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.
- Update frequency
- every 5 days
- Average duration
- 29 minutes
- Episodes
- 204
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
Mountain Connect 2024: The Internet Equity Initiative and connecting the most remote, inhabited island in Michigan
On this episode of Connected Nation, we continue our coverage from Mountain Connect, taking place in Denver, Colorado.
We speak with an organization that's working in seven of the least connected sta…
On the road: Inside Mountain Connect 2024 (Part 1)
On this episode of Connected Nation, we begin our coverage from Mountain Connect, a broadband conference that is celebrating its 10th anniversary. The theme this year is "Beyond the bandwidth, the po…
Service over self: How an ex-submarine captain is tackling America's Digital Divide
On this episode of Connected Nation, we talk with Tony Grayson – a man who has held leadership roles at such tech giants as Amazon, Facebook, and Oracle – roles that are perhaps eclipsed by his time …
How being "a canoe in a sea of battleships" steers this ISP's mission
On today’s podcast, we talk with the CEO of DigitalC, a company that’s offering lightning fast-internet to anyone in its service area for just 18-dollars a month, for five years! The service is 100 M…
Special series: Inside NACo - covering what county leaders should know about AI, cybersecurity, and more
On this episode of Connected Nation, we conclude our coverage from the National Association of Counties' (NACo) Conference and Exposition.
We sit down with NACo's Legislative Director of Telecommuni…
Special series: Inside NACo - from the "science of where" to casinos everywhere
On this special episode of Connected Nation, we talk with the head of government solutions for Esri; the national director for the public sector at Big Health; and a leader for Tunica County, Mississ…
Special series: Inside NACo - how USDA Rural Development supports county leaders
On this episode of Connected Nation, we talk to the IT Director of Kent County, Delaware about what can be done to help transient populations. We also sit down with a representative from USDA Rural D…
Special series: Inside NACo - two innovations that can make your life more stress free
On this episode of Connected Nation, we continue our coverage from the NACo conference. And you're going to love this episode. That's because we talked to two companies that are doing pretty innovati…
Special series: Inside NACo - talking collaboration, counties, and...corgis?
On this episode of Connected Nation, we continue our coverage from the National Association of Counties Annual Conference and Exposition. We begin by posing a question to you. Do you know what a "no…
Special series: Inside NACo - what Black leaders say their communities need
On this episode of Connected Nation, we continue our special coverage from the National Association of Counties (NACo) Annual Conference and Exposition. The event brings together county leaders from …
Special series: Inside the National Association of Counties (NACo) Annual Conference
On this episode of Connected Nation, we kick off a special series that takes you inside NACo's annual conference and exposition. NACo stands for the National Association of Counties and there are rep…
From copper to coax to fiber: The future is now for lightning-fast internet
On today’s podcast – we welcome back a great guest from Season 4, the CEO of Fiber Fast Homes, a company that works directly with real estate developers and builders to connect homes and rental build…
Weathering the storm: How we can better protect our digital infrastructure
On today’s episode of the Connected Nation Podcast, we tackle what can be done to mitigate threats to our nation’s internet networks – during natural disasters including an increase in cyberthreats.…
Tackling the Digital Divide in one of America's least digitally connected cities
In 2019, it was estimated that Detroit was the least connected city in the U.S. with greater than 100,000 households.* On this episode of Connected Nation, we take you to a special event held in the…
On the road: 2024 Govtech Digital Government Summit (Part 3)
The Connected Nation Podcast wrapping up from Lexington, Kentucky at the 2024 Govtech Digital Government Summit. In the final installment of our coverage, Jessica Denson speaks with the SLED East Dir…
On the road: 2024 Govtech Digital Government Summit (Part 2)
The Connected Nation Podcast checking back in from Lexington, Kentucky at the 2024 Govtech Digital Government Summit. In today's second episode, Jessica Denson welcomes on a Editorial Director for Co…
On the road: 2024 Govtech Digital Government Summit (Part 1)
The Connected Nation Podcast is back on the road today in Lexington, Kentucky at the 2024 Govtech Digital Government Summit. In this episode, our host, Jessica Denson, speaks with the Executive Direc…
Discussing project management with the company "future-proofing" their customers
Today, we are joined by Sitetracker’s leadership about the delivery on that promise with what the company has dubbed a “future proof platform.”
When it comes to building new telecommunications and in…
Inside the 2024 Broadband Communities Summit (Part Four)
The Connected Nation podcast is back covering the 2024 Broadband Communities Summit in The Woodlands, Texas. The event serves as a hub of collaboration and innovation for some of the biggest names i…
Inside the 2024 Broadband Communities Summit (Part Three)
Today, the Connected Nation podcast is back covering the 2024 Broadband Communities Summit in The Woodlands, Texas. The event serves as a hub of collaboration and innovation for some of the biggest n…