Free Talk Live

Could a Nonprofit Prison Actually Fix Corrections in America?

Brian Koehn spent 28 years as a warden in private corrections, running five facilities and overseeing security at 65 more. Now he's building Social Purpose Corrections, a nonprofit prison model that doesn't exist anywhere else in the US, designed to fix the incentives that keep the system broken.

Mark Edge talks with Brian about why correctional officer turnover is the root cause behind almost every failure in American prisons, why "hard on crime" wins elections but makes outcomes worse, and why the real recidivism numbers are nowhere close to what most states report.

They also get into the case for "smart on crime" over "hard on crime," and why Brian, having actually run the system, sees a distinction that matters more than most politicians want to admit.

Learn more: SPCOR.ORG

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Javier Milei AI :: Secession :: Belfast riots :: Elon Musk becomes trillionaire :: Murder season in China :: 2026-06-14 Host: Bonnie, Mark Edge, Angelo

Mark Edge reconnects with Carter Feldman, Founder and CEO of Psy Protocol, a new proof-of-work blockchain that promises to solve the impossible triangle of scalability, decentralization, and privacy all at once. Carter breaks down how Psy uses recursive zero-knowledge proofs to process transactions privately at internet scale, hitting 500,000 transactions per second on testnet before even launching publicly. They also explore how Psy allows users to prove compliance without revealing their identity, giving people privacy without compromise.

Still in private beta, but a public launch is coming soon. Follow the project at PSY.XYZ

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Javier Milei AI :: Secession :: Belfast riots :: Elon Musk becomes trillionaire :: Murder season in China :: 2026-06-14 Host: Bonnie, Mark Edge, Angelo

Mark joining Cameo :: Age gaps :: Mark's son salutatorian :: Free Staters who can't get along :: Scott the bigot, self-hating Jew :: Aborting Down Syndrome babies and Bonnie's controversial take :: How high should your IQ be to be allowed to breed, according to Mark :: Greg saidf Ashkenazi jews best at many things including anti semitic thought :: 13 presidents were Episcopalian :: 2026-06-06 Hosts: Bonnie, Angelo, Rich E Rich, and Mark

Henry Nowak stabbing murder in the UK :: Cops told him he wasn't stabbed :: Lego Wars in Utah :: Cops arrest YouTuber for heling recover stolen Legos :: 2026-06-06 Hosts: Bonnie, Angelo, Lori

Mark Edge catches up with Dennis Pratt, co-owner of the Independence Inn in Stratford, New Hampshire, to make the case for why libertarians should stop talking and start moving. Dennis breaks down what the Free State Project has built in New Hampshire — 300 liberty groups, eight Liberty Clubhouses, and a thriving community of porcupines — and how the Independence Inn serves as a way station for visitors and new movers alike, with discounted stays to help people explore the libertarian homeland before committing to a move.

If you've ever wondered what it feels like to be surrounded by people who share your values, this one's for you.

Contact Dennis at @DennisPrattFree on X or join the Libertarian Homeland group on X.

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Mark Edge charts new waters with Joe Quirk, Seavangelist and President of The Seasteading Institute and author of Seasteading: How Floating Nations Will Restore the Environment, Enrich the Poor, Cure the Sick, and Liberate Humanity from Politicians, for a wide ranging conversation about why libertarians have won all the arguments but still can't change anything — and why seasteading might be the technology that actually puts the state out of business. They cover Joe's unlikely conversion from left-wing radical to voluntaryist, the current state of seastead technology from ArkPad to Ocean Builders to LiberArx, jurisdictional freedoms at sea, the wild story of Chad and Nadia being hunted by the Thai Navy, and why freeing your mind might be the most important first step to freedom.

Learn more at seasteading.org

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Mark joining Cameo :: Age gaps :: Mark's son salutatorian :: Free Staters who can't get along :: Scott the bigot, self-hating Jew :: Aborting Down Syndrome babies and Bonnie's controversial take :: How high should your IQ be to be allowed to breed, according to Mark :: Greg saidf Ashkenazi jews best at many things including anti semitic thought :: 13 presidents were Episcopalian :: 2026-06-07 Hosts: Bonnie, Angelo, Rich E Rich, Mark

Henry Nowak stabbing murder in the UK :: Cops told him he wasn't stabbed :: Lego Wars in Utah :: Cops arrest YouTuber for heling recover stolen Legos :: 2026-06-06 Hosts: Bonnie, Angelo, Lori