The Red Nation

The Red Nation Podcast

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The Red Nation Podcast features discussions on Indigenous history, politics, and culture from a left perspective. Hosted by Nick Estes and Jen Marley with help from our friend and comrade Sina. The Red Nation Podcast is also the home of Red Power Hour, hosted by Melanie Yazzie and Elena Ortiz. Our show is entirely supported by our patrons on Patreon, support the show and get access to bonus content and other patron exclusive benefits here: Patreon.com/redmediaprWebsite: therednation.org Follow the hosts on Twitter @nickwestes and @JenMarley1680 and the Red Nation @The_Red_Nation. ​Theme song:...

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The Red Nation

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www.therednation.org

Latest episode

Jul 6, 2026

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(Preview) The scourge of Pretendianism 03.11.2022

A preview of some of the great bonus content available to patrons of Red Media. Sign up for as little as $1 per month.   Support:  patreon.com/redmediapr Red Power Hour is back for a special patron-only episode! Co-hosts Elena Ortiz (@spiritofpopay) and Melanie Yazzie discuss the shocking number of cases of ethnic fraud that never seem to stop coming to light.

The horror of heteropatriarchy 31.10.2022

RPH co-hosts Elena Ortiz  (@spiritofpopay) and Melanie Yazzie dive into the gendered politics of horror on a special live recording of Red Power Hour. Watch the video edition on The Red Nation Podcast YouTube channel. Please don't forget to like/subscribe/review the show on your preferred platform. Can't get enough RPH content?  Sign up for the Patreon for as little as $1 a month and get access to...

(Unlocked) On John Carpenter's Halloween (1978) 30.10.2022

*Episode originally published October 2021* Nick Estes (@nickwestes) and Sina Rahmani (@urorientalist) discuss the specter of settler colonialism in John Carpenter's horror classic, Halloween (1978). Can't get enough of TRN spooky content?  Sign up for the Patreon for as little as $1 a month to check out the two-hour-long conversation between Nick and friend of the podcast Kali Simmons on the conc...

Dark Winds; Shame on you! 24.10.2022

RPH co-hosts Elena Ortiz  (@spiritofpopay) and Melanie Yazzie take on the first season of Dark Winds (2022). Watch the  video edition  on The Red Nation Podcast YouTube  channel.  Please don't forget to like/subscribe/review the show on your preferred platform. Can't get enough of the RPH crew?  Sign up for the Patreon for as little as $1 a month to get more great Indigenous feminist content! Supp...

On Native Horror and the terrors of settler colonialism w/ Kali Simmons 17.10.2022

Kali Simmons ( @SimmonsKali ) talks to TRN Podcast co-hosts Jen Marley ( @JenMarley1680 ) and Nick Estes ( @nickwestes ) on the cultural links between settler colonialism and horror fiction and film. Watch the video edition on The Red Nation Podcast YouTube channel. Please don't forget to like/subscribe/review the show on your preferred platform. Support www.patreon.com/redmediapr    

Brazilian presidential elections and the future of democracy w/ Pedro Charbel and David Adler 10.10.2022

TRN Podcast co-host Nick Estes ( @nickwestes ) speaks to Pedro Charbel from PSOL (Partido Socialismo e Liberdade) and David Adler ( @davidrkadler ) from Progressive International on the Lula's victory in the first round of Brazil's 2022 general election. Watch the video edition on The Red Nation Podcast YouTube channel . Support www.patreon.com/redmediapr

Indigenous Peoples' Day 2022 08.10.2022

Join us this Indigenous Peoples' Day in Tiwa Territory! We are centering Leonard Peltier's Walk to Justice and will be fundraising to support. We will be selling shirts and tote bags, so please bring cash. Indigenous Peoples' Day 2022 Albuquerque, NM this October 10th at Tiguex Park march starts at 5 pm at the Wendy's parking lot at the corner of Central & Lomas  Best parking is at Tiguex Park, ab...

Water is our relative 03.10.2022

RPH co-hosts Elena Ortiz  (@spiritofpopay) and Melanie Yazzie discuss the water crisis destroying communities across Turtle Island.  Watch the video edition on The Red Nation Podcast YouTube channel   Support www.patreon.com/redmediapr

What is the Oceti Sakowin confederacy? w/ Craig Howe 26.09.2022

What's in a name? Misnaming is central to the subjugation of Native Nations and the distortion of history.  Oglala scholar and founder of CAIRNS, Craig Howe, joins us to discuss the warped accounts of Lewis and Clark that he documents in the re-publication of This Stretch of the River: Lakota, Dakota, and Nakota Responses to the Lewis and Clark Expedition and Bicentennial (2006).  We then cover th...

Mess with the seal, get the flipper w/ Malia Lum-Kawaihoa Marquez 19.09.2022

Kanaka Maoli educator Malia Lum-Kawaihoa Marquez ( @ka_nax808 ) talks to Uahikea Maile ( @uahikea )  about the reoccupation of Waikīkī to protect Hawaiian monk seals from tourists. Support www.patreon.com/redmediapr

Two million downloads and counting 12.09.2022

RPH co-hosts Elena Ortiz  (@spiritofpopay) and Melanie Yazzie are joined by comrade Jennifer Marley (@JenMarley1680) to discuss The Red Nation Podcast's reaching two million downloads!  Watch the video edition on The Red Nation Podcast YouTube channel. Can't get enough of the RPH crew?  Sign up for the Patreon for as little as $1 a month to get more great Indigenous feminist content--including the...

Leonard Peltier's Walk to Justice 05.09.2022

The American Indian Movement has organized "Leonard Peltier's Walk to Justice" from Minneapolis to Washington, D.C., where organizers plan to meet with government officials to demand the release of Peltier from the U.S. federal prison system. This recording is taken from the kickoff event in Minneapolis held on August 31st. Watch the video editon on The Red Nation Podcast YouTube channel .  For mo...

Alien mens, all mens 29.08.2022

*Note: this conversation contains major plot spoilers* Red Power Hour co-hosts Melanie Yazzie and Elena Ortiz (@spiritofpopay) talk to Red Nation comrades Justine Teba and Kiley Guy about Prey (2022). Watch the video edition on The Red Nation Podcast YouTube channel . Support www.patreon.com/redmediapr    

Ka Paio Hookahi: the crossroads of Indigenous and working class struggles 22.08.2022

 A commemoration of the Hilo Massacre featuring Nick Estes ( @nickwestes ), Jollene Levid ( @jollenelevid ), Ilima Long ( @ItsIlima ), Loubna Qutami (@LoubnaQutami)     Check out Hui Aloha Aina O Honolulu   Watch the video edition here on The Red Nation YouTube channel .    Support www.patreon.com/redmediapr

An Enemy Such As This: Live in Gallup 15.08.2022

Red Nation comrade Melanie Yazzie hosts this live event exploring the life and legacy of Larry Casuse, featuring Ursula C. Carillo, Erika Casuse, author David Correia, and a musical performance by JJ Otero . Read: An Enemy Such As This: Larry Casuse and the Fight for Native Liberation in One Family on Two Continents over Three Centuries by David Correia  Watch the  video edition  on The Red Nation...

Daddio, JC & the Spook are a toxic trio 08.08.2022

RPH co-hosts Elena Ortiz (@spiritofpopay) and Melanie Yazzie tackle the thorny topic of the church in light of the Pope's highly publicized, recent apology to First Nations people. Watch the video edition on The Red Nation Podcast YouTube channel or watch this episode ad-free by signing up on Patreon  for as little as $1 a month. Support www.patreon.com/redmediapr

Solidarity is medicine w/ Samia Assed 01.08.2022

Justine Teba joins Red Power Hour co-host Melanie Yazzie and guest Samia Assed to revisit The Red Nation's history and solidarity with Palestine. Watch the video edition on The Red Nation Podcast YouTube channel or watch this episode ad-free by signing up on Patreon for as little as $1 a month.   Support www.patreon.com/redmediapr  

Gender violence and Indigenous resistance w/ Yvonne Swan 25.07.2022

*Episode originally posted May 2019* In 1972, Yvonne Wanrow (now Yvonne Swan) shot a man who had tried to molest her son and neighbor's son in Spokane, Washington. Her case became a rallying cry for Indigenous and feminist activists in the 1970s to highlight the intersections of colonialism, gender violence, and the injustices of the U.S. criminal system. The ensuing legal battle resulted in a lan...

Remembering the Reign of Terror at Oglala 18.07.2022

It's been 47 years since the shootout at Oglala that left two FBI agents and a young Native man named Joe Stuntz dead. While Leonard Peltier unjustly sits in prison for the events of that day, the shootout and the deadly legacy of the "reign of terror" remain an open wound for community members and the American Indian Movement. Here's their story. Narrated by Nick Estes (@nickwestes) Watch the  vi...

You mess with the buffalo, you get the horns 11.07.2022

Red Nation comrade Jennifer Marley (@JenMarley1680) joins RPH cohosts Melanie Yazzie and Elena Ortiz (@spiritofpopay) for an indigenous feminist examination of current news and events. Watch the  video edition  on The Red Nation Podcast  YouTube channel  or watch this episode ad-free by signing up on  Patreon  for as little as $1 a month. Support www.patreon.com/redmediapr

Celebrate anti-imperialism, not US independence 06.07.2022

Join Oahu Water Protectors (@oahuWP) , the Slow Factory (@theslowfactory) , Af3irm Hawaii (@af3irmhawaii) , Red Media (@redmediapr) , and The Red Nation (@The_Red_Nation) in celebrating anti-imperialism and *NOT* U.S. imperialism. Let us build a unified revolutionary and anti-imperialist movement together! Watch this episode on The Red Nation YouTube channel https://youtu.be/otMAUTpYUDo Support ww...

Rehearsals for living w/ Robyn Maynard & Leanne Betasamosake Simpson 04.07.2022

We discuss the new book by Robyn Maynard (@policingblack) & Leanne Betasamosake Simpson about abolition from Black and Indigenous movements. Out now from Haymarket:   https://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/1880-rehearsals-for-living

Supreme Court backlash against Tribal sovereignty w/ Rebecca Nagle 02.07.2022

The Supreme Court recently ruled against Tribal sovereignty in Oklahoma v. Castro-Huerta. Cherokee journalist Rebecca Nagle ( @rebeccanagle ) talks about the broader implications of this decision and what it means for future legal battles. Watch the  video edition  on The Red Nation Podcast  YouTube channel  or watch this episode ad-free by signing up on  Patreon  for as little as $1 a month. Supp...

Boarding school genocide w/ Nick and Jen (pt.2) 27.06.2022

*Warning: discussions of violence and abuse towards children* The Red Nation Podcast co-hosts Nick  (@nickwestes)  and Jen  (@JenMarley1680)  discuss the recent Department of Interior report on the federal Indian boarding school system, Indian child removal policies and forms of genocide. But what does justice look like for survivors and modern Native Nations? Make sure to check out the first half...

Community, autonomy and reproductive justice 25.06.2022

Join RPH co-hosts Melanie Yazzie and Elena Ortiz (@spiritofpopay) along with Red Nation comrade Nicole Martin for a discussion on reproductive justice in Indian Country.  Check out https://www.iwrising.org/ Watch this episode on The Red Nation Podcsat YouTube channel https://youtu.be/f1lyHBKxVhU (Date of recording: June 20, 2022) Support  www.patreon.com/redmediapr

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