Aunties on Air...and some Uncles too

BONUS - Gratitude & Forgiveness: Leaning into 2025 The Aunties are joining you on New Year’s Eve from their podcast studio in downtown Bangor, Maine! We are preparing to ring in 2025 and want to wish all our listeners a year filled with joy, abundance, and healing! Our team is excited to welcome you to a wonderful “in studio” New Year’s Eve celebration where the Aunties reflect on the previous yea...

Episode 14: Celebrating the Season & Each Other  The “Aunties on Air” Team wishes all of our listeners a joyous holiday season! Our entire team is around the table for a holiday celebration. We wish for comfort and love for every person. For any of you that feel struggle at this time, we pray, light smudge, and hold you close today and always. Please stay to the end of our holiday celebration, Aun...

Episode 13: Water is Life (Samaqan nit Pomawsuwakon) The Aunties welcome two honored Passamaquoddy guests to the studio, Chief Pos Bassett and Attorney Corey Hinton. This is the first time a Wabanaki Chief has been in the studio and the Aunties are honored. Both Corey and Chief Bassett will discuss the history of the Sipayik Passamaquoddy water crisis, where have we been and where are we now. Main...

Episode 12: Sovereignty: What We Hold Sacred  A conversation not to miss! As we wrap up Native American Heritage Month and enter a holiday week for some, this episode has perfect timing! Wabanaki Territory, or what some call the State of Maine, is a sacred place. A place that has provided Wabanaki people abundance for thousands of years. A place that desperately needs her people to heal.  Wabanaki...

Bonus: Milestone and Magical Moments! The Aunties & Team celebrate! Aunties on Air… and some Uncles too has something to celebrate! You all know we like to celebrate, find joy, and recognize accomplishments as much as possible. We also know that despair and difficulty is near each of us and there are many things that may get us down. Aunties on Air strives to be that space where yes, we can talk a...

Episode 11: Community Healing & the Millinocket Marathon  The Aunties welcome Gary Allen to the studio! Gary, the founder of the Millinocket Marathon and runner extraordinaire, is a human with love in his heart and fire in his feet! Throughout this episode you will hear a consistent theme of love and service, making ripples to make big changes. The passion Gary holds for community, all communities...

BONUS: Exploring our Responsibilities: Voting, Voices, & Visibility  Calling all listeners to this BONUS Episode: Voting, Voices, & Visibility. Our conversation with Maine’s Secretary of State, Shenna Bellows provides our listeners with voting tips, important history about elections in Maine, and how to be ready for Election Day! Tomorrow is election day, an important day to celebrate democracy! I...

Episode 10: Wabanaki Food Systems: Healing our Past, Present, and Future Our release today is compelling and takes us on a journey! A journey that is lengthy and begins to address indigenous food systems, colonization, fear, and hopes for the future. The Aunties are super excited to invite Wabanaki Chefs, Joesph Robbins and Jasmine Thompson-Tintor to the studio to talk about all things Wabanaki fo...

Bonus: The Aunties & Others Celebrate Morgan Talty  The Aunties are back to celebrate Morgan! Every chance we get, Aunties on Air celebrates people, their accomplishments, and their efforts! Morgan has published two award winning books, The Night of the Living Rez and Fire Exit and completed many other writings for anthologies, magazines, and online publications. A Penobscot author and professor a...

Aunties on Air Episode 9:Exploring Identity, Exclusion, & Healing Listeners, you are in for a treat! This conversation with Morgan Talty will set you up for deep thinking, reflection and some laughter. Morgan, an indigenous (Penobscot) author, public speaker and an amazing Dada to his son, Charlie. He will share his works of art with you, describing his process for his newest book “Fire Exit”, a n...

Episode 8: Exploring Our Relationships: Our Allies, Our Friends Today is the day! We welcome our friends Carol Wishcamper and Kimberly Crichton and we release a special song by Lauren Stevens and the late Allen Sockabasin, Amazing Grace. Spending time with two special people in our (the Aunties) lives, a conversation not to miss. Our two friends dedicated to serving our tribal communities in so ma...

We are so excited for next Tuesday, October 1st! We want our listeners to know what is upcoming, a conversation with two special people in our (the Aunties) lives, our friends Carol Wishcamper and Kimberly Crichton. Two friends dedicated to serving our tribal communities in so many ways! Our conversation was filled with laughter, insights and deep connections. We know you will enjoy this conversat...

Episode 7: Mother Earth: Our History, Our Healing, Our Responsibilities – PART TWO Join us back for more time with Dr. Darren Ranco!  The Aunties and Uncle Darren will continue to dive into discussions about Wabanaki land, the connection we have to this land we collectively share, and our responsibilities to our Mother Earth. Uncle Darren displays his commitment to young people and shares exciting...

Episode 6: Mother Earth: Our History, Our Healing, Our Responsibilities - PART ONE Join us for our episode with Dr. Darren Ranco! Land Back, Land Return, Land Stewardship are words many of us have heard before. In this two-part episode (part two released this Thursday, September 19th), the Aunties and Uncle Darren will dive into discussions about Wabanaki land, the connection we have to this land...

Episode 5: The Arts: Essential to Healing  Woliwon (Thank you) for joining us for this essential episode on healing! The healing of our bodies, relationships, and Mother Earth is the focus of the Aunties on Air Pod! Healing is hard work. It takes commitment, love for self, and support from those who care for us. It also takes the ARTS! We heal through music, literature, photography, painting, and...

Episode 4: Uncles Visit the Studio The day is finally here! Our Uncles join us in the podcast studio! And just like our Auntie episode, our time with our Uncles extended beyond our normal episode length. While we could have broken this episode into 2, we decided to keep this conversation together. The Uncles had many stories to tell, wisdom to share, and community resources to talk about! The Aunt...

Episode 3: Our Young People are in the Studio  Aunties Lisa and Saige took over the studio as they welcomed our Wabanaki summer college interns Caroline, Gavin, and Kristin, and their coordinator Jillian! Each student is working on a project that supports healing in our Wabanaki nations. WPHW is grateful for their energy, commitment, and passion! In this session, you will hear the students discuss...

We are so excited for next Tuesday, August 6th! We wanted our listeners to know what is upcoming, a conversation with our young people, dedicated to serving our communities during their summer! Our conversation was filled with laughter, insight, and responsibilities. We know you will feel inspired by this young talent who are deeply committed to healing! Tune in next week! Wabanaki SHIP https://wa...

Episode 2: Aunties Visit the Studio This special episode is an extended Auntie conversation! While we could have broken this episode into 2, we decided to keep this conversation together. Please join us for more time together than usual, when the Aunties are in town- you let them talk! The Aunties/Hosts (Lauren, Lisa, and Saige) gathered in the podcast studio to welcome two very special Aunties, C...

Episode: Intro  The Aunties/Hosts (Lauren, Lisa, and Saige) gathered in the pod cast studio to discuss their hopes for Aunties on Air… and some Uncles too . You will hear the Aunties discuss their passions, work, and love for their indigenous communities. The format of the show is discussed in this introductory episode. Each episode, the Aunties will ask guests seven questions, honoring our seven...

Your Hosts Lauren, Lisa & Saige welcome listeners to Aunties on Air... and some Uncles too . The hosts are delighted to begin creating sacred space for all guests and listeners to connect to culture, community and each other. The Aunties will take you on a journey where every listener will experience the healing powers of connection. Please come join the hosts and guests as they deliver good medic...