Riley and Casey explore technology and society in rural communities. Today's focus: Wild Spaces & Outdoor Life.

NEWS ROUNDUP: We break down [My Cariboo Now] New paid on-call firefighters recruitment underway in Williams Lake and [Al Jazeera English] UN approves first carbon credits under Paris Agreement market mechanism, plus 1 more stories, and explore what these developments mean for communities like ours.

RURAL CONNECTIONS: Deep dive on Wild Spaces & Outdoor Life Topics include: broadband, satellite, data sovereignty, AI, infrastructure.

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

Sources discussed:

• My Cariboo Now: [My Cariboo Now] New paid on-call firefighters recruitment u...
• Al Jazeera English: [Al Jazeera English] UN approves first carbon credits under ...
• Williams Lake Tribune: [Williams Lake Tribune] Dinner and auction supports Williams...
• 100 Mile Free Press: [100 Mile Free Press] ARCHIVES: New Prosperity Gold-Copper P...
• My Cariboo Now: [My Cariboo Now] Nazko healing fires dates for new season
• New Atlas: [New Atlas] Rugged tiny house is built to stand up to the el...
• Gizmodo: [Gizmodo] Could Melting Glaciers Actually Slow Climate Chang...

Additional sources provided:

• Williams Lake Tribune: [Williams Lake Tribune] Opening ceremony tonight launches Tr...
• The Guardian Global Development: [The Guardian Global Development] Ancient stepwells brought ...

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
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