Across America, data centres are popping up at startling speed. Voters aren’t happy. Why have data centres become a political bogeyman? And what does this reveal about wider public anxiety over AI?

Guests and hosts:

• John Prideaux, executive editor
• James Bennet, Lexington columnist
• Shashank Joshi, Washington bureau chief
• Archie Hall, acting economics editor

Topics covered:

• Data centres in Ohio
• How politicians are approaching the topic
• Public anxiety about AI

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There’s been a shift in how both parties talk and think about Christianity. What do Republicans and Democrats have to offer Christian voters? And how could it affect the midterms?

Guests and hosts:

• John Prideaux, executive editor
• Charlotte Howard, US editor
• James Bennet, Lexington columnist
• Daniel Knowles, Midwest correspondent
• Rebecca Jackson, Southern correspondent

Topics covered:

• The Kansas Senate race
• The history of the religious right
• Republicans and Christianity today

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Last week the president banned three media outlets from the White House. It is just one of a number of skirmishes between this president and what he calls the “fake news” media. The relationship between the press and the presidency is inherently fractious, but just how alarming are the fights under this administration?

Guests and hosts:

• Charlotte Howard, US editor
• James Bennet, Lexington columnist
• Shashank Joshi, Washington bureau chief
• David Rennie, geopolitics editor
• Henry Tricks, US media and technology editor

Topics covered:

• The White House press corps
• The history of reporting on presidents
• Wider threats to press freedom

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