One freedom tech tool to play with this weekend 🌴☀️ Streams weekly on Friday at 15:30 UTC on Fountain, X, YouTube, and Zap Stream.
Latest episodes
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33 min
Trust Me Bro - spot the difference between trust and verifiability
🚀 Freedom Tech Weekend – Season 1 Finale 🎉 In this final episode we dive deep into the hidden truth behind privacy promises from AI services and VPN providers. From Anthropic’s new…
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31 min
Indie Music Revolution: Stream, Zap ⚡ & Buy Tickets on Wavlake with Bitcoin
In this episode we dive deep into Wavlake, a decentralized streaming service that lets independent artists keep 90 %+ of their royalties and lets fans tip songs with Bitcoin (sats)…
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54 min
Run Your Own AI - You can do it! Text, Image, Video, Audio, Code
Welcome to another episode of Freedom Tech Weekend! In today’s live stream, host Marks shows you how to run open‑source Large Language Models (LLMs) locally on your laptop (and eve…
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17 min
Connect All of Your Smart Home Things with One Device - Homebridge
Welcome back to Freedom Tech Weekend! In this impromptu episode, host Marks shows you how to build a privacy‑first, plug‑and‑play smart‑home hub using a Raspberry Pi and the open‑s…
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13 min
Note Taking: Private, Local, and Powerful Notes - FTW 17
In this episode of Freedom Tech Weekend, we dive into a powerful alternative to Google Docs and other cloud-based note-taking tools—Obsidian. If you’re looking to reclaim your digi…
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37 min
Freedom to Stream Anywhere – Self-Hosted Media Solutions
Take control of your content. On this week’s Freedom Tech Weekend, we explore open source media servers you can run from home to stream music, movies, photos, and personal videos t…
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33 min
White Noise - Private Messaging—No Phone Number Needed
This week on Freedom Tech Weekend, we’re diving into White Noise — a brand-new secure messaging app that rivals Signal but without centralized servers. Built on the Nostr protocol…
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38 min
Beyond Fireworks: Intersection of Freedom, Technology, and Society based on The Sovereign Individual
In this special July 4th episode of Freedom Tech Weekend, we step away from tool demos and dive deep into the philosophy of The Sovereign Individual—a prophetic book that predicted…
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36 min
RECLAIM YOUR VOICE - Getting Started with Podcasting 2.0 and Fountain
What if you could own your podcast and keep your freedom? In this episode of Freedom Tech Weekend, Marks dives deep into Podcasting 2.0 — a powerful open protocol that helps creato…
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29 min
Embrace the Sunlight – The Computer That Supports Your Wellbeing
Ready to ditch eye‑strain and midnight doom‑scrolling? In this Freedom Tech Weekend episode we go hands‑on with the Daylight Computer DC‑1—the first tablet designed to emit zero bl…
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26 min
Navigate the Private Way - Why You Should Try Organic Maps Now - FTK 11
Take control of your location data! In this Freedom Tech Weekend episode we compare Google Maps, Apple Maps and truly private options built on OpenStreetMap, then dive deep into Or…
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1 h 00
Break Free of the ChatGPT Privacy Problem Using Confidential Maple AI & Local LLMs
Worried about what OpenAI saves when you chat with ChatGPT? Data retention at ChatGPT and other services is more than you think. 🕵️♂️ In this Freedom Tech Weekend livestream, Mark…
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38 min
Signal: The Private Messaging Alternative. But is it Really Secure? Let's Find Out - FTK 9
Ready to own your conversations and ditch data-mining messengers? In this Freedom Tech Weekend episode we take a hands-on tour of the Signal app—the open-source, end-to-end-encrypt…
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36 min
Global Entry: How Tor Enables Borderless Browsing Without Firewalls - FTK 8
Unlock the real power of the internet in this Freedom Tech Weekend episode! Marks walks you through Tor—the Onion Router—showing how its volunteer-run network of encrypted relays l…
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8 min
Get AirDrop-like abilities to any device: LocalSend & Magic Wormhole Guide - FTK 7
Need to send files to non-Apple devices? 🎉 In this bite-sized Freedom Tech Weekend episode, Marks streams from an airport layover to show how anyone—on iOS, Android, Windows, Linux…
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35 min
Privacy Email Hacks: Guerrilla Mail, Proton & SimpleLogin DEMO - FTK 6
Welcome back to Freedom Tech Weekend! In this episode, Marks from Maple AI shows you how to take control of your inbox with privacy-first email tools you can try today. Learn the p…
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28 min
Ultimate Password Manager Showdown - Bitwarden vs. The Rest - FTK 5
Ready to break free from closed-source password lockers? In Episode 5 of Freedom Tech Weekend, we dive straight into Bitwarden—the leading open-source password manager—and its self…
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31 min
The Most Private Browser Yet? Live Testing Kagi's Orion Browser App - FTK 4
Welcome to Freedom Tech Weekend! In this live session we put Kagi’s new Orion Browser through its paces and ask a simple question: can you finally ditch Chrome, Firefox or Brave wi…
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35 min
Ditch QuickBooks: Take Back Control with Firefly III - FTK 3
Welcome to Freedom Tech Weekend — your weekly dose of open-source tech you can run yourself. In this episode, we explore Firefly III, a powerful, privacy-first alternative to tools…
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32 min
Learn to control all your AI using MCP in Goose - FTK 2
In this episode of Freedom Tech Weekend, we explore Goose, a powerful tool that uses Model Context Protocol (MCP) to coordinate with various AI tools and agents. Goose is an on-mac…