NDN Audio: Recent Episodes
Ryan McMahon
Oft ignored & forever underrepresented in mainstream media, Indigenous Peoples throughout North America have turned to podcasting to say, “We’re still here.” Here is an introduction to a diverse, exciting & undeniable group of Indigenous storytellers & podcasters, collected by Ryan McMahon of the Indian and Cowboy podcast network.
When not doing comedy standup comedy around North America, Ryan is probably recording Red Man Laughing, engaging communities & planning for Stories From The Land, building the foundation for Indian & Cowboy or transforming Indigenous storytelling with the Makoons Media Group.
From independent podcast to National CBC Radio 1 comedy special, Red Man Laughing is the live, Indigenous comedy variety show the world has been waiting for! Comedy, music & interviews!
What can moose hunting, true love and Dene bushmen teach Tlicho Filmmaker, Amos Scott, about becoming the young man that he desperately wants to be?
A perfect introduction to the hilarity of the Indigenous feminist insights of Molly & Chelsea as they take on the sci-fi classic, Dune.
Eve Tuck’s interview with academic Kim Tall Bear gives us incredible insights into community, kinship and the problem with DNA testing as it pertains to belonging in Indigenous communities.
Carding & racial profiling are as old as North America itself. Spurred by Black Lives Matter in the US, one Indigenous man’s call for systemic change in the relationship between police and his community has opened.
Race relations in Canada are an unspoken elephant in the room and the Colten Boushie murder highlights just how much work there is to do in regards to the relationship between Indian Country & the mainstream.
Tanya Tagaq is a residential school survivor and one of the most exciting live acts working in North America today. Her music is irreverent & she’s using her platform to drive change in Canada.
This classic Radiolab episode is the gold standard of podcast storytelling. Give it a listen, and consider, how might this story be different if told by an Indigenous storyteller?
There are an estimated 2000 missing or murdered Indigenous women & girls in Canada. A national inquiry is underway and the story of Alberta Williams is a story that brings this national shame to the forefront.
To truly understand the underlying systemic issues in Canada as it pertains to Indigenous Peoples, you must understand the legislation that governs Indians to this day, The Indian Act.
Ginger Dunhill has her finger on the pulse of community & activism in the United States and her delicate and intersectional approach to her work is exemplified in this powerful interview with artist, Ravon Chacon.
Sterlin Harjo’s personal & reveletory interview style hits its stride with one of the United States’ most important Indigenous voices, Louise Erdrich.
Often, when the mainstream hears about Indigenous issues, it’s due to some conflict or overarching injustice, but this episode of Revision Quest lets the listener in on the not-so-serious side of life in Indian Country.
Manoomin, or wild rice, is an important staple of the Anishinaabe diet. What happens at the intersection of Canada’s cottage country & inherent Indigenous rights as it pertains to hunting, fishing, gathering & harvesting?