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] Williams Lake Urgent and Primary Care Centre celebrates one year of service and [My Cariboo Now] Early morning vehicle incident claims life of a pedestrian in Quesnel, 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, 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] Williams Lake Urgent and Primary Car...
• My Cariboo Now: [My Cariboo Now] Early morning vehicle incident claims life ...
• 100 Mile Free Press: [100 Mile Free Press] 100 Mile Performing Arts Society’s aud...
• Quesnel Cariboo Observer: [Quesnel Cariboo Observer] Quesnel River Rush wins one, lose...
• Quesnel Cariboo Observer: [Quesnel Cariboo Observer] Quesnel Figure Skating Club sends...
• Quesnel Cariboo Observer: [Quesnel Cariboo Observer] RCMP find ‘no credible threat’ to...
• 100 Mile Free Press: [100 Mile Free Press] 100 Mile House RCMP find ‘no credible ...

Additional sources provided:

• Quesnel Cariboo Observer: [Quesnel Cariboo Observer] Pedestrian dies in early-morning ...
• My Cariboo Now: [My Cariboo Now] Quesnel is getting ready to party like it’s...
• My Cariboo Now: [My Cariboo Now] Williams Lake RCMP seeking help to find mis...

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.