All Episodes

Joe Studwell on How Africa Works

James of Ârc on Building a Global City to Push the Frontier

Bradford Cross on Alpha Cities & Treating Government as a Product

Rodney Lockwood on Belle Isle

Dillon Knowles on Reviving Freeport

Joel Burke on E-Governance and the Rise of Estonia

Freedom Cities Podcast - Episode 8: Tom Bell

Jarrad Hope on Blockchain Communities and Post-Nation-State Governance

Freedom Cities Podcast - Episode 7: Alex Voss

Siaka Stevens on Building Sherbro Island City

Freedom Cities Podcast - Episode 6: David Ernst

Three Wyoming State Senators on Freedom Cities, Federal Land, and Innovation

Michael Muthukrishna on Cultural Evolution and the Human Advantage

Freedom Cities Podcast - Episode 5: Wyoming State Senators Brian Boner, Chris Rothfuss, and Dan Dockstader

Freedom Cities Podcast - Episode 4: Patri Friedman

Freedom Cities Podcast - Episode 3: Isaiah Taylor

Freedom Cities Podcast - Episode 2: Edward Pinto

Freedom Cities Podcast - Episode 1: Joshua Abbotoy

Nick Allen on Freedom Cities

Atossa Araxia Abrahamian on Freeports, Free Zones, and The Hidden Globe

Mark Lutter and Kurtis Lockhart on Building Institutions and the Future of African Education

Ian Goldin on the History and Future of Cities

Evan Osborne on Economic Liberalism in Modern China

Leander Moons on Mass Timber Construction in Africa

Building a Charter City Ecosystem with Mark Lutter

Building Vibrant Communities with Brooke Bowman and Mark Lutter

Luqman Edu on Itana, Nigeria's First Digital Free Zone

Kartik Akileswaran and Jonathan Mazumdar on Growth Teams and Structural Transformation

Jon Vandenheuvel on Small Farm Cities

Tom Lavers on Ethiopia's Developmental State

Lant Pritchett on Economic Growth, Charter Cities, and State Capability

Heba Elhanafy and Matthew McCartney on Africa's Bad Urban Laws

International Hubs and the Future of Living with Vitalik Buterin

Private Cities: A New Frontier in Urban Development and Governance with Martin Rama and Yue Li

Relationship Building, Network Cities, and Leveraging Competitive Advantage with Mark Lutter

Industrialization and Assimilation with Dr. Elliott Green

Emergent Tokyo with Joe McReynolds

Education, Electricity, Fertility, and Economic Growth with Charlie Robertson

Doing Business in Africa with Deanne de Vries

Catawba Digital Economic Zone with Joseph McKinney

A Framework for the Elite's Role in Development with Stefan Dercon

Exploring Solutions to the Development Problem with Efosa Ojomo

Lessons on Economic Growth for the Future with Dr. Jared Rubin

The Real Story of China in Africa with Deborah Brautigam

Linda Colley on War and Constitutions

Charter Cities Atlas: Venice with Thibault Serlet and Corey Tazzara

Tackling Poverty and Preventing War with Chris Blattman

Seeding the Future 02: A Fundamental Cultural Shift with Sid Sijbrandij

Seeding the Future 01: Philanthropy for Policy Change with John D. Arnold

Building Up and Not Out with Heba Elhanafy

The New Urban Aesthetic with Dr. Samuel Hughes

Market Urbanism with Scott Beyer

Urbanization and Urban Governance with Ed Glaeser

Building Strong Towns with Charles “Chuck” Marohn

Mass Migration with Parag Khanna

e-Residency in Estonia with Lauri Haav

The Royal Society of the Arts with Anton Howes

The Impact of Technology and Remote Access on Cities and Suburbs with Dror Poleg

Shaping a Preferable Economic Future with Eli Dourado

The Decline and Rise of Democracy with David Stasavage

Understanding the Hidden Forces that Shape Society with Samo Burja

The Making of Nigeria with Feyi Fawehinmi

How Displaced People Can Build Economies with Alexander Betts

Sustainable Development Zones and a Better Life for Migrants with Joachim Rücker

Cost Differences in Railway Infrastructure Projects Globally with Alon Levy

Bureaucratic Pockets of Effectiveness in Ghana with Erin McDonnell

The Political Economy of Immigration and Institutions with Alex Nowrasteh

China’s Development Evolution with Yuen Yuen Ang

The Economics of Climate Change with Matthew E. Khan

Africa, Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow with Judd Devermont

One Billion Americans: The Case for Thinking Bigger with Matthew Yglesias

Founding a Pan-African University with Leonard Wantchekon

Development, Jim Wolfensohn, and The World Bank with Sebastian Mallaby

Creating Global Financial Centers with Mark Beer

Ancient Cities with Greg Woolf

Historical Events and Economic Development with Dr. Nathan Nunn

State Capacity, Religious Toleration, and Political Competition with Mark Koyama

A City in the Cloud with Balaji Srinivasan

Reigniting Progress By Studying It with Jason Crawford

An Overview of Charter Cities and The CCI with Founder Mark Lutter.

Erick Brimen on Próspera and The Birth of the First Charter City in Honduras

We Need to Work at Making Democracy Work with Professor Nic Cheeseman

The Political Economy of Special Economic Zones with Lotta Moberg

Creating Livable, Sustainable Cities with Yomi Ademola

Building a New Hong Kong with Ivan Ko

Funding a Charter City: A Venture Capital Perspective with Patri Friedman

The Determinant Power of Geography and the Coming Disorder with Peter Zeihan

Aiding Emerging Markets and Serving People with Grace with Iyinoluwa Aboyeji

Mwiya Musokotwane on Nkwashi and The Future of an Intercontinental Africa

Alain Bertaud on Cities: The Products of Spontaneous Order

Gyude Moore on the Infrastructural Spine of the Economy

Mark Lutter on the importance of charter cities