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The Red Nation Podcast The Red Nation
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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/
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"He wants to know people are fighting for him": Take action for Leonard Peltier w/ Nick Tilsen
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
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Palestine will be free, now more than ever w/ Frances Hasso
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/
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YOTED: The great rap beef of 2024 and MMIW
Jen and Justine reflect on how the “rap beef” flooding our screens is serving as a distraction from the escalating genocide of Palestinians, the global sex trade, domestic violence, and Drake's potential involvement in MMIW.
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
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"Academia is a site of resistance, not liberation" w/ Mohamed Abdou
Mohamed Abdou teaches at Columbia University and has been active in the student-led encampment in solidarity with Gaza.
Watch the video edition on The Red Nation Podcast YouTube channel
Follow Mohamed on Twitter (@minuetinGmajor) or Instagram(@slightlydrifting)
Sign the petition to help protect Mohamed from attacks on his job
https://shorturl.at/CS235
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Native Deaths by Suicide & Settler Colonialism: A Critical Perspective w/ Jeffrey Ansloos
TRN Podcast co-host Nick Estes (@nickwestes) speaks to Jeffrey Ansloos about the many historical, social, and racialized connections between suicide in Indigenous communities and drinking water advisories.
Watch the video edition on The Red Nation Podcast YouTube channel
Content Warning: This episode discusses suicide both at a social and personal level.
Resources:
https://www.sac-isc.gc.ca/eng/1576092599338/1576092641234
https://988lifeline.org/
https://wisepractices.ca/
The Red Nation Podcast is sustained by comrades and supporters like you. Power our work here:
www.patreon.com/redmediapr
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From Falasteen to O’odham Jeweḍ: Israeli occupation is global w/ Napoleon Marrietta
Jen is joined by Napoleon Marrietta (Tohono/Akimel O'odham) who outlines the history of the militarization of O'odham land, and how their liberation struggle is intertwined with the Palestinian liberation.
More info:
https://www.instagram.com/az2palestine?igsh=MTNnMnBvdTRibXo0cw==
https://www.instagram.com/oodhamsolidaritywithpalestine?igsh=ajltemhsYWY0OTdr https://www.instagram.com/oodhampodcaster?igsh=Zmx0NHRkazRzMnFu https://www.toyoungvoices.com/ep-40-palestine-oodham-homelands-uncovering-shared-struggles/
https://www.instagram.com/over500yearspodcast?igsh=dXVuYnIyODRmYno0
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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