21: Encouraging Free Speech on Campus (feat. Ilana Redstone)
Stories abound of increased university student reluctance to explore unconventional views on campus. At the University of Illinois, Ilana Redstone has sought to create an environment in her classroom...
22 Maj 202346min
20: Gamified financial competence for kids (feat. Travis Adams, CEO of GravyStack)
When asked "what do you wish you were taught in school?", many adults wish they had been taught financial literacy and competence at an earlier age. Travis Adams and the GravyStack team are launching ...
9 Maj 202338min
19: Macroeconomic Realities (feat. David Luttrell)
Record inflation. A Fed on the warpath after 10 years of zero-interest rate policy. On shoring and geopolitical strife. The rise...and fall...and rise (?) of crypto. What does it all mean for the nat...
17 Apr 20231h 8min
18: Matching Supply and Demand for Manufacturing Labor (feat. Mike Kinder)
As an operations consultant, Mike Kinder saw the vast disparity between the needs of manufacturing employeers and their technicians. He also saw that the next generation of manufacturing technicians ...
20 Feb 202345min
17: Hear Ye Hear Y'all (feat. Elizabeth Saab)
Geoff and Ben harken back to the early days of Texas Rising with an extended edition of Hear Ye, Hear Y'all with special guest Elizabeth Saab. Topics include Southwest Airlines, The Texas Legislative...
7 Feb 202354min
16: The startup bringing Chicken Coops into the 21st Century (feat. AJ Forsythe & Jordan Barnes)
With the price of eggs reaching near all-time highs, interest in raising urban chickens is on the rise. And just in time, a pair of seasoned Silicon Valley startup execs have the perfect solution - C...
16 Jan 202345min
15: Hypersonic engines and home from anywhere in one hour (feat. Sassie Duggleby)
Sassie Duggleby is on a mission to commercialize hypersonic engines - getting paying civilian customers anywhere in the world within one hour on a Mach-10 aircraft. She runs Venus Aerospace, a venture...
19 Dec 202254min
14: Mexican Cartels and the Implications for Texas (feat. Josh Trevino)
Cartel violence is increasingly prevalent and spilling over the Texas / Mexico border. Join us in conversation with Texas Public Policy scholar Josh Trevino as we explore the history of Mexican carte...
22 Nov 20221h 4min
