Oct 27, 202620 min
Boston University assistant professor and American Economic Liberties Project senior fellow Eric Peinert joins the Powering America Podcast to break down the proposed $85 billion mega-merger between Union Pacific and...
About this Podcast:
The Powering America Podcast explores the policies, projects, technologies, and investments driving America's energy future and infrastructure development.We speak with industry leaders, policymakers, researchers, business executives, and innovators about the challenges and opportunities shaping the nation's energy systems, electric grid, transportation networks, manufacturing base, and critical infrastructure.From electricity generation, natural gas, nuclear energy, and renewable power to data centers, transmission, permitting reform, supply chains, workforce development, and infrastructure investment, each episode delivers thoughtful conversations with the people helping build and power modern America.Whether you're a policymaker, business leader, investor, journalist, or engaged citizen, The Powering America Podcast offers insights into the ideas and innovations shaping America's energy security, economic growth, and infrastructure future.New episodes released regularly.
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What is Powering America about?
The Powering America Podcast explores the policies, projects, technologies, and investments driving America's energy future and infrastructure development. We speak with industry leaders, policymakers, researchers, business executives, and innovators about the challenges and opportunities shaping the nation's energy systems, electric grid, transportation networks, manufacturing base, and critical infrastructure.
What has Powering America covered recently?
Recent episodes include "Derailed Competition: The $85B Rail Mega-Merger Threatening US Supply Chains" (27 October 2026, 20 minutes), "Data Centers: The New Infrastructure, Taxpayer Friend or Foe?" (20 October 2026, 17 minutes), and "R Street Institute's Devin Hartman: The High Stakes of Modernizing the U.S. Power Grid" (6 October 2026, 20 minutes).
How often does Powering America publish?
Powering America publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 18 minutes across 31 episodes.
How hard is it to get booked on Powering America?
Booking probability for Powering America is 31%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Powering America requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Powering America's contact route on record: verified email.
Who should pitch Powering America?
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Recent episodes
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- Oct 20, 202617 min
Pete Sepp, president of the National Taxpayers Union, discusses the evolving role of data centers in the U.S. economy and their impact on taxpayers. Sepp clarifies common misconceptions about data centers, highlighting...
- Oct 6, 202620 min
Devin Hartman of the R Street Institute breaks down the complex regulatory and economic hurdles of modernizing the U.S. power grid. He discusses why transmission reform has become a partisan flashpoint and outlines a...
- Sep 22, 202618 min
Arnav Rao, a transportation policy analyst with the Open Markets Institute, warned on the Powering America Podcast that the proposed UP-NS merger would consolidate an already-concentrated industry and amplify monopoly...
- Sep 17, 202614 min
A proposed $85 billion merger between Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern, aiming to create the first coast-to-coast freight railroad in America, is facing widespread opposition from a diverse group of stakeholders...
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- Sep 8, 202620 min
Devin Hartman of the R Street Institute breaks down the complex regulatory and economic hurdles of modernizing the U.S. power grid. He discusses why transmission reform has become a partisan flashpoint and outlines a...
- Sep 1, 202621 min
Dr. Emil Panzaru, Research Director for the Consumer Choice Center, joins the Powering America Podcast to discuss the organization's annual World Consumer Airport Index. He explains the index evaluates 60 airports...
Episode #23
US Air Traffic Control: An Outdated Model?
Aug 25, 202616 minMark Scribner, senior transportation policy analyst at the Reason Foundation, joins the Powering America Podcast to discuss the challenges facing the US air traffic control system. He explains that while the current US...
- Aug 18, 202617 min
Pete Sepp, president of the National Taxpayers Union, discusses the evolving role of data centers in the U.S. economy and their impact on taxpayers. Sepp clarifies common misconceptions about data centers, highlighting...
- Aug 11, 202618 min
In this episode of the Powering America Podcast, Brian Hyde interviews Thomas Aiello, Vice President of Federal Affairs at the National Taxpayers Union. Aiello discusses the role of the National Taxpayers Union in...
- Aug 4, 202617 min
Ross Marchand, Executive Director of the Taxpayers Protection Alliance, discusses the future of advanced recycling, focusing on the Recycled Materials Attribution Act. Marchand discusses advancements in recycling...
- Jul 28, 202620 min
In this episode of the Powering America Podcast, Brian Hyde speaks with Kit Pfeiffer, President, Energy Freedom Alliance of the Rockies and Senior Vice President of Commercial at X2 Resources. Pfeiffer explains how...
- Jul 21, 202622 min
Elizabeth B. Stelle of The Commonwealth Foundation explains how Pennsylvania's market-driven history created an energy powerhouse and why keeping it that way is essential for the AI era. She discusses the dangers of...
- Jul 14, 202620 min
Devin Hartman of the R Street Institute breaks down the complex regulatory and economic hurdles of modernizing the U.S. power grid. He discusses why transmission reform has become a partisan flashpoint and outlines a...
- Jul 7, 202621 min
Neel Brown of the Progressive Policy Institute explains how advanced recycling uses molecular breakdown to process plastics that mechanical systems can't handle. They discuss the economic benefits for municipalities...
- Jun 30, 202619 min
Bartlett Cleland of the Institute for Policy Innovation joins the show to discuss why AI and data centers represent the "economic opportunity of a generation." He breaks down the physical infrastructure required to...
- Jun 23, 202616 min
Yaël Ossowski of the Consumer Choice Center joins the show to discuss the rise of "climate lawfare" and its hidden impact on energy costs. He explains the details of the Stop Climate Shakedowns Act and how specific...
- Jun 16, 202617 min
Ross Marchand, Executive Director of the Taxpayers Protection Alliance, discusses the future of advanced recycling, focusing on the Recycled Materials Attribution Act. Marchand discusses advancements in recycling...
- Jun 9, 202620 min
Political consultant Garrett Fulce joins the podcast to discuss how Texas is leveraging its history of aggressive infrastructure development to lead the national data center boom. He breaks down common misconceptions...
- Jun 4, 20267 min
The Powering America Podcast episode discusses the future of the Heartland Flyer, an Amtrak train connecting Oklahoma City and Fort Worth, Texas. Despite achieving record ridership and revenue, the train faces potential...
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Pete Sepp
President, National Tax Payers Union Foundation
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Ross Eisenberg
President of America’s Plastic Makers, American Chemistry Council
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Paul Gessing
President, Rio Grande Foundation
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Wayne Winegarden
Senior Fellow and Director of the Center for Medical Economics and Innovation, Pacific Research Institute
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