Riley and Casey explore technology and society in rural communities. Today's focus: Working Lands & Industry.

NEWS ROUNDUP: We break down [The Tyee] Half of BC’s Community Paramedic Positions Are Unfilled and [Williams Lake Tribune] Williams Lake Fire Department responds to vehicle fire in Dairy Fields, plus 1 more stories, and explore what these developments mean for communities like ours.

RURAL CONNECTIONS: Deep dive on Working Lands & Industry Topics include: satellite, connectivity, precision agriculture, solar, AI.

Hosts: Riley (Tech optimist with an engineering background) and Casey (Community-first skeptic of tech promises).

Sources discussed:

• The Tyee: [The Tyee] Half of BC’s Community Paramedic Positions Are Un...
• Williams Lake Tribune: [Williams Lake Tribune] Williams Lake Fire Department respon...
• Hackaday: [Hackaday] Venus Flytrap Takes Ride Through a Particle Accel...
• BC Gov News: [BC Gov News] Strengthening flood resilience in East Kootena...
• Nautilus: [Nautilus] Why We Don’t Have a Lyme Disease Vaccine
• Gizmodo: [Gizmodo] Sunken Soviet Submarine Is Quietly Leaking Radiati...
• Boing Boing: [Boing Boing] Hoover Dam could lose most of its power as Lak...
• Williams Lake Tribune: [Williams Lake Tribune] B.C., UBC partnering on $40M fund to...
• XDA Developers: [XDA Developers] I built a gesture-controlled desk buddy wit...
• NYT Top Stories: [NYT Top Stories] MDMA Therapy in Australia Shows Results fo...
• XDA Developers: [XDA Developers] Claude can now automate your entire desktop...
• CNET: [CNET] Anthropic's Claude Can Now Control Your Computer
• The Tyee: [The Tyee] Harvesting Burned Trees May Seem a No-Brainer. Bu...
• Civil Eats: [Civil Eats] Nearly 150 USDA County Offices Have No Conserva...

Additional sources provided:

• Hackaday: [Hackaday] Low Self-Discharge, High-Voltage Supercapacitors ...
• ScienceAlert: [ScienceAlert] Gigantic 'Heat Dome' Baking The Whole US May ...
• IndigiNews: [IndigiNews] First Nation aims to grow its food security in ...
• 100 Mile Free Press: [100 Mile Free Press] Undercover officer testifies at gangst...
• ZDNet: [ZDNet] Opera GX for Linux is way more than great gaming bro...
• ScienceAlert: [ScienceAlert] The 'Biggest Mistake' People Make With GLP-1 ...
• New Atlas: [New Atlas] 60-sec cube camper rises & slides into much more...
• XDA Developers: [XDA Developers] Stop wasting 10% of your SSD on an old tric...
• Hackaday: [Hackaday] PicoZ80 is a Drop-in Replacement for Everyone’s F...
• MacRumors: [MacRumors] Kwikset Smart Locks Can Now Be Controlled Throug...
• Android Authority: [Android Authority] This Android brand is launching the firs...
• XDA Developers: [XDA Developers] I still regret these 4 PC building blunders...
• Quesnel Cariboo Observer: [Quesnel Cariboo Observer] Prince George RCMP seeking witnes...

Credits
Theme Song: Cariboo Signals by Suno
Content Curation & Script: Claude (Anthropic)
Script Review Model: claude-sonnet-4-20250514
TTS Voices: OpenAI TTS API
Cover Art: ChatGPT (OpenAI)
Podcast Coordination: Erich Zirnhelt
© 2026 Erich Zirnhelt. Licensed under CC BY-NC 4.0.

Riley and Casey explore technology and society in rural communities. Today's focus: Arts, Culture & Digital Storytelling.

NEWS ROUNDUP: We break down [TechRadar] Google unveils new ‘vibe design’ tool to help anyone design a high-fidelity UI using natural language and [Business Insider] This 16-year-old refused a $300,000 offer to drop out of high school and now runs his own AI company, plus 1 more stories, and explore what these developments mean for communities like ours.

RURAL CONNECTIONS: Deep dive on Arts, Culture & Digital Storytelling Topics include: broadband, AI, infrastructure, funding, pilot project.

Hosts: Riley (Tech optimist with an engineering background) and Casey (Community-first skeptic of tech promises).

Sources discussed:

• TechRadar: [TechRadar] Google unveils new ‘vibe design’ tool to help an...
• Business Insider: [Business Insider] This 16-year-old refused a $300,000 offer...
• How-To Geek: [How-To Geek] Microsoft just killed triangle-by-triangle ray...
• Williams Lake Tribune: [Williams Lake Tribune] Comox Hells Angels trial faces stay ...
• Williams Lake Tribune: [Williams Lake Tribune] Williams Lake Lions Club hosts Clubs...
• Quesnel Cariboo Observer: [Quesnel Cariboo Observer] PHOTOS: Sidney dive reveals years...
• Business Insider: [Business Insider] As a nonprofit-focused software company, ...
• Quartz: [Quartz] Schools are putting AI in classrooms before they kn...

Additional sources provided:

• TechRadar: [TechRadar] Three high-risk AI vulnerabilities discovered in...
• Williams Lake Tribune: [Williams Lake Tribune] Iain Black endorsed for Conservative...
• Business Insider: [Business Insider] Andrej Karpathy says he's using his Jense...
• Quartz: [Quartz] Uber and Rivian are teaming up for a big robotaxi p...
• Hackaday: [Hackaday] Building a Laser-Driven Photoacoustic Speaker
• How-To Geek: [How-To Geek] Homelab projects to try this weekend (March 20
• Hackaday: [Hackaday] Building an LC Meter with a Franklin Oscillator
• Toms Guide: [Toms Guide] I gave my favorite pocketable mini PC an instan...
• NYT Top Stories: [NYT Top Stories] U.N. Climate Report Finds Growing Energy I...
• ScienceAlert: [ScienceAlert] Magnetic Fluid Injected Into The Heart May Pr...
• New Atlas: [New Atlas] Off-grid micro house fits everything you need in...
• XDA Developers: [XDA Developers] I built a $15 ESP32 display that lets me mo...
• Gizmodo: [Gizmodo] Tech Employees Are Reportedly Being Evaluated by H...
• TechRadar: [TechRadar] Why stolen credentials continue to work even whe...
• TechRadar: [TechRadar] NymVPN's latest update brings crucial anti-censo...

Credits
Theme Song: Cariboo Signals by Suno
Content Curation & Script: Claude (Anthropic)
Script Review Model: claude-sonnet-4-20250514
TTS Voices: OpenAI TTS API
Cover Art: ChatGPT (OpenAI)
Podcast Coordination: Erich Zirnhelt
© 2026 Erich Zirnhelt. Licensed under CC BY-NC 4.0.

Riley and Casey explore technology and society in rural communities. Today's focus: Resilient Rural Futures.

NEWS ROUNDUP: We break down [Kottke.org] Battery prices continue to fall . “Lithium-ion... and [100 Mile Free Press] Gateway water system under boil water advisory, plus 1 more stories, and explore what these developments mean for communities like ours.

RURAL CONNECTIONS: Deep dive on Resilient Rural Futures Topics include: broadband, satellite, connectivity, renewable energy, solar.

Hosts: Riley (Tech optimist with an engineering background) and Casey (Community-first skeptic of tech promises).

Sources discussed:

• Kottke.org: [Kottke.org] Battery prices continue to fall . “Lithiu...
• 100 Mile Free Press: [100 Mile Free Press] Gateway water system under boil water ...
• 100 Mile Free Press: [100 Mile Free Press] Enbridge discusses accommodation conce...
• XDA Developers: [XDA Developers] I got rid of my Ring doorbell and my home a...
• 100 Mile Free Press: [100 Mile Free Press] Community information open house for 1...
• TechCrunch: [TechCrunch] How fusion power works and the startups pursuin...
• Williams Lake Tribune: [Williams Lake Tribune] 6 B.C. temperature records broken on...
• Quesnel Cariboo Observer: [Quesnel Cariboo Observer] OPINION: When dental care disappe...

Additional sources provided:

• The Verge: [The Verge] Leaving civilization is now easier with this ‘of...
• Williams Lake Tribune: [Williams Lake Tribune] ‘Potential risk’: Canada ends longti...
• XDA Developers: [XDA Developers] My media server started as a convenience pr...
• How-To Geek: [How-To Geek] Why you should be grouping more accessories in...
• ZDNet: [ZDNet] What is MoCA 2.5? How this low-cost networking can r...
• XDA Developers: [XDA Developers] This cool ESP32 project tells you how your ...
• Hackaday: [Hackaday] The Unreasonable Power Density of Lithium-Ion
• How-To Geek: [How-To Geek] I 3D printed my own smart display because Goog...
• XDA Developers: [XDA Developers] I cancelled ChatGPT, Gemini, and Perplexity...
• Business Insider: [Business Insider] I put EV chargers in my company's parking...
• How-To Geek: [How-To Geek] This is the smart home display I’d buy if I ha...
• Hackaday: [Hackaday] Forgetfulino Puts Back Up of Source Inside the Bi...
• Williams Lake Tribune: [Williams Lake Tribune] Cariboo Men’s Choir returns in Willi...
• TechRadar: [TechRadar] When confidence becomes a risk: The gap between ...

Credits
Theme Song: Cariboo Signals by Suno
Content Curation & Script: Claude (Anthropic)
Script Review Model: claude-sonnet-4-20250514
TTS Voices: OpenAI TTS API
Cover Art: ChatGPT (OpenAI)
Podcast Coordination: Erich Zirnhelt
© 2026 Erich Zirnhelt. Licensed under CC BY-NC 4.0.

Riley and Casey explore technology and society in rural communities. Today's focus: Cariboo Voices & Local News.

NEWS ROUNDUP: We break down [Williams Lake Tribune] B.C. allowing old-growth logging despite protection promise, experts say and [Quesnel Cariboo Observer] Prince George-North Cariboo MLA introduces new bill to support victims of car accidents, plus 1 more stories, and explore what these developments mean for communities like ours.

RURAL CONNECTIONS: Deep dive on Cariboo Voices & Local News Topics include: broadband, data sovereignty, AI, digital divide, infrastructure.

Hosts: Riley (Tech optimist with an engineering background) and Casey (Community-first skeptic of tech promises).

Sources discussed:

• Williams Lake Tribune: [Williams Lake Tribune] B.C. allowing old-growth logging des...
• Quesnel Cariboo Observer: [Quesnel Cariboo Observer] Prince George-North Cariboo MLA i...
• Williams Lake Tribune: [Williams Lake Tribune] Energy efficiency upgrades at Caribo...
• Williams Lake Tribune: [Williams Lake Tribune] Princeton mill celebrates approval o...
• Quesnel Cariboo Observer: [Quesnel Cariboo Observer] University of Victoria students r...
• 100 Mile Free Press: [100 Mile Free Press] ALEXANDER: Still time to apply for $50...
• Williams Lake Tribune: [Williams Lake Tribune] 3 B.C. Interior cities break tempera...
• Williams Lake Tribune: [Williams Lake Tribune] B.C. audit finds provincial funding ...
• Williams Lake Tribune: [Williams Lake Tribune] About time: B.C. could have one time...
• Gizmodo: [Gizmodo] Feds Are Downplaying Methane Leaks in America’s Bi...
• ScienceAlert: [ScienceAlert] Human Evolution May Be Undergoing a Major Shi...
• New Atlas: [New Atlas] Sawdust may be put to use in flame-stopping buil...
• Seeded Content: HealthIM tool helps RCMP respond to mental health crises in ...
• Seeded Content: Williams Lake city councillor to propose "aggressive&qu...
• Quesnel Cariboo Observer: [Quesnel Cariboo Observer] Hometown Hero: Quesnel city manag...

Additional sources provided:

• Williams Lake Tribune: [Williams Lake Tribune] Snowfall warning issued for Chilcoti...
• Williams Lake Tribune: [Williams Lake Tribune] B.C. mother of 15 children escapes a...
• Williams Lake Tribune: [Williams Lake Tribune] Victoria tattoo artist delves into f...
• Williams Lake Tribune: [Williams Lake Tribune] OPINION: When dental care disappears...
• Williams Lake Tribune: [Williams Lake Tribune] Time travel: B.C. councillor says ti...
• Williams Lake Tribune: [Williams Lake Tribune] B.C.’s credit rating downgrade blame...
• Williams Lake Tribune: [Williams Lake Tribune] Layoffs hit University of the Fraser...
• Williams Lake Tribune: [Williams Lake Tribune] City of Nelson pushes for federal ‘d...
• Williams Lake Tribune: [Williams Lake Tribune] Kelowna MP Fuhr details $339M plan t...
• Williams Lake Tribune: [Williams Lake Tribune] Abbotsford teen crashes after reachi...
• 100 Mile Free Press: [100 Mile Free Press] WAYNE E DAVIDSON
• Williams Lake Tribune: [Williams Lake Tribune] CBSA removes 2 people as it expands ...

Credits
Theme Song: Cariboo Signals by Suno
Content Curation & Script: Claude (Anthropic)
Script Review Model: claude-sonnet-4-20250514
TTS Voices: OpenAI TTS API
Cover Art: ChatGPT (OpenAI)
Podcast Coordination: Erich Zirnhelt
© 2026 Erich Zirnhelt. Licensed under CC BY-NC 4.0.

Riley and Casey explore technology and society in rural communities. Today's focus: Wild Spaces & Outdoor Life.

NEWS ROUNDUP: We break down [Williams Lake Tribune] Fishing photos needed for 2026 Gateway fishing guide and [ScienceAlert] Something Else Used to Drive Climate Changes, Ancient Ice Cores Reveal, plus 1 more stories, and explore what these developments mean for communities like ours.

RURAL CONNECTIONS: Deep dive on Wild Spaces & Outdoor Life Topics include: satellite, AI, infrastructure, maintenance, funding.

Hosts: Riley (Tech optimist with an engineering background) and Casey (Community-first skeptic of tech promises).

Sources discussed:

• Williams Lake Tribune: [Williams Lake Tribune] Fishing photos needed for 2026 Gatew...
• ScienceAlert: [ScienceAlert] Something Else Used to Drive Climate Changes,...
• Williams Lake Tribune: [Williams Lake Tribune] Spill containment and cleanup underw...
• NYT Top Stories: [NYT Top Stories] Why March Weather Is Weird: Snow, Tornadoe...
• Williams Lake Tribune: [Williams Lake Tribune] South Cariboo woman helps document 2...
• XDA Developers: [XDA Developers] Your first NAS doesn't need to be expensive...
• Williams Lake Tribune: [Williams Lake Tribune] UBC study shows artificial turf fiel...

Additional sources provided:

• Williams Lake Tribune: [Williams Lake Tribune] More rain, high streamflows in the f...
• Williams Lake Tribune: [Williams Lake Tribune] Bringing the heat: 7 temperature rec...
• The Narwhal: [The Narwhal] Why B.C. is flooding — again
• NYT Top Stories: [NYT Top Stories] How To Bring a Bird’s Song Back from the E...
• Williams Lake Tribune: [Williams Lake Tribune] Barriere to use vacant lot to show F...
• Gizmodo: [Gizmodo] Scientists Built Tiny, Portable Atomic Clocks—and ...
• Williams Lake Tribune: [Williams Lake Tribune] Firefighters tackle blaze at Hungry ...
• Williams Lake Tribune: [Williams Lake Tribune] PEP Air volunteers dedicate time so ...
• The Tyee: [The Tyee] Mining Created This BC Town. Now It Opposes a New...
• The Tyee: [The Tyee] Public Transit Expansion Plans Shelved Across BC
• Williams Lake Tribune: [Williams Lake Tribune] Williams Lake advocate earns provinc...
• Al Jazeera English: [Al Jazeera English] Why Pakistani farmers are suing two Ger...
• TechRadar: [TechRadar] Nvidia's Earth-2 models, including 'climate in a...
• Williams Lake Tribune: [Williams Lake Tribune] B.C. riders soar to podium in Revels...

Credits
Theme Song: Cariboo Signals by Suno
Content Curation & Script: Claude (Anthropic)
Script Review Model: claude-sonnet-4-20250514
TTS Voices: OpenAI TTS API
Cover Art: ChatGPT (OpenAI)
Podcast Coordination: Erich Zirnhelt
© 2026 Erich Zirnhelt. Licensed under CC BY-NC 4.0.

Riley and Casey explore technology and society in rural communities. Today's focus: Indigenous Lands & Innovation.

NEWS ROUNDUP: We break down [TechRadar] Only 9% of global firms are ready to handle AI-driven threats, and many are dangerously overconfident and [TechCrunch] Patreon CEO calls AI companies’ fair use argument ‘bogus,’ says creators should be paid, plus 1 more stories, and explore what these developments mean for communities like ours.

RURAL CONNECTIONS: Deep dive on Indigenous Lands & Innovation Topics include: broadband, fiber, connectivity, telemedicine, renewable energy.

Hosts: Riley (Tech optimist with an engineering background) and Casey (Community-first skeptic of tech promises).

Sources discussed:

• TechRadar: [TechRadar] Only 9% of global firms are ready to handle AI-d...
• TechCrunch: [TechCrunch] Patreon CEO calls AI companies’ fair use argume...
• Neowin: [Neowin] Report: AI Overviews are crushing small publishers,...
• ScienceAlert: [ScienceAlert] Cannabis Compounds May Reverse Fatty Liver Di...
• Yellowhead Institute: [Yellowhead Institute] The New Impact Assessment Regime: Coo...

Additional sources provided:

• The Guardian Global Development: [The Guardian Global Development] The Myanmar nurses dodging...
• Nautilus: [Nautilus] Did Music Give Rise to Language?
• TechCrunch: [TechCrunch] FBI is buying location data to track US citizen...
• ZDNet: [ZDNet] The hidden metric that makes these portable power st...
• NYT Top Stories: [NYT Top Stories] NASA’s Hubble Telescope Spots Comet K1 Exp...
• Boing Boing: [Boing Boing] Earleaf: an offline audiobook app built out of...
• Kottke.org: [Kottke.org] “Birds in the United States are not only ...
• Quartz: [Quartz] Farmer Mac CEO Brad Nordholm discusses state of U.S...
• Business Insider: [Business Insider] Google developers find that with AI, judg...
• Toms Guide: [Toms Guide] More than 220 million iPhones under attack from...
• How-To Geek: [How-To Geek] Visual Studio Code's latest update is a big de...
• Engadget: [Engadget] Hubble catches rare view of a comet crumbling
• IndigiNews: [IndigiNews] Tla’amin set to reclaim forest stewardship with...
• Williams Lake Tribune: [Williams Lake Tribune] Central Cariboo Islamic Center eyes ...

Credits
Theme Song: Cariboo Signals by Suno
Content Curation & Script: Claude (Anthropic)
TTS Voices: OpenAI TTS API
Cover Art: ChatGPT (OpenAI)
Podcast Coordination: Erich Zirnhelt
© 2026 Erich Zirnhelt. Licensed under CC BY-NC 4.0.

Riley and Casey explore technology and society in rural communities. Today's focus: Community Tech & Governance.

NEWS ROUNDUP: We break down [Williams Lake Tribune] Trans Mountain begins assessment work in North Thompson and [Lifehacker] You Can Turn an Old Android Phone Into a Wifi Extender for Your Home Network, plus 1 more stories, and explore what these developments mean for communities like ours.

RURAL CONNECTIONS: Deep dive on Community Tech & Governance Topics include: broadband, satellite, connectivity, AI, infrastructure.

Hosts: Riley (Tech optimist with an engineering background) and Casey (Community-first skeptic of tech promises).

Sources discussed:

• Williams Lake Tribune: [Williams Lake Tribune] Trans Mountain begins assessment wor...
• Lifehacker: [Lifehacker] You Can Turn an Old Android Phone Into a Wifi E...
• Williams Lake Tribune: [Williams Lake Tribune] Williams Lake Mustangs stun Quesnel ...
• Williams Lake Tribune: [Williams Lake Tribune] Motorist dead after logging truck cr...
• NYT Top Stories: [NYT Top Stories] U.S. Says Anthropic Is an ‘Unacceptable’ N...
• TechRadar: [TechRadar] This simple ChatGPT trick forces the AI to poke ...
• CNET: [CNET] Google, Meta and Amazon Join Global Pact to Fight Ris...
• 100 Mile Free Press: [100 Mile Free Press] Peter Skene Ogden Secondary School Gra...
• 100 Mile Free Press: [100 Mile Free Press] 100 Mile House hosts International Wom...
• Hackaday: [Hackaday] Zip-Drive Emulator Puts Big Disks Back on LPT
• TechRadar: [TechRadar] 'No one asked them to': Security experts warn ma...
• CNET: [CNET] Encyclopedia Britannica and Merriam-Webster Sue OpenA...
• Williams Lake Tribune: [Williams Lake Tribune] Williams Lake city council approve o...

Additional sources provided:

• The Tyee: [The Tyee] BC’s Auditor General Offers Reasons for the Lack ...
• The Tyee: [The Tyee] Inside BC’s Plan to Fast-Track Environmental Asse...
• ZDNet: [ZDNet] I replaced my router with a Wi-Fi 7 mesh model, and ...
• Hackaday: [Hackaday] Testing Whether Heated Chambers Help Brittle Fila...
• XDA Developers: [XDA Developers] I built a cheap music-controlled RGB LED st...
• XDA Developers: [XDA Developers] If you're 3D printing with supports, this t...
• How-To Geek: [How-To Geek] How I replaced Audible with a self-hosted alte...
• How-To Geek: [How-To Geek] Linux phones could get even better with postma...
• Business Insider: [Business Insider] The Army's $87 million deal with Anduril ...
• Hackaday: [Hackaday] Testing a Soviet 1000 Volt Insulation Tester from...
• Gizmodo: [Gizmodo] Amid AI Agent Boom, the Tech Industry Makes It Cle...
• Boing Boing: [Boing Boing] The "unhackable" Xbox One has been hacked — an...
• Seeded Content: 150 people died in B.C. in January from toxic drugs: Coroner...
• Williams Lake Tribune: [Williams Lake Tribune] B.C. Conservative leader candidate t...

Credits
Theme Song: Cariboo Signals by Suno
Content Curation & Script: Claude (Anthropic)
TTS Voices: OpenAI TTS API
Cover Art: ChatGPT (OpenAI)
Podcast Coordination: Erich Zirnhelt
© 2026 Erich Zirnhelt. Licensed under CC BY-NC 4.0.

Riley and Casey explore technology and society in rural communities. Today's focus: Working Lands & Industry.

NEWS ROUNDUP: We break down [Williams Lake Tribune] 2,400 apply for 200-250 firefighter jobs as B.C. gears up for wildfire season and [Nautilus] Babies Learn the Art of Deception Before Their First Birthday, plus 1 more stories, and explore what these developments mean for communities like ours.

RURAL CONNECTIONS: Deep dive on Working Lands & Industry Topics include: satellite, AI.

Hosts: Riley (Tech optimist with an engineering background) and Casey (Community-first skeptic of tech promises).

Sources discussed:

• Williams Lake Tribune: [Williams Lake Tribune] 2,400 apply for 200-250 firefighter ...
• Nautilus: [Nautilus] Babies Learn the Art of Deception Before Their Fi...
• Nautilus: [Nautilus] How Beer Brewing Revolutionized Modern Statistics
• Williams Lake Tribune: [Williams Lake Tribune] March Hare Madness in Williams Lake ...
• Williams Lake Tribune: [Williams Lake Tribune] VIDEO: Meteor confirmed in Lower Mai...
• The Tyee: [The Tyee] Tracking Hospital Overdoses Isn’t Easy as It Seem...
• The Tyee: [The Tyee] Harvesting Burned Trees May Seem a No-Brainer. Bu...

Additional sources provided:

• ScienceAlert: [ScienceAlert] Vaccine Cuts Risk of Common Cancer For Decade...
• InsideEVs: [InsideEVs] Watch Donut Lab's Mysterious Solid-State Battery...
• Gizmodo: [Gizmodo] Archaeologists Unearth 43,000 Ancient Egyptian Rec...
• NYT Top Stories: [NYT Top Stories] Spaceflight Started 100 Years Ago in a Mas...
• Williams Lake Tribune: [Williams Lake Tribune] Yellowhead Highway under snowfall wa...
• The Guardian Global Development: [The Guardian Global Development] A photo of Iran’s bombed s...
• ScienceAlert: [ScienceAlert] Birdwatching May Help Protect Your Brain From...
• Hackaday: [Hackaday] Recycled Plastic Compression Molding With 3D-Prin...
• CNET: [CNET] Nvidia Wants to Make It Easier to Create an OpenClaw ...
• TechRadar: [TechRadar] Are we sure that's wise? Minisforum says its new...
• CNET: [CNET] Nvidia Is Building a Computer for AI Data Centers in ...
• Business Insider: [Business Insider] Nvidia expects to sell $1 trillion in AI ...
• Seeded Content: $1M parcel of land boosts cattle farming research on the Pra...
• The Narwhal: [The Narwhal] $1M parcel of land expands horizons for cattle...

Credits
Theme Song: Cariboo Signals by Suno
Content Curation & Script: Claude (Anthropic)
TTS Voices: OpenAI TTS API
Cover Art: ChatGPT (OpenAI)
Podcast Coordination: Erich Zirnhelt
© 2026 Erich Zirnhelt. Licensed under CC BY-NC 4.0.

Riley and Casey explore technology and society in rural communities. Today's focus: Arts, Culture & Digital Storytelling.

NEWS ROUNDUP: We break down [NYT Top Stories] ‘Nobody Owns Us’: How Plans for a Google Data Center Divided an Oklahoma Town and [Williams Lake Tribune] Boulder hits semi driver on Highway 1 near Revelstoke, plus 1 more stories, and explore what these developments mean for communities like ours.

RURAL CONNECTIONS: Deep dive on Arts, Culture & Digital Storytelling Topics include: broadband, AI, infrastructure, community ownership, funding.

Hosts: Riley (Tech optimist with an engineering background) and Casey (Community-first skeptic of tech promises).

Sources discussed:

• NYT Top Stories: [NYT Top Stories] ‘Nobody Owns Us’: How Plans for a Google D...
• Williams Lake Tribune: [Williams Lake Tribune] Boulder hits semi driver on Highway ...
• Quesnel Cariboo Observer: [Quesnel Cariboo Observer] Province investigates Kwantlen St...
• ScienceAlert: [ScienceAlert] Sudden Sight Loss Risk Almost 5x Higher With ...
• XDA Developers: [XDA Developers] A used RTX 3090 is still the best GPU for l...
• TechRadar: [TechRadar] This is probably the most powerful external GPU ...
• 100 Mile Free Press: [100 Mile Free Press] CARIBOO OUTDOORS: A brief discussion o...

Additional sources provided:

• ScienceAlert: [ScienceAlert] Study Reveals a 'Turning Point' in US Life Ex...
• XDA Developers: [XDA Developers] This 3D-printed privacy-first security came...
• Hackaday: [Hackaday] Building a Rad Bluetooth Speaker that Didn’t Real...
• ScienceAlert: [ScienceAlert] Each Stressful Person in Your Life May Age Yo...
• ScienceAlert: [ScienceAlert] Major Parkinson's Study Reveals Symptom Diffe...
• XDA Developers: [XDA Developers] I turned a Steam Deck into my living room h...
• Our World in Data: [Our World in Data] Why cheap waste management is key to sto...
• XDA Developers: [XDA Developers] These 3D prints will make Easter gift givin...
• XDA Developers: [XDA Developers] I added a $25 HBA card to my home server an...
• How-To Geek: [How-To Geek] The active NVMe cooling trap: Why SSD fans are...
• NYT Top Stories: [NYT Top Stories] In Ski Towns, a Bad Snow Year Is Worsening...
• XDA Developers: [XDA Developers] Blackwell's path tracing is 10,000x better ...

Credits
Theme Song: Cariboo Signals by Suno
Content Curation & Script: Claude (Anthropic)
TTS Voices: OpenAI TTS API
Cover Art: ChatGPT (OpenAI)
Podcast Coordination: Erich Zirnhelt
© 2026 Erich Zirnhelt. Licensed under CC BY-NC 4.0.

Riley and Casey explore technology and society in rural communities. Today's focus: Resilient Rural Futures.

NEWS ROUNDUP: We break down [Hackaday] This Printed Zipper Repair Requires No Unsewing and [ScienceAlert] Weight-Loss Drugs Could Cost Just $3 a Month to Make as Patents End, plus 1 more stories, and explore what these developments mean for communities like ours.

RURAL CONNECTIONS: Deep dive on Resilient Rural Futures Topics include: broadband, telemedicine, renewable energy, solar, AI.

Hosts: Riley (Tech optimist with an engineering background) and Casey (Community-first skeptic of tech promises).

Sources discussed:

• Hackaday: [Hackaday] This Printed Zipper Repair Requires No Unsewing
• ScienceAlert: [ScienceAlert] Weight-Loss Drugs Could Cost Just $3 a Month ...
• Business Insider: [Business Insider] A $7.5 billion cop-tech darling runs head...
• TechRadar: [TechRadar] Could this be the key to eternal storage? Expert...
• XDA Developers: [XDA Developers] The internet nearly died (and nobody knew)
• Quesnel Cariboo Observer: [Quesnel Cariboo Observer] Infant from Fort St. John spends ...

Additional sources provided:

• Hackaday: [Hackaday] Building a Neatly Framed Word Clock
• Hackaday: [Hackaday] GNU Radio Gets a Makeover With PimpMyGRC
• How-To Geek: [How-To Geek] Stop treating your UPS like a dumb battery: 4 ...
• ScienceAlert: [ScienceAlert] Curiosity Cracked Open a Rock on Mars And Rev...
• Williams Lake Tribune: [Williams Lake Tribune] Williams Lake 97th birthday of incor...
• Williams Lake Tribune: [Williams Lake Tribune] B.C. mountaineer looks to conquer Se...
• Hackaday: [Hackaday] The Moon is Safe, For Now: No Collision in 2032 A...
• Business Insider: [Business Insider] AI agents are upending the company org ch...
• Hackaday: [Hackaday] Reverse-Engineering the Bluetooth Fichero Thermal...
• Toms Guide: [Toms Guide] I can text Claude like a personal assistant now...
• Business Insider: [Business Insider] I'm a 78-year-old retiree who's vibe codi...
• TechRadar: [TechRadar] Is that a Mac mini in disguise? No, but the new ...
• Quesnel Cariboo Observer: [Quesnel Cariboo Observer] Rezoning approved for building 60...
• How-To Geek: [How-To Geek] These 6 Windows background processes might be ...

Credits
Theme Song: Cariboo Signals by Sumo AI
Content Curation & Script: Claude (Anthropic)
TTS Voices: OpenAI TTS API
Cover Art: ChatGPT (OpenAI)
Podcast Coordination: Erich Zirnhelt
© 2026 Erich Zirnhelt. Licensed under CC BY-NC 4.0.