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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 • 241 episodes
Connected Nation
Latest Episodes
Decentralize to stabilize: How distributed data saves money, protects privacy, and boosts resiliency
On this episode of Connected Nation, we’ll explore how StorX is disrupting traditional cloud storage with decentralized, blockchain-powered solutions—in what they say is delivering privacy, cost savings, and resilience through a global network ...
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Season 7
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Episode 15
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25:57
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Preventing disaster before it strikes: The company that provides early warning signs that your network is at risk
On this episode of Connected Nation, we're back at the Broadband Nation Expo to talk about early warning signs, those little simple things that let you know that something's wrong with your broadband network before the whole network goes down. ...
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Season 7
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Episode 14
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17:13
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
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
