Live Free Now w/ John Bush

Most people buy the wrong land. They fall in love with a view, sign the papers, and only later find out the water's no good, the soil won't grow, or the access road washes out every spring. Curtis Stone has spent years helping people avoid exactly that. In this keynote, originally delivered at Exit & Build 3, Curtis breaks down his complete framework for finding the perfect homestead... the sa...

I'm out at Haven Village right now... spending the next couple weeks on the land, connecting with members, and dialing in the private realm side of the project. So I figured there was no better time to sit down with River and Imani and pull back the curtain on what they're building out here. Haven Village is a 216-acre regenerative development in Tennessee, built entirely in the private realm... t...

"We can have resilience, or we can have convenience. But we can't have both." That's the line Mollie Engelhart builds this entire talk from Exit and Build 4 around, and it might just reframe how you think about your food, your land, and your freedom. Join us in person at Exit and Build 6, hosted right on Mollie's Sovereignty Ranch: https://exitandbuild.com   Mollie is the founder of Sovereignty Ra...

Today on the Live Free Now Show, I'm going live with a surprise guest… and a lot of you are gonna know exactly who he is the second he pops on. Here's what I'll tell you for now. This guy has been in the game a long time. He built one of the biggest farming followings on YouTube, then walked away from city farming, moved out to the country, and built a massive homestead in the rural mountains. The...

A doubtful, fearful population is easy to control. A confident, self-reliant one is not. That's not an accident, it's the whole game. In this episode, John Bush sits down with Mark England, founder of the Enlifted Method and one of the most sought-after mindset coaches on the planet. Five continents, four thousand clients, ten thousand coaching hours, a TEDx talk, and nearly five hundred certified...

In this special presentation from Exit and Build 5 at Polyface Farm, River and Imani of Haven Village share one of the most compelling real-world examples of Exit and Build in action. This was actually the first time I heard them fully explain the shift toward their sub-trust model — where each neighborhood inside Haven Village operates with its own trust structure while remaining connected to the...

Thomas Massie lost his Republican primary to an unknown challenger backed by Donald Trump and heavily funded by Israel interests. A lot of freedom-minded people are shocked and furious. But honestly… This outcome simply proves what many of us have been saying for years: Politics is a rigged dog-and-pony show designed to enrich and empower the ruling class while keeping the masses distracted, divid...

Jaymie Friesen started with no money, no land, and poor credit. Within 3 months they bought 160 acres and a private mountain. 7 months later they had Airbnb stays, a retreat center, and a venue generating $30k/month. Now they help people do the same through Living The Off-Grid Dream and LandFunder. In this interview we cover: • Finding land for a homestead, retreat center, or freedom community • A...

In this episode, I sit down with Yoshi Pantera to talk about Regenerative Leadership… and what it actually looks like in practice. We explore how this way of thinking applies directly to the work we’re doing with Exit & Build… and the kind of communities we’re trying to create. We get into: What “regenerative culture” really means Why habits and daily actions matter more than big ideas The rol...

I just got back from Confluence 2026. This was my fourth year going, and every single time it gets bigger, better, and more impactful. I wanted to sit down and share 5 takeaways that really stood out to me—not just from this year, but from all the Confluences I’ve been to. - Your vibe attracts your tribe - Conscious, grounded, beautiful people - The divine law is in full effect - Work hard. Play h...

In this episode of Live Free Now, John Bush sits down with Tony Arterburn of Wise Wolf Gold & Silver to break down what’s really happening in the silver market and what it could mean for your financial future. They dig into silver, market trends, and the growing interest in hard assets as more people look for ways to protect their wealth. The conversation also explores how and why investors ar...

In this episode of the Live Free Now Show, I’m joined by Mike Winner and Jason Crowe, the founders of Qortal. We dive into what Qortal actually is, how it works, and why it’s one of the most ambitious decentralized projects out there. Qortal is a fully custom-built, community-driven network designed to support a truly decentralized internet — from communication to commerce and beyond. We also talk...

Financial sovereignty is no longer optional. In this episode of the Live Free Now Show, I’m joined by Quinten van Welzen (Mr. Kwibs), a longtime crypto veteran who has been in the space since 2017 and now leads marketing and growth for Zano. We dive deep into Zano — a powerful, privacy-focused cryptocurrency designed for real-world use — and why tools like this are becoming essential as the financ...

In this episode, I’m sharing reflections after returning from Haven Village — a real-world example of what building outside the system can look like. At the same time, major global shifts are unfolding fast. War in Iran. Digital ID systems are expanding. CBDCs and financial surveillance are accelerating. Financial upheaval. And it’s all happening much faster than most people realize. We break down...

In this powerful talk at The People's Reset in Morelia, Mexico, John Bush shares the hard lessons he learned during one of the most challenging years of his life. He opens up about a lawsuit, the collapse of his intentional community, the loss of key relationships, and the end of his marriage — and how those trials reshaped his leadership, faith, and purpose. John breaks down: → The realities of b...

In this episode of the Live Free Now Show, I sit down with Mike Cobb, a fellow freedom lover and CEO of ECI Development, to talk about international real estate investing, global property trends, and what investors should be watching heading into 2026. Mike has spent nearly three decades developing resort and residential communities across Latin America, and he shares insights on where the big shi...

On this episode of the Live Free Now Show, I sit down with a freedom-minded journalist and activist from Germany, Tom-Oliver Regenauer, who is living inside the European Union as the technocratic agenda accelerates. I had the pleasure of meeting Tom recently at The People’s Reset, and we immediately connected over our shared understanding of the Predator Class, how centralized power operates, and...

If you care about food security, it starts in your own backyard. In this episode of the Live Free Now Show, John Bush sits down with our favorite gardening expert, Brianne Bernsen, along with Melanie Rubin of Parallel Times University, to talk all things spring gardening. We break down how to properly start seedlings, which plants should be started indoors, common beginner mistakes, and how to giv...

What do the Epstein files really reveal? In this episode of the Live Free Now Show, John Bush breaks down the deeper meaning behind the Epstein operation — not just as a political scandal, but as a reflection of systemic corruption and the broader consciousness crisis facing humanity. We explore: -How blackmail and sexual compromise have historically been tools of elite control -Why many people de...

In this episode of the Live Free Now Show, John Bush sits down with Courtland Kelani-Ali, widely known as BrothaTruth, for a powerful conversation on sovereignty through law and the path from subject to sovereign. This interview breaks down the difference between true law and statutory code, a distinction that determines whether a person is operating as a subject within the system or standing in l...

In this episode of the Live Free Now Show, John Bush interviews Glen Meder, founder of Privacy Academy, to expose why privacy is not optional and why freedom cannot exist without it. As governments and Big Tech push digital ID systems, biometric tracking, and total data surveillance, Glen breaks down how these technologies are being used to centralize control and eliminate personal autonomy. We ex...

In this conversation, John Bush sits down with Michael Joseph, founder and lead director of Sacred Honor Educational Fellowship, to explore the path that led him into private realm work and why he founded Sacred Honor in the first place. Michael shares his personal journey, the gaps he saw in how people were trying to exit the system, and the deeper principles that guided the creation of the Trife...

In this episode of Live Free Now, John Bush is joined by renowned researcher and historian Richard Grove to rip the mask off the latest push for regime change in Venezuela. Forget the headlines. Forget the left vs. right spin. This is a deep dive into the playbook of power—how media, money, and military force are used to manufacture consent, expand control, and crush sovereignty. You’ll learn: – H...

Your health data — your steps, your heartbeat, your daily patterns — is becoming part of a growing surveillance network. And health insurance companies are playing a major role in advancing it. In this episode, we sit down with Andy Schoonover, CEO of CrowdHealth, to uncover what’s really happening behind the rise of wearables, medical data tracking, and the expanding digital health grid. Andy bre...

Let’s cut the s***. The world’s coming apart at the seams—technocracy rising, war on the horizon, economies in shambles, trust in government dead in the water. Everyone feels it. And while most are still stuck scrolling, whining, and waiting for someone else to save them… we’re here to build. In this episode, John Bush lays it out straight: ✅ Why now is the moment to rise ✅ Why decentralized, pr...