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The Red Nation Podcast
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... more

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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... more

19 Dec 2024 · 33 minutes
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... more

16 Dec 2024 · 1 hour, 6 minutes
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... more

09 Dec 2024 · 1 hour, 15 minutes
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... more

02 Dec 2024 · 1 hour, 6 minutes
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... more

25 Nov 2024 · 1 hour, 4 minutes
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... more

18 Nov 2024 · 1 hour, 12 minutes
"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... more

15 Nov 2024 · 12 minutes
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... more

11 Nov 2024 · 1 hour, 13 minutes
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... more

04 Nov 2024 · 1 hour, 30 minutes
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... more

02 Nov 2024 · 20 minutes
Red Power Hour - Taylor Sheridan doesn't matter

Red Power Hour is back! Co-hosts Melanie Yazzie and Elena Ortiz are joined by Liza Black (Cherokee) to discuss Taylor... more

28 Oct 2024 · 1 hour, 19 minutes
What Have We Learned: Israel’s Genocide and Palestine’s Resistance, One Year On

Indigenous for Palestine asked some of our comrades to reflect on what they had learned witnessing the Zionist genocide fuelled by... more

21 Oct 2024 · 50 minutes
Indigenous Peoples’ Day vs. Empire

The Red Nation marks Indigenous Peoples' Day 2024 with an online discussion moderated by Red Power Hour's Melanie Yazzie Speakers:... more

14 Oct 2024 · 1 hour, 41 minutes
Breaking news in Tuba City, AZ

TRIGGER WARNING: sexual assault September 30, 2024 – Parents of youth attending Tuba City Boarding School organized a community gathering... more

07 Oct 2024 · 1 hour, 5 minutes
RPH vs. Last of the Mohicans (pt.1)

[Producer's note: This is the first half of a two-part episode! The second half will be released on the Patreon... more

30 Sep 2024 · 1 hour, 1 minute
Remembering 1974: Navajo Liberation vs. Farmington

In 1974, three Navajo men--John Earl Harvey, Herman Dodge Benally, and David Ignacio--were brutally beaten and murdered by white teenage... more

23 Sep 2024 · 1 hour, 4 minutes
Leonard Peltier and the murder of Anna Mae Aquash

Federal prosecutors have attempted to tie Indigenous political prisoner Leonard Peltier to the murder of fellow AIM activist, Anna Mae... more

16 Sep 2024 · 52 minutes
"Ancestors of the Future:" Nick Estes at May Day Books

TRN Podcast co-host Nick Estes (@nickwestes) speaks at May Day Books marking the paperback publication of Our History is the Future by... more

09 Sep 2024 · 1 hour, 32 minutes
Democrats and the “Dupes” of Empire

TRN Podcast co-host Nick Estes (@nickwestes) helms a solo episode on the absurd farce of the Democratic National Convention and... more

02 Sep 2024 · 1 hour, 4 minutes
Debrief from Venezuela: World Social Alternative

Justine and Maira debrief the 2nd. Encounter for a World Social Alternative: From Bolívar to Chávez. At the time of... more

26 Aug 2024 · 1 hour, 2 minutes
An Oral History of Little Earth United Tribes

The Little Earthers podcasters sat down with elders and residents of Little Earth United Tribes. Vinny Dionne (Turtle Mountain Chippewa),... more

19 Aug 2024 · 1 hour, 7 minutes
Red Power Hour - Koba was right

Red Power Hour is back! Co-hosts Melanie Yazzie and Elena Ortiz do a deep dive into the ideological underpinnings of... more

12 Aug 2024 · 1 hour, 28 minutes
Soulforce: Red, Black, & Brown Power in the Twin Cities w/ Jamie Curry & Jimmy Patiño

This episode covers the radical history of the Twin Cities, which evolved in a unique and dynamic historical conjuncture in... more

05 Aug 2024 · 1 hour, 14 minutes
"Hope is on the streets": Venezuelan elections 2024

Justine Teba and Maira Oliva-Rios traveled to Venezuela to observe the 2024 Presidential Elections. In this episode, they discuss the... more

29 Jul 2024 · 1 hour, 12 minutes
Venezuela Mixtape

The people of Venezuela are preparing for the presidential election this upcoming Sunday. For years, the corporate media and the... more

22 Jul 2024 · 1 hour, 12 minutes
Healing through forward movement w/ Jacob Johns

September 28, 2023 began in prayer and celebration and ended in an attempted mass shooting by Trump supporter Ryan Martinez.... more

15 Jul 2024 · 41 minutes
Every cowboy story is a confession: On John Ford's The Searchers (1956)

[Producer's note: This is the first hour of the conversation. To listen to the entire episode, join our Patreon for... more

08 Jul 2024 · 59 minutes
Red Power Hour - Drowning is a good way to go

RPH is back! Co-hosts Melanie Yazzie and Elena Ortiz return to discuss the reasons behind their recent hiatus, the right-wing... more

01 Jul 2024 · 1 hour, 25 minutes
(Unlocked) "Two ways to resist, two ways to die" w/ Max Ajl (pt.2)

(Note: We had originally planned to keep part two behind the paywall, but there was such an enthusiastic response to... more

24 Jun 2024 · 44 minutes
"Two ways to resist, two ways to die" w/ Max Ajl (pt.1)

(Note: This is the first half of Nick's conversation with Max. For the second half, become a patron of Red... more

17 Jun 2024 · 47 minutes
Leonard Peltier Mixtape Vol. 3

Freedom fighters across Turtle Island already know that today is the day of Leonard Peltier’s parole hearing.  Leonard is now... more

10 Jun 2024 · 59 minutes
Classic case of colonialism: The Kanaky liberation struggle w/ Tina Ngata

TRN Podcast host Nick Estes (@nickwestes) interviews writer and activist Tina Ngata (@tinangata) on the Kanak people's liberation struggle and the recent... more

03 Jun 2024 · 58 minutes
"He wants to know people are fighting for him": Take action for Leonard Peltier w/ Nick Tilsen

TRN Podcast host Nick Estes (@nickwestes) welcomes Nick Tilsen (@nicktilsen) from NDN Collective back to the show to discuss Leonard Peltier's... more

27 May 2024 · 32 minutes
Palestine will be free, now more than ever w/ Frances Hasso

Marking the 76th year since the Nakba (Catastrophe), Nick Estes speaks to Frances Hasso (@nasawiyya) about the history of the term, how... more

20 May 2024 · 1 hour, 10 minutes
YOTED: The great rap beef of 2024 and MMIW

Jen and Justine reflect on how the “rap beef” flooding our screens is serving as a distraction from the escalating... more

13 May 2024 · 51 minutes
"Academia is a site of resistance, not liberation" w/ Mohamed Abdou

Mohamed Abdou teaches at Columbia University and has been active in the student-led encampment in solidarity with Gaza. Watch the video... more

06 May 2024 · 1 hour, 10 minutes
Native Deaths by Suicide & Settler Colonialism: A Critical Perspective w/ Jeffrey Ansloos

TRN Podcast co-host Nick Estes (@nickwestes) speaks to Jeffrey Ansloos about the many historical, social, and racialized connections between suicide... more

29 Apr 2024 · 1 hour, 14 minutes
From Falasteen to O’odham Jeweḍ: Israeli occupation is global w/ Napoleon Marrietta

Jen is joined by Napoleon Marrietta (Tohono/Akimel O'odham) who outlines the history of the militarization of O'odham land, and how... more

22 Apr 2024 · 1 hour, 10 minutes
McKenzie Johnson v. Legacies of Anti-Indianism in Education

Jen and Justine are joined by McKenzie Johnson, Demetrius Johnson, and Kaylee Bahe to discuss an incident that gained national... more

15 Apr 2024 · 1 hour, 24 minutes
Riding the worm: RPH on Dune 2

Red Power Hour is back! RPH co-hosts Elena Ortiza and Melanie Yazzie dissect the good, the bad, and the ugly... more

08 Apr 2024 · 1 hour, 9 minutes
Love in the time of crisis w/ Maira Oliva-Rios and Levi Harter

*We had originally planned to keep this behind the paywall but there was so much positive feedback regarding the earlier... more

01 Apr 2024 · 1 hour, 23 minutes
Pueblo in Aquarius

RPH is back! RPH Co-host Melanie Yazzie is joined by Justine Teba to reflect on Indigenous environmental movements and victories... more

25 Mar 2024 · 1 hour, 14 minutes
“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... more

18 Mar 2024 · 1 hour, 7 minutes
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... more

11 Mar 2024 · 1 hour, 6 minutes
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... more

04 Mar 2024 · 1 hour, 12 minutes
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... more

26 Feb 2024 · 1 hour, 24 minutes
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... more

19 Feb 2024 · 1 hour, 23 minutes
Not in Our Honor - Press Conference

    On February 10, 2024 at Nuwu Art Gallery on unceded Paiute territory (Las Vegas, NV),... more

15 Feb 2024 · 58 minutes
Romantic love is a weapon of capitalism w/ Maira Oliva-Rios and Levi Harter

*Note: This is the unlocked portion of the episode. To listen to the rest of the conversation, become a patron... more

12 Feb 2024 · 1 hour, 14 minutes
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... more

06 Feb 2024 · 1 hour, 45 minutes
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... more

05 Feb 2024 · 50 minutes
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... more

29 Jan 2024 · 1 hour, 5 minutes
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... more

22 Jan 2024 · 1 hour, 9 minutes
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... more

15 Jan 2024 · 56 minutes
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... more

10 Jan 2024 · 1 hour, 57 minutes
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... more

08 Jan 2024 · 1 hour, 52 minutes
The Red Nation Podcast - Year in Review 2023

We can only attempt to summarize the year 2023. We gathered our podcast team to look... more

01 Jan 2024 · 1 hour, 47 minutes
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... more

25 Dec 2023 · 1 hour, 24 minutes
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... more

18 Dec 2023 · 1 hour, 1 minute
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... more

11 Dec 2023 · 2 hours, 11 minutes
“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... more

04 Dec 2023 · 1 hour, 25 minutes
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... more

27 Nov 2023 · 55 minutes
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... more

20 Nov 2023 · 1 hour, 5 minutes
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... more

13 Nov 2023 · 1 hour, 44 minutes
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.... more

06 Nov 2023 · 54 minutes
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... more

30 Oct 2023 · 1 hour, 7 minutes
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... more

23 Oct 2023 · 1 hour, 22 minutes
"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.... more

16 Oct 2023 · 1 hour, 18 minutes
"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... more

09 Oct 2023 · 1 hour, 1 minute
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... more

09 Oct 2023 · 1 hour, 26 minutes
Goodnight, Pax Americana: Neoliberalism and the decline of the US Empire w/ Radhika Desai

  Radhika Desai (@raddesai) is Professor at the Department of Political Studies and Director of the Geopolitical Economy Research Group... more

02 Oct 2023 · 1 hour, 12 minutes
Stop upholding colonialism: No $100,000 Oñate statue!

On Monday, September 25, the Red Nation and an alliance of community members hosted a press conference in Española, New... more

27 Sep 2023 · 58 minutes
Rio Arriba County, Do Not Resurrect the Oñate Statue!

RPH co-hosts Elena Ortiz and Melanie Yazzie are joined by TRN podcast host Jennifer Marley and Christina Castro, founder of... more

25 Sep 2023 · 1 hour, 21 minutes
‘A stain of injustice’: Free Leonard Peltier White House rally

On September 12, hundreds gathered on Piscataway lands in front of the White House to demand executive clemency for... more

18 Sep 2023 · 1 hour,
Healing Maui w/ Noelani Ahia

Last month's Maui wildfires were devastating. While mainstream media covered the story, the deep Indigenous histories were lost... more

11 Sep 2023 · 1 hour, 3 minutes
5-4: United States v. Sioux Nation w/ Nick Estes

We're joined by Nick Estes of The Red Nation Podcast to talk about Indigenous sovereignty, land back, and how stupid... more

08 Sep 2023 · 45 minutes
A Tour of the Española Healing Foods Oasis

The 2022 Podcast Tour is back! This episode fell to the wayside last year but come take a break... more

04 Sep 2023 · 55 minutes
Delete Your Account #229 - Critical Space Theory w/ Nick Estes and Shanti Singh

This week, Roqayah and Kumars are joined by returning guest Nick Estes and former guest host Shanti Singh for a... more

31 Aug 2023 · 1 hour, 59 minutes
What Oppenheimer left out w/ Beata Tsosie-Peña and Tina Cordova

*We originally intended this as a patron-only episode but after some internal discussion the team decided that this conversation was... more

28 Aug 2023 · 1 hour, 33 minutes
Stop running from death: In conversation with Ramona Emerson (pt.2)

The second half of the extra-long conversation RPH co-hosts Elena Ortiz and Melanie Yazzie had with Diné filmmaker and author... more

21 Aug 2023 · 1 hour,
Stop running from death: In conversation with Ramona Emerson (pt.1)

Red Power Hour is back! Co-hosts Elena Ortiz and Melanie Yazzie talk with Diné filmmaker and author Ramona Emerson... more

14 Aug 2023 · 58 minutes
MKULTRA and the kidnapping of Native children w/ Mohawk Mothers

*Warning: discussions of violence and abuse towards children* Since 2015, the Mohawk Mothers are engaged in a legal battle... more

07 Aug 2023 · 1 hour, 23 minutes
Minneapolis’s biggest gang is the police w/ Vincent Dionne & Rachel Thunder

Native community members respond to the report issued by the US Department of Justice on racist policing against Black and... more

31 Jul 2023 · 1 hour, 1 minute
If I were President w/ Dr. Cornel West

Dr. Cornel West is a prolific author, professor, preacher, and activist.  He is running for US President in 2024.... more

24 Jul 2023 · 57 minutes
That's why you need a horse w/ Robert I. Mesa

*Note: We recorded this episode right before the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) launched their strike and published it shortly after.... more

17 Jul 2023 · 1 hour,
Ask Me Anything IV: Merciless Indian Savages Edition

Just in time for the Fourth of You Lie, it's another Ask Me Anything with the hosts of Red Power... more

10 Jul 2023 · 1 hour,
Roundtable: SCOTUS and the question of Native sovereignty

*This is a preview of the latest bonus episode of The Red Nation Podcast. To listen to the entire conversation... more

05 Jul 2023 · 51 minutes
#TruthBack: Dispelling misinformation about the greater Chaco region

TRN Podcast co-host Jen Marley hosts a discussion with Janene Yazzie (@SixthWorldSol) and Jade Begay of NDN collective, Teran Villa,... more

03 Jul 2023 · 1 hour, 8 minutes
Indigenous Congress for Decolonization: El Salvador Debrief

In January 2023, TRN sent a delegation to El Salvador for the Indigenous Congress for Decolonization, which seeks to unite... more

26 Jun 2023 · 1 hour, 27 minutes
The "rediscovery" of America w/ Ned Blackhawk

US history is a contested academic discipline, especially for Native historians. Yale historian Ned Blackhawk (Western Shoshone) has been at... more

19 Jun 2023 · 1 hour,
MMIWG is not a #$%&^*@ trend!

RPH co-hosts Elena Ortiz (@spiritofpopay) and Melanie Yazzie discuss the award-winning podcast series Stolen from Native journalist Connie Walker and... more

12 Jun 2023 · 1 hour, 22 minutes
Kuskalla: Photography + Memory in the Aftermath of Violence in Ayacucho w/Emily Thompson [English]

Red Media is proud to announce the launch of Kuskalla, an Indigenous culture, language, and politics podcast in Quechua, Spanish,... more

05 Jun 2023 · 14 minutes
Burying the Monroe Doctrine Mixtape (pt.1)

A selection of lectures from "In Search of a New U.S. Policy for a New Latin America: Burying 200 Years... more

05 Jun 2023 · 1 hour, 22 minutes
Red Power Hour on The Mandalorian Season Three

*This is a preview of the latest bonus episode of Red Power Hour. Get access to the entire conversation by... more

31 May 2023 · 27 minutes
Ask Me Anything III: The Answering

TRN Podcast co-hosts Nick Estes (@Nickwestes) and Jen Marley are back with another Ask Me Anything. This episode is guest... more

29 May 2023 · 1 hour, 23 minutes
We are not dinosaurs!

RPH is back! Co-hosts Melanie Yazzie and Elena Ortiz (@spiritofpopay) discuss the Native Museum Industrial Complex and more!... more

22 May 2023 · 1 hour, 22 minutes
Buried in the red dirt w/ Frances Hasso

*Producer's note: This is a preview of an episode I posted on my show, The East Is a Podcast. You... more

16 May 2023 · 26 minutes
Papal Bull(sh*t) w/ Chris Peters

Just before Easter this year, the Pope "repudiated" the Doctrine of Discovery. In 1823, the Supreme Court ruled that the... more

15 May 2023 · 49 minutes
The Mohawk Warrior Society: A Handbook on Sovereignty and Survival

TRN Podcast co-host Nick Estes (@nickwestes) talks to the editors and contributors of a new collection of texts by Louis... more

08 May 2023 · 1 hour, 38 minutes
Burying the Monroe Doctrine

Following a day-long discussion about U.S. interventionism and efforts to resist imperialism at the Latin America and Caribbean Policy Forum,... more

04 May 2023 · 47 minutes
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RPH is back! Co-hosts Melanie Yazzie and Elena Ortiz (@spiritofpopay) discuss the Native Museum Industrial Complex and more! Watch... more