“How we connect defines who we are,” says Brookings visiting fellow and former FCC chair on today’s episode. He is the author of the new book published by the Brookings Institution Press titled, “,” in which he brings to life the great network revolutions of our past to help us understand and deal with what is to come. Bill Finan, director of the Brookings Institution Press, interviews Wheeler on today’s program. Also on today’s episode, Metropolitan Policy Program Fellow shares his thoughts on Amazon’s decision to discontinue plans to open a new headquarters in New York City and what this means for economic development incentives. Subscribe to Brookings podcasts  or on , send feedback email to , and follow us and tweet us at  on Twitter. The Brookings Cafeteria is part of the .