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The Red Nation Podcast

The Red Nation
Palestine
Colonialism
Settler Colonialism
Indigenous Rights
Decolonization
American Indian Movement
Indigenous Peoples
Zionism
Leonard Peltier
Capitalism
United States
Gaza
Standing Rock
Imperialism
Red Power Movement
Colonization
Indigenous Resistance
Genocide
Indigenous Activism
Trump Administration

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 conten... more

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Latest Episodes

A special live edition of Red Power Hour featuring co-hosts Melanie Yazzie and Elena Ortiz along with some special guests to talk about Christopher Nolan's adaptation of The Odyssey (2026). Watch the video edition on The Red Nation Podcast YouTube ch... more

TRN Podcast host Nick Estes hosts a special livestream conversation featuring Lara Sheehi from Psychic Militancy Watch the livestream edition on The Red Nation Podcast YouTube channel youtube.com/live/uC88GWlcnD8

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***Producer's note: TRN Podcast host Nick Estes joined Red Media-produced TYMSYY podcast, hosted by Sardana Nikolaeva and Masha Kardashevskaya, to talk about anti-communism, pretendianism, and the outsized role of Ward Churchill. Subscribe to TYMSYY ... more

Red Power Hour is back! The second part of an extended conversation by co-hosts Elena Ortiz and Melanie Yazzie on Exterminate All the Brutes (2021), a documentary television miniseries revolving around colonization and genocide, directed and narrated... more

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Recent Guests

Justine Tiba
Guest on Red Power Hour panel
Red Nation Podcast
Episode: White men getting lost: RPH vs. The Odyssey (2026)
Lara Sheehi
Author of From the Clinic to the Streets, Psychoanalysis for Revolutionary Futures
Psychic Militancy Podcast
Episode: Psychic Militancy: Theory and Praxis w/ Lara Sheehi
Alex Reid
Heiltsuk and Nisga'a activist and socialist
Indigenous activist and socialist
Episode: Settler colonialism, socialism, and decolonization w/ Alex Reid
Šišóka Dúta
Dakota language scholar and educator
Dakota Language Society / Dakota language community
Episode: Winter Stories: Reading and Writing in Dakota w/ Šišóka Dúta.
Nick Estes
Historian and Indigenous rights advocate, guest on the episode
The Red Nation
Episode: Return to Bandung (#39) - From Minneapolis to Iran w/ Nick Estes
Deborah Miranda
Author of Bad Indians, Ohlone-Kosonoa and Eslen Nation from the Greater Monterey Bay Area
Author; academic and Indigenous scholar
Episode: RPH - Storytelling as resistance (pt.1) w/ Deborah Miranda
Ned Blackhawk
Historian, Yale University
Yale University
Episode: First America S3.E1: Merciless Indian Savages
Mark Kenneth Tilsen
National Pipeline Organizer, Indigenous Environmental Network
Indigenous Environmental Network (IEN)
Episode: Say NO to Magellan Pipeline w/Mark Tilsen
Cira Pascual Marquina
Guest, Venezuela-based commentator and activist
Independent researcher/activist
Episode: Revolution "Betrayed"? What's Really Happening in Venezuela? w/Cira Pascual Marquina & Chris Gilbert

Hosts

Nick Estes
Host of The Red Nation Podcast
Melanie Yazzie
Host of Red Power Hour; co-host of The Red Nation Podcast
Elena Ortiz
Co-host, guest interviewer

Reviews

4.8 out of 5 stars from 1.9k ratings
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    “you know whats normal, you know whats beautiful” it’s the red nation podcast

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    SasaLele777
    United Statesa month ago
  • Sinners?

    I am a little confused why you are critiquing Sinners for not representing indigenous people on the lands in Mississippi when both Choctaws and Chickasaws owned Black slaves and fought with the confederacy. Supremacy cultures creep in everywhere, how can we dismantle white supremacy (it must GO) when all the complexities remain unaddressed or deliberately ignored

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    Brvzq
    United States5 months ago
  • At the forefront of liberation

    Thank you and deep gratitude to the hosts/creators for this podcast as one of the most inspiring and revolutionary ones out there. The hosts are committed to collective liberation and all of that intentionality is reflected in the guest choices, topics, format, and content. Nick Estes and Melanie Yazzie are particularly skilled at storytelling, movement building, and what liberation can look like. The episodes covering ICE being in Minneapolis has been truly incredible and informative.

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    Sasha Glass
    United States5 months ago
  • Another Settler for Land Back

    I've nothing if not boundless gratitude to Red Nation for offering their profound insight through stellar reporting sharing knowledge and solutions to overcoming the insatiable imperialism gripping the planet. Hearing your discourse gives me the fuel to continue holding space for others to rise, heal and return to community.

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    It’s not a Nickname
    United States6 months ago
  • At the forefront of liberation

    Thank you and deep gratitude to the hosts/creators for this podcast as one of the most inspiring and revolutionary ones out there. The hosts are committed to collective liberation and all of that intentionality is reflected in the guest choices, topics, format, and content. Nick Estes and Melanie Yazzie are particularly skilled at storytelling, movement building, and what liberation can look like. The latest episode from on the ground in Minneapolis is awe-inspiring.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Sasha Glass
    United States8 months ago

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Feedback highlights impactful episodes on Indigenous issues and water/land battles.
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Many appreciate accessible storytelling blended with historical context.
Some reviews criticize perceived ideological slant and tone.

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White men getting lost: RPH vs. The Odyssey (2026)
Q: What were your first impressions of this film when you saw it?
Shelly describes the film as brutal in its conquest scenes, with a focus on the witching moments and the stark brutality toward figures of power, but she notes overall a complex reaction to its portrayal of agency and violence.
Indigenous Anti-Communism: Haunting Spectre of Ward Churchill w/ Nick Estes
Q: In terms of the divisions within AIM, how did Churchill's portrayal influence the split between traditionalists and Marxist-aligned factions?
It catalyzed a lasting ideological rift, with Churchill and his allies representing an Indigenous traditionalist critique while the Marxist-aligned faction sought to engage with socialist frameworks; the split had real organizational consequences, including expulsions from AIM and the formation of Colorado AIM, and it shaped how Indigenous political strategies were discussed and validated in the publication record and media.
Settler colonialism, socialism, and decolonization w/ Alex Reid
Q: What role do Indigenous peoples have in the movement toward socialism, and what does decolonization offer for a socialist project?
Indigenous peoples are central to socialist transformation, with decolonization fueling revolutionary aims; the movement should elevate grassroots struggle, solidarity with international struggles, and reject electoral platitudes in favor of sustained, material change.
Settler colonialism, socialism, and decolonization w/ Alex Reid
Q: How would you define socialism in the context of settler colonialism, and what does a socialist movement look like here?
Socialism in a settler society is the recognition that capitalist governance is an occupation; it involves internationalist solidarity, rejection of settler-state logic, and building a society that transcends colonial borders while learning from global revolutionary movements.
Winter Stories: Reading and Writing in Dakota w/ Šišóka Dúta.
Q: And so yeah, I don't know if you have any advice for people who are on these language journeys, like where to begin, especially with their children.
Start with what you know, pick one semantic domain at a time, master the vocabulary for that domain, and then practice it in daily routines. Don't try to translate everything into English; embrace the language as its own system, and be patient with mistakes because every error is a learning opportunity.

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