In this episode we explore a relatively new subgenre of science fiction called Solarpunk, which aims to imagine better, more ecologically harmonious, futures on earth. In many ways Solarpunk is a reaction to both the real-world climate crisis and to the many apocalyptic visions of collapse filling our screens. Andrew Sage from the YouTube channel ‪@Andrewism‬ joins host Jonathan McIntosh and friend of the show Carl Williams for this conversation.

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LINKS & REFERENCES
• The Andrewism YouTube Channel
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• Walkaway by Cory Doctorow
https://craphound.com/category/walkaway/
• Ecotopia by Ernest Callenbach
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/bo...
• Sunvault: Stories of Solarpunk and Eco-Speculation
https://upperrubberboot.com/sunvault/
• Fighting for the Future edited by Phoebe Wagner
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/...
• Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parable...)
• Princess Mononoke from Studio Ghibli
https://letterboxd.com/film/princess-...
• The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas by Ursula K. Le Guin
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_One...
• Emergency Skin by N. K. Jemisin
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emergen...
• Monk and Robot book series by Becky Chambers
https://us.macmillan.com/series/monkr...
• Disney’s Strange Solarpunk World
   • In Defense of Disney’s Strange Solarp...  
• Dear Alice from THE LINE
   • Dear Alice  
• Dear Alice’ Decommodified Edition by Waffle To The Left
   • 'Dear Alice' Decommodified Edition | ...  
• Our History Is the Future by Nick Estes
https://www.versobooks.com/products/6...
• 3000-Year-Old Solutions to Modern Problems by Lyla June
   • 3000-year-old solutions to modern pro...  
• Capitalist Realism by Mark Fisher
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital...

* Background image is the cover of the first book in the Monk and Robot series entitled "Psalm for the Wild-Built."

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CREDITS
Audio production: Jonathan McIntosh
Intro music: Simon Stålenhag
Outro music: Rick Lopez