Charter Cities Podcast
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Joe Studwell on How Africa Works
52 mins; March 10, 2026
James of Ârc on Building a Global City to Push the Frontier
76 hours 31 mins; February 19, 2026
Bradford Cross on Alpha Cities & Treating Government as a Product
83 hours 17 mins; December 11, 2025
Rodney Lockwood on Belle Isle
44 mins; September 26, 2025
Dillon Knowles on Reviving Freeport
65 hours 8 mins; September 25, 2025
Joel Burke on E-Governance and the Rise of Estonia
52 mins; August 13, 2025
Freedom Cities Podcast - Episode 8: Tom Bell
15 mins; August 05, 2025
Jarrad Hope on Blockchain Communities and Post-Nation-State Governance
68 hours 12 mins; July 29, 2025
Freedom Cities Podcast - Episode 7: Alex Voss
12 mins; July 21, 2025
Siaka Stevens on Building Sherbro Island City
59 mins; June 27, 2025
Freedom Cities Podcast - Episode 6: David Ernst
18 mins; May 23, 2025
Three Wyoming State Senators on Freedom Cities, Federal Land, and Innovation
43 mins; May 16, 2025
Michael Muthukrishna on Cultural Evolution and the Human Advantage
119 hours 30 mins; May 06, 2025
Freedom Cities Podcast - Episode 5: Wyoming State Senators Brian Boner, Chris Rothfuss, and Dan Dockstader
8 mins; April 28, 2025
Freedom Cities Podcast - Episode 4: Patri Friedman
14 mins; April 14, 2025
Freedom Cities Podcast - Episode 3: Isaiah Taylor
7 mins; March 24, 2025
Freedom Cities Podcast - Episode 2: Edward Pinto
18 mins; March 14, 2025
Freedom Cities Podcast - Episode 1: Joshua Abbotoy
8 mins; March 10, 2025
Nick Allen on Freedom Cities
24 mins; January 15, 2025
Atossa Araxia Abrahamian on Freeports, Free Zones, and The Hidden Globe
67 hours 40 mins; December 19, 2024
Mark Lutter and Kurtis Lockhart on Building Institutions and the Future of African Education
65 hours 31 mins; December 12, 2024
Ian Goldin on the History and Future of Cities
26 mins; July 18, 2024
Evan Osborne on Economic Liberalism in Modern China
47 mins; May 15, 2024
Leander Moons on Mass Timber Construction in Africa
27 mins; April 24, 2024
Building a Charter City Ecosystem with Mark Lutter
51 mins; April 10, 2024
Building Vibrant Communities with Brooke Bowman and Mark Lutter
46 mins; March 27, 2024
Luqman Edu on Itana, Nigeria's First Digital Free Zone
31 mins; February 28, 2024
Kartik Akileswaran and Jonathan Mazumdar on Growth Teams and Structural Transformation
45 mins; February 14, 2024
Jon Vandenheuvel on Small Farm Cities
49 mins; January 16, 2024
Tom Lavers on Ethiopia's Developmental State
43 mins; January 03, 2024
Lant Pritchett on Economic Growth, Charter Cities, and State Capability
81 hours 37 mins; October 25, 2023
Heba Elhanafy and Matthew McCartney on Africa's Bad Urban Laws
25 mins; October 18, 2023
International Hubs and the Future of Living with Vitalik Buterin
52 mins; October 04, 2023
Private Cities: A New Frontier in Urban Development and Governance with Martin Rama and Yue Li
39 mins; September 27, 2023
Private Cities: A New Frontier in Urban Development and Governance with Martin Rama and Yue Li
39 mins; August 14, 2023
Relationship Building, Network Cities, and Leveraging Competitive Advantage with Mark Lutter
54 mins; June 26, 2023
Industrialization and Assimilation with Dr. Elliott Green
51 mins; June 12, 2023
Emergent Tokyo with Joe McReynolds
67 hours 5 mins; February 13, 2023
Education, Electricity, Fertility, and Economic Growth with Charlie Robertson
51 mins; October 03, 2022
Doing Business in Africa with Deanne de Vries
41 mins; September 19, 2022
Catawba Digital Economic Zone with Joseph McKinney
34 mins; August 01, 2022
A Framework for the Elite's Role in Development with Stefan Dercon
111 hours 27 mins; July 18, 2022
Exploring Solutions to the Development Problem with Efosa Ojomo
59 mins; June 27, 2022
Lessons on Economic Growth for the Future with Dr. Jared Rubin
63 hours 8 mins; June 13, 2022
The Real Story of China in Africa with Deborah Brautigam
73 hours 58 mins; May 23, 2022
Linda Colley on War and Constitutions
49 mins; May 09, 2022
Charter Cities Atlas: Venice with Thibault Serlet and Corey Tazzara
141 hours 33 mins; May 02, 2022
Tackling Poverty and Preventing War with Chris Blattman
75 hours 32 mins; April 19, 2022
Seeding the Future 02: A Fundamental Cultural Shift with Sid Sijbrandij
30 mins; April 11, 2022
Seeding the Future 01: Philanthropy for Policy Change with John D. Arnold
49 mins; April 11, 2022
Building Up and Not Out with Heba Elhanafy
34 mins; April 04, 2022
The New Urban Aesthetic with Dr. Samuel Hughes
42 mins; February 07, 2022
Market Urbanism with Scott Beyer
51 mins; November 29, 2021
Urbanization and Urban Governance with Ed Glaeser
54 mins; November 08, 2021
Building Strong Towns with Charles “Chuck” Marohn
53 mins; October 25, 2021
Mass Migration with Parag Khanna
46 mins; October 11, 2021
e-Residency in Estonia with Lauri Haav
50 mins; September 27, 2021
The Royal Society of the Arts with Anton Howes
78 hours 3 mins; September 13, 2021
The Impact of Technology and Remote Access on Cities and Suburbs with Dror Poleg
65 hours 35 mins; August 23, 2021
Shaping a Preferable Economic Future with Eli Dourado
52 mins; August 09, 2021
The Decline and Rise of Democracy with David Stasavage
46 mins; July 26, 2021
Understanding the Hidden Forces that Shape Society with Samo Burja
77 hours 13 mins; July 12, 2021
The Making of Nigeria with Feyi Fawehinmi
75 hours 58 mins; June 28, 2021
How Displaced People Can Build Economies with Alexander Betts
76 hours 14 mins; June 14, 2021
Sustainable Development Zones and a Better Life for Migrants with Joachim RĂĽcker
41 mins; May 24, 2021
Cost Differences in Railway Infrastructure Projects Globally with Alon Levy
62 hours 25 mins; May 10, 2021
Bureaucratic Pockets of Effectiveness in Ghana with Erin McDonnell
81 hours 18 mins; May 03, 2021
The Political Economy of Immigration and Institutions with Alex Nowrasteh
55 mins; April 12, 2021
China’s Development Evolution with Yuen Yuen Ang
59 mins; March 29, 2021
The Economics of Climate Change with Matthew E. Khan
70 hours 14 mins; March 15, 2021
Africa, Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow with Judd Devermont
50 mins; March 01, 2021
One Billion Americans: The Case for Thinking Bigger with Matthew Yglesias
67 hours 27 mins; February 15, 2021
Founding a Pan-African University with Leonard Wantchekon
80 hours 39 mins; February 01, 2021
Development, Jim Wolfensohn, and The World Bank with Sebastian Mallaby
40 mins; January 11, 2021
Creating Global Financial Centers with Mark Beer
45 mins; December 14, 2020
Ancient Cities with Greg Woolf
62 hours 46 mins; November 30, 2020
Historical Events and Economic Development with Dr. Nathan Nunn
55 mins; November 16, 2020
State Capacity, Religious Toleration, and Political Competition with Mark Koyama
58 mins; November 02, 2020
A City in the Cloud with Balaji Srinivasan
71 hours 0 mins; October 19, 2020
Reigniting Progress By Studying It with Jason Crawford
61 hours 49 mins; October 05, 2020
An Overview of Charter Cities and The CCI with Founder Mark Lutter.
160 hours 2 mins; September 21, 2020
Erick Brimen on PrĂłspera and The Birth of the First Charter City in Honduras
97 hours 11 mins; September 07, 2020
We Need to Work at Making Democracy Work with Professor Nic Cheeseman
73 hours 14 mins; August 24, 2020
The Political Economy of Special Economic Zones with Lotta Moberg
58 mins; August 10, 2020
Creating Livable, Sustainable Cities with Yomi Ademola
61 hours 6 mins; July 27, 2020
Building a New Hong Kong with Ivan Ko
75 hours 2 mins; July 13, 2020
Funding a Charter City: A Venture Capital Perspective with Patri Friedman
66 hours 38 mins; June 29, 2020
The Determinant Power of Geography and the Coming Disorder with Peter Zeihan
78 hours 48 mins; June 15, 2020
Aiding Emerging Markets and Serving People with Grace with Iyinoluwa Aboyeji
68 hours 33 mins; June 01, 2020
Mwiya Musokotwane on Nkwashi and The Future of an Intercontinental Africa
49 mins; May 18, 2020
Alain Bertaud on Cities: The Products of Spontaneous Order
78 hours 3 mins; May 04, 2020
Gyude Moore on the Infrastructural Spine of the Economy
73 hours 15 mins; April 20, 2020
Mark Lutter on the importance of charter cities
57 mins; March 25, 2020