About this episode
The episode discusses the disconnect between local communities affected by new data centers and Washington politicians.
There’s a growing disconnect between a local community that says it’s being treated as the "guinea pigs" in a new industrial revolution, and Washington politicians. This show was edited by Kasia Broussalian, fact checked by Esther Gim, mixed by Shannon Mahoney, video edited by Christopher Snyder and Shelby Smith, and hosted by Astead Herndon. A massive new data center in Vineland, New Jersey. Photo by Alex Peterson. You can also watch this episode on youtube.com/vox. Listen to Today, Explained ad-free by becoming a Vox Member: vox.com/members. New Vox members get $20 off their membership right now. Transcript at vox.com/today-explained-podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
People in this episode
Host: Astead Herndon
Topics covered
- data centers
- local community
- industrial revolution
- politics
- Washington
- disconnect
Keywords
- data center
- Vineland
- community
- politics
- industrial revolution
- Washington
- disconnect
Sponsors
Vox
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Vox Media, youtube.com/vox, vox.com/members, vox.com/today-explained-podcast, podcastchoices.com
Places: Vineland, New Jersey
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