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Future Mending RadioStop Imagining the ApocalypseIf we want a better future, we need to stop imagining the apocalypse and start imagining winning. Solarpunk is an emergent science fiction genre and social movement that asks us to do just that.Matt sits down with podcaster and solarpunk author Susan Kaye Quinn to discuss utopia, dystopia and everything in-between. The episode includes a reading from T.K. Rex's story A Holdout in the Northern California Designated Wildcraft Zone and a vision of what Toronto might look like in 2060 if we built better housing and transportation options starting today.Susan's Website: https://susankayequinn...2025-01-1538 min
Bright Green Futures PodcastEp. 11: All About Solarpunk: Literature and MovementHello Friends! This episode, we’re going to dive into solarpunk. I often use solarpunk and hopeful climate fiction interchangeably, but solarpunk is also an in-real-life movement and lifestyle. Today we’ll talk about both and how imagining a different world is key to all of it.LINKS Ep. 11: All About Solarpunk: Literature and Movement* Dear Alice, Chobani solarpunk yogurt commercial* Tech Won’t Save Us podcast* Write the Future You Want to Live In by Ana Sun (DreamForge)* Pittsburgh’s Solarpunk Future 2024 expo* Solarpunk Conference: Rays of Resil...2024-06-0719 min
Bright Green Futures PodcastEp. 10: Adaptation in Climate Fiction with Writer Ana SunHello friends! In this episode, I chat with writer Ana Sun about her stories that examine adaptation in the climate crisis.LINKS Ep. 10: Adaptation in Climate Fiction with Writer Ana Sun* Soul Noodles by Ana Sun (The Bright Mirror: Global Solarpunk by Women anthology)* Night Fowls by Ana Sun (Solarpunk Creatures anthology)* Dandelion Brew by Ana Sun (DreamForge)* Write the Future You Want To Live In by Ana Sun (non-fiction article on solarpunk in DreamForge)* Ana’s blog post about Night Fowls (also on World Weaver Press)...2024-05-3148 min