Hosts: Jess Furman (as The Nerd) & Nastaran "Nas" Ahmadi (as The Newbie)

What happens when technology changes faster than governments? What makes a city work? And are we entering an era where communities are becoming as important as countries?

Jess disappeared for a month to live in a “Starter City” experiment on an artificial island in Malaysia. No official mayor. No city council. Just a structured community experimenting with what cities—and even countries—might look like in the future.

In this first episode of Decoded, our Newbie, Nas, has no idea where Jess has been. As our Nerd explains the difference between a Network School, a Starter City, a Pop-up City, and a Network State, the conversation becomes much bigger than one trip. ...