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April 17, 2024

Why Solar Man Joined the Ultra League of Super Defenders (Encore)

There's a new superhero in town. His name is Solar Man, and he's here to help the world, but not in the way you might think. To defeat his arch-nemesis, Solar Man reluctantly decides to join the Ultra League of …

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April 10, 2024

Murder by Solar Drone (Encore)

A solar installer thinks he hears a gunshot while performing a drone solar site survey. The shot--if it was a shot--came from the ranch house of his ex-fiancé. Can the solar installer’s drone footage solve the gunshot mystery...

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April 5, 2024

Probably True Solar Songs: A Ballad for Greta T (Live-ish)

On the next Probably True Solar Stories, you’ll hear a new Probably True Solar Song that was inspired by the relentless climate action and advocacy of Greta Thunberg. True Solar Takeaways We loved this song so much that we ma...

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April 4, 2024

Probably True Solar Songs: Bye Bye Utility Bill. Hello, Solar Thrill!…

On the next Probably True Solar Stories, we return for our second Probably True Solar Song about a woman who decides to break up with her utility and fall in love with solar power. True Solar Takeaways This solar breakup …

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April 3, 2024

Probably True Solar Songs: The Solar Coaster Life (Sort of Live)

On the next Probably True Solar Stories, we introduce our music division: Probably True Solar Songs. You'll also learn about our new solar-themed dive bar, meet the band, and hear our first future hit solar song, "The Solar C...

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March 27, 2024

Good Afternoon, Dude. I'm Solar Sam, Your Solar Salesbot (Encore)

(The following is an encore episode from 2022, but all the info is still "probably true.") On the next Probably True Solar Stories, we imagine how the AI and robots of the future could affect solar sales in the year …

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March 21, 2024

The Psychic, the Solar Installer, and the CPUC

On the next Probably True Solar Stories, a psychic predicts a sunny future for a struggling solar installer and the entire California solar industry. But when the installer doesn’t believe her, the psychic makes a bet that co...

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March 13, 2024

Our Solar State of the Union: The Energy Deep State

On the next Probably True Solar Stories., we imagine what a fictional President Biden --a.k.a. "Dark Brandon"-- could have said at his 2024 State of the Union to bring more urgency about our global climate crisis and current ...

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March 6, 2024

How Winnie-the-Pooh Went Solar (with Tigger Too!)

On the next Probably True Solar Stories, we revisit the story of how Winnie-the-Pooh went solar, but this time, with a certain Pooh character who wasn’t part of the public domain… until now. True Solar Takeaways As Christophe...

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Feb. 28, 2024

Let's Get Married at RE+ in Vegas (Live from Las Vegas)

On the next Probably True Solar Stories, you’ll hear a live storytelling about two solar pros who decide to get married at a solar conference in Las Vegas. But when the wedding gets unexpectedly interrupted, the solar industr...

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Feb. 21, 2024

The Solar Heist, or How I Got into the Solar Business, Part 11: Rewind

On the next Probably True Solar Stories, we conclude our limited series, "The Solar Heist, or How I Got Into the Solar Business." It's about two neighbors who unexpectedly form an odd friendship and work to uncover a solar en...

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Feb. 14, 2024

The Solar Heist, or How I Got into the Solar Business, Part 10: Timing

On the next Probably True Solar Stories, we continue with Part 10 of "The Solar Heist" series. Mrs. Prout returns to Mazz and Charlie’s house to give them a warning. But Mazz and Charlie are already in Chico. Despite her …

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Feb. 7, 2024

The Solar Heist, or How I Got into the Solar Business, Part 9: Chico

On the next Probably True Solar Stories, "The Solar Heist" series continues. Charlie goes to Chico, California to hunt for "CATs," --certain awful things--buried at a landfill that’s about to become a new solar farm. Meanwhil...

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Jan. 31, 2024

The Solar Heist, or How I Got into the Solar Business, Part 8: Mrs. P…

On the next Probably True Solar Stories, Sylvia Prout, the widow of Richard Prout, visits Mazz and Charlie looking for answers about her husband's apparent murder. After some intense questioning and bourbon Irish coffees, Syl...

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Jan. 24, 2024

The Solar Heist, or How I Got into the Solar Business, Part 7: Monste…

On the next episode of Probably True Solar Stories, we continue with Part 7 of The Solar Heist, or How I Got Into the Solar Business. When an intruder breaks in and holds a gun to the head of Mazz's …

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Jan. 17, 2024

Season 3 Preview: The Energy Deep State

Welcome, solar fiction fans to the Season 3 preview of Probably True Solar Stories! Last season's theme was "Solar Noir." For Season 3, it's a presidential election year, so our stories are going to explore politics and the #...

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Oct. 26, 2023

The Reason We All Decided to Go Solar after Halloween (Bonus Episode)

On the next Probably True Solar Stories, twenty homes on the same cul de sac decide to go solar on the day after a Halloween night blackout. It’s a simple story, but when a young reporter looks into it, he …

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Sept. 20, 2023

The Solar Heist, or How I Got into the Solar Business, Parts 1-6

For those solar fiction fans who prefer the longer formats, we've combined all six episodes of "The Solar Heist" into a single two-hour version, including chapter headings. Two neighbors meet unexpectedly at an Oakland, Calif...

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Sept. 13, 2023

Solar Expectations (Sponsored)

Today's Probably True Solar Stories mini-story is about one solar installer's expectations. It's also tangentially about a moose... ("The Story Behind the Solar Panel" is a new Prbably True Solar Stories mini-story series tha...

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Sept. 11, 2023

The Story Behind the Solar Panel: The Solar Superhero Story (Sponsore…

Today's Probably True Solar Stories episode is about a solar superhero that you may already know... ("The Story Behind the Solar Panel" is a new Prbably True Solar Stories mini-story series that is supported by sponsors. The ...

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Aug. 30, 2023

The Red Knight and the Dawn of the Solar Dragon, Parts 1, 2, & 3

On the next Probably True Solar Stories, we’re bringing together our previously published solar dragon story, "The Red Knight and the Dawn of the Solar Dragon." It’s the same Season 2 story, but instead of three 20-minute epi...

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Aug. 16, 2023

Part 6, The Solar Heist, or How I Got into the Solar Business: Trust

On the next Probably True Solar Stories, we end our Solar Noir season where we began. We continue the ongoing story of "The Solar Heist, or How I Got Into the Solar Business." In this next chapter, it’s all about …

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Aug. 9, 2023

The Red Knight and the Dawn of the Solar Dragon, Part 3

On the next Probably True Solar Stories, we conclude the Red Knight and the Dawn of the Solar Dragon. The evil King Maxwell and his Red Knight, Goran, have started the Second Dragon War, trying to replace the moody, but …

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Aug. 2, 2023

The Red Knight and the Dawn of the Solar Dragon, Part 2

On the next Probably True Solar Stories, we continue with part 2 of The Red Knight and the Dawn of the Solar Dragon. Gorin, The Red Knight has invented a technology to replace dragon power with short-sighted fossil fuel power...

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