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This is Connected Nation – an award-winning podcast focused on all things broadband. From closing the Digital Divide to simply improving your internet speeds, we talk technology topics that impact all of us, our families, and our communities.
Learn more about the national nonprofit behind this podcast at connectednation.org.
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Empowering education: The role of assistive technology
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May 01, 2024 |
Nearly $43B for broadband: How CN helps states track broadband spending
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Apr 17, 2024 |
Innovative solutions for underserved populations: A conversation with Kwikbit Internet's CEO
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Apr 10, 2024 |
Unlocking telehealth potential: State policy spotlight
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Apr 03, 2024 |
Lights! Camera! Action! Internet? One filmmaker shares how taking her craft online changed her work, opened new doors for moviemaking
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Mar 20, 2024 |
A technology-based model for mental health: How it's improving quality of care, expanding treatment options
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Mar 13, 2024 |
Unveiling the hybrid network model: GeoLinks' vision for connectivity
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Mar 06, 2024 |
Breaking barriers: Black tech leaders' vision for digital equity
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Feb 21, 2024 |
A call to action for closing the digital access, design, and use divides
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Feb 14, 2024 |
"If it doesn't exist, let's invent it." Discover the mindset of innovation with a Google insider.
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Feb 06, 2024 |
Could this be the "easy button" for ISP development?
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Jan 29, 2024 |
From theory to action: What new data tell us about tracking digital equity milestones
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Jan 17, 2024 |
Connecting continents: The Native Nation that's about to make broadband history
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Jan 02, 2024 |
Getting the word out: Simple ways nonprofits can use the internet to reach a wider audience
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Dec 12, 2023 |
Why some say access to the internet at home is more important than running water
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Dec 04, 2023 |
"This is a once in a lifetime thing." A look into Arizona's fastest growing fiber to home and fixed wireless provider
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Nov 27, 2023 |
U.S. Broadband Summit: Discussing State, Native, and Publicly-owned broadband solutions
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Nov 17, 2023 |
Broadband and Brews: Bringing together industry insiders
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Nov 16, 2023 |
Improving connectivity across America: Go inside the Inaugural U.S. Broadband Summit
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Nov 15, 2023 |
"Don't just talk about it. Be about it." Meet the Hall of Famer who is helping thousands of adults learn digital skills
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Nov 06, 2023 |
Small, smart towns: The company bringing smart technologies to rural America's schools, businesses, and towns
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Oct 18, 2023 |
Women in telecom share why it's a great time to have more women working in broadband
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Oct 17, 2023 |
100th Episode: Talking tribal broadband with the nation's first tribally owned telecommunications company
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Oct 16, 2023 |
Behind the company that's taking on cyberbullies and creating "smart towns" in rural America
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Oct 16, 2023 |
The nuts and bolts: How "dumb infrastructure" is the backbone of America's connectivity
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Oct 16, 2023 |
New national research points to opportunities and action steps to shrink the Digital Divide
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Oct 09, 2023 |
Three billion people worldwide don’t have internet access, this is how one company says we can fix it
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Sep 06, 2023 |
Research: How the Digital Divide and the connected home are changing in America
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Aug 25, 2023 |
Grizzly bears, extreme weather, frozen ground: How one ISP is connecting people in the nation's last frontier
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Aug 17, 2023 |
What Texans say it will take to better connect the second largest state in the nation
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Aug 07, 2023 |
Low latency is the new currency and DE-CIX wants to make sure rural America is rich with it
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Jul 25, 2023 |
The customer and the co-op: Hear from both sides about why and how to better connect rural America
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Jun 26, 2023 |
Internet for All: How groups are working together in Oklahoma to accelerate broadband expansion
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Jun 01, 2023 |
The chicken or the egg: A workforce conundrum for America's broadband infrastructure
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May 31, 2023 |
In their own words: A new perspective on internet access in America from Tribal Governments
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May 24, 2023 |
"We will deliver!" The promise leadership in the Oklahoma Broadband Office just made
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May 22, 2023 |
Let's Get Digital: Why the pulse of America's Heartland depends on internet access
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May 18, 2023 |
In their own words: Teens share how they're helping adults learn digital skills and why it's important
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May 03, 2023 |
Gig City Goes Quantum: preparing for the next wave of education, jobs, business opportunities
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Apr 24, 2023 |
From Baby Boomers to Gen Z: How teens are using their tech skills to help older adults
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Apr 06, 2023 |
From the vault: Lyft's new CEO on using technology to help others
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Mar 30, 2023 |
Google, Samsung, META: This organization gets some of the world's largest companies to work together
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Mar 13, 2023 |
Faster speeds, lower costs: How IXPs can bring world-class internet to smaller cities, rural areas
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Mar 06, 2023 |
On the road with MIHI: Why connecting America's farms, ranches is critical for us all
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Mar 01, 2023 |
On the road with MIHI: Tackling the question of affordable access for all
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Feb 27, 2023 |
Pushing Tin: How one air traffic controller is helping introduce black youth to aviation
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Feb 17, 2023 |
On the road with MIHI: hear from those who will help shape a statewide internet connectivity plan
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Feb 10, 2023 |
On the road with MIHI: 40 stops, thousands of miles, hundreds of opinions
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Feb 09, 2023 |
Why a path to citizenship should include training in digital skills
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Feb 08, 2023 |
NEW DATA: Connect K-12 report on school connectivity in 2022 is out
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Nov 10, 2022 |
The partnership that's helping create a more inclusive and effective educational system in the US
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Nov 09, 2022 |
Internet provider point-of-view: the two tech trends that will change the internet
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Nov 04, 2022 |
The resource your school district, state leader needs to advance digital equity for all
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Nov 01, 2022 |
How you can help create a more digitally inclusive world
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Oct 04, 2022 |
Coping with the traumas of war: why more veterans need access to telehealth now
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Sep 06, 2022 |
Examining the future of telehealth in America: what a White House report recommends
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Aug 22, 2022 |
7 years, 700 affiliates and counting: Why this national group says NOW is digital equity’s moment
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Jul 26, 2022 |
Internet for All: How the Biden-Harris Administration plans to bring high-speed internet to everyone in America
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Jun 20, 2022 |
Big data is needed to access big dollars. Why this is a once-in-a-generation chance to expand broadband.
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May 31, 2022 |
How a new network brings the federal government directly to the front porch of rural America
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May 02, 2022 |
The company that invites you to own the internet, empower your community
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Apr 25, 2022 |
Europe vs. the US: which countries and cities have the fastest internet speeds
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Apr 18, 2022 |
"It's as fast as it can get." How Kentucky is becoming one of the best connected states in the country
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Mar 23, 2022 |
The forecast for consumer tech and the woman-owned company that’s predicting what’s coming next
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Mar 07, 2022 |
From Alabama to the Arctic Circle: how to build the internet for everyone, everywhere
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Feb 23, 2022 |
Prophecies for Black tech in America
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Feb 21, 2022 |
Why the need for universal broadband is a civil rights issue
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Feb 21, 2022 |
What new data tells us about internet access in the nation's second largest state
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Feb 14, 2022 |
This award-winning startup provides innovative support for Black culture and events
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Feb 11, 2022 |
Closing the skills gap: how a leader in ed tech says we can fill in-demand, high-paying jobs now
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Feb 09, 2022 |
New Data: The state of school connectivity in America
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Jan 24, 2022 |
How one of the nation's largest agricultural co-ops is working to close the Digital Divide in rural America
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Dec 20, 2021 |
A former Microsoft Executive and Amazon Senior Vice President brings his latest (and free) program to the US
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Nov 12, 2021 |
What wildfires taught Link Oregon's leaders about expanding broadband access
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Sep 29, 2021 |
Farm Fresh Broadband: The politics of rural connectivity
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Sep 27, 2021 |
The Great Empatico Expedition: an adventure to help students make friends around the world
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Sep 13, 2021 |
Learning while being under-connected: what new research uncovers about digital inequity in America
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Aug 05, 2021 |
One teen's mission to close the Digital Divide and what he's asking YOU to do about it
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Jul 28, 2021 |
The simple change to America's supply chain that could put a computer in everyone's home
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Jul 01, 2021 |
Why Michigan's new approach to expanding internet statewide may be the answer to universal access
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Jun 15, 2021 |
What you should know about the Emergency Broadband Benefit Program
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May 25, 2021 |
Remote control: preparing America's schools for a new way of learning following the pandemic
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May 17, 2021 |
What the federal agency dubbed "the Peoples' Department" is doing to connect rural America
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May 11, 2021 |
Teach Cyber's founder on the job that means you have to "think like the enemy" and why every company needs employees who can do just that
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Mar 26, 2021 |
Broadband access, telehealth, and the challenge of delivering the COVID-19 vaccine
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Mar 24, 2021 |
Why women are facing more at-home challenges than men even IF they are allowed to telework
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Mar 17, 2021 |
The one tech job every company will be scrambling to fill by 2026
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Mar 09, 2021 |
Cyber hygiene: what is it and why you should care
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Mar 01, 2021 |
Michigan's Lt. Governor on the power of diverse leadership and his grandma's influence on technology today
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Feb 22, 2021 |
What the woman known as the "Mr. Rogers of Zimbabwe" can teach us about digital equity in America
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Feb 19, 2021 |
Humana Foundation's CEO shares his approach to investing in health equity and why broadband access is critical for all people
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Feb 17, 2021 |
Ohio's Lt. Governor on innovating state services and government through technology
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Feb 16, 2021 |
From the President's helicopter to fighter jets—meet the woman behind some top secret tech programs
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Feb 12, 2021 |
REPORT: The devastating impact Digital Isolation is having on older Americans
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Feb 08, 2021 |
Connecting students while avoiding the "assembly line approach" to education
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Jan 29, 2021 |
How we can bring high-speed internet access to more rural communities
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Jan 08, 2021 |
The partnership that's providing free wi-fi access in the midst of the pandemic
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Dec 14, 2020 |
How schools, nonprofits can leverage the AT&T K-12 homework gap program
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Dec 10, 2020 |
Introducing Connect K12
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Dec 04, 2020 |
The state of broadband connectivity in Texas
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Dec 04, 2020 |
Gov. Jeb Bush: Broadband Internet is an Imperative, Not a Luxury
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Nov 06, 2020 |
How One City is Bridging the Digital Divide for 28,000 Students in Need
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Sep 08, 2020 |
How Two College Students Took on the Challenge to Connect More Communities
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Sep 03, 2020 |
Developing and Supporting Rural Technology Leaders
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Aug 31, 2020 |
How Better Mapping Leads to Better Broadband Access
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Aug 24, 2020 |
Black Tech Columbus: Creating a Space for Black Tech Professionals
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Aug 14, 2020 |
The Changemaker: How One Entrepreneur is Helping Connect America's Students
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Aug 07, 2020 |
FCC Chairman on "Digital Opportunity" for All Americans
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Jul 20, 2020 |
LESSONS LEARNED: How this large Catholic high school used tech to teach during Covid-19
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Jun 24, 2020 |
A Simple Way to Expand Internet Access in Your Community
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Jun 24, 2020 |
Providing Rural Connectivity
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Jun 12, 2020 |
Legislative Update: Broadband Policies That Impact Communities
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Jun 05, 2020 |
Expert Advice: An Elementary School Teacher Shares Her Top 5 Tips for Parents
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May 29, 2020 |
Expert Advice: 5 Top Tips for Improving Your Home Internet
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May 29, 2020 |
2020 Marconi Winner Dr. Andrea Goldsmith
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May 18, 2020 |
Why Tech is Critical for Agriculture, Rural Business
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May 11, 2020 |
Improving Your Home's Internet Security During COVID-19 and Beyond
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Apr 28, 2020 |
Community and State COVID-19 Response Plans for Improving Resident, Business Internet NOW
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Apr 28, 2020 |
Tracking and Improving Upon Technology for Schools Before, During, and After COVID-19
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Apr 17, 2020 |
Digital Works: Helping People Get Legitimate Online Jobs During COVID-19
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Apr 13, 2020 |
How Digital Inclusion Impacts Us All
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Mar 25, 2020 |
Telemedicine in a Time of Coronavirus: What a Recent Study on Telehealth Can Teach Us
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Mar 24, 2020 |