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For the final episode of season 5 of the Middle Tech Podcast, we wanted to stick with the tradition of getting the team together to talk about the past season's successes/failures, what we learned over the past year, and our plans for season 6. Season 6 will kick off on January 9th, 2023 - we hope everyone has a wonderful holiday season!

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Tj recaps how Middle Tech's first event went: from the logistic planning to the conversation itself.

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Logan and Evan cover the antitrust investigations around Ticketmaster/Live Nation in the wake of the Taylor Swift debacle, as well as Microsoft's attempted acquisition of Activision, plus the latest AI model from OpenAI - ChatGPT.

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On today’s episode, Evan sits down with Adam VanWingerden, CEO and Founder of Lexington AgTech startup, Silver Fern Group, to cover the details reported in the Lexington Herald Leader’s recent article on AppHarvest. The article, covering AppHarvest’s recent disclosure alerting investors that it’s running out of cash, comes after a rough year for the Lexington-based startup. Through their financial disclosures, it became evident that the massive investment in the future of AgTech was having difficulty producing a sustainable business model and burning through cash at an alarming rate. In addition to their business woes, Evan and Adam discuss the shadiness of some of AppHarvest’s investors that also were involved in other high-profile startup failures, how the ESG movement has allowed this failure to happen, the dark side of SPACs, and more.

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Danny reviews a new, unique path in computer engineering: coding for art and creativity.

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Evan and Logan discuss the protests happening in China and Kanye getting banned from Twitter...again.

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Today’s episode is from Middle Tech’s first in-person event, held on November 9th in Louisville, Ky. The panel discussion centered around how Financial Technologies are democratizing finance and empowering the next generation of software. Our panelists included Raffi Kayat, founder of Borderless, Demetrius Gray, founder of Captian, and Evan Knowles, founder of Symba.

Our discussion dives deep into some key topics around Financial Technologies, such as how fintech is democratizing finance, empowering financial equity, and enhancing financial literacy at a rapid pace.

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As we begin to wrap up 2022, Nate reflects on two past episodes that are worth another listen. Listen to some wise words from TJ Barnett and Evan Knowles on this week's episode of Weekend Thoughts

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Dr. Eric Monday is the Executive Vice President for Finance and Administration at the University of Kentucky. Throughout his career at UK, Dr. Monday has helped spearhead the introduction of the university’s e-sports program, the UK Invest program, and various other Smart Campus initiatives. Our conversation primarily focuses on the newly announced UK Invest program that aims to help students build a foundation of financial literacy — allowing them to achieve greater financial security, career readiness, and well-being.

Throughout our conversation with Dr. Monday, we also dive into the overall mission of UK’s Smart Campus initiatives and how university leadership approcahes building a thriving college community.

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On this week's episode of Weekend Thoughts, Nate speaks on how quantity is being put over quality within the professional entertainment industries. Movies, music, shows, just aren't the same anymore all thanks to The Content-ization of Entertainment.

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