{"podcast":{"title":"Conservative Review with Daniel Horowitz","slug":"conservative-review-with-daniel-horowitz-48748","podcast_index_feed_id":48748,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/BMDC8713803568","website_url":"https://www.conservativereview.com/authors/daniel-horowitz","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/aaba71c0-28d6-11ea-88e2-db9c40dc0be6/image/8fc0ef6d99cf2a00ac5d7f258e6304f9.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Blaze Media","episode_count":2078,"summary":"In Washington, politicians are full of half-truths and hot air. They do little more than grandstanding by spouting off talking points and spin. The Conservative Review with Daniel Horowitz is here to help you cut through the rhetoric and noise and explore the politically right way to think about the issues .","last_synced_at":"2026-09-12T06:17:53.014734+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/conservative-review-with-daniel-horowitz-48748"},"episode":{"title":"The Data Center Scam: 10 Myths Con Inc. Is Suddenly Pushing | 8/25/26","slug":"the-data-center-scam-10-myths-con-inc-is-suddenly-pushing-8-25-26","published_at":"2026-08-25T16:08:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/conservative-review-with-daniel-horowitz-48748/the-data-center-scam-10-myths-con-inc-is-suddenly-pushing-8-25-26","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/conservative-review-with-daniel-horowitz-48748","url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/pfx.vpixl.com/4V6da/arttrk.com/p/BLZM1/verifi.podscribe.com/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/285/pscrb.fm/rss/p/prfx.byspotify.com/e/claritaspod.com/measure/traffic.megaphone.fm/BMDC5844759993.mp3","audio_url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/pfx.vpixl.com/4V6da/arttrk.com/p/BLZM1/verifi.podscribe.com/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/285/pscrb.fm/rss/p/prfx.byspotify.com/e/claritaspod.com/measure/traffic.megaphone.fm/BMDC5844759993.mp3","summary":"The memo has gone out. Now Con Inc. is suddenly defending data centers, hyperscale AI infrastructure, and Flock surveillance cameras — using the same handful of talking points over and over again. Today, I break down the sudden, coordinated push for techno-dystopianism and expose the myths perpetuated by those who are late to the fight. I explain how the issue cannot be properly understood with slogans about “China,” “innovation,” “capitalism,” or “the technology revolution.” You have to look at what is actually being built, who is receiving the subsidies and tax breaks, who is paying for the infrastructure, and what the projects are doing to land, electricity, water, and local communities. This isn't an argument against technology. It's an argument against government favoritism, corporate welfare, land-grabs, surveillance, and forcing ordinary Americans to subsidize somebody else's speculative business model. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"The memo has gone out. Now Con Inc. is suddenly defending data centers, hyperscale AI infrastructure, and Flock surveillance cameras — using the same hand…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3561,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/conservative-review-with-daniel-horowitz-48748/episodes/the-data-center-scam-10-myths-con-inc-is-suddenly-pushing-8-25-26/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/conservative-review-with-daniel-horowitz-48748/the-data-center-scam-10-myths-con-inc-is-suddenly-pushing-8-25-26.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}