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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

Resistance Rock w/ JJ Otero

TRN Podcast host Nick Estes speaks with Diné and Hopi artist and musician JJ Otero about using music to wage resistance. Watch the video edition on The Red Nation Podcast YouTube channel Empower our work: GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/empower-red-medias-indigenous-content Subscribe to The Red Nation Newsletter: https://www.therednation.org/ Patreon www.patreon.com/redmediapr...

Apr 14, 20251 hr 24 min

Evo Morales and the fracturing of Bolivia's left w/ Camila Escalante

TRN Podcast host Nick Estes is joined by journalist Camila Escalante on the rift within Bolivia's socialist movement and the potential return of Evo Morales. Camila Escalante is the Editor at Kawsachun News and Latin American correspondent for Press TV. Keep up with their reporting at https://kawsachun.com/ and empower their work on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/KawsachunNews Watch the video edition on The Red Nation Podcast YouTube channel The Red Nation Podcast is a collaboration between Th...

Apr 07, 20251 hr 33 min

Lawfare: a proxy war against the Sacred w/ Natali Segovia

TRN Podcast host Nick Estes speaks with attorney Natali Segovia, Executive Director of the Water Protector Legal Collective. Follow WPLC on Instagram Watch the video edition on The Red Nation Podcast YouTube channel The Red Nation Podcast is a collaboration between The Red Nation and Red Media . Empower our work: GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/empower-red-medias-indigenous-content Subscribe to The Red Nation Newsletter: https://www.therednation.org/ Patreon https://www.patreon.com/redmedia...

Mar 31, 20251 hr 14 min

Blue Cat People are not Indigenous: RPH vs. Avatar (pt.1)

*Producer's note: This is only the first half of the conversation, which in total stretched almost 2.5 hours! To listen to the second half, please sign up at Patreon.com/redmediapr or you can watch the full episode on our YouTube channel soon! RPH is back! Co-hosts Melanie Yazzie and Elena Ortiz are joined by TRN comrade Levi Harter to discuss James Cameron's mega-blockbuster (and also mega racist) Avatar series . Watch the video edition on The Red Nation Podcast YouTube channel Empower our work...

Mar 24, 20251 hr 20 min

Best of 2020 Mixtape Pt. 1

Celebrate five years of The Red Nation Podcast with us! This mixtape is a part of our "best of" series. This tracklist features some of the best of the show from the year 2020. 2020 was a jammed-packed year of events and content, so we have decided to break up this episode into two parts. Part two will be available on our Patreon later this week! Please support the show and gain access to bonus content on our Patreon! Every episode can be found on our channels and will be listed on therednation....

Mar 17, 20251 hr 39 min

Pity is a form of oppression w/ Mohammed el-Kurd

TRN Podcast host Nick Estes speaks with Mohammed el-Kurd (@m7mdkurd) about his new book, Perfect Victims and the Politics of Appeal (2025) Watch the video edition or the livestream on The Red Nation Podcast YouTube channel Empower our media work: GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/empower-red-medias-indigenous-content Subscribe to The Red Nation Newsletter: https://www.therednation.org/ Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/redmediapr...

Mar 10, 20251 hr 7 min

Are you colonized? w/ Jared Ball

Jared A. Ball (@imixwhatilike ) is Professor of Africana and Communication Studies at Morgan State University in Baltimore, MD. and host of the i MiXWHATiLiKE! podcast. Watch the video edition or the livestream on The Red Nation Podcast YouTube channel Check out the articles discussed in the episode: " Imperialism and White Settler Colonialism in Marxist Theory" by John Bellamy Foster "Logics of Elimination and Settler Colonialism: Decolonization or National Liberation?" by Max Ajl Empower our m...

Mar 03, 20251 hr 6 min

"Unadulterated Indigenous truth telling": RPH on Sugarcane (2024)

**Warning: discussions of violence and abuse towards children** RPH is back! Red Power co-hosts Melanie Yazzie and Elena Ortiz are joined by TRN comrade Shelly to discuss the Academy Award-nominated documentary Sugarcane (2024) about an Indigenous community on the Williams Lake Indian Reservation in present-day British Columbia. Watch the video edition on The Red Nation Podcast YouTube channel Resources for self-care and trauma: https://boardingschoolhealing.org/self-care-resources Empower our w...

Feb 24, 20251 hr 26 min

"Everyone deserves love" : TRN Red Valentine

Justine Teba hosts a star-studded Valentine's Day extravaganza exploring the ins and outs of love and resistance in a settler colonial frame featuring Red Power Host co-hosts Melanie Yazzie and Elena Ortiz and friends of the podcast Jana Schmieding and Dallas Goldtooth. Watch the video edition on The Red Nation Podcast YouTube channel Empower our media work: GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/empower-red-medias-indigenous-content Subscribe to The Red Nation Newsletter: https://www.therednation...

Feb 17, 20251 hr 33 min

"It's hard to get rid of us" w/ susan abulhawa

TRN Podcast host Nick Estes (@nickwestes ) speaks to susan abulhawa (@susanabulhawa ), Palestinian author and Executive Director of Palestine Writes , the only North American literature festival dedicated to celebrating and promoting cultural productions of Palestinian writers and artists. Watch the video edition on The Red Nation Podcast YouTube channel Empower our media work: GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/empower-red-medias-indigenous-content Subscribe to The Red Nation Newsletter: http...

Feb 10, 20251 hr 21 min

Counterinsurgency, Leonard Peltier, and Anna Mae Pictou-Aquash w/ Gord Hill

A livestream conversation between TRN podcast host Nick Estes and Native comic artist and writer Gord Hill. Gord Hill is an Indigenous writer, artist and activist from the Kwakwaka'wakw nation. He is the author and illustrator of The 500 Years of Indigenous Resistance and The Anti-Capitalist Resistance. Check out his piece, "Statement on Leonard Peltier's Clemency and the Case of Annie Mae Aquash" Watch the video edition on The Red Nation Podcast YouTube channel ICYMI: Our documentary on the mur...

Feb 03, 20251 hr 22 min

Bad Indians w/ Gregg Deal

**Producer's note: This is a portion of the conversation. Listen to the entire conversation by becoming a Patreon of Red Media for as little as $2 a month** TRN Comrades Justine Teba and Kyon Benally speak to Gregg Deal, artist and frontman of the band Dead Pioneers (@dead.pioneers) Watch the video edition on The Red Nation Podcast YouTube channel Empower our media work: GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/empower-red-medias-indigenous-content Subscribe to The Red Nation Newsletter: https://www...

Jan 27, 20251 hr 2 min

Leonard Peltier is going home!

A livestream conversation hosted by TRN Podcast host Nick Estes and prominent members of the Leonard Peltier movement for clemency! Statement by The Red Nation: "After a half-century of unjust incarceration, Leonard Peltier is finally going home! "It's finally over–I'm going home," said Peltier in response to the news. "I want to show the world I'm a good person with a good heart. I want to help the people, just like my grandmother taught me." For decades, the now elder Dakota and Ojibwe member ...

Jan 20, 20251 hr 6 min

The Red Nation Mixtape Vol. 1

*Producer's note: Some of the audio on this episode was recorded under not-so-ideal conditions* Join us in celebrating 10 years of The Red Nation by listening to picks from our archive! Empower our work: GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/empower-red-medias-indigenous-content Subscribe to The Red Nation Newsletter: https://www.therednation.org/ Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/redmediapr...

Jan 20, 202536 min

Kuskalla #23: Indigenous Research Methodologies w/ Indigenous Scholars Sardana Nikolaeva and Masha Kardashevskaya

In this episode, we speak with Indigenous scholars Dr. Sardana Nikolaeva and Dr. Masha Kardashevskaya about their essays on Indigenous research methodologies. They discuss the significance of Indigenous-led research, its challenges, and the insights it offers within different geopolitical contexts. The conversation also touches on the importance of self-awareness in this work and the key lessons learned from navigating these complex research landscapes. If you enjoy this podcast, you can support...

Jan 15, 202555 min

YOTED: Alienation before alienation

YOTED is back! Comrades Justine and Levi, and East is a Podcast host, Sina, join to discuss the documentary Heaven's Gate: The Cult of Cults (2020). Watch the video edition on The Red Nation YouTube channel; don't forget to like and subscribe! Empower our work: GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/empower-red-medias-indigenous-content Subscribe to The Red Nation Newsletter: https://www.therednation.org/ Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/redmediapr...

Jan 13, 20251 hr 27 min

When the Pine Needles Fall w/ Katsi'tsakwas Ellen Gabriel and Sean Carleton

TRN podcast host Nick Estes (@nickwestes ) is joined by Katsi'tsakwas Ellen Gabriel (@ellengabriel1 ) and Sean Carleton (@SeanCarleton ) to discuss When the Pine Needles Fall: Indigenous Acts of Resistance (2024) , an insider's account of the 1990 land crisis between Canadian state security forces and Indigenous land defenders near the town of Oka, Quebec. Gabriel reflects on the lessons from the siege from her position as the Kanien'kehá:ka (Mohawk) spokesperson. Order the book here https://btl...

Jan 06, 20251 hr 3 min

Best of 2019 mixtape

Help us celebrate five years of The Red Nation Podcast by going back to the beginning! This mixtape's tracklist features some of the best of the show from 2019, Every episode can be found on our channels and will be listed on therednation.org TRN-KREZ Nick Estes - Abolishing Columbus & Indigenous resistance On hybrid wars w/ Vijay Prishad White terror, Las Vegas, & Paiute homelands w/ Kristen Simmons What is wild? Manoonim (wild rice) harvesting w/ Courtney & Kathy The Coup against E...

Dec 30, 20241 hr 44 min

Nick Estes on the new Hulu documentary on Anna Mae Aquash

Black Liberation Media recently invited TRN Podcast host Nick Estes (@nickwestes) to their ReMix Morning Show to discuss the new Hulu documentary on the murder of Annie Mae Aquash. Watch the video edition on the Black Liberation Media YouTube channel GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/empower-red-medias-indigenous-content Subscribe to The Red Nation Newsletter: https://www.therednation.org/ Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/redmediapr...

Dec 23, 20241 hr 17 min

Palestine, Minneapolis, and the Urgent Word

TRN Podcast host Nick Estes (@nickwestes) recently took part in this live event in Minneapolis organized by the Palestine Festival of Literature and Mizna. This episode features selections from the different presentations. Follow the link below to watch the entire event. "Join the Palestine Festival of Literature and Mizna for a powerful evening of performance and thought-provoking discussion, in PalFest's first-ever event in Minneapolis. We will be joined by Mosab Abu Toha, Lena Khalaf Tuffaha,...

Dec 23, 20241 hr 24 min

Twas the night before the myth of Thanksgiving

*Note: This is a preview of the latest bonus episode of The Red Nation Podcast. Sign up for as little as $2 a month to access this and hundreds of hours of bonus episodes and help support the show. You can watch the episode in its entirety for free on our YouTube channel* Bonus episode! Join comrades Maira, Levi, Demetrius, and Justine, all returning to the show for a reflection on National Day of Mourning and the importance of establishing a counter-narrative against so-called Thanksgiving. Thi...

Dec 19, 202434 min

I'll be damned - Year in Review 2024

Comrades Justine, Melanie, Nick, Demetrius, and newcomer to the podcast Tåddong Gogue do a deep dive into some of the big stories of 2024. **Producer's note: Our recording software, Podcastle, lost D's track. We apologize to D and to our listeners for this. We promise to have him back on soon** This is only a portion of the conversation. Subscribe to Red Media on Patreon to listen to the full episode or watch the video edition on The Red Nation Podcast YouTube channel for free. We are running ou...

Dec 16, 20241 hr 7 min

It's not all about the sheep: RPH on Rez Ball (2024)

Red Power Hour is back! Co-hosts Melanie Yazzie and Elena Ortiz discuss Sydney Freeland's Rez Ball (2024) . Watch the video edition on The Red Nation Podcast YouTube channel GoFundMe https://www.gofundme.com/f/empower-red-medias-indigenous-content Subscribe to The Red Nation Newsletter: https://www.therednation.org/ The Red Nation Podcast is produced by Red Media and is sustained by comrades and supporters like you. Power our work here: www.patreon.com/redmediapr...

Dec 09, 20241 hr 16 min

National Day of Mourning 2024

The Red Nation attended this year's 55th annual National Day of Mourning in Plymouth, Massachusetts. In 1970, Indigenous people and organizations of New England and the American Indian Movement protested at the settler colonial monuments of the Mayflower 2 and Plymouth Rock, disrupting and disproving the myth of so-called Thanksgiving and providing a counter-narrative that cuts the myths of colonization right to the core. Today's episode is an edited version of the line of speeches from this yea...

Dec 02, 20241 hr 7 min

Inside the producer's studio

TRN Podcast host and producer Justine Teba is joined by her fellow producer Sina Rahmani (@urorientalist) for a discussion about five years of producing The Red Nation Podcast! Watch the video edition on The Red Nation Podcast YouTube channel Empower Red Media this Native American Heritage Month ! Our podcast is a collaboration between The Red Nation and Red Media and is produced by Red Media. Red Media exists to fill the need for Indigenous media by and for Indigenous Peoples'. On Indigenous Pe...

Nov 25, 20241 hr 5 min

Western Marxism is not anti-colonial w/ Gabriel Rockhill

Gabriel Rockhill (@GabrielRockhill) is the Director of the Critical Theory Workshop and Professor of Philosophy at Villanova University. He is the editor of the first English translation of Domenico Losurdo's Western Marxism: How It Was Born, How It Died, How It Can Be Reborn (2017) , a critical analysis of the key role that left-wing intellectuals have historically played in the imperial core undercutting socialist movements around the world. Watch the video edition on The Red Nation Podcast Yo...

Nov 18, 20241 hr 13 min

"Punishing the powerful": Nick Estes on 2024 US Presidential Election

*This is a preview of the latest bonus episode of The Red Nation Podcast. You can listen to this episode by signing up for as little as $2 a month or watch it for free on our YouTube channel* TRN Podcast host Nick Estes (@nickwestes) dissects the 2024 US Presidential elections and what they portend for future struggles against US settler colonialism at home and imperialism around the world. Watch the video edition on The Red Nation Podcast YouTube channel Indigenous Peoples' Day 2024 marks the 5...

Nov 15, 202412 min

By the Fire We Carry w/ Rebecca Nagle

Cherokee journalist Rebecca Nagle (@rebeccanagle) joins the show to talk about her recently released book, By the Fire We Carry: The Generations-Long Fight for Justice on Native Land (2024) . The book is a centuries-long history and legal thriller, documenting the lead-up to the landmark McGirt Supreme Court decision. Empower Red Media this Native American Heritage Month! Our podcast is a collaboration between The Red Nation and Red Media and is produced by Red Media. Red Media exists to fill th...

Nov 11, 20241 hr 13 min

Harris/Walz campaign staffers brutalized Diné at Navajo Nation capitol

Vice presidential candidate for the Democratic Party and Minnesota governor Tim Walz stopped in Window Rock, AZ where snipers lined the monument and three Diné citizens were brutalized by his staffers during the Harris/Walz campaign stop. Navajo Nation president Buu Nygren announced the public event the day before, 10 days before the general election. While standing in the crowd, a Diné woman was continuously harassed by authorities and attacked by a Walz staffer, while another Diné man was brut...

Nov 04, 20241 hr 31 min

This Native American Heritage Month consider empowering Red Media ✊🏽🪶

Indigenous Peoples' Day 2024 marks the 5th anniversary of The Red Nation Podcast. Our podcast is a collaboration between The Red Nation and Red Media and is produced by Red Media. Red Media exists to fill the need for Indigenous media by and for Indigenous People. Today is the official launch of our GoFundMe campaign to support our operational costs. Please consider empowering Red Media's work. You can also continue to support Red Media on Patreon, where you will gain access to bonus episodes of...

Nov 02, 202421 min
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