Conversation knits together people and communities. Practicing conversation when times are good can lay the groundwork for conversations when times get tough and the topics are difficult. These two observations underlie our project: a rural community radio program exploring how people encounter and live with technology. The radio show is an ongoing conversation between established HCI researcher Batya Friedman and long-time KTRT FM manager Don Ashford. In the episodes the topics are introduced in a broad manner, then local examples of the concerns are brought to the fore, re-centering the rural as a point of perspective for reflection. Episodes are available at techpolicylab.uw.edu.