Freedom Tech Weekend

By Freedom Tech Works

One freedom tech tool to play with this weekend.

Streams weekly on Friday at 15:30 UTC, 10:30 Central (Bitcoin Park Time) on X, YouTube, Zap.stream, and maybe other places.

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The podcast currently has 23 episodes available.

Freedom Tech Weekend episodes:

April 25, 2025The Most Private Browser Yet? Live Testing Kagi's Orion Browser App - FTK 4
Welcome to Freedom Tech Weekend! In this live session we put Kagi’s new Orion Browser through its paces and ask a simple question: can you finally ditch Chrome, Firefox or Brave without sacrificing speed?
You’ll hear:
Real-time install & first-launch on macOS
A deep dive into Orion’s zero-telemetry promise and the independent Size-of-Cat privacy audit
Side-by-side comparison with Firefox, Brave and Safari privacy matrices
Live network-traffic sniffing that instantly flagged a tracker on my own site (😅)
How Orion’s built-in content blocker, WebKit engine and iCloud-synced keychain work together
Why paying for software like Kagi Search flips the incentives in your favor
Stick around to the end for a sneak preview of next week’s Bitwarden + Vaultwarden password-manager showdown and a quick demo of Maple AI — our fully encrypted AI chat that keeps client data off Big Tech servers. Try it free at https://trymaple.ai.
Freedom Tech Weekend is all about helping you migrate off proprietary, data-hungry services and onto sovereign, open-source tools you control. Hit Subscribe and ring that bell so you never miss a privacy upgrade!
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31min
April 18, 2025Ditch QuickBooks: Take Back Control with Firefly III - FTK 3
Welcome to Freedom Tech Weekend — your weekly dose of open-source tech you can run yourself.
In this episode, we explore Firefly III, a powerful, privacy-first alternative to tools like QuickBooks and YNAB. This open-source, self-hosted personal finance app gives you full control over your financial data with no monthly fees and no data harvesting.
We walk through setup, features like transaction importing, budgeting, piggy banks (goal tracking), API usage, and how Firefly III stacks up against proprietary platforms like Intuit's QuickBooks. If you’re tired of subscription bloat and privacy invasions, Firefly III might be the finance tool for you.
🔗 Firefly III: https://firefly-iii.org
We also demo Maple AI, a confidential AI assistant that helps answer questions privately with zero data logging.
🔗 Try it free at https://trymaple.ai
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Let’s migrate off closed systems — one tool at a time.
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35min
April 11, 2025 Learn to control all your AI using MCP in Goose - FTK 2
In this episode of Freedom Tech Weekend, we explore Goose, a powerful tool that uses Model Context Protocol (MCP) to coordinate with various AI tools and agents. Goose is an on-machine AI agent that automates engineering tasks, allowing you to integrate different tools and services to streamline your workflow.
We dive into the basics of Goose, its features, and its potential applications. We also discuss MCP, a protocol that enables AI agents to communicate with each other and with various tools, and how it can be used to create a more seamless and automated workflow.
During the stream, we attempt to use Goose to automate tasks such as transcription and blog post generation, and discuss the potential benefits and limitations of using such tools.
Whether you're a developer, a tech enthusiast, or simply interested in learning more about AI and automation, this stream is for you. Join us as we explore the possibilities of Goose and MCP, and learn how to use these tools to enhance your productivity and workflow.
This is a show that streams every Friday at 15:30 UTC or 10:30 Central (Bitcoin Park Time).
To chat about upcoming episodes and suggest tool ideas you want to see discussed:
Follow me on X: @marks_ftw
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Follow me on YouTube: @marks_ftw
Episodes are unofficially sponsored by the company I co-founded called OpenSecret. We make a sweet, freedom tech AI chat app called Maple AI.
Check out Maple AI - private, end-to-end encrypted AI Chat at https://trymaple.ai
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32min
April 04, 2025 Create your own VPN with Tailscale - FTK 1
Welcome to the first episode of Freedom Tech Weekend. This is a show that streams every Friday at 15:30 UTC or 10:30 Central (Bitcoin Park Time).
In this episode we discuss Tailscale, the personal VPN app that lets you connect together your own devices to create a secure tunnel from anywhere in the world.
Moving forward, the show will be interactive with the community for people who are there live as well as those who interact on social media in the days leading up to the stream.
To chat about upcoming episodes and suggest tool ideas you want to see discussed:
Follow me on X: @marks_ftw
Follow me on Nostr: [email protected]
Follow me on YouTube: @marks_ftw
Episodes are unofficially sponsored by the company I co-founded called OpenSecret. We make a sweet, freedom tech AI chat app called Maple AI.
Check out Maple AI - private, end-to-end encrypted AI Chat at https://trymaple.ai
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32min
November 22, 2024FTW 19 - Texas Tech, College Football, Tor, Roman Sterlingov, PlebLab Top Builder
News
Encryption for College Football in the United States
https://www.lubbockonline.com/story/sports/college/red-raiders/2024/10/31/texas-tech-football-big-12-review-finds-helmet-communications-not-compromised/75094982007/
Tor Network - IP Spoofing Fixed
https://blog.torproject.org/defending-tor-mitigating-IP-spoofing/
Bitcoin Fog User Roman Sterlingov Gets 12.5 Years for Allegedly Running It Based on 'Junk Science'
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/bitcoin-fog-user-roman-sterlingov-gets-12-5-years-for-allegedly-running-it-based-on-junk-science/
PlebLab: Top Builder, Season 2
https://x.com/PlebLab/status/1858903064788226368
Data Breach
Chinese hackers exploit Fortinet VPN zero-day to steal credentials
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/chinese-hackers-exploit-fortinet-vpn-zero-day-to-steal-credentials/
Project Updates
Mullvad Browser 14.0 https://mullvad.net/en/blog/mullvad-browser-140-released
OpenHAB 4.3.0 Milestone 4 update https://x.com/openHAB/status/1856056964293214342
Jellyfin 10.10.0 https://x.com/jellyfin/status/1857903787064913925
Vaultwarden 1.32.5 https://github.com/dani-garcia/vaultwarden/releases/tag/1.32.5
umbrelOS 1.3 https://x.com/umbrel/status/1858524451488604627
FreeCAD 1.0. Open-source 3D Parametrics Modeler https://x.com/FreeCADNews/status/1858904682896203776
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20min
November 01, 2024FTW 18 - DNA Privacy, Freedom House, Start9, Haven, Lightspark, Alby, Obsidian
News
Freedom of Speech
Freedom House published 14th edition of the report called Freedom on the Net 2024
https://freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-net/2024/struggle-trust-online
Start9 - Moving support off Telegram and onto Matrix
https://primal.net/e/note130quwdwrm932usz2g47a6ajd3lks98l2ccg0ykz3cpjr6llnhewqhltmn8
Lightspark
https://x.com/lightspark/status/1849852892955672867
Update on the Michael Saylor story from last week
Data Breach
As 23andMe Slides Into Bankruptcy, Your DNA Hangs in the Balance
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/23andme-slides-bankruptcy-dna-hangs-140655926.html
Project Updates
Haven 1.0
https://njump.me/nevent1qqsqqqp4xn5xl46mfvr6sj6ddjpmgdwt2yln5rwge85za0urckn7kqqzyr3vea70ypqr70e2ff2mx28smca78p2c5l2lxd3jlk4wl3exc8ywkwkda7k
Alby Go 1.7.0
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/alby-go-v1-7-0/
Obsidian 1.7
https://x.com/obsdmd/status/1846642976027824441
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29min
October 24, 2024FTW 17 - Welcome back - WordPress & WP Engine, Michael Saylor, Fedimint, and AI Girlfriends
Intro
Welcome back to Freedom Tech Wrap, a weekly podcast on news and project updates in the freedom and independent technology space.
Host Marks shares his objectives for the show:
Increase the reach of important privacy tools to the general public
Keep a pulse on the freedom tech space
Changes to the Show
Increased distribution channels to major podcasting platforms
Limited number of stories and updates covered per episode
Expanded focus to cover various tools for decoupling from permissioned platforms
Separate feed for interviews and long-form content
New website: https://www.freedomtechwrap.com with a curated tools page
News
WordPress vs. WP Engine drama
Fedimint releases a web SDK for building wallets in the browser
Michael Saylor considers risks of Bitcoin self-custody and advocates for third-party custody
Data Breaches
AI Girlfriend site breached, user fantasies stolen
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34min
April 29, 2024FTW 16 - Samourai, Phoenix, FISA 702, Assange, Braiins - Nate Johnivan
Connect With Us
Nostr - [email protected]
X/Twitter - @markskram
Web - nostrings.show
Lightning - [email protected]
Please support our show through V4V on Podcasting 2.0 apps. Thanks for listening!
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32min
April 18, 2024FTW 15 - FISA 702, Snowden, Mi Primer Bitcoin, Paraguay, Sparrow, Wasabi, Phoenix, LNCast, AI Studio, Hushline, Satoshi 7B, Zappy 21st, IROH
Connect With Us
Nostr - [email protected]
X/Twitter - @markskram
Web - nostrings.show
Lightning - [email protected]
Please support our show through V4V on Podcasting 2.0 apps. Thanks for listening!
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37min
April 11, 2024FTW 14 -Bull Bitcoin, Milei, Coinbase, Lightspark, Casa, Chamber, Geoarbitrage, Primal, Zeus, Mutiny, Liana, Fedimint, Unleashed, Coldcard, RoninUI, Citadel, PayPerQ, ChatGPT, LoLRa - bennyjeans
Connect With Us
Nostr - [email protected]
X/Twitter - @markskram
Web - nostrings.show
Lightning - [email protected]
Please support our show through V4V on Podcasting 2.0 apps. Thanks for listening!
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25min

FAQs about Freedom Tech Weekend:

How many episodes does Freedom Tech Weekend have?

The podcast currently has 23 episodes available.