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] Hundreds of troops train west of Williams Lake in Cougar Fortress exercise and [Williams Lake Tribune] Williams Lake students race duct-tape, cardboard canoes in school challenge, 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, satellite, connectivity, telemedicine.

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

Sources discussed:

• Williams Lake Tribune: [Williams Lake Tribune] Hundreds of troops train west of Wil...
• Williams Lake Tribune: [Williams Lake Tribune] Williams Lake students race duct-tap...
• 100 Mile Free Press: [100 Mile Free Press] Mieke Reelick
• Williams Lake Tribune: [Williams Lake Tribune] Infant from Fort St. John spends 240...
• Williams Lake Tribune: [Williams Lake Tribune] High streamflow advisories in place ...
• Williams Lake Tribune: [Williams Lake Tribune] Threat made to Chetwynd high school ...
• Williams Lake Tribune: [Williams Lake Tribune] 5 Okanagan residents, groups recogni...
• Toms Guide: [Toms Guide] Google's new Android XR smart glasses use Gemin...
• Toms Guide: [Toms Guide] Experts share 7 major sleep hygiene mistakes th...
• InsideEVs: [InsideEVs] Everything You Need To Know About The Rivian R2,...
• 100 Mile Free Press: [100 Mile Free Press] 100 Mile House ER closed for second st...
• Quesnel Cariboo Observer: [Quesnel Cariboo Observer] 150 people died in B.C. in Januar...

Additional sources provided:

• Williams Lake Tribune: [Williams Lake Tribune] Rezoning approved for building 60-si...
• Williams Lake Tribune: [Williams Lake Tribune] Slow moving Kelowna murder trial ret...
• Williams Lake Tribune: [Williams Lake Tribune] Man charged for 2022 Okanagan double...
• Williams Lake Tribune: [Williams Lake Tribune] New study argues cost-effectiveness ...
• BC Gov News: [BC Gov News] Strengthening Haida Gwaii connectivity through...
• NYT Top Stories: [NYT Top Stories] What to Know About AI Political Campaign A...
• XDA Developers: [XDA Developers] This LLM service promises the privacy of lo...
• How-To Geek: [How-To Geek] Your smart home needs a mesh network, here’s w...
• Lifehacker: [Lifehacker] How to Spot 'Living Off the Land' Computer Atta...
• XDA Developers: [XDA Developers] PC building will survive the AI crisis, but...
• Hackaday: [Hackaday] Running a PC off AA Cells With Buck Converters Re...
• ZDNet: [ZDNet] How to delete or hide yourself from the internet
• Seeded Content: Rebuilding trust in AI with responsible adoption

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.