedom, Transhumanism, Consciousness, Scarcity, Civilization, Meaning, Healing. - Timothy Allen speaks with Ioni Appelberg In this episode, part 1 of 2, we explore the intersection of health, technology, and spirituality. Ioni discusses the evolution of medicine toward longevity science and biogerontology’s mission to treat aging as the root of modern disease. Drawing from Abundance Through Scarcity, he connects Bitcoin’s provable scarcity to building lasting abundance. The conversation expands into transhumanism, AI, and the search for meaning, before turning inward to Ioni’s transformative experiences with ayahuasca, peyote, and Bufo Alvarius—journeys that revealed the depth of the body–mind–spirit connection and the importance of finding freedom and living fully in the present. Enjoy the conversation. - SHOW SPONSOR: Veritas Villages: https://www.veritasvillages.com/freecities - Veritas Villages are building off-grid, energy self-sufficient communities for freedom lovers in Latin America. Bitcoin is accepted at all villages, including for the purchase of property. All the Podcast Links: https://linktr.ee/FreeCitiesPodcast Free Cities Telegram Community: https://t.me/+im6c6r4jQkUzMjU0 Free Cities Conference: https://freecitiesconference.com/ Free Cities Foundation Newsletter: https://free-cities.org/subscribe Conference Guide to Prague: https://tinyurl.com/FreeCitiesPragueGuide - DONATE Bitcoin to the Free Cities Podcast: bc1q5jun0nzxzqepch84rqk0jnv0rd8uvns28df7mg - Podcasting apps that support Value 4 Value Bitcoin payments: https://podcastindex.org/apps?appTypes=app - TIMESTAMPS 0:00:30 – Introduction To Episode 0:07:37 – Start of conversation 00:11:02 – The Second Medical Paradigm 00:16:20 – Biogerontology and Longevity Medicine 00:22:24 – Medical Background 00:25:35 – Abundance Through Scarcity 00:31:15 – Kardashev Scale and Civilizations 00:34:40 – Is Transhumanism necessary? 00:47:49 – Realizing Heaven is Here 00:51:53 – Yoni's Ayahuasca Experience 01:03:06 – Bufo Alvarius Experience 01:21:32 – DMT at Birth & Death 01:24:03 – The Path of Radical Self-Alignment 01:31:49 – Discovering Your Body - NOSTR: Timothy Allen: npub1gcf9ltaeu42f4tr20z3avkas04dezlx3jaudqsuu87gvmh686xasrvqjg0 Free Cities Foundation: npub1lsj8pmgedqqamt89c27tzjjnlf0wn7q7udjm7j2cl9xxz97eacns2mwpee - LEGACY SOCIAL MEDIA: Ioni Appelberg: https://x.com/IoniAppelberg Timothy Allen: https://twitter.com/MrTimothyAllen Free Cities Foundation: https://twitter.com/freecitiesfound - OTHER LINKS: Abundance Through Scarcity: bit.ly/3qDzLp7 SPONSOR: Veritas Villages: https://www.veritasvillages.com/freecities Free Cities Foundation: https://free-cities.org/ Become a resident or business owner in Próspera: https://prospera.co/r/freecities

Technology, Control, Bitcoin, Freedom, Global Conspiracy, Chemtrails, Weather control, Social Engineering, Autonomy, Health, Addiction, Allodial Title, Homeschooling. - Timothy Allen speaks with Daniel Prince In this episode, we explore how technology, media, and hidden systems influence the way we live, think, and connect. Amongst other things, we dive into the effects of blue light on our health and attention, chemtrails, weather control, and the manipulation of public opinion on a global scale. We also discuss true ownership through Bitcoin and what it means to reclaim our autonomy in a world built on control. Enjoy the conversation. - SHOW SPONSOR: Veritas Villages: https://www.veritasvillages.com/freecities - Veritas Villages are building off-grid, energy self-sufficient communities for freedom lovers in Latin America. Bitcoin is accepted at all villages, including for the purchase of property. All the podcast links: https://linktr.ee/FreeCitiesPodcast Free Cities Telegram Community: https://t.me/+im6c6r4jQkUzMjU0 Free Cities Conference: https://freecitiesconference.com/ Free Cities Foundation Newsletter: https://free-cities.org/subscribe Conference Guide to Prague: https://tinyurl.com/FreeCitiesPragueGuide - DONATE Bitcoin to the Free Cities Podcast: bc1q5jun0nzxzqepch84rqk0jnv0rd8uvns28df7mg - Podcasting apps that support Value 4 Value Bitcoin payments: https://podcastindex.org/apps?appTypes=app - TIMESTAMPS 0:00:30 – Introduction To Episode 0:10:11 – Start of conversation 0:12:31 – The Importance of Sunlight with Dr. Jack Cruz 0:23:35 – Modern Life, Sleep, and Screen Addiction 0:27:26 – Good Health Tech 0:31:39 – Switching to Black and White Mode on Your Phone 0:37:29 – Geoengineering 0:46:57 – Peter Kirby and Chemtrails Exposed 0:52:30 – Weather Modification & Control 0:56:21 – Dominic Cummings and Social Engineering 1:32:53 – Understanding Allodial Title 1:37:30 – Social Services Coming to Your House in France 1:40:55 – Homeschooling and the Authorities 1:53:32 – Opting Out - NOSTR: Daniel Prince: npub1hghnjjpnvkz8t6gkszuf37d7puwc2qtxc65rnklqsngzv6kkug9qhhfyz2 Timothy Allen: npub1gcf9ltaeu42f4tr20z3avkas04dezlx3jaudqsuu87gvmh686xasrvqjg0 Free Cities Foundation: npub1lsj8pmgedqqamt89c27tzjjnlf0wn7q7udjm7j2cl9xxz97eacns2mwpee - LEGACY SOCIAL MEDIA: Daniel Prince: https://x.com/Princey21M Timothy Allen: https://twitter.com/MrTimothyAllen Free Cities Foundation: https://twitter.com/freecitiesfound - OTHER LINKS: Once Bitten Podcast: https://play.fountain.fm/show/2oJTnUm5VKs3xmSVdf5n Stolen Science: 'Chemtrails': https://fountain.fm/episode/DyK8XKnNi8ILwfNWsoFG Bob Lazar 'Religion' Clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLprBKsYwnM SPONSOR: Veritas Villages: https://www.veritasvillages.com/freecities Free Cities Foundation: https://free-cities.org/ Become a resident or business owner in Próspera: https://prospera.co/r/freecities

Liberland, Diplomacy, Recognition, Croatia Dispute, Global Community, Libertarian Ideals, Free Republic, The Ark Project, Self-Sovereignty. - Timothy Allen speaks with Thomas D. Walls . Thomas is the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Free Republic of Liberland. In this episode, Thomas discusses Liberland’s evolving diplomacy and the nation’s efforts to foster peace and cooperation with its neighbours. The conversation explores ongoing dialogues with Croatia and Serbia, the delicate balance of seeking international recognition, and the challenges posed by territorial disputes and differing political realities. Thomas shares insights into “diplomacy by example,” explaining how Liberland aims to demonstrate its legitimacy through tangible regional benefits, including investment, innovation, and community development. He also discusses Croatia’s paradoxical stance, legal hurdles, and the gradual softening of attitudes from local authorities. Beyond borders, Thomas highlights Liberland’s ambition to build a global libertarian community, attract supporters worldwide, and create real-world alternatives such as The Ark, a pioneering community project on the Serbian side of the Danube. The episode also touches on broader themes of economic resilience, self-governance, and the role of free societies in an era of global uncertainty. Enjoy the conversation. - SHOW SPONSOR: Veritas Villages: https://www.veritasvillages.com/freecities - Veritas Villages are building off-grid, energy self-sufficient communities for freedom lovers in Latin America. Bitcoin is accepted at all villages, including for the purchase of property. All the podcast links: https://linktr.ee/FreeCitiesPodcast Free Cities Telegram Community: https://t.me/+im6c6r4jQkUzMjU0 Free Cities Conference: https://freecitiesconference.com/ Free Cities Foundation Newsletter: https://free-cities.org/subscribe Conference Guide to Prague: https://tinyurl.com/FreeCitiesPragueGuide - DONATE Bitcoin to the Free Cities Podcast: bc1q5jun0nzxzqepch84rqk0jnv0rd8uvns28df7mg - Podcasting apps that support Value 4 Value Bitcoin payments: https://podcastindex.org/apps?appTypes=app - TIMESTAMPS 0:00:30 – Introduction To Episode 0:06:15 – Start of Conversation 0:07:56 – The Challenge of Reaching Agreement with Croatia 0:10:00 – Local vs National Opposition Inside Croatia 0:13:50 – UN Administration & the Erdut Agreement: The Backstory 0:20:38 – Croatia’s Monopoly on Force and Order 0:22:48 – Enforcement Dilemmas: Rules Without Recognition 0:25:16 – Liberland as a Network State 0:28:01 – Travel Hurdles for Non-EU/Schengen Visitors 0:33:14 – Proposal: Special Autonomous Zone Status 0:36:54 – Meeting Ron Paul & Receiving an Award 0:39:13 – The Paul Influence: Liberty in Practice 0:55:34 – Thinking and Acting Like a Nation 1:00:41 – Inspiring “Other Liberlands” Worldwide - NOSTR: Timothy Allen: npub1gcf9ltaeu42f4tr20z3avkas04dezlx3jaudqsuu87gvmh686xasrvqjg0 or Search '[email protected]' on your Nostr app Free Cities Foundation: npub1lsj8pmgedqqamt89c27tzjjnlf0wn7q7udjm7j2cl9xxz97eacns2mwpee - LEGACY SOCIAL MEDIA: Liberland: https://x.com/Liberland_org Timothy Allen: https://twitter.com/MrTimothyAllen Free Cities Foundation: https://twitter.com/freecitiesfound - OTHER LINKS: Liberland: https://linktr.ee/llblockchain Free Cities Foundation: https://free-cities.org/ SPONSOR: Veritas Villages: https://www.veritasvillages.com/freecities Become a resident or business owner in Próspera: https://prospera.co/r/freecities

Welcome to bonus episode number 4 of the Free Cities Podcast. These bonus episodes are available exclusively to our subscribers on Fountain.fm, and I’ll be dropping them periodically throughout the year, especially during the weeks when subscribers already have early access to the current main episode. . If you're not on Fountain, you can access the episode here: https://fountain.fm/episode/CznBcyiApWPOqLrYaiZS . Today’s bonus episode is a Plan B Hangout, in which Giacomo Zucco interviews me. According to their website, Plan B Network “Aims to provide the best tools and educational content worldwide, empowering people to regain their sovereignty, from individuals to communities. We are here to help you along your Bitcoin journey.” It’s an educational platform, and Giacomo himself is a bit of a Bitcoin OG, most people in the space know him. I’m currently in the process of writing an educational syllabus for Plan B Network about Free Cities - If you’re listening to this sometime in the future, check out their website at planb.network for the course. Here’s a quick summary of today’s episode so you can decide whether or not to dive in: "In this episode of the Plan B Hangout, Timothy Allen from the Free Cities Foundation discusses the concept of Free Cities, their evolution, and their intersection with Bitcoin and individual freedom. Key topics include the Free Cities Foundation, Prospera in Honduras, competition between governance models, sovereign individuals versus Free Cities, securing a Free City, the relationship between the Free Cities movement and Bitcoin, filtering out scammers and unrealistic projects. And finally, we talk about seasteading." I didn’t know this beforehand, but Giacomo was actually a seasteader back in the day. I might have even rekindled his interest in it. All in all, this should serve as a pretty solid overview of the current Free Cities space and its integration with Bitcoin. Apologies in advance for my croaky voice and occasional shouting; I really need to work on my online interview game… and I will! Enjoy the conversation.

Authoritarianism, Privacy, Surveillance, Bitcoin, Freedom, Technology, Government Control, Autonomy, Community, Responsibility, Democracy, Censorship, Data Sovereignty, Resistance. - Timothy Allen speaks with Susie Violet Ward. Susie is a financial analyst and journalist specializing in bitcoin content. She is also the CEO and co-founder of Bitcoin Policy UK. In this conversation we explore the bittersweet reality of living at a time when technological innovation and financial revolution coexist with growing surveillance and control. From the UK’s Online Safety Act to digital IDs and the normalization of data collection, we unpack how our modern conveniences may be costing us more than we realize. Yet amid the concerns, you can find hope, in Bitcoin, in community, and in the power of individual action. Enjoy the conversation. - SHOW SPONSOR: Veritas Villages: https://www.veritasvillages.com/freecities - Veritas Villages are building off-grid, energy self-sufficient communities for freedom lovers in Latin America. Bitcoin is accepted at all villages, including for the purchase of property. All the podcast links: https://linktr.ee/FreeCitiesPodcast Free Cities Telegram Community: https://t.me/+im6c6r4jQkUzMjU0 Free Cities Conference: https://freecitiesconference.com/ Free Cities Foundation Newsletter: https://free-cities.org/subscribe Conference Guide to Prague: https://tinyurl.com/FreeCitiesPragueGuide - DONATE Bitcoin to the Free Cities Podcast: bc1q5jun0nzxzqepch84rqk0jnv0rd8uvns28df7mg - Podcasting apps that support Value 4 Value Bitcoin payments: https://podcastindex.org/apps?appTypes=app - TIMESTAMPS 0:00:30 – Introduction To Episode 0:06:06 – Start of conversation 0:10:12 – Tornado Cash, UK’s Online Safety Act, and Mass Surveillance 0:12:26 – FATF Travel Rule and KYC Data Collection 0:14:41 – Online Safety Bill: A Gateway to Complete KYC 0:19:56 – Criminalizing VPN Use 0:24:16 – The System Incentivizes The Worst People to Seek Power 0:27:30 – Digital ID: Privacy Only Exists If Everyone Does It 0:29:39 – Can You Spend Bitcoin Without Being Surveilled? 0:33:01 – Genius Act, CBDC Bills, and Stablecoins 0:41:16 – Bitcoin Centralization: Mining Pools and Censorship 0:45:26 – Can You Combat 'The Blob' 0:55:18 – U.B.I. Plus Two Salaries 0:59:50 – A Complete System Collapse 1:10:10 – Letting Go of the Idea of Living in the UK 1:19:50 – The Centralisation of Everything 1:27:30 – Tomorrow You May Become a Criminal 1:35:00 – Bitcoin is Hope - NOSTR: Susuie Violet Ward: npub1hwgw0uznr49t4gullpgfz4m5xnakl5a0l88m3k382xv7ys0tfmlsd503sg Timothy Allen: npub1gcf9ltaeu42f4tr20z3avkas04dezlx3jaudqsuu87gvmh686xasrvqjg0 Free Cities Foundation: npub1lsj8pmgedqqamt89c27tzjjnlf0wn7q7udjm7j2cl9xxz97eacns2mwpee - LEGACY SOCIAL MEDIA: Susie Violet Ward: https://x.com/DecentraSuze Timothy Allen: https://twitter.com/MrTimothyAllen Free Cities Foundation: https://twitter.com/freecitiesfound - OTHER LINKS: Bitcoin Policy UK: https://bitcoinpolicy.uk/ Free Cities Foundation: https://free-cities.org/ SPONSOR: Veritas Villages: https://www.veritasvillages.com/freecities Become a resident or business owner in Próspera: https://prospera.co/r/freecities

Bitcoin, Culture, Property Rights, Natural Law, Liberty, Democracy, Security, AI, Economics, Personal Responsibility, Geopolitics, Bitcoin Education. - Timothy Allen speaks with Knut Svanholm. In this conversation we discuss the evolution of Bitcoin culture, security, and the balance between fear-based narratives and empowerment through self-sovereignty. Knut highlights natural law, property rights, and the non-aggression principle, connecting these ideas to Bitcoin’s role as a tool for peaceful trade and communication. The conversation also touches on AI’s limitations, personal responsibility within the Bitcoin community, and critiques of democracy versus trade-driven societies. We also explore geopolitics, the erosion of freedom, and how Bitcoin offers hope, resilience, and emancipation for the individual. Enjoy the conversation. - SHOW SPONSOR: Veritas Villages: https://www.veritasvillages.com/freecities - Veritas Villages are building off-grid, energy self-sufficient communities for freedom lovers in Latin America. Bitcoin is accepted at all villages, including for the purchase of property. All the podcast links: https://linktr.ee/FreeCitiesPodcast Free Cities Telegram Community: https://t.me/+im6c6r4jQkUzMjU0 Free Cities Conference: https://freecitiesconference.com/ Free Cities Foundation Newsletter: https://free-cities.org/subscribe Conference Guide to Prague: https://tinyurl.com/FreeCitiesPragueGuide - DONATE Bitcoin to the Free Cities Podcast: bc1q5jun0nzxzqepch84rqk0jnv0rd8uvns28df7mg - Podcasting apps that support Value 4 Value Bitcoin payments: https://podcastindex.org/apps?appTypes=app - TIMESTAMPS 0:00:30 – Introduction To Episode 0:07:26 – Start of conversation 0:10:00 – What happened to Andreas Antonopoulos? 0:17:31 – Bitcoin Security and kidnapping 0:18:53 – Everyone’s Trying to Sell You FUD 0:21:34 – Humans, Conflict, and Communication 0:29:15 – Is Property Derived from Work? 0:32:50 – Why Aren’t All Prices Dropping Forever? 0:43:20 – The Austrian Model for Thinking 0:51:04 – Crypto & Ethics 1:02:33 – Democracy Doesn't Work: The Hardest Pill to Swallow 1:17:42 - Vote With Your Feet 1:29:31 – Bitcoin Infinity Academy 1:35:50 – Impressions of El Salvador 1:42:50 – The Future: AI, Geopolitics, and Freedom - NOSTR: Knut Svanholm: npub1jt97tpsul3fp8hvf7zn0vzzysmu9umcrel4hpgflg4vnsytyxwuqt8la9y Timothy Allen: npub1gcf9ltaeu42f4tr20z3avkas04dezlx3jaudqsuu87gvmh686xasrvqjg0 Free Cities Foundation: npub1lsj8pmgedqqamt89c27tzjjnlf0wn7q7udjm7j2cl9xxz97eacns2mwpee - LEGACY SOCIAL MEDIA: Knut Svanholm: https://x.com/knutsvanholm Timothy Allen: https://twitter.com/MrTimothyAllen Free Cities Foundation: https://twitter.com/freecitiesfound - OTHER LINKS: Knut's website: https://bitcoininfinitystore.com/ Free Cities Foundation: https://free-cities.org/ SPONSOR: Veritas Villages: https://www.veritasvillages.com/freecities Become a resident or business owner in Próspera: https://prospera.co/r/freecities

Welcome to this bonus episode of the Free Cities Podcast. These episodes are exclusively available to our subscribers on Fountain.fm, and I will be releasing them periodically throughout the year, especially during weeks when our regular episodes are ones subscribers have already had early access to. . If you're not on Fountain, you can access the episode here: https://fountain.fm/episode/727p2ykSx85aTmeNbC8N . Where should I begin with this one? It is a very long episode—over three and a half hours in total—but as always, there is a reason for that. . A bit of background: in November 2022, I was in San Salvador speaking at Adopting BTC, a Bitcoin conference in El Salvador. At the opening party, I met a gentleman by the name of Jake Hamilton and we had a very interesting late conversation over dinner that struck a chord within me. . Later during the trip, I had a day off and reached out to him to ask if he would sit down and and have a conversation with me. Nothing was off the table; the plan was simply to start talking and see where it went. That is exactly what we did. . We began by discussing Urbit, a decentralized operating system that Jake is a developer for. That was my original reason for wanting to speak with him. However, the conversation quickly branched off into a huge range of topics. . When I edit these podcasts, I usually keep a running list of subjects we cover. By the end, it helps me get a clear picture of what we talked about and makes writing an episode description much easier. For this conversation, that list grew to more than sixty topics. To give you a sense of what you’re in for, we started with Urbit and moved on to digital nomadism, ethics, complex systems, artificial intelligence, the Akashic records, Bitcoin and time, Planck seconds, non-computational quantum physics, metaphysics, the origins of humans, the digital realm, religion, Christianity, simulation theory, the end of humanity, DMT, psychedelics and near-death experiences, fasting, spirituality, ketamine, spirit animals, sugar, proof of work, existential traps, narcissism, StarkNet, the Bitcoin circular economy, Bitcoin maximalism, the philosophy of Bitcoin, Bitcoin as monetary critique, digital aliens, the mystery of Satoshi Nakamoto, Neuralink, conflict, and cultural patrimony. And that is only part of the list. . I even asked an AI to summarize it, and it came back with: “Urbit, Bitcoin, digital nomadism, effective altruism, and various aspects of technology, consciousness, and the future of humanity.” I prefer my own list. . This is exactly the kind of podcast I love to make, and I am very grateful to Jake for agreeing to do it. After all, he was just someone I met at a party. We had never met before, and I have not met him since. Yet he was incredibly generous with his time, sitting down with me for three and a half hours at their Urbit developer house in San Salvador. . I think this episode is a perfect bonus because it is quite technical and especially relevant to the Nostr community, the value-for-value community, and of course, Bitcoiners. It has essentially never been heard. I originally recorded it for a podcast I had just started at the time, but that project went nowhere because I launched this show a few weeks later. So this recording has been sitting untouched for a couple of years, just like the other episodes I will be releasing here. . If you want to follow Jake and hear more of his unique perspectives, you can find him on Twitter at his intriguing handle 36_72541890. He once explained the meaning of that number to me, but I have completely forgotten it, and even ChatGPT cannot figure it out. . Settle in for this one. You may really want to sit back and relax. I hope you enjoy it. I certainly did, and conversations like this are one of the reasons I get up in the morning. . Enjoy.

Liberland, Micronation, Liberty Island, Voluntary Taxation, Croatia Dispute, Smart Contract Constitution, Justin Sun, International Recognition, Free Republic - Timothy Allen speaks with Vít Jedlička. Vít is the founder and president of the micronation Liberland. This discussion spans the current development on Liberland, including building houses, pontoon structures, and tourist infrastructure on Liberty Island, as well as the ongoing territorial disputes with Croatia. Key themes include attempts at international recognition, the role of blockchain-based governance, the Liberland dollar, and the country’s constitution as a smart contract. Other topics explored are voluntary taxation, private property rights, flood-resistant construction, and the integration of e-residency and global financial systems. The conversation highlights the broader struggle to create an alternative model of governance and economic freedom, balancing individual liberty and innovative legal frameworks in the face of external pressures and challenges. Enjoy the conversation. - SHOW SPONSOR: Veritas Villages: https://www.veritasvillages.com/freecities - Veritas Villages are building off-grid, energy self-sufficient communities for freedom lovers in Latin America. Bitcoin is accepted at all villages, including for the purchase of property. All the podcast links: https://linktr.ee/FreeCitiesPodcast Free Cities Telegram Community: https://t.me/+im6c6r4jQkUzMjU0 Free Cities Conference: https://freecitiesconference.com/ Free Cities Foundation Newsletter: https://free-cities.org/subscribe Conference Guide to Prague: https://tinyurl.com/FreeCitiesPragueGuide - DONATE Bitcoin to the Free Cities Podcast: bc1q5jun0nzxzqepch84rqk0jnv0rd8uvns28df7mg - Podcasting apps that support Value 4 Value Bitcoin payments: https://podcastindex.org/apps?appTypes=app - TIMESTAMPS 0:00:30 – Introduction To Episode 0:05:24 – Start of conversation 0:09:06 – Building on Liberty Island 0:11:07 – Croatian Constitution and Liberland's Jurisdiction 0:21:05 – Liberland Diplomacy in El Salvador & Justin Sun 0:26:30 – Safety & Relationships with the Local Police 0:30:32 - Floating Homes & Pontoon Houses 0:36:05 – Why Should People Take You Seriously? 0:42:18 – Developing the Liberland Constitution 0:52:51 – Finding Free Places in the World - Paraguay Residency Program for Citizens 0:59:14 – Longevity and Spa Project in Serbia 1:01:17 – Sovereign Guarantees for Investments in Liberland 1:03:54 – The Liberland Dollar Ecosystem 1:08:52 – Building a Sovereign System Independent of Bitcoin 1:17:26 – Liberland Is Outgrowing Croatia - NOSTR: Timothy Allen: npub1gcf9ltaeu42f4tr20z3avkas04dezlx3jaudqsuu87gvmh686xasrvqjg0 or Search '[email protected]' on your Nostr app Free Cities Foundation: npub1lsj8pmgedqqamt89c27tzjjnlf0wn7q7udjm7j2cl9xxz97eacns2mwpee - LEGACY SOCIAL MEDIA: Vít Jedlička: https://x.com/JedlickaVit Liberland: https://x.com/Liberland_org Timothy Allen: https://twitter.com/MrTimothyAllen Free Cities Foundation: https://twitter.com/freecitiesfound - OTHER LINKS: Liberland: https://linktr.ee/llblockchain Free Cities Foundation: https://free-cities.org/ SPONSOR: Veritas Villages: https://www.veritasvillages.com/freecities Become a resident or business owner in Próspera: https://prospera.co/r/freecities

Alternative Media, Propaganda, Geopolitics, Ukraine Conflict, NATO, Russia, Anglo-American Empire, Petrodollar, Israel, Middle East, Conspiracy, Migration, Transnational Corporations, Technological Authoritarianism - Timothy Allen speaks with Patrick Henningsen. Patrick is a writer, filmmaker, and global affairs analyst best known as the founder of the alternative media site 21st Century Wire and host of Sunday Wire and The Patrick Henningsen Show. The discussion spans the Ukraine conflict, Western narratives, and geopolitical struggles between the Anglo-American empire and rising Eurasia, with emphasis on U.S. dominance, the role of Israel, and strategies of global control. Other key themes include migration as both a byproduct of wars and a tool of destabilization, the erosion of democracy and freedoms, and the risks of technology amplifying authoritarian power. The conversation underscores a broader struggle between centralized power and the pursuit of individual and collective autonomy in an increasingly controlled digital age. Enjoy the conversation. - SHOW SPONSOR: Veritas Villages: https://www.ecovillages.life/freecities - Veritas Village Coronado is a phenomenal project in Panama, building off-grid, energy self-sufficient luxury homes for freedom lovers. Bitcoin is accepted at all villages, including for the purchase of property. All the podcast links: https://linktr.ee/freeCitiesPodcast Free Cities Telegram Community: https://t.me/+im6c6r4jQkUzMjU0 Free Cities Conference: https://freecitiesconference.com/ Free Cities Foundation Newsletter: https://free-cities.org/subscribe Conference Guide to Prague: https://tinyurl.com/FreeCitiesPragueGuide - DONATE Bitcoin to the Free Cities Podcast: bc1q5jun0nzxzqepch84rqk0jnv0rd8uvns28df7mg - Podcasting apps that support Value 4 Value Bitcoin payments: https://podcastindex.org/apps?appTypes=app - TIMESTAMPS 0:00:30 – Introduction To Episode 0:10:30 – Start of conversation 0:14:54 – The UK Column, COVID-19 & Consensus Reality 0:31:20 – The Saga of Macron’s Wife 0:36:00 – Alex Jones & The Political Power of Podcasters 0:42:58 – Discussion on the Ukraine Situation 0:55:46 – Candace Owens, Macron, and Donald Trump 1:01:39 – The Anglo-American Empire 1:03:10 – The 300-Year Great Game Playbook 1:15:05 – The Migration Conspiracy 1:18:40 – The Importance of Israel 1:24:40 – Pro-Israel and the State of America 1:34:30 – Old Order vs New Reality 1:47:00 – Failing Democracy & The Collectivist Plan 1:58:50 – Free Market, Interventionism & Political Risk - NOSTR: Timothy Allen: npub1gcf9ltaeu42f4tr20z3avkas04dezlx3jaudqsuu87gvmh686xasrvqjg0 or Search '[email protected]' on your Nostr app Free Cities Foundation: npub1lsj8pmgedqqamt89c27tzjjnlf0wn7q7udjm7j2cl9xxz97eacns2mwpee - LEGACY SOCIAL MEDIA: Patrick Henningsen: https://x.com/21WIRE Timothy Allen: https://twitter.com/MrTimothyAllen Free Cities Foundation: https://twitter.com/freecitiesfound - OTHER LINKS: UK Column: https://www.ukcolumn.org/ 21st Centure Wire: https://21stcenturywire.com/ Free Cities Foundation: https://free-cities.org/ SPONSOR: Veritas Villages: https://www.ecovillages.life/freecities Become a resident or business owner in Próspera: https://prospera.co/r/freecities

Privacy, Decentralization, Surveillance, Cryptography, Nostr, Secure Messaging, White Noise, Bitcoin, eCash, Mesh Networks, Quantum Computing, Climbing, Self Sovereignty. - Timothy Allen speaks with Jeff G. Jeff G is a Nostr developer working in the privacy tech space. This discussion ranges from AI tools and privacy concerns to the evolution of secure messaging, where Jeff introduces his project White Noise and its use of Message Layer Security (MLS) on Nostr. We examine the limits of platforms like WhatsApp and Signal, the challenges of metadata privacy, and practical defenses against sophisticated threats. The conversation then expands to Bitcoin, eCash, and mesh networks, before concluding with reflections on teaching digital responsibility, the trade-offs between privacy and convenience, and the promise of open-source, decentralized technologies to shape a freer internet. Enjoy the conversation. - SHOW SPONSOR: Veritas Villages: https://www.ecovillages.life/freecities - Veritas Village Coronado is a phenomenal project in Panama, building off-grid, energy self-sufficient luxury homes for freedom lovers. Bitcoin is accepted at all villages, including for the purchase of property. All the podcast links: https://linktr.ee/freeCitiesPodcast Free Cities Telegram Community: https://t.me/+im6c6r4jQkUzMjU0 Free Cities Conference: https://freecitiesconference.com/ Free Cities Foundation Newsletter: https://free-cities.org/subscribe Conference Guide to Prague: https://tinyurl.com/FreeCitiesPragueGuide - DONATE Bitcoin to the Free Cities Podcast: bc1q5jun0nzxzqepch84rqk0jnv0rd8uvns28df7mg - Podcasting apps that support Value 4 Value Bitcoin payments: https://podcastindex.org/apps?appTypes=app - TIMESTAMPS 0:00:30 – Introduction To Episode 0:07:07 - Start of conversation 0:13:08 – Introduction to Jeff G 0:17:53 – Climbing El Capitan 0:26:50 – White Noise and Secure Messaging on Nostr 0:36:50 – Quantum Computers and Security 0:45:30 – Signal and Metadata Privacy 0:51:46 – Benefits of Decentralized Systems 0:58:54 – Securing Bitcoin Wallets 1:05:05 – Message Layer Security 1:18:55 – BitChat & Mesh Networks 1:26:56 – Cashu, Bitcoin & Privacy 1:34:14 – Teaching Digital Responsibility - NOSTR: Jeff G: npub1zuuajd7u3sx8xu92yav9jwxpr839cs0kc3q6t56vd5u9q033xmhsk6c2uc Timothy Allen: npub1gcf9ltaeu42f4tr20z3avkas04dezlx3jaudqsuu87gvmh686xasrvqjg0 or Search '[email protected]' on your Nostr app Free Cities Foundation: npub1lsj8pmgedqqamt89c27tzjjnlf0wn7q7udjm7j2cl9xxz97eacns2mwpee - LEGACY SOCIAL MEDIA: Timothy Allen: https://twitter.com/MrTimothyAllen Free Cities Foundation: https://twitter.com/freecitiesfound - OTHER LINKS: Jeff G: https://jeffg.fyi White Noise: https://www.whitenoise.chat/ Episode about NOSTR with Ben Arc: https://fountain.fm/episode/NwTIf1N3MTD9fBleNogR Free Cities Foundation: https://free-cities.org/ SPONSOR: Veritas Villages: https://www.ecovillages.life/freecities Become a resident or business owner in Próspera: https://prospera.co/r/freecities

Censorship, Community, Psilocybin Microdosing, Spirituality, Israel, Propaganda , Bitcoin, Privacy, Encryption, CBDCs, Shadow banning, Parallel Systems. - Timothy Allen speaks with Efrat Fenigson. Efrat is an independent journalist, marketing expect and host of her own hugely successful podcast, ‘You’re the voice’. This is a wide-ranging conversation about navigating an increasingly chaotic world. We explore censorship, shadow banning, and freedom online, and how community and personal branding can help push back. Efrat highlights Bitcoin and privacy as essential tools for reclaiming sovereignty in the digital age. The discussion also dives into personal growth and resilience, touching on microdosing, psychedelics, spirituality, and life as a digital nomad. Efrat speaks candidly about Israel, reflecting on propaganda, resistance, and her own choice to leave the country and embrace a new way of living. She stresses the need for hope, creativity, and building parallel systems that allow individuals and communities to thrive beyond centralized control — blending the personal with the political, the digital with the spiritual, and offering a vision of freer futures. Enjoy the conversation. - SHOW SPONSOR: Veritas Villages: https://www.ecovillages.life/freecities - Veritas Village Coronado is a phenomenal project in Panama, building off-grid, energy self-sufficient luxury homes for freedom lovers. Bitcoin is accepted at all villages, including for the purchase of property. All the podcast links: https://linktr.ee/freeCitiesPodcast Free Cities Telegram Community: https://t.me/+im6c6r4jQkUzMjU0 Free Cities Conference: https://freecitiesconference.com/ Free Cities Foundation Newsletter: https://free-cities.org/subscribe Conference Guide to Prague: https://tinyurl.com/FreeCitiesPragueGuide - DONATE Bitcoin to the Free Cities Podcast: bc1q5jun0nzxzqepch84rqk0jnv0rd8uvns28df7mg - Podcasting apps that support Value 4 Value Bitcoin payments: https://podcastindex.org/apps?appTypes=app - TIMESTAMPS 0:00:30 – Introduction To Episode 0:05:45 - Start of conversation 0:07:25 – Efrat's Decentralized Strategy against censorship 0:08:06 – Community and Personal Branding 0:13:46 – Bitcoin's Impact on Efrat's Focus 0:20:09 – Spiritual Awakening and Intellectual Ability 0:23:16 – Microdosing: Process and Effects 0:42:07 – Privacy as a Forbidden Concept 0:46:40 – The Ability to Spend Money 0:50:58 – Digital Encryption 1:06:20 – Stop Bitching About Everything 1:09:38 – Israelis’ Lack of Perspective 1:13:35 – Israelis Resisting War 1:16:17 – Exploring Nomading and Its Impact 1:29:10 – Hope for a Glorious Future - NOSTR: Efrat Fenigson: npub1dg6es53r3hys9tk3n7aldgz4lx4ly8qu4zg468zwyl6smuhjjrvsnhsguz Timothy Allen: Search '[email protected]' on your Nostr app Free Cities Foundation: npub1lsj8pmgedqqamt89c27tzjjnlf0wn7q7udjm7j2cl9xxz97eacns2mwpee - LEGACY SOCIAL MEDIA: Efrat Fenigson: https://x.com/efenigson Timothy Allen: https://twitter.com/MrTimothyAllen Free Cities Foundation: https://twitter.com/freecitiesfound - OTHER LINKS: Efrat's Link Tree: https://linktr.ee/efenigson Episode 105 - Efrat Fenigson: Unmasking Agenda 2030: https://fountain.fm/episode/Rf9Pr4vmvXvJarTPchzT Episode 086 - Efrat Fenigson: Preparing for Central Bank Digital Currencies: https://fountain.fm/episode/NwTIf1N3MTD9fBleNogR Free Cities Foundation: https://free-cities.org/ SPONSOR: Veritas Villages: https://www.ecovillages.life/freecities Become a resident or business owner in Próspera: https://prospera.co/r/freecities