New here? Start with this one. Riley and Casey introduce themselves, explain how the show is actually put together, and walk you through what to expect each day of the week. Meet the hosts: Riley (tech optimist with an engineering background) and Casey (community-first skeptic of tech promises) — both AI-generated, and upfront about it. Claude (Anthropic) writes the scripts, OpenAI TTS API (Nova · Echo) voices them day to day (Riley = Nova, Casey = Echo), with Azure Neural TTS (Ava · Andrew) run in parallel for quality comparisons, and the finished audio is mixed with music in Python (pydub). Cariboo Signals self-assesses at 18/20 ("Exemplary") on the Community Content Compact, a transparency framework for AI-made content. What to expect, day by day: Monday — Arts, Culture & Digital Storytelling: Local arts scene, festivals, creative economy, media, and cultural techTuesday — Working Lands & Industry: Cariboo forestry, ranching, mining, agriculture — tech in the resource economyWednesday — Gear, Gadgets & Practical Tech: Consumer devices, maker projects, homelab, practical tools — technology you can hold, build, or deploy at home or on the jobThursday — Indigenous Lands & Innovation: Tŝilhqot'in, Secwépemc, Dakelh — language, governance, land stewardship, and techFriday — Wild Spaces & Outdoor Life: Chilcotin wilderness, backcountry recreation, conservation tech, wildfire and climateSaturday — Cariboo Local Affairs: Williams Lake council, CRD, SD27, Quesnel, 100 Mile House, Bella Coola — civic decisions, community voices, and local development that shape everyday life in the CaribooSunday — Science, Wonder & the Natural World: Scientific discovery, natural phenomena, ecology, and the curiosity behind how our world works — grounded in the landscapes and living systems of the CaribooNew episodes land every day — explore the back catalog, and subscribe to get tomorrow's as soon as it's ready. CreditsTheme Song: Cariboo Signals by SunoContent Curation & Script: Claude (Anthropic)TTS Voices: OpenAI TTS API (Nova · Echo) (with Azure Neural TTS (Ava · Andrew) for comparison)Cover Art: ChatGPT (OpenAI)Podcast Coordination: Erich Zirnhelt© 2026 Erich Zirnhelt. Licensed under CC BY-NC 4.0.
