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Solarpunk Presents Podcast7.2: Ariel & Christina Discuss: Why Must Utopia Be Cruel?In this episode, Ariel and Christina try to get to the bottom of why our fictional visions of utopia are so negative. They often involve mindless acquiescence to an authoritarian nanny state, the oppression and labor of an underclass, or both. It’s as if we can’t imagine a situation in which we all voluntarily treat each other (reasonably) decently and life can be good for everyone. We discuss the literary origins of utopia, how it has evolved (or not) as a concept, and Ariel gives a few examples of sci-fi futures that are about as close to her style of solarpunk utopia as can be. Ultimately, the topic of utopia raises more questions than answers.<a href="https://youtu.be/WR8yg2cOcMk?si=AwMMgH2MNFHmO8Ct" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/WR8yg2cOcMk?si=AwMMgH2MNFHmO8Ct</a><a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/solarpunk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#solarpunk</a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/SolarpunkPresentsPodcast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SolarpunkPresentsPodcast</a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/Season7" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Season7</a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/Episode" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Episode</a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/PodcastEpisode" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PodcastEpisode</a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/YouTube" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#YouTube</a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/utopia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#utopia</a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/SirThomasMore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SirThomasMore</a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/SaintThomasMore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SaintThomasMore</a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/ThomasMore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ThomasMore</a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/Dystopia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Dystopia</a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/Protopia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Protopia</a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/WakandaForever" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WakandaForever</a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/BlackPanther" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BlackPanther</a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/Indigenous" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Indigenous</a> Futurisms <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/Afrofuturism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Afrofuturism</a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/Utopias" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Utopias</a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/Anti" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Anti</a>-Utopia <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/LiteraryHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LiteraryHistory</a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/Cruelty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Cruelty</a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/Despair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Despair</a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/Hope" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Hope</a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/UntopiaParadox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#UntopiaParadox</a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/Omelas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Omelas</a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/TheOnesWhoStayAndFight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TheOnesWhoStayAndFight</a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/TheOnesWhoWalkAwayFromOmelas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TheOnesWhoWalkAwayFromOmelas</a>

Solarpunk Presents PodcastHey friends, Christina and I met earlier this month and decided that we'll be taking things a bit easier on the episodes this season - instead of every two weeks, we will be releasing them every three weeks. We're still planning for the same number of episodes, as well as special bonus content and dispatches for our Patrons, but no full-length bonus chats between us for the next few months. We're both a little strung out from events in our personal lives this past fall and need a bit of time to recuperate.<a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/SolarpunkPresentsPodcast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SolarpunkPresentsPodcast</a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/Season7" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Season7</a>

50+ Music"Light On" is the first official single released from <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/AmericanIdol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AmericanIdol</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/season7" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#season7</a> winner <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/DavidCook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DavidCook</a>'s major label debut studio album, David Cook (2008). It was released through <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/RCARecords" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RCARecords</a> on September 30, 2008. The song reached No. 17 on the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Billboard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Billboard</a> Hot 100 and was certified Platinum by the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/RIAA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RIAA</a>. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bD0ReZ5WTa4" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bD0ReZ5WTa4</a>

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