My Second Cup of Coffee

Ya'at'eeh my relatives. Today is Tuesday, December 19, 2023. I have been recovering for COVID but decided to host My Second Cup of Coffee because today is the 14th Anniversary of the United States Government's buried apology to Native Peoples. I invite you to join me for a reading of the apology and a discussion regarding it. LINKS: Wirelesshogan: An Apology, an Appropriations Bill, an...

Ya'at'eeh my relatives. Today is Wednesday, December 6, 2023 and over My Second Cup of Coffee I share a recipe I tried last night for "Copycat El Pollo Loco Chicken", discuss a few (mostly political) headlines and then offer a few thoughts on #EqualPayDay (for Native women). A stark reminder of how, in the USA, even our sexism is racist. I invite you to grab a cup of coffee and j...

Ya'at'eeh my relatives. Today is Thursday, November 30, 2023 and over My Second Cup of Coffee I an thrilled to host authors Sarah Augustine and Sheri Hostetler re: their new book "So We and Our Children May Live." I invite you to join us. The Coalition to Dismantle the Doctrine of Discovery https://dismantlediscovery.org/ Patreon: Decolonize faith; Confront racism/white supremacy...

Ya'at'eeh my relatives. Today is Wednesday, November 29, 2023 and over My Second Cup of Coffee I talk about the 2024 election and the importance of the Native vote. I also share some thoughts on the Sand Creek Massacre that happened on this day in 1864. I invite you to join me. LINKS: The Riverside Church in NYC: "Radical Inclusivity" Sermon by Pastor Mark Charles | November 26,...

Ya'at'eeh my relatives. Today is Wednesday, November 22, 2023 and over My Second Cup of Coffee I share an update on my 2023 travel, preview my plans and priorities for 2024 and address the question "What about Thanksgiving?" I invite you to join me. LINKS: Fort Belknap: Doctrine of Discovery, Thanksgiving and Abraham Lincoln https://www.facebook.com/FORTBELKNAPCOUNCIL/videos/7166...

Ya'at'eeh my relatives. Today is Friday, November 03, 2023. Today I share a unique New Mexico recipe (that I have not yet tired) for Green Chile Apple Pie. I touch on the Hasan Minhaj controversary and use an article re: Russia's slaughter of Indigenous People in Alaska to discuss our two nation's shared value for colonialism. LINKS: Hatch Green Chile Store: https://www.hatch-green...

Ya'at'eeh my relatives. Today is Friday, October 27, 2023. After a chaotic month without a Speaker of the House the GOP this week elected Rep. Mike Johnson from Louisiana. I invite you to join me for My Second Cup of Coffee as I try to filter out the screaming and honestly ask "Who is Mike Johnson?" LINKS: AP News: On Day 2 of multistate search for mass killing suspect, Maine res...

Ya'at'eeh my relatives. Today is Friday, October 20, 2023. After 7 years of leadership by Donald Trump the GOP is not only dysfunctional, but it has become incapable of function. Over my Second Cup of Coffee I discuss why, for the sake of the country, the GOP should split itself into two separate and distinct parties. I invite you to join me. LINKS: AP News: Republicans are divided on far-...

Ya'at'eeh my relatives. War has once again broken out between Israel and Hamas with incredible violence and brutality displayed on both sides. Today I invite you to join me for My Second Cup of Coffee as I offer an Indigenous perspective on this ongoing and violent conflict. AP news: Israel orders hundreds of thousands of civilians in Gaza City to evacuate ahead of possible ground assault...

Ya'at'eeh my relatives. Today is Indigenous Peoples Day 2023 and I invite you to join me for My Second Cup of Coffee and a conversation about the complexities of celebrating Indigenous people in a country that is still colonial. LINKS: Signed copies of Unsettling Truths, the book I co-authored can be purchased on my website: https://wirelesshogan.com/unsettling-truths/ FREE - Unsettling Tr...

Ya'at'eeh my relatives. Today is Tuesday, October 3 and over My Second Cup of Coffee I discuss the second GOP Debate and the sexism that exists in Crash Test Dummies. I invite you to join me. LINKS: Patreon: Decolonize faith; Confront racism/white supremacy; Create Common Memory https://www.patreon.com/wirelesshogan NPR: 6 takeaways from the second GOP debate https://www.npr.org/2023/09/28...

Ya'at'eeh my relatives. Today is Wednesday, September 28 and over My Second Cup of Coffee I discuss my recent trip to Alaska and an Native singer I learned about there, and I talk briefly about a book I just read titled "Die with Zero". I'll also discuss my upcoming events and travel. I invite you to join me. WARNING: This episode contains references to suicide. LINKS: Kelly...

Ya'at'eeh my relatives. On Monday, September 11 over My Second Cup of Coffee I discussed a little talked about day of remembrance. Every year, the last day of August is marked as the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances. I invite you to join me for a conversation with Murray Crookes, an anti-colonial activist pastor in the United Methodist Church. LINKS: AP News: Wha...

Ya'at'eeh my relatives. Today is Thursday, September 7 and over My Second Cup of Coffee I discuss the latest headlines re: Trumps Indictment, I offer a native perspective on Burning Man and the absurdity of glamping in the mud and I share an article looking at the environmental challenge of tennis balls. I also share an update re: my work to create common memory thru Unsettling Truths and...

Ya'at'eeh my relatives. Today is Thursday, August 31 and over My Second Cup of Coffee I continue my discussion re: the first debate of the 2024 GOP Primary. Today I am going in depth on the the absurdity that occurs when Presidential candidates try to maintain the myth of American Exceptionalism while campaigning to a traumatized white America. I invite you to join me. LINKS: PBS News Hour...

Ya'at'eeh my relatives. Today is Tuesday, August 29 and over My Second Cup of Coffee I discuss the first debate of the 2024 Republican Primary (which I finally finished watching this morning). I invite you to join me. PBS News Hour: Who are the candidates in the first GOP primary debate? https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/who-are-the-candidates-in-the-first-gop-primary-debate

Ya'at'eeh my relatives. Today is Friday, August 18 and over My Second Cup of Coffee I discuss a recently published report on Dams and Tribal land loss in the United States. I invite you to join me. NY Times: ‘We’re All Water-Bottle Freaks’ https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/11/health/water-bottles-beverages.html AP News: As work begins on the largest US dam removal project, tribes look to a f...

Ya'at'eeh my relatives. Today (Wednesday Aug. 9) is International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples and over My Second Cup of Coffee I use the development of Artificial Intelligence by Colonial nations and the granting of personhood status to rivers by Indigenous Peoples as context to discuss the divergent values between Western and Indigenous cultures. I invite you to join me. LINKS:...

Ya'at'eeh my relatives. It's Friday Aug. 4 and over My Second Cup of Coffee I share my first impressions of the Jan 6th Indictment against Donald Trump, I point out the arrogance of the DEMS re: the BIPOC vote and I answer a question about King James. I invite you to join me. LINKS: Politico: Biden world moves to stave off Cornel West and No Labels threat https://www.politico.com/news/...

Ya'at'eeh my relatives. Today is Tuesday, August 1 and over My Second Cup of Coffee I talk about Indigenous efforts to decolonize the Klamath River in OR & CA by removing dams. And I discuss how to tell Elon Musk "No" (by continuing to Tweet on his re-branded App X). I invite you to join me. LINKS: AP News: Elon Musk wants to turn tweets into ‘X’s’. But changing language is n...

Ya'at'eeh my relatives. On Sunday, July 30 I hosted a special evening edition of My Second Cup of Coffee and a conversation with my good friend Ray Minniecon. Ray is an Aboriginal pastor who lives in Sydney, Australia and has dedicated his life to supporting members of the Stolen Generations. I invite you to join us. LINKS: Uluru Statement from the Heart https://ulurustatement.org/the-stat...

Ya'at'eeh my relatives. Today is Tuesday, July 25 and over My Second Cup of Coffee I discuss Ron DeSantis pattern of using White Supremacist arguments to appeal to a traumatized White America. I also share a few thoughts re: the campaign of Cornel West. I invite you to join me. LINKS: Politico: Why some Dems fear Cornel West presents a unique challenge for Joe Biden https://www.politico.co...

Today is Wednesday, July 19. I recently read the full SCOTUS Opinion re: the Colorado River water rights case "Arizona v. Navajo Nation". As with most SCOTUS Opinions related to American Indian law, I was both disappointed and infuriated. I invite you to join me for My Second Cup of Coffee as I discuss the case. LINKS: SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES - Arizona vs. Navajo Nation https:...

Ya'at'eeh my relatives. Today is Friday, July 14 and over My Second Cup of Coffee I discuss Global Warming and the rise in gun violence throughout the US. I also share an update regarding my efforts to expand the conversation re: the true legacy of Abraham Lincoln. I invite you to join me. Twitter: Just arrived back in DC after traveling to Phoenix to film a documentary re: the Long Walk....

Ya'at'eeh my relatives. Today is Thursday, July 6 and over My Second Cup of Coffee I discuss 3 seemingly separate topics; Technology, living healthier (hopefully without becoming obsessed) and the US Government's implicit racial bias. I invite you to join me. LINKS: ABC News: Court says Tulsa can't give a Choctaw man a ticket because the Oklahoma city is on reservation land https:/...