Connected Nation

By Jessica Denson

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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. 


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