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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

Community, autonomy and reproductive justice

Join RPH co-hosts Melanie Yazzie and Elena Ortiz (@spiritofpopay) along with Red Nation comrade Nicole Martin for a discussion on reproductive justice in Indian Country. Check out https://www.iwrising.org/ Watch this episode on The Red Nation Podcsat YouTube channel https://youtu.be/f1lyHBKxVhU (Date of recording: June 20, 2022) Support www.patreon.com/redmediapr...

Jun 25, 20221 hr 21 min

Colombia & the Latin American left tide w/ David Adler

David Adler (@davidrkadler) from Progressive International ( @progintl) discusses the recent Colombian presidential elections, where the left won for the first time in history. We talk about what that means for the region and anti-imperialist movements. Watch this episode on The Red Nation Podcast YouTube channel. https://youtu.be/cyqRnfxnrkM Support www.patreon.com/redmediapr...

Jun 22, 202256 min

Boarding school genocide w/ Nick and Jen (pt.1)

*Warning: discussions of violence and abuse towards children* The Red Nation Podcast co-hosts Nick (@nickwestes) and Jen (@JenMarley1680) discuss the recent Department of Interior report on the federal Indian boarding school system, Indian child removal policies and forms of genocide. But what does justice look like for survivors and modern Native Nations? Read the report here: https://www.bia.gov/sites/default/files/dup/inline-files/bsi_investigative_report_may_2022_508.pdf Resources for self-c...

Jun 20, 202240 min

Riding the worm

Red Power Hour host Elena Ortiz (@spiritofpopay) is joined by Sungmanitu (@BandsIsland) and Sina Rahmani (@urorientalist) to discuss Denis Villeneuve's Dune (2021). Support www.patreon.com/redmediapr

Jun 13, 20221 hr 2 min

Listen carefully to rebellion's echo w/ Susan Blight

Anishinaabe artist Susan Blight talks with Uahikea Maile (@Uahikea) about her new installation Weweni Bizindan , art and activism in Toronto, and collective rebellion. Support www.patreon.com/redmediapr

Jun 06, 20221 hr 8 min

The four invasions of Guatemala and Indigenous resistance w/ Giovanni Batz

*Episode originally posted November 2018* In this episode, Giovanni Batz (@gio_batz) — an Indigenous researcher, the son of Guatemalan working class parents, and the paternal grandson of K'iche' Maya — talks about the history and struggle for Indigenous autonomy in the Ixil Region of Gutemala. His research interests include extractivist industries and megaprojects in Latin America, Guatemalan-Maya migration, displacement and diaspora, indigenous social movements, and human rights. Support www.pa...

May 30, 202247 min

The business of representation w/ Uahikea Maile

Uahikea Maile (@uahikea) on the recently-inaugurated Indigenous Politics Collaboratory at the University of Toronto. Guest hosted by Sina Rahmani (@urorientalist) Support www.patreon.com/redmediapr

May 23, 202251 min

Intellectual no-fly zone w/ Mnar Adley

Empire is a misinformation war. In commemoration of the Nakba, we talk with Palestinian journalist and founder of MintPress News (@MintPressNews) , Mnar Adley (@MnarMuh) , about censorship and Israel's assassination of Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Akleh. Video edition available here Support www.patreon.com/redmediapr...

May 15, 202254 min

The life and death of Larry Casuse w/ David Correia and Ursula Casuse Carrillo

In 1973, Navajo activist Larry Casuse took hostage at gunpoint the mayor of Gallup, protesting the city's liquor industry's deathly toll on Native people. We discuss the new book "An Enemy Such as This" detailing this history with author David Correia and Casuse's sister Ursula, which is out now from @haymarketbooks . Haymarket Books Website Watch this episode on The Red Nation Podcast YouTube channel https://youtu.be/XpEXLkdFfL8 Support www.patreon.com/redmediapr...

May 09, 20221 hr 10 min

Reading Vine Deloria Jr.'s God is Red (pt.2)

The second part of Nick Estes' (@nickwestes) in-depth conversation with New Amauta ( @AmautaNew ) of Vine Deloria Jr.'s God is Red (1973). Support www.patreon.com/redmedia

May 02, 20221 hr 29 min

Native Women Freestyle Hour

Red Power Hour co-hosts Melanie Yazzie and Elena Ortiz (@spiritofpopay) are back for a wide-ranging conversation about landback, revolutionary struggle, and the power of Native women. Support www.patreon.com/redmediapr

Apr 25, 20221 hr 20 min

Reading Vine Deloria Jr.'s God is Red (pt.1)

Nick Estes (@nickwestes) is joined by returning guest New Amauta (@AmautaNew) for an in-depth discussion of Vine Deloria Jr.'s God is Dead (1973). Check out New Amauta's IG page (@newamauta) and his episode from February 2022 on Indigenous Plurinationalism. Watch this episode on our YouTube channel . Can't wait to listen to the entire episode? Sign up as a patron! www.patreon.com/redmediapr...

Apr 18, 20221 hr 15 min

Queer Indigenous Feminism and Indigenous Movements in Media

Red Power Hour hosts Melanie Yazzie and Elena Ortiz (@spiritofpopay) in conversation with Tommy Pico and Chad Charlie, writers for the hit FX series Reservation Dogs . Watch this episode on The Red Nation Podcast YouTube channel https://youtu.be/7vWZHlRdK5Y Support www.patreon.com/redmediapr

Apr 11, 20221 hr 28 min

(Preview) Hybrid warfare and sanctions w/ Vijay Prashad

A preview of some of the great bonus content available to patrons of Red Media. Sign up for as little as $1 per month. Support: patreon.com/redmediapr Vijay Prashad (@vijayprashad) is Director of the Tricontinental Institute (@tri_continental) Co-hosted with Sina Rahmani (@urorientalist)...

Apr 05, 202221 min

Anatomy of a coup w/ Thomas Becker (pt.2)

Thomas Becker is a human rights lawyer based in La Paz, Bolivia and co-author of Coup: A Story of Violence and Resistance in Bolivia (Link) Watch the video edition on The Red Nation Podcast YouTube channel or watch this episode ad-free by signing up on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Support www.patreon.com/redmediapr...

Apr 04, 202248 min

No Good Nazis

Red Power Hour hosts Melanie Yazzie and Elena Ortiz (@spiritofpopay) discuss the latest news from Indian Country and Leonard Peltier's case for commutation. Support www.patreon.com/redmediapr

Mar 28, 20221 hr 38 min

Anatomy of a coup w/ Thomas Becker (pt.1)

Thomas Becker (@mrtommybecker) is a human rights lawyer based in La Paz, Bolivia and co-author of Coup: A Story of Violence and Resistance in Bolivia (Link) Watch the video edition on The Red Nation Podcast YouTube channel or watch this episode ad-free by signing up on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Support www.patreon.com/redmediapr...

Mar 21, 20221 hr 4 min

(Preview) A brief history of NARF w/ Dan Lewerenz

A preview of some of the great bonus content available to patrons of Red Media. Sign up for as little as $1 per month. Support: patreon.com/redmediapr Dan Lewerenz is Staff Attorney with the Native American Rights Fund Hosted by Sungmanitu from Bands of Turtle Island

Mar 18, 202212 min

Arrows of Love

Red Power Hour hosts Melanie Yazzie and Elena Ortiz (@spiritofpopay) are joined by Red Nation comrade Kiley Guy to talk about love. Support www.patreon.com/redmediapr

Mar 14, 20221 hr 5 min

No war, no NATO in Ukraine w/ Onyesonwu Chatoyer and Austin Gonzalez

TRN Podcast hosts Nick Estes and Jen Marley are joined by Onyesonwu Chatoyer from Hood Communist and the All African Peoples Revolutionary Party and Austin Gonzalez from the DSA's International Committee to discuss the Ukraine war. Support www.patreon.com/redmediapr

Mar 07, 20221 hr 11 min

(Preview) YOTED: The Jeffery Epstein Files

A preview of some of the great bonus content available to patrons of Red Media. Sign up for as little as $1 per month. Support: patreon.com/redmediapr Nick and Sungmanitu are joined by The Red Nation Podcast co-host Jen Marley (@JenMarley1682 ) to discuss how Jeffery Epstein brought his child trafficking syndicate to New Mexico.

Mar 06, 202221 min

Fresh Banana Leaves w/ Jessica Hernandez

Jessica Hernandez ( @doctora_nature ) is a transnational Indigenous scholar, scientist, and community advocate based in the Pacific Northwest. She is the author of Fresh Banana Leaves: Healing Indigenous Landscapes through Indigenous Science. Support www.patreon.com/redmedia *Apologies for the sound issues in the second half*...

Feb 28, 20221 hr 2 min

No country for eight-spot butterflies w/ Julian Aguon

Chamorro writer and lawyer Julian Aguon (@julian_aguon) discusses his latest book and the decolonization of Guam. Watch this episode ad-free by signing up for as little as $1 a month on Patreon or on the Red Nation Podcast YouTube channel https://youtu.be/69KsgIQrBQc Support www.patreon.com/redmediapr

Feb 21, 20221 hr 6 min

Indigenous Plurinationalism w/ New Amauta (pt.2)

New Amauta (@Amautanew) joins Nick Estes (@nickwestes) for a discussion on the roots of Indigenous resistance and decolonization from an international perspective. Make sure to check out the first half of the conversation! Support

Feb 14, 202257 min

Wetsuweten Mixtape

This episode mixes smaller audio segments from 3 previous episodes on Wetsuweten resistance from January 2020, February 2020 and December 2021. This mixtape is the first in a series that combines the "best-ofs" into a shorter episode for those short on time to gain better understanding on a specific theme or issue. If you enjoyed this style of episode please support by becoming a patron today! www.patreon.com/redmediapr

Feb 10, 202234 min

Indigenous Plurinationalism w/ New Amauta (Pt.1)

New Amauta (@Amautanew) joins Nick Estes (@nickwestes) for a discussion on the roots of Indigenous resistance and decolonization from an international perspective. Can't wait to listen to the entire episode? Sign up as a patron! www.patreon.com/redmediapr

Feb 07, 202253 min

Time for the Reverse Mayflower

Red Power Hour host Elena Ortiz (@spiritofpopay) is joined by Jennifer Marley (@JenMarley1680) and Uahikea Maile (@uahikea) for Part 2 of Indigenous Tourism. Support www.patreon.com/redmediapr

Jan 31, 20221 hr 19 min

The War on Terror & the "crusading society" w/ Adnan Husain (Pt.2)

Historian and co-host of Guerrilla History Podcast (@guerrilla_pod) Adnan Husain (@adnanahusain) sees the war on terror as part of a long history going back to the medieval crusades. This deep-dive historical discussion traces the early forms of racial capitalism and settler colonialism as they arose in Europe and the Americas. Make sure to check out the first half of the conversation! Support https://www.patreon.com/redmediapr...

Jan 24, 202243 min

In Memory of Clyde Bellecourt

Clyde Bellecourt was an Ojibwe leader and one of the founding members of the American Indian Movement (AIM). He gave this convocation in October 1971 to students at Augsburg University titled "Custer Died For Your Sins," a reference to Vine Deloria's book of the same name. Introduction by Nick Estes (@nickwestes) Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ys-3ZtCpz5s

Jan 22, 202246 min

Traveling While Indigenous

Red Power Hour co-hosts Elena Ortiz (@spiritofpopay) and Melanie Yazzie kick off 2022 discussing something we all want but can't have right now: traveling and vacationing (from an Indigenous left perspective, of course). Support https://www.patreon.com/redmediapr

Jan 17, 20221 hr 23 min
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