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Gigi Sohn talks tech, telecoms and policy in this new podcast!
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We're Going to Need a Bigger Boat: The Passage to Universal Broadband from 2021-03-10T16:03:29
The COVID-19 pandemic highlights the fact that broadband is essential for full participation in our society and economy. With school, work, and now vaccination registrations all takin...
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Live Podcast Special: Broadband for America NOW - A Conversation With Mignon Clyburn&Jonathan Sallet from 2021-01-05T14:27:11
On this special live episode of Tech on the Rocks, Gigi sits down with former FCC Acting Chair and Commissioner Mignon Clyburn as well as Benton Senior Fellow and Former FCC General C...
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Live Podcast Special: Contract Tracing in a COVID Surge - Operational or Aspirational? from 2020-11-16T19:00:26
On this first-ever special live episode of Tech on the Rocks, Gigi chats with Jeff Stover, Executive Advisor to the Commissioner of the Virginia Dept. of Health, and Laura Moy, Associ...
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Rage Against the Machines: Is our Election Technology Safe and Secure? (Part II) from 2020-10-28T20:24:07
Rage Against the Machines: Is our Election Technology Safe and Secure? (Part I) from 2020-10-20T16:38:30
The 2020 election is less than two weeks away. One of the biggest questions that remain unanswered is whether or not our U.S. election infrastructure is prepared for any potential cyb...
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Tech on the Rocks Episode 8: Back to School Without Broadband: The Digital Divide and the Fall Semester from 2020-08-31T20:39:27
The COVID-19 pandemic is still raging in the United States, and despite President Trump’s push for schools to open “100%," many, if not most school districts are moving to either an a...
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Tech on the Rocks Episode 7: Content Moderation&Section 230: Why One Size Doesn’t Fit All from 2020-08-10T21:30:19
On Episode 7 of Tech on the Rocks, Gigi chats with two guests working on the front lines of the content moderation and Section 230 debate. Dr. Jessica Ashooh, the Director of Policy f...
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Tech on the Rocks Episode 6: Connectivity in the Time of COVID: Will Congress Ever Close the Digital Divide? from 2020-07-15T17:11:24
On this episode, Gigi speaks with former Clinton Administration aide and FCC official David Goodfriend about the possibility of another stimulus bill and what one might include as COV...
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Tech on the Rocks Episode 5 - Tip of the Iceberg: How Law Enforcement Surveils Protestors&Communities of Color from 2020-07-05T16:25:10
On Episode 5 of G&T: Tech on the Rocks, Gigi Sohn talks to Color of Change Campaign Advisor Brandi Collins-Dexter about the history of surveillance of civil rights protestors and comm...
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Tech on the Rocks Episode 4 - Did the Pandemic End the Techlash? Trump Answers My Question from 2020-06-22T21:21:34
On this episode, Gigi speaks with Siva Vaidhyanathan, director of the Center for Media and Citizenship at the University of Virginia to address one central question: Did the COVID-19 pandemic ki...
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Tech on the Rocks Episode 3 - Online Learning in the Age of COVID-19: What's it Like on the Ground? from 2020-05-21T19:03:16
On this episode, Gigi takes a look at what it's like to be a student or a K-12 teacher during the COVID-19 pandemic. Two veteran educators join Gigi to chat about the transition to online learni...
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Tech on the Rocks Episode 2 - Local Broadband Needs in the Age of COVID-19 from 2020-04-29T17:02:47
On this episode, Gigi chats with Francella Ochillo, the Executive Director of Next Century Cities to discuss the importance of universal broadband access during the COVID-19 pandemic. Gigi and F...
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Tech on the Rocks Episode 1 - 10 Years After the National Broadband Plan: A Look Back and Forward from 2020-03-31T18:12:45
Gigi sits down with Blair Levin, the former Chief of Staff to FCC Chairman Reed Hundt and the architect behind the National Broadband Plan, to discuss the successes and shortcomings of the proje...
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