David Remnick

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3,974 appearances 78 recordings 13 series first heard Jan 2026 last heard 3d ago

David Remnick’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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Recordings per month over the last 12 months — 78 in all, peaking in May 2026 with 21.

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The New Yorker Radio Hour · Erin Brockovich Takes on Data Centers · 18 Aug 2026 podcast

I'm David Remnik and that's our program for today.

Thanks for joining us.

The New Yorker Radio Hour · Bernie Sanders Takes on Data Centers · 14 Aug 2026 podcast

Welcome to the New Yorker radio hour. voice-verified

I'm David Remnik. voice-verified

Just about everybody in America seems to be up in arms about AI data centers. voice-verified

Everybody except for the diehard AI boosters, the tech moguls themselves, and of course, this guy. voice-verified

What's wrong with data centers? voice-verified

Even the simplest AI queries require quite a lot of computing power. voice-verified

So the data centers to house all those processors are gigantic. voice-verified

They consume vast amounts of electricity and water. voice-verified

One proposed data center in Utah, just one, would need over 16 billion gallons of water a year. voice-verified

That's the estimate. voice-verified

And that's in a state suffering from a chronic drought. voice-verified

New York has passed a moratorium on data centers, and fourteen other states have considered similar restrictions. voice-verified

The anger about data center construction is rising in towns and counties all over the country. voice-verified

And on today's program, I'm joined by a leader of that opposition, Senator Bertie Sanders of Vermont. voice-verified

Now Sanders has brought legislation to the Senate that calls for a moratorium on data centers nationwide. voice-verified

It's not a ban, it's a temporary freeze on new construction, and it allows for more research and more government input. voice-verified

It hasn't been voted on yet. voice-verified

Sanders has been very concerned about artificial intelligence, mainly because of the threat it poses to many kinds of jobs. voice-verified

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