Non Serviam Podcast #42 - Demanding Utopia! with Justine Norton-Kertson of Solarpunk Magazine

Non Serviam Media

We're joined by our friend Justine Norton-Kertson of Solarpunk Magazine, to discuss the radical -- almost utopian -- hope that seems to define Solarpunk. This is a rich conversation covering Solarpunk Magazine itself, the role of science fiction and aesthetics in political movements, solarpunk's intersection with other political philosophies, and much more! "Justine Norton-Kertson (they/he/she) is an author of stories, games, poems, and music, as well as a publisher and community organizer. Their work has been featured in over a dozen magazines including Utopian Science Fiction Magazine, Rulerless, and Jupiter Review. Justine is editing a forthcoming solarpunk anthology for AK Press and their lunarpunk anthology, Bioluminescent, is forthcoming in January 2023. Her nonfiction book, Solarpunk Witchcraft: A Radical Spiritual Praxis, is forthcoming from Microcosm Publishing in 2024. She can be found on Twitter @jankwrites." --https://solarpunkmagazine.com/editorial-team/ twitter.com/jankwrites twitter.com/solarpunklitmag https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/androidpress/bioluminescent-a-lunarpunk-anthology https://solarpunkmagazine.com/ -- Connect with Non Serviam Media on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, and Mastadon! Listen to the Non Serviam Podcast on your favorite podcast platform: iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, Soundcloud, and more! If you'd like to see more anarchist and anti-authoritarian interviews, please consider supporting this project financially by becoming a Patreon www.patreon.com/nonserviammedia -- 00:00:00 Introduction 00:01:32 Justine's Sci-Fi Influences 00:05:16 Justine's Background 00:08:22 Solarpunk Magazine 00:13:34 Dystopia 00:15:12 Radical Hope 00:18:58 Cyberpunk vs. Solarpunk 00:22:16 The Underbelly of Utopia 00:28:57 The Role of Aesthetic 00:36:34 Nuclear Power in Solarpunk 00:40:51 Ecofascism and Solarpunk 00:47:13 Is Solarpunk Anti-Statist? 00:51:23 Solarpunk Markets 00:56:20 Cappuccino 00:59:32 Replicators and Wealth 01:02:09 Making the Future 01:05:32 People Over Technology 01:08:25 Imperfection 01:11:31 Dismissive Demands 01:15:24 Fictitious Futures 01:18:44 Balancing Agenda and Narrative 01:22:22 Cornerstone Texts 01:24:45 Current Projects 01:28:10 Lunarpunk Horizons 01:29:36 Outro