The Talking Winds Podcast

Season 1 comes to a close with a conversation about food, culture and community. Talking Winds Host Russell Sun Eagle sits down with Chef Nico Williams, founder of Burning Cedar Sovereign Wellness, to explore how Indigenous food can nourish more than our bodies, it can strengthen culture, build community and reconnect people with traditional ways of living. In this episode, Nico shares: ▪️ The sto...

Talking Winds Podcast Host Russell Sun Eagle sits down with Mark D. Williams, a Choctaw filmmaker, storyteller and advocate whose work has helped bring Native stories, athletes and cultures to audiences across the country. From teaching himself filmmaking to producing award-winning documentaries, Williams has dedicated his career to preserving Indigenous stories and ensuring Native voices are repr...

Talking Winds Podcast Host Russell Sun Eagle caught up with David “Hank” Bible, owner and operator of Southwest Trading Company in Tulsa’s Meadow Gold District along Route 66, during the busy holiday season. After spending more than a decade on the road, Hank and his family opened the Southwest Trading Company brick-and-mortar location in Tulsa four years ago, creating a space that brings comfort,...

"We do a lot of unique stuff that nobody else is doing." Talking Winds Podcast Host Russell Sun Eagle sits down with Crosswinds Senior Journalist and part company owner Rachael Schuit (Menominee descendant), their longest-standing non-founder employee, to talk about her journey in journalism, her role at Crosswinds, and how her work helps strengthen community-centered reporting. From news tech to...

In Season 1 Episode 2 of the Talking Winds podcast, host Russell Sun Eagle (Pawnee) sits down with Trista Vaughn (United Keetoowah Band/Hualapai/Chickasaw), Community Engagement/Cultural Coordinator and Journalist at Crosswinds News. Listen as Trista shares her journey and how her work helps guide Crosswinds in staying accountable to Native communities. From cultural grounding to community care, t...

In Season 1 Episode 1 of the Talking Winds podcast, host Russell Sun Eagle (Pawnee) goes in-depth with Crosswinds News Cofounders Kelly Tidwell (Muscogee and Cherokee) and Brittany Harlow about the past, present and future of Crosswinds. Listen as they share the lived experiences and community needs that led to its creation, and how those early moments shaped their mission to serve Native communit...

In this special combined episode, Russell Sun Eagle brings listeners inside Native Greek life through conversations with leaders and members of Alpha Pi Omega and Phi Sigma Nu, the oldest and largest Native American Greek-letter organizations in the world. Recorded during Alpha Pi Omega’s Grand Gathering in Tulsa and Phi Sigma Nu’s Chief Convention in Oklahoma City, the episode highlights the lega...

In this episode, Russell Sun Eagle sits down with Native actress Cara Jade Myers (Kiowa and Wichita), best known for her breakout role as Anna Brown in  Killers of the Flower Moon . Cara shares her journey from growing up in Arizona and Oklahoma to making her way into Hollywood, breaking barriers for Native representation along the way.

In our first pilot episode, we visit the Yuchi Language Project in Glenpool, Oklahoma, to hear how language revitalization is being carried forward through community, teaching, and cultural pride. We also take you inside zOyaha Fest 2025 (“Children of the Sun”) a free, family-friendly weekend featuring a language presentation, art show, fashion show, stickball tournament, workshops, music, and Nat...