Campfire: A City Building Podcast

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Host Jackson Steger interviews leaders that are building new cities and other new models of living for digital nomads, creators and remote workers. Campfire is produced by Cabin, which is building a new kind of city for creators called a network city. Our community is developing a global coliving network of physical locations that we call neighborhoods. Neighborhoods are full of builders, gardeners, creators, and more. Learn more about Cabin at cabin.city

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September 6, 202445 min

#43 Cabin: The Neighborhood Accelerator ft. Savannah, Bethany, and Shani

Cabin recently launched its own Neighborhood Accelerator, a 10-week program that helps people build a sense of community in their neighborhoods. In this episode, Savannah Kruger, who leads the accelerator, joined to share the results from the first cohort. She is joined by Shani Graham and Bethany Crystal, two engaged program graduates, who shared their lessons completing the curriculum.Learn more about the accelerator and Shani + Bethany's neighborhoods at cabin.city/acceleratorRead more about the future of living at futureofliving.substack.com Follow our guests here:@JacksonSteger@bethanymarz@savkruger

April 3, 202436 min

#42 Vibecamp: Physical Manifestations of Digital Connections with Brooke Bowman ft. Grin

Vibecamp started as way for Twitter mutuals to meet IRL. Since then, it has evolved into one of the largest gatherings of humans who met on the internet. Founders Brooke and Grin gather around the Campfire to share the history and lessons learned in of the most well-known "unconferences" in the Twitter universe.Next week, they're hosting a special event to celebrate the once-in-a-generation eclipse crossing over most of North America. You can learn more about that event (or their flagship gathering) at vibe.camp. Campfire is produced by Cabin, which is a group of internet friends building a network of modern villages. For more about how to get involved, visit cabin.city today. Read more about the future of living at futureofliving.substack.com Twitter: @gptbrooke@grin_io@JacksonSteger

March 21, 202438 min

#41 Gehl: Making Cities for People w Helle Søholt and Ghigo DiTommaso

Gehl Partners is one of the most reputable urban design firms in the world. They have transformed Google campuses, downtown Santa Monica, and a number of other well-known developments around the globe over the last several decades. Everything they do is through a lens of designing cities for people, not cars. We were fortunate to be joined by both Helle Søholt and Ghigo DiTommaso this episode. Helle is CEO and a founding partner of Gehl. Ghigo leads Gehl's team advising real estate developers on neighborhood strategies, masterplanning, and community engagement. We discussed the history of Gehl, its approach to urban design, and how it is implementing projects in cities all around the world. There are ton of valuable lessons in here for neighborhood developers and urban designers. You can learn more about their work at gehlpeople.com Campfire is produced by Cabin, which is a group of internet friends building a network of modern villages. For more about how to get involved, visit cabin.city today. Read more about the future of living at futureofliving.substack.com Twitter: @citiesforpeople@JacksonSteger

March 12, 202431 min

#40 Vivify: Regenerative Leadership with Dom Francks

Dom Francks joins the show to share the benefits of developing regenerative leadership skills. We discuss the importance of immersion in nature, the role of guides in wilderness experiences, and how to live a nomadic lifestyle that connects with nature. He also offered listeners of this podcast $500 his new regenerative leadership course VIVIFY, which you can learn more about at domfrancks.com/vivifyLearn more about how we're building a network of modern villages at cabin.city Read more about the future of living at futureofliving.substack.com Twitter: @DomFrancks@JacksonSteger

February 16, 202434 min

#39 Dutch Cycling Embassy: The Intertwined Future of Biking and Cities with Chris Bruntlett

The Dutch Cycling Embassy is a public private network for sustainable bicycle inclusive mobility. They serve as intermediaries between Dutch cycling and city leadership around the world. They represent the best of Dutch Cycling knowledge and lean on their experts from private companies, NGO’s, research institutions, national and local governments.Chris Bruntlett of DCE joins Campfire to share how cities around the world work with the DCE to improve their infrastructure, and why this is a thing that the best cities in the worldCampfire is produced by Cabin, which is comprised of internet friends building a global network of modern villages. Learn more at cabin.cityRead more about the future of living at futureofliving.substack.com Twitter:DCE: @Cycling_EmbassyJackson Steger @JacksonSteger Topics include:Introduction and Cultural History of Cycling in the NetherlandsMission and Purpose of the Dutch Cycling EmbassyTransformation of Dutch Cities and the Potential for Change in Other CitiesDesigning Future Cities with Cycling InfrastructureBenefits of Cycling for a Nation, City, and IndividualProjects and Innovations in Cycling Infrastructure Around the WorldStrategies for Accelerating the Adoption of Cycling InfrastructureDevelopments at the Intersection of Cycling and TechnologyCreating Win-Win Situations for Cyclists and Motorists

February 4, 202434 min

#38 Kommu: A Homeswap Network Built on Trust with Bo Abrams

Campfire is produced by Cabin, which is comprised of internet friends building a global network of modern villages. Learn more at cabin.cityRead more about the future of living at futureofliving.substack.comBo Abrams is the CEO and cofounder of Kommu. Kommu is more than just a homeswapping network. Kommu is a platform that enables users to connect and swap homes with trusted friends and friends of friends. The platform focuses on building trust and reputation within the app to ensure safe and reliable exchanges. Jackson asks Bo about the Kommu origin story, how it plans to grow to compete with Airbnb, how to avoid the same regulations that short-term rentals face, and on the nuance between nomad and semi-nomad categories. You can learn more about Kommu at GoKommu.comTwitter: Bo Abrams: @BoHAbramsJackson Steger @JacksonSteger

January 25, 202457 min

#37 Homesteading, Homeschooling, and Home Economics with Ashley (Colby) Fitzgerald and Grin

Campfire is produced by Cabin, which is comprised of internet friends building a global network of modern villages. Learn more at cabin.cityRead more about the future of living at futureofliving.substack.comAshley Colby Fitzgerald is a cohost of Doomer Optimism and founder of the Rizoma Field School. This episode explores how to prep for periods of instability, varying methods of homeschool, localism, agroecology, relationships in a time of crises, and integrating children into intentional communities. Cabin's technical lead (Grin) joins as cohost.Twitter: Ashley: @RizomaSchoolJackson Steger @JacksonStegerGrin: @grin_io

January 17, 202430 min

#36 Cabin: Recapping 2023 and Previewing 2024 with Jon Hillis

For the most evergreen episode about Cabin, go listen to episode 32. This episode catches folks up on where Cabin is at the end of 2023 and start of 2024. Jackson and Jon revisit the launch of the network city, review lessons learned in the past year, underscore Citizenship as the core business model moving forward, and discuss which bets will best enable Cabin to be a group of internet friends building a modern village. Contribute to the new forum at forum.cabin.cityRead more about the future of living at futureofliving.substack.com

January 10, 202423 min

#35 Fractal: Scaling Coliving and Slouching Towards Utopia with Priya Rose

Priya Rose, co-founder of Fractal, discusses the origins and growth of the co-living community in Brooklyn. Fractal started as a casual co-living arrangement among friends and has now expanded to 36 people living across multiple apartments and neighborhoods, with a broader community of 400 others floating around the ecosystem. Priya shares how weekly dinner parties and subleasing helped foster a sense of community and attract new members. She also discusses the challenges and strategies of finding and matching roommates. Priya envisions future iterations of Fractal, including expanding to other cities and creating a village with its own system of governance. She and Jackson also both emphasize the importance of incremental progress towards building a utopian community.Campfire is produced by Cabin, which is a group of internet friends building a network of modern villages. Learn more at cabin.cityRead more about the future of living at futureofliving.substack.comHow to Live Near Your Friends https://prigoose.substack.com/p/how-to-live-near-your-friends

September 2, 202333 min

#34 Stranded Technologies with Infinita VC’s Niklas Anzinger

Niklas Anzinger runs a fund called Infinita VC which is dedicated to creating more regulatory sandboxes and special jurisdictions by investing in startup societies, network states, and more. We discuss how venture capital can be ethically deployed to create more "base layer innovations." A special thank you to Niklas for introducing multiple past guests to the show - it was high time to bring him on to Campfire. Niklas' newsletter: https://niklasanzinger.substack.com/Niklas' podcast: https://rss.com/podcasts/stranded-technologies-podcast/2:45 The common thread in Niklas’ career4:20 Core thesis of Infinita5:14 Base layer innovation(Referenced manifesto): https://niklasanzinger.substack.com/p/infinita-manifesto-106:51 The connection between startup societies and base layer innovations10:30 Is VC the best way to grow new cities?12:15 Ethical exits15:30 Work with people who are painfully ethical16:19 The role of crypto in network states and startup societies18:35 What is it like to be based out of Prospera?21:09 How will Prospera grow?23:40 Reflections from the Zuzalu pop-up city experience29:02 Other examples of regulatory arbitrage