{"podcast":{"title":"Decoder with Nilay Patel","slug":"decoder-with-nilay-patel","podcast_index_feed_id":2123,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/recodedecode","website_url":"https://theverge.com","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/5c6a4f4a-e69c-11e8-8066-17a10182e4c8/image/893066b59c33b28520ea09510cc6a37e.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Vox Media Podcast Network","episode_count":970,"summary":"Decoder is a show from The Verge about big ideas — and other problems. Verge editor-in-chief Nilay Patel talks to a diverse cast of innovators and policymakers at the frontiers of business and technology to reveal how they’re navigating an ever-changing landscape, what keeps them up at night, and what it all means for our shared future.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-20T08:19:24.429733+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/decoder-with-nilay-patel"},"episode":{"title":"The left and right agree on one thing: no data centers","slug":"the-left-and-right-agree-on-one-thing-no-data-centers","published_at":"2026-08-06T09:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/decoder-with-nilay-patel/the-left-and-right-agree-on-one-thing-no-data-centers","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/decoder-with-nilay-patel","url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/257/traffic.megaphone.fm/VMP1649694623.mp3","audio_url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/257/traffic.megaphone.fm/VMP1649694623.mp3","summary":"Our guest today is Gaby Del Valle, a policy reporter here at The Verge, and we’re discussing the growing backlash against AI data centers. Gaby recently reported a fantastic piece about Hernando County, Florida, where last month the county commission unanimously approved a year-long moratorium on data center construction. So I wanted Gaby to talk me through what these protests look like on the ground, from voters whose party affiliations have typically aligned them with big business. Read the full interview transcript on The Verge. Links:  Right-wingers protesting data centers have a lot in common with the left | The Verge No data centers in my backyard | Jasmine Sun Who’s afraid of the big, bad GPU? | The Verge  NY becomes the first state to enact a data center moratorium | The Verge The fight against AI data centers is just beginning | The Verge Florida gives millions in tax breaks to data centers under DeSantis-backed law | Tampa Bay Times Subscribe to The Verge to access the ad-free version of Decoder! Credits: Decoder is a production of The Verge and part of the Vox Media Podcast Network. Decoder is produced by Kate Cox and Nick Statt and edited by Ursa Wright. Our supervising producer is Greg Ott, and our editorial director is Kevin McShane.  The Decoder music is by Breakmaster Cylinder. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices","meta_description":"Our guest today is Gaby Del Valle, a policy reporter here at The Verge, and we’re discussing the growing backlash against AI data centers. Gaby recently r…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2253,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/decoder-with-nilay-patel/episodes/the-left-and-right-agree-on-one-thing-no-data-centers/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/decoder-with-nilay-patel/the-left-and-right-agree-on-one-thing-no-data-centers.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}