C-SPAN - The Communicators
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Podcast Description
"The Communicators" is C-SPAN's new weekly series featuring a half-hour interview with the people who shape our digital future. The Communicators airs Saturdays on C-SPAN at 6:30pm ET and Monday on C-SPAN2 at 8am and 8pm ET.
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Michael Powell and Glenn Britt | This week NCTAs president and CEO Michael Powell and Time Warner Cables Chairman and CEO Glenn Britt look at the state of the cable industry, the widening range of content delivery platforms, as well as some of the current issues facing the industry. | 5/26/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Communicators: FCC Commissioner Robert McDowell | FCC Commissioner Robert McDowell looks at the Federal Communications Commission and the issues before the commission as the panels two empty seats have been filled by Jessica Rosenworcel (D) and Ajit Pai (R ). The FCC is a five-member commission and the Senate confirmed the two new members on May 7. Among other issues, he talks about spectrum auctions, reforming the Universal Service Fund and competition in the wireless space. | 5/19/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Communicators: Discussion on the FCC | This weeks conversation on the The Communicators looks at the Federal Communications Commission and its future as its about to gain two new members. The FCCs ranks were essentially filled this past Monday, May 7, when the Senate confirmed Jessica Rosenworcel (D) and Ajit Pai (R). The two are expected to be sworn in shortly. | 5/12/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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White House Cybersecurity Coordinator Howard Schmidt | On The Communicators, White House Cybersecurity Coordinator Howard Schmidt appeared to discuss the Obama Administration's plans and concerns for cybersecurity and it's reaction to cyber bills in Congress. | 5/5/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Police Surveillance & New Technology | on The Communicators, a look at police use of technology for surveillance purposes. The ACLU recently issued a study that found police have quickly made cell-phone location tracking a widely used means of surveillance. Guest Catherine Crump and phoner guest Dennis Kenney, a professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, talk about why and how police use the technology, as well as whether current laws adequately cover police use of technological advances. | 4/28/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Former FCC Commissioner Michael Copps | Former Federal Communications Commission member Michael Copps talks about legislation to reform the FCC, consolidation of telecommunications firms and, the state of the media. He speaks with guest reporter, Eliza Krigman, a technology reporter with Politico. | 4/21/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Administrator of NTIA Discusses Telecom Issues | This week on "The Communicators," Lawrence Strickling, administrator at the National Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), is our guest. The NTIA advises the President on telelcommunications matters. Strickling discusses privacy, spectrum and other telecommunications issues. Jasmin Melvin, a telecommunications policy reporter from Reuters, is this week's guest journalist. | 4/14/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Execs Discuss Recent Changes to Google's Privacy Policy | On this week's "Communicators," C-SPAN welcomes Marc Rotenberg, executive director of the Electronic Privacy Information Center, and Markham Erickson, executive director of the Open Internet Coalition as our guests to discuss Google's recent controversial privacy policy changes. The policy, which took effect March 1, allows Google to share all of the personal data it has from more than 1 billion users across all of its services. Google says a key goal of the policy change is to create more complete pictures of each user so that Google can offer more personalizes services. Privacy advocates, however, oppose the change and have asked the Federal Trade Commission to investigate. | 4/7/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR) Discusses Telecom Issues Before Congress | On this week's "Communicators," the Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR) talks about spectrum, cybersecurity, privacy and other telecommunications topics before Congress. The guest reporter is Politico technology writer, Tony Romm. | 3/31/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Lawmakers Compare Dueling Cyber Legislation | This week on "Communicators," Rep. Jim Langevin (D-RI) and Rep. Lee Terry (R-NE) compare Republican and Democratic cybersecurity legislation in Congress, the House and Senate approaches, the likelihood of passage and how they each view the cyber threat. Langevin is the co-founder of the House Cybersecurity Caucus and Terry co-chairs the cybersecurity working group. | 3/24/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Sen. Rockefeller (D-WV) Discusses Cybersecurity Bill | On this week's "Communicators," the current cybersecurity legislation in Congress is the topic. Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) joins C-SPAN to talk about the Collins-Lieberman bill now in the Senate, competing cybersecurity legislation, its likelihood of passage and how he views the cyber threat. | 3/17/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Senate Leaders Lieberman and Collins Discuss Cybersecurity | On the latest episode of "Communicators," top senators on the Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee, Sen. Joseph Lieberman (I-CT) and Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME), discuss their bill on cybersecurity. The senators will also talk about how their bill compares with another bill backed by Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) and several other Senate Republicans. | 3/10/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Cybersecurity Execs Talk Internet Threats | On this week's "Communicators," two cybersecurity business executives - Robert Dix of Juniper Networks and Bill Conner of Entrust - discuss cyber threats to government and business communications networks. Topics on the agenda include: How serious the cyber threats are, the kind of regulation the government should encourage through legislation and government-business partnerships in fighting cyber threats. | 3/3/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Latest Technology at Consumer Electronics Show | This week on "Communicators," C-SPAN visits booths featuring the newest technology in solar power, DNA sequencing and more at last month's Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. | 2/25/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Congress and Telecommunications Issues | This week on "The Communicators," Rep. Anna Eshoo (D-CA), Ranking Member of the House Telecommunications Subcommittee, is our guest. She discusses several telecommunications issues currently in front of Congress, including piracy, spectrum policy, and cybersecurity. The guest reporter is Tony Romm of Politico. | 2/18/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ericsson CEO, Intel Manager at Consumer Electronics Show | On this week's "The Communicators," C-SPAN talks to Hans Vestberg, President and CEO of Ericsson, the world's largest provider of mobile networks, and takes a look at the latest in ultrabooks and smartphones with Bryan Deaner, Brand Manager for the Intel Corporation. | 2/11/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Auto Execs Talk Cars and Technology | This week on "The Communicators," C-SPAN interviews two car executives at the Consumer Electronics Show who explain how some new cars tap into the internet and respond to voice commands in new ways. The chairman of the board of Daimler (which makes Mercedes-Benz cars) and Toyota's vice president for advanced technology are this week's guests. | 2/4/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FCC Members Check Out Latest Tech Products | On "The Communicators," C-SPAN interviews two members of Federal Communications Commission as they tour several exhibits and try out some of the latest tech products at the Consumer Electronics Show. The commissioners are Mignon Clyburn (D) and Robert McDowell (R). | 1/28/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Tech Innovators Talk This Year's Trends | This week, The Communicators begins a series on the newest developments in communications and consumer technology for 2012 and the policy issues flowing from them. In this episode, The Communicators interviews the President and CEO of the Consumer Electronics Association, Gary Shapiro; Rep. Darrell Issa, Chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, who ran a technology business before being elected to Congress; and Microsofts director of consumer products, Craig Beilinson. | 1/21/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Impact of Social Media and the Digital Future | On "The Communicators," New York Times technology columnist and blogger Nick Bilton sits down with C-SPAN to share his thoughts about what the digital future looks like, the social impact of the web, and how technology is changing our lives. | 1/14/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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2012 Telecommunications Issues | On "The Communicators," we take a look ahead to the major telecommunications issues of 2012. Juliana Gruenwald, Tech & Telecom Staff Writer for the National Journal, joins Gautham Nagesh, The Hill's Technology Reporter, along with Paul Kirby, Telecommunications Reports' Senior Editor, to discuss the upcoming legislative year. | 1/7/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) on Online Piracy | On "The Communicators," Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR), discusses legislation to combat online piracy. Wyden says two proposals, including SOPA, the Stop Online Privacy Act, goes to far. He says SOPA would damage the domain name system - the basic architecture of the internet- would be compromised, it would harm efforts at cybersecurity and it would lead to censorship. | 12/31/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 22 Episodes |
Customer Reviews
The Communicators
Imagine attending a graduate school having enrolled in a course with a hefty per credit price.
The well connected professor invites high level guest speakers from industry and government to speak about significant and timely industry developments.
This program is that kind of education free of charge.
Inside look at the relationship between telecoms and Congress
Interviews people from telecoms about legislation affectingt he industry, and interviews lawmakers about telecom releated issues. Sometimes a little boring (can we talk about something besides the digital transition now?), often quite good. There's some sort of an error that fequently prevents it from downloading-same glitch affects other c-span podcasts.
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