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Mārama and more; Scary Stories from RPH Nov 02, 2026

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RPH is back! Co-hosts Melanie Yazzie and Elena Ortiz host an extra spooky livestream edition of Red Power Hour and are joined by some special guests to discuss Marama (2025) followed by some scary stories!

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Fraud: The case of Ward Churchill w/ Nick Estes (Unlocked) Oct 26, 2026

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***Producer's note: I recorded an episode with TRN Podcast host Nick Estes for a bonus episode of my show, The East is a Podcast, talking about Ward Churchill. It got such a positive response we are unlocking it and posting it here on the TRN Pod main feed!***

In this special bonus episode co-published with Red Scare, I'm joined by longtime collaborator Nick Estes to discuss the strange career trajectory of Ward Churchill and the violence of pretendianism.

Watch the video edition on The East is a Podcast YouTube channel https://youtu.be/_D_tlo5gZsA

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No male gaze allowed: RPH reviews Fancy Dance (2023) Oct 18, 2026

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Red Power is back! RPH co-hosts Melanie Yazzie and Elena Ortiz review Fancy Dance (2023), an Apple Originals movie directed by Erica Tremblay.

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The Truth is Buried: The Mohawk Mothers vs. McGill University Oct 12, 2026

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** TRIGGER WARNING**

The following documentary contains explicit descriptions of psychological and physical violence against children and may be triggering for viewers. Listener discretion is advised.

In commemoration of Orange Shirt Day 2026 and Indigenous Peoples Day 2026, Red Media proudly presents a documentary on the ongoing fight by the Mohawk Mothers (Kanien'kehà:ka Kanistansera) to uncover the dark secrets buried at Montreal's Royal Victoria Hospital, home to the Allen Memorial Institute.

For more information, visit www.mohawkmothers.ca and follow @takebacktekanontak on Instagram

The Indian Residential School Crisis Line is a national service in Canada for anyone experiencing pain or distress as a result of their residential school experience. Former IRS students and their families can access the line 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. 1-866-925-4419 Watch the video edition on The Red Nation Podcast YouTube channel https://youtu.be/-Dw31fnuIWo

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Living in the Ripe World - RPH reviews "Beyond the Glittering World" Oct 05, 2026

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Red Power is back! RPH hosts Melanie Yazzie and Elena Ortiz continue their series on Indigenous futurisms through a discussion of the new collection of stories and poems, "Beyond the Glittering World" (2026)

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Guerrilla Intellectuals: Theory and Practice w/Pranay Somayajula Sep 28, 2026

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From the belly of the empire to the frontlines of global liberation struggles, what does it mean to be an intellectual in service of mass movements?

In this episode, Nick Estes (The Red Nation) and Pranay Somayajula sit down to dissect the vital synthesis of revolutionary theory and ground-level practice. Moving beyond academic insulation, they interrogate anti-colonial resistance, Third World solidarity, Indigenous liberation, and the role of the radical writer in organizing for collective power.

Watch the livestream edition on The Red Nation Podcast YouTube channel https://youtube.com/live/JGlG0pMSFLE?feature=share

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The Guardian Letter: The Anti-Imperialist Scholars Collective (AISC) Responds https://www.anti-imperialists.com/statements/dc121068-bd7d-4408-8a5f-c23c8f70e4d1/

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White men getting lost: RPH reviews The Odyssey (2026) Sep 21, 2026

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A special live edition of Red Power Hour featuring co-hosts Melanie Yazzie and Elena Ortiz along with some special guests to talk about Christopher Nolan's adaptation of The Odyssey (2026). Watch the video edition on The Red Nation Podcast YouTube channel https://youtube.com/live/VDN8QKwLpAE?feature=share

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Psychic Militancy: Theory and Praxis w/ Lara Sheehi Sep 14, 2026

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TRN Podcast host Nick Estes hosts a special livestream conversation featuring Lara Sheehi from Psychic Militancy Watch the livestream edition on The Red Nation Podcast YouTube channel https://youtube.com/live/uC88GWlcnD8

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Indigenous Anti-Communism: Haunting Spectre of Ward Churchill w/ Nick Estes Sep 07, 2026

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***Producer's note: TRN Podcast host Nick Estes joined Red Media-produced TYMSYY podcast, hosted by Sardana Nikolaeva and Masha Kardashevskaya, to talk about anti-communism, pretendianism, and the outsized role of Ward Churchill. Subscribe to TYMSYY if you don't already and help us grow the show***

This is the first installment of our collaborative series on Indigenous Anti-Communism with Nick Estes of The Red Nation Podcast. In this episode, we first introduce our intentions for the series and discuss why it matters to complicate and systematize the various discourses on anti-communism. We then turn to Ward Churchill (1947-2026), the American author and academic, and his edited volume "Marxism and Native Americans" (1983). Featuring Winona LaDuke, Vine Deloria Jr., Russell Means, and various Marxist writers, the volume became a foundational text for anyone interested in debates over Marxism and its relevance to Native American politics. However, as we learn in this episode, the volume's history and Ward Churchill's own legacy may not be as theoretically clear-cut as they seem. Nick Estes illuminates how the volume's anti-Marxist arguments distorted Indigenous understanding of Marxism and communism, which is reflected in the continued misunderstanding of the histories of anti-imperialist Indigenous solidarities.

If you enjoyed the first episode of our series "Indigenous Anti-Communism" and don't want to miss upcoming discussions, please subscribe or follow us wherever you get your podcast.

Watch the video edition on The Red Nation Podcast YouTube channel https://youtu.be/7qoDHlp5Mm0

Music: Anastasia Alexxeeva/Анастасия Алексеева - Djohogoj/Дьөһөгөй

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The Willingness to Destroy: RPH reviews Exterminate All the Brutes (pt.2) Aug 31, 2026

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Red Power Hour is back! The second part of an extended conversation by co-hosts Elena Ortiz and Melanie Yazzie on Exterminate All the Brutes (2021), a documentary television miniseries revolving around colonization and genocide, directed and narrated by Haitian filmmaker Raoul Peck.

Watch the video edition on The Red Nation Podcast YouTube channel https://youtu.be/ejUwOre2CLs

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