Porcupine Report #113: “Quill History and PorcFest Today” with William Kostric

About this episode

Eric Brakey interviews William Kostric about the history of The Quill and the evolution of the liberty movement in New Hampshire.

Eric sits down with William Kostric, co-founder of The Quill, to talk about the early days of the Free State movement and how one underground liberty clubhouse helped shape a growing network of communities across New Hampshire. William also shares stories from the history of The Quill, including its survival through COVID, the “Save the Quill” effort, and the challenges of building decentralized communities. The episode closes with a preview of PorcFest’s new “Spontaneous Order” format, highlighting events happening across the state and the evolving future of the liberty movement in New Hampshire.

People in this episode

Host: Eric Brakey

Guest: William Kostric

Topics covered

• liberty movement
• Free State movement
• community building
• PorcFest
• history of The Quill

Keywords

• liberty
• community
• PorcFest
• Free State
• The Quill
• COVID
• decentralized

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Quill, Free State movement, PorcFest

Places: New Hampshire

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