{"podcast":{"title":"Laura Flanders and Friends: Solutions-Focused Progressive Perspectives on Politics, News, and Culture","slug":"laura-flanders-and-friends-solutions-focused-progressive-perspectives-on-politics-news-and-culture-1095059","podcast_index_feed_id":1095059,"rss_url":"https://feeds.simplecast.com/trhTbNDK","website_url":"http://www.LauraFlanders.org/listen","image_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/fc671404-9abb-4783-bad5-692b3dbc59cf/660efaf7-020e-48c0-89d7-4547f6acc596/3000x3000/unnamed.jpg?aid=rss_feed","author":"Laura Flanders","episode_count":890,"summary":"Uncensored history meets bold voices with Laura Flanders, award winning journalist and author. The show explores actionable models for creating a better world by reporting on the people and movements driving systemic change. We spotlight the solutions of tomorrow, today. The show airs on PBS stations in over 300 US markets, and airs on 60+ community radio stations via PRX Exchange and Pacifica, and is available on YouTube and here as a podcast. Subscribers receive lots of video and audio web exclusives in addition to the weekly episode. Recent field reports and specials include: Jimmy Carter; 60th Anniversary of Selma Bloody Sunday March; Bernie Sanders' Fighting Oligarchy; Labor Movement vs. Fascism: Worker Organizers & Teachers Under Attack; And interviewee highlights include Award Winning Actor, Director, Writer, Liev Schreiber on his documentary \"Meeting Zelensky\"; Award winning journalists Maria Hinojosa (Award Winning Suave Podcast and host of Latino USA) & Chenjerai Kumanyika (Award Winning Podcast Series Empire City) on Forced Removals, Foreign Detention, the War on Education & Free Speech; Democracy & Capitalism: A Failed Experiment? with Bloomberg Economist & host of Tru…","last_synced_at":"2026-06-22T20:20:38.191202+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/laura-flanders-and-friends-solutions-focused-progressive-perspectives-on-politics-news-and-culture-1095059"},"episode":{"title":"[episode cut] The Data Center Revolt: John Cassidy & Faiz Shakir","slug":"episode-cut-the-data-center-revolt-john-cassidy-faiz-shakir","published_at":"2026-05-13T20:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/laura-flanders-and-friends-solutions-focused-progressive-perspectives-on-politics-news-and-culture-1095059/episode-cut-the-data-center-revolt-john-cassidy-faiz-shakir","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/laura-flanders-and-friends-solutions-focused-progressive-perspectives-on-politics-news-and-culture-1095059","url":"http://www.LauraFlanders.org/listen","audio_url":"https://pdrl.fm/a930a4/op3.dev/e/cdn.simplecast.com/media/audio/transcoded/72a99690-00a0-4376-8b30-9ea490811cc0/c3cf0ccd-6993-4c0f-a004-338778a46c5b/episodes/audio/group/7002e9be-dbcc-4fde-ac9b-07d7e7ebe273/group-item/faf7ece4-53ce-4ba9-88f3-1609c001d18a/128_default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=trhTbNDK","summary":"This month on Laura Flanders and Friends, we’re revisiting conversations around work, workers, and the Labor Movement on the Move. This week, we turn our lens on the AI Data Center Revolt underway. Red and blue state's alike people across the country are feeling the strain of the huge energy-sucking data processing centers that AI requires and they're speaking out. Description: An AI revolution is underway, but so is the resistance. People across the country are feeling the strain of the huge energy-sucking data processing centers that AI requires, and telling their elected officials to slow down or stop new big tech projects. John Cassidy and Faiz Shakir say AI expansion is not a red or blue issue; it’s about who controls the technology and who stands to benefit. Guests: • John Cassidy: Staff Writer, The New Yorker; Author, Capitalism and Its Critics: A History: From the Industrial Revolution to AI • Faiz Shakir: Founder & Executive Director, More Perfect Union; Political Advisor & Former Campaign Manager, Senator Bernie Sanders Watch the episode released on YouTube; PBS World Channel 11:30am ET Sundays and on over 300 public stations across the country (check your listings, or search here via zipcode). Listen: Episode airing on community radio (check here to see if your station airs the show) & available as a podcast. Full Conversation Release: While our weekly shows are edited to time for broadcast on Public TV and community radio, we offer to our members and podcast subscribers the full uncut conversation. Music Credit: 'Thrum of Soil' by Bluedot Sessions, 'Steppin' by Podington Bear, and original sound design by Jeannie Hopper Support Laura Flanders and Friends by becoming a member at https://www.patreon.com/c/lauraflandersandfriends","meta_description":"This month on Laura Flanders and Friends, we’re revisiting conversations around work, workers, and the Labor Movement on the Move. 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