Eric welcomes Keith Bessette, founder of Free State Acoustics, for a lively discussion on music, liberty, and the upcoming Freedom Palooza festival. Keith shares his journey from Florida to becoming a regular in New Hampshire's liberty scene, emphasizing how community and creativity are thriving among Free Staters. They dive into the evolution of PorcFest, the role of music in the movement, and the unique culture of spontaneous collaboration. Freedom Palooza, set for July 25–27 in the North Country, promises a weekend of camping, liberty, and live music under the stars. The episode closes with performances and reflections on how liberty is lived, not just debated.

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Representative Michael Granger dives into how Free Staters played a critical role in eliminating New Hampshire’s mandatory vehicle inspection requirement. He outlines the creative grassroots tactics that mobilized public support, including a targeted flyer campaign that generated hundreds of personal testimonies to lawmakers. Granger also highlights the Free Staters’ influence on expanding universal school choice, sharing his own plans to use Education Freedom Accounts for his son. The conversation explores efforts to increase public school choice, defend the Guard legislation, and a heated pension reform debate involving Governor Kelly Ayotte. The episode closes with reflections on the long-term push for liberty and the continued dismantling of cronyism in the Granite State.Learn more about Representative Granger’s campaign at: granger4nh.com

Eric shares his reflections on this year’s Porcupine Freedom Festival and introduces his featured speech, Revolution in the Granite Gulch, delivered Saturday morning at the event. He gives listeners a behind-the-scenes look at PorcFest 2025, including the emotional return of Ross Ulbricht, the growing momentum of the Free State Project, and the cultural shift toward liberty in New Hampshire. Eric also outlines a five-phase plan to scale the movement through outreach, events, and community-building. In his PorcFest speech, he challenges libertarian pessimism and makes the case for focusing on local victories rather than national gridlock. With humor, insight, and urgency, he calls on liberty-lovers to become active builders of a free society in our lifetimes.