Meet Jimmy and Tommy and their cousin Galen — otherwise known as The Currys. Three Florida dudes inspired by folk, rock, funk, and roots music. They never did figure out a name for their band, so people kept referring to them by their shared family name: The Currys. It stuck. They joined us on Episode 21 […]
Houston Keen Now Streaming For You
On Episode 20 of the Agents of Innovation podcast, we sat down with 21-year-old musician, Houston Keen, of Chiefland, Florida. He joined us live in person to record an interview and performed two songs live on the podcast. Houston first picked up a guitar at the age of 11, took some guitar lessons, and began performing […]
Matt Kabus Discovers Amper Music – and Himself
If you haven’t yet heard of Amper Music, then Episode 19 of the Agents of Innovation podcast will likely be your first introduction to a new world where human beings collaborate with artificial intelligence to compose original music. If you’re looking to create and add unique music to video content, you will soon be able to […]
Barack Obama just saved conservatism
I don’t know if you missed it, or heard it, or paid attention to it, but Barack Obama saved conservatism this past week with his speech at the Democratic National Convention. He did it when he uttered these lines: “Look, we Democrats have always had plenty of differences with the Republican Party, and there’s nothing wrong […]
Smoot Carter Does Well By Doing Good
Smoot Carter is an entrepreneur at the center of three different businesses. But he didn’t arrive there overnight. A native of the Commonwealth of Virginia, he now lives in Dallas, Texas. Educated at LSU and Yale Divinity School, Carter started driving for Uber on his personal time. Since 2012, he has given over 4,000 […]
Sam Thacker Transitions His Talents
For his first 8 years out of college, Sam Thacker took his musical talents all over the country. Based in Atlanta, he tourned up and down the east coast, opened for major artists like Sister Hazel and Corey Smith, played gigs on The Rock Boat, a floating music festival, and participated in charity festivals like […]
Steve Bierfeldt Coaches You To Live Smart
On Episode 16 of the Agents of Innovation podcast, we were joined by Steve Bierfeldt, a life and business coach, and founder of Live Smart Academy. Right after graduating college, Steve spent the first 10 years of his professional career in politics. He saw all sides: he worked at nonprofits, raised money for candidates, campaigned […]
Farewell, Tallahassee (kind of)
This week, I am moving out of Tallahassee and down to Orlando. I’m not changing jobs. I’ll still be leading the development efforts for The James Madison Institute as JMI’s Vice President of Advancement. After more than 8 years here, that long road back to the remote state capital of Tallahassee has just worn down […]
Radio Birds Learn to Fly
On Episode 15 of the Agents of Innovation podcast, we were joined by the Radio Birds, a Rock and Roll band that hails from Atlanta. These birds have really learned to fly on their own the past few years. Like some of their fans, I first encountered this band when they were known as J.K. […]
James Grant Prescribes a Healthy Dose of Disruption
On episode 14 of the Agents of Innovation podcast, we were honored to have with us State Representative James Grant, who represents parts of the Tampa area in the Florida Legislature. While he has served in the legislature since first being elected in November 2010, he is only 33 years old. In 2010, Grant co-founded […]