Data Centers: Can't Live With Em, Can't Live Without Em

Stuff You Should Know

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4.5 • 82.7K Ratings

🗓️ 15 January 2026

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

Data centers are the backbone of our digital world. All the sites you visit and social media you post happen there. A boom in huge data centers to support AI is underway, and they’re taking a big toll on the environment and life for the people around them.

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0:00.0	This is an IHeart podcast.
0:02.0	Guaranteed Human.
0:04.0	Welcome to Stuff You Should Know, a production of IHeart Radio.
0:14.0	Hey and welcome to the podcast. I'm Josh and there's Chuck and Jerry's here too.
0:20.0	And we've got our pocket protectors and tape on the bridge of our glasses.
0:24.6	Hey.
0:25.6	And this is stuff you should know.
0:27.6	Nice work.
0:28.6	Did you just hear something?
0:30.6	No.
0:31.6	Oh weird.
0:32.6	I heard you say nice work.
0:33.6	Yeah, but then I-
0:34.6	Stop abruptly.
0:35.6	Well, I stopped abruptly because I thought I heard a little digital glitch.
0:41.1	Oh, no, I didn't hear anything.
0:43.5	I might be losing my mind then.
0:45.6	I, you know, I'm curious whether we end up editing this out or not.
0:49.3	Any other podcast on the planet would edit that out without even thinking about it.
0:53.5	But there's like a 50%
0:54.8	chance that'll stay in with us.
0:56.5	I mean, this is why we didn't get that Golden Globe nomination.
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