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Making a Floating City
1:02:19 - 1:08:27 (06:07)
A man is proposing the idea of creating the most significant construction project in human history, a floating city, and has brought on specialists to help him sell the idea, including a marketing director who suggested making the island move.
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Elizabeth Henderson announced in 2017 that she was restarting New Utopia, a project for a completed floating city by 2021, to honor her father's legacy.
1:02:19 - 1:03:16 (00:56)
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Elizabeth Henderson announced in 2017 that she was restarting New Utopia, a project for a completed floating city by 2021, to honor her father's legacy. However, with only a few weeks left in 2021, it seems unlikely that the city will be completed, and the project may have been tainted with fraudulent activities.
ChapterMaking a Floating City
EpisodePart One: The Not-At-All-Sad History of Libertarian Sea Nations
PodcastBehind the Bastards
Norman created a plan for a planned community on an island outside of the U.S, but wars kept breaking out around the islands he wanted to choose.
1:03:16 - 1:04:50 (01:34)
Summary
Norman created a plan for a planned community on an island outside of the U.S, but wars kept breaking out around the islands he wanted to choose. He brought on specialists to help him sell the idea, including a marketing director who had the original idea to make the island move.
ChapterMaking a Floating City
EpisodePart One: The Not-At-All-Sad History of Libertarian Sea Nations
PodcastBehind the Bastards
Norman Foster sets out to build the largest ship in human history.
1:04:50 - 1:07:10 (02:19)
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Norman Foster sets out to build the largest ship in human history. The ship would be 4,300 feet long and 25 stories high, six times larger than any ship ever built.
ChapterMaking a Floating City
EpisodePart One: The Not-At-All-Sad History of Libertarian Sea Nations
PodcastBehind the Bastards
Gene Feldman, an oceanographer, shares his insights on how different living on a boat can be compared to living on land, particularly with regards to boundaries and proximity to shore.
1:07:10 - 1:08:27 (01:17)
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Gene Feldman, an oceanographer, shares his insights on how different living on a boat can be compared to living on land, particularly with regards to boundaries and proximity to shore. He suggests that some criminals may prefer to buy condos instead of living in a boat.