Solarpunk Prompts@SolarpunkPrompts

Solarpunk Prompts @SolarpunkPrompts Apr 3, 2024

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.

Solarpunk Prompts @SolarpunkPrompts Mar 28, 2024

We had some brief downtime while migrating hosts over the last 24 hours, but we're back up again.

Solarpunk Prompts @SolarpunkPrompts Feb 7, 2024

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?

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S02:E07 Feb 7, 2024

The Tower

Solarpunk Prompts @SolarpunkPrompts Dec 15, 2023

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.

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S02:E06 Dec 15, 2023

The Epidemiologists

Solarpunk Prompts @SolarpunkPrompts Dec 1, 2023

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.

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S02:E05 Dec 1, 2023

The Miners

Solarpunk Prompts @SolarpunkPrompts Nov 24, 2023

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.

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S02:E04 Nov 24, 2023

The Pharmacists

Solarpunk Prompts @SolarpunkPrompts Nov 17, 2023

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.

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S02:E03 Nov 17, 2023

The Disabled Community

Solarpunk Prompts @SolarpunkPrompts Nov 10, 2023

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.

11:34

S02:E02 Nov 10, 2023

The Moonshot

Solarpunk Prompts @SolarpunkPrompts Nov 3, 2023

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.

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S02:E01 Nov 3, 2023

Season 2 Introduction

Solarpunk Prompts @SolarpunkPrompts Oct 23, 2023

Season 2 begins soon. #hope #solarpunk

Solarpunk Prompts @SolarpunkPrompts Feb 2, 2023

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!

Solarpunk Prompts @SolarpunkPrompts Jan 4, 2023

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!

Solarpunk Prompts @SolarpunkPrompts Dec 3, 2022

The Dirigible

In this episode we take the skies and travel between distant settlements with an anarchist crew on our beautiful balloon.

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S01:E16 Dec 3, 2022

The Dirigible

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Zenobia @zenobia@mastodon.floe.earth Nov 23, 2022

@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)

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Trike Homard @trike@cyberspace.rodeo Nov 23, 2022

@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

Solarpunk Prompts @SolarpunkPrompts Nov 22, 2022

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?

Solarpunk Prompts @SolarpunkPrompts Nov 21, 2022

In this episode we set sail on a cargoship of the future. What does a trade mission look like in Solarpunk?

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S01:E15 Nov 21, 2022

The Ship

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katherine montalto @katherine_montalto@mastodon.cloud Nov 14, 2022

@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!

Solarpunk Prompts @SolarpunkPrompts Nov 16, 2022

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.

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S01:E14 Nov 16, 2022

The Henchmen

Solarpunk Prompts @SolarpunkPrompts Nov 13, 2022

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.

11:39

S01:E13 Nov 13, 2022

The Beekeepers

Solarpunk Prompts @SolarpunkPrompts Nov 12, 2022

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?

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S01:E12 Nov 12, 2022

The Expedition

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Paul Sutton @zleap@qoto.org Nov 11, 2022

@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.

Solarpunk Prompts @SolarpunkPrompts Nov 11, 2022

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?

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S01:E11 Nov 11, 2022

The Fire Brigade

Solarpunk Prompts @SolarpunkPrompts Nov 10, 2022

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.

11:30

S01:E10 Nov 10, 2022

The Chefs

Solarpunk Prompts @SolarpunkPrompts Nov 8, 2022

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.

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S01:E09 Nov 8, 2022

The Archivists

Solarpunk Prompts @SolarpunkPrompts Nov 7, 2022

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?

11:32

S01:E08 Nov 7, 2022

The Electronics Graveyard

Solarpunk Prompts @SolarpunkPrompts Nov 6, 2022

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.

12:41

S01:E07 Nov 6, 2022

The Great Infrastructure Project

Solarpunk Prompts @SolarpunkPrompts Nov 5, 2022

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.

9:19

S01:E06 Nov 5, 2022

The Experts

Solarpunk Prompts @SolarpunkPrompts Nov 4, 2022

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?

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S01:E05 Nov 4, 2022

The Hackerspace

Solarpunk Prompts @SolarpunkPrompts Nov 3, 2022

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.

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S01:E04 Nov 3, 2022

The Canteen

Solarpunk Prompts @SolarpunkPrompts Nov 2, 2022

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

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S01:E03 Nov 2, 2022

The Community Center

Solarpunk Prompts @SolarpunkPrompts Nov 2, 2022

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.

Solarpunk Prompts @SolarpunkPrompts Nov 1, 2022

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

10:50

S01:E02 Nov 1, 2022

The Refugee Camp

Solarpunk Prompts @SolarpunkPrompts Oct 31, 2022

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.

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S01:E01 Oct 31, 2022

An Introduction

Solarpunk Prompts @SolarpunkPrompts Oct 31, 2022

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.