{"podcast":{"title":"John Stossel on Odysee","slug":"john-stossel-on-odysee-5955553","podcast_index_feed_id":5955553,"rss_url":"https://odysee.com/$/rss/@johnstossel:7","website_url":"https://odysee.com/@johnstossel:7","image_url":"https://thumbnails.lbry.com/UCjo1uN-aM3rmBV46xj7l2KA","author":"John Stossel","episode_count":50,"summary":"After 40+ years of reporting, I now understand the importance of limited government and personal freedom. ------------------------------------------ Libertarian journalist John Stossel is a zealous advocate of free markets, a syndicated columnist and Fox News contributor. Prior to joining Fox, John co-anchored ABC’s primetime newsmagazine show, 20/20. Stossel’s economic programs have been adapted into teaching kits by a non-profit organization, \"Stossel in the Classroom.\" High school teachers in American public schools now use the videos to help educate their students on economics and economic freedom. They are seen by more than 12 million students every year. Stossel has received 19 Emmy Awards and has been honored five times for excellence in consumer reporting by the National Press Club. Other honors include the George Polk Award for Outstanding Local Reporting and the George Foster Peabody Award.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-09T22:19:59.576984+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/john-stossel-on-odysee-5955553"},"episode":{"title":"Watt’s the Problem with Data Centers? The Truth About Energy Use, Costs, and the Panic Over Progress","slug":"watt-s-the-problem-with-data-centers-the-truth-about-energy-use-costs-and-the-panic-over-progress","published_at":"2026-05-05T11:30:47+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/john-stossel-on-odysee-5955553/watt-s-the-problem-with-data-centers-the-truth-about-energy-use-costs-and-the-panic-over-progress","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/john-stossel-on-odysee-5955553","url":"https://odysee.com/watt%E2%80%99s-the-problem-with-data-centers:b3379642fe6ff6a83faa4f1f1575bf9ab553e306","audio_url":"https://odysee.com/$/rss/media/watt%E2%80%99s-the-problem-with-data-centers/b3379642fe6ff6a83faa4f1f1575bf9ab553e306/3071d2.mp4","summary":"Activists are angry about data centers. They call them “uniquely evil.” One activist even shot a politician’s house 13 times. Why the hate? Because Data centers use lots of water and electricity. But we need them! They store and process everything we do online. _ _ _ _ _ _ To make sure you receive weekly video from Stossel TV, sign up here: https://www.johnstossel.com/#subscribe-form _ _ _ _ _ _ There’s more demand for data centers now as more people use AI. Activists complain they “use resources like a madman.” "They are resource-intensive, but so are most productive things we’ve done in human history,” argues Paige Lambermont of the Competitive Enterprise Institute. People worry about increased electricity costs. But so far, research shows data centers haven’t caused significant price increases “Prices in Virginia are rising more slowly than they are some other places,” says Lambermont, "even though…more data centers are in northern Virginia than anywhere else.” So why is electricity so expensive? Because of government, not data centers. See why in my video above. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUgooIHuDC8","meta_description":"Activists are angry about data centers. They call them “uniquely evil.” One activist even shot a politician’s house 13 times. Why the hate? Because Data c…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":347,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/john-stossel-on-odysee-5955553/episodes/watt-s-the-problem-with-data-centers-the-truth-about-energy-use-costs-and-the-panic-over-progress/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/john-stossel-on-odysee-5955553/watt-s-the-problem-with-data-centers-the-truth-about-energy-use-costs-and-the-panic-over-progress.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}