I’m your host, Shawn Havens. Today, we’re going to talk about something you probably didn’t see on the news—but that touches nearly every part of your life: data deletion—and not just any data. I’m talking about public records, scientific research, health dashboards, and civil rights information—removed from federal websites in 2025 without warning.

Over 8,000 webpages. Over 3,000 datasets. Gone—or buried where the public can’t access them. This isn’t a glitch. It’s a quiet policy shift that affects everything from how we fight diseases to how we hold polluters accountable. And unless we pay attention now, we may not notice until it’s too late.

Let’s dig in.