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Wrapping up Solar Punk Season

S2 E9 · Book Club Podcast
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We are wrapping up our season on Solar Punk with three heavy hitting books.

The final three books of the season are Seveneves by Neal Stephenson, Earth Abides by George R. Stewart and Walkaway by Cory Doctorow..

Seveneves begins with the destruction of the moon, wiping out all life on Earth. Survivors build a civilization in space for 5,000 years, until the Earth is habitable again.

In Earth Abides, a pandemic wipes out most of humanity and the main character travels the country, observing how animal and plant life adapt to an ecosystem without humans. Over the course of his life he sees what remains from the old civilization, and what does not.

Walkaway is about informal groups who “walk away” from corrupt American society by building and surviving in areas of land destroyed by climate change.

These books create worlds in which humanity must deal with a worldwide crisis and build a better society for the future.

Read Seveneves for our next book discussion. You can get your copy of all the books using our affiliate links here:

Seveneves | Earth Abides | Walkaway

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Introduction to Solar Punk Season Wrap-up

00:00:09
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Hello listeners, I'm Carly and we are wrapping up our solar punk season with some heavy hitters.

Upcoming Episode Announcement: Seven Eves

00:00:15
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I'm Caroline. Our next episode is on Seven Eves by Neal Stephenson.

Overview of Seven Eves by Neal Stephenson

00:00:20
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This book begins with the destruction of the moon wiping out all life on earth.
00:00:25
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Survivors build a civilization in space for 5,000 years until the Earth is habitable again.

Discussion on Earth Abides by George R. Stewart

00:00:31
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Then we will read Earth Abides by George R. Stewart. This book written in 1949 starts with a pandemic that wipes out most of human life on Earth. The main character travels the country observing how animal and plant life adapt to an ecosystem without humans. Over the course of his life, he sees what remains from the old civilization and what does not.

Exploration of Themes in Walk Away

00:00:51
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Our final book for the season is Walk Away by Cory Doctorow. Walk Away is about informal groups who walk away from corrupt American society by building and surviving in areas of land destroyed by climate change.

Newsletter Promotion and Substack Link

00:01:05
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Yeah, heavy books. Yeah, they are.
00:01:12
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