Solarpunk Presents

On this episode from Season 9 of Solarpunk Presents we sit down with Frank Holleman from Fork Ranger because the fact is that the top 10% richest people on the planet are responsible for a large majority of consumer emissions and so eating for the planet can make a difference when we know that 1/3rd of our emissions are based on our food system. Frank breaks down the details of what it means to make great food choices, and that it's not all or nothing, you can take many paths towards being more aware of how you eat and what it means. Things that require less energy to produce, vegetables versus energy intensive meat. Even if the vegetable is shipped. We also play a fun game with randomized ingredients and Frank gives us some surprising recipes!More about Fork Ranger: https://forkranger.com/World Economic Forum Article on World Population Demographic Emissions: https://www.weforum.org/stories/economic-growth/richest-10-percent-causing-climate-change/Solarpunk Presents Patreon: https://patreon.com/solarpunkpresentsWebsite: https://fastfrwrd.info

In this episode I try my best. I compensate music making and game making, I realize not to take friendship for granted and eventually compensate messengers too, I have a block for my work, but go to the doctor finally to start getting clarity on my health issue, I walk across the city to do it and it's not as bad as I expected (on the way, the way back got worse and worse!) and I share a demo of a song that came full formed months ago.Website: https://fastfrwrd.infoSolarpunk Presents Patreon (with transcripts): https://patreon.com/solarpunkpresents

In this episode we welcome back none other than Christina De La Rocha, former cohost of Solarpunk Presents, in order to discuss the benefits of Idealism versus Pragmatism. To us, idealism is aiming for the highest goals and accepting nothing less, while pragmatism includes compromise and just accepting the job as done even if it's only 75% of the goal. Which one should we go for as Solarpunks? And is it a binary or, like so often happens, is the binary false?Solarpunk Presents Patreon: https://patreon.com/solarpunkpresentsWebsite: https://fastfrwrd.info Guardian Article: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/aug/18/woke-progressives-rightwing-backlash-equality

In this update, I discuss fears about people coming home at night on the island, I get stricter about my strike, talk about my Bachelor, some Fastfrwrd Dreams that you can skip to ten minutes in the update if you don't wanna hear about it haha, carrying groceries home on foot, all the 'can't's about the strike and acknowledging that things are happening.Website: https://fastfrwrd.infoSolarpunk Presents Patreon: https://patreon.com/solarpunkpresentsEmissions Calculation for Audio: https://www.newstatesman.com/environment/2021/11/how-environmentally-damaging-is-music-streamingEmissions Calculation for Video: https://carbonliteracy.com/the-carbon-cost-of-streaming/

In this Carbon Neutral Strike update, we talk about the authorities disappointing, accessibility plugins, planning Food MD, The Borrow, and we tell solarpunk stories of a new world that has adopted Austerity for a year, Borrowed Civic Services and a couple different ideas about A.I. or C.I. and the Borrow Bot! If you want more stories, hit us up on the Solarpunk Presents mastodon or patreon and we'll get very storytellery!Website: https://fastfrwrd.infoSolarpunk Presents Patreon: https://patreon.com/solarpunkpresents

In this week's recap, I return to striking as much as possible outside of food and water after seeing Bluesky protesters who no doubt enriched oil companies when they gathered so what's the difference made? I think protests should be done from home. I carry on throughout the week working on an onboarding game for Fastfrwrd, pushing my creativity further, and exploring the ways in which I can improve my situation. We end the week with an issue requiring the authorities and an overview of the traumas of Jamaicans that lead us to being a bit 'Killy Killy'. Humans in stress positions. Trigger Warning: Mentions of sexual violence.Website: https://fastfrwrd.infoSolarpunk Presents Patreon: https://patreon.com/solarpunkpresents

In this episode we talk with Dr. James Maskalyk, emergency room doctor about a Solarpunk approach to medicine and what we can do to get there. You can find out more about the doctor on his Substack where he shares regular updates about his life journey, including the personal way medicine has touched him in is his life for a few years now.Dr. Maskalyk's Substack: https://substack.com/@doctorhealthyselfWebsite: https://fastfrwrd.infoSolarpunk Presents Patreon: https://patreon.com/solarpunkpresents

Possible Trigger Warning. In this episode I try to make a dancey house song, I go into more details about my past in Germany, I share a couple poems I wrote about the experience, and describe some of the issues I have faced since then when presented with a reality post a blood ritual using womb blood to ward off fascism and a possible timeline where it did not go unnoticed. Oh, and Harry Potter scar pains are real. It's a bit neurospicy but also slightly interesting.Website: https://fastfrwrd.infoSolarpunk Present Patreon: https://patreon.com/solarpunkpresents

In this Carbon Neutral Strike update from the past week, I go through my last week of rest while on medication from the strike to make music, write short stories for potential magazine publishing, make Solarpunk Presents episodes and reflect upon moments where you find soul mates both platonic and not, and queerness. Creative work is fun but it's work. Hopefully that comes across in this update!Website: https://fastfrwrd.infoSolarpunk Presents Patreon: https://patreon.com/solarpunkpresents'Hot Hot Heat' album "The After" link: https://fastfrwrd.info/product/the-after/