
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

Dec 23, 2024 • 1h 24min
Palestine, Minneapolis, and the Urgent Word
TRN Podcast host Nick Estes (@nickwestes) recently took part in this live event in Minneapolis organized by the Palestine Festival of Literature and Mizna. This episode features selections from the different presentations. Follow the link below to watch the entire event. "Join the Palestine Festival of Literature and Mizna for a powerful evening of performance and thought-provoking discussion, in PalFest’s first-ever event in Minneapolis. We will be joined by Mosab Abu Toha, Lena Khalaf Tuffaha, Sarah Aziza, Danez Smith, Nick Estes, Sagirah Shahid, and Dina Omar. These renowned poets and thinkers will explore the influence of the written word and discuss the role of literary workers in the US as the genocide of Palestinians remains underway and Trump returns to the White House." Full program Watch the full event here on the Palfest YouTube channel Get your copy of Refaat Alareer's If I Must Die (2024) GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/empower-red-medias-indigenous-content Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/redmediapr Subscribe to The Red Nation Newsletter: https://www.therednation.org/

Dec 19, 2024 • 34min
Twas the night before the myth of Thanksgiving
*Note: This is a preview of the latest bonus episode of The Red Nation Podcast. Sign up for as little as $2 a month to access this and hundreds of hours of bonus episodes and help support the show. You can watch the episode in its entirety for free on our YouTube channel* Bonus episode! Join comrades Maira, Levi, Demetrius, and Justine, all returning to the show for a reflection on National Day of Mourning and the importance of establishing a counter-narrative against so-called Thanksgiving. This episode was recorded on November 27, 2024, on the night before National Day of Mourning. Watch the video edition on The Red Nation Podcast YouTube channel GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/empower-red-medias-indigenous-content Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/redmediapr Subscribe to The Red Nation Newsletter: https://www.therednation.org/

Dec 16, 2024 • 1h 7min
I'll be damned - Year in Review 2024
Comrades Justine, Melanie, Nick, Demetrius, and newcomer to the podcast Tåddong Gogue do a deep dive into some of the big stories of 2024. **Producer's note: Our recording software, Podcastle, lost D's track. We apologize to D and to our listeners for this. We promise to have him back on soon** This is only a portion of the conversation. Subscribe to Red Media on Patreon to listen to the full episode or watch the video edition on The Red Nation Podcast YouTube channel for free. We are running our fundraiser through the end of the year, empower Red Media by supporting our GoFundMe! GoFundMehttps://www.gofundme.com/f/empower-red-medias-indigenous-content Subscribe to The Red Nation Newsletter:https://www.therednation.org/ Thank you for supporting Red Media!

Dec 9, 2024 • 1h 16min
It's not all about the sheep: RPH on Rez Ball (2024)
Red Power Hour is back! Co-hosts Melanie Yazzie and Elena Ortiz discuss Sydney Freeland's Rez Ball (2024). Watch the video edition on The Red Nation Podcast YouTube channel GoFundMehttps://www.gofundme.com/f/empower-red-medias-indigenous-content Subscribe to The Red Nation Newsletter: https://www.therednation.org/ The Red Nation Podcast is produced by Red Media and is sustained by comrades and supporters like you. Power our work here: www.patreon.com/redmediapr

Dec 2, 2024 • 1h 7min
National Day of Mourning 2024
The Red Nation attended this year’s 55th annual National Day of Mourning in Plymouth, Massachusetts. In 1970, Indigenous people and organizations of New England and the American Indian Movement protested at the settler colonial monuments of the Mayflower 2 and Plymouth Rock, disrupting and disproving the myth of so-called Thanksgiving and providing a counter-narrative that cuts the myths of colonization right to the core. Today’s episode is an edited version of the line of speeches from this year’s event. Watch the video edition on the Red Nation Podcast YouTube channel Watch our report on our TikTok page and social media platforms! https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTYAggXcL/ For more information on the event, visit the United American Indians of New England website. http://uaine.org/ Thank you for supporting Red Media during Native American Heritage Month! We are continuing our fundraiser through the end of the year. Empower Red Media this Giving Tuesday! Our podcast is a collaboration between The Red Nation and Red Media and is produced by Red Media. Red Media exists to fill the need for Indigenous media by and for Indigenous Peoples’. On Indigenous Peoples’ Day 2024, and the 5th anniversary of The Red Nation Podcast, Red Media launched its GoFundMe to gain support for operational costs; please consider contributing. You can also continue to support Red Media on Patreon where you will gain access to bonus episodes of The Red Nation Podcast and other benefits. Your support empowers Indigenous media and our podcasts, thank you! GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/empower-red-medias-indigenous-content Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/redmediapr Subscribe to The Red Nation Newsletter: https://www.therednation.org/

Nov 25, 2024 • 1h 5min
Inside the producer's studio
TRN Podcast host and producer Justine Teba is joined by her fellow producer Sina Rahmani (@urorientalist) for a discussion about five years of producing The Red Nation Podcast! Watch the video edition on The Red Nation Podcast YouTube channel Empower Red Media this Native American Heritage Month! Our podcast is a collaboration between The Red Nation and Red Media and is produced by Red Media. Red Media exists to fill the need for Indigenous media by and for Indigenous Peoples’. On Indigenous Peoples’ Day 2024, and the 5th anniversary of The Red Nation Podcast, Red Media launched its GoFundMe to gain support for operational costs; please consider contributing. You can also continue to support Red Media on Patreon, where you will gain access to bonus episodes of The Red Nation Podcast and other benefits. Your support empowers Indigenous media and our podcasts, thank you! GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/empower-red-medias-indigenous-content Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/redmediapr Subscribe to The Red Nation Newsletter: https://www.therednation.org/

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Nov 18, 2024 • 1h 13min
Western Marxism is not anti-colonial w/ Gabriel Rockhill
Gabriel Rockhill, a philosophy professor and director of the Critical Theory Workshop, shares his insights on the limitations of Western Marxism in addressing anti-colonial issues. He discusses his journey from rural Kansas to radical thought, critiquing the disconnect between academia and real-world struggles. Rockhill emphasizes state power's role in revolutionary efforts, draws parallels between Vietnamese resilience and Indigenous struggles, and advocates for a revival of anti-colonial Marxist perspectives to confront current imperial challenges.

Nov 15, 2024 • 12min
"Punishing the powerful": Nick Estes on 2024 US Presidential Election
*This is a preview of the latest bonus episode of The Red Nation Podcast. You can listen to this episode by signing up for as little as $2 a month or watch it for free on our YouTube channel* TRN Podcast host Nick Estes (@nickwestes) dissects the 2024 US Presidential elections and what they portend for future struggles against US settler colonialism at home and imperialism around the world. Watch the video edition on The Red Nation Podcast YouTube channel Indigenous Peoples’ Day 2024 marks the 5th anniversary of The Red Nation Podcast. Our podcast is a collaboration between The Red Nation and Red Media and is produced by Red Media. Red Media exists to fill the need for Indigenous media by and for Indigenous Peoples’. On Indigenous Peoples’ Day, Red Media launched its GoFundMe to gain support for operational costs, please consider empowering Red Media’s work. You can also continue to support Red Media on Patreon, where you will gain access to bonus episodes of The Red Nation Podcast and other benefits. Your support empowers Indigenous media and our podcasts, thank you! GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/empower-red-medias-indigenous-content Subscribe to The Red Nation Newsletter: https://www.therednation.org/

Nov 11, 2024 • 1h 13min
By the Fire We Carry w/ Rebecca Nagle
Cherokee journalist Rebecca Nagle (@rebeccanagle) joins the show to talk about her recently released book, By the Fire We Carry: The Generations-Long Fight for Justice on Native Land (2024). The book is a centuries-long history and legal thriller, documenting the lead-up to the landmark McGirt Supreme Court decision. Empower Red Media this Native American Heritage Month! Our podcast is a collaboration between The Red Nation and Red Media and is produced by Red Media. Red Media exists to fill the need for Indigenous media by and for Indigenous Peoples’. On Indigenous Peoples’ Day 2024, Red Media launched its GoFundMe to gain support for operational costs; please consider empowering Red Media’s work by contributing. You can also continue to support Red Media on Patreon, where you will gain access to bonus episodes of The Red Nation Podcast and other benefits. Your support empowers Indigenous media and our podcasts, thank you! GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/empower-red-medias-indigenous-content Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/redmediapr Subscribe to The Red Nation Newsletter: https://www.therednation.org/

Nov 4, 2024 • 1h 31min
Harris/Walz campaign staffers brutalized Diné at Navajo Nation capitol
Vice presidential candidate for the Democratic Party and Minnesota governor Tim Walz stopped in Window Rock, AZ where snipers lined the monument and three Diné citizens were brutalized by his staffers during the Harris/Walz campaign stop. Navajo Nation president Buu Nygren announced the public event the day before, 10 days before the general election. While standing in the crowd, a Diné woman was continuously harassed by authorities and attacked by a Walz staffer, while another Diné man was brutalized and arrested. Meanwhile, Buu Nygren, President of the Navajo Nation, was getting heckled about his missing Vice President and another woman chanting for Trump in the crowd. It was clear that campaign staffers weren’t clamping down on "disruptors", rather, they were targeting Diné people--on their own homelands--policing anyone who supports Palestine. In this episode, Justine hosts Janene, Kiley, and Koi as they recount their violent removals from the event, and their analyses of Navajo Nation Police, the widespread acceptance of genocide in the Democratic Party, and the blatant disregard for tribal sovereignty during the U.S. presidential elections. Watch original reporting from 10/26/24 on Tiktok and Instagram Support the comrade who was arrested by donating funds on Venmo @Keinfoshop Watch the video edition on The Red Nation Podcast YouTube channel Indigenous Peoples’ Day 2024 marks the 5th anniversary of The Red Nation Podcast. Our podcast is a collaboration between The Red Nation and Red Media and is produced by Red Media. Red Media exists to fill the need for Indigenous media by and for Indigenous Peoples’. On Indigenous Peoples’ Day, Red Media launched its GoFundMe to gain support for operational costs, please consider empowering Red Media’s work. You can also continue to support Red Media on Patreon, where you will gain access to bonus episodes of The Red Nation Podcast and other benefits. Your support empowers Indigenous media and our podcasts, thank you! GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/empower-red-medias-indigenous-content Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/redmediapr Subscribe to The Red Nation Newsletter: https://www.therednation.org/
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