{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/63d680c8ac7bb60011899189/64ba9f6e8265b30011f355ef?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Capitalism, Community, and Friendship with Joey Ayoub","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/63d680c8ac7bb60011899189/1689952040171-8f3980e9fdd64850a6879577f8975d7b.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Why is it easier to imagine a zombie apocalypse than it is a generative, sustainable future? This question drives Joey Ayoub, host of <em>The Fire These Times</em>: in fact, this season of his pod is partially about solarpunk and generative futures. Tune in today to listen to Ariel and Joey discussing imaginative expansion of solarpunk, the “realist” impulse, climate anxiety and grief, and community building in a crisis. Also <em>The Office</em>. Trust us, it’s an important part of this whole conversation.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode, Ariel speaks with Joey Ayoub, host of <em>The Fire These Times</em> podcast and someone who’s been focusing his podcasting and thinking on solarpunk quite a bit in the last while. Joey is a Lebanese writer, researcher, scholar, editor and podcaster currently based in Switzerland since 2020. He is a research associate at the<a href=\"https://socialsciences-centre.org/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> Center for Social Sciences Research and Action</a> and a member of<a href=\"https://transitionsnetwork.org/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> Sustainability Transitions Research Network (STRN)</a>, and<a href=\"https://degrowth-switzerland.ch/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> Degrowth Switzerland</a>, to name just a few organizations he is involved with, and he has been published in more places than I can list here. Join us for this thought-provoking and entertaining conversation.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Links/References:</strong></p><p><br></p><ul><li><a href=\"https://shows.acast.com/63d680c8ac7bb60011899189/episodes/beirut-life-in-a-nearly-failed-state-with-jd-harlock\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">SP episode 2.3</a> on Beirut and the history of Lebanon with JD Harlock&nbsp;</li><li><a href=\"https://shows.acast.com/solarpunk-futures/episodes/interview-with-gabrielle-gelderman-about-climate-grief-chapl\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">SP episode 1.4</a> on climate grief and chaplaincy with Gabrielle Gelderman&nbsp;</li><li><a href=\"https://archive.org/details/mark-fisher-capitalist-realism-is-there-no-alte-book-zz.org\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Capitalist Realism</a> by Mark Fisher&nbsp;</li><li><a href=\"https://archive.org/details/a-paradise-built-in-hell\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">A Paradise Built in Hell</a> by Rebecca Solnit&nbsp;</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Socials:</strong></p><p><br></p><p>Check out <em>The Fire These Times</em> <a href=\"https://thefirethesetimes.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">website</a>, as well as <a href=\"https://joeyayoub.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Joey’s personal site</a>, and connect with him on Twitter, Instagram, and Mastodon.</p><p>Connect with <em>Solarpunk Presents Podcast</em> on<a href=\"https://twitter.com/SolarpunkP\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> Twitter</a>,<a href=\"https://climatejustice.rocks/@solarpunkpresents\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> Mastodon</a>, or at our<a href=\"https://solarpunkpresents.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> blog</a>.</p><p>Support the show on<a href=\"https://www.patreon.com/solarpunkpresents\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> Patreon</a> or make a one-time donation via<a href=\"https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=4QYBB8LGBC6FS\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> PayPal</a>.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Solarpunk Presents"}