Freedom Tech Weekend
by Freedom Tech Works
Latest episode
Trust Me Bro - spot the difference between trust and verifiability
Trust Me Bro - spot the difference between trust and verifiability
About this podcast
One freedom tech tool to play with this weekend 🌴☀️ Streams weekly on Friday at 15:30 UTC on Fountain, X, YouTube, and Zap Stream.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 40 episodes
- Trust Me Bro - spot the difference between trust and verifiability · 33 min🚀 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…
- Indie Music Revolution: Stream, Zap ⚡ & Buy Tickets on Wavlake with Bitcoin · 31 minIn 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…
- Run Your Own AI - You can do it! Text, Image, Video, Audio, Code · 54 minWelcome 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…
- Connect All of Your Smart Home Things with One Device - Homebridge · 17 minWelcome 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…
- Note Taking: Private, Local, and Powerful Notes - FTW 17 · 13 minIn 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…
- Freedom to Stream Anywhere – Self-Hosted Media Solutions · 37 minTake 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…
- White Noise - Private Messaging—No Phone Number Needed · 33 minThis 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…
- Beyond Fireworks: Intersection of Freedom, Technology, and Society based on The Sovereign Individual · 38 minIn 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…
- RECLAIM YOUR VOICE - Getting Started with Podcasting 2.0 and Fountain · 36 minWhat 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…
- Embrace the Sunlight – The Computer That Supports Your Wellbeing · 29 minReady 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…
- Navigate the Private Way - Why You Should Try Organic Maps Now - FTK 11 · 26 minTake 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…
- Break Free of the ChatGPT Privacy Problem Using Confidential Maple AI & Local LLMs · 1 h 0 minWorried 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…
- Signal: The Private Messaging Alternative. But is it Really Secure? Let's Find Out - FTK 9 · 38 minReady 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…
- Global Entry: How Tor Enables Borderless Browsing Without Firewalls - FTK 8 · 36 minUnlock 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…
- Get AirDrop-like abilities to any device: LocalSend & Magic Wormhole Guide - FTK 7 · 8 minNeed 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…
- Privacy Email Hacks: Guerrilla Mail, Proton & SimpleLogin DEMO - FTK 6 · 35 minWelcome 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…
- Ultimate Password Manager Showdown - Bitwarden vs. The Rest - FTK 5 · 28 minReady 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…
- The Most Private Browser Yet? Live Testing Kagi's Orion Browser App - FTK 4 · 31 minWelcome 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…
- Ditch QuickBooks: Take Back Control with Firefly III - FTK 3 · 35 minWelcome 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…
- Learn to control all your AI using MCP in Goose - FTK 2 · 32 minIn 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…
