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Connected Nation
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.
The podcast was honored in 2024 with an Award of Excellence for Podcast Series - Technology. This is the highest honor given by the Communicator Awards. More recently, the podcast received an Award of Distinction in 2025. It received the same honor in 2023 and 2022.
Learn more about the national nonprofit behind this podcast at connectednation.org.
Podcasting since 2020 • 188 episodes
Connected Nation
Latest Episodes
From Middle Mile to high stakes in the High Court: MCNC's leadership tackles connectivity in a unique way
On this episode of Connected Nation, we continue our coverage from the Broadband Community Summit, and we talk with the president and CEO of MCNC, about its role connecting schools and healthcare facilities across North Carolina.We also ...
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Season 6
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Episode 25
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Why the SHLB Coalition's defense of the USF impacts us all
Today we begin our in-depth coverage of the Broadband Communities Summit taking place in Houston, Texas. On this episode of Connected Nation, we talk with Joseph Wender, Executive Director of the SHLB Coalition about what's happenin...
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Season 6
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Episode 24
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14:19
Meet “The Energy Expert” who says she can help revitalize your remote workforce
Why does workplace energy matter — and how can we build it? Dana Spencer, known as “The Energy Expert,” joins us to share how she’s helping organizations revitalize employee productivity, morale, and team dynamics using her Five S f...
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Season 6
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Episode 23
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37:25
Broadband leaders gather in Houston just weeks after BEAD's new rules are released
On this episode of Connected Nation, we talk with a representative from the Broadband Communities Summit about the topics and speakers attendees can expect in Houston, Texas — and why now is a critical time to come together.Find out what...
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Season 6
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Episode 22
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31:11
From 10 employees to 1,000: Nextlink Internet's story of radical, organic growth
On this episode of Connected Nation, we sit down with Bill Baker, CEO of Nextlink Internet, to explore how this Texas-based provider is leading the charge in expanding broadband across 12 states—serving some of the country’s most rural and unde...
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Season 6
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Episode 21
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