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Bright Green Futures PodcastEp. 34: Climate Heritage with Ana SunIn this episode, I chat with author Ana Sun about her story in the Bright Green Futures anthology, why she picked Climate Heritage as a theme, and her very fascinating giveaway item.LINKS Ep. 34: Climate Heritage with Ana Sun* Bright Green Futures: 2024 Anthology* Anthology Giveaway* Bright Green Futures zines* Ana’s story (FREE until 5.29.2025): CorianderRELEVANT NEWSLETTERS* Ep. 27: Zines, Cultural Change and Storytelling in the Underground* Ep. 28: Climate Anxiety with Renan Bernardo* Ep. 29: Climate Restoration with Sarena Ulibarri* Ep. 30: Ea...2025-05-1921 min
Bright Green Futures PodcastEp. 33: Climate Resilience with BrightFlameIn this episode, I chat with author BrightFlame about her story in the Bright Green Futures anthology, why she picked Climate Resilience as a theme, and her very cool giveaway item.LINKS Ep. 33: Climate Resilience with BrightFlame* Bright Green Futures: 2024 Anthology* Anthology Giveaway* Bright Green Futures zines* BrightFlame’s story (FREE until 5.20.2025): Ancestors, DescendantsRELEVANT NEWSLETTERS* Ep. 27: Zines, Cultural Change and Storytelling in the Underground* Ep. 28: Climate Anxiety with Renan Bernardo* Ep. 29: Climate Restoration with Sarena Ulibarri* Ep. 30: Earth Da...2025-05-1217 min
Bright Green Futures PodcastEp. 32: Climate Connections with Danielle ArosteguiIn this episode, I chat with author Danielle Arostegui about her story in the Bright Green Futures anthology, why she picked Climate Connections as a theme, and her very cool giveaway item.LINKS Ep. 32: Climate Connections with Danielle Arostegui* Bright Green Futures: 2024 Anthology* Anthology Giveaway* Bright Green Futures zines* Strong Towns* Asheville For All* Danielle’s story (FREE until 5.13.2025): A Merger in Corn CountryRELEVANT NEWSLETTERS* Ep. 27: Zines, Cultural Change and Storytelling in the Underground* Ep. 28: Climate Anxiety with Re...2025-05-0519 min
Bright Green Futures PodcastEp. 30: Earth Day, Joy as a Tactical Weapon, and Release Day for the Bright Green Futures AnthologyHello Friends! It's Earth Day and we're launching the Bright Green Futures anthology. In this episode, I talk about why stories like these matter, why joy is a tactical weapon, and how there’s really only one fight we’re engaged in now.LINKS Ep. 30: Earth Day, Joy as a Tactical Weapon, and Release Day for the Bright Green Futures Anthology* Bright Green Futures: 2024 Anthology* Anthology Giveaway* Download Zines: Bright Green Futures and How to Solarpunk* Little Free Library Map* Politics and the English Language by George Orwe...2025-04-2222 min
Bright Green Futures PodcastEp. 28: Climate Anxiety with Renan BernardoIn this episode, I chat with author Renan Bernardo about his new story in the upcoming Bright Green Futures anthology, why he picked Climate Anxiety as a theme, and his giveaway item coordinated with his story.LINKS Ep. 28: Climate Anxiety with Renan Bernardo* Bright Green Futures: 2024 Anthology* Anthology Giveaway* Bright Green Futures zines* Ep 27: Zines, Cultural Change, and Storytelling in the Underground* Renan’s story (FREE until 4.22.2025): The Doglady and the Rainstorm(transcript available on substack)Bright Green Futures is a newsletter/podcast an...2025-04-0717 min
Bright Green Futures PodcastEp. 27: Zines, Cultural Change, and Storytelling in the UndergroundHello Friends! In this episode, discuss how the resurgence of zines is connected to cultural change and storytelling in the underground.Where to Find Sue (all events in Pittsburgh area)* April 26th (11a - 2p): Mt Lebanon Galleria Book Show* May 29th (1p - 6p): Solarpunk Future 2025* May 31st (10a - 5p): Pittsburgh Festival of Books* July 25 - 27: Confluence SFF Conference 2025LINKS Ep. 27: Zines, Cultural Change, and Storytelling in the Underground* Bright Green Futures: 2024 Anthology* Anthology Giveaway* Download Zines: Bright Green...2025-03-2817 min
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. 19: Witchy Solarpunk with Author BrightFlameIn this episode, I chat with Author BrightFlame about her new witchy solarpunk novel and how the mundane and the supernatural are both entangled with the climate crisis.LINKS Ep. 19: Witchy Solarpunk with Author BrightFlame* The Working by BrightFlame* The Reclaiming Tradition of Witchcraft (BrightFlame’s website)* Different Kinds of Defiance by Renan Bernardo* The Spiral Dance by Starhawk* Thank Geo by BrightFlame (Solarpunk Creatures)PLEASE SHARETiktok, Facebook, Mastodon, Instagram, ThreadsMake sure to enter August’s giveaway!(tran...2024-08-3049 min
Bright Green Futures PodcastEp. 15: Climate Fiction Zines and Small PressesHello Friends! In this episode, we’re going to talk about the people who publish hopeful climate fiction, both to highlight where you can find new stories and where you can submit your own.LINKS Ep. 15: Climate Fiction Zines and Small Presses* Solarpunk Creatures (World Weaver Press)* Little Blue Marble* Different Kinds of Defiance by Renan Bernardo (Android Press)* Metamorphosis collection (published by Milkweed Editions)* Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer (Milkweed Editions)* Grist (Climate.Justice.Solutions), a nonprofit, independent media organization dedicated to telling st...2024-07-2616 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
Bright Green Futures PodcastEp. 6: Exploring Grief in Climate Fiction with Author Renan BernardoHello friends! In this episode, I chat with Renan Bernardo about how grief weaves through many of his stories, but that, for him, writing solarpunk means bringing readers from those dark depths to a brighter place.LINKS Ep. 6: Exploring Grief in Climate Ficiton with Author Renan Bernardo* Virtual Author Panel on Hopepunk (Susan Kaye Quinn, T.K. Rex, Renan Bernardo, Brianna Castognozzi, Watertown Library, Jan 2023)* A Short Biography of a Conscious Chair by Renan Bernardo (Samovar Magazine, February 2023)* A Shoreline of Oil and Infinity by Renan Bernardo (Escape Pod #863)...2024-05-0345 min