A podcast network exploring startups, technology, and entrepreneurship in Kentucky and beyond.
334 | Vsimple: Buddy Bockweg on Why 99% of Companies Need to Retool Their Operations Before AI Can Deliver Real Value
52 mins; March 23, 2026
Mission Critical | The Urban Mine Nobody's Processing: Matt Bedingfield of Mint Innovation on Recovering Critical Minerals from E-Waste
47 mins; March 17, 2026
333 | Due Gooder: How Nate Royal Built an AI App That Onboarded 23K Students in January
50 mins; March 09, 2026
Mission Critical | TVA Is Turning a Coal Plant into a Fusion Reactor: Tony Williams on the Infinity Project
55 mins; March 04, 2026
332 | AI, Entrepreneurship, and Wealth in America: Logan & Evan on Building with AI, the OpenClaw Moment, and Why the American Dream Has to Survive This
93 hours 15 mins; February 23, 2026
Mission Critical | Ashley Zumwalt-Forbes: Inside America's Plan to Break China's Critical Minerals Grip
50 mins; February 18, 2026
331 | Proximity Parking: Turning Parking Into Economic Development Tool: How Grant Murray Raised $1.5M to Fix Parking
46 mins; February 09, 2026
Introducing Mission Critical: Logan Jones & Alex Mercer on Energy, Manufacturing, and America's Most Critical Industries
32 mins; February 04, 2026
330 | Immersive Hearing Technologies: Shingles Took His Hearing at 40 - Now Jeff Cummins is Fixing How Hearing Aids Are Sold
54 mins; January 26, 2026
329 | Season 9 Kickoff: Logan Joins Valent, Reflections on 2025, and What's Next for Middle Tech
59 mins; January 12, 2026
328 | Atomic Ambition: Inside the Texas Nuclear Model & What Kentucky Can Learn w/ Will Howard of Elementl
45 mins; November 24, 2025
327 | Modernizing the Bourbon Barrel Market: Chris Wiedmar of Hogshead
65 hours 29 mins; November 10, 2025
326 | Bourbon Meets Biotech: How Brandon Corace and Meridian Biotech Turn Stillage into Sustainable Products
38 mins; October 27, 2025
325 | Paducah’s Nuclear Revival: Global Laser Enrichment CEO Steve Long on America’s Energy Future
55 mins; October 13, 2025
324 | ElectraMet: How University Research Launched a Hard-Tech Startup to Remove Metals from Wastewater
35 mins; September 29, 2025
323 | Nuclear Energy In Action: Inside TVA's Sequoyah Nuclear Plant with Chief Nuclear Officer Tim Rausch
65 hours 20 mins; September 15, 2025
322 | Parasight Systems: Eric Hauck on Building Biotech Hardware to Fight Parasites in Pets & Livestock
73 hours 36 mins; September 02, 2025
321 | Invest Blue: How Raechele Smalls and Eric Hartman are Building a Mission-Driven Angel Community for Kentucky Startups
49 mins; August 18, 2025
320 | TVA’s Nuclear Milestone: Justin Maierhofer on Advancing the Nation’s First SMR Construction Permit
45 mins; August 04, 2025
319 | Lexington AI Meetup Live: The Story of AlphaFold with Founding Member Steve Crossan
57 mins; July 21, 2025
318 | Content Credits: Adam Koehler on How Dotloop’s $108M Exit Led to Content Credits Taking on Paywalls
37 mins; July 07, 2025
317 | Gun Interactive: Wes Keltner on Creating Viral Multiplayer Horror Hits from KY
63 hours 9 mins; June 23, 2025
316. Valent: Evan Knowles and Ryan Rudd on Enabling Human-AI Collaboration to Win More RFPs, Faster
86 hours 41 mins; June 09, 2025
GAME Change Mini Series | Part 3: From Vision to Action
7 mins; June 06, 2025
GAME Change Mini Series | Part 2: Circularity in Action Across Kentucky and Tennessee
5 mins; May 29, 2025
315. Lepidext: Dr. Bruce Webb and Dr. Mary Wallace on Solving a $2B Pest Problem Without Chemicals
50 mins; May 26, 2025
GAME Change Mini Series | Part 1: Redefining Manufacturing in Kentucky and Tennessee
8 mins; May 23, 2025
314. How a UK Grad Bootstrapped a Startup to an $84M Exit: The Story of Silas Deane & VendEngine
44 mins; May 12, 2025
313. Why America Needs a Nuclear Renaissance: a Conversation with Nuclear Engineer & Advocate Dr. Nick Touran
79 hours 23 mins; April 28, 2025
312. What if AI Actually Knew You? Plastic Labs & Courtland Leer Just Raised $5.35M to Make it Possible
56 mins; April 14, 2025
311. Prologue: Brad Luttrell on Learnings from Shutting Down GoWild and Starting Again
79 hours 23 mins; March 31, 2025
310. Valvoline: Cooling the Hottest Tech - Valvoline’s Move into AI Infrastructure w/ George Zhang & Michael Morrison
25 mins; March 17, 2025
309. Bringing Billions to Kentucky: Governor Andy Beshear on KY's Economic Development Successes
30 mins; March 03, 2025
308. Season 8 Kickoff: Big Moves, New Ventures & The Future of Middle Tech
29 mins; February 10, 2025
307. SOAR: Colby Hall on Eastern Kentucky's $40 Million Grant
56 mins; December 23, 2024
306. Sprocket Innovation: Monica Bilak on Supporting Entrepreneurship in Western Kentucky
47 mins; November 25, 2024
305. Card.io: Destin George Bell on his Shark Tank experience, Building a gamified fitness app, and Moving to Austin
56 mins; November 11, 2024
304. SOAR Summit Live Podcast with Elijah Jensen & Cindy Sparks
45 mins; October 28, 2024
303. Buddle Skincare: Gaylord VanGuilder on Innovating Baby Skincare and E-Commerce Strategies
36 mins; October 21, 2024
302. Hippo Manager: Sam Razor on Building a Veterinary Software Platform to an Acquisition
53 mins; October 14, 2024
301. Exploring ChatGPT's Advanced Voice Mode: A Conversation with AI
28 mins; October 07, 2024
300. Middle Tech Recap with Logan Jones, Evan Knowles, and TJ Barnett
60 hours 28 mins; September 30, 2024
299. Julia Regan on Scaling RxLightning
46 mins; September 23, 2024
298. Travis Stanfield of Stacklet on Building a Tech Powerhouse
44 mins; September 17, 2024
297. NVIDIA's Dominance in Powering AI and The Future of AI and Energy: Nuclear Power
25 mins; September 04, 2024
296. The Cloud Minders: Ian Gerard on Navigating the Future of AI and GPU Services
45 mins; August 26, 2024
295. Canopy: Scott Koloms on the Future of Social Impact in Business
43 mins; August 19, 2024
294. Climavision: Chris Goode, Ben Toms, & Peter Childs on Creating Hyper-Accurate Weather Forecasting
38 mins; August 12, 2024
293. Anu & Land Betterment: Scott Massey & Kirk Taylor on Partnering to Nourish Communities Sustainably
63 hours 40 mins; August 05, 2024
292. Amplify Startups: Larry Horn on Supporting Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Louisville and Beyond
48 mins; July 22, 2024
291. TruDiagnostic: Varun Dwaraka & Hannah Went on The Future of Biological Aging and Longevity
41 mins; July 15, 2024
290. The Potential Impact of AI on Society
31 mins; July 08, 2024
289. The Current State of Nuclear Energy: An Overview with Logan Jones
10 mins; July 01, 2024
288. Awesome Inc: Brian Raney on Building Kentucky's Startup Ecosystem
46 mins; June 17, 2024
287. Cloverleaf: Darrin Murriner and Kirsten Moorefield on Transforming the way Teams Interact
57 mins; June 10, 2024
286. borderless: Raffi Kayat on the Progress and Evolution of borderless Payments
46 mins; June 03, 2024
285. Endeavor: Jake Budler on the Positive Trend Line of Entrepreneurship in the Midwest
53 mins; May 27, 2024
284. Blue North: Dave Knox on The Future of Northern Kentucky’s Startup Scene
52 mins; May 20, 2024
283. CleanSpace: Aram Street & Eric Griffin on Disrupting Traditional Cleaning
