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The Red Nation Podcast

The Red Nationwww.therednation.org
The Red Nation Podcast features discussions on Indigenous history, politics, and culture from a left perspective. Hosted by Nick Estes and Jen Marley with help from our friend and comrade Sina. The Red Nation Podcast is also the home of Red Power Hour, hosted by Melanie Yazzie and Elena Ortiz. Our show is entirely supported by our patrons on Patreon, support the show and get access to bonus content and other patron exclusive benefits here: Patreon.com/redmediapr Website: therednation.org Follow the hosts on Twitter @nickwestes and @JenMarley1680 and the Red Nation @The_Red_Nation. ​ Theme song: "Dead Horse" by Weedrat https://weedrat.bandcamp.com/
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Episodes

#NativeReads ep. 10: Memory Songs w/ Lydia Whirlwind Soldier

Lakota author Lydia Whirlwind Soldier talks about her collection Memory Songs More info: https://www.oaklakewriterssociety.com/nativereads-podcast-series Music: Frank Waln - "My Stone (instrumentals)" #NativeReads: https://www.firstnations.org/nativereads/...

Nov 23, 202046 min

North Carolina Keeps Breaking My Heart w/ Nick Martin

Sappony journalist Nick Martin talks about Trumpism, the elections, the politics of writing, and what it means to be Native in the South. Read: https://newrepublic.com/article/160079/north-carolina-2020-election-results-trump-tillis Support: https://www.patreon.com/therednation Artwork: "The People of North Carolina" by a Haliwa-Saponi artist Karen Lynch Harley...

Nov 16, 20201 hr 22 min

Veterans' Day & the Demilitarization of Indian Country w/ Krystal Two Bulls

Krystal Two Bulls is a Northern Cheyenne and Oglala Lakota anti-war veteran and organizer. For Veterans' Day, she joins us to discuss the militarization of Indian Country, and how to end it. Resources: https://aboutfaceveterans.org https://landback.org Support: https://www.patreon.com/therednation

Nov 10, 20201 hr 13 min

Post-Election Hangover Special

Our comrades Kumars and Roqayah from Delete Your Account Podcast , Andray from Rezistans Nwa , and Jorden join us for a post-election recap.

Nov 08, 20201 hr 39 min

(Preview) I want to be YOTED w/ Lou Cornum (pt.2)

A preview of some of the great bonus content available to patrons of the show. Sign up for as little as $1 and help support the podcast. Support: patreon.com/therednation The second half of the conversation with Lou Cornum about government coverups from an Indigenous perspective, covering New Mexico as a site for conspiracy theories as well as the popular TV show, the X-Files.

Nov 05, 202012 min

The Savage US Constitution w/ Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz

Historian Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz explains how the drafting of the US Constitution aimed to finance endless Indian wars. Next we ask whether or not the US is a democracy. Read: https://scholarship.law.duke.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3412&context=dlj Support: https://www.patreon.com/therednation

Nov 02, 202058 min

(Preview) I want to be YOTED w/ Lou Cornum (pt.1)

A preview of some of the great bonus content available to patrons of the show. Sign up for as little as $1 and help support the podcast. Support: patreon.com/therednation Lou Cornum talks about government coverups from an Indigenous perspective, covering New Mexico as a site for conspiracy theories as well as the popular TV show, the X-Files. As part of our YOTED special series, we talk about conspiracy theories that have infected the settler mind. Part two of this conversation publishes next we...

Oct 27, 202012 min

Victory in Bolivia! w/ Ollie Vargas

Bolivian journalist Ollie Vargas discusses the Bolivian election and what this means for Indigenous movements and the left. Support: patreon.com/KawsachunNews Subscribe: patreon.com/TheRedNation

Oct 23, 20201 hr

YOTED: Debunking Ancient Aliens

Zitkato from Bands of Turtle Islands joins us to debunk the ancient aliens conspiracy theory. This is the first episode of YOTED, where we debunk racist conspiracy theories that have infected the settler mind. Support: https://www.patreon.com/therednation SOURCES Prometheus Entertainment Leak Project's Interview with Kerry Cassidy of Project Camelot CLICK AT OWN RISK, Project Camelot's About Page Wikipedia: Ancient Aliens Cassidy's Awake and Aware Footage (In-Fighting) Burying the White Gods (Co...

Oct 19, 20201 hr 22 min

#NativeReads ep. 9: Whereas w/ Layli Long Soldier

Joel Waters interviews Oglala Lakota author Layli Long Soldier about her collection of poetry Whereas More info: https://www.oaklakewriterssociety.com/nativereads-podcast-series Music: Frank Waln - "My Stone (instrumentals)" #NativeReads: https://www.firstnations.org/nativereads/...

Oct 17, 202057 min

INDIGENOUS PEOPLES DAY SPECIAL 20 Point Program (Ft. Nick Estes)

From our friends at the Bands of Turtle Island podcast: In this episode Zitkato interviews Nick Estes from the Red Nation and author of Our History is the Future about the 20 Point Program of the Trail of Broken Treaties written by Hank Adams Support: https://www.patreon.com/therednation

Oct 12, 20201 hr 58 min

Land Back w/ Nickita Longman, Emily Riddle, & Lindsay Nixon

We talk to the Indigenous contributors and editors — Nickita Longman , Emily Riddle , Lindsay Nixon — of the Briarpatch issue on "Land Back." Buy a copy here: https://briarpatchmagazine.com/issues/view/september-october-2020 Support: https://www.patreon.com/therednation...

Oct 05, 20201 hr 4 min

"I have seen the future" w/ Mark Tilsen

Lakota Water Protector and poet Mark Tilsen talks about frontline land defense and his book of poetry It Ain't Over Until We're Smoking Cigars On The Drill Pad (2019). Find out more: https://www.marktilsen.com Support: https://www.patreon.com/therednation

Sep 24, 20201 hr 14 min

(Unlocked) Bonus Episode 47: Behind the buckskin curtain pt. 2 w/ Jana Schmieding

Lakota writer, actor, and comedian Jana Schmieding pulls back the buckskin curtain on the politics of Natives in film and entertainment. In the second part of the interview, we review the Westworld episode "Kiksuya" (2018). Ali Nahdee on the "Aila Test": https://www.hcn.org/articles/indigenous-affairs-interview-the-aila-test-evaluates-representation-of-indigenous-women-in-media Find Jana's work here: http://www.janaschmieding.com Support: Patreon.com/therednation...

Sep 23, 202051 min

Tear down the walls w/ the O'odham Anti-Border Collective

O'odham Land Defenders Nellie Jo David, Amber Ortega, Napoleon Marrietta, and Amrah Saloman talk about resisting border imperialism and state repression. Follow: https://www.facebook.com/AntiBorderCollective Read more: https://theintercept.com/2020/09/16/indigenous-activists-border-wall-protest/ Support: https://www.patreon.com/therednation...

Sep 21, 20201 hr 39 min

#NativeReads ep. 8: Anti-Indianism in Modern America w/ Elizabeth Cook-Lynn

Margaret Cook interviews her mother the Dakota scholar Elizabeth Cook-Lynn about her seminal book Anti-Indianism in Modern America: A View from Tatekeya's Earth . Music: Frank Waln - "My Stone (instrumentals)" More info: https://www.oaklakewriterssociety.com/nativereads-podcast-series #NativeReads: https://www.firstnations.org/nativereads/...

Sep 16, 20201 hr 17 min

#AbolishAPD: Blue Leaks w/ Keegan & David

Researchers Keegan James Sarmiento Kloer and David Correia ( @AbolishAPD ) discuss Blue Leaks, a data dump that shows corporate-public partnerships between big box retailers and the Albuquerque Police Department. The privatized police database was used for political influence and so much more. Further reading: https://www.abolishapd.org/post/albuquerque-police-engaged-in-secret-intelligence-gathering-operation-leaked-documents-show https://www.abolishapd.org/post/apd-nmoag-nsa...

Sep 14, 202042 min

(Preview) Bonus Episode 47: Behind the buckskin curtain pt. 2 w/ Jana Schmieding

A preview of some of the great bonus content available to patrons of the show. Sign up for as little as $1 and help support the podcast. Support: patreon.com/therednation Lakota writer, actor, and comedian Jana Schmieding pulls back the buckskin curtain on the politics of Natives in film and entertainment. In the second part of the interview, we review the Westworld episode "Kiksuya" (2018). Find Jana's work here: http://www.janaschmieding.com...

Sep 07, 202010 min

Behind the buckskin curtain w/ Jana Schmieding (pt. 1)

Lakota writer, actor, and comedian Jana Schmieding pulls back the buckskin curtain on the politics of Natives in film and entertainment. In the first part of this interview, we review the final episode "Ghost Dance" in the TNT series Into the West (2005). In the second part of the interview, we review the Westworld episode "Kiksuya" (2018). Ali Nahdee on the "Aila Test": https://www.hcn.org/articles/indigenous-affairs-interview-the-aila-test-evaluates-representation-of-indigenous-women-in-media ...

Sep 07, 20201 hr 40 min

Fascism, freedom, fiction w/ Arundhati Roy

Indian writer Arundhati Roy talks about her new book of essays, Azadi: Freedom. Fascism. Fiction. This talk was organized by Haymarket Books and the Elliott Bay Book Company. Support: Patreon.com/therednation

Sep 02, 20201 hr 17 min

The end of US empire? w/ Kim TallBear

Dakota scholar Kim TallBear talks about the end of US empire and what that means for Indigenous people. She is a regular panelist for the podcast Media Indigena and writes for the Critical Polyamorist . Support: patreon.com/therednation

Aug 31, 20201 hr 5 min

Learning & unlearning w/ Noname

Rapper and activist Noname joins us for wide-ranging discussion on celebrity culture, social media, the Black Radical Tradition, and so much more. Check out her work: https://nonamebooks.com Support: patreon.com/redmediapr

Aug 25, 20201 hr 27 min

A history of the American Indian Movement w/ Nick Estes

Nick Estes, author of "Our History is the Future" and co-founder of The Red Nation, joins Breht from Rev Left Radio to discuss the history and legacy of the American Indian Movement, including the history of indigenous resistance in America, the origins and ideology of AIM, the Siege of Wounded Knee in 1973, the FBI's COINTELPRO, the Reign of Terror, and so much more. This is a collaborative project between Rev Left Radio and The Red Nation Podcast Learn about, join, and/or support the Red Natio...

Aug 23, 20202 hr 45 min

Uprising in Bolivia w/ Ollie Vargas

Bolivian journalist Ollie Vargas (@OVargas52) from Kawsashun News (@KawsaschunNews) returns to the show to discuss the recent uprisings and calls to restore restore democracy in Bolivia. Support Kawsaschun News: https://www.patreon.com/KawsaschunNews

Aug 17, 20201 hr 7 min

#NativeReads ep. 7: Custer Died for Your Sins w/ Phil Deloria

Nick Estes interviews historian Phil Deloria about his father's classic book Custer Died for Your Sins: An Indian Manifesto . Music: Frank Waln - "My Stone (instrumentals)" More info: https://www.oaklakewriterssociety.com/nativereads-podcast-series #NativeReads: https://www.firstnations.org/nativereads/...

Aug 10, 20201 hr 15 min
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