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Solarpunk Now!

Hosted by Luka D. · society · EN-US

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Exploring radical ideas & projects for a kinder, healthier, and more beautiful world. Let’s demand a brighter future together! Episodes release when they're ready. Join the email list to get notified when a new episode drops: https://www.patreon.com/SolarpunkNow

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Booking probability

21%

Guest openness

Selective

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Questions about Solarpunk Now!

What is Solarpunk Now! about?

Exploring radical ideas & projects for a kinder, healthier, and more beautiful world. Let’s demand a brighter future together! Episodes release when they're ready.

Who hosts Solarpunk Now!?

Solarpunk Now! is hosted by Luka D.. The show has published 22 episodes to date.

What has Solarpunk Now! covered recently?

Recent episodes include "What Does Solarpunk Mean in 2026?" (23 February 2026, 16 minutes), "After the LA Fires: Scholars and Activists on Altadena's Black History, Present, and Future" (16 April 2025, 83 minutes), and "We Have to Consider Collapse" (10 November 2024, 56 minutes).

How often does Solarpunk Now! publish?

Solarpunk Now! publishes roughly every few months, with episodes averaging 65 minutes across 22 episodes.

How hard is it to get booked on Solarpunk Now!?

Booking probability for Solarpunk Now! is 21%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Solarpunk Now! requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Solarpunk Now!'s contact route on record: public web form.

Who should pitch Solarpunk Now!?

The strongest fits for Solarpunk Now! are Environmental Agencies. Solarpunk Now! has a society audience.

About the host

Luka D. hosts Solarpunk Now!, a society podcast with 22 episodes published.

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Recent episodes

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  • Episode #22

    What Does Solarpunk Mean in 2026?

    Feb 23, 202616 minS1

    Solarpunk might seem impossible in 2026, but I argue we need it now more than ever. Fill out the survey here to participate in my interview-based solarpunk research project! Join the free Patreon to get email updates...

  • Episode #21

    After the LA Fires: Scholars and Activists on Altadena's Black History, Present, and Future

    Apr 16, 20251h 23m

    Dr. Wesley Cox, Dr. Dani Haogue, and Zaria Smith all grew up in Altadena, CA. In the wake of the Eaton Fire which destroyed more than half of the city in January 2025, they share their personal stories and how they...

  • Episode #20

    We Have to Consider Collapse

    Nov 10, 202456 min

    As solarpunks, we have to consider the possibility of collapse. Matthew Azuley–aka EpicTomorrows–introduces us to collapse awareness, a view of the climate crisis which accepts the inevitability of societal collapse on...

  • Episode #19

    No Healing Without Decolonizing: Community Mental Health in Gaza w/ Dr. Jess Ghannam

    Aug 15, 20241 hour

    In 1995, Dr. Jess Ghannam was one of two psychiatrists for the entire population of the Gaza strip (nearly two million people). The typical Western model of mental health care isn’t equipped to address needs at that...

  • Episode #18

    Ecology is Radical: A People’s History of Environmentalism

    Apr 12, 20241h 2m

    This Earth Month, we’re looking back on the history of environmental radicalism. Brian Tokar is a teacher, activist, and writer who’s been involved in the movements he writes and teaches about since the 70s. We discuss...

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  • Episode #17

    When the Aliens Land, Invite Them to Dinner: Ruthanna Emrys on Monsters, First Contact, and Hope

    Mar 10, 20241 hour

    What happens when a solarpunk world is suddenly visited by aliens? Ruthanna Emrys has long been known to the weird fiction community for her reimaginings of H.P. Lovecraft. She writes stories for monsters – stories that...

  • Episode #16

    Bringing Theory Beyond the Academy: Strange Matters Magazine

    Feb 10, 20241h 33m

    The editors of Strange Matters Magazine want your reading experience to feel like meeting a grad student friend for coffee. Meaning: they explain the most exciting parts of their research, give you all the hot gossip in...

  • Episode #15

    From Capitalist Realism to a Solarpunk Reality

    Jan 7, 20241h 28m

    To kick off the New Year and a new season of Solarpunk Now, I’m bringing you a conversation with some other creators in the solarpunk space. In June last year, I presented a panel at the Solarpunk Conference alongside...

  • Episode #14

    AI is Already Existential: The Case for an Anti-fascist Resistance

    Jul 13, 20231h 34m

    AI already poses an immediate danger to our freedom, livelihood, and even our very survival. We don’t need to wait on the singularity for AI to become existential – the resistance starts now. A conversation with Dan...

  • Episode #13

    Fashioning the Future: Why Accessible Fashion Matters

    Jun 10, 202358 min

    AJ is a fashion designer who focuses on making accessible fashion: clothing for diverse bodies, abilities, and genders. His online store–Pocketbean Crafts–sells magical and accessible fashion. He also has a nonprofit...

  • Episode #12

    More than a Measure: Building Political Consciousness through the Electoral System

    May 6, 20231h 27m

    Measure H was a ballot initiative in the 2022 election in Pasadena, CA (a city in Los Angeles County). The measure–now Article 18 of the city charter–established citywide rent control, “just cause” eviction protections...

  • Episode #11

    Scientists for Socialism! Why Activism and Research Go Hand-in-Hand

    Apr 5, 20231h 9m

    Bee Rooney is both a scientist and a socialist. She got her PhD in environmental engineering and science at Caltech (Pasadena, CA), and now organizes with the Socialists of Caltech and Pasadena Tenants Union. Bee shares...

  • Episode #10

    The Union Makes Us Strong! Stories of Tenant Organizing for a World in Crisis

    Mar 5, 202350 min

    Last summer, tenant organizers from all over North America came together in Los Angeles for the 2022 Autonomous Tenants Union Network Conference. The conversations in this episode were recorded with permission live at...

  • Episode #9

    Your Imagination is Haunted: Exorcising Neoliberalism's Ghosts with Elia Ayoub

    Jan 20, 20231h 39m

    This is a collab episode with fellow podcaster Elia Ayoub of The Fire These Times. We talk in detail about the research I was doing before I started my show, as well as how it connects to Elia’s current research. We...

  • Episode #8

    It's Not a Revolution if We Can't Dance! (Chaia Heller Pt. 2)

    Nov 30, 202242 min

    We need to change our very understanding of nature. Or more specifically, our relationship with nature. We need to see it not as something to exploit, or restrain ourselves from exploiting, but rather as a continuation...

  • Episode #7

    The Sensual Side of Social Ecology (Chaia Heller Pt. 1)

    Nov 30, 202242 min

    When it comes to doing our part to “save the environment”, we’re often limited to making superficial choices as consumers. Choices which don’t do much, if at all, to preserve or improve the health of our planet. What if...

  • Episode #6

    The Roleplaying Game Helping Us Build Utopia

    Jun 20, 20221h 4m

    Imagining the future isn’t easy, especially when we’re constantly told that our demands for freedom, justice, and societal transformation are unrealistic. While theorists have pointed out the importance of developing a...

  • Episode #5

    Let's All Do Acid Communism! (HydroponicTrash Pt. 2)

    May 21, 202259 min

    This is Part 2 of my conversation with Andre–hacker, gardener, organizer, and all-around solarpunk. In this episode we continue our discussion of historical social movements, then talk about how to build power and...

  • Episode #4

    Log On, Clock In, Drop Out: Tech and Liberation (HydroponicTrash Pt. 1)

    May 21, 202252 min

    Andre–aka HydroponicTrash–is a hacker, gardener, organizer, and all-around solarpunk. In this episode we discuss technology: as an industry, as a cultural phenomenon, and as a potential method of liberation. This takes...

  • Episode #3

    Compassion Is Radical: Care Work Within a Punitive System

    Apr 12, 20221h 6m

    Sarah is an addiction counselor at a nonprofit agency in California. Her agency offers a wide range of services, both inpatient and outpatient, and they primarily serve low-income clients with publicly funded health...

Recent guests

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Dan McQuillan

Lecturer in Creative & Social Computing at Goldsmiths University of London, Goldsmiths College, University of London

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Dani Haogue

Better Watts Initiative

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Kyle

Strange Matters

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Bee Rooney

Socialists of Caltech

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