Free Cities Podcast

157 - Vera Kichanova: Climbing a Ladder of Consent


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Private Cities, Economic Freedom, Urban Innovation, Consent, Market Choice, Oligarchs, Conspiracy, Seasteading, Free Ports, Irvine, Dubai, Prospera, Legal Safeguards.

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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.

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SHOW SPONSOR: Veritas Villages: https://www.veritasvillages.com/freecities

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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.

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Previous interviews with Patrick Hiebert, Founder of Veritas Villages:

EP 156: https://fountain.fm/episode/66NqAclTBh7FByIX7lCq

EP 107: https://fountain.fm/episode/Fh6uGwZvVtPsYsR53pTI

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    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
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      • Timothy Allen: npub1gcf9ltaeu42f4tr20z3avkas04dezlx3jaudqsuu87gvmh686xasrvqjg0
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        LEGACY SOCIAL MEDIA:

        • Vera Kichanova: https://x.com/kichanova
        • Timothy Allen: https://twitter.com/MrTimothyAllen
        • Free Cities Foundation: https://twitter.com/freecitiesfound
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          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
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