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The Red Nation Podcast

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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

Love in the time of crisis

*We had originally planned to keep this behind the paywall but there was so much positive feedback regarding the earlier episode we decided to unlock the audio.* TRN Podcast co-host Jen Marley hosts a follow-up to their earlier conversation on romantic love with Levi Harter and another comrade on the difficulties of making meaningful connections surrounded by economic, political, and ecological crises. Watch the video edition on The Red Nation Podcast YouTube channel The Red Nation Podcast is su...

Apr 01, 20241 hr 24 min

Pueblo in Aquarius

RPH is back! RPH Co-host Melanie Yazzie is joined by Justine Teba to reflect on Indigenous environmental movements and victories against the backdrop of the Gaza genocide and the resistance to it. Justine also debriefs the No False Solutions gathering this past weekend. Special shout out to Pueblo Action Alliance. Watch the video edition on The Red Nation Podcast YouTube channel The Red Nation Podcast is sustained by comrades and supporters like you. Power our work here: www.patreon.com/redmedia...

Mar 25, 20241 hr 14 min

"If you make that decision, you have to make it with all your heart" w/ Maurus Chino

TRN Podcast host Jen Marley interviews Acoma Pueblo elder and activist Maurus Chino about his life, organizing career, and the origins of the movement against racist conquistador statues in New Mexico. Cover art: Acoma 1599, Acoma beloved Acoma, ancient of days. By Maurus Chino (2005) The Red Nation Podcast is sustained by comrades and supporters like you. Power our work here: www.patreon.com/redmediapr

Mar 18, 20241 hr 8 min

YOTED: The settler spirituality to alt-right pipeline

The return of our miniseries YOTED! Jen and Justine discuss the New Age settler spiritualism to alt-right pipeline. The documentaries mentioned are Love Has Won: The Cult of Mother God (2023) and You Can't Kill Meme (2021). Watch the video edition on The Red Nation Podcast YouTube channel The Red Nation Podcast is sustained by comrades and supporters like you. Power our work here: www.patreon.com/redmediapr...

Mar 11, 20241 hr 6 min

From Hawai'i to Palestine, occupation is a crime w/ Mikey

TRN Podcast co-host Jen Marley speaks to filmmaker and organizer Mikey (@karaokecomputer) on the overlapping histories of military occupation between Hawai'i and Palestine. Watch the video edition on The Red Nation Podcast YouTube channel Are you Indigenous? Do you support Palestine? Learn more about joining the Indigenous solidarity with Palestine movement and sign the letter here: https://indigenousforpalestine.org/ The Red Nation Podcast is sustained by comrades and supporters like you. Power...

Mar 04, 20241 hr 13 min

Indigenous diamonds w/ Sardana Nikolaeva

Sardana Nikolaeva (Sakha), Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Toronto's Ziibiing Lab (@ziibiinglab) , returns to the podcast to discuss her new study, "Indigenous Diamonds: Extractivism and Indigenous Politics in the Diamond Province of Russia" Read the report here https://www.ziibiinglab.org/indigenous-diamonds Check out her prior episode, "Indigenous People and the Soviet Union: a Sakha perspective" https://directory.libsyn.com/episode/index/id/26618079 The Red Nation Podcast is sustaine...

Feb 26, 20241 hr 25 min

Decolonial parenting w/ Mekha Aponte, Levi Harter and Marquel Musgrave

TRN Podcast co-host Jen Marley is joined by Mekha Aponte, Levi Harter, Marquel Musgrave to discuss the status of children in our world today, breaking down power imbalances between youth and adults, and the joy of reclaiming revolutionary parenting. Watch the video edition on The Red Nation Podcast YouTube channel Episode cover art: Jen's great-grandmother and Pueblo potter, Candelaria Gachupin Zia, with one of her sons. The Red Nation Podcast is sustained by comrades and supporters like you. Po...

Feb 19, 20241 hr 23 min

Not in Our Honor - Press Conference

On February 10, 2024 at Nuwu Art Gallery on unceded Paiute territory (Las Vegas, NV), a group of Indigenous women organized a call to action to change the Kansas City NFL team's name. This press conference occurred the night before the Super Bowl and was moderated by Fawn Douglas from Nuwu Art Gallery. The main speakers--Amanda Blackhorse ( nomorenativemascots.org) , Gaylene Crouser from the Kansas City Indian Center, and Rhonda LeValdo (notinourhonor.com) --are all longtime activists of the mov...

Feb 15, 202459 min

Romantic love is a weapon of capitalism w/ comrades

*Note: This is the unlocked portion of the episode. To listen to the rest of the conversation , become a patron of Red Media for as little as $2 a month to access this and other great bonus content. Alternatively, you can watch the entire episode for free on our YouTube channel, which is linked below* TRN Podcast host Jen Marley talks with comrades Levi Harter and another comrade about the colonial origins of "romance", how "love" has been commodified, and the necessity of reclaiming love as a p...

Feb 12, 20241 hr 15 min

Leonard Peltier Mixtape Vol. 2

February 6th is International Day of Solidarity with Leonard Peltier and All Political Prisoners. Today marks the 49th year of Leonard Peltier's wrongful imprisonment. Free Palestine! Free Leonard Peltier! 01. [00:00] TRN-KREZ Morning Show 02. [01:15] 49 03. [04:14] Whistleblower 04. [17:00] Don't Believe Lies 05. [32:02] Oglala 06. [38:07] Father 07. [44:10] Walk to Justice 08. [01:01:58] 79 09. [01:06:38] We Are Victorious 10. [01:18:55] Free All Political Prisoners Follow the movement! Links ...

Feb 06, 20241 hr 46 min

Unprecedented? The ICJ ruling on genocide in Gaza w/ Maryam Jamshidi

Maryam Jamshidi (@MsJamshidi) , a University of Colorado Boulder Law School professor , explores the meaning and political potential of the International Court of Justice ruling on the genocide in Gaza. Check out her recent article, "Instruments of Dehuman­ization" Watch the video edition on The Red Nation Podcast YouTube channel Are you Indigenous? Do you support Palestine? Learn more about joining the Indigenous solidarity with Palestine movement and sign the letter here: https://indigenousfor...

Feb 05, 202450 min

RPH vs. Killers of the Flower Moon

(Note: We have released the first hour of the conversation on the main feed. You can listen to the entire episode - almost an hour longer- by subscribing to Red Media on Patreon for as little as $2 a month or watch it for free on The Red Nation Podcast YouTube channel) Red Power Hour is back! Co-hosts Elena Ortiz and Melanie Yazzie take on Martin Scorsese's Killers of the Flower Moon (2023) Watch the video edition on The Red Nation Podcast YouTube channel The Red Nation Podcast is sustained by c...

Jan 29, 20241 hr 5 min

Now is not the time for fear!

Justine Teba interviews Jen Marley; two Pueblo women talking about feminism, liberation, Palestine, and a future. Watch the video edition on The Red Nation Podcast YouTube channel Are you Indigenous? Do you support Palestine? Learn more about joining the Indigenous solidarity with Palestine movement and sign the letter here: https://indigenousforpalestine.org/ The Red Nation Podcast is sustained by comrades and supporters like you. Power our work here: www.patreon.com/redmediapr...

Jan 22, 20241 hr 9 min

The Empire is melting w/ Cornel West

Cornel West (@CornelWest) is back on The Red Nation Podcast. He discusses the anti-Palestinian racism at Harvard, the genocide in Gaza, LandBack, and the soulcraft of spiritual resistance to the deep calamities facing humanity and the world. Watch the video edition on The Red Nation Podcast YouTube channel Support www.patreon.com/redmediapr...

Jan 15, 202457 min

Palestine Teach-in Series #1: Settler-Colonialism and Imperialism

A series discussing and deconstructing Pan-Africanism, Zionism, and Islam in relation to contemporary Palestine. Webinar 1: Settler Colonialism and Imperialism Deconstructing how settler colonialism emerged as a distinct political structure from other colonial forms and the centrality of imperialism to its structure. Presenters: - MC: Isra Ibrahim with the South Florida Coalition for Palestine - Nick Estes: The Red Nation and Red Media - Onyesonwu Chatoyer: All-African People's Revolutionary Par...

Jan 10, 20241 hr 57 min

Red Power Hour 2023 Retrospective

RPH co-hosts Melanie Yazzie and Elena Ortiz ( @spiritofpopay) spend almost two full hours discussing the big stories of 2023. Watch the video edition on The Red Nation Podcast YouTube channel Support www.patreon.com/redmediapr

Jan 08, 20241 hr 53 min

The Red Nation Podcast - Year in Review 2023

We can only attempt to summarize the year 2023. We gathered our podcast team to look back at our media work for the year and the current moment. Watch the video edition on The Red Nation Podcast YouTube channel Support www.patreon.com/redmediapr

Jan 01, 20241 hr 47 min

Christmas is Canceled in Bethlehem - Turtle Island Palestine Mixtape Vol. 2

Christmas is Canceled in Bethlehem Turtle Island Palestine Mixtape Vol. 2 00. [00:00] TRN-KREZ News Radio Weather and updates on the ongoing genocide in Palestine. 01. [01:02] Baby in the Rubble Pastor Munther Isaac Middle East Eye / Bethlehem church altars nativity scene to show baby Jesus wearing keffiyeh in solidarity with Gaza 02. [02:29] Revolution Melanie Yazzie delivers a speech by The Red Nation on November 4, 2023 at the national march for Palestine in Washington D.C. 03. [06:50] Palest...

Dec 25, 20231 hr 25 min

Are you a bad man? RPH on Reservation Dogs Season 3

(Note: We released the first hour of this episode the free feed but the conversation continued for another 40 minutes and is available behind the paywall. Subscribe on Patreon to access this and other great bonus content or watch the video edition on our YouTube channel). Red Power Hour is back! Co-hosts Elena Ortiz (@spiritofpopay) and Melanie Yazzie review the third and (sadly) final season of Reservation Dogs. Support www.patreon.com/redmediapr...

Dec 18, 20231 hr 1 min

From Minnesota to Palestine: Teach In and Panel Discussion

In our utmost solidarity, The Red Nation has remained diligent in responding and taking action in the movements toward Palestinian liberation. The Red Nation was joined by: Anthony from MN Anti-War Committee , Rachel Dionne-Thunder with Indigenous Protector Movement, Nicole Mason with Camp Nenookassi, Sana Wazwaz with American Muslims for Palestine, Jae Yates with Twin Cities Coalition for Justice 4 Jamar Clark , and David Gilbert Pederson with MN Workers United & Freedom Road Socialist Orga...

Dec 11, 20232 hr 12 min

"A Movement of Families": The Legacy of Wounded Knee, 1973 and an Oral History of the American Indian Movement

*Note: The Q&A is available to all patrons of Red Media!* A plenary panel of the Northern Great Plains History Conference featuring the oral histories and perspectives of esteemed Native elders, AIM activists, and Wounded Knee veterans Panelists: Dorothy Ninham is a Wolf Clan member of the Oneida Nation of Wisconsin. She is best known for her work in the early 70s as a founder of the American Indian Alcohol Treatment Council after joining the American Indian Movement. Madonna Thunder Hawk, a...

Dec 04, 20231 hr 25 min

Palestine will be decolonized w/ Rawan Eid and Fathi Nemer (pt.2)

*We had originally planned to keep this half of the conversation behind the paywall but there was so much positive feedback we decided to unlock the audio.* TRN Podcast co-host Nick Estes (@nickwestes) in conversation with Rawan Eid (@RiverToSea48) and Fathi Nemer (@amaninthesun) , the co-creators of decolonizepalestine.com. Are you Indigenous? Do you support Palestine? Learn more about joining the Indigenous solidarity with Palestine movement and sign the letter here: https://indigenousforpales...

Nov 27, 202355 min

Palestine will be decolonized w/ Rawan Eid and Fathi Nemer (pt.1)

*This is the first half of an almost two-hour-long episode. To listen to the second part, sign up for as low as $2 a month or you can watch the video edition on The Red Nation Podcast YouTube channel for free* TRN Podcast co-host Nick Estes (@nickwestes) in conversation with Rawan Eid (@RiverToSea48) and Fathi Nemer (@amaninthesun) , the co-creators of decolonizepalestine.com. Are you Indigenous? Do you support Palestine? Learn more about joining the Indigenous solidarity with Palestine movement...

Nov 20, 20231 hr 5 min

A free Palestine frees us all

Red Power Hour is back! RPH co-host Melanie Yazzie is joined by Jen Marley, Justine Teba, Demetrius Johnson, and Kiley Guy for a rowdy debrief of last Saturday's massive Palestine solidarity rally in Washington, DC. Watch the video edition on The Red Nation Podcast YouTube channel Are you Indigenous? Do you support Palestine? Learn more about joining the Indigenous solidarity with Palestine movement and sign the letter here: https://indigenousforpalestine.org/ The Red Nation Podcast is sustained...

Nov 13, 20231 hr 44 min

Indigenous solidarity with Palestine w/ Uahikea Maile and Leanne Betasamosake Simpson

Editor's note: We had some technical difficulties and lost significant portions of this episode, one of which Nick re-recorded afterward. Apologies for the at times disjointed conversation TRN Podcast co-host Nick Estes (@nickwestes) is joined by TRN comrades Uahikea Maile (@uahikea) and Leanne Betasamosake Simpson to discuss the shared solidarities between Native people in Palestine and Turtle Island and the public letter signed by over 132 Native activists, artists, and intellectuals in solida...

Nov 06, 202355 min

Chainsaw hearts and the horrors of genocide w/ Stephen Graham Jones

Stephen Graham Jones (Blackfoot) has published over thirty books and hundreds of short stories. His next book, The Angel of Indian Lake , the concluding work of the Indian Lake trilogy, will be out in March 2024. Watch the video edition on The Red Nation Podcast YouTube channel Support www.patreon.com/redmediapr...

Oct 30, 20231 hr 8 min

RPH Palestine Roundtable - We go back in time only to come here right now

Red Power Hour is back! A somber episode featuring Red Nation comrades Justine Teba and Demetrious Johnson reflecting on the terrors of settler colonialism in Palestine and what Native people on Turtle Island offer to their liberation struggle. You can read our statement on The Red Nation homepage Watch the video edition on The Red Nation Podcast YouTube channel Support www.patreon.com/redmediapr...

Oct 23, 20231 hr 22 min

"We Didn't Start the Fire" w/ Vincent Bevins

From 2010 to 2020, the world experienced mass protests. Yet, those protests have not brought about more democracy and freedom. Why did these protests lead to the opposite of what they supposedly demanded? In this episode, journalist Vincent Bevins ( @Vinncent ) joins the podcast to discuss his latest book, If We Burn: The Mass Protest Decade and the Missing Revolution (2023). Watch the video edition on The Red Nation Podcast YouTube channel Support www.patreon.com/redmediapr...

Oct 16, 20231 hr 18 min

"A nightmare and a dream": Palestinians rise up w/ Ali Abunimah

Indigenous Peoples' Day 2023 live episode special! TRN Podcast co-host Nick Estes (@ nickwestes ) in conversation with Ali Abunimah, founder and Director of The Electronic Intifada , on the unprecedented events in Palestine and what lessons they offer about the nature of decolonization. Folllow Ali on Twitter and Blue Sky BDS homepage https://bdsmovement.net/ Watch the video edition on The Red Nation Podcast YouTube channel Support www.patreon.com/redmediapr...

Oct 09, 20231 hr 2 min

You ain't a leftist if you haven't left yet w/ Mohammed El-Kurd

*Editor's note: This episode was recorded on 9/25/23* Jen, Demetrius, and Kiley sit down with Mohammed El-Kurd ( @m7mdkurd ) to discuss what is happening in El-Kurd's hometown, Al Quds, settler colonialism, and the Palestinian/Native connection. You can learn more about our guest here: https://www.mohammedelkurd.com/ Watch the video edition on The Red Nation Podcast YouTube channel Support www.patreon.com/redmediapr...

Oct 09, 20231 hr 26 min
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