{"podcast":{"title":"Free Cities Podcast","slug":"free-cities-podcast-5840331","podcast_index_feed_id":5840331,"rss_url":"https://feeds.fountain.fm/0Mh804AKI3yaq86kDWTp","website_url":"http://www.freecities.fm","image_url":"https://feeds.fountain.fm/0Mh804AKI3yaq86kDWTp/files/COVER_ART---DEFAULT---a11ca52f-3e70-413c-a8ed-44e72b949c5b.jpg","author":"Timothy Allen","episode_count":197,"summary":"The Free Cities Podcast is the leading podcast covering alternative governance, new jurisdictions, and the global movement to build freer societies. Hosted by Timothy Allen, the show features long-form, in-person conversations with the people building autonomous jurisdictions and real-world pathways to more freedom. We focus on what actually works, the legal structures, incentives, economics, and business models that turn freedom from an idea into a way of life. Builders and sceptics welcome. Free Cities, Charter Cities, Special Economic Zones (SEZs), Network States, Startup Societies, Pioneer Communities, Intentional Communities, Popup Cities, Governance Innovation, Competitive Governance, Governance as a Service, Regulatory Innovation, Polycentric Governance, Geopolitics, Seasteading, Homesteading, Freesteading, Digital Nomadism, Flag Theory, Freedom, Liberty & Bitcoin. We are the official podcast of the Free Cities Foundation . New episodes every Friday.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-17T14:18:37.241251+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/free-cities-podcast-5840331"},"episode":{"title":"163 - Yaron Brook: Why Atlas Shrugged Keeps Happening","slug":"163-yaron-brook-why-atlas-shrugged-keeps-happening","published_at":"2026-01-02T06:00:26+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/free-cities-podcast-5840331/163-yaron-brook-why-atlas-shrugged-keeps-happening","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/free-cities-podcast-5840331","url":"https://feeds.fountain.fm/0Mh804AKI3yaq86kDWTp/items/W1ccDjWLrHToUBdEXsqq/files/AUDIO---DEFAULT---642216c4-003b-44d7-900a-104299a36837.mp3","audio_url":"https://feeds.fountain.fm/0Mh804AKI3yaq86kDWTp/items/W1ccDjWLrHToUBdEXsqq/files/AUDIO---DEFAULT---642216c4-003b-44d7-900a-104299a36837.mp3","summary":"Collectivism, Individualism, Objectivism, Statism, Freedom, Ayn Rand, Free Speech, Entrepreneurship, Reason, Transhumanism, Free Cities, Self-Interest, Liberty, Technology, Philosophy - Timothy Allen speaks with Yaron Brook. Yaron is an Israeli American author and commentator best known as the longtime chairman of the Ayn Rand Institute and a prominent advocate of Objectivism. In this conversation we talk about why the core political divide is, in Yaron's view, collectivism versus individualism rather than left versus right, and how growing statism erodes freedom, reason, and human flourishing. Brook argues that modern politics, technology, and even cultural movements increasingly resemble secular religions demanding sacrifice, while genuine liberty, entrepreneurship, and happiness rest on a clear philosophical defense of individual rights, free will, and rational self-interest, which he sees as essential foundations for projects like Free Cities and for resisting the long-term pull of control, conformity, and decline. Enjoy the conversation. - SHOW SPONSOR: Veritas Villages : https://www.veritasvillages.com/freecities - 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. - Previous interviews with Patrick Hiebert, Founder of Veritas Villages: EP 156: https://fountain.fm/episode/66NqAclTBh7FByIX7lCq EP 107: https://fountain.fm/episode/Fh6uGwZvVtPsYsR53pTI - All the Podcast Links: https://linktr.ee/FreeCitiesPodcast Free Cities Telegram Community: https://t.me/+im6c6r4jQkUzMjU0 Free Cities Conference: https://freecitiesconference.com/ Free Cities Foundation Newsletter: https://free-cities.org/subscribe - DONATE Bitcoin to the Free Citi…","meta_description":"Collectivism, Individualism, Objectivism, Statism, Freedom, Ayn Rand, Free Speech, Entrepreneurship, Reason, Transhumanism, Free Cities, Self-Interest, Li…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":5030,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/free-cities-podcast-5840331/episodes/163-yaron-brook-why-atlas-shrugged-keeps-happening/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/free-cities-podcast-5840331/163-yaron-brook-why-atlas-shrugged-keeps-happening.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}