The Red Nation Podcast

The people of Venezuela are preparing for the presidential election this upcoming Sunday. For years, the corporate media and the Washington-dominated opposition have spread lies about the legitimacy of Venezuela's elections. Despite U.S. sanctions and coup attempts, the people of Venezuela continue to protect The Bolivarian Revolution. Track Listing: [0:00] - TRN-KREZ Morning Show [1:24] - Is frau...

September 28, 2023 began in prayer and celebration and ended in an attempted mass shooting by Trump supporter Ryan Martinez. Relative defender Jacob Johns (Hopi and Akimel O'odham) was shot in the stomach by Martinez but miraculously survived. Nearly 10 months later, friends and comrades came together for the opening night of "Forward Movement," an art exhibition featuring the work of Johns and th...

[Producer's note: This is the first hour of the conversation. To listen to the entire episode , join our Patreon for as little as $2 a month to access our extensive catalog of bonus content and help support our work! You can also watch the full episode on our YouTube channel linked below]   Nick Estes (@nickwestes) , Elena Ortiz, and TRN Podcast producer Sina Rahmani (@UrOrientalist)  got together...

RPH is back! Co-hosts Melanie Yazzie and Elena Ortiz return to discuss the reasons behind their recent hiatus, the right-wing surveillance and backlash against Red Nation content and organizing, and why making podcasts can be therapeutic. Watch the  video edition on The Red Nation Podcast YouTube channel     The Red Nation Podcast is produced by Red Media and is sustained by comrades and supporter...

(Note: We had originally planned to keep part two behind the paywall, but there was such an enthusiastic response to this conversation between Nick and Max that we decided to unlock it. Thanks to everyone who signed up last week! You can help support our work and get access to the hundreds of hours of bonus content for as little as $2 a month.) The second half of the conversation between TRN Podca...

(Note: This is the first half of Nick's conversation with Max. For the second half, become a patron of Red Media . You can help support our work and get access to the hundreds of hours of bonus content for as little as $2 a month.) TRN Podcast host Nick Estes (@nickwestes) speaks with political ecologist  Max Ajl , author of  The People's Green New Dea l (2021), about his two part article , "Pales...

Freedom fighters across Turtle Island already know that today is the day of Leonard Peltier's parole hearing.  Leonard is now 79 years old. This is likely his last opportunity to be considered for parole. A decision is expected by mid-July. Today, millions across Mother Earth are collectively asking the US Parole Commission to recognize that enough is enough and finally grant Leonard Peltier his f...

TRN Podcast host Nick Estes (@nickwestes)  interviews writer and activist Tina Ngata (@tinangata) on the Kanak people's liberation struggle and the recent uprising against French colonial rule. Watch the episode  on The Red Nation Podcast YouTube channel Learn more about the Kanaky uprising https://www.teaonews.co.nz/2024/05/21/maori-activist-on-new-caledonia-human-rights-should-not-be-subject-to-...

TRN Podcast host Nick Estes (@nickwestes)  welcomes Nick Tilsen (@nicktilsen) from NDN Collective back to the show to discuss Leonard Peltier's upcoming parole hearing and the international coalition fighting to get him released after almost five decades of incarceration for crimes he didn't commit. For more information on how to help Leonard's appeal https://freeleonard-peltier.com/act-now/ Send...

Marking the 76th year since the Nakba (Catastrophe), Nick Estes speaks to Frances Hasso (@nasawiyya)  about the history of the term, how Zionist settler colonial violence preceded and continued after the ethnic cleansing war of 1948, and how the Gaza genocide signals how close the liberation of Palestine really is. Check out Frances' website for her lecture from April 2024,  "Academic Feminisms an...

Jen and Justine reflect on how the "rap beef" flooding our screens is serving as a distraction from the escalating genocide of Palestinians, the global sex trade, domestic violence, and Drake's potential involvement in MMIW. Watch the  video edition on The Red Nation Podcast YouTube channel  The Red Nation Podcast is produced by Red Media and is sustained by comrades and supporters like you. Power...

Mohamed Abdou teaches at Columbia University and has been active in the student-led encampment in solidarity with Gaza. Watch the  video edition  on The Red Nation Podcast YouTube channel Follow Mohamed on Twitter  (@minuetinGmajor) or Instagram (@slightlydrifting) Sign the petition to help protect Mohamed from attacks on his job https://shorturl.at/CS235   The Red Nation Podcast is produced by Re...

TRN Podcast co-host Nick Estes ( @nickwestes ) speaks to Jeffrey Ansloos about the many historical, social, and racialized connections between suicide in Indigenous communities and drinking water advisories. Watch the video edition on The Red Nation Podcast YouTube channel Content Warning: This episode discusses suicide both at a social and personal level. Resources: https://www.sac-isc.gc.ca/eng/...

Jen is joined by Napoleon Marrietta (Tohono/Akimel O'odham) who outlines the history of the militarization of O'odham land, and how their liberation struggle is intertwined with the Palestinian liberation. More info: https://www.instagram.com/az2palestine?igsh=MTNnMnBvdTRibXo0cw== https://www.instagram.com/oodhamsolidaritywithpalestine?igsh=ajltemhsYWY0OTdr https://www.instagram.com/oodhampodcaste...

Jen and Justine are joined by McKenzie Johnson, Demetrius Johnson, and Kaylee Bahe to discuss an incident that gained national attention on Halloween of 2018. On October 31, 2018, two Indigenous students were assaulted by their teacher, Mary Jane Eastin, at Cibola High School in Albuquerque, NM. In an AP literature course, one student had the end of their braid cut off and the other was called "a...

Red Power Hour is back! RPH co-hosts Elena Ortiza and Melanie Yazzie dissect the good, the bad, and the ugly of Denis Villeneuve's Dune: Part Two  (2024).   Watch the video edition on The Red Nation Podcast YouTube channel   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      

*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...

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 P...

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/red...

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/...

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://indig...

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...

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...

    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 K...

*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 colonia...