Radhika Desai (@raddesai) is Professor at the Department of Political Studies and Director of the Geopolitical Economy Research Group (YouTube channel) at the University of Manitoba. In this episode, she and TRN Podcast co-host Nick Estes discuss the waning days of the Neoliberal world system dominated by the United States. Watch the video edition on The Red Nation Podcast YouTube channel Check out her latest book, Capitalism, Coronavirus and War: A Geopolitical Economy (2022), available as a fr...
Oct 02, 2023•1 hr 12 min
On Monday, September 25, the Red Nation and an alliance of community members hosted a press conference in Española, New Mexico outside the Rio Arriba County administrative building where officials are planning to restore a statue of violent Spanish colonizer Juan de Oñate to public view. Come and join us for a protest action this Thursday, September 29 at 9 am MT outside the building as the statue is unveiled. Watch the video edition on The Red Nation Podcast YouTube Channel Support www.patreon....
Sep 27, 2023•59 min
RPH co-hosts Elena Ortiz and Melanie Yazzie are joined by TRN podcast host Jennifer Marley and Christina Castro, founder of Three Sisters Collective , to discuss recent developments in the Native liberation struggle in New Mexico. Read more here about the press conference this Monday September 25 https://therednation.org/rio-arriba-county-do-not-resurrect-onate-statue/ Support www.patreon.com/redmediapr...
Sep 25, 2023•1 hr 22 min
On September 12, hundreds gathered on Piscataway lands in front of the White House to demand executive clemency for Leonard Peltier, who celebrated his 79th birthday that day. A caravan of supporters, family, and loved ones departed after ceremony from Rapid City, South Dakota en route to Washington, D.C.– a 1,600 mile journey that arrived on Monday, September 11. Speakers include: Dallas Goldtooth, Susan Harjo, Fawn R. Sharp, Nick Tilsen, Nick Estes, Kevin Sharp, and others. Read more here: htt...
Sep 18, 2023•1 hr
Last month's Maui wildfires were devastating. While mainstream media covered the story, the deep Indigenous histories were lost in the news cycle. Kanaka Maoli activist and co-founder of Maui Medics Healers Hui, Noelani Ahia , joins the show, offering a grounded perspective from Maui. Once a cultural center of the Hawaiian Kingdom, Lahaina is at the forefront of combatting the worst kinds of disaster capitalism and plantation economies. We discuss the deep histories of Indigenous relations with ...
Sep 11, 2023•1 hr 3 min
We're joined by Nick Estes of The Red Nation Podcast to talk about Indigenous sovereignty, land back, and how stupid Mount Rushmore is. https://www.fivefourpod.com/ Support www.patreon.com/redmediapr
Sep 08, 2023•45 min
The 2022 Podcast Tour is back! This episode fell to the wayside last year but come take a break in the Healing Foods Oasis with us. In this episode, Talavi Cook (Ohkay Owingeh Pueblo, Hopi, and Dine) takes us on a tour telling us all about the plants and herbs growing in the oasis. Talavi Cook is the Environmental Health & Justice Program Manager at Tewa Women United. We hope you have as much fun as we did! Tewa Women United is led by Native women and continues to do great work for the commu...
Sep 04, 2023•55 min
This week, Roqayah and Kumars are joined by returning guest Nick Estes and former guest host Shanti Singh for a deep dive into the past, present and future of extraterrestrial visitation. Nick is a member of the Oceti Sakowin Oyate nation, Assistant Professor of American Indian Studies at the University of Minnesota, a cofounder of The Red Nation , and cohost of TRN's flagship podcast . He is also lead editor at Red Media , the author of Our History is the Future: Standing Rock versus the Dakota...
Aug 31, 2023•1 hr 59 min
*We originally intended this as a patron-only episode but after some internal discussion the team decided that this conversation was too important to keep behind a paywall. We encourage you to consider signing up for the Patreon . For just as little as $2 a month, you get access to great bonus content and help support our work.* TRN Podcast co-host Jen Marley speaks with Beata Tsosie-Peña (@BeataTsosiePena) , Organization Director of Breath of My Heart Birthplace , a non-profit midwifery practic...
Aug 28, 2023•1 hr 33 min
The second half of the extra-long conversation RPH co-hosts Elena Ortiz and Melanie Yazzie had with Diné filmmaker and author Ramona Emerson about her celebrated debut novel Shutter (2023) Watch the video edition on The Red Nation Podcast YouTube channel Support www.patreon.com/redmediapr...
Aug 21, 2023•1 hr
Red Power Hour is back! Co-hosts Elena Ortiz and Melanie Yazzie talk with Diné filmmaker and author Ramona Emerson about her celebrated debut novel Shutter (2023) *This is the first half of the conversation; the hosts spoke with Ramona for almost two hours! If you can't wait to listen to the second half, subscribe to Red Media on Patreon or watch the video edition on The Red Nation Podcast YouTube channel* Support www.patreon.com/redmediapr...
Aug 14, 2023•58 min
*Warning: discussions of violence and abuse towards children* Since 2015, the Mohawk Mothers are engaged in a legal battle against McGill University's plans for Montreal's Royal Victoria Hospital. The Mohawk Mothers are "committed to searching the grounds for unmarked graves, as well as undiscovered evidence related to the CIA's MKULTRA medical program." For more information https://www.mohawkmothers.ca/ https://mohawknationnews.com/blog/ The Mohawk Warrior Society: A Handbook on Sovereignty and...
Aug 07, 2023•1 hr 23 min
Native community members respond to the report issued by the US Department of Justice on racist policing against Black and Native people in Minneapolis. We discuss the long history of policing the Native community, the formation of the American Indian Movement, and community responses to racist policing. Watch the video edition on The Red Nation Podcast YouTube channel Support www.patreon.com/redmediapr...
Jul 31, 2023•1 hr 2 min
Dr. Cornel West is a prolific author, professor, preacher, and activist. He is running for US President in 2024. We ask Dr. West how his campaign challenges the brutalities of settler colonialism while also lifting the spirits of people in struggle. Watch the video edition on The Red Nation Podcast YouTube channel. Learn more about his campaign cornelwest2024.org Support www.patreon.com/redmediapr...
Jul 24, 2023•58 min
*Note: We recorded this episode right before the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) launched their strike and published it shortly after. We were not aware that the union has stated that, quote "influencers and content creators should not post on any social media sites regarding a movie, television show or performance that is on strike. This goes for both influencers and content creators whether or not they are getting paid for the content they create." For more information on the strike, check out the S...
Jul 17, 2023•1 hr
Just in time for the Fourth of You Lie, it's another Ask Me Anything with the hosts of Red Power Hour Melanie Yazzie and Elena Ortiz. Watch the video edition on The Red Nation Podcast YouTube channel Support www.patreon.com/redmediapr
Jul 10, 2023•1 hr 1 min
*This is a preview of the latest bonus episode of The Red Nation Podcast. To listen to the entire conversation (which runs almost 90 mins!) subscribe on Patreon for as little as $2 a month* A very special roundtable episode featuring RPH co-hosts Melanie Yazzie and Elena Ortiz (@spiritofpopay) and TRN Podcast host Nick Estes (@nickwestes) on the three recent rulings issued by the US Supreme Court that have big implications for Indigenous Peoples. Support www.patreon.com/redmediapr...
Jul 05, 2023•52 min
TRN Podcast co-host Jen Marley hosts a discussion with Janene Yazzie ( @SixthWorldSol ) and Jade Begay of NDN collective , Teran Villa, Executive Director of All Pueblo Council of Governors, and long-time Red Nation member and greater Chaco resident Cheyenne Antonio, to dispel misinformation being spread about Secretary Deb Haaland's 10-mile buffer zone order and how it impacts the residents of the Greater Chaco Canyon region. Support www.patreon.com/redmediapr...
Jul 03, 2023•1 hr 9 min
In January 2023, TRN sent a delegation to El Salvador for the Indigenous Congress for Decolonization, which seeks to unite leaders, thinkers, Indigenous intellectuals, land defenders, and members of the Central American diaspora in a single voice in search of a new horizon to create a "pact that leads to Indigenous autonomy." This bilingual conversation, hosted by TRN comrade Justine Teba and titled "The State of Indigenous Peoples under the 'State of Emergency' in El Salvador," took place in Ap...
Jun 26, 2023•1 hr 28 min
US history is a contested academic discipline, especially for Native historians. Yale historian Ned Blackhawk (Western Shoshone) has been at the forefront of challenging US history's biggest myths in his latest book, and he pushes back on the consensus view of US history that either ignores or marginalizes Indigenous histories. In this interview, he talks about his latest book, The Rediscovery of America: Native Peoples and the Unmaking of U.S. History (2023). Watch the video edition on The Red ...
Jun 19, 2023•1 hr 1 min
RPH co-hosts Elena Ortiz ( @spiritofpopay ) and Melanie Yazzie discuss the award-winning podcast series Stolen from Native journalist Connie Walker and the wider question of producing and consuming Indigenous Peoples' traumas. Watch the video edition on The Red Nation Podcast YouTube channel Support www.patreon.com/redmediapr...
Jun 12, 2023•1 hr 22 min
Red Media is proud to announce the launch of Kuskalla , an Indigenous culture, language, and politics podcast in Quechua, Spanish, and English. In this episode, Yojana Miraya ( @OsccoMiraya ) and Renzo Aroni ( @renzoaronis ) interview Emily Thompson, a Ph.D. candidate in Social Anthropology at UC Berkeley. Her ethnographic research focuses on wartime photographers and Quechua-speaking victims and survivors in the aftermath of Peru's internal armed conflict (1980-2000) as well as the recent massa...
Jun 05, 2023•15 min
A selection of lectures from "In Search of a New U.S. Policy for a New Latin America: Burying 200 Years of the Monroe Doctrine," organized by the Latin America & the Caribbean Policy Forum and hosted at American University in Washington, D.C. on April 29, 2023. Watch the video edition of the entire event on The Black Alliance for Peace YouTube channel Check out part 2 of the mixtape by signing up for as little as $2 a month. Support www.patreon.com/redmediapr...
Jun 05, 2023•1 hr 22 min
*This is a preview of the latest bonus episode of Red Power Hour. Get access to the entire conversation by subscribing for as little as $2 a month to Red Media on Patreon* RPH co-hosts Melanie Yazzie and Elena Ortiz (@spiritofpopay) review the third season of The Mandalorian. Watch the video edition on The Red Nation Podcast YouTube channel Support www.patreon.com/redmediapr...
May 31, 2023•27 min
TRN Podcast co-hosts Nick Estes (@Nickwestes) and Jen Marley are back with another Ask Me Anything. This episode is guest hosted by Red Nation comrade Justine Teba. Watch the video edition on The Red Nation Podcast YouTube channel Support Red Media on Patreon to submit your own questions in the future. The co-hosts of Red Power Hour are planning their own AMA soon, so make sure you sign up for as little as $2 a month. Support www.patreon.com/redmediapr...
May 29, 2023•1 hr 24 min
RPH is back! Co-hosts Melanie Yazzie and Elena Ortiz (@spiritofpopay ) discuss the Native Museum Industrial Complex and more! Watch the video edition on The Red Nation Podcast Youtube channel Can't get enough RPH? Check out the latest bonus episode available only to Patrons on the third season of The Mandalorian! Preview the episode on our YouTube channel Support www.patreon.com/redmediapr...
May 22, 2023•1 hr 23 min
*Producer's note: This is a preview of an episode I posted on my show, The East Is a Podcast . You can listen to the entire episode by subscribing to the show on your podcatcher or watching it on YouTube* Professor Hasso (@nassawiya) is Professor in the Program in Gender, Sexuality and Feminist Studies at Duke University. Check out the open-access edition of Buried in the Red Dirt: Race, Reproduction, and Death in Modern Palestine (2021)...
May 16, 2023•26 min
Just before Easter this year, the Pope "repudiated" the Doctrine of Discovery. In 1823, the Supreme Court ruled that the United States inherited the right of "discovery" from fifteenth-century papal bulls. The ruling set a legal justification for conquest and white supremacy. Chris Peters, who is Puhlik-lah and Karuk and the president of the Seventh Generation Fund (@7GenFun) , says that repudiations and apologies don't get Native land back. In this podcast, we talk about the Doctrine of Discove...
May 15, 2023•49 min
TRN Podcast co-host Nick Estes (@nickwestes) talks to the editors and contributors of a new collection of texts by Louis Karoniaktajeh Hall (1918-1993). Check out The Mohawk Warrior Society: A Handbook on Sovereignty and Survival (2023) from PM Press Watch the video edition on The Red Nation Podcast YouTube channel . Support www.patreon.com/redmediapr...
May 08, 2023•1 hr 39 min
Following a day-long discussion about U.S. interventionism and efforts to resist imperialism at the Latin America and Caribbean Policy Forum, host José Luis Granados Ceja is joined by Nick Estes from The Red Nation , Claudia De La Cruz from The People's Forum , Teri Mattson of the WTF is Going on in Latin America and the Caribbean podcast, Celina della Croce and Hector Figarella from the Anti-Imperialist Action Committee , as well as Venezuelanalysis' Greg Wilpert , to have a rich discussion abo...
May 04, 2023•48 min
