Métis In Space

For the tenth-year anniversary of Métis in Space space space space - yes, seriously, it's been TEN FREAKING YEARS OF NO EDITS OR TECHNICAL SKILL - the crew reunited in Whitehorse, braving -32 degrees Celsius and watery beer to bring you the fourth episode of their longest-running season yet! Listen, 3 - 5 years for a single season is absolutely fine in the long run - 200 years from now no one will...

Recorded during a season that may stretch over three or more years before its culmination, this episode of otipêyimisiw-iskwêwak kihci-kîsikohk resumes with Molly Swain and Chelsea Vowel viewing the 1979 film Nightwing where: A Masakai tribal deputy investigating the unusual killing of a horse is told by the high priest that he is summoning the Yewah god to bring the world to an end. When the high...

Back after a hiatus spanning over a year of the panini, Season 6 of otipêyimisiw-iskwêwak kihci-kîsikohk resumes with Molly Swain and Chelsea Vowel viewing 20 minutes of frenetic animated wild pony west weirdness. For all you My Little Pony fans (but not bronies, jump into the sewery St. Laurent plz) "In this episode, the Mane Six and Spike separate and are caught in a dispute between a western to...

tawâw and welcome to this very special first episode of otipêyimisiw-iskwêwak kihci kîsikohk otôtêma pîkiskwêyiwa: Métis in Space Theatre Presents! Our first guest host is Tara McGowan-Ross, an urban Mi'kmaq multidisciplinary artist. Tara chose to cover Taika Waititi's Jojo Rabbit, "a World War II satire that follows a lonely German boy named Jojo whose world view is turned upside down when he dis...

Bid adieu to 2020, that hell year, and kick off Season 6 of otipêyimisiw-iskwêwak kihci-kîsikohk with Molly Swain and Chelsea Vowel as they review "Recipe For Seduction," a 15-minute KFC and Lifetime mini-movie featuring "a young heiress struggling to choose between a wealthy suitor chosen by her mother, and the new house chef Harland Sanders." Somehow this also involves a lot of discussion about...

In this pandemic hell year 2020 season interlude (season 6 coming soon!) of otipêyimisiw-iskwêwak kihci-kîsikohk, Métis in Space, Molly Swain and Chelsea Vowel provide an exciting update to their Back 2 The Land: 2Land 2Furious project! If you'd like to contribute to our Land Back project, we accept e-transfers at mislandtrust[at]gmail[dot]com. Hit us up at metisinspace[dot]com, metis.in.space[at]...

In this Season 5 Episode 10 finale of otipêyimisiw-iskwêwak kihci-kîsikohk, Métis in Space, Molly Swain and Chelsea Vowel finally watch the most requested movie of their existence as podcasting duo - "The Indian in the Cupboard", where "a boy receives a wooden cupboard, antique keys, and an Iroquois warrior figurine for his birthday. The figurine comes to life overnight in the cabinet." Hit us up...

In Season 5 Episode 9 of otipêyimisiw-iskwêwak kihci-kîsikohk, Métis in Space, Molly Swain, Chelsea Vowel, and guest Daisy "Shania" Swain, review Jeff Barnaby's "Blood Quantum" where "the dead are coming back to life outside the isolated Mi'kmaq reserve of Red Crow, except for its Indigenous inhabitants who are strangely immune to the zombie plague." Atmospheric background noise (actually Molly's...

In Season 5 Episode 8 of otipêyimisiw-iskwêwak kihci-kîsikohk, Métis in Space, Molly Swain and Chelsea Vowel introduce the world to one of their many premoirs; a film depicting actual events involving the two intrepid hosts, events which have not yet happened in this timeline. The buddy comedy, "The Spy Who Dumped Me," details the adventures Molly and Chelsea will have in Europe once this pandemic...

In Season 5 Episode 7 of otipêyimisiw-iskwêwak kihci-kîsikohk, Métis in Space, Chelsea Vowel and Molly Swain reject all copaganda in favour of cops and Nazis getting smashed up by The Blues Brothers. Part 2 of a 2 part special pandemic interlude, your intrepid hosts showcase their Favourite Movie of All Time time time. Just over two hours focusing on Chelsea's love of The Blues Brothers. Extra EXT...

In Season 5 Episode 6 of otipêyimisiw-iskwêwak kihci-kîsikohk, Métis in Space, Chelsea Vowel and Molly Swain put the otipêyimisiw in "their own bosses" and toss away the imaginary limitations of genre. Part 1 of a 2 part special pandemic interlude, your intrepid hosts showcase their Favourite Movie of All Time time time. This extra verbose 2 hour episode focuses on Molly's love of Jesus Christ Sup...

In Season 5 Episode 5 of otipêyimsiw-iskwêwak kihci-kîsikohk, Métis in Space, Chelsea Vowel, Molly Swain, and special guest Wyatt "Put A Fiddle On It" Schiefelbein review The Neverending Story, where, "A troubled boy dives into a wondrous fantasy world through the pages of a mysterious book." Hit us up at metisinspace[dot]com, metis.in.space[at]gmail[dot]com, Metis in Space on Facebook, or @Metis_...

In Season 5 Episode 4 of otipêyimsiw-iskwêwak kihci-kîsikohk, Métis in Space, Molly Vowel and Chelsea Swain review Twilight Zone Season 1 Episode 4, “A Traveler,” where "A mysterious man's arrival at an Alaska police station's Christmas party prompts a sergeant to investigate his ulterior motives." Hit us up at metisinspace[dot]com, metis.in.space[at]gmail[dot]com, Metis in Space on Facebook, or @...

After many an age, we are back with Season 5, Episode 3 of otipêyimisiw-iswêwak kihci-kîsikohk, Métis in Space, and take on Chambers Season 1 Episode 1 "Into The Void," where "Sasha's night of teenage fun with her boyfriend leads to a near-death experience -- and the opportunity of a lifetime from a wealthy, grieving couple." AND Season 1 Episode 2, where "Confused by her powerful connection to Be...

In Season 5, interlude 1 of otipêyimisiw-iswêwak kihci-kîsikohk, Métis in Space, we munch on breakfast carbs and down caffeine in order to recount our origin story, such as it is. Recorded to share with the Land Relationships Super Collective (http://www.landrelationships.com/), we decided that our MiS fans might want to hear we haven't fallen completely off the planet (unfortunately). Also, we re...

In Season 5, Episode 2 of otipêyimisiw-iswêwak kihci-kîsikohk, Métis in Space is joined by poet, author, and badass, Gwen "Trap Queen" Benaway. We review the first episode of the Australian series, Cleverman, "First Contact", wherein "a series of unexplained, violent attacks in the city are blamed on the newly discovered "Hairypeople" who have been living among the rest of society." Join us for po...

In Season 5, Episode 1 of otipêyimisiw-iswêwak kihci-kîsikohk, Métis in Space kicks things off with a live show! Recorded in front of a live studio audience at the Exploring The New R&R: Resistance and Resilience of Indigenous Women's symposium, put on by the Indigenous Women and Youth Resilience Project, Molly and Chelsea experience the weirdness of VR with Danis Goulet's VR film "The Hunt", then...

In Season 4, Episode 10 of otipêyimsiw-iskwêwak kihci-kîsikohk, Métis in Space, Molly, Chelsea, and special guests Brandi “Auntie BBird” Bird and Lindsay “FemmeDN” Nixon watch Westworld Season 2 Episode 8, “Kiksuya,” where "A heart is taken following a departure."

In Season 4, Episode 9 of otipêyimsiw-iskwêwak kihci-kîsikohk, Métis in Space, Molly, Chelsea, and special guest Christi "The Michif Maven" Belcourt watch Indians and Aliens Season 1 Episode 1 where "After a Star Lodge ceremony, former Cree Grand Chief Mathew Mukash saw orbs of lights in the woods."

In Season 4, Episode 8 of otipêyimsiw-iskwêwak kihci-kîsikohk, Métis in Space, Molly, David "Halfbreed All In" Parent, and Tashina "Too Sexy for Your Colonialism" Makokis (https://soundcloud.com/pillow-talks-podcast) undertake the second half of our Taika Waititi double feature with Thor: Ragnarok, where "Thor's quest for survival leads him in a race against time to prevent the all-powerful Hela f...

In Season 4, Episode 7 of otipêyimsiw-iskwêwak kihci-kîsikohk, Métis in Space, Molly and Chelsea give Star Trek yet another chance to "do Indigeneity right" in this 8th episode of Season 1 of Star Trek: Discovery, where "The USS Discovery is tasked with a high priority mission to planet Pahvo and learn the science behind the Klingons' cloaking technology." Many thanks to the Indigenous Studies Pro...

In Season 4, Episode 6 of otipêyimsiw-iskwêwak kihci-kîsikohk, Métis in Space, Molly and Chelsea undertake the first half of our Taika Waititi double feature with What We Do in the Shadows, where "Viago, Deacon, and Vladislav are vampires who are finding that modern life has them struggling with the mundane - like paying rent, keeping up with the chore wheel, trying to get into nightclubs, and ove...

In Season 4, Episode 5 of otipêyimsiw-iskwêwak kihci-kîsikohk, Métis in Space, Molly and Chelsea head to the Generation Energy Conference in Winnipeg to interview Erin Bow (physicist, author, and poet), Dr. Eric Bibeau (Associate Prof of Mechanical Engineering and NSERC/Manitoba Hydro Industrial Research Chair in Alternative Energy), and Dr. John Hepburn (Vice President of Research and Internation...

In Season 4, Episode 4 of otipêyimsiw-iskwêwak kihci-kîsikohk, Métis in Space, Molly and Chelsea review The Dead Lands, where "if he wants justice for himself and his people, he'll have to undergo a journey few would dare to make." Hit us up at metisinspace[dot]com, metis.in.space[at]gmail[dot]com, Metis in Space on Facebook, or @Metis_In_Space on Twitter with review suggestions, feedback, gifts o...

In Season 4, Episode 3 of otipêyimsiw-iskwêwak kihci-kîsikohk, Métis in Space, Molly and Chelsea and a LiveStudioAudience convene in amiskwaciwâskahikan and Tio:tiake at the Atotam Literary Festival to review two short films: The 6th World (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7f4Jm0y_iLk) and File Under Miscellaneous (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zi3B2V_e8fY). MiS wants to note that the bud and Sta...