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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.
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Connected Nation
A former Microsoft Executive and Amazon Senior Vice President brings his latest (and free) program to the US
On this episode of Connected Nation, we talk with former Microsoft Executive and Amazon Senior Vice President David Risher.
Learn how he plans to reach one billion children with his Worldreader program, why he says readers have better lives overall, and the reason he believes expanding broadband access can positively impact the nation’s literacy rates.
Related links:
Worldreader website
Worldreader app: bebooksmart.com
Follow Worldreader and its founder on Twitter @worldreaders and @davidrisherWR
More about David Risher: https://www.worldreader.org/david-risher/
Pew Research study referenced in podcast - https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2021/06/22/digital-divide-persists-even-as-americans-with-lower-incomes-make-gains-in-tech-adoption/
