# Bob Murphy Show - Mitchell Suchner on the Arkpad Vision for Floating Freedom

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Podcast: [Think and Act Locally](https://stenobird.com/podcast/think-and-act-locally-7250018)
Published: 2026-07-13T13:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.bobmurphyshow.com/ep-520-mitchell-suchner-on-the-arkpad-vision-for-floating-freedom
Audio file: https://go.godcaster.fm/act/e/447/550403/57504031503/https%253A%252F%252Fepisodes.captivate.fm%252Fepisode%252F241bb240-7037-4d91-b719-62a0fe756f8f.mp3
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## Resource

Mitchell Suchner is the director of Arkpad, which produces floating cabins that can be deployed in modular fashion to create mobile communities. This is not theoretical; Mitchell conducts the interview from such a unit located off the coast of the Philippines. Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: The YouTube version of this episode. The webpage for Reef Resort . Bob's 2025 interview of Patri Friedman , an early proponent of seasteading. Help support the Bob Murphy Show.

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