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
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