Check out highlights from Heartland’s invitations to be on TV, radio, and podcasts for the month of September 2026.
All the players are time-stamped so just click play to watch or listen.
James Taylor on The Hugh Hewitt Show making the positive case for AI
James Taylor on The Wilkow Majority on SiriusXM radio making the positive case for AI Data Centers
Anthony Watts on the nationally syndicated Lars Larson Show
Anthony was on The Lars Larson Show to talk about how the historic lack of hurricane formation in the Atlantic Ocean this season. The player below is time-stamped, so just click to listen.
Donald Kendal on The Schilling Show
Donald was on with Rob Schilling to talk about how Big Tech is rethinking its green energy pledges because of the practical need for cheap, reliable energy in the age of AI. The player below is time-stamped, so just click to hear his segment.
Chris Talgo on the Alan Nathan All-Stars
Chris was invited on the program to talk about how Democrats are reviving the Green New Deal to stop the building of AI data centers. Click play. The segment has been time-stamped.
Chris Talgo on The Shaun Thompson Show in Chicago
Chris Talgo, editorial director at The Heartland Institute, discusses the DSA’s superficial pivot away from the Green New Deal, how renewable energy costs us more than data centers do, and Shaun asks if Illinois has hit rock bottom yet. Click play. Chris’ interview has been time-stamped.
Low Tech Is NOT America’s Future! – James Taylor Talks The Future Of AI
Heartland Institute president James Taylor joins Victory News to push back on the growing chorus calling for a slowdown in AI development.
S.T. Karnick on The Shaun Thompson Show
S.T. Karnick, senior fellow at The Heartland Institute and executive editor of Heartland’s Life, Liberty, and Property newsletter, talks to Shaun about how zoning laws decrease housing supply and eminent domain for data centers. Click play. Karnick’s interview has been time-stamped.
Sterling Burnett on Spanish Language TV station KSDY talking about Heartland’s California Climate Assessment
S.T. Karnick on The Schilling Show
Heartland Senior Fellow S.T. Karnick was asked on by Rob Schilling to talk about how zoning laws have contributed mightily to the national housing crisis. Click play. Karnick’s interview has been time-stamped.
Donald Kendal at ShaunFest by AM560 The Answer (Chicago)
Chris Talgo on The Schilling Show talking socialism
Sterling Burnett talking AI data centers on The Andy Caldwell Show
Sterling Burnett on The Prism of America’s Education podcast with Karen Schoen
Sterling was invited on the program to talk about the climate hoax and what you can do about it. He also made it clear that we will not eat ze bugs.
Chris Talgo on The Alan Nathan All-Stars
Chris was invited on the program to talk about the long march of Marxism in America’s public schools. It’s time-stamped, so just hit play to hear Chris’ segment.
Opinion Pieces by Heartland Staff
Earned Media Highlights
News stories, interviews, and third-party pieces that cite Heartland, its research, or its staff.
| Date | Headline | Outlet | How Heartland appears | URL |
| Sept. 29 | FPÖ holt Heartland-Chef für Debatte über “Klimakommunismus” ins Wiener Rathaus | Der Standard (Austria) | James Taylor’s Vienna City Hall event with the FPÖ (critical) | https://www.derstandard.de/story/3000000341739/fpoe-holt-heartland-chef-fuer-debatte-ueber-klimakommunismus-ins-wiener-rathaus |
| ~Sept. 29 | Media är illa rustat att rapportera om klimatet | Hallandsposten (Sweden) | Column mentions Heartland’s London office (critical) | https://www.hallandsposten.se/asikter/gastkronika/media-ar-illa-rustat-att-rapportera-om-klimatet.9520d6cc-e7a3-55e2-a889-7fc8aa72e8d9 |
| ~Sept. 28 | Kansas Tops National Medicaid Report Card While California Finishes Last, Study Finds | Tampa Free Press (also on AOL) | Medicaid Report Card; Jack McPherrin quoted | https://www.tampafp.com/kansas-tops-national-medicaid-report-card-while-california-finishes-last-study-finds/ |
| Sept. 27 | Gen Z voters hate capitalism — but they’ve barely seen it | New York Post | Op-ed by E.J. Antoni & Annie Heim (Heritage) cites Heartland/Rasmussen poll | https://nypost.com/2026/09/27/opinion/gen-z-voters-hate-capitalism-but-theyve-barely-seen-it/ |
| Sept. 22 | Indian Point Debate Harkens Nuclear Comeback, Hochul Dilemma | Newsmax | Saved in Instapaper; Heartland mention not confirmed | https://www.newsmax.com/us/nuclear-power-indian-point-kathy-hochul/2026/09/22/id/1270265/ |
| ~Sept. 22 | Roach sandwich, anyone? | America Out Loud (podcast) | H. Sterling Burnett guest interview | https://www.americaoutloud.news/roach-sandwich-anyone/ |
| Sept. 21 | Maryland Medicaid Ranks 43rd as New Rules Loom in 2027 | Southern Maryland Chronicle | Medicaid Report Card; McPherrin named as author | https://southernmarylandchronicle.com/2026/09/21/maryland-medicaid-ranks-43rd-as-new-rules-loom-in-2027/ |
| ~Sept. 21 | Climate advocates sue to block repeal of ‘Clean Power Plan 2’, but experts say was bound to fail | Just the News | Linnea Lueken quoted | https://justthenews.com/politics-policy/energy/climate-advocates-sue-block-repeal-clean-power-plan-2-experts-say-it-was |
| ~Sept. 20 | Maryland ranks 43rd in Medicaid scorecard | Just the News / The Center Square | Medicaid Report Card | https://justthenews.com/nation/states/center-square/maryland-ranks-43rd-medicaid-scorecard |
| ~Sept. 20 | Brooke Rollins Just Shut Down the UN Climate Scheme Biden Snuck Into America’s Milk Supply | Conservative Underground News | Cites Burnett’s Townhall op-ed and Heartland Impact’s USDA work | https://conservativeundergroundnews.com/brooke-rollins-just-shut-down-the-un-climate-scheme-biden-snuck-into-americas-milk-supply/ |
| ~Sept. 18 | Alabama’s refusal to expand Medicaid helps it outperform most states: Report | 1819 News | Medicaid Report Card; McPherrin quoted | https://1819news.com/news/item/alabamas-refusal-to-expand-medicaid-helps-it-outperform-most-states-report |
| ~Sept. 17 | Critics say AI regulation fears echo Y2K and climate change panic (plus video clip) | Fox News | Steve Milloy quoted as Junk Science publisher; Heartland not named | https://www.foxnews.com/politics/ai-hysteria-has-y2k-problem-stakes-time-could-far-higher |
| ~Sept. 17 | Virginia ranks 35th in Medicaid scorecard | Kingsport Times News | Medicaid Report Card (paywalled, not read in full) | https://timesnews.net/news/391684/virginia-ranks-35th-in-medicaid-scorecard/ |
| Sept. 15 | China Charges Back Into The Oil Market As Hormuz Chaos Sends Crude Toward $110 | Daily Caller | James Taylor quoted | https://dailycaller.com/2026/09/15/china-oil-market-strait-hormuz-prices-surge-david-blackmon-stuart-turley-james-taylor/ |
| ~Sept. 14 | Trump and Zeldin’s Attempt to Silence Data Center Critics Won’t Work | Common Dreams | Mentions Zeldin’s Heartland speech (critical) | https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/trump-zeldin-data-centers |
| ~Sept. 11 | Non-expansion states outperform on Medicaid governance, report finds | Becker’s ASC Review | Medicaid Report Card; McPherrin quoted | https://www.beckersasc.com/asc-accreditation-and-patient-safety/non-expansion-states-outperform-on-medicaid-governance-report-finds/ |
| Sept. 8 | Is Washington’s Nuclear Renaissance Just An Illusion? | Daily Caller | James Taylor quoted | https://dailycaller.com/2026/09/08/congress-nuclear-power-renaissance-illusion/ |
| ~Sept. 8 | The EPA doesn’t think your opposition to data centers needs to be heard | MS NOW | Mentions Zeldin’s Heartland speech (critical) | https://www.ms.now/opinion/data-center-public-comment-lee-zeldin-epa |
| ~Sept. 8 | ‘Don’t Europe our healthcare system’: Think tank urges rejection of big government healthcare | Kingsport Times News | Heartland Impact campaign (paywalled, not read in full) | https://timesnews.net/news/390048/dont-europe-our-healthcare-system-think-tank-urges-rejection-of-big-government-healthcare/ |
| ~Sept. 4 | The Four Forces That Win (or Lose) Elections | JD Rucker (Substack) | Cites Heartland mail-voting survey | https://jdrucker.substack.com/p/the-four-forces-that-win-or-lose |
| Sept. 3 | EXCLUSIVE: Trump USDA Faces Calls to Exit Climate Initiative Critics Call ‘Private Regulation’ | The Daily Signal | Cameron Sholty / Heartland Impact letter to USDA | https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/09/03/exclusive-trump-usda-faces-calls-to-exit-climate-initiative-critics-call-private-regulation/ |
| Sept. 1 | Hydrogen: Energy’s Version of Waiting for Godot | RealClearInvestigations | Saved in Instapaper; Heartland mention not confirmed | https://www.realclearinvestigations.com/articles/2026/09/01/hydrogen_energys_version_of_waiting_for_godot_1203491.html |
| ~Sept. 1 | Andy Burnham has ‘not been vocal enough’ about climate crisis | Left Foot Forward (UK) | Says Reform UK is advising Heartland (critical) | https://leftfootforward.org/2026/09/andy-burnham-has-not-been-vocal-enough-about-climate-crisis/ |
Jim Lakely is the Vice President and Director of Communications of The Heartland Institute.
