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**The Red Nation Podcast**

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/redmediapr

Website: therednation.org

Follow the hosts on Twitter @nickwestes and @JenMarley1680 and the Red Nation @The_Red_Nation.

Theme song: “Dead Horse” by Weedrat https://weedrat.bandcamp.com/

Latest Episodes:

#NativeReads ep. 10: Memory Songs w/ Lydia Whirlwind Soldier Nov 23, 2020

Show notes

Lakota author Lydia Whirlwind Soldier talks about her collection Memory Songs

More info: https://www.oaklakewriterssociety.com/nativereads-podcast-series

Music: Frank Waln - "My Stone (instrumentals)"

#NativeReads: https://www.firstnations.org/nativereads/

North Carolina Keeps Breaking My Heart w/ Nick Martin Nov 16, 2020

Show notes

Sappony journalist Nick Martin talks about Trumpism, the elections, the politics of writing, and what it means to be Native in the South.

Read: https://newrepublic.com/article/160079/north-carolina-2020-election-results-trump-tillis

Support: https://www.patreon.com/therednation

Artwork: "The People of North Carolina" by a Haliwa-Saponi artist Karen Lynch Harley

Veterans' Day & the Demilitarization of Indian Country w/ Krystal Two Bulls Nov 10, 2020

Show notes

Krystal Two Bulls is a Northern Cheyenne and Oglala Lakota anti-war veteran and organizer. For Veterans' Day, she joins us to discuss the militarization of Indian Country, and how to end it.

Resources: https://aboutfaceveterans.org https://landback.org

Support: https://www.patreon.com/therednation

Post-Election Hangover Special Nov 08, 2020

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Our comrades Kumars and Roqayah from Delete Your Account Podcast, Andray from Rezistans Nwa, and Jorden join us for a post-election recap.

(Preview) I want to be YOTED w/ Lou Cornum (pt.2) Nov 05, 2020

Show notes

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

The second half of the conversation with Lou Cornum 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.

The Savage US Constitution w/ Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz Nov 02, 2020

Show notes

Historian Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz explains how the drafting of the US Constitution aimed to finance endless Indian wars. Next we ask whether or not the US is a democracy.

Read: https://scholarship.law.duke.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3412&context=dlj

Support: https://www.patreon.com/therednation

Another left wave in Latin America? w/ Camila Escalante Oct 29, 2020

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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) Oct 27, 2020

Show notes

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 conspiracy theories that have infected the settler mind. Part two of this conversation publishes next week and is only available to Patreon subscribers.

HALLOWEEN SPECIAL: Zombies! w/ Cutcha Risling Baldy Oct 26, 2020

Show notes

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 Oct 23, 2020

Show notes

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