
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 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/

Nov 2, 2024 • 21min
This Native American Heritage Month consider empowering Red Media ✊🏽🪶
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 People. Today is the official launch of our GoFundMe campaign to support our 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! Watch the video edition of The Red Nation Podcast YouTube channel GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/empower-red-medias-indigenous-content Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/redmediapr

Oct 28, 2024 • 1h 20min
Red Power Hour - Taylor Sheridan doesn't matter
Red Power Hour is back! Co-hosts Melanie Yazzie and Elena Ortiz are joined by Liza Black (Cherokee) to discuss Taylor Sheridan's lucrative career peddling racist settler fantasies. Check out Liza's article, "On ‘Yellowstone,’ and the white desire to control the narrative" 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! Go Fund Me: 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/

Oct 21, 2024 • 51min
What Have We Learned: Israel’s Genocide and Palestine’s Resistance, One Year On
Indigenous for Palestine asked some of our comrades to reflect on what they had learned witnessing the Zionist genocide fuelled by US support, and Palestinian resistance in Gaza and beyond. These are their reflections. Contributions "Pae ʻĀina—Wide: P.L.O. Style" Kauwila Mahi https://indigenousforpalestine.org/2024/10/07/pae-%ca%bbaina-wide-p-l-o-style/ Settler “Self-Defense” and Native Liberation by Nick Estes https://indigenousforpalestine.org/2024/10/07/settler-self-defense-and-native-liberation/ "Again, all settlers know is death and destruction" Demetrius Johnson https://indigenousforpalestine.org/2024/10/10/again-all-settlers-know-is-death-and-destruction/ "Every Child Matters From Kamloops to Gaza Uahikea Maile https://indigenousforpalestine.org/2024/10/07/every-child-matters-from-kamloops-to-gaza/ "Revolutionary Acts of Love"Leanne Betasamosake Simpson https://indigenousforpalestine.org/2024/10/07/revolutionary-acts-of-love/ "The Audacity of Reflection"Dominic Guerrera https://indigenousforpalestine.org/2024/10/07/the-audacity-of-reflection/ "A Kanaka Learns Aloha from her Palestinian ʻOhana" Jamaica Heolimeleikalani Osorio https://indigenousforpalestine.org/2024/10/07/a-kanaka-learns-aloha-from-her-palestinian-%ca%bbohana/ "A Matter of Peace and Compassion for Palestine" Ellen Gabriel https://indigenousforpalestine.org/2024/10/07/a-matter-of-peace-and-compassion-for-palestine/ 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! Go Fund Me: https://www.gofundme.com/f/empower-red-medias-indigenous-content Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/redmediapr

Oct 14, 2024 • 1h 41min
Indigenous Peoples’ Day vs. Empire
The Red Nation marks Indigenous Peoples' Day 2024 with an online discussion moderated by Red Power Hour's Melanie Yazzie Speakers: Vivi Camacho (@.luzfloreciendo) Mohammed El-Kurd / @mohammedelkurd Monaeka Flores / @monaekaflores & Nick Estes / @nickwestes Watch the video edition on The Red Nation Podcast YouTube channel Next month is the 10th year anniversary of The Red Nation. The Red Nation is excited to announce that we are launching The Red Nation Newsletter, where we will be publishing writing and works related to Indigenous movements and liberation. Please go to our link tree, or look in the chat, to find our newsletter website so you can subscribe and be notified of our official launch. https://www.therednation.org/ Indigenous Peoples’ Day marks the 5th year 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 also co-published our book The Red Deal. Red Media exists to fill the need for Indigenous media by and for Indigenous Peoples’. This Indigenous Peoples’ Day, Red Media is launching its GoFundMe to gain support for its operational costs, please consider empowering Red Media’s work this Indigenous Peoples’ Day. You can also continue to support the Red Media Patreon, where you can gain access to bonus episodes of The Red Nation Podcast and other benefits. Your support empowers Indigenous media and our podcasts, thank you! https://www.gofundme.com/f/empower-red-medias-indigenous-content 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