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At the Institute for Local Self-Reliance, we work to break the chains of monopoly power in all sectors of our economy. From challenging incumbent cable monopolies in order to promote better Internet connectivity to pointing out how Amazon pushes local retailers out of the market, our researchers develop positive policy prescriptions to improve local economies. This podcast series provides a first glimpse at some of our newest original research and a unique economic perspective on today's most pressing topics.
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Signup to Generate a PitchAt the Institute for Local Self-Reliance, we work to break the chains of monopoly power in all sectors of our economy. From challenging incumbent cable monopolies in order to promote better Internet connectivity to pointing out how Amazon pushes local retailers out of the market, our researchers develop positive policy prescriptions to improve local economies.
Recent episodes include "The Data Centers are Coming: Bonus Episode 2 - Fighting for Our Lives" (15 October 2026, 37 minutes), "The Data Centers Are Coming: Bonus Ep. 1 - A New Lens on Community" (17 September 2026, 31 minutes), and "The Data Centers Are Coming: Ep. 6 - Closing Arguments" (25 June 2026, 49 minutes).
Building Local Power publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 37 minutes across 10 episodes.
Booking probability for Building Local Power is 25%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Building Local Power requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Building Local Power's contact route on record: public web form.
The strongest fits for Building Local Power are Economic Development & Regulation. Building Local Power has a society audience.
Building Local Power is a society podcast with 10 episodes published.
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Danny heads to Nashville to emcee a panel hosted by Stand Up Nashville, which has assembled “The Avengers” of the data center fight in the American South. But Nashville has meaningful data center regulations already in...
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Danny gets an intriguing email from Joe Cuccio, a photographer on a years-long mission to document data centers and the physical infrastructure of the digital cloud. When Joe visits central Ohio on his travels, he takes...
This is it, the final episode! Danny gives us his closing arguments, reflecting on all he’s learned about the data center fight in communities across the United States. We listen in on Danny’s conversation with prolific...
Throughout this season, we've learned about the threats and harms data centers pose to local communities. But is there a better way to build this tech infrastructure? On this episode, Danny invites energy, broadband...
If you’re anything like Building Local Power’s host, Danny Caine, you’ve seen your electric bill creep up and are wondering: are data centers to blame for this? Danny sets out to answer this and other burning questions...
Some residents of the Boxtown neighborhood in Memphis, Tennessee, didn’t know Elon Musk was building a huge data center nearby until they saw city and Chamber of Commerce officials hyping the deal. A historic Black...
When a notice appeared in a local newspaper about a company applying for an air quality permit for a power plant, it set off alarm bells in the small West Virginia town of Davis. After residents realized that a major...
Welcome to Building Local Power’s “The Data Centers Are Coming,” where we journey to some of the most active places in the cross-country battle over data centers in our local communities. We start at the epicenter: Data...
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Welcome to the newest season of Building Local Power, The Data Centers Are Coming, where we take a trip across the country to some of the hot spots for data center fights. Big Tech is racing for AI dominance, attempting...
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bestselling novelist, journalist, and EFF Special Advisor, Electronic Frontier Foundation
Executive director, Coalition to Protect Prince William County
Associate Laboratory Director for the National Laboratory of the Rockies Mechanical and Thermal Engineering Sciences Directorate, Thousand Islands Biological Station
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