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Dec 8, 2025 • 1h 6min

Best of 2024 Mixtape (pt.1)

Celebrate five years of The Red Nation Podcast with us! This mixtape is a part of our "best of" series. This tracklist features some of the best of the show from the year 2024. Part two will be available on our Patreon as patron-exclusive content! Much gratitude to our patrons who have kept the show alive these past five years! Every episode can be found on our channels and will be listed on therednation.org Tracklist: TRN-KREZ National Day of Mourning 2024 "Two ways to resist, two ways to die" w/ Max Ajl (pt.1) Not in Our Honor - Press Conference Democrats and the "Dupes" of Empire Red Power Hour - Koba was right Remembering 1974: Navajo Liberation vs. Farmington GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/empower-red-medias-indigenous-content Subscribe to The Red Nation Newsletter: https://www.therednation.org/ Patreon www.patreon.com/redmediapr
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Dec 1, 2025 • 1h 22min

Socialist organizing and the DSA w/ Jorge Rocha, John Lewis, Luisa Martinez

Join Jorge Rocha, a seasoned anti-imperialist organizer, John Lewis, the national treasurer and labor strategist, and Luisa Martinez, an advocate for immigrant justice, as they dive into the inner workings of the Democratic Socialists of America. They discuss recent convention votes aimed at establishing DSA as an independent socialist party. The panel also tackles the complexities of anti-Zionist resolutions, internal ideological diversity, and the DSA's response to grassroots struggles like ICE raids. Learn about the intersection of labor organizing and global influences shaping today's socialist movements.
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Nov 24, 2025 • 1h 3min

Becoming Little Shell w/ Chris La Tray

**Red Media is hiring an Executive Director!** Chris La Tray joins TRN Podcast host Nick Estes in studio to discuss his latest book, Becoming Little Shell: A Landless Indian's Journey Home. He talks about the complexities of Indigenous family and tribal histories and fighting back against Indigenous erasure in this moment of backlash. Check out his Substack, An Irritable Métis Watch the video edition on The Red Nation Podcast YouTube channel Empower our work: GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/empower-red-medias-indigenous-content Subscribe to The Red Nation Newsletter: https://www.therednation.org/ Patreon www.patreon.com/redmediapr
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Nov 17, 2025 • 1h 11min

Mormon Settler Colonialism w/ Elise Boxer

Elise Boxer, a Dakota historian and Associate Professor, discusses her upcoming book on the complexities of Mormon settler colonialism. She shares how her LDS upbringing shaped her research, sparked by a revealing conversation about stereotypes. Elise delves into the racialization of Indigenous identities in Mormon doctrine and critiques the Indian Student Placement Program. She also connects modern LDS narratives to historical patterns of dispossession, aiming to open dialogues between Mormon and Indigenous studies for deeper understanding.
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Nov 10, 2025 • 1h 21min

RPH vs. Chief of War (2025)

**Red Media is hiring an Executive Director!** RPH is back! Co-hosts Melanie Yazzie and Elena Ortiz discuss Chief of War (2025), a Hawaiian historical drama series created by Thomas Paʻa Sibbett and Jason Momoa for Apple TV. Watch the video edition on The Red Nation Podcast YouTube channel https://youtu.be/2d6lpI6QbRc Empower our work: GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/empower-red-medias-indigenous-content Subscribe to The Red Nation Newsletter: https://www.therednation.org/ Patreon www.patreon.com/redmediapr
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Nov 3, 2025 • 1h 3min

The foundations of Zionism w/ Fida Jiryis

Fida Jiryis, a Palestinian writer and translator based in Galilee, discusses her father's influential work, The Foundations of Zionism. She shares her motivations for translating the book amid conflict, sheds light on her father's experiences during the Nakba, and delves into the history of the Palestine Research Center. Fida explores how Zionism emerged as a European project, its colonial implications, and contemporary U.S. support. Her insights offer a critical perspective on global resistance and the importance of understanding these narratives.
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Oct 27, 2025 • 1h 24min

RPH vs. Powwow Highway (1989)

**Red Media is hiring an Executive Director!** RPH is back! Co-hosts Elena Ortiz and Melanie Yazzie return to discuss Powwow Highway (1989) Empower our work: GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/empower-red-medias-indigenous-content Subscribe to The Red Nation Newsletter: https://www.therednation.org/ Patreon www.patreon.com/redmediapr
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Oct 20, 2025 • 56min

Still breaking the siege on Gaza w/ David Adler

**Red Media is hiring an Executive Director!** David Adler (@davidrkadler) from Progressive International returns to The Red Nation Podcast to talk with host Nick Estes about his experiences on the Global Sumud Flotilla! Watch the video edition on The Red Nation Podcast YouTube channel Empower our work: GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/empower-red-medias-indigenous-content Subscribe to The Red Nation Newsletter: https://www.therednation.org/ Patreon https://www.patreon.com/redmediapr
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Oct 13, 2025 • 59min

Indigenous Peoples' Day 2025 Mixtape

**Red Media is hiring an Executive Director!** Happy Indigenous Peoples' Day 2025 from Red Media! Track List 1. Introduction / Justine 2. Indigenous Peoples' Day vs. Empire Pt. 1 3. City of Albuquerque proclamation of Indigenous Peoples' Day 4. IPD 2021 - Pueblo Elders Panel 5. IPD 2022 - Ké Infoshop 6. Indigenous Peoples' Day vs. Empire Pt. 2 7. IPD 2023 - Wael Omar/Palestinian Youth Movement Empower our work: GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/empower-red-medias-indigenous-content Subscribe to The Red Nation Newsletter: https://www.therednation.org/ Patreon www.patreon.com/redmediapr
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Oct 6, 2025 • 1h 1min

Mapping deportations w/ Mariah Tso and Kelly Lytle Hernández

TRN Podcast host Nick Estes speaks with Mariah Tso and Kelly Lytle Hernández with scholars behind mappingdeportations.com. Professor Kelly Lytle Hernández holds The Thomas E. Lifka Endowed Chair in History at UCLA. Mariah Tso is a Diné Cartographer and GIS Specialist with the Million Dollar Hoods (MDH) Project at the Ralph J. Bunche Center for African American Studies at UCLA. Watch the video edition on The Red Nation Podcast YouTube channel Empower our work: GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/empower-red-medias-indigenous-content Subscribe to The Red Nation Newsletter: https://www.therednation.org/ Patreon www.patreon.com/redmediapr

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