EPISODE #94: Welcome back to the pod! This week we have special guests Kelsey Piper & Patri Friedman joining Mike Solana to chat about our government’s inability to build anything today, and the solutions that are being built. We discuss the history of seasteading, the evolution of charter cities, build vs. exit, the “Abundance” movement, Trump's 'Golden Age' and if we’ll ever be able to fix the legislative branch.
Featuring Mike Solana, Kelsey Piper & Patri Friedman
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TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 - Welcome Kelsey Piper & Patri Friedman To The Pod
2:00 - Charter Cities & Economic Freedom
8:20 -The Origins and Evolution of Seasteading
12:55 - Shenzen & Notable Seasteading Projects and Challenges
21:15 - Charter Cities: Esmeralda, California Forever, Prospera in Honduras.
28:50 - Ezra Klein & 'Abundance' Movement - Will It Work?
34:00 - Freedom Cities & The Trump 'Golden Age'
42:00 - DOGE Failures
47:45 - ADQUICK - Thanks For Sponsoring The Pod!
48:48- Local Government and Political Reform
50:36 - Meritocracy and Government Hiring
52:28 - Democratic Values and Affirmative Action
01:04:39- AI and the Future of Democracy
01:05:42 - The Role of AI in Governance
01:12:07 - Aesthetics in Urban Development
01:21:42 - Exit or Build: The Future of America
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