S5E9: Finding New Life in Old Tech, With Michael DeLuca

Join us for the final interview of this season, as we talk with Michael DeLuca, publisher of Reckoning, a yearly journal of creative writing on environmental justice, and author of The Jaguar Mask. Michael, impressed by the creative uses of cast off technology in the Global South, would like us to also adopt old tech. He recommends that we follow their lead and adapt old tech to suit our needs, as well as find creative new uses for old tech. We should do better than just be passive consumers of the tech that is sold to us more to the needs and convenience of the companies that produce it than to ours. You can follow Michael via his website (mossyskull.com), Mastodon (@MichaelJDeLuca@climatejustice.social), and Bluesky and X (@michaeljdeluca). Here are some links relevant to our discussion......about the hand-cranked laptop...concerning the (reindeer) who ate all the food on the island...regarding a degrowth strategy to reach net zero carbon dioxide emissions to the atmosphere Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Solarpunk Presents is a podcast that explores the people and projects working on bringing us a better world today.Solarpunk is more than just an idea, more than just an aesthetic. Those inspire us, but where do we go from there? How do we put the values and visions described in solarpunk fiction and art into action in the here and now? What does that look like, translated into the reality of our present moment, into the places and spaces where we’re at? Hosts Ariel Kroon and Christina De La Rocha are producing podcast episodes featuring interviews with people working to make the world a better place right now, as well as discussions of solarpunk, DIY, aesthetic, housing, and more. Join us as we explore what #solarpunk looks like in the present.The best way to reach us is to email us at solarpunkpresents at gmail dot com or on our socials:Website: https://www.solarpunkpresents.comPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/solarpunkpresentsMastodon: https://climatejustice.social/@solarpunkpresentsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/solarpunkprFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/solarpunkpresentspodcastYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@solarpunkpresentsTumblr: https://www.tumblr.com/solarpunkpresentspodcast Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.