Techno is my favorite form of electronic dance music. 
Really? I didn't that was still a thing. Like what DJ/band for example? I like Skrillex but that isn't techno.
Many styles of techno are out there now,  but Detroit techno is still seen as the foundation of it all. 
Cool. So do you go to any clubs or anything?
Sure. I like the House music club DJ's put out, too. That started in Chicago in the early 80s.
You sure know your history. I'm not closed minded and wouldn't mind listening to some. Any recommendations for a beginner?
Ron Hardy
Ron Hardy (8 May 1958 - 2 March 1992) was a Chicago DJ and producer of early house music. He is well known for playing records at the Music Box, a Chicago house music club. Decades after his death, he also is recognized for his edits and mixes of disco, soul music, funk and early house music.
Early career.
Hardy started his career in 1974 in Chicago gay club Den One. Here, with a set-up of two turntables, a mixer
-changing". She says: "As soon as I got home, I started reading about the history of electronic music and discovered so many new artists and labels. It was like a whole new world opened for me; I made playlists in iTunes, putting tracks in an order that I liked, kind of like a podcast but not mixed.
Career.
Lens gave up her work in the fashion industry in 2014, and began to DJ under the name Renée, playing mostly bass-heavy minimal techno