Bandwidth Podcast

The most honest podcast in broadband.

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Real stories. Straight talk. No buzzwords.

Running an ISP means you deal with late-night alerts, tangled infrastructure, burnout, and constant pressure to keep communities connected. And yet, most of what's out there glosses over the hard parts.

Bandwidth is different.

It's a podcast for people who do the work, build networks, fix outages, lead small teams, and try to stay ahead of the next shift in tech, policy, or customer expectations. In every episode, you'll hear from folks who've lived the chaos and kept going.

Why This Show Exists

Because most broadband conversations skip the hard stuff. Because policy summaries don't help when your field truck just rolled into a bad install. Because leading through complexity is easier when you know someone else has done it, too. Bandwidth was built for the people, keeping the signal alive and the business running.

If you've ever:

Lost sleep over an outage or staffing gap

Argued over alert thresholds

Had to make the budget work when the tech doesn’t

Wondered if other ISPs are dealing with the same pain

This show is for you.

Meet the hosts

Rick Seemann | Georgette Lopez-Aguado | Paul Dasbach | Larry Weidig

Operators, founders, tech leads, and longtime ISP leaders who’ve worn every hat—from field boots to boardrooms.

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The Internet Runs on Relationships: What NANOG Can Teach Every ISP About Building a Better Network

One of the best parts of attending industry events is the opportunity to sit down with people who spend their days...

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AI Isn't Coming. It's Already Here. The Real Question Is: What Are You Going to Do With It?

Artificial intelligence has become impossible to ignore. Whether you're attending industry events, scrolling through...

3 min read

The Digital Divide Isn’t What We Think It Is Anymore

For years, the industry has talked about the digital divide as a coverage problem. Build the network, extend the...

3 min read

Field Operations Are Brand Moments

Your best marketing does not matter if install day goes sideways. That is the piece operators cannot afford to...

4 min read

Everything Works… Until It Doesn’t

Everything works fine until one person takes a day off. That line hit harder than it should, because if you’ve been...

3 min read

The Stories We Carry: What the Field Teaches You About Running an ISP

If you have ever worked in support or spent time in the field, you already know this. The stories stay with you. Not...