CiaraI’ve been binge-listening to Lost Terminal podcast. I'm a fangirl now. It’s fiction, but not. It’s a podcast, but feels like a film or book. Beautifully written, beautifully voice-acted. A gripping, immersive hopepunk journey. I feel like I’m in the story, living on post-collapse Earth. It’s moving, funny, dramatic. It’s the clear-eyed, informed, hope-ridden social commentary I didn’t know I needed about AI, climate collapse, degrowth, technology, solarpunk & community.
A nice incidental milestone on the journey: I started at Episode One, broadcast in 2020. At the end of each episode, it referred you to their Twitter account. Later on, that was replaced by: ‘Follow us on Mastodon at @lostterminal'
It was on Mastodon that I first learnt about the Lost Terminal audio-drama. Thank you to @CowboyWho for recommending it.
In Lost Terminal’s post-collapse world, people greet each other by saying ‘Batteries and bars’. Like you'd say hi, hello, goodbye, safe home, see you soon. 'Batteries and bars', because they're important things to keep you safe because they keep you in touch with your community. ‘Batteries and bars.’ Maybe you need to hear it said in the context of the story for this to make sense, but I find that touching.
L'égrégore André ꕭꕬ@CiaraNi I'm gonna take a listen!
@Mabande I'm a fangirl, so my opinion is not to be trusted. If you do sample it, I hope you like it.
@CiaraNi no higher stakes involved. If it's no good I will only shed a solemn tear, but our nations' friendship will be destroyed. Forever!