Seay the Future Podcast

Luder G. Whitlock Jr. served as president of Reformed Theological Seminary from 1978-2001, where he had previously been a professor. Today he is the President of Excelsis and minister at large for the First Presbyterian Church of Orlando. He and his wife, Mary Lou, have three children and eleven grandchildren.

Growing up in a poor, single parent household in North Charleston, South Carolina, a young Tim Scott grew accustomed to moving every few years, as well as the long hours his mom worked to keep a roof over their heads. After failing four classes his freshman year of high school, Tim’s path forward was murky at best. But thankfully, he had a mom who stuck with him, and met a mentor that showed him t...

Roger Crowley is a best-selling narrative historian with deep interests in the Mediterranean world and its surrounding area. At Emmanuel College, Cambridge he read English but has gone on to build a reputation for writing page-turning history based on original sources and careful scholarship. He is the author of a loose trilogy of books on the Mediterranean: Constantinople: The Last Great Siege/14...

Senator Joni Ernst, native of Red Oak, Iowa, has dedicated her life to her state and country, having served in the military for over 23 years and now in the United States Senate. In November 2014, Joni was elected as the first woman to serve in federal elected office from the State of Iowa and also became the first female combat veteran elected to serve in the United States Senate. In Washington,...

Dee and Adair Margo are an influential couple from El Paso, Texas. Dee is an American businessman and politician who served as the 54th mayor of El Paso from 2017 to 2021, prior to that he served in the Texas House of Representatives for District 78. Adair is an El Paso native who brought Dee home to El Paso after they married on August 21, 1976. They've lived and worked in El Paso together f...

John Thune grew up in Murdo, South Dakota. His interest in politics was sparked at a young age after making five of six free throws during a freshman high school basketball game. He was later greeted by a spectator who said, “I noticed you missed one.” That spectator happened to be a well-known sports enthusiast and then-South Dakota U.S. Rep. Jim Abdnor. The introduction was the start of a friend...

Lee Bratcher is the Executive Director for the Institute of Global Engagement at Dallas Baptist University as well as a faculty member teaching international relations and blockchain courses. Lee received a blockchain instructors certification from IBM and researches blockchain solutions in land administration. He is a Captain in the US Army reserves working as an instructor for ROTC cadets at DBU...

Tom Cotton is a United States Senator from Arkansas. Tom’s committees include the Judiciary Committee, where he serves as the Ranking Member for the Subcommittee on Criminal Justice and Counterterrorism, the Intelligence Committee, and the Armed Services Committee, where he serves as the Ranking Member of the Air Land Power Subcommittee. Tom grew up on his family’s cattle farm in Yell County. He g...

Read or Listen to his latest work, The Exotic, on Scribd here: https://www.scribd.com/author/563966787/Hampton-Sides Narrative historian Hampton Sides is the New York Times bestselling author of Ghost Soldiers, Blood and Thunder, Hellhound on His Trail, In the Kingdom of Ice, and On Desperate Ground. He is a contributing editor to Outside magazine and a frequent contributor to National Geographic...

Michael Eisenberg is co-founder and General Partner at Aleph, an early stage venture capital fund with over $500 million under management. Michael has been a venture capitalist for twenty-five years. Aleph focuses on partnering with great Israeli entrepreneurs to build large, meaningful companies and impactful global brands. Since its founding in 2013, Aleph has invested in more than forty compani...

We are back for Part Two with Avik Roy, President of FREOPP based in Austin, TX. In this episode, we dive into healthcare policy solutions, the future of healthcare, and more about his current work with the Foundation for Research on Equal Opportunity (FREOPP). Enjoy!

Avik Roy is the President of the Foundation for Research on Equal Opportunity (FREOPP). Avik was born to Indian immigrants in Rochester, Michigan, a place that instilled in him a lifelong fondness for the Michigan Wolverines and the Detroit Red Wings. He finished high school in San Antonio, Texas, where USA Today named him to its All-USA High School Academic First Team, honoring the top 20 seniors...

Season Two of Seay the Future is coming in August 2021. Stay Tuned!

We are back for Part Two of our Special Edition Interview with George Seay.  Tune in as Brendan Steinhauser and Julia Dvorak turn the tables on our host and ask George the tough questions. Stay tuned for some comic relief at the end of the episode!

For this special edition episode, our production team turned the tables and interviewed our host, George Seay! Tune in as Brendan Steinhauser and Julia Dvorak ask George the tough questions in this special, two-part episode. 

Hampton Sides is best-known for his gripping non-fiction adventure stories set in war or depicting epic expeditions of discovery and exploration. He is the author of the bestselling histories Ghost Soldiers , Blood and Thunder , Hellhound On His Trail, and, most recently, In the Kingdom of Ice , which recounts the heroic polar voyage of the U.S.S. Jeannette during the Gilded Age. Hampton is editor...

Karen Tumulty is a columnist covering national politics for The Washington Post. In her previous role as a national political correspondent for the newspaper, she received the Toner Prize for Excellence in Political Reporting. She joined The Post in 2010 from Time magazine, where she had held the same title. During her more than 15 years at Time, Tumulty wrote or co-wrote more than three dozen cov...

Jamie Fly is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty . Prior to this role, Fly served as a senior fellow, co-director of the Alliance for Security Democracy, and director of the Future of Geopolitics and Asia programs at The German Marshall Fund of the United States. He served as counselor for Foreign and National Security Affairs to Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL)...

Kelly Shackelford, Esq., is President and CEO of First Liberty Institute, the largest legal firm in the nation dedicated exclusively to protecting religious freedom for all Americans. He has served in this role since 1997, leading First Liberty’s efforts to defend religious freedom in the courts and in the public arena. Under his leadership, First Liberty’s legal team has participated in cases bef...

Peb Jackson was the Founder of Jackson Consulting Group. Mr. Jackson served as the Vice President of Public Affairs at Rick Warren’s Saddleback Church and Purpose Driven Ministries in Lake Forest, California. He was also a vice president at Focus on the Family for more than thirteen years, vice president of Young Life, Generous Giving, and Spartan Oil. He lived with his wife, Sharon, in Colorado S...

Born and raised in Tel Aviv, Israel, actress, producer, writer and activist Noa Tishby got her start in the Israeli entertainment industry as a teen in the original musical David. She received a drama scholarship from the Tel Aviv Museum of Art and went on to appear in Israel’s leading TV shows, films, theater and ad campaigns, becoming a household name in her homeland. She recently appeared in th...

Karl Rove served as Senior Advisor to President George W. Bush from 2000–2007 and Deputy Chief of Staff from 2004–2007. At the White House he oversaw the Offices of Strategic Initiatives, Political Affairs, Public Liaison, and Intergovernmental Affairs and was Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy, coordinating the White House policy-making process. Karl has been described by respected author and colum...

A fifth-generation Montanan, Steve Daines brings 28 years of private-sector business experience to Washington, D.C. as he serves the people of Montana in the U.S. Senate.  Steve is a lifelong sportsman and grew up in Bozeman, Montana. After attending public schools (K-12) in Bozeman, Steve worked his way through college at Montana State University and graduated with a B.S. in Chemical Engineering....

Rick Scott was elected to the U.S. Senate in 2018 and is currently serving his first term representing the state of Florida. Prior to his election to the U.S. Senate, Rick Scott served two terms as the 45th Governor of Florida, working every day to turn around Florida’s economy and secure the state’s future as the best place for families and businesses to succeed.  Scott grew up in public housing...

In 2020, Texans overwhelmingly re-elected Senator John Cornyn to represent them for a fourth term in the U.S. Senate. Since he was first elected in 2002, Sen. Cornyn has earned a national reputation as an articulate and powerful voice for Texas and conservative values in Washington. Sen. Cornyn, a San Antonio native, strongly believes that we need more Texas solutions in Washington, which is why h...