Free Cities Podcast

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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