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Demand Utopia: A Solarpunk Podcast

Radical Hope and Resistance in the Age of Climate Disaster


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  • 26. Disaster Prep is Disability Justice

    30:30||Season 6, Ep. 26
    On this episode of Demand Utopia: A Solarpunk Podcast from Solarpunk Magazine, Today, host Justine Norton-Kertson continues our series on Disaster Prep as Community Care with part 7, an entire episode accessibility in disaster planning.Website: https://solarpunkmagazine.comPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/solarpunkmagOur Social MediaBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/solarpunklitmag.bsky.socialInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/solarpunklitmagTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@solarpunklitmagFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/solarpunklitmag

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  • 25. Public Housing Is Climate Infrastructure

    38:36||Season 6, Ep. 25
    On this episode of Demand Utopia: A Solarpunk Podcast from Solarpunk Magazine, host Justine Norton-Kertson continues talking about fire season with a consideration of Indigenous land stewardship. How we can build a better relationship with fire and the land through Indigenous land stewardship practices while respecting sovereignty rather than continuing our settler-colonial history of Indigenous cultural appropriation and exploitation.Website: https://solarpunkmagazine.comPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/solarpunkmagOur Social MediaBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/solarpunklitmag.bsky.socialInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/solarpunklitmagTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@solarpunklitmagFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/solarpunklitmagNews Articles and Other SourcesClimate-focused regeneration breathes hope into a long-neglected Rome suburbhttps://www.reuters.com/sustainability/cop/climate-focused-regeneration-breathes-hope-into-long-neglected-rome-suburb-2026-07-20Letter: Heatwaves highlight need for resilient infrastructurehttps://www.ft.com/content/7f8e1c6c-89ea-4bb0-a9a1-d5c9732def46
  • 24. The Disaster Pantry Is Not a Bunker

    49:50||Season 6, Ep. 24
    On this episode of Demand Utopia: A Solarpunk Podcast from Solarpunk Magazine, host Justine Norton-Kertson continues our series on Disaster Prep as Community Care with part 6, on building a shared, community food pantry.Website: https://solarpunkmagazine.comPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/solarpunkmagOur Social MediaBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/solarpunklitmag.bsky.socialInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/solarpunklitmagTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@solarpunklitmagFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/solarpunklitmag
  • 23. Communication After the Signal Dies

    46:50||Season 6, Ep. 23
    On this episode of Demand Utopia: A Solarpunk Podcast from Solarpunk Magazine, host Justine Norton-Kertson continues our series on Disaster Prep as Community Care with part 5, on building layered communications networks to make your neighborhood more resilient during disasters.Website: https://solarpunkmagazine.comPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/solarpunkmagOur Social MediaBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/solarpunklitmag.bsky.socialInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/solarpunklitmagTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@solarpunklitmagFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/solarpunklitmag
  • 22. Suppression Is Not Adaptation

    29:35||Season 6, Ep. 22
    On this episode of Demand Utopia: A Solarpunk Podcast from Solarpunk Magazine, host Justine Norton-Kertson continues talking about fire season with a consideration of Indigenous land stewardship. How we can build a better relationship with fire and the land through Indigenous land stewardship practices while respecting sovereignty rather than continuing our settler-colonial history of Indigenous cultural appropriation and exploitation.Website: https://solarpunkmagazine.comPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/solarpunkmagOur Social MediaBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/solarpunklitmag.bsky.socialInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/solarpunklitmagTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@solarpunklitmagFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/solarpunklitmagNews Articles and Other SourcesThese young firefighters are learning ancient Indigenous practices to save Oregon’s forests from wildfirehttps://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/2026/06/these-young-firefighters-are-learning-ancient-indigenous-practices-to-save-oregons-forests-from-wildfire.html(Note: The Oregonian article is behind a paywall. It was republished by The Chronicle. You can read the full article for free at https://www.chronline.com/stories/these-young-firefighters-are-learning-ancient-indigenous-practices-to-save-oregons-forests-from,404042)Tribal Youth Ecological Forestry Training Programhttps://lomakatsi.org/project/tribal-youth/Inter-Tribal Oregon Conservation Corps Crew earns Firefighter Type 2 certification, expanding prescribed fire capacityhttps://lomakatsi.org/inter-tribal-oregon-conservation-corps-crew-earns-firefighter-type-2-certification-expanding-prescribed-fire-capacity/Indian Youth Service Corp making a difference in Oregonhttps://www.fs.usda.gov/about-agency/features/indian-youth-service-corp-making-difference-oregonOregon State University Extention Services Fire Programhttps://extension.oregonstate.edu/fire-program
  • 21. Building Community Resilience Hubs

    39:19||Season 6, Ep. 21
    On this episode of Demand Utopia: A Solarpunk Podcast from Solarpunk Magazine, host Justine Norton-Kertson gets into the fourth part in our series on Disaster Prep as Community Care, resilience hubs: what they are, where they are, what they do, and how to identify and develop one in your community.Website: https://solarpunkmagazine.comPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/solarpunkmagOur Social MediaBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/solarpunklitmag.bsky.socialInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/solarpunklitmagTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@solarpunklitmagFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/solarpunklitmagMore Info on Resilience Hubshttps://www.resiliencehubcollaborative.orghttps://www.usdn.org/resilience-hubs.htmlhttps://greenlining.org/2024/whats-all-the-hub-about-how-community-resilience-hubs-can-bridge-gaps-in-social-connection-wellness-and-transportationhttps://gisweb.miamidade.gov/agolpdf/Resilience_Hubs_Examples.pdf
  • 20. Climate Harm Has Victims, and Governments Have Names

    26:01||Season 6, Ep. 20
    On this episode of Demand Utopia: A Solarpunk Podcast from Solarpunk Magazine, host Justine Norton-Kertson takes a look at a climate human rights case out of Australia, and its implications for the ability to hold corporations accountable for their role in damaging the climate. Then, we explore what a solarpunk system of climate accountability would look like.Website: https://solarpunkmagazine.comPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/solarpunkmagOur Social MediaBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/solarpunklitmag.bsky.socialInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/solarpunklitmagTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@solarpunklitmagFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/solarpunklitmagNews Articles and Other SourcesTrapped by floods and fearing death in the heat: the Australians taking legal action over the climate crisishttps://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jun/22/trapped-by-floods-and-fearing-death-in-the-heat-the-australians-taking-legal-action-over-the-climate-crisisMeet the 10 Australians and Read their Complainthttps://earthjustice.org/hardtruthscase/legalFossil Fuel Exports at Center of UN Human Rights Case Against Australian Governmenthttps://earthjustice.org/press/2026/fossil-fuel-exports-at-center-of-un-human-rights-case-against-australian-governmentU.N. court rules countries have duty to limit greenhouse emissionshttps://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2025/07/23/world-court-climate-rulingObligations of States in respect of Climate Changehttps://www.icj-cij.org/case/187