# Rural Route July 17, 2026 Jay Vehige is great of example of local citizens engaging because of AI Data Center threats. Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/trent-loos-podcast-520974/rural-route-july-17-2026-jay-vehige-is-great-of-example-of-local-citizens-engaging-because-of-ai-data-center-threats Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/trent-loos-podcast-520974/rural-route-july-17-2026-jay-vehige-is-great-of-example-of-local-citizens-engaging-because-of-ai-data-center-threats.md Podcast: [Trent Loos Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/trent-loos-podcast-520974) Published: 2026-07-21T10:48:34+00:00 Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/trent-loos/episodes/Rural-Route-July-17--2026-Jay-Vehige-is-great-of-example-of-local-citizens-engaging-because-of-AI-Data-Center-threats-e3mbnbp Audio file: https://anchor.fm/s/159d2078/podcast/play/123116345/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-6-21%2F1b7b9c7b-3b5f-01b9-33b5-a72b7bcf98b1.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/trent-loos-podcast-520974/episodes/rural-route-july-17-2026-jay-vehige-is-great-of-example-of-local-citizens-engaging-because-of-ai-data-center-threats Duration seconds: 2883 ## Resource AI DATA CENTERS UNDER FIRE: KANSAS COMMUNITY FIGHTS BACK A massive AI data center could change everything for one small Kansas town — and the people there aren't backing down. Trent Loos sits down with Jay Vehige, a Kansas resident who helped launch "Emporia Neighbors United," a grassroots movement… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/trent-loos-podcast-520974/episodes/rural-route-july-17-2026-jay-vehige-is-great-of-example-of-local-citizens-engaging-because-of-ai-data-center-threats/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/trent-loos-podcast-520974/rural-route-july-17-2026-jay-vehige-is-great-of-example-of-local-citizens-engaging-because-of-ai-data-center-threats.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.