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In this episode of Atlas Network with Michael Carnuccio, guest Joe Kent, Executive Vice President of the Grassroot Institute in Hawaii, discusses his organization's innovative use of AI to monitor and summarize government hearings and the victories that earned them a spot as a finalist for Atlas Network’s 2025 Templeton Freedom Award.

Meet the innovative organizations competing for Atlas Network’s 2026 Smart Bets grant. From Bangladesh’s Preneur Lab and the Arab Center for Research in North Africa to Ukraine’s Bendukidze Free Market Center, Bolivia’s LIBERA, and The Future of Free Speech in the United States, these partners are tackling challenges with bold new ideas. Each has a track record of impact and a vision for scaling their work — from launching youth entrepreneurship hubs and free-market policy bootcamps to defending free speech and strengthening democratic institutions. Discover what they’ve accomplished, what they plan to do next, and how additional Smart Bets funding could transform their reach. See these organizations take the stage at Atlas Network’s Liberty Forum & Freedom Dinner in New York City, November 12–13, 2025.

In this episode of Atlas Network with Michael Carnuccio, guest Naomi Brockwell discusses the critical issue of personal privacy in the digital age.

In this episode of Atlas Network with Michael Carnuccio, Michael engages in a compelling conversation with Kathya Berrada from the Arab Center for Research, a Morocco-based think tank operating throughout the Middle East and North Africa.

In this episode of Atlas Network with Michael Carnuccio, host Michael Carnuccio delves into the shifting political landscape of Bolivia. Guest Jorge E. Velarde Rosso, the leader of LIBERA BOLIVIA, discusses the pivotal changes taking place as the nation moves away from a prolonged period of socialist governance.