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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Latest episode

Sep 28, 2026

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Episodes

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

Colombia & the Latin American left tide w/ David Adler 22.06.2022

David Adler (@davidrkadler) from Progressive International ( @progintl) discusses the recent Colombian presidential elections, where the left won for the first time in history. We talk about what that means for the region and anti-imperialist movements. Watch this episode on The Red Nation Podcast YouTube channel. https://youtu.be/cyqRnfxnrkM Support www.patreon.com/redmediapr

Boarding school genocide w/ Nick and Jen (pt.1) 20.06.2022

*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? Read the report here: https://www.bia.gov...

Riding the worm 13.06.2022

Red Power Hour host Elena Ortiz (@spiritofpopay) is joined by Sungmanitu (@BandsIsland) and Sina Rahmani (@urorientalist) to discuss Denis Villeneuve's Dune (2021).   Support www.patreon.com/redmediapr

Listen carefully to rebellion's echo w/ Susan Blight 06.06.2022

Anishinaabe artist Susan Blight talks with Uahikea Maile (@Uahikea) about her new installation Weweni Bizindan , art and activism in Toronto, and collective rebellion.     Support www.patreon.com/redmediapr

The four invasions of Guatemala and Indigenous resistance w/ Giovanni Batz 30.05.2022

*Episode originally posted November 2018* In this episode, Giovanni Batz (@gio_batz) — an Indigenous researcher, the son of Guatemalan working class parents, and the paternal grandson of K'iche' Maya — talks about the history and struggle for Indigenous autonomy in the Ixil Region of Gutemala. His research interests include extractivist industries and megaprojects in Latin America, Guatemalan-Maya...

The business of representation w/ Uahikea Maile 23.05.2022

Uahikea Maile (@uahikea) on the recently-inaugurated Indigenous Politics Collaboratory at the University of Toronto. Guest hosted by Sina Rahmani (@urorientalist) Support www.patreon.com/redmediapr  

Intellectual no-fly zone w/ Mnar Adley 15.05.2022

Empire is a misinformation war. In commemoration of the Nakba, we talk with Palestinian journalist and founder of MintPress News (@MintPressNews)   , Mnar Adley (@MnarMuh) , about censorship and Israel's assassination of Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Akleh. Video edition available here   Support www.patreon.com/redmediapr

The life and death of Larry Casuse w/ David Correia and Ursula Casuse Carrillo 09.05.2022

In 1973, Navajo activist Larry Casuse took hostage at gunpoint the mayor of Gallup, protesting the city's liquor industry's deathly toll on Native people. We discuss the new book "An Enemy Such as This" detailing this history with author David Correia and Casuse's sister Ursula, which is out now from @haymarketbooks . Haymarket Books Website Watch this episode on The Red Nation Podcast YouTube cha...

Reading Vine Deloria Jr.'s God is Red (pt.2) 02.05.2022

The second part of Nick Estes' (@nickwestes) in-depth conversation with New Amauta ( @AmautaNew ) of Vine Deloria Jr.'s God is Red (1973).   Support www.patreon.com/redmedia

Native Women Freestyle Hour 25.04.2022

Red Power Hour co-hosts Melanie Yazzie and Elena Ortiz (@spiritofpopay) are back for a wide-ranging conversation about landback, revolutionary struggle, and the power of Native women.   Support www.patreon.com/redmediapr

Reading Vine Deloria Jr.'s God is Red (pt.1) 18.04.2022

Nick Estes (@nickwestes) is joined by returning guest New Amauta (@AmautaNew) for an in-depth discussion of Vine Deloria Jr.'s God is Dead (1973). Check out New Amauta's IG page (@newamauta) and his episode from February 2022 on Indigenous Plurinationalism. Watch this episode on our YouTube channel . Can't wait to listen to the entire episode? Sign up as a patron!   www.patreon.com/redmediapr

Queer Indigenous Feminism and Indigenous Movements in Media 11.04.2022

Red Power Hour hosts Melanie Yazzie and Elena Ortiz (@spiritofpopay) in conversation with Tommy Pico and Chad Charlie, writers for the hit FX series Reservation Dogs . Watch this episode on The Red Nation Podcast YouTube channel https://youtu.be/7vWZHlRdK5Y Support  www.patreon.com/redmediapr

(Preview) Hybrid warfare and sanctions w/ Vijay Prashad 05.04.2022

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 Vijay Prashad (@vijayprashad) is Director of the Tricontinental Institute (@tri_continental)   Co-hosted with Sina Rahmani (@urorientalist)    

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