Campfire: A City Building Podcast

Jackson Steger

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

Campfire: A City Building Podcast

09/06/24 • 45 min

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/accelerator

Read more about the future of living at futureofliving.substack.com

Follow our guests here:

@JacksonSteger

@bethanymarz

@savkruger

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#21 Neighborhood Economic Development with West Village's Joel Anderson

Campfire: A City Building Podcast

09/23/22 • 47 min

Today, Jackson is chatting with author and developer Joel Anderson. They discuss how to attract young professionals in an era of remote work and how to develop new neighborhoods.

Topics Covered:

Joel’s Life and Career Path — (2:45)
The Value Proposition of Cities — (5:50)
How Cities Can Attract Talent — (8:40)
Creating Programs to Attract Remote Workers — (12:35)
Economic Development and Ownership in the 21st Century— (16:30)
“The Right Kind of Ownership” in Cities — (18:27)
The Tragedies of the Privates — (21:15)
Cabin and Network Ownership — (25:10)
What West Village Is — (25:52)
The Importance of Small Business Owners — 28:12
Retail in the US Versus Europe — (31:30)
Funding for the West Village — (38:02)
Joel’s Experience Using an e-Bike — (41:25)

Campfire is brought to you by Cabin - a network of coliving neighborhoods for nature-loving creators and remote workers. You can learn more at the following links:

Website (cabin.city)

Twitter

Discord

Read more urbanist content at The Future of Living Newsletter

Episode Links:

Joel on Twitter

Joel on Substack

Jackson on Substack

Episode Credits:

Hosted by @JacksonSteger

Sound Engineering by @Prodcolin

Videos and Clips by @McdonnellCallum

Produced by @PhilippeIze

Distribution by @Alisonclaire and @PhilippeIze

#24 Long Now: 10,000 Year Time Horizons for City Building with Nicholas Paul Brysiewicz

Campfire: A City Building Podcast

11/10/22 • 35 min

Planning for the future is large part of our lives whether it’s deciding to get a college degree or investing money for retirement. But how should humanity think about planning for the really long term— for the next 10,000 years of civilization? These are the questions Long Now aims to explore. On this episode of Campfire, Jackson sits down with Nicholas Paul Brysiewicz, the Director of Strategy of Long Now (@longnow). They talk about the Foundation’s mission, the qualities of a city that perseveres through time, and Long Now’s Organizational Continuity and Long Bets projects.

Topics Covered:

The Long Now Foundation’s Mission and Nicholas’ Work — (2:02)
How to Advocate for Future Generations — (7:50)
How Long Now Chooses Projects to Focus on — (11:46)
Cities That Have Stood the Test of Time — (16:00)
Cabin’s Network as a City— (20:15)
Peter Calthorpe’s 7 Principles for Building Better Cities — (23:45)
Long Now’s Organizational Continuity Project — (27:45)
Long Now’s Long Bets Project — (31:17)

Campfire is brought to you by Cabin - a network of coliving neighborhoods for nature-loving creators and remote workers. You can learn more at the following links:

Website (cabin.city)

Twitter

Discord

Read more urbanist content at The Future of Living Newsletter

Episode Links:

Long Bets’ Website

Long Now’s Website

The Interval Bar’s Website

Long Now and Nicholas on Twitter

Episode Credit:

Hosted by @JacksonSteger

Sound Engineering by @Prodcolin

Videos and Clips by @McdonnellCallum

Produced by @PhilippeIze

Distribution by @Alisonclaire and @PhilippeIze

#19 Catawba Digital Economic Zone: Disrupting Delaware with Joseph McKinney

Campfire: A City Building Podcast

09/08/22 • 29 min

Catawba Digital Economic Zone (CatawbaDEZ) has come out of the Catawba Nation to revolutionize the way people incorporate their financial technology and web3 ventures. Jackson and CEO Joseph McKinney sat down to discuss what the Catawba Nation is, what a DEZ is, the benefits of working with CatawbaDEZ, and how this DEZ came to be.

Topics Covered:

Introduction to the Catawba — (2:00)
Why a Digital Economic Zone — (4:55)
How Delaware Built its Reputation — (7:15)
Catawba’s Nimble Regulatory Body — (9:25)
Catawba’s Digital Asset Law — (9:55)
Advantages of using Catawba for DAOs– (13:33)
The Relationship Between CatawbaDEZ and the People — (18:09)
Catawba’s Stablecoin Regulation — (24:22)
Growing the Catawba Team – (25:50)
The Vision for CatawbaDEZ — (27:15)

Campfire is brought to you by Cabin - a network of coliving neighborhoods for nature-loving creators and remote workers. You can learn more at the following links:

Website (cabin.city)

Twitter

Discord

Read more urbanist content at The Future of Living Newsletter

Episode Links:

CatawbaDEZ on Twitter

Joseph on LinkedIn

CatawbaDEZ’s Website

Episode Credit:

Hosted by @JacksonSteger

Sound Engineering by @Prodcolin

Videos and Clips by @McdonnellCallum

Produced by @PhilippeIze

Distribution by @Alisonclaire and @PhilippeIze

#23 Build Cities: A Protocol for Network States with Angelo Alessio

Campfire: A City Building Podcast

10/20/22 • 35 min

As groups design and construct their own Network States and cities, they require infrastructure to make their plans become reality. Build Cities aims to make that process simple by providing finance and governance tools. On this episode of Campfire, Jackson chats with Angelo Alessio, Founder and Protocol Architect of Build Cities to talk about his career path, Network States, what Build Cities is, and why their work is important.

Topics Covered:

Introduction to Build Cities — (1:25)
Angelo’s Career Path — (2:25)
Introduction to the Network State— (6:36)
Build Protocol and Its Market — (9:54)
Tools for Network States — (14:00)
Build’s Roadmap — (15:59)
Future of Passports — (17:32)
Phase 2 of Build’s Roadmap — (19:57)
City Processes Moving On-Chain — (28:00)
The Sovereignty of Network States — (32:17)

Campfire is brought to you by Cabin - a network of coliving neighborhoods for nature-loving creators and remote workers. You can learn more at the following links:

Website (cabin.city)

Twitter

Discord

Read more urbanist content at The Future of Living Newsletter

Episode Links:

Build Cities’ Website

Build Cities on Twitter

Angelo on LinkedIn

Episode Credit:

Hosted by @JacksonSteger

Sound Engineering by @Prodcolin

Videos and Clips by @McdonnellCallum

Produced by @PhilippeIze

Distribution by @Alisonclaire and @PhilippeIze

#31 Wander: Tech-Enabled Short Term Rentals with John Andrew Entwistle

Campfire: A City Building Podcast

02/09/23 • 26 min

This week on Campfire, Jackson is joined by John Andrew Entwistle, the Founder and CEO of Wander. Wander is a vertically integrated short term rental company. They are focused on providing high end, smart homes for families and digital nomads in inspiring locations inside the United States, and soon abroad. Tune in to this episode to hear about Wander's mission + community, investment options, and expansion plans.

Topics Covered:

Introduction to Wander — (1:17)
Wander’s Target Demographic — (2:11)
Wander and Remote Work — (3:08)
Conscious Expansion — (04:23)
Global Sprawl — (5:41)
Financing Wander’s Growth — (6:33)
John Andrew’s Knowledge Base — (7:40)
How to Get a Line of Credit — (9:32)
The Benefits of Single Family Financing — (11:45)
Renovating Properties for Wander — (13:18)
Investing in Wander Properties via Atlas — (15:10)
Community at Wander — (20:05)
Atlas’ Projected Return on Investment — (22:39)

Campfire is brought to you by Cabin - a network of coliving neighborhoods for nature-loving creators and remote workers. You can learn more at the following links:

Website (cabin.city)

Twitter

Discord

Read more urbanist content at The Future of Living Newsletter

Episode Links:

Wander's Website

Atlas' Webpage

John Andrew on Twitter

Wander on Twitter

Episode Credit:

Hosted by @JacksonSteger

Sound Engineering by @Prodcolin

Produced + Distributed by @PhilippeIze

#12 Cabin: A Contributor Roundtable

Campfire: A City Building Podcast

06/01/22 • 76 min

This week, to mark the end of Campfire’s Season 1, we have a very special episode for you. We’ve invited eight rockstar Cabin contributors on to hear about what brought them here, their work at Cabin, and the future of the DAO.

Tune in to this episode to hear about Cabin’s origins, the unique considerations of working in Web3, Cabin’s programming, and the future of governance at Cabin. As a note, we’ll be taking a short break to regroup before Season 2, where we’ll bring you all the same content you’ve come to enjoy this season and more.

Topics Covered:

Introduction to This Special Episode — (01:47)
Interview with Kat Dovjenko— (3:15)
What’s a Cabin Build Week? — (04:17)
How Kat ended up at Cabin — (05:30)
The Projects at Build Week — (10:20)
Interview with Roxine Kee — (11:49)
Cabin’s editorial Direction— (12:05)
How the Media Guild Operates — (13:20)
The Differences Between Traditional and Web3 Content Marketing — (14:30)
The Cabin Mirror NFT Partnership — (17:20)
Roxine’s Favorite Article — (19:02)
Interview with Jon Dean Keiles — (20:14)
Jon Dean’s Role — (20:58)
Weekly and special programming — (21:40)
Cabin Guild Games — (24:17)
The Hopes and Dreams Initiative — (25:37)
Jon Dean’s Ideal Neighborhood — (26:46)
Interview with Jon Hillis — (31:40)
Cabin’s Physical Expansion — (32:20)
The Process of Adding a Neighborhood to Cabin — (34:45)
How to Visit a Cabin Neighborhood — (36:55)
Jon’s Thoughts on Governance Innovations — (38:02)
Interview with Charlie Frise — (40:45)
Charlie’s Experience at Neighborhood Zero — (42:55)
Charlie on How an Internet Community Can Build Well — (46:00)
Charlie Making Videos at Neighborhood Zero — (47:45)
Interview with Chalice Stroebe — (48:45)
Cabin’s DAO Camp — (49:46)
The Importance of Play — (53:05)
Holding Space Online vs. IRL — (55:04)
Interview with Zakk — (56:06)
Cabin’s Product Guild — (56:57)
Cabin NFTs and Stamps — (58:40)
The Physical Passport Cards — (64:02)
Cabin's Token Gaining Utility — (66:13)
Interview with Todd — (68:50)
Todd’s Role at Cabin — (69:14)
Progressive Decentralization and Finances — (71:29)
Multi-Signature Wallets — (73:30)
DAO Culture — (74:45)

Want to learn more about what new technologies are waiting to be released? Follow us on Twitter or join our Discord to find out what's in store for us and how we make use of Web3 in both digital and physical space. See you at the next Campfire 🏕🔥.

If you have any suggestions for how the podcast can improve, feel free to reach out to Jackson on Twitter.

Episode Links:

Jackson, Kat, Roxine, Jon Dean, Jon, Charlie, Chalice, Zakk, Todd on Twitter

Charlie’s YouTube Channel

Episode Credit:

Hosted by @JacksonSteger

Sound Engineering by @prodcolin

Produced by @PhilippeIze

Distribution by @alisonclaire and @PhilippeIze

#11 Clarity: A Contributor Community Hub | Richie Bonilla

Campfire: A City Building Podcast

05/25/22 • 28 min

On this week’s Campfire, we sat down with Richie Bonilla from Clarity: a DAO tool that describes itself as the “Contributor Community Hub.” With Clarity, DAOs can onboard new contributors, match contributors with opportunities, log that work, and get people compensated.

Tune in to hear Jackson and Richie talk about Clarity, how Cabin is using the platform, the short + long term vision for Clarity, the future of DAOs, and much more!

Topics Covered:

Richie’s Thoughts on DAO Tools — (01:50)
What is a DAO Tool and What Makes One Effective? — (03:02)
What is Clarity? — (06:00)
The Inspiration Behind Clarity — (07:23)
Composability and Clarity — (11:52)
Richie’s Thoughts on the Future of Clarity and DAOs — (13:00)
Clarity’s Short-Term Roadmap — (15:40)
The User Experience and Web3 Identity — (17:55)
Customizing DAO Onboarding — (20:38)
DAO Compensation — (22:17)
Richie’s Green Flags for DAOs — (24:50)

Episode Links:

Clarity and Richie on Twitter

Clarity’s Website

Episode Credit:

Hosted by @JacksonSteger

Sound Engineering by @prodcolin

Produced by @PhilippeIze

Distribution by @alisonclaire and @PhilippeIze

#10 VitaDAO: Democratizing Longevity Research | Laurence Ion + Theo Beutel

Campfire: A City Building Podcast

05/18/22 • 37 min

On this week’s episode of Campfire, Jackson talks with Laurence Ion and Theo Beutel from VitaDAO, a DAO democratically funding longevity research. So far, they have deployed over 2 million dollars over 10+ projects with the help of their community.

Gather around to hear about the current state of science research, VitaDAO’s value proposition, their working groups, and governance structure.

Topics Covered:

What is Longevity? — (01:55)
The State of Traditional Science Research — (04:02)
What is VitaDAO? — (06:10)
Laurence and Theo’s Roles at VItaDAO — (10:58)
Applying for Funds From VitaDAO — (15:45)
IP Within a DAO — (18:38)
VitaDAO’s Partnerships— (19:50)
How Proposals to VitaDAO Work — (22:40)
Repurposing Ideas — (23:55)
VitaDAO’s Governance and Token — (26:00)
VitaDAO’s Projects — (31:50)
VitaDAO Funding its Community — (34:45)

Episode Links:

VitaDAO Website

VitaDAO Twitter

Laurence and Theo on Twitter

Episode Credit:

Hosted by @JacksonSteger

Sound Engineering by @prodcolin

Produced by @PhilippeIze

Distribution by @alisonclaire and @PhilippeIze

#22 The Possible City: Ecological Zones & Natural Farming with Patrick Lydon

Campfire: A City Building Podcast

09/28/22 • 29 min

In this episode, Jackson chats with Patrick Lydon— the writer behind CityAsNature.org and The Possible City Substack — about natural farming, pocket farms, community engagement, and using human waste to power our cities.

Topics Covered:

Introduction to Patrick and His Career — (2:07)
Problems Patrick Thinks Are Worth Solving — (3:40)
The Principles of Natural Farming — (5:05)
How Field Plowing Began — (7:44)
Why Weeds And Insects Are Not Your Enemies — (9:02)
How to Incentivize Natural Farming — (11:30)
Cities and Natural Farming — (13:10)
Pocket Farms — (15:50)
How to Engage Communities — (18:37)
Bomunsan Forest Protocols — (20:19)
The Right of Way for Rivers and Allowing Nature to Curate — (23:45)
Using Waste for Power — (25:32)
Keep in Touch with Patrick — (28:41)

Campfire is brought to you by Cabin - a network of coliving neighborhoods for nature-loving creators and remote workers. You can learn more at the following links:

Website (cabin.city)

Twitter

Discord

Read more urbanist content at The Future of Living Newsletter

Episode Links:

The Possible City Substack

Food, Earth, and Happiness Short Film

City as Nature Website

Episode Credit:

Hosted by @JacksonSteger

Sound Engineering by @Prodcolin

Videos and Clips by @McdonnellCallum