Friend of the Pod Mark Williams knows vampire hunters, and now we do, too! If you've seen Sinners, you know who we're talking about. The legendary Choctaw Vampire Hunters have caught the imaginations of the world, and we want to know more.

Be sure the crank up the volume for this episode, where Jay Wesley, Mark Patrick, Marco Patrick and Eric Willis join us from the Chahta Immi Cultural Center in Mississippi, and Jaeden Wesley joins us from school in LA to talk about their experiences working with director Ryan Coogler and how their characters became a cultural phenomenon.

tvli, Paris and Angela stan Erica Tremblay and were mighty impressed with Steve Judd and how they wrapped up the third season of Dark Winds.

Just give all the awards to Erica, Steve, Zahn, and Deanna already!

Come for the Dank Winds, stay for the cats.

See you n Toronto!

This is an episode recorded a while back when these flicks were fresh on the screen. Now, they're probably on streaming or at the dollar movie. So, check them out.

Better late than never, as we get to chat it up about two movies starring Amber Midthunder -- "Novocaine" and "Opus" ("Opus" also has Tatanka Means, and so there's an extension of love to him). Hope you enjoy this episode as we give endless praise to Amber.

The music is "Op. 49" by Chahta vba isht Taloa cocophony orchestra consort

Also, check this career retrospective out:

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And while you're online, check the link tree for all our links -- and then some.

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Anyways...

So, remember, whether you're impervious to pain or dealing with some cult-like people, don't just keep it real, keep it

REEL INDIGENOUS!

Our hosts discuss, at length, the 70s, episodes 4 and 5 of Dark Winds, and much, much more. Tune in after the closing music for more musings on CBs, Convoy and who worked on that film.

Or, How We Survived SXSW and various other projects during the winter.

Our hosts have been busy with new, exciting endeavors, and they share all their experiences with you this week!

Noetta and Angela sum up Episodes 2 and 3 this week with some luck and lots of auntie laughs.

These two episodes are setting up a lot of stuff, and we are here for it! Spoilers abound, so beware going forward, and thanks for listening!

Noetta is on spring break and joins us to talk about Season 3 of Dark Winds! This season brings more monsters, more intrigue and more Zahn, Twilight alums and Jessica Matten.

"I write to preserve my culture; I edit to protect my culture," says Angeline Boulley, author of NYT bestseller "Firekeepers Daughter".

Angeline sits down with Angela at the Charles M. Russell Center to talk about her writing method (it's complicated), her life before writing (also complicated), and what she sees for the future of Indigenous storytelling (Native stories by Natives).

We got us a Cliff Curtis Appreciation Post this week, along with a little Oscar talk for ya. Happy Third Birthday to us and thanks for tuning in!

We are thrilled to welcome brothers Seth and Pete Scriver to the pod this week to discuss their animated documentary "Endless Cookie," a feature-length film full of Pete's stories about his kids, dogs, and community of Shamattawa.

The film debuted at Sundance, to the great surprise of the family, and they brought the kids (not the dogs) down to Utah for their first viewing in a movie theater.