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AGI - Advance, Grow, Innovate with AI
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AGI - Advance, Grow, Innovate with AI

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AGI Podcast: Advance, Grow, Innovate with AI

For people making AI work and educators preparing students for what's next. Practical conversations about workforce development, education, and small to medium businesses.

School's Out Saturdays: Educators and students preparing for an AI-driven future.

The Weekly Blitz: AI news recaps with cohost Julie Koehrer.

AI & the Humans in the Loop: Biweekly conversations with people learning to build useful software and systems with AI.

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Who Directs the Agents? Vibe Coding, AI Orchestration, and Human Judgment with Brent Rager
14 September 2026

Who Directs the Agents? Vibe Coding, AI Orchestration, and Human Judgment with Brent Rager

AI can now write code, call tools, coordinate other agents, and keep working long after a single chat ends. Brent Rager and Jason Padgett trace what that shift means for builders, businesses, junior engineers, educators, and the people responsible for directing the work.Brent brings more than 20 years of engineering and technology leadership to a conversation that moves from transformers and GPUs...
Women in Tech, Mentorship and Practical AI with Shaneeka Abram
14 September 2026

Women in Tech, Mentorship and Practical AI with Shaneeka Abram

Women in Tech, Mentorship and Practical AI with Shaneeka AbramGetting into tech takes more than learning the tools. Shaneeka Abram joins me for Indiana Women in Tech Week to talk about the people who open doors, the barriers that remain, and how to use AI without pretending it replaces your expertise.Shaneeka's father taught her to code before she was particularly interested. That early start led...
From Tech Consumers to Creators: AI, Agency, and Student Work with Alexander Kutulas
12 September 2026

From Tech Consumers to Creators: AI, Agency, and Student Work with Alexander Kutulas

Students are entering a job market where AI can produce code, applications, and polished personal brands faster than ever. So what actually helps a young person stand out?Alexander Kutulas and Jason Padgett dig into agency, real-world experience, student creativity, and the skills that matter when the technical floor keeps rising. Alexander brings a student-builder's view from Purdue, where he...
Marketing in an AI World: The Skills Students Still Need to Build
05 September 2026

Marketing in an AI World: The Skills Students Still Need to Build

EPISODE DESCRIPTIONWhen AI can write copy, analyze campaigns, generate research, and produce video, what should students still learn deeply enough to do themselves?David LaCombe, fractional CMO, educator, and author of Marketing2aT, argues that the answer starts with judgment. Technical fluency still matters, but young professionals also need business acumen, empathy, communication, perspective,...
Sex, Drugs, and Social Media Bans
31 August 2026

Sex, Drugs, and Social Media Bans

SEX, DRUGS, AND SOCIAL MEDIA BANSMeta’s multibillion-dollar settlement over alleged harm to young users raises an uncomfortable question: What happens when an algorithm becomes more compelling than the person standing beside you?Jason Padgett and Julie Koehrer start with teenagers, dopamine, sex, drugs, and the stress created by a nonstop stream of bad news. Then the conversation turns to AI...
Agentic AI Is Turning Knowledge Workers Into Managers, Ready or Not
29 August 2026

Agentic AI Is Turning Knowledge Workers Into Managers, Ready or Not

EPISODE DESCRIPTIONAgentic AI is changing the job description of ordinary knowledge workers before most companies have prepared them for it. Employees who once completed individual tasks are increasingly expected to delegate work to AI agents, question polished outputs, coordinate systems, and take responsibility for what gets produced.Crissy Koger, COO of Chakra AI Solutions, has spent more than...
AI in Education: Will Students Build the Future or Just Consume It?
29 August 2026

AI in Education: Will Students Build the Future or Just Consume It?

EPISODE DESCRIPTIONYoung people can use AI to build businesses, solve hard problems, and create things previous generations could not imagine. They can also spend the next decade consuming algorithmic sludge. That choice may decide whether the United States keeps its technological lead.This conversation is for educators, parents, students, and workforce leaders who know AI will change work but...
Weekly Blitz: AI Should Remove Desk Work, Not People: A Real Workflow Test
24 August 2026

Weekly Blitz: AI Should Remove Desk Work, Not People: A Real Workflow Test

EPISODE DESCRIPTIONJason promised Julie Koehrer an AI workflow that could take prospecting, proposal prep, order entry, and follow-up off her desk. The first two attempts were beautiful, polished, and completely wrong. The third finally found the point: AI should remove desk work, not Julie.That failure becomes the most useful part of the experiment. Jason and Julie talk through why context...
Why AI Systems Fail: Employee Buy-In Before Automation with Olga Zippa
23 August 2026

Why AI Systems Fail: Employee Buy-In Before Automation with Olga Zippa

EPISODE TITLEWhy AI Systems Fail: Employee Buy-In Before Automation with Olga ZippaEPISODE DESCRIPTIONIf the people doing the work are the last people consulted, your new AI system is already in trouble.Olga Zippa came to systems work sideways. While pursuing acting in Vancouver, she took temporary administrative jobs across construction, healthcare, and other industries. She watched small teams...
When AI Cuts Entry-Level Jobs, Who Builds the Senior Workforce?
22 August 2026

When AI Cuts Entry-Level Jobs, Who Builds the Senior Workforce?

EPISODE DESCRIPTIONCompanies cannot remove the bottom rung of the career ladder and expect a senior workforce to appear five years later. Shabbir Qutbuddin of Ivy Tech Community College joins Jason to talk about the 13 percent employment decline experienced by workers ages 22 to 25 in highly AI-exposed occupations, and what colleges, employers, and students can do about it.The answer reaches...