{"podcast":{"title":"The States","slug":"the-center-square-daily-6742680","podcast_index_feed_id":6742680,"rss_url":"https://feeds.simplecast.com/yyj8m_Dh","website_url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/americas-talking-network4","image_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/ee064a44-be34-4c62-9b0f-be5ef1c62fac/764c77f8-ccbd-412c-bf97-23779178db6d/3000x3000/the_states_podcast_cover_art.jpg?aid=rss_feed","author":"The Center Square","episode_count":210,"summary":"The States Powered by The Center Square is a show that highlights the work of The Center Square reporters from statehouses across the country to Washington D.C. all with an eye towards the impacts of today's news on the taxpayer.","last_synced_at":"2026-08-02T12:19:54.889359+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-center-square-daily-6742680"},"episode":{"title":"The Center Square Daily | 4.21.26 | Lawmakers Seek to Eliminate State Diversity Commission","slug":"the-center-square-daily-4-21-26-lawmakers-seek-to-eliminate-state-diversity-commission","published_at":"2026-04-21T20:56:26+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-center-square-daily-6742680/the-center-square-daily-4-21-26-lawmakers-seek-to-eliminate-state-diversity-commission","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-center-square-daily-6742680","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/americas-talking-network4","audio_url":"https://afp-444292-injected.calisto.simplecastaudio.com/8b02661e-96f3-4975-81b1-e2aa11528098/episodes/40dc7f96-8b6c-41f6-8792-6647941847b3/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=8b02661e-96f3-4975-81b1-e2aa11528098&awEpisodeId=40dc7f96-8b6c-41f6-8792-6647941847b3&feed=yyj8m_Dh","summary":"In today’s episode of The Center Square Daily, we look at the growing controversy over data centers as more and more are built around the country and localities raise questions about their impacts on communities. The Center Square's Investigative Reporter, Jared Strong, joins to discuss calls for the elimination of Illinois Diversity Commission and his attempts to question the commissioners.","meta_description":"In today’s episode of The Center Square Daily, we look at the growing controversy over data centers as more and more are built around the country and loca…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1396,"processing_state":"processed","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-center-square-daily-6742680/episodes/the-center-square-daily-4-21-26-lawmakers-seek-to-eliminate-state-diversity-commission/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-center-square-daily-6742680/the-center-square-daily-4-21-26-lawmakers-seek-to-eliminate-state-diversity-commission.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}