In this show, we will interview Lindsey Merkel, one of the founding members of the Mount Pleasant “Free Store” and the Mount Pleasant Free School (MPFS). The MPFS provides a forum in which people can come together to share ideas, skills, and knowledge, the Mount Pleasant Free School holds lectures and discussions, provides hands-on workshops, and offers alternative avenues for learning. We will discuss mission of the free school and the emerging “free” movement throughout the country in the form not only of free “brick-and-mortar” schools such as the MPFS, but also of free online lectures and courses from sites like academicearth and MIT OpenCourseware.