The Red Nation Podcast

The people of Venezuela are preparing for the presidential election this upcoming Sunday. For years, the corporate media and the Washington-dominated opposition have spread lies about the legitimacy of Venezuela's elections. Despite U.S. sanctions and coup attempts, the people of Venezuela continue to protect The Bolivarian Revolution. Track Listing: [0:00] - TRN-KREZ Morning Show [1:24] - Is fraud possible in Venezuela? [3:32] - "Venezuela: Sanctions and Democracy" (Release Date: 12/23/2020) [17:41] - Venezuela & sanctions w/ Abril Viscaya & Carolina Morales (Release Date: 04/18/2020) [33:01] - Venezuela, US sanctions, & Coronavirus w/ Carlos Ron (Release Date: 03/23/2020)[43:44] - Venezuela & anti-imperialism w/ Onyesonwu (Release Date: 02/10/2020 [53:37] - Indigenous people & Venezuela w/ Jorge Arreaza (Release Date: 11/06/2019) 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

Jacob Johns, a resilient relative defender from the Hopi and Akimel O’odham tribes, shares his powerful journey of survival after being shot by a Trump supporter. Joined by comrade Justine Teba, who witnessed the incident, they discuss the profound impacts of community healing and artistic expression following trauma. The conversation explores the importance of Indigenous solidarity, cultural resilience, and the transformative power of movement in recovery. Their narratives interweave personal experiences with broader themes of justice and collective action.

[Producer's note: This is the first hour of the conversation. To listen to the entire episode, join our Patreon for as little as $2 a month to access our extensive catalog of bonus content and help support our work! You can also watch the full episode on our YouTube channel linked below] Nick Estes (@nickwestes), Elena Ortiz, and TRN Podcast producer Sina Rahmani (@UrOrientalist) got together on Amerikkka's birthday to talk about John Ford's very beloved (and very racist) The Searchers (1956). Watch the video edition on The Red Nation Podcast YouTube channel 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

RPH is back! Co-hosts Melanie Yazzie and Elena Ortiz return to discuss the reasons behind their recent hiatus, the right-wing surveillance and backlash against Red Nation content and organizing, and why making podcasts can be therapeutic. Watch the video edition on The Red Nation Podcast YouTube channel 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

(Note: We had originally planned to keep part two behind the paywall, but there was such an enthusiastic response to this conversation between Nick and Max that we decided to unlock it. Thanks to everyone who signed up last week! You can help support our work and get access to the hundreds of hours of bonus content for as little as $2 a month.) The second half of the conversation between TRN Podcast host Nick Estes (@nickwestes) and political ecologist Max Ajl, author of The People's Green New Deal (2021), about his two part article, "Palestine's Great Flood". Watch the video edition on The Red Nation Podcast YouTube channel 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

(Note: This is the first half of Nick's conversation with Max. For the second half, become a patron of Red Media. You can help support our work and get access to the hundreds of hours of bonus content for as little as $2 a month.) TRN Podcast host Nick Estes (@nickwestes) speaks with political ecologist Max Ajl, author of The People's Green New Deal (2021), about his two part article, "Palestine's Great Flood". Watch the video edition on The Red Nation Podcast YouTube channel 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

Freedom fighters across Turtle Island already know that today is the day of Leonard Peltier's parole hearing. Leonard is now 79 years old. This is likely his last opportunity to be considered for parole. A decision is expected by mid-July. Today, millions across Mother Earth are collectively asking the US Parole Commission to recognize that enough is enough and finally grant Leonard Peltier his freedom. For more information on how what you can do https://freeleonard-peltier.com/act-now/ Send Leonard a solidarity letter https://www.amnestyusa.org/campaigns/free-leonard-peltier/solidarity-letters/ Check out the Free Leonard Peltier playlist on The Red Nation Podcast YouTube channel Track Listing: [0:00] - TRN-KREZ Morning Show [1:45] - NDN Collective's Nick Tilsen on how to help Leonard (source) [4:31] - Rachel Thunder speaks at Leonard Peltier's Walk to Justice 2022 (source) [12:18] - Leonard Peltier's message of solidarity to Palestinians (1982) (Read by Justine Teba) [14:29] - Nick Estes interviews Collen Rowley, the first FBI agent close to the Leonard Peltier case who is now calling for his freedom. (source) [27:08] - Ernesto B. Vigil, author of The Crusade for Justice: Chicano Militancy and the Government's War on Dissent, on the links between Leonard's fight for free and the Chicano Rights movement. [33:47] - Rachel Thunder at Leonard Peltier's Walk to Justice 2022 (source) [35:55] - Nick Estes at Leonard Peltier's Walk to Justice 2022 (source) [44:48] - Leoyla Cowboy at the National Day of Mourning 2022 (source) [46:55] - Herbie Waters reads a message from Leonard Peltier, National Day of Mourning 2022 source) [51:50] Justine Teba at the National Day of Mourning 2022 (source) 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

TRN Podcast host Nick Estes (@nickwestes) interviews writer and activist Tina Ngata (@tinangata) on the Kanak people's liberation struggle and the recent uprising against French colonial rule. Watch the episode on The Red Nation Podcast YouTube channel Learn more about the Kanaky uprising https://www.teaonews.co.nz/2024/05/21/maori-activist-on-new-caledonia-human-rights-should-not-be-subject-to-referendums/ https://theconversation.com/deja-vu-in-new-caledonia-why-decades-of-political-failure-will-make-this-uprising-hard-to-contain-230397 https://info.scoop.co.nz/Kanaky_Aotearoa_Solidarity https://www.instagram.com/ka_solidarity?igsh=MzRwaHU3ZmR2eGhy https://www.instagram.com/kiamauaotearoa?igsh=NHd5d2lnbDV5bTB3 https://m.facebook.com/groups/758131656432342/?ref=share&mibextid=NSMWBT 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

TRN Podcast host Nick Estes (@nickwestes) welcomes Nick Tilsen (@nicktilsen) from NDN Collective back to the show to discuss Leonard Peltier's upcoming parole hearing and the international coalition fighting to get him released after almost five decades of incarceration for crimes he didn't commit. For more information on how to help Leonard's appeal https://freeleonard-peltier.com/act-now/ Send Leonard a solidarity letter https://www.amnestyusa.org/campaigns/free-leonard-peltier/solidarity-letters/ Watch the video edition on The Red Nation Podcast YouTube channel and check out the Free Leonard Peltier playlist 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

Marking the 76th year since the Nakba (Catastrophe), Nick Estes speaks to Frances Hasso (@nasawiyya) about the history of the term, how Zionist settler colonial violence preceded and continued after the ethnic cleansing war of 1948, and how the Gaza genocide signals how close the liberation of Palestine really is. Check out Frances' website for her lecture from April 2024, "Academic Feminisms and Anti-Imperialist Resistance: Conundrums and Contradictions." 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 produced by Red Media and is sustained by comrades and supporters like you. Power our work here: www.patreon.com/redmediapr