Hey friends, just a reminder that we’re on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsEdVsigLYIx9f2aTUu6scw?sub_confirmation=1

You can listen to our episodes in video form, if you prefer to stream your podcasts on that platform. We also vlog and make shorts sporadically about our daily lives in Canada and Germany as solarpunks, paying attention to the details that we think solarpunks of different stripes might find interesting.

#YouTube #solarpunk #podcast #SolarpunkPresentsPodcast #video #LikeAndSubscribe #vlog #shorts #YouTubeShorts #podcasting #VideoBlog

7.7: Ariel & Christina Discuss Living with a Disability as a Solarpunk

Today Christina talks to Ariel about what it's been like to live as a solarpunk with a visible - and then invisible - disability. Science fiction has spent decades dreaming of how future tech will make disabled people able to function as if they were fully abled. Now solarpunk has arrived on the scene to ask why should disabled bodies have to always be the ones to adapt? It can be uncomfortable, intrusive - not to mention expensive. Solarpunk wonders why can't cities, society, workplaces, and the like be the ones to use the tech to make themselves more accessible to and inclusive of disabled people?

Tune in as Ariel and Christina discuss the portrayal of disability in science fiction and solarpunk and how having to suddenly live with a disability opens your eyes to many of the ways cities fail people with disabilities.

https://youtu.be/nITURrKfwvI

#solarpunk #SolarpunkPresentsPodcast #Episode #SeasonSeven #disability #spoony #SpoonTheory #spoonies #ChronicPain #ChronicFatigue #SolarpunkAndDisability #Ableism #InvisibleDisability #ScienceFiction #SciFiAndDisability

Tonight! #solarpunkPresentsPodcast is hosting the May #solarpunk hangout at 8pm EST. Our topic (should you choose to pursue it) is public #transit - what's it like where you are? What could it be like? What are the steps from where we are now to where you'd like to be?

Link to the video chat will be posted on our Patreon later today. Hope to see you there!

DATE CHANGE for solarpunk hangout! Instead of Thursday May 29, it will be Friday May 30 at 8pm EST / 5pm PST / 2am in Berlin (sorry Christina...) My apologies for the eleventh-hour switch; I hope this doesn't put anyone out.

Solarpunk topic this time is public transit - what's it like where you are? what do you wish it was like? do you have any fave places for public transit and what makes them so great? what would it take to make it great in your neck of the woods, do you think?

Again, no pressure to answer any of the above q's; they're there for topics of convo if you'd like to use them or not.

I'll be posting a link a bit before the hangout on our Patreon, which you can join for as little as $1USD per month at https://www.patreon.com/solarpunkpresents. The hangout is available to all supporters 😀 Hope to see some of you there!

#solarpunk #hangout #SolarpunkPresentsPodcast #PublicTransit #UrbanDesign

The transcript for episode 1.2 is now available here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/124123344

I've added it in to YouTube and the podcast description itself so it is accessible everywhere :)

#SolarpunkPresentsPodcast #PodcastTranscript #SeasonOne #Transcript

Hello fediverse solarpunks! We’re Solarpunk Presents Podcast, a podcast run on a shoestring budget by two lady solarpunks, one in Canada (@arielkroon) and one in Germany (@xtinadr@wandering.shop). We’re not great with technology, but we happen to both be PhDs from the opposite sides of the spectrum between STEM and Humanities/the Arts, and we’re united in our working towards solarpunk futures.

Our podcast is an interview-style podcast where we talk to guests and each other about various aspects of solarpunk, renewable energies, political action, and more. Often, our guests are people who wouldn’t label themselves as solarpunks, but are (and have been, often for years) quietly involved in working towards making the world a better place to live in. We strongly believe that once you get past the aesthetic and hype about renewables, solarpunk at its core promotes compassion, kinship with non-humans and humans alike, and grace for our fellow human beings as we all work together to survive on our shared planet.

You can support the podcast on Patreon, with tiers starting at just $1 USD! We host a monthly solarpunk hangout that all of our patrons are invited to, and all Patrons at the $3 tier and up receive early access to our episodes. There are more tiers with more extras, so head to https://patreon.com/solarpunkpresents to see them all. We also take one-time or recurring donations over at our PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=4QYBB8LGBC6FS
Even if you’re not in the financial position to donate, we really value other forms of support, such as positive reviews on your podcatcher of choice (it helps us be more visible and reach more solarpunks!), or subscriptions to our YouTube channel and comments there. As writers, we thrive on feedback, and we are continually trying to make the podcast better and want to know what you think.

As I’ve said before, it's rough out there for anyone valuing the environment, social justice, compassion, and more, and we want to keep doing our part to keep hope alive. We want to broaden the imagination of what it's possible to do to contribute to a better world, no matter who you are, where you live, or what life stage you're at.

#Patreon #solarpunk #SolarpunkPresents #SolarpunkPresentsPodcast #support #hope #hopepunk #environmentalism #ClimateCatastrophe #ClimateGrief #reviews #ReviewsPlz #SharingIsCaring# compassion #imagination #Future#PositiveFuture #Futurism #PositiveFuturism #SolarpunkPodcast #SolarpunkPodcasting #ClimateHope #MutualAidRequest #MutualAid

Cannot remember if I've posted about this already, so apologies if this is a duplicate, but the transcript for episode 7.3 is now available here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/125524354?collection=1380839

I've added it in to YouTube and the podcast description itself so it is accessible everywhere :)

#SolarpunkPResentsPodcast #PodcastTranscript #SeasonSeven #Transcript

7.6: Abundance, Inclusion, Resilience: The One Million Neighbours Project with Sam Nabi

This episode, Ariel speaks to Sam Nabi about One Million Neighbours, a project bringing together the voices of local non-profits that envisions the future of Waterloo Region once the population has reached one million. Sam discusses the impetus for the project, providing a voice for the voiceless, the issue with grant applications, funding the future, being proactive instead of reactive to harsh policies, and much more. What might an abundant, inclusive, resilient (Ariel says: solarpunk) city look like on the human level? Who lives there, what do they value, and what are their daily lives like? And what does it look like to take action now at the regional/municipal level to ensure that utopian vision?

https://youtu.be/PlJXF0qvV9k

#solarpunk #SolarpunkPresentsPodcast #Episode #SeasonSeven #podcast #interview #OneMillionNeighbours @samnabi @dtkmelissa #VisionOneMillion #HoldTheLineWR #Nonprofits #neighbours #Waterloo #RegionOfWaterloo #Kitchener #KW #UrbanPlanning #transit #PublicSpaces

Today is Victoria Day in Canada, a national holiday, so I briefly considered waiting to post this until Tuesday but screw colonial measures of time; #notmyqueen lol

Hey friends, just a reminder that we’re on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsEdVsigLYIx9f2aTUu6scw?sub_confirmation=1

You can listen to our episodes in video form, if you prefer to stream your podcasts on that platform. We also vlog and make shorts sporadically about our daily lives in Canada and Germany as solarpunks, paying attention to the details that we think solarpunks of different stripes might find interesting.

#YouTube #solarpunk #podcast #SolarpunkPresentsPodcast #video #LikeAndSubscribe #vlog #shorts #YouTubeShorts #podcasting #VideoBlog

7.5: Ariel & Christina Discuss: Four Great Things We Take for Granted and Ought to Fight to Keep

In these dark times of (American) political backsliding/the general rise of fascism in the Global North, Ariel and Christina consider four things that we'd made great progress on, to the point of taking those achievements for granted. Let's take the time to acknowledge them and the danger we are in of losing them. Because how can we fight for what we don't recognize as being incredible yet fragile?

PS: We definitely didn't plan on this coming out on the day of the Canadian federal election, but so it goes. Go forth and fight the fascists at the ballot box, friends.

https://youtu.be/ryWvBAUElik

#solarpunk #SolarpunkPodcast #podcast #SolarpunkPresentsPodcast #Episode #SeasonSeven #Voting #Fascism #Values #FreeSpeech #WomensRights #Feminism #Standards #Decolonization #EDI #Corruption #PoliticalCorruption

Hello fediverse solarpunks! We’re Solarpunk Presents Podcast, a podcast run on a shoestring budget by two lady solarpunks, one in Canada (@arielkroon) and one in Germany (@xtinadr@wandering.shop). We’re not great with technology, but we happen to both be PhDs from the opposite sides of the spectrum between STEM and Humanities/the Arts, and we’re united in our working towards solarpunk futures.

Our podcast is an interview-style podcast where we talk to guests and each other about various aspects of solarpunk, renewable energies, political action, and more. Often, our guests are people who wouldn’t label themselves as solarpunks, but are (and have been, often for years) quietly involved in working towards making the world a better place to live in. We strongly believe that once you get past the aesthetic and hype about renewables, solarpunk at its core promotes compassion, kinship with non-humans and humans alike, and grace for our fellow human beings as we all work together to survive on our shared planet.

You can support the podcast on Patreon, with tiers starting at just $1 USD! We host a monthly solarpunk hangout that all of our patrons are invited to, and all Patrons at the $3 tier and up receive early access to our episodes. There are more tiers with more extras, so head to https://patreon.com/solarpunkpresents to see them all. We also take one-time or recurring donations over at our PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=4QYBB8LGBC6FS
Even if you’re not in the financial position to donate, we really value other forms of support, such as positive reviews on your podcatcher of choice (it helps us be more visible and reach more solarpunks!), or subscriptions to our YouTube channel and comments there. As writers, we thrive on feedback, and we are continually trying to make the podcast better and want to know what you think.

As I’ve said before, it's rough out there for anyone valuing the environment, social justice, compassion, and more, and we want to keep doing our part to keep hope alive. We want to broaden the imagination of what it's possible to do to contribute to a better world, no matter who you are, where you live, or what life stage you're at.

#Patreon #solarpunk #SolarpunkPresents #SolarpunkPresentsPodcast #support #hope #hopepunk #environmentalism #ClimateCatastrophe #ClimateGrief #reviews #ReviewsPlz #SharingIsCaring# compassion #imagination #Future#PositiveFuture #Futurism #PositiveFuturism #SolarpunkPodcast #SolarpunkPodcasting #ClimateHope #MutualAidRequest #MutualAid

Hey friends, just a reminder that we’re on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsEdVsigLYIx9f2aTUu6scw?sub_confirmation=1

You can listen to our episodes in video form, if you prefer to stream your podcasts on that platform. We also vlog and make shorts sporadically about our daily lives in Canada and Germany as solarpunks, paying attention to the details that we think solarpunks of different stripes might find interesting.

#YouTube #solarpunk #podcast #SolarpunkPresentsPodcast #video #LikeAndSubscribe #vlog #shorts #YouTubeShorts #podcasting #VideoBlog

7.4: Enhancing the local values chain with community gardens feat. Doug Jones

In this episode, Ariel interviews Doug Jones from Waterloo Region Community Garden Network, and he discusses about how the Network was started, what it does, and the benefits of gardening for the health and wellbeing not only for you but for your entire community. We discuss gleaning, food insecurity, access to land, and much more; this is an episode you’re going to want to listen to, especially if rising cost of food and food security are concerns for you these days.

I (Ariel) have included some links to the local organizations he mentions, as well as some that expand on some of the topics we discussed, which you can check out in the YouTube description or on our blog.

#SolarPunk #SolarpunkPresentsPodcast #podcast #food #FoodProduction #LandAccess #CommunityGardens #CommunityGardening #FoodSecurity #Ontario #Canada #RegionOfWaterloo

https://youtu.be/jgj-6UCOkWY?si=M9jGWRTiBh8v3ZcZ

Hey friends, the transcript for 7.3 is available now at https://www.patreon.com/posts/125524354 - it's a free post, so anyone should be able to access it; let me know if you're having difficulties.

We'll be attaching it to the blog post, YouTube vid, and Acast in the next little while. Happy Sunday!

#Episode #transcript #SolarpunkPresentsPodcast #PodcastTranscript #Season7 #Episode3

Hello fediverse solarpunks! We’re Solarpunk Presents Podcast, a podcast run on a shoestring budget by two lady solarpunks, one in Canada (@arielkroon) and one in Germany (@xtinadr@wandering.shop). We’re not great with technology, but we happen to both be PhDs from the opposite sides of the spectrum between STEM and Humanities/the Arts, and we’re united in our working towards solarpunk futures.

Our podcast is an interview-style podcast where we talk to guests and each other about various aspects of solarpunk, renewable energies, political action, and more. Often, our guests are people who wouldn’t label themselves as solarpunks, but are (and have been, often for years) quietly involved in working towards making the world a better place to live in. We strongly believe that once you get past the aesthetic and hype about renewables, solarpunk at its core promotes compassion, kinship with non-humans and humans alike, and grace for our fellow human beings as we all work together to survive on our shared planet.

You can support the podcast on Patreon, with tiers starting at just $1 USD! We host a monthly solarpunk hangout that all of our patrons are invited to, and all Patrons at the $3 tier and up receive early access to our episodes. There are more tiers with more extras, so head to https://patreon.com/solarpunkpresents to see them all. We also take one-time or recurring donations over at our PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=4QYBB8LGBC6FS
Even if you’re not in the financial position to donate, we really value other forms of support, such as positive reviews on your podcatcher of choice (it helps us be more visible and reach more solarpunks!), or subscriptions to our YouTube channel and comments there. As writers, we thrive on feedback, and we are continually trying to make the podcast better and want to know what you think.

As I’ve said before, it's rough out there for anyone valuing the environment, social justice, compassion, and more, and we want to keep doing our part to keep hope alive. We want to broaden the imagination of what it's possible to do to contribute to a better world, no matter who you are, where you live, or what life stage you're at.

#Patreon #solarpunk #SolarpunkPresents #SolarpunkPresentsPodcast #support #hope #hopepunk #environmentalism #ClimateCatastrophe #ClimateGrief #reviews #ReviewsPlz #SharingIsCaring# compassion #imagination #Future#PositiveFuture #Futurism #PositiveFuturism #SolarpunkPodcast #SolarpunkPodcasting #ClimateHope #MutualAidRequest #MutualAid

7.3: They Sent Us to Camp: My Family's Experience of Internment During WWII

If you meet a Japanese American, it’s also a pretty good bet, they probably won’t spontaneously start talking about what they or their family went through, how they feel about it, and how they or their family recovered from the ordeal.

I (Christina) wanted to rectify that by sitting down with my old friend Chie Furuya, whose parents (as tiny children), grandparents, and other family members were “sent to camp”, to ask her about it. The answers and stories she had for me were both fascinating and unexpectedly heartening. Her people are a resilient, cheerful people and I feel like there are life lessons for all of us here, in terms of withstanding and recovering from severe injustice (and coming out on top).

Ariel’s addition to this episode description is to point out that Japanese internment occurred in Canada in the early 20th century as well. We (by which she means Canada, or perhaps so-called Canada, as she likes to call it) aren't some bastion of anti-racism and tolerant plurality (if we ever were). Check out our blog post for links for further edification if you are interested or want to know more about the Canadian side of the story.

https://youtu.be/nI3FJIJNkak

#episode #season7 #solarpunk #SolarpunkPresentsPodcast #podcast #InterviewPodcast #StopAsianHate #StopAAPIHate #JapaneseAmericans #Nisei #Sansei #Internment #WorldWar2 #JapaneseAmericanInternmentCamps #xenophobia #politicalXenophobia #USpol #USpolitics #AmericanPolitics #History #Histodons #Racism #RacialTension #AssumptionOfGuilt #JailingAmericans #Citizenship

Hey friends, just a reminder that we’re on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsEdVsigLYIx9f2aTUu6scw?sub_confirmation=1

You can listen to our episodes in video form, if you prefer to stream your podcasts on that platform. We also vlog and make shorts sporadically about our daily lives in Canada and Germany as solarpunks, paying attention to the details that we think solarpunks of different stripes might find interesting.

#YouTube #solarpunk #podcast #SolarpunkPresentsPodcast #video #LikeAndSubscribe #vlog #shorts #YouTubeShorts #podcasting #VideoBlog

Hey friends, just a reminder that we’re on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsEdVsigLYIx9f2aTUu6scw?sub_confirmation=1

You can listen to our episodes in video form, if you prefer to stream your podcasts on that platform. We also vlog and make shorts sporadically about our daily lives in Canada and Germany as solarpunks, paying attention to the details that we think solarpunks of different stripes might find interesting.

#YouTube #solarpunk #podcast #SolarpunkPresentsPodcast #video #LikeAndSubscribe #vlog #shorts #YouTubeShorts #podcasting #VideoBlog

This month's solarpunk hangout will be happening on Thursday, March 13, at 7:15-8:15 Eastern Time on Jitsi!

Come hang out and build solidarity amongst other solarpunks, discuss solarpunk things, express your climate grief/frustration, swap hopeful narratives and tips for how to incorporate solarpunk into your everyday life, and more!

The link will be posted on Patreon, accessible to all paying members (reminder: our memberships start at $1USD). https://www.patreon.com/solarpunkpresents

#VideoChat #solarpunk #SolarpunkPresentsPodcast #SolarpunkHangout #Patreon #Jitsi #Jitsi_Meet #SolarpunkChat #ClimateGrief #Hope

Hello fediverse solarpunks! We’re Solarpunk Presents Podcast, a podcast run on a shoestring budget by two lady solarpunks, one in Canada (@arielkroon) and one in Germany (@xtinadlr). We’re not great with technology, but we happen to both be PhDs from the opposite sides of the spectrum between STEM and Humanities/the Arts, and we’re united in our working towards solarpunk futures.

Our podcast is an interview-style podcast where we talk to guests and each other about various aspects of solarpunk, renewable energies, political action, and more. Often, our guests are people who wouldn’t label themselves as solarpunks, but are (and have been, often for years) quietly involved in working towards making the world a better place to live in. We strongly believe that once you get past the aesthetic and hype about renewables, solarpunk at its core promotes compassion, kinship with non-humans and humans alike, and grace for our fellow human beings as we all work together to survive on our shared planet.

You can support the podcast on Patreon, with tiers starting at just $1 USD! We host a monthly solarpunk hangout that all of our patrons are invited to, and all Patrons at the $3 tier and up receive early access to our episodes. There are more tiers with more extras, so head to https://patreon.com/solarpunkpresents to see them all. We also take one-time or recurring donations over at our PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=4QYBB8LGBC6FS
Even if you’re not in the financial position to donate, we really value other forms of support, such as positive reviews on your podcatcher of choice (it helps us be more visible and reach more solarpunks!), or subscriptions to our YouTube channel and comments there. As writers, we thrive on feedback, and we are continually trying to make the podcast better and want to know what you think.

As I’ve said before, it's rough out there for anyone valuing the environment, social justice, compassion, and more, and we want to keep doing our part to keep hope alive. We want to broaden the imagination of what it's possible to do to contribute to a better world, no matter who you are, where you live, or what life stage you're at.

#Patreon #solarpunk #SolarpunkPresents #SolarpunkPresentsPodcast #support #hope #hopepunk #environmentalism #ClimateCatastrophe #ClimateGrief #reviews #ReviewsPlz #SharingIsCaring #compassion #imagination #Future #PositiveFuture #Futurism #PositiveFuturism #SolarpunkPodcast #SolarpunkPodcasting #ClimateHope #MutualAidRequest #MutualAid