Podcasts and Summaries
The Economic Club of Florida podcast provides an extended platform for discussion to educate, engage, and empower citizens on important economic, political, and social issues. Major topics include the economy, business, investment, politics, public policy, government, education, entrepreneurship, healthcare, defense, space, and sports. New podcast episodes are published monthly.
The opinions expressed on The Economic Club of Florida podcast are those of its guest speakers and members and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of The Economic Club of Florida.
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“Cybersecurity: Hacks, Defenses and Foreign Interference” | Cybersecurity expert Jonathan Kilpatrick | September 30, 2020
“We don’t have a good figure on what data is stolen and what it is used for in order to compete directly against our own

“Rebuilding Tyndall Air Force Base after Hurricane Michael Devastation” | Tyndall Air Force Base Engineer Brian Stahl | August 26, 2020
“There were 24-inch thick concrete walls that you could put your hand on and feel it vibrating.” Brian Stahl, Deputy Base Civil Engineer at Tyndall

“The Path Forward for U.S. International Tourism” | U.S. Tourism Chief Christopher Thompson | August 5, 2020
“Us being able to show people that we’re on top of the health aspect of the pandemic, that we can deliver a safe and healthy

“Cybersecurity in Florida’s 2020 Elections” | Florida Secretary of State Laurel Lee | June 23, 2020
“Election hacking is a constantly evolving and never ending threat…but clearly you can’t hack paper.” Florida Secretary of State Laurel Lee discusses election security and

“How the Jones Act, an Obscure Maritime Law, Undermines Trade, Destroys Ships, and Endangers Defense” | NTELX Found Rob Quartel | June 15, 2020
“Nationally all of us pay about four-cents more per gallon of gasoline because of the Jones Act, because of the restrictions it puts on food

“Immigration and the U.S. Labor Market” | Former Chief U.S. Labor Economist Harry Holzer | November 22, 2019
“A lot of American workers have been hurt by trends in the economy. They tend to blame trade and immigration more than they should.” Former

“The U.S. Place in the World” | Former U.S. Senator Mel Martinez | October 31, 2019
“There are currents that have been present in American history over time, but not always the best ones…nativism, protectionism, and isolationism.” Florida’s former U.S. Senator

“The Knight Foundation’s Quest to Save Local Journalism” | Knight Foundation’s Alberto Ibargüen | October 8, 2019
“We do not pretend we’re the mayor, we do not pretend we’re responsible for everything, and we also don’t pretend it’s our programs that matter.”