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
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