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.

Sunrise, Jason, Matt and David wrap up Sundance with a look at Free Leonard Peltier and more.

Sunrise and Matt welcome Jason Asenap and David Bizzaro to the pod to discuss the 2025 films of the Sundance Festival, soon to leave Park City! And this is just Part One! Big props to Loren Waters and her award for Tiger!

Producer and director Yvonne Russo joins us this week to talk about Vow of Silence: the Assassination of Annie Mae, a docuseries now airing on Hulu. Annie Mae was a member of the American Indian Movement who disappeared, only to be found dead months later in South Dakota. Yvonne shares her journey of discovery and how this story is especially relevant today.

Jeremy Charles finds his purpose not just in the success of Pursuit Films, but in the success of his Cherokee people. As a musician, producer, filmmaker, photographer, and so much more, Jeremy is dedicated to giving voice to those so long ignored. And we are here for it!

Forged in fire and hammered into art, metalsmithing is a growing community for young Native artists, melding the past, the present, the SW and the SE together into something new and beautiful.

Today we visit with the owner of Cheyenne Sky Studio, where Taylor patiently shares her art with students, and where she creates her one-of-a-kind pieces on display at galleries around the state of Oklahoma.

Welcome 2025! The most awesome Indigie Geek to ever geek joins us to kick off the new year.

Put your hands together for the one, the only Johnnie Jae! The original brown ball of fury.