Solarpunk Prompts

By James Tomasino

What is Solarpunk? Why does it matter?

In this series we discuss Solarpunk as a movement within art, literature, and activism. We explore its themes and talk about what separates it from its

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November 16, 2022The Henchmen
The Henchmen
In this episode a group of henchmen hired to work for a billionare on his post-apocalyptic stronghold inherit the keys from their former boss. They explore their options at community building and outreach with the surrounding towns as communities collide.
Transcript: https://wiki.tomasino.org/writing/Solarpunk-Prompts---The-Henchmen
Links mentioned:
Disaster Collectivism
The Response
Douglas Rushkoff Story - Original Source
Douglas Rushkoff Story - Updated Source
Music from:
taiyou hikou by Yago Omoikane - https://globalpattern.bandcamp.com/album/solarpunk-a-brighter-perspective
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12min
November 13, 2022The Beekeepers
The Beekeepers
In this episode we explore the relationships between humans and machines, discuss some of the ethical dangers of AI, and how a balanced relationship with technology might present itself in a Solarpunk setting.
Transcript: https://wiki.tomasino.org/writing/Solarpunk-Prompts---The-Beekeepers
Links mentioned:
One guy on reddit - https://www.reddit.com/r/solarpunk/comments/lm4cqj/what_makes_something_solarpunk/
The march of the robot dogs“ - https://link.springer.com/article/10.1023/A:1021386708994
How AI Will Rewire Us“ - https://medium.com/the-atlantic/how-ai-will-rewire-us-6d7baa0fe6d4
Open letter from several ‘Artificial Intelligence and Robotics Experts’ - http://www.robotics-openletter.eu/
Recent studies in invertebrate neurobiology - https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S096098220000169X
Music from:
ステム88 - Biofield - https://globalpattern.bandcamp.com/album/solarpunk-a-brighter-perspective
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12min
November 12, 2022The Expedition
The Expedition
In this episode we journey from the Global South, the starting place of Solarpunk, to help a suffering North facing the Great InterneT Collapse. What unique qualities can they bring to the situation?
Transcript: https://wiki.tomasino.org/writing/Solarpunk-Prompts---The-Expedition
Links mentioned:
Global South and Global North - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_North_and_Global_South
Tony Blair Institute for Global Change - https://institute.global/policy/economic-infrastructure-internet-era
Jugaad - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNhGbfljtq0
Cuban Medical Internationalism - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuban_medical_internationalism
https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/security/ransomware-attacks-hospitals-take-toll-patients-rcna54090
https://www.aha.org/center/cybersecurity-and-risk-advisory-services/ransomware-attacks-hospitals-have-changed
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-57184977
Music from:
S O A R E R - Esoteric Eye - https://globalpattern.bandcamp.com/album/solarpunk-a-brighter-perspective
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13min
November 11, 2022The Fire Brigade
The Fire Brigade
In this episode we muse about the role of the military in a world without war. What comes next for these highly trained individuals and groups? How might they turn those skills toward new types of community service?
Transcript: https://wiki.tomasino.org/writing/Solarpunk-Prompts---The-Fire-Brigade
Links mentioned:
Landmine Free estimates - https://landminefree.org/facts-about-landmines/
Climate Brief - https://www.carbonbrief.org/mapped-how-climate-change-affects-extreme-weather-around-the-world/
Important aspects of military genre fiction - https://www.ancestralstars.com/wp/sff-books/seven-crucial-elements-of-military-sf/
Music from:
Dyamur - Sun Syndicate - https://globalpattern.bandcamp.com/album/solarpunk-a-brighter-perspective
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12min
November 10, 2022The Chefs
The Chefs
In this episode we explore a world facing a meat shortage and discuss the sustainability of food practices. You also get to hear me try to phoenetically speak Korean.
Transcript: https://wiki.tomasino.org/writing/Solarpunk-Prompts---The-Chefs
Links mentioned:
Greenpeace points out - https://www.greenpeace.org.uk/news/world-cultures-and-religions-plant-based-vegetarian-vegan-diet/
OurWorldInData.org - https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/global-meat-projections-to-2050
https://phys.org/news/2020-12-no-meat-diet-climate-crisis.html
https://www.discovermagazine.com/health/why-the-meat-we-eat-is-an-antibiotic-resistance-threat
https://medium.com/swlh/the-future-of-meat-f2150a9e2b34
Music from:
loving memory 영원히 안녕 - 태양이 내 얼굴에 입맞 (Bye forever – the sun is kissing my face)
Illustration CC-BY-SA 4.0 The Lemonaut - https://www.tumblr.com/the-lemonaut
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12min
November 08, 2022The Archivists
The Archivists
Today’s episode explores the loss of cultural history, local and indigenous knowledge. How can a Solarpunk perspective help us see past Western colonialism and find value in new, old places.
Transcript: https://wiki.tomasino.org/writing/Solarpunk-Prompts---The-Archivists
Links mentioned:
UNESCO defines - https://en.unesco.org/links
Chi Luu writes in JSTOR’s Daily - https://daily.jstor.org/what-we-lose-when-we-lose-indigenous-knowledge/
Safecast - https://safecast.org/
https://www.fastcompany.com/3030731/why-collecting-data-in-conflict-zones-is-invaluable-and-nearly-impossible
Want to learn Tlingit? - https://alaskapublic.org/2016/08/31/want-to-learn-tlingit-theres-a-new-app-for-that/
Music from:
Cyber Surfer 3D - Skyforest - https://globalpattern.bandcamp.com/album/solarpunk-a-brighter-perspective
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13min
November 07, 2022The Electronics Graveyard
The Electronics Graveyard
In today’s episode: Reduce, reuse, recycle. What does that look like in a Solarpunk world? How does the trash of one age become a resource for the next? And how realistic are our expectations for that type of lifestyle?
Transcript: https://wiki.tomasino.org/writing/Solarpunk-Prompts---The-Electronics-Graveyard
Links mentioned:
Solarpunk: Histórias Ecológicas e Fantásticas em um Mundo Sustenavel - https://www.erambiental.com.br/var/userfiles/arquivos69/documentos/12857/GersonLodiRibeiro-SolarpunkHistoriasEcologicas.pdf
Jugaad - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNhGbfljtq0
Appropedia - https://www.appropedia.org/Welcome_to_Appropedia
Sakawa - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ttT1hYRPD1k
re:publica ACCRA - https://globalinnovationgathering.org/2019/01/23/republica-accra-2018/
Music from:
Bubble Keiki - Unlatching The Escape Pod’s Lid - https://globalpattern.bandcamp.com/album/solarpunk-a-brighter-perspective
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12min
November 06, 2022The Great Infrastructure Project
The Great Infrastructure Project
Maintaining infrastructure is hard even when your governments are stable. In this episode we explore the reality of crumbling infrastructure on a small town and envision an optimistic future where collaboration overcomes the challenges.
Transcript: https://wiki.tomasino.org/writing/Solarpunk-Prompts---The-Great-Infrastructural-Project
Links mentioned:
http://pubs.iied.org/10710IIED.html?k=acccrn&r=p
https://www.mottmac.com/views/leaving-a-social-legacy-from-infrastructure
Fediverse address - @[email protected]
Music from:
Bathroom Plants - New Unity Dawning - https://globalpattern.bandcamp.com/album/solarpunk-a-brighter-perspective
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13min
November 05, 2022The Experts
The Experts
In this episode we discuss isolation and its toll. We also talk about a different kind of community and the power and freedom it brings to the lonely.
Transcript: https://wiki.tomasino.org/writing/Solarpunk-Prompts---The-Experts
Links mentioned:
Lonely Conservationists - https://lonelyconservationists.com/
Light Years: Memoir of a Modern Lighthouse Keeper - https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/26089081-light-years
Music from:
Twin Dragoon - Hidden in brightness - https://globalpattern.bandcamp.com/album/solarpunk-a-brighter-perspective
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10min
November 04, 2022The Hackerspace
The Hackerspace
In this episode we discuss hackers, hacker culture, and hackerspaces before using this setting for the basis of our latest writing prompt. What does playful discovery have to do with Solarpunk? Can we find a modal for the future in these communities of today?
Transcript: https://wiki.tomasino.org/writing/Solarpunk-Prompts---The-Hackerspace
Links mentioned:
“Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution” - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hackers:_Heroes_of_the_Computer_Revolution
Noisebridge - https://www.noisebridge.net/wiki/Noisebridge
OmniCommons - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Zccga90hcY
Hacklab - https://my.matterport.com/show/?m=eAGKsgaArn2
sudo room and counter culture labs - https://my.matterport.com/webgl_player/?m=9JVcHS4y7aY
list of character archetypes - https://wiki.glider.ink/characters/archetypes
Hackerspaces.org - https://hackerspaces.org/
Music from:
yourdiscovery - astrobotany - https://globalpattern.bandcamp.com/album/solarpunk-a-brighter-perspective
Illustration CC-BY-SA 4.0 The Lemonaut - https://www.tumblr.com/the-lemonaut
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12min

FAQs about Solarpunk Prompts:

How many episodes does Solarpunk Prompts have?

The podcast currently has 24 episodes available.