Anarchapulco 2021: Call for Authentic Anarchy [Speech]
My Anarchapulco 2021 speech on authentic anarchy, self-responsibility and building a life that reflects the values of freedom.
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As Seen On
Speeches, panels, documentary appearances, TV and mainstream media interviews, podcasts, radio and written features with Catherine (Cat) Bleish Bonandin.
The People Who Make Anarchapulco: A Look Back at 2025 [Event Preview]
A look back at the Anarchapulco 2025 preview, with the volunteers, families, and everyday acts of welcome that make the gathering possible.
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Conversations in Anarchy: Crypto, Community, and Learning to Receive [Preview Interview]
A Conversations in Anarchy preview interview with Cat and Shane Radliff as fellow guests, ahead of NonConformist Series, 7th Edition: Practical Wealth.
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From the Bitcoin Bus to Greenbriar: Find Roots in Community [Speech]
From Bitcoin Bus travel to a home at Greenbriar: my story of finding an intentional community, raising children, and learning to live by consensus.
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Flat, Globe, Potato or Simulation? Anarchapulco 2026 [Panel Discussion]
Watch the Anarchapulco 2026 panel where I bring Potato Earth into a lively conversation about the world, consciousness, and the possibility of simulation.
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Build Community with The Four Agreements: Anarchapulco 2023 [Speech]
How our Anarchapulco team used The Four Agreements to check assumptions, communicate clearly, and build community. Lessons from my 2023 speech.
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Roots, Community, and Room to Choose: Anarchapulco 2022 [Coffee Chat]
In this 2022 Anarchapulco coffee chat, I talk about intentional community, roots in more than one place, and how my role in the freedom movement has changed.
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Game of Village at Liberpulco 2025 [Speech]
At Liberpulco 2025, I share how Game of Village lets children build a society, make decisions together, and learn through real work and play.
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Deep Roots in More Than One Place: Liberpulco 2024 [Speech]
At Liberpulco 2024, I shared how the Free State Project and Greenbriar shaped my approach to community, freedom, and putting down roots in more than one place.
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A Better Way to Educate: Inside Greenbriar Community School [Podcast Interview]
A couple of weeks ago, I had the opportunity to sit down for a podcast interview with Connect Elgin to talk about Greenbriar Community School, including, what it is, how it works, and why it matters. A major topic of discussion was about how Greenbriar isn’t just a school, it’s a community-centered model of education
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How to Walk the Walk: Porcfest 2024 Panel Discussion [Panel Discussion]
A PorcFest panel about putting the values of freedom into practice through community, homesteading, work and daily choices.
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Integrity in Community at the Mariposa Freedom Festival [Speech]
My Mariposa Freedom Festival talk on integrity, community, boundaries and putting the values of freedom into everyday practice.
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Life in the Bitcoin.com Bus [Interview]
On September 16, 2016, Bitcoin.com published Jamie Redman’s interview with me about the Dash Across America tour and life in the Bitcoin.com Bus. Travel, decentralization, and direct conversations The Q&A covered converting the bus, using cryptocurrency on the road, and the services that helped us pay for travel expenses. It also explored how the bus
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Cointelegraph Covers Our Third Bitcoin-Only Tour [Media Feature]
On April 23, 2015, Cointelegraph reported on our third Uncoinventional bitcoin-only travel experiment. Another test of the bitcoin economy The coverage followed travel from Texas to Philadelphia and the return journey, using bitcoin for flights, lodging, food, and other expenses. It described the services we were testing and the converted school bus that was becoming
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Yahoo Travel Follows Our Bitcoin Road Trip [Media Feature]
On June 27, 2014, Yahoo Travel featured our experiment in paying for a cross-country road trip with bitcoin. Putting everyday bitcoin use to the test The article followed our journey from Texas toward New Hampshire and explained how we approached ordinary travel expenses, including fuel, hotels, and meals. It described a combination of direct bitcoin
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Self-Sufficiency and Sovereign Living on Coast to Coast AM [Radio Interview]
On October 12, 2013, John Bush and I joined John B. Wells on Coast to Coast AM for a conversation about self-sufficiency and a sovereign lifestyle. Building alternatives in everyday life The discussion explored decentralized communities, voluntary relationships, and practical ways to take responsibility for needs such as food, health, and community support. My contribution
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Talking Fusion Centers with Jesse Ventura [Television Interview]
In November 2010, I appeared on TruTV’s Conspiracy Theory with Jesse Ventura to discuss fusion centers, watch lists, and the Missouri Modern Militia Movement report. TruTV, Conspiracy Theory with Jesse Ventura, 2010. Original program still. The television appearance The conversation continued the civil-liberties work I had been doing through the Liberty Restoration Project. The report
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CNN Newsroom: A Follow-Up Profile [Television Feature]
On June 12, 2010, CNN’s Newsroom carried a Drew Griffin profile of me and my work with the Liberty Restoration Project. The profile and studio discussion The report returned to Brave New Books in Austin and examined how my anti-war views, interest in organic food and community gardens, and objections to government power fit within
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CNN’s Anderson Cooper 360: A 2010 Interview [Television Interview]
A look back at my April 2010 CNN interview with Drew Griffin, with the original broadcast transcript and a saved clipping of contemporary coverage.
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Camp FEMA (2009) [Documentary Appearance]
My appearance in Camp FEMA (2009), with IMDb credits and a saved screenshot documenting Catherine Bleish’s cast credit.
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KCUR: From the Campaign Trail to Kansas City Organizing [Radio Feature]
On January 20, 2009, KCUR published Sylvia Maria Gross’s report on people who stayed involved in local organizing after the 2008 presidential election. I was featured through my work with the Liberty Restoration Project in Kansas City. Organizing after the election The story followed two different political paths. Cokethea Hill had worked with Barack Obama’s
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