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] Quesnel and PG Search and Rescue rescue trapped snowmobiler and [Resilience.org] The Future of Forests, 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: AI, infrastructure, maintenance, funding.

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

Sources discussed:

• My Cariboo Now: [My Cariboo Now] Quesnel and PG Search and Rescue rescue tra...
• Resilience.org: [Resilience.org] The Future of Forests
• The Verge: [The Verge] The Rubin Observatory’s alert system sent 800,00...
• Hackster.io: [Hackster.io] The youyeetoo LoraSecrt Is a Meshtastic-Inspir...
• CNET: [CNET] AI Data Centers: What to Know About Their Water and E...
• Seeded Content: TRAILBLAZER CHRONICLES: What happens when business shows up ...
• 100 Mile Free Press: [100 Mile Free Press] Royal Canadian Air Force helps Norther...

Additional sources provided:

• My Cariboo Now: [My Cariboo Now] Williams Lake saw a wetter February than Qu...
• The Tyee: [The Tyee] BC’s Forests Minister on ‘Tough Days,’ Wildfire, ...
• Gizmodo: [Gizmodo] The War on Poaching Has Gone Full Tech Dystopia—an...
• BC Gov News: [BC Gov News] Budget 2026 supports wildfire-resilient forest...

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.