Here Before, Hear Now

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Here Before, Hear Now with Colton Shone is an exciting new endeavor for the Good Morning Arizona anchor. With the perspective of his Navajo background, Colton wants to bring conversations surrounding Indian Country to everyone. From entertainers to journalists and leaders to entrepreneurs, hear from people who bring an indigenous perspective.

12/22/2025

Tami Shirley – Award-winning Native American Educator

Tami Shirley has been chosen as the 2025 National Johnson-O’Malley Association Teacher of the Year for the Southwest At-Large Region. She works in the Chandler Unified School District helping Native students. Hear her insight on the state of Native education in this latest conversation.

26 min
11/25/2025

Gallup, New Mexico’s first "Diné" councilwoman

Sierra Yazzie Asamoa-Tutu has just been elected to serve on Gallup City Council for District 2. She says she’ll be the first Diné woman to serve on the council. She talks to Colton about why she decided to run and how she’ll use her Diné perspective and background as a social worker to serve the small, historic city.

30 min
11/13/2025

Rock Your Mocs

“Rock Your Mocs” is a social media event that was started by Jessica Atsye from Laguna Pueblo in New Mexico. What started as a small thing among friends has flourished globally. It’s a call for Native people to wear their moccasins, traditional footwear, in a show of cultural pride during November’s Native American Heritage Month.

12 min
11/03/2025

Chickasaw author Mary Ruth Barnes

Mary Ruth Barnes discusses her latest novel “Where Birds Land.” The story details Barnes family history of her great-grandmother, Ella, living in Indian Territory as Oklahoma was becoming a state. She navigates legal battles in fighting for land as she deals with crooked businessman.

27 min
10/01/2025

Canadian Film Director Eva Thomas

Eva Thomas is a Canadia First Nations filmmaker and screenwriter who is from Tucson, Ariz. Her new film “Nika & Madison” just had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival in September. The movie explores the lives of two Canadian indigenous women on the run from authorities. It explores sexual assault and the criminal justice system through an indigenous person’s lens. Eva talks to Colton about the shift in natives and indigenous representation in film from “leather and feathers” to more complex characters.

27 min
09/15/2025

Conversation with retired Indigenous Affairs reporter Shondiin Silversmith

Shondiin Silversmith is hanging up her reporter hat as she enters the world of academia. She’s reported on indigenous affairs for the bulk of career. Shondiin talks with Colton about career highlights and what’s next.

39 min
09/10/2025

Schools with Native names and imagery as mascot

Colton speaks with Ohio Capital Journal reporter Megan Henry in her investigation into Ohio schools that use Native American tribal names or imagery as mascots. She found more than 80 schools use them as many states come up with laws to limit or ban this kind of usage.

17 min
08/25/2025

Checking in with filmmaker Natalie Benally

Natalie Benally is an OG guest from Colton’s first podcast. From her first interview back in the pandemic, Natalie has added numerous titles to her resume. On top of a recurring role on AMC’s Dark Winds, she now has two films she’s written on the film festival circuit. Listen to the two catch up and talk about her new endeavors.

41 min

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Here Before, Hear Now with Colton Shone is an exciting new endeavor for the Good Morning Arizona anchor. With the perspective of his Navajo background, Colton wants to bring conversations surrounding Indian Country to everyone. From entertainers to journalists and leaders to entrepreneurs, hear from people who bring an indigenous perspective.