Middle Tech

This week, Nate and Evan are joined for an amazing conversation with Tom Martin, the Executive Director of the Center for Economic Development Entrepreneurship & Technology at Eastern Kentucky University. While #LongOnLex, Tom takes a tempered approach to where Central Kentucky is in the national market and what needs to change to make it a first class hub of the future. Follow @middletechpod on social: facebook.com/middletechpod twitter.com/middletechpod instagram.com/middletechpod Send in your topic suggestions, feedback, and questions to Nate and Evan at middletechpodcast@gmail.com Nate: twitter.com/nateante Evan: twitter.com/EvanKnowles42_

This week Nate and Evan are Downtown at City Hall, joined by Lexington's Director of Project Management Brandi Peacher to discuss Town Branch Commons, the massive greenspace project that just broke ground. Learn more about the project: lexingtonky.gov/townbranchcommons Follow @middletechpod on social: facebook.com/middletechpod twitter.com/middletechpod instagram.com/middletechpod Send in your topic suggestions, feedback, and questions to Nate and Evan at middletechpodcast@gmail.com Nate: twitter.com/nateante Evan: twitter.com/EvanKnowles42_

Scott Shapiro, Mayor Jim Gray's Chief Innovation Officer, is #LongOnLex. Nate and Evan sit down with Scott to learn more about University Cities, Lexington's new gigabit internet, the bikeshare partnership with Spin, and more. Share why you're excited for Lexington's future on social media with #LongOnLex. Check out more about University Cities at universitycities.org. Follow @middletechpod on social: facebook.com/middletechpod twitter.com/middletechpod instagram.com/middletechpod Send in your topic suggestions, feedback, and questions to Nate and Evan at middletechpodcast@gmail.com Nate: twitter.com/nateante Evan: twitter.com/EvanKnowles42_

Introducing a new initiative, #LongOnLex. We'll be highlighting unique ideas, initiatives, and innovations that are currently moving Lexington forward to become a world-class city. Here, Nate and Evan intro the series and talk about why they're long on Lexington, KY.

As social media platforms try keep people online longer with things like longform video, pop culture seems to be rebelling against the platforms themselves. On this episode Nate and Evan discuss IGTV, YouTube, Facebook Watch, and other video contenders while highlighting the competing trend of Digital Health. Follow @middletechpod on social: facebook.com/middletechpod twitter.com/middletechpod instagram.com/middletechpod Send in your topic suggestions, feedback, and questions to Nate and Evan at middletechpodcast@gmail.com Nate: twitter.com/nateante Evan: twitter.com/EvanKnowles42_

On this special episode of Middle Tech the guys are joined by Michael Lewis, Tj Barnett, Danny Perry, and Sam Marks to look back at their freshman year startup: FinanceU. FinanceU used crowdfunding to solve the 1.2 trillion dollar student debt crises one user at a time. A special thanks to Michael, TJ, Danny, and Sam for joining us on this episode. Follow @middletechpod on social: facebook.com/middletechpod twitter.com/middletechpod instagram.com/middletechpod Send in your topic suggestions, feedback, and questions to Nate and Evan at middletechpodcast@gmail.com Nate: twitter.com/nateante Evan: twitter.com/EvanKnowles42_

We started Middle Tech four months ago to highlight the technology, the innovation, and the people changing Kentucky and the Midwest. Already on this journey we've met so many people working everyday to improve the area, and have discovered so many new ideas through conversation. Today, we look back on our first episode to revisit why Middle Tech exists and see our progress so far. Originally recorded in February 2018, this is our first episode ever recorded. Follow @middletechpod on social: facebook.com/middletechpod twitter.com/middletechpod instagram.com/middletechpod Send in your topic suggestions, feedback, and questions to Nate and Evan at middletechpodcast@gmail.com Nate: twitter.com/nateante Evan: twitter.com/EvanKnowles42_

Nate and Evan talk about Apple's 2018 Worldwide Developers Conference which included a huge focus on digital health and screen addiction. Do you know just how much you use your phone? Also: a couple hot takes on Microsoft who just acquired GitHub. Follow @middletechpod on social: facebook.com/middletechpod twitter.com/middletechpod instagram.com/middletechpod Send in your topic suggestions, feedback, and questions to Nate and Evan at middletechpodcast@gmail.com Nate: twitter.com/nateante Evan: twitter.com/EvanKnowles42_

Evan and Nate sit down with Tim Guthrie, Operating Partner at Base 110, to discuss coworking and the future of shared spaces. Base 110 is the newest coworking space in Lexington, currently operating at full capacity and tripling their space within the next couple of weeks with an expansion onto two more floors. Checkout Base 110 at base110.com or come in to work for free any Friday for Freelance Friday! Follow @middletechpod on social: facebook.com/middletechpod twitter.com/middletechpod instagram.com/middletechpod Send in your topic suggestions, feedback, and questions to Nate and Evan at middletechpodcast@gmail.com Nate: twitter.com/nateante Evan: twitter.com/EvanKnowles42_

The federal ban on sports gambling is now UNCONSTITUTIONAL, meaning it's up to the states to decide if people should be able to bet on games within their borders. Kentucky is set up perfectly to benefit, but only if the state government decides to make it legal. Nate and Evan go in depth about the potential opportunities Kentucky has in the near future. Follow @middletechpod on social: facebook.com/middletechpod twitter.com/middletechpod instagram.com/middletechpod Send in your topic suggestions, feedback, and questions to Nate and Evan at middletechpodcast@gmail.com Nate: twitter.com/nateante Evan: twitter.com/EvanKnowles42_

Where is all of this cryptocurrency stuff heading? Nate and Evan are joined this week by Shane Hadden, a multi-talented guy and self-proclaimed "Bitcoin maximalist." Among other things, Shane writes about the future of decentralized global currency and the tokenization of finance at globalcurrencyreport.com. Follow @middletechpod on social: facebook.com/middletechpod twitter.com/middletechpod instagram.com/middletechpod Send in your topic suggestions, feedback, and questions to Nate and Evan at middletechpodcast@gmail.com Nate: twitter.com/nateante Evan: twitter.com/EvanKnowles42_ Make sure to visit globalcurrencyreport.com!

Last weekend Justify won the 144th Kentucky Derby, an event that drew an attendance of over 150 thousand horse racing fans. With an event that big, you already know technology will be involved at almost every level. Nate and Evan discuss how even such a traditional industry is embracing tech for the future. Follow @middletechpod on social: facebook.com/middletechpod twitter.com/middletechpod instagram.com/middletechpod Send in your topic suggestions, feedback, and questions to Nate and Evan at middletechpodcast@gmail.com Nate: twitter.com/nateante Evan: twitter.com/EvanKnowles42_

This week, Nate and Evan are joined by the Shop Local Kentucky Chief Kentuckian himself, Rick Paynter! After starting the company as an Instagram account in 2014, Rick has grown Shop Local Kentucky to become a household name across the Bluegrass with a robust online presence, a physical store, and events that attract thousands. Rick sits down with the guys to discuss personal branding, giving back to the community, and what's next for Shop Local. Follow Shop Local Kentucky on social: instagram.com/shoplocalky facebook.com/ShopLocalKy/ Follow Rick on IG: instagram.com/chiefkentuckian/ Follow @middletechpod on social: facebook.com/middletechpod twitter.com/middletechpod instagram.com/middletechpod Send in your topic suggestions, feedback, and questions to Nate and Evan at middletechpodcast@gmail.com Nate: twitter.com/nateante Evan: twitter.com/EvanKnowles42_

Warren Nash, the Executive Director of the Von Allmen Center for Entrepreneurship, joins the podcast this week to discuss the local startup scene, what UK is doing to support budding entrepreneurs, and what work there still is to be done. Follow @middletechpod on Social: Twitter: twitter.com/middletechpod Instagram: www.instagram.com/middletechpod Facebook: www.facebook.com/middletechpod Send in your topic suggestions, feedback, and questions to Nate and Evan at middletechpodcast@gmail.com Nate: twitter.com/nateante Evan: twitter.com/EvanKnowles42_

Nate and Evan had to talk about Facebook this week after Mark Zuckerberg testified in front of Congress about user privacy, monopolies, and more. Is regulation on the way? Follow @middletechpod on Social: Twitter: twitter.com/middletechpod Instagram: www.instagram.com/middletechpod Facebook: www.facebook.com/middletechpod Send in your topic suggestions, feedback, and questions to the guys at middletechpodcast@gmail.com Nate: twitter.com/nateante Evan: twitter.com/EvanKnowles42_

Nate and Evan continue the conversation on technology in education, this time focusing on the University of Kentucky and others' relationship with entrepreneurship. Through research commercialization, incubators, and more it seems like things are headed in the right direction. Follow @middletechpod on Social: Twitter: twitter.com/middletechpod Instagram: www.instagram.com/middletechpod Facebook: www.facebook.com/middletechpod Send in your topic suggestions, feedback, and questions to the guys at middletechpodcast@gmail.com Nate: twitter.com/nateante Evan: twitter.com/EvanKnowles42_

Following Apple's education event in Chicago last week, Nate and Evan discuss the company's approach to bringing technology into the classroom and debate what's more important for the future of education: hardware or software. Follow @middletechpod on Social: Twitter: twitter.com/middletechpod Instagram: www.instagram.com/middletechpod Facebook: www.facebook.com/middletechpod Send in your topic suggestions, feedback, and questions to the guys at middletechpodcast@gmail.com Nate: twitter.com/nateante Evan: twitter.com/EvanKnowles42_

Doyle Friskney, CTO Emeritus of UK and computer evangelist from the beginning joins the podcast to discuss his career, what's exciting him in tech now, and how he thinks about the future of higher education. Follow @Doyle on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Doyle Follow @middletechpod on Twitter: https://twitter.com/middletechpod Like @middletechpod on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pg/middletechpod Follow @middletechpod on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/middletechpod/ Email Evan and Nate: middletechpodcast@gmail.com

On the third episode of Middle Tech, Nate and Evan broaden the scope beyond just Kentucky and the Midwest to give a different perspective on something that's been in the national news a lot lately: Facebook. Follow @middletechpod on Social: Twitter: twitter.com/middletechpod Instagram: www.instagram.com/middletechpod Facebook: www.facebook.com/middletechpod Send in your topic suggestions, feedback, and questions to the guys at middletechpodcast@gmail.com Nate: twitter.com/nateante Evan: twitter.com/EvanKnowles42_

Nate and Evan are back to talk about fifth generation wireless systems and what they mean for both metro and rural areas. It might not all be positive... Follow @middletechpod on Social: Twitter: https://twitter.com/middletechpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/middletechpod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/middletechpod Send in your topic suggestions, feedback, and questions to the guys at middletechpodcast@gmail.com Nate: https://twitter.com/nateante Evan: https://twitter.com/EvanKnowles42_