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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Episodes

Another left wave in Latin America? w/ Camila Escalante 29.10.2020

Journalist Camila Escalante talks about the future of the left in Latin America, following the historic Bolivian elections. @KawsachunNews Subscribe:  patreon.com/TheRedNation     

(Preview) I want to be YOTED w/ Lou Cornum (pt.1) 27.10.2020

A preview of some of the great bonus content available to patrons of the show. Sign up for as little as $1 and help support the podcast. Support:  patreon.com/therednation  Lou Cornum talks about government coverups from an Indigenous perspective, covering New Mexico as a site for conspiracy theories as well as the popular TV show, the X-Files. As part of our YOTED special series, we talk about co...

HALLOWEEN SPECIAL: Zombies! w/ Cutcha Risling Baldy 26.10.2020

Hupa scholar Cutcha Risling Baldy gives us her theory of the zombie apocalypse.  More info: https://www.cutcharislingbaldy.com   Support: https://www.patreon.com/therednation  

Victory in Bolivia! w/ Ollie Vargas 23.10.2020

Bolivian journalist Ollie Vargas discusses the Bolivian election and what this means for Indigenous movements and the left. Support: patreon.com/KawsachunNews Subscribe: patreon.com/TheRedNation  

YOTED: Debunking Ancient Aliens 19.10.2020

Zitkato from Bands of Turtle Islands joins us to debunk the ancient aliens conspiracy theory. This is the first episode of YOTED, where we debunk racist conspiracy theories that have infected the settler mind. Support: https://www.patreon.com/therednation   SOURCES Prometheus Entertainment Leak Project's Interview with Kerry Cassidy of Project Camelot CLICK AT OWN RISK, Project Camelot's About Pag...

#NativeReads ep. 9: Whereas w/ Layli Long Soldier 17.10.2020

Joel Waters interviews Oglala Lakota author Layli Long Soldier about her collection of poetry Whereas More info:  https://www.oaklakewriterssociety.com/nativereads-podcast-series Music: Frank Waln - "My Stone (instrumentals)" #NativeReads:  https://www.firstnations.org/nativereads/

INDIGENOUS PEOPLES DAY SPECIAL 20 Point Program (Ft. Nick Estes) 12.10.2020

From our friends at the Bands of Turtle Island podcast: In this episode Zitkato interviews Nick Estes from the  Red Nation  and author of Our History is the Future about the 20 Point Program of the Trail of Broken Treaties written by Hank Adams   Support:  https://www.patreon.com/therednation  

Land Back w/ Nickita Longman, Emily Riddle, & Lindsay Nixon 05.10.2020

We talk to the Indigenous contributors and editors — Nickita Longman , Emily Riddle , Lindsay Nixon — of the Briarpatch issue on "Land Back."  Buy a copy here: https://briarpatchmagazine.com/issues/view/september-october-2020 Support: https://www.patreon.com/therednation  

"I have seen the future" w/ Mark Tilsen 24.09.2020

Lakota Water Protector and poet Mark Tilsen talks about frontline land defense and his book of poetry It Ain't Over Until We're Smoking Cigars On The Drill Pad  (2019). Find out more: https://www.marktilsen.com Support: https://www.patreon.com/therednation  

(Unlocked) Bonus Episode 47: Behind the buckskin curtain pt. 2 w/ Jana Schmieding 23.09.2020

Lakota writer, actor, and comedian Jana Schmieding pulls back the buckskin curtain on the politics of Natives in film and entertainment. In the second part of the interview, we review the Westworld episode "Kiksuya" (2018). Ali Nahdee on the "Aila Test": https://www.hcn.org/articles/indigenous-affairs-interview-the-aila-test-evaluates-representation-of-indigenous-women-in-media   Find Jana's work...

Tear down the walls w/ the O'odham Anti-Border Collective 21.09.2020

O'odham Land Defenders Nellie Jo David, Amber Ortega, Napoleon Marrietta, and Amrah Saloman talk about resisting border imperialism and state repression. Follow: https://www.facebook.com/AntiBorderCollective Read more: https://theintercept.com/2020/09/16/indigenous-activists-border-wall-protest/   Support: https://www.patreon.com/therednation  

#NativeReads ep. 8: Anti-Indianism in Modern America w/ Elizabeth Cook-Lynn 16.09.2020

Margaret Cook interviews her mother the Dakota scholar Elizabeth Cook-Lynn about her seminal book  Anti-Indianism in Modern America: A View from Tatekeya's Earth . Music: Frank Waln - "My Stone (instrumentals)" More info:  https://www.oaklakewriterssociety.com/nativereads-podcast-series #NativeReads: https://www.firstnations.org/nativereads/

#AbolishAPD: Blue Leaks w/ Keegan & David 14.09.2020

Researchers Keegan James Sarmiento Kloer and David Correia ( @AbolishAPD ) discuss Blue Leaks, a data dump that shows corporate-public partnerships between big box retailers and the Albuquerque Police Department. The privatized police database was used for political influence and so much more. Further reading: https://www.abolishapd.org/post/albuquerque-police-engaged-in-secret-intelligence-gather...

(Preview) Bonus Episode 47: Behind the buckskin curtain pt. 2 w/ Jana Schmieding 07.09.2020

A preview of some of the great bonus content available to patrons of the show. Sign up for as little as $1 and help support the podcast. Support: patreon.com/therednation  Lakota writer, actor, and comedian Jana Schmieding pulls back the buckskin curtain on the politics of Natives in film and entertainment. In the second part of the interview, we review the Westworld episode "Kiksuya" (2018). Find...

Behind the buckskin curtain w/ Jana Schmieding (pt. 1) 07.09.2020

Lakota writer, actor, and comedian Jana Schmieding pulls back the buckskin curtain on the politics of Natives in film and entertainment. In the first part of this interview, we review the final episode "Ghost Dance" in the TNT series Into the West (2005). In the second part of the interview, we review the Westworld episode "Kiksuya" (2018). Ali Nahdee on the "Aila Test": https://www.hcn.org/articl...

Fascism, freedom, fiction w/ Arundhati Roy 02.09.2020

Indian writer Arundhati Roy talks about her new book of essays, Azadi: Freedom. Fascism. Fiction. This talk was organized by Haymarket Books and the Elliott Bay Book Company. Support: Patreon.com/therednation

The end of US empire? w/ Kim TallBear 31.08.2020

Dakota scholar Kim TallBear talks about the end of US empire and what that means for Indigenous people.  She is a regular panelist for the podcast Media Indigena and writes for the Critical Polyamorist .  Support: patreon.com/therednation

Learning & unlearning w/ Noname 25.08.2020

Rapper and activist Noname joins us for wide-ranging discussion on celebrity culture, social media, the Black Radical Tradition, and so much more. Check out her work: https://nonamebooks.com   Support: patreon.com/redmediapr

A history of the American Indian Movement w/ Nick Estes 23.08.2020

Nick Estes,   author of "Our History is the Future" and co-founder of The Red Nation, joins Breht from Rev Left Radio to discuss the history and legacy of the American Indian Movement, including the history of indigenous resistance in America, the origins and ideology of AIM, the Siege of Wounded Knee in 1973, the FBI's COINTELPRO, the Reign of Terror, and so much more.  This is a collaborative pr...

#AbolishAPD: Operation Legend w/ David, Ernesto, & Selinda 19.08.2020

David Correia, Ernesto Longa, and Selinda Guerrero talk about #AbolishAPD and Albuquerque's participation in Trump's Operation Legend.  More info: www.abolishapd.org Support: patreon.com/therednation

Uprising in Bolivia w/ Ollie Vargas 17.08.2020

Bolivian journalist Ollie Vargas (@OVargas52) from Kawsashun News  (@KawsaschunNews) returns to the show to discuss the recent uprisings and calls to restore restore democracy in Bolivia. Support Kawsaschun News: https://www.patreon.com/KawsaschunNews

(TEASER) Red Power Hour launch w/ Amanda Blackhorse 10.08.2020

The Red Nation Podcast announces our spinoff series, Red Power Hour hosted by Melanie Yazzie! Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and all major podcast platforms!

#NativeReads ep. 7: Custer Died for Your Sins w/ Phil Deloria 10.08.2020

Nick Estes interviews historian Phil Deloria about his father's classic book Custer Died for Your Sins: An Indian Manifesto . Music: Frank Waln - "My Stone (instrumentals)" More info: https://www.oaklakewriterssociety.com/nativereads-podcast-series #NativeReads: https://www.firstnations.org/nativereads/

(Unlocked) Not "a nation of immigrants" w/ Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz 03.08.2020

Historian Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz reads from her forthcoming book debunking the claim that the United States is "a nation of immigrants." Support: Patreon.com/therednation

#NativeReads ep. 6: Not without Our Consent w/ Edward Valandra 30.07.2020

Tasiyagnunpa Livermont Barondeau interviews Edward Valandra about his book  Not without Our Consent: Lakota Resistance to Termination, 1950-59 .  Music: Frank Waln - "My Stone (instrumentals)" More info: https://www.oaklakewriterssociety.com/nativereads-podcast-series #NativeReads: https://www.firstnations.org/nativereads/

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