Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Science in a Volatile World

Your News Talk America with guest host Brigadier General Blaine Holt, USAF (Ret.) · May 26, 2026

9:06  Show Open and Monologue

Brigadier General Blaine Holt, USAF (Ret.) opens the program as guest host and sets the table for what to expect, previewing today's themes and panelists. The framing idea: American ingenuity as the ultimate competitive edge amid global turbulence, rising energy demands, and rapid technological change.

• Gen. Holt as guest host and what to expect from today's show
• Today's themes and panelists
• Intro issue: entrepreneurship, innovation, and science in a volatile world, with American ingenuity as the ultimate competitive edge

9:10  Breakthroughs in Magnet and Aviation Technology

Inventor and innovator Evan Trevors joins to discuss advanced magnet technology, aviation innovation, and next generation engineering solutions, and how they could reshape everything from defense to everyday travel.

• The game changing advances in magnets and aviation happening right now
• Turning bold ideas into real products without getting buried by bureaucracy or supply chain headaches

Panelist: Evan Trevors, Inventor and Founder, Lantha Tech.

9:33  Building America's Future in 2026

Nick Smoot, founder of Build_ and a forward thinking entrepreneur, talks practical innovation, construction, and building the physical world of tomorrow as the global landscape keeps throwing curveballs.

• What real innovation looks like on the ground in 2026
• The biggest opportunities for American entrepreneurs to lead instead of react

Panelist: Nick Smoot, Founder, Build_.

10:03  The Next Wave of AI

Jay Modi of Alchemai is an entrepreneur and leader driving the next wave of artificial intelligence developments and real world applications. He breaks down what is coming and how it could change the game for American industry and security.

• The most exciting, and maybe a little scary, next developments coming out of Alchemai
• Harnessing the technology responsibly while keeping U.S. entrepreneurship miles ahead

Panelist: Jay Modi, Alchemai.

10:33  Next Generation Airships and Unmanned Systems

Michael Lawson of UAV Corp is a pioneer in next generation airships and advanced unmanned aerial systems. He explains what capabilities are coming online and how these floating marvels could transform logistics, defense, and commerce.

• The new capabilities coming online, and how airships could reshape logistics, defense, and commerce when the world feels anything but stable

Panelist: Michael Lawson, UAV Corp.

11:03  Hemp as a Homegrown Fuel Source

Mike Coleman of Commando Fuels is an entrepreneur and pioneer championing hemp as a next generation, homegrown fuel source. He walks through the science and the entrepreneurship behind turning the crop into a serious energy solution.

• The science and entrepreneurship behind hemp as a high performance fuel
• How it fits into real energy independence in a volatile global energy picture

Panelist: Mike Coleman, Commando Fuels.

11:33  Fast Track Power for the Grid

The Honorable Secretary James Campos of Red Post Energy is a former senior energy official and President at Red Post Energy, deploying fast track gas turbine generation to fill immediate gaps in America's electrical grid. With data centers, AI, and modern life drawing power like never before, gas turbines offer a practical bridge.

• How an entrepreneurial approach can get reliable electricity online fast while bigger innovations catch up
• What a smart, no nonsense national energy strategy looks like right now. Listener questions welcome.

Panelist: The Hon. Secretary James Campos, President, Red Post Energy.

11:45  After-Logue

• Wrap up: what we learned today, and a nudge to go back and listen to anything you missed
• Plug for Dangerous Intellectuals and catching Gen. Holt on Newsmax
• Teeing up topics for the next show and continuing the examination of the most pressing issues in the nation

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