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. school trustee Laurie Throness resigns after $750K hate-speech ruling for Barry Neufeld and [Williams Lake Tribune] Clearwater RCMP respond to criticism of intimate partner violence reduction target, 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, fiber, 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] B.C. school trustee Laurie Throness ...
• Williams Lake Tribune: [Williams Lake Tribune] Clearwater RCMP respond to criticism...
• My Cariboo Now: [My Cariboo Now] Avalanche conditions “considered dangerous”...
• My Cariboo Now: [My Cariboo Now] It’s the 19th year for Pink Shirt/anti-bull...
• My Cariboo Now: [My Cariboo Now] Pretrail set for Lac La Hache man facing fi...
• My Cariboo Now: [My Cariboo Now] Would You Rather Sweepstakes 2026
• CNET: [CNET] Best Rural Internet Providers for 2026
• Williams Lake Tribune: [Williams Lake Tribune] Lake City Secondary student raising ...

Additional sources provided:

• Quesnel Cariboo Observer: [Quesnel Cariboo Observer] Hometown Hero: Wells artist uses ...
• Williams Lake Tribune: [Williams Lake Tribune] Escaped Alone on stage in Williams L...

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.