Solacene

Sustainability, in every sense of the word, is a core tenet of degrowth. This episode features a discussion of the environmental alternative degrowth proposes to the current paradigm of extraction and waste, as well as a look at the social and psychological unsustainability of modern mass media.

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Today, some of the most affluent and technologically-advanced societies in history are suffering widespread ennui, especially among younger people. This episode discusses some of modernity's negative impacts on our individual and collective psyche, and the various ways degrowth could help. We also share some of our favourite degrowth-adjacent movements, ideologies, and concepts.

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The home/school binary (or for adults, home/work) seems to be becoming more rigid and all-consuming as the generations pass. Gone are the days of kids hanging out unsupervised on the street all evening, for which our parents so wistfully pine. In this episode, we discuss how a variety of learning structured and unstructured learning environments is key to degrowth education, as well as how degrowth can repopularize such settings. We also share ideas for repurposing parking lots and cover the history of degrowth.

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To continue our series within a series on transportation and education, we answer the question of how can we adapt existing infrastructure to be more walkable. We also ask what should students learn at home vs. in school in the ideal, degrown, future?

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Are we on track to a sustainable future? This week we answer questions surrounding how transportation will change in a sustainable, Solacene, future. We also introduce the topic of education in relation to degrowth in creating free, moral, and informed citizens.

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Politics should be a representation of the collective will of the people, a discourse featuring an all-encompassing variety of voices. So why are 'career politicians' so prevalent? In this episode, we address the pros and cons of a government full of people who stay in office for decades. We also describe the imagined aesthetics of a food-sovereign neighborhood in the Solacene.

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Food sovereignty, a more nuanced concept semi-adjacent to food security, is a central illustration of how degrowth can redesign culture and economics. This episode features a discussion of the merits of decentralizing food. We also talk about how current systems incentivize the wrong types of politicians, and how structures of currency and trade can be tweaked in interesting ways.

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Proponents of degrowth vary in their visions of the power and purpose of the ideal state. In this episode, we outline some common ideas as well as our own opinions regarding a degrown government. We also discuss the pros and cons of a UBI, and continue exploring the impact of commodification on individual autonomy.

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This discussion features a critique of the systems of work, leisure, and education that discourage mindfulness. What would systems that promote mindfulness look like? We connect this conversation to the 'great resignation' and also to true cost.

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To celebrate and accompany our semester of podcasts all about degrowth, we are releasing a handmade zine on the topic. To learn more about it, follow the link below to our online storefront.

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