Solarpunk Presents

In this episode, Aleya and Ariel discuss the musical highlights of the post-punk and post-punk revival music scenes, and their influences on Aleya's teenage years and musical growth as well as whether they qualify not only as punk/post punk/revival but also solid Solarpunk or Lunarpunk. The music playlist can be found on the Solarpunk Presents Patreon where we share monthly playlist suggestions for all members including free members!

There is a mistake where the lyrics for "Reptilia" by The Strokes is misquoted and it is actually from "Whatever Happened" still. Oops!

Another oops, Bob Marley sings: "We FREE the people with music, can we FREE the people with music?" Oopsie.

• June 2026 Playlist: https://www.patreon.com/solarpunkpresents/posts/june-2026-music-161105900
• Art Brut: https://www.tate.org.uk/art/art-terms/a/art-brut
• Solarpunk Presents Patreon: https://patreon.com/solarpunkpresents
• Fastfrwrd Website: https://fastfrwrd.info

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This short series is to explore the way people feel and think about Climate Change in a post-Melissa Jamaica where we were given strong evidence of a changing climate.

The two guests preferred to be anonymous.

• Machine heat and Climate Change: https://www.gu.se/en/news/machines-and-lighting-affect-the-climate
• Solarpunk Presents Patreon: https://patreon.com/solarpunkpresents
• Website with music and commentary on the timeline: https://fastfrwrd.info

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This episode, Ariel talks to Ruthanna Emrys and Gideon Lichfield, two of the judges of the inaugural Protopian Prize. Ruthanna will be judging the Democratic Futures prize, and Gideon will be judging the Public AI prize. We discuss just what each of those means, how they got involved with the Protopian Prize in the first place, and ideas and concepts that they would like to see submitted. The winners of each category will be published in a forthcoming MIT press anthology, which will be edited by Ruthanna and Gideon.

Aleya and Ariel then discuss the results of the past month's Patreon poll, what is your ideal political organization method? To shape the next poll discussion, vote on our Patreon linked below, it's free!

Links:

• The Protopian Prize website: https://protopianprize.com/
• The Public AI network: https://publicai.network/
• The Protagonist Problem: https://www.uncannymagazine.com/article/the-protagonist-problem/
• Solarpunk Presents Patreon: https://patreon.com/solarpunkpresents

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For this episode, Ariel and Aleya sit down to talk with Dahvia Hylton, Jamaican Climate Advocate and educator, formerly from the Jamaica Climate Change Youth Council (JCCYC) and currently still supporting the Stronger Caribbean Together Network. We discuss deep sea mining, the oceans being the second set of lungs of the earth, hurricane Melissa, Solarpunk-esque happenings on the island and hints of the best path forward.

Links:

• Stronger Caribbean Together Network: https://strongercaribbeantogether.org/
• Kindred on the Rock - (St. Catherine)

https://www.instagram.com/kindredontherock/?hl=en

• Solidarity Yaad (St. Ann)

https://www.solidarityyaadjamaica.org/

Thanks for listening and if you would like to support our podcast, you can check us out on Patreon: https://patreon.com/solarpunkpresents/

Music: Anatomy from Aleya Jobson, available on https://fastfrwrd.info

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This episode, Ariel questions Aleya about lunarpunk, how she got into it, why it attracts her, and even some things that she doesn't like about it. Aleya then turns the interview around to ask Ariel about solarpunk, how she got involved, and its application in her everyday life. This episode also serves to announce changes at Solarpunk Presents; Christina has stepped back for personal reasons, and Aleya is stepping forward into the role of cohost, and we're pretty excited about it.

Links:

• Andrewism's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/Andrewism
• Sundown Town definition: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sundown_town
• Jamaican Dance Hall: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dancehall
• "the sublime": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sublime_(philosophy)
• Dr. Rhys Williams: https://www.gla.ac.uk/schools/critical/staff/rhyswilliams/

(Ariel is choosing to cite Wikipedia definitions, because even though the site is sus in terms of stable info, at least it's guaranteed not to be AI-generated)

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This episode of DIY Virtuality has me talking couchsurfing, workaway, travel, hitchiking and alternative currencies with Albi or Albrecht Ihlenburg or Rumkommen, a former couchsurfer of mine! We also have a song together where he made the track on his own, I found it, asked permission, and made “Hammerhead” from the album “Seeker” and also on “Seekers of Utopia” the expanded album. Audio crackling due to unsteady signal, working on it.

• Website: https://fastfrwrd.info
• May 2026 Hunger Strike Game Plan: https://fastfrwrd.info/may-2026-hunger-strike-game-plan/
• Music (also on Fastfrwrd): https://aleya.bandcamp.com
• Solarpunk Presents Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/solarpunkpresents

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This is a type of podcast I do with people from my past about sustainability, life, effective activism and a principled life, friendship and our past.

With Elina Street, I catch up with this old friend from my adolescence in France. Elina Street is a director who has filmed an interview with Celine Dion! She has also done great work to co-create The Lesbian Bar project and we touch on that topic in this chat!

Recorded 2025

Check her out: https://elinastreet.com

• Website: https://fastfrwrd.info
• May 2026 Hunger Strike Game Plan: https://fastfrwrd.info/may-2026-hunger-strike-game-plan/
• Music (also on Fastfrwrd): https://aleya.bandcamp.com
• Solarpunk Presents Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/solarpunkpresents

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I do two types of podcast! One about carbon neutral striking and this where I get in touch with people from my past!

In this podcast with a good friend we talk life changes, smoking, philosophy, eating animals, art, and we improvise some music.

Jesse Vanden Eynde is a solo artist based in Gent, Belgium.

Since recording I have stopped smoking and eating animals and Jesse lives in Thailand.

Recorded Summer 2023

*Edit Mar 4, 2026: Cannot find any mention of “Habitual Evil” in philosophical theory when I search… guys, did I make this up??

Edit May 22, 2025: I only smoke weed and grabba mostly. It’s going well.

Edit May 2026: No animals or smoking for now :)

• Website: https://fastfrwrd.info
• May 2026 Hunger Strike Game Plan: https://fastfrwrd.info/may-2026-hunger-strike-game-plan/
• Music (also on Fastfrwrd): https://aleya.bandcamp.com
• Solarpunk Presents Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/solarpunkpresents

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Hey all, so I do another type of podcast with people from my past who I want to touch base with. We often talk about life stuff but there is always a sustainability link. In this episode we speak at length about adoption which many in the anthropocene view as their only way towards child-rearing when the future is so uncertain. We also talk about gender-based (ish) issues and pressures of capitalist worklife that can affect mental well-being in an already stressful world. Watch out for the fakeout ending!

It's about burnout, stressful dating experiences, third culture kid stuff, growing up and youth around the world, adoption, and more over mojitos. Please enjoy!

Recorded summer 2023.

• Website: https://fastfrwrd.info
• May 2026 Hunger Strike Game Plan: https://fastfrwrd.info/may-2026-hunger-strike-game-plan/
• Music (also on Fastfrwrd): https://aleya.bandcamp.com
• Solarpunk Presents Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/solarpunkpresents

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Heyo! Today marks the last day of my hunger strike because I have to start my medication for my circulation and I need to take it twice a day with a meal. No getting around that and since I've been light-headed a lot it is somewhat urgent. In this final dispatch, I go into my history with food with a few pitstops about my travels, plastic and other topics. I then record having my first piece of food in NINE DAYS!! And make a salad and spiel, then taste test.

All of this is to draw attention to the May 2026 Hunger Strike Game Plan if you guess the riddles to find the quests. Are you game?

Links:

• Website: https://fastfrwrd.info
• May 2026 Hunger Strike Game Plan: https://fastfrwrd.info/may-2026-hunger-strike-game-plan/
• Music (also on Fastfrwrd): https://aleya.bandcamp.com
• Solarpunk Presents Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/solarpunkpresents

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