Ep. 27: Zines, Cultural Change, and Storytelling in the Underground

Hello Friends! In this episode, discuss how the resurgence of zines is connected to cultural change and storytelling in the underground.

Where to Find Sue (all events in Pittsburgh area)

* April 26th (11a - 2p): Mt Lebanon Galleria Book Show

* May 29th (1p - 6p): Solarpunk Future 2025

* May 31st (10a - 5p): Pittsburgh Festival of Books

* July 25 - 27: Confluence SFF Conference 2025

LINKS Ep. 27: Zines, Cultural Change, and Storytelling in the Underground

* Bright Green Futures: 2024 Anthology

* Anthology Giveaway

* Download Zines: Bright Green Futures and How to Solarpunk

* Little Free Library Map

* The state of the culture, 2025: Ted Gioia

* Stop Sharing the Ghibli AI Slop, What is Wrong With You by Luke Plunkett

* Open AI’s Studio Glibli meme facotr is an insult to art itself by Brian Merchant (Blood in the Machine)

* AI: The New Aesthetics of Fascism (New Socialist)

* Flow: The Movie

* History of Zines (Wikipedia)

* Anger is Not the Opposite of Hope (Sue’s blog)

* Indie Bookseller and the wagonloads of books people are buying (Tiktok)

RELEVANT NEWSLETTERS

* Ep 20: Technofeudalists vs. Solarpunk (Sep 2024)

* Ep 6: Exploring Grief in Climate Fiction with Author Renan Bernardo (May 2024)

* Ep 26: Bright Green Futures: 2024 Anthology

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