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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 • 239 episodes
Connected Nation
Latest Episodes
Meet the VP of the Internet of Things
On this episode of Connected Nation, we take you back to the Broadband Nation Expo taking place in Orlando, Florida. This time we have a very special guest, the man who calls himself the Vice President of Internet of Things. Find out if he's se...
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Season 7
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Episode 13
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20:51
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The craft of broadband compliance: How to avoid review after review after review
On this episode of Connected Nation, we talk with an expert in broadband compliance about what to do in advance to avoid going through review after review after review.Coming Thursday, April 2, 2026:
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Season 7
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Episode 12
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22:09
Is BEAD the worst thing to happen to rural America? Why one industry insider says "yes"
On this episode of Connected Nation, we talk with leadership from the Minnesota Telecom Alliance. Learn how they work with co-ops and family ISPs to help them stay ahead of the curve, what it's like working with the state broadband office in Mi...
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Season 7
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Episode 11
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24:51
The challenge of connecting a Native reservation with borders crossing Canada and the US
On this episode of Connected Nation, we continue our coverage from the Broadband Nation Expo taking place in Orlando, Florida. And we're doing so by telling a story from Montana, one of two tribes, two nations, and the effort to connect an enti...
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Season 7
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Episode 10
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22:00
How the Choctaw Nation is leading the way on Tribal broadband
On today’s podcast, we’re talking with the Tribal Broadband Leader for the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma. We’ll explore how one of the largest federally recognized tribes is tackling connectivity challenges, leading fiber initiatives,...
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Season 7
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Episode 9
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42:31
