# Can Meta’s New $115M Academy Fix the American Workforce? Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/brian-kilmeade-show-745158/can-meta-s-new-115m-academy-fix-the-american-workforce Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/brian-kilmeade-show-745158/can-meta-s-new-115m-academy-fix-the-american-workforce.md Podcast: [Brian Kilmeade Show](https://stenobird.com/podcast/brian-kilmeade-show-745158) Published: 2026-06-09T18:16:00+00:00 Episode link: https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/FOXM5941017091.mp3?updated=1781029720 Audio file: https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/FOXM5941017091.mp3?updated=1781029720 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/brian-kilmeade-show-745158/episodes/can-meta-s-new-115m-academy-fix-the-american-workforce Duration seconds: 853 ## Resource Brian Kilmeade sits down with Meta President Dina Powell McCormick and mikeroweWORKS Foundation CEO Mike Rowe to discuss a massive $115 million initiative to revitalize the American blue-collar workforce. They break down how eliminating the friction of training costs can fill the critical shortage of 500,000 electricians needed to build out America's AI infrastructure. Discover why this private-sector push is vital to winning the high-stakes technology race against China. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/brian-kilmeade-show-745158/episodes/can-meta-s-new-115m-academy-fix-the-american-workforce/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/brian-kilmeade-show-745158/can-meta-s-new-115m-academy-fix-the-american-workforce.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.