Hello world! Instead of a regular prompt we have a full-blown 40-minute interview with professor Ada Palmer - on why it's hard to imagine and write climate fiction and what we could do to change it!
S02E08 - The Tailors
A new tailor joins a solarpunk community with different ideas. How will they be accepted in the community? What role will they fill? How will they influence others as an educator, artist, and problem solver?
A new tailor joins a solarpunk community with different ideas. How will they be accepted in the community? What role will they fill? How will they influence others as an educator, artist, and problem solver?
Have you been unable to see our podcast for a week? Oops! We forgot to enable IPv6. Thankfully @slatian@pleroma.envs.net pointed it out and now we're back in business for everyone.
I'm getting over a cold very slowly, but once my voice is back you can look forward to new episodes once again.
I'm getting over a cold very slowly, but once my voice is back you can look forward to new episodes once again.
We had some brief downtime while migrating hosts over the last 24 hours, but we're back up again.
S02E07 - The Tower
Displaced people are moved into a new sustainable climate-controlled tower designed to help them find community. For some it's a dream come true, for others a culture shock. How will this setting come to life as a vision for a Solarpunk future? How can we envision a better way of living by focusing on their humanity?
Displaced people are moved into a new sustainable climate-controlled tower designed to help them find community. For some it's a dream come true, for others a culture shock. How will this setting come to life as a vision for a Solarpunk future? How can we envision a better way of living by focusing on their humanity?
The Epidemiologists
How will a Solarpunk future address community distrust in public health? How will we restore faith in vaccines or heal the long history of abuse of minority and indiginous peoples? Is it hopeless? Today's episode of Solarpunk Prompts takes a look at difficult themes and finding a better future.
How will a Solarpunk future address community distrust in public health? How will we restore faith in vaccines or heal the long history of abuse of minority and indiginous peoples? Is it hopeless? Today's episode of Solarpunk Prompts takes a look at difficult themes and finding a better future.
S02E05 - The Miners
Rare earth metals are essential for our modern life, whether in EV motors, cell phones, or in electronics in general. Mining these metals is notoriously difficult and dirty. How might a Solarpunk future address this issue? How might we get there from where we are today? Through this prompt we explore the realities of rare earth mining today and a few ways it might evolve into a sustainable future.
Rare earth metals are essential for our modern life, whether in EV motors, cell phones, or in electronics in general. Mining these metals is notoriously difficult and dirty. How might a Solarpunk future address this issue? How might we get there from where we are today? Through this prompt we explore the realities of rare earth mining today and a few ways it might evolve into a sustainable future.
S02E04 - The Pharmacists
How will access to pharmaceuticals impact the Solarpunk future? In this prompt we explore data miners seeking to liberate the data buried by intellectual property to find new cures and hopes for their communities. We also discuss the state of the pharma industry in the global south and how the reality of today shapes the futures of tomorrow.
How will access to pharmaceuticals impact the Solarpunk future? In this prompt we explore data miners seeking to liberate the data buried by intellectual property to find new cures and hopes for their communities. We also discuss the state of the pharma industry in the global south and how the reality of today shapes the futures of tomorrow.
S02E03 - The Disabled Community
How will our Solarpunk future be shaped by the tenacity and activism of the disabled community? What role does inclusivity and accessibility play in creating that future vision? What new challenges await us all?
Special thanks to Martyna Lysiakiewicz for a sensitivity read on this episode.
How will our Solarpunk future be shaped by the tenacity and activism of the disabled community? What role does inclusivity and accessibility play in creating that future vision? What new challenges await us all?
Special thanks to Martyna Lysiakiewicz for a sensitivity read on this episode.
The Moonshot
How can Solarpunk address the problems of a massive project, like travel to the moon? Will the genre crumble under the need for macro-level power and industry? Come explore the latest story prompt and dream of a future together.
How can Solarpunk address the problems of a massive project, like travel to the moon? Will the genre crumble under the need for macro-level power and industry? Come explore the latest story prompt and dream of a future together.
Season 2 is here!
Welcome back to season two of Solarpunk Prompts. In this brief introduction to the season we talk about the "punk" in Solarpunk, and the need for continuity between our world today and the good place to come.
Welcome back to season two of Solarpunk Prompts. In this brief introduction to the season we talk about the "punk" in Solarpunk, and the need for continuity between our world today and the good place to come.
Season 2 begins soon. #hope #solarpunk
As we're working on new episodes, we got a new logo for Solarpunk Prompts: podcast.tomasino.org/media/pod… ! Huge thanks to Natalia Vish ( nataliavish.com ) for both the logo and a wonderful cover image visible in the background!
I hope everyone has had a wonderful holiday and new years season. We've been quite sick these past few weeks and are just now recovering. I hope to record a new episode here very soon. Cheers!
The Dirigible
In this episode we take the skies and travel between distant settlements with an anarchist crew on our beautiful balloon.
In this episode we take the skies and travel between distant settlements with an anarchist crew on our beautiful balloon.
Zenobia shared
@alxd @SolarpunkPrompts I'm a newbie and haven't even listened to all episodes yet, but I'll answer noneteheless :D (don't take it too seriously though)I love the episode length, it's perfect! The prompts are presented very clearly and I got a lot of great pointers so far.(1/2)
Trike Homard shared
@SolarpunkPrompts I’ve listened to a few episodes, though I’m not looking for writing prompts necessarily. They’re nice and thought provoking, and I appreciate that they’re short episodes because I fall behind in my podcast listening often
With episode 15 we're halfway through our first batch of prompts. Are you listening? Do you have any feedback for us? Is there something you'd like more or less of?
In this episode we set sail on a cargoship of the future. What does a trade mission look like in Solarpunk?
katherine montalto shared
@SolarpunkPrompts this is the first episode I've listened to and I've instantly fallen in love. What a wonderful concept for a podcast! informative and interesting and then asks the listener to take these ideas and turn them into a story. so cool!
In this episode a group of henchmen hired to work for a billionare on his post-apocalyptic stronghold inherit the keys from their former boss. They explore their options at community building and outreach with the surrounding towns as communities collide.
In this episode we explore the relationships between humans and machines, discuss some of the ethical dangers of AI, and how a balanced relationship with technology might present itself in a Solarpunk setting.
In this episode we journey from the Global South, the starting place of Solarpunk, to help a suffering North facing the Great InterneT Collapse. What unique qualities can they bring to the situation?
Paul Sutton shared
@SolarpunkPrompts People who are army trained are committed, able to work as part of a team, focus on a task, problem, solve, communicate with others, negotiate, they know (or should know) when to act and not to, e.g when to shoot and when not to, follow instructions and lead others. So they have a lot of transferable skills.
In this episode we muse about the role of the military in a world without war. What comes next for these highly trained individuals and groups? How might they turn those skills toward new types of community service?
In this episode we explore a world facing a meat shortage and discuss the sustainability of food practices. You also get to hear me try to phoenetically speak Korean.
Today's episode explores the loss of cultural history, local and indigenous knowledge. How can a Solarpunk perspective help us see past Western colonialism and find value in new, old places.
In today's episode: Reduce, reuse, recycle. What does that look like in a Solarpunk world? How does the trash of one age become a resource for the next? And how realistic are our expectations for that type of lifestyle?
Maintaining infrastructure is hard even when your governments are stable. In this episode we explore the reality of crumbling infrastructure on a small town and envision an optimistic future where collaboration overcomes the challenges.
In this episode we discuss isolation and its toll. We also talk about a different kind of community and the power and freedom it brings to the lonely.
In this episode we discuss hackers, hacker culture, and hackerspaces before using this setting for the basis of our latest writing prompt. What does playful discovery have to do with Solarpunk? Can we find a modal for the future in these communities of today?
In this episode our writing prompt brings us to the mess hall of an isolated scientific community surrounded by difficult conditions. We explore the justaposition of these challenges in their mission with the everyday humanity of their unique culture.
In this episode our writing prompt explores the transformative power of libraries and community centers. With the power to train communities and empower them with knowledge, what would happen if such a place grew into a place sought by pilgrims for inner truth?
#solarpunk #writing #podcast
#solarpunk #writing #podcast
For those of you unable to listen to the podcast audio due to disability, I have transcripts available as well. When I create the video versions of these episodes I plan on adding subtitles to those based on the transcripts. In the meantime, just ask and I can share the text with you.
In this episode our writing prompt takes us to a near-future town that has grown out of a refugee camp. We discuss refugee camps today, community organizations, makers, and the creation that comes from them. We also discuss creole languages and the truths they reveal about a community.
#solarpunk #writing #podcast
#solarpunk #writing #podcast
What is Solarpunk and why should we care? Why would I want to write Solarpunk stories?
In this introduction video I talk briefly about what Solarpunk is and why it is
important to create new stories with its unique optimistic framing. This video
sets the stage for a series of videos with individual writing prompts, and
grounds the writer firmly in the genre with guidelines to follow.
In this introduction video I talk briefly about what Solarpunk is and why it is
important to create new stories with its unique optimistic framing. This video
sets the stage for a series of videos with individual writing prompts, and
grounds the writer firmly in the genre with guidelines to follow.
Announcing a brand new podcast for NaNoWriMo 2022! Solarpunk Prompts will explore the Solarpunk movement through writing prompts and real-world examples and inspirations happening today. If you're a writer or artist, come join me on this limited series and help shape the future.