The Red Nation Podcast
The Red Nation
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/
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/
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Nov 20, 2023 • 1h 5min
Palestine will be decolonized w/ Rawan Eid and Fathi Nemer (pt.1)
*This is the first half of an almost two-hour-long episode. To listen to the second part, sign up for as low as $2 a month or you can watch the video edition on The Red Nation Podcast YouTube channel for free* TRN Podcast co-host Nick Estes (@nickwestes) in conversation with Rawan Eid (@RiverToSea48) and Fathi Nemer (@amaninthesun), the co-creators of decolonizepalestine.com. Are you Indigenous? Do you support Palestine? Learn more about joining the Indigenous solidarity with Palestine movement and sign the letter here: https://indigenousforpalestine.org/ Support www.patreon.com/redmediapr
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Nov 13, 2023 • 1h 44min
A free Palestine frees us all
Red Power Hour is back! RPH co-host Melanie Yazzie is joined by Jen Marley, Justine Teba, Demetrius Johnson, and Kiley Guy for a rowdy debrief of last Saturday's massive Palestine solidarity rally in Washington, DC. Watch the video edition on The Red Nation Podcast YouTube channel Are you Indigenous? Do you support Palestine? Learn more about joining the Indigenous solidarity with Palestine movement and sign the letter here: https://indigenousforpalestine.org/ The Red Nation Podcast is sustained by comrades and supporters like you. Power our work here: www.patreon.com/redmediapr
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Nov 6, 2023 • 55min
Indigenous solidarity with Palestine w/ Uahikea Maile and Leanne Betasamosake Simpson
The podcast explores indigenous solidarity with Palestine, discussing shared resistance against colonial forces, the impact of Larry Ellison's support for Israeli defense forces, and the challenges Gazans face in pursuing freedom. It highlights the need for ongoing mobilization efforts, unity in resisting oppression, and the unjust criminalization of peaceful protestors in Hawaii supporting Palestinian liberation.
Oct 30, 2023 • 1h 8min
Chainsaw hearts and the horrors of genocide w/ Stephen Graham Jones
Stephen Graham Jones (Blackfoot) has published over thirty books and hundreds of short stories. His next book, The Angel of Indian Lake, the concluding work of the Indian Lake trilogy, will be out in March 2024. Watch the video edition on The Red Nation Podcast YouTube channel Support www.patreon.com/redmediapr
Oct 23, 2023 • 1h 22min
RPH Palestine Roundtable - We go back in time only to come here right now
Red Power Hour is back! A somber episode featuring Red Nation comrades Justine Teba and Demetrious Johnson reflecting on the terrors of settler colonialism in Palestine and what Native people on Turtle Island offer to their liberation struggle. You can read our statement on The Red Nation homepage Watch the video edition on The Red Nation Podcast YouTube channel Support www.patreon.com/redmediapr
Oct 16, 2023 • 1h 18min
"We Didn't Start the Fire" w/ Vincent Bevins
From 2010 to 2020, the world experienced mass protests. Yet, those protests have not brought about more democracy and freedom. Why did these protests lead to the opposite of what they supposedly demanded? In this episode, journalist Vincent Bevins (@Vinncent) joins the podcast to discuss his latest book, If We Burn: The Mass Protest Decade and the Missing Revolution (2023). Watch the video edition on The Red Nation Podcast YouTube channel Support www.patreon.com/redmediapr
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Oct 9, 2023 • 1h 2min
"A nightmare and a dream": Palestinians rise up w/ Ali Abunimah
Indigenous Peoples' Day 2023 live episode special! TRN Podcast co-host Nick Estes (@nickwestes) in conversation with Ali Abunimah, founder and Director of The Electronic Intifada, on the unprecedented events in Palestine and what lessons they offer about the nature of decolonization. Folllow Ali on Twitter and Blue Sky BDS homepage https://bdsmovement.net/ Watch the video edition on The Red Nation Podcast YouTube channel Support www.patreon.com/redmediapr
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Oct 9, 2023 • 1h 26min
You ain't a leftist if you haven’t left yet w/ Mohammed El-Kurd
Mohammed El-Kurd, activist and writer, discusses settler colonialism and the Palestinian/Native connection. Topics include recognizing settler colonialism, Palestinian cuisine, the importance of literature in a movement, the complexity of tribal governments, being a leftist, and reflections on the Palestinian struggle.
Oct 2, 2023 • 1h 12min
Goodnight, Pax Americana: Neoliberalism and the decline of the US Empire w/ Radhika Desai
Radhika Desai (@raddesai) is Professor at the Department of Political Studies and Director of the Geopolitical Economy Research Group (YouTube channel) at the University of Manitoba. In this episode, she and TRN Podcast co-host Nick Estes discuss the waning days of the Neoliberal world system dominated by the United States. Watch the video edition on The Red Nation Podcast YouTube channel Check out her latest book, Capitalism, Coronavirus and War: A Geopolitical Economy (2022), available as a free PDF from the publisher. Support www.patreon.com/redmediapr
Sep 27, 2023 • 59min
Stop upholding colonialism: No $100,000 Oñate statue!
On Monday, September 25, the Red Nation and an alliance of community members hosted a press conference in Española, New Mexico outside the Rio Arriba County administrative building where officials are planning to restore a statue of violent Spanish colonizer Juan de Oñate to public view. Come and join us for a protest action this Thursday, September 29 at 9 am MT outside the building as the statue is unveiled. Watch the video edition on The Red Nation Podcast YouTube Channel Support www.patreon.com/redmediapr
