Épisodes

  • No Borders, No Barriers

    No Borders, No Barriers
    Apr 27 2025
    On this episode of Demand Utopia, host Justine Norton-Kertson talks about the history and purpose of borders, then does a thought experiment imagining what a solarpunk future without borders—with freedom of movement—might look like.

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    30 min
  • SO[L.A.]RPUNK

    SO[L.A.]RPUNK
    Apr 14 2025
    On this episode, our host Justine Norton-Kertson imagines what Los Angeles might look in a more hopeful, solarpunk future.

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    11 min
  • DEI, Education, and a Solarpunk Future

    DEI, Education, and a Solarpunk Future
    Mar 24 2025
    In this episode we examine the current attempts to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education and how DEI is at the center of those attacks. Then, we imagine what decentralizing education might look like from a solarpunk perspective instead.

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    29 min
  • Aging with Dignity in a Solarpunk Future

    Aging with Dignity in a Solarpunk Future
    Mar 16 2025
    In this episode we introduce our new climate news segment. Then we examine the U.S. social security system, how it's funded and distributed, as well as the current attacks and drive to privatize this century old system of public, collective care. Then we pivot and imagine what elder care and aging with dignity might look like in a more compassionate and decentralized solarpunk future.

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    46 min
  • Resisting Dystopia is Demanding Utopia

    Resisting Dystopia is Demanding Utopia
    Mar 11 2025
    A war on protest has been declared, with promises to expel, arrest, imprison, and deport student protesters. But resisting dictatorship and dystopia is key to building utopia. That's why on this episode, we're breaking down the current war on protest, its connection to past state crackdowns on movements, and how solarpunk offers a different vision. We also talk about various ways people can engage in resistance even if they can't or don't want to attend street protests.

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    43 min
  • Solarpunk vs Imperialism (Pt. 2)

    Solarpunk vs Imperialism (Pt. 2)
    Mar 2 2025
    In part 2 of our episode on the rise of a new, more overt brand of imperialism in the U.S. under the second Trump administration, we dive into alternatives to imperialism through solarpunk values and practices.

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    33 min
  • Solarpunk vs Imperialism (Pt. 1)

    Solarpunk vs Imperialism (Pt. 1)
    Feb 23 2025
    This week, in the first of a two part episode of Demand Utopia: A Solarpunk Podcast, we look at the brazen imperialist moves Trump has made so far in his first month back in the White House, and we discuss his actions within the historical context of U.S. imperialism specifically, and western imperialism in general. Next week in part 2, we'll dive into the solarpunk response to imperialism and look at real life examples of the struggle to end the empire's global exploitation.

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    44 min
  • Moving Forward

    Moving Forward
    Feb 18 2025
    On our first episode back after a nine month hiatus, host Justine Norton-Kertson reflects on the current political landscape, imagines a solarpunk future, and looks at some recent grassroots victories to inspire us for the struggle ahead.

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    34 min