If one were to take a gander at government- & Babylon pharmaceutical-controlled media (or even your typical fear-mongering alternative media website), the state of freedom would appear to be dire, maybe even critical and on life support. Furthermore, if one were to find themselves in an open air prison (“city”) like New York City or San Francisco, there are certainly drastic infringements on autonomy and a “normal” way of living, with no sign of a regression to the “old.”

But if we shift our focus from the propaganda vis-à-vis those who falsely imagine themselves to be our rulers, and towards those who are on the ground building freedom brick-by-brick, the picture begins to change shape:

In short, there have never been more opportunities at hand for the self-liberator willing to pioneer and innovate a path forward.

In a special 200^th episode of The Vonu Podcast, this is exactly what I set out to do: that is, I invited a number of “big names” in this realm on the show to take the pulse of liberation in the current day and future, as well as developments over the past couple of wild years.

This amazing and insightful panel included: Smuggler, Derrick Broze, Brian Sovryn, Max Hillebrand, Jamin Biconik, Sek & Penguin from The Agora Podcast, and John Gier.

And with this many folks from across a wide variety of specialties, a lot was covered in the 2+ hour long roundtable discussion, including but not limited to:

• The panel members introduce themselves and their work in self-liberation
• Derrick starts by discussing the idea of freedom cells, & the role the freedom cell network is playing in organizing locally, worldwide; his plans and objectives down in Mexico with freedom cells and beyond
• More restrictions on international travel exist, but there are also increasing opportunities
• Smuggler provides an update on TAZ0, a temporary autonomous zone in Berlin constructed out of shipping containers; prospects for psuedonymity/anonymity/privacy better or worse now?; and updated recommendations on smartphone security & privacy
• Brian offers his insights and perspectives on the realm of liberation in the tech world; solutions in the smartphone security realm, network attached storage devices, etc.; Briar app is seeing more and more use; the huge need to get all of these important books, like Second Realm, in audio/audiobook format; utilizing sneakernet/data mules in the P.A.Z.NIA/Second Realm network; his upcoming van nomad adventure
• Jamin discusses some of his current projects: pirate box, freedom box, etc.; features of the system he’s building for P.A.Z.NIA – self-hosted encrypted chat, local search engines, wikis/archives, VPN’s, Tor routing, and much more
• John provides his insights into the independent, “free” energy realm and the upgraded Bourke engine project he’s working on with Sky Huddleston; his now-halted seasteading plans, squatting an uninhabited ocean island; Ormus potential on the open ocean
• Max highlights coinjoin as a major step towards liberation/vonu in the bitcoin realm; lightning network’s increasingly-reliable use and new features — podcasting/bitcoin, tools for education, funding projects, etc.; international travel & second citizenships/passports with bitcoin
• Sek shares some of his experiences guerrilla gardening and pursuing liberation in cities; off-grid homesteading tips
• Penguin talks a bit about Karl Hess’ book, Community Technology, and new possibilities in that area with the progression of technology
• Key point: technology is far more than just in the digital realm — it can be methods, tools, “high tech”, etc.
• Book recommendation: The Technological Society by Jacques Elluil
• Jamin covers some of his projects at his P.A.Z. — radio, solar, homestead, security, etc.; Ghostpads can always be custom-built, just email jamin@semisynthetic.net
• The panel members each share their closing/overall perspectives on the future of liberation and vonu over the coming years

In my opinion, this was definitely one of the most important episodes of vonu to date; there’s certainly a lot to be inspired by, and there’s certainly a lot to look forward to.

To check out the podcast, just visit VonuPodcast.com/127 or search for The Vonu Podcast on your favorite podcatcher. You can also find the video podcast on Odysee if you’d prefer. Regardless, I highly recommend you take some time to check this roundtable discussion out, whatever medium you decide upon.

In summation, I’m humbled, honored, and am appreciative beyond words to have you here for the big 200^th episode. Looking back to January 2017 when Kyle and I launched TVP, I could have never envisioned all of the amazing developments translating to physical space and time, of course, mainly meaning P.A.Z.NIA, the building of this Second Realm Network, and all of the friends and colleagues made over the years.

So, a sincerest thank you is in order. Cheers to #200…and a premeditated “cheers” to 200 more.