New Books in Indigenous Studies

My only thing is the host, she breathes in the mic from the episodes I hear and it drives me nuts, other than that it’s a great show.

I’d never heard of this author, I’m Native, live in DC & have worked with the local Indigenous community- the language both he and the interviewer use is ignorant & laced in colonial academic speak. He regularly dismisses the in depth work of Native historians in DC who have indeed thoroughly researched & published on Indigenous Peoples here. No mention of Dr. Gabrielle Tayac or Dr. Elizabeth Rule. A white author & white host discussing Indigenous history! What year is it?!! Listeners beware.

A podcast is an audio product. If the sound quality isn't good, it ruins the podcast. The June 29 episode host sounds like he was recorded in a bathroom with a tape recorder from the 80s. The guest only sounds somewhat better. Since a lot of people listen to podcasts while doing things in an environment, where there is ambient noise, it's important that the podcast have sufficient volume, and that the levels of different speakers are all normalized to the same level.

I recently read Roxanne Dunbar Ortiz’s History of indigenous people in US and now am trying to catch up w new scholarship. This podcast has a fantastic range of topics and well done interviews. Good length. As a newcomer I feel so grateful to the information.