Podcast appearances and mentions of Sherman Alexie

Encore: Welcome to Indigenous in Music with Larry K, this week, in our Spotlight Interview, we welcome the talented Sara Kae! An Ojibwe and Cree artist from Thunder Bay and a member of the Lake Helen First Nation, Sara has been captivating audiences with her powerful storytelling and soulful sound. She's here to introduce us to her brand-new album, Maadaadizi. Get ready for an inspiring conversation and some incredible music. Sara if featured in our current issue of the SAY Magazine, read all about her at our place at www.indigenousinmusicandarts.org/past-shows/sara-kae Enjoy music from Sara Kae, Susan Aglukark, Shauna Seeteenak, Aasiva, The Band Blackbird, Quiltman, The Melawmen Collective, Def -i, Ariano, Aterciopelados, Anyi, Teagan Littlechief, Solace, Nicole Gatti, Hit La Rosa, Novalima, Sabastian Gaskin, HAVS, Iceis Rain, Jaun Luis Guerra, Dan-George Mckenzie, Mike Paul Kuekuatsheu, Sukay, XIT, Blue Mountain Tribe, Gary Small, Santana, Jim Boyd, Sherman Alexie, J. Pablo, Scott-Pien Picard and Esther Pennell. Visit our home page and www.indigenousinmusicandarts.org and check into our Two Buffalo Studios, our SAY Magazine Library and our new Indigenous in the News archives to find out all about our Artists and Entrepreneurs.

Sherman Alexie joins Tad to discuss The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven, Smoke Signals, You Don't Have to Say You Love Me, comics and more!Consider becoming a patron!Support the show

Welcome to Indigenous in Music with Larry K, this week, in our Spotlight Interview, we welcome the talented Sara Kae! An Ojibwe and Cree artist from Thunder Bay and a member of the Lake Helen First Nation, Sara has been captivating audiences with her powerful storytelling and soulful sound. She's here to introduce us to her brand-new album, Maa daa dizi. Get ready for an inspiring conversation and some incredible music. Sara if featured in our current issue of the SAY Magazine, read all about her at our place at www.indigenousinmusicandarts.org/past-shows/sara-kae Enjoy music from Sara Kae, Susan Aglukark, Shauna Seeteenak, Aasiva, The Band Blackbird, Quiltman, The Melawmen Collective, Def -i, Ariano, Aterciopelados, Anyi, Teagan Littlechief, Solace, Nicole Gatti, Hit La Rosa, Novalima, Sabastian Gaskin, HAVS, Iceis Rain, Jaun Luis Guerra, Dan-George Mckenzie, Mike Paul Kuekuatsheu, Sukay, XIT, Blue Mountain Tribe, Gary Small, Santana, Jim Boyd, Sherman Alexie, J. Pablo, Scott-Pien Picard and Esther Pennell. Visit our home page and www.indigenousinmusicandarts.org and check into our Two Buffalo Studios, our SAY Magazine Library and our new Indigenous in the News archives to find out all about our Artists and Entrepreneurs.

Send us a textUnlock the power of cultural identity through storytelling as we explore "Thunderboy Jr." by Sherman Alexie, with vibrant illustrations by Yuyi Morales. Join me, Jeva Edmonds, on the Cultural Curriculum Chat podcast where we unravel the poignant journey of a young boy eager to carve out his own name and identity while celebrating the legacy of his father, Thunderboy Sr. We'll journey together through the themes of cultural pride, names, and self-discovery, inviting educators to spark meaningful conversations in their classrooms. Experience the excitement of Thunderboy Jr.'s world, from participating in powwows as a grass dancer to embracing his vibrant personality, all captured in stunning illustrations that bring his story to life.Step into our diverse book community and experience the beauty of inclusive literature. With hundreds of episodes waiting to be explored, subscribing to our channel is your gateway to a treasure trove of book reviews and discussions focused on culturally responsive learning. Let's transform classrooms with a rich tapestry of multicultural narratives and foster an environment where every student feels seen and valued. Keep the conversation going by suggesting future titles and joining me next week on the Culture Curriculum Chat podcast and Mrs. Edmond's Cultural Corner, where we cultivate an enriching space for all to learn and grow together. COME SAY Hey!! Instagram: @cultrallyjebeh_ Facebook: @JebehCulturalConsulting Pinterest: @Jebeh Cultural Consulting LinkedIn: @Jebeh Cultural Consulting Leave a Review on our Podcast! We value your feedback!Buy My eBook: Empowering Your BIPOC Students Enroll In My Digital Course: How To Be A Culturally Competent LeaderBuy My K-12 Lesson PlansSign Up For Our Newsletter

IPC is a published poet, educator, and visionary. He has shared the stage with some of the most acclaimed poets and writers of our time, including Nikki Giovanni, Sherman Alexie, Patricia Smith, Gary Snyder, Nanao Sakaki, Sonia Sanchez, and Saul Williams. For over two decades, IPC has been inspiring, entertaining, educating, and empowering people of all ages around the world. IPC holds a Bachelor of Arts in Media Arts and Cognitive Psychology and a Master of Fine Arts in Education. He specializes in art education, concept creature design, and visual storytelling. He has worked with George Lucas and many other high-tech creative franchises. IPC believes that poetry and the power of poetic storytelling are a solid foundation for all other expressive art forms. He teaches poetry as the foundational basis to any artistic endeavor --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thasmokingsection/support

Welcome to Indigenous in Music with Larry K, this week our guest comes to us from Gallop, New Mexico, Tom Bee is in the house. He's the creator of the Native Rock and Roll band XIT. Two time Grammy winning producer and entrepreneur. Since 1970 he has produced 14 albums under his belt. Read all about Tom and XIT at our place at https://www.indigenousinmusicandarts.org/past-shows/tom-bee Enjoy music from XIT, Chris Ferree, Mike Bern, The Spiritual Warriors, Tha Yoties, Link Wray, QVLN, Eagle & Hawk, The Mavericks, Pura Fe, Cary Morin, Jim Boyd, Sherman Alexie, Celeigh Cardinal, John Trudell, Freightrain, Shelley Morningsong, STOiK, Jah'kota, Plex, Drezus, Itz Lil Lee, Keith Secola, Garret T. Willie, Crystal Shawanda, Old Soul Rebel, Levi Platero, Blue Mountain Tribe and much more. Visit us on our home page to learn about us and our programs at www.indigenousinmusicandarts.org, check into our Two Buffalo Studios and our SAY Magazine Library to find out all about our Artists and Entrepreneurs.

Welcome to Indigenous in Music with Larry K, this week we welcome our guests comes to us from Gallop, New Mexico, Tom Bee is in the house. He's the creator of the Native Rock and Roll band XIT. Two time GRAMMY winning producer and entrepreneur. Since 1970 he has produced 14 albums under his belt. Read all about Tom and XIT at our place at https://www.indigenousinmusicandarts.org/past-shows/tom-bee Enjoy music from XIT, Chris Ferree, Mike Bern, The Spiritual Warriors, Tha Yoties, Link Wray, QVLN, Eagle & Hawk, The Mavericks, Pura Fe, Cary Morin, Jim Boyd, Sherman Alexie, Celeigh Cardinal, John Trudell, Freightrain, Shelley Morningsong, STOiK, Jah'kota, Plex, Drezus, Itz Lil Lee, Keith Secola, Garret T. Willie, Crystal Shawanda, Old Soul Rebel, Levi Platero, Blue Mountain Tribe and much more. Visit us on our home page to learn about us and our programs at www.indigenousinmusicandarts.org, check into our Two Buffalo Studios and our SAY Magazine Library to find out all about our Artists and Entrepreneurs.

Rick Telander teaches aspiring young journalists how to cover TIFs. Ben riffs. Mick Dumke joins the riff. Soon they're leading a symposium on journalism. Mick then discusses his latest investigative story. It deals with drugs, low income housing, policing and the inability of the CHA to take care of its property. Also, a few words about Sherman Alexie. Mick is a reporter for Block Club. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Welcome to our 26th episode in the monthly book discussion series hosted by Marisa Serafini (@serafinitv) and myself, Phil Svitek. If books are your passion, you've come to the right place! In this episode, we delve into The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian. It is a first-person narrative novel by Sherman Alexie, from the perspective of a Native American teenager, Arnold Spirit Jr., also known as "Junior," a 14-year-old promising cartoonist. The book is about Junior's life on the Spokane Indian Reservation and his decision to go to a nearly all-white public high school away from the reservation. The graphic novel includes 65 comic illustrations that help further the plot. Although critically acclaimed, The Absolutely True Diary has also been the subject of controversy and has consistently appeared on the annual list of frequently challenged books since 2008, becoming the most frequently challenged book from 2010 to 2019. Controversy stems from how the novel describes alcohol, poverty, bullying, violence, sexuality and bulimia. As a result, a small collective of schools have challenged it, and some schools have blocked the book from distribution in school libraries or inclusion in the curricula. Join the conversation! Share your thoughts, queries, and viewpoints in the comments or connect with Marisa (@serafinitv) and me on social media. In our upcoming discussion, we'll explore On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vaung. And be sure to catch Marisa's new podcast, "Friends & Favorites w/Marisa Serafini," available at https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/friends-and-favorites-w-marisa-serafini/id1693327509. For more insightful resources from your 360 creative coach, visit my website at http://philsvitek.com. Thank you for tuning in, and we're eager to hear your thoughts on this captivating book! #bookclub #bookreview #shermanalexie Don't forget to like, share, and subscribe! Yours truly, Phil Svitek Filmmaker, author, podcaster & 360 Creative Coach ⁠http://philsvitek.com⁠

If you were in middle school or high school in the last couple of decades, there's a good chance you were assigned Sherman's classic young adult novel The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, an epistolary novel with cartoon illustrations about a native teenage boy growing up on the Spokane Indian Reservation who decides to attend a nearly all-white high school. The book is semi-autobiographical. Sherman grew up on that reservation in the 1970s and 80s and is a member of the Spokane Tribe. He is also arguably — or perhaps inarguably — the most significant native American writer of the last 30 years. Not only did The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian win the 2007 National Book Award for Young People's Literature, among other prizes, but his 2009 book War Dances won the 2010 Pen/Faulkner award for fiction, and his 1993 story collection The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven was adapted into the popular and highly acclaimed film Smoke Signals. Best of all (for me, anyway), Sherman is teaching a class for the brand-new Unspeakeasy School Of Thought. It's in a brand new genre: Writing Your Cancelation Story. In this conversation, Sherman talks about his career, his 2018 “cancelation event” (or at least its aftermath) and offers his thoughts on the state of writing and publishing, not least of all the recent incident wherein editors at the journal Guernica retracted an essay when the Twitter mob and its own staffers deemed it harmful, even “genocidal.” GUEST BIO Sherman Alexie is a poet, short story writer, novelist, essayist, memoirist, and filmmaker. He's published two dozen books, including The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, which won the National Book Award for Young People's Literature and was listed by the American Library Association as the Most Banned and Challenged Book from 2010 to 2019. He's won the PEN-Faulkner and PEN-Malamud awards, and he wrote and co-produced the award-winning film Smoke Signals, which was based on his short story collection The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven. Visit Sherman's Substack. Check out his upcoming course here. HOUSEKEEPING

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Today on The Neil Haley Show, Neil "The Media Giant" Haley and Kim Sorrelle will interview Cynthia Geary.   CYNTHIA GEARY, stars as Charley. She is known for ”Northern Exposure” (1990-1995), ”8 Seconds” co starring with Luke Perry (1994), ”The Awakening”(1995),  “To Grandmother's House We Go” with the Olsen Twins (1992), and Sherman Alexie's “Smoke SIgnals” (1998). 

Today on The Neil Haley Show, Neil "The Media Giant" Haley and Kim Sorrelle will interview Cynthia Geary.   CYNTHIA GEARY, stars as Charley. She is known for ”Northern Exposure” (1990-1995), ”8 Seconds” co starring with Luke Perry (1994), ”The Awakening”(1995),  “To Grandmother's House We Go” with the Olsen Twins (1992), and Sherman Alexie's “Smoke SIgnals” (1998). 

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit smokeempodcast.substack.comWe interview Sherman Alexie, Native American author and top-tier Substacker, about Pretendians like Sasheen Littlefeather and Buffy Sainte-Marie, who steal trauma for their own status. We also discuss:* The ruse of the word “indigenous”* How inclusivity plays out in a younger generation of “defendians”* “I grew up in hell”: hard life on the rez* The genetic link of blackout drinking* You wake up naked on the top of a hill, what do you do?* You should be so lucky to have an ancestor named Thunder Meatflayer* Will the current surge in Indian film and TV creation continue?* The “shocking and amazing” classic novel Sherman just re-read* Scorsese Scorsese Scorsese

Lisa discusses Banned Book Week of 2023, which is meant to educate individuals on the alarming number of books that are being protested and banned each year. The American Library Association tracks the data and says that an unprecedented number of attemps to ban books have occurred in 2022 and already this year. In this episode, Lisa discusses what it means to challenge a book, and offers up ideas on what readers can to to ensure books aren't being banned. She also discusses the 10 most banned books of 2022..The 10 most banned books in 2022:1. Gender Queer: A Memoir by Maria Kobabe 2.  All Boys Aren't Blueby George M. Johnson3. The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison 4. Flamer by Mike Curato5.  (Tie) Looking for Alaska by John Green5.(tie) The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky7. Lawn Boy by Jonathan Evison8. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian by Sherman Alexie9. Out of Darkness Ashley Hope Perez10. (tie) A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas10. (tie) Crank by Ellen Hopkins10. (tie) Me and Earl and the Dying Girl by Jesse Andrews10. (tie) This Boy is Gay by Juno Dawson The American Library Association tracked the top 10 most frequently challenged books of 2021, and they are: 1.  Gender Queer: A Memoir by Maria Kobabe and she is quoted in this article. 2.  Lawn Boy by Jonathan Evison 3.  All Boys Aren't Blue by George M. Johnson 4. Out of Darkness by Ashley Hope Perez 5. The Hate You Give by Angie Thomas 6. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian by Sherman Alexie 7. Me and Earl and the Dying Girl by Jesse Andrews 8. The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison 9. This Boy is Gay by Juno Dawson 10. Beyond Magenta: Transgender Teens Speak Out    by Susan Kuklin*The book titles mentioned include affiliate links. You can support the podcast by purchasing a book with the links because the podcast receives a small commission.  For more information, find Lisa on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and her website.

Book Vs. Movie: Smoke SignalsThe Sherman Alexie Short Story Vs. the 1998 Movie In this episode, the Margos delve into the acclaimed indie film Smoke Signals, released in 1998. This film was based on a series of short stories by Sherman Alexie in 1993, titled The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven. The story follows two young men, Victor Joseph and Tom Builds-the-Fire, who grew up on a Spokane Indian Reservation. It explores the interconnectedness of their families, the perception of Native Americans in mainstream media, and the truth behind Tom's father's death. Smoke Signals was well-received by critics and audiences alike and was showcased at various film festivals such as the Sundance Film Festival, the Gotham Awards, and the Independent Spirit Awards. In 2018, it was even added to the National Film Registry. Chris Eyre directed the movie, which was based on Alexie's screenplay. We'll also be discussing our personal preferences between the two. Come and join this discussion. Calm History:If you want to learn about curious moments from history while lowering your stress, try the new podcast Calm History. Each episode is narrated in a calm voice to help you to relax or fall asleep. You'll enjoy learning about famous explorers, leaders, athletes, inventions, civilizations, and ancient wonders. There is even a 6-part series about The Titanic. Search your podcast player for Calm History, or use the link to calmhistory.com in the episode notes.In this ep, the Margos discuss:The controversies of writer Sherman AlexieThe history of how America treats Indigenous people. (Big hint--not great!)The differences between Alexie's short stories and the filmThe cast of the 1998 film: Adam Beach (Victor Joseph,) Evan Adams (Thomas Builds-the-Fire,) Irene Bedard (Suzy Song,) Gary Farmer (Arnold Joseph,) John Trudell (Randy Peone,) Michael Greyeyes (Junior Polatkin,) Michelle St. John (Velma,) Elaine Miles (Lucy,) Cynthia Geary (Cathy the gymnast,) Perrey Reaves (Holly,) Molly Cheek (Penny Cicero,) Robert Maino (Burt Cicero,) and Tom Skerrit as the police chief.Clips used:“How to be a real Indian”Smoke Signals (1998 trailer)“Don't go, Dad!”“He's waiting for you”“I broke some hearts”“The Oral Tradition”Music: Wah Jhi le Yihm by Ulali Book Vs. Movie is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. Find more podcasts you will love Frolic.Media/podcasts. Join our Patreon page “Book Vs. Movie podcast”You can find us on Facebook at Book Vs. Movie Podcast GroupFollow us on Twitter @bookversusmovieInstagram: Book Versus Movie https://www.instagram.com/bookversusmovie/Email us at bookversusmoviepodcast@gmail.com Margo D. Twitter @BrooklynMargo Margo D's Blog www.brooklynfitchick.com Margo D's Instagram “Brooklyn Fit Chick”Margo D's TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@margodonohuebrooklynfitchick@gmail.comYou can buy your copy of Filmed in Brooklyn here! Margo P. Twitter @ShesNachoMamaMargo P's Instagram https://www.instagram.com/shesnachomama/Margo P's Blog https://coloniabook.weebly.com/ Our logo was designed by Madeleine Gainey/Studio 39 Marketing Follow on Instagram @Studio39Marketing & @musicalmadeleine This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5406542/advertisement

Book Vs. Movie: Smoke SignalsThe Sherman Alexie Short Story Vs. the 1998 Movie In this episode, the Margos delve into the acclaimed indie film Smoke Signals, released in 1998. This film was based on a series of short stories by Sherman Alexie in 1993, titled The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven. The story follows two young men, Victor Joseph and Tom Builds-the-Fire, who grew up on a Spokane Indian Reservation. It explores the interconnectedness of their families, the perception of Native Americans in mainstream media, and the truth behind Tom's father's death. Smoke Signals was well-received by critics and audiences alike and was showcased at various film festivals such as the Sundance Film Festival, the Gotham Awards, and the Independent Spirit Awards. In 2018, it was even added to the National Film Registry. Chris Eyre directed the movie, which was based on Alexie's screenplay. We'll also be discussing our personal preferences between the two. Come and join this discussion. Calm History:If you want to learn about curious moments from history while lowering your stress, try the new podcast Calm History. Each episode is narrated in a calm voice to help you to relax or fall asleep. You'll enjoy learning about famous explorers, leaders, athletes, inventions, civilizations, and ancient wonders. There is even a 6-part series about The Titanic. Search your podcast player for Calm History, or use the link to calmhistory.com in the episode notes.In this ep, the Margos discuss:The controversies of writer Sherman AlexieThe history of how America treats Indigenous people. (Big hint--not great!)The differences between Alexie's short stories and the filmThe cast of the 1998 film: Adam Beach (Victor Joseph,) Evan Adams (Thomas Builds-the-Fire,) Irene Bedard (Suzy Song,) Gary Farmer (Arnold Joseph,) John Trudell (Randy Peone,) Michael Greyeyes (Junior Polatkin,) Michelle St. John (Velma,) Elaine Miles (Lucy,) Cynthia Geary (Cathy the gymnast,) Perrey Reaves (Holly,) Molly Cheek (Penny Cicero,) Robert Maino (Burt Cicero,) and Tom Skerrit as the police chief.Clips used:“How to be a real Indian”Smoke Signals (1998 trailer)“Don't go, Dad!”“He's waiting for you”“I broke some hearts”“The Oral Tradition”Music: Wah Jhi le Yihm by Ulali Book Vs. Movie is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. Find more podcasts you will love Frolic.Media/podcasts. Join our Patreon page “Book Vs. Movie podcast”You can find us on Facebook at Book Vs. Movie Podcast GroupFollow us on Twitter @bookversusmovieInstagram: Book Versus Movie https://www.instagram.com/bookversusmovie/Email us at bookversusmoviepodcast@gmail.com Margo D. Twitter @BrooklynMargo Margo D's Blog www.brooklynfitchick.com Margo D's Instagram “Brooklyn Fit Chick”Margo D's TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@margodonohuebrooklynfitchick@gmail.comYou can buy your copy of Filmed in Brooklyn here! Margo P. Twitter @ShesNachoMamaMargo P's Instagram https://www.instagram.com/shesnachomama/Margo P's Blog https://coloniabook.weebly.com/ Our logo was designed by Madeleine Gainey/Studio 39 Marketing Follow on Instagram @Studio39Marketing & @musicalmadeleine

The Red Gaze is joined by a community guest commentator for this episode of a Native movie classic.

Can a writer finish a book in time to meet a deadline? In our interview with DeShawn McKinney we discuss the genesis of his first chapbook, father, forgive me from Black Sunflower Press, 2003. Deshawn explains that he wrote a large portion of the book in 12 hours in order to meet the deadline for Black Sunflower. How does this help the process and how can other writers learn to work with these kinds of deadlines to catch and capture the heat of their emotions? Listen to this interview to hear our thoughts on this and other topics. References: James Baldwin, Ajanae Dawkins, Liz Barry, Sherman Alexie, Danez Smith, June Jordan

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit smokeempodcast.substack.comNancy reports from storm-strewn Tulsa while Sarah reports from the future, where they discuss:* The worst storm in Tulsa since 2007, not that the news is covering it* Sarah has a new boyfriend, and he is exactly one day old* The predictive genius of the movie Her* Is it cheating if you're fooling around with an AI?* Do we have to tell our partners everything?* The future where Siri becomes personalized, and we all get AI assistants* The difference between “falling in love” and “being in love”* A new season of The Bear is coming* Is Nancy's Native American accent offensive?* Sherman Alexie's The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian* Black Mirror is back, baby!* UATX event with Nancy, Sarah, and Meghan Daum

Fonseca sits down with actress Irene Bedard (voice Pocahontas)American actress, who has played mostly lead Native Americanroles in a variety of films. She is perhaps best known for the role of Suzy Song in the 1998 film Smoke Signals, an adaptation of a Sherman Alexie collection of short stories, as well as for providing the speaking voice for the titular character in the 1995 animated film Pocahontas.[2] Bedard reprised her role as Pocahontas in the film's direct-to-video follow-up, Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World (1998) and for a cameo in Ralph Breaks the InternetCollider magazine says work on the second Super Mario Bros movie has been halted because of the Hollywood Writers Strike TParamount+ is developing a new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles TV show. The series would take place after the upcoming Mutant Mayhem movie and may launch as soon as 2024.Arnold Schwarzenegger says he beat out OJ Simpson for the role of The Terminator because no one at Orion Pictures was convinced Simpson was a killer. The Daily Mail quotes Arnold as saying, ''During our conversation, it became clear no one was hooked to OJ Simpson playing Terminator because he could not be sold as a killing machine.''Chris Hemsworth tells GQ magazine that his three children aren't fans of his Thor movies.“It's a bunch of eight-year-olds critiquing my film. ‘We thought this one had too much humour, the action was cool but the VFX weren't as good'. I cringe and laugh equally at it. It's always hard being in the center of it and having any real perspective… I love the process, it's always a ride. But you just don't know how people are going to respond.” The JoBlo movie website says filming on ''Deadpool 3'' has begun. Ryan Reynolds is not allowed to improvise on the set because of the writer's strike. He can't use new lines for the film because he is officially credited as a writer on it. The Writer's Union has guidelines that do not allow lines to be changed when a movie is filming during a strike. Media Entertainment Arts says there is a growing number of people, who want Chris Pratt to replace Harrison Ford as Indiana Jones.The Internet reacts ...“We shouldn't have to raise Harrison Ford from the dead to enjoy another #IndianaJones adventure. After seeing Chris Pratt in both GotG & Jurassic World, he became my new candidate for a recast. It's not hard.''“I may get heat for this but Chris Pratt as Indiana Jones would rock.”“I hope they continue the Indiana Jones franchise and cast Chris Pratt as Indy.”“If they ever decided to make a rebooted version of Indiana Jones in the near future? The only two individuals I could see playing Indy? Are Chris Pratt or Bradley Cooper? Both of which have worked for Disney before and look like Harrison Ford.” Entertainment Tonight says Chevy Chase and Dan Aykroyd are reuniting for a new horror comedy called ''Zombie Town''. The movie is about a film that turns an entire town into zombies before two teenagers save everyone. Chevy and Dan haven't worked together since the 1991 movie "Nothing, But Trouble".Robert Englund tells Variety magazine that he is too old to play Freddy Krueger again. “I'm too old and thick to play Freddy now. I just can't do fight scenes for more than one take anymore, I've got a bad neck and bad back and arthritis in my right wrist. So I have to hang it up, but I would love to cameo.”

Sherman Alexie has won many literary prizes and also played pickup basketball against John Stockton. In this pod, he humors all my questions about Native American life, riffs on Draymond Green's situation and recounts how competitively angry the Utah Jazz legend gets in person. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit houseofstrauss.substack.com/subscribe

We read the books. We tell you what we think. You add them to your list.  It's that easy.  Try it.  We dare you.  Sarah's Shelf: The Night Travelers by Armando Lucas Correa We Are the Light by Matthew Quick The Ride of a Lifetime by Robert Iger, Joel Lovell    Jayme's Shelf: Fatty Fatty Boom Boom by Rabia Chaudry Tangerine by Edward Bloor The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie 

We conclude our "Spring Break Book Club Week" with a listen back to a discussion of a young adult novel that has faced challenges in recent years.

Novelist, poet, trickster, and storyteller Sherman Alexie joins us!Musical guests: Joe YoungEssayist: Alan RhodesAn outrageous new episode of The Bellingham Bean performed by the Chuckanut Radio Players.Announcer, Rich Donnelly and hosts, Chuck and Dee RobinsonPerformed live  on the Village Green behind Village Books  in Bellingham, Washington, the City of Subdued Excitement. 

Today Catherine talks about Librarian's Choices for younger readers. For 11 to 12 years she's reviewing The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie and A Kind of Spark by Ellie McNicoll. For 12 years and over she talks about Boy in the Tower by Polly Ho-Yen and Flesh and Blood by Chris Priestley. For readers aged 14 and over she talks about Sea of Tranquility by Emily St.John Mandel and The World's Wife by Carol Ann Duffy.

In our 3rd entry in our look at films that deal with Indigeneity, we bring you probably the most well known (to US audiences at least) Native production: 1998's Smoke Signals. Written by Sherman Alexie, directed by Chris Eyre and co-produced by the two, it *allegedly* holds the title of being the first film to have Native Americans in all three roles. Anyhoo it's about fathers and trauma and generational stuff. And we get on to talkin' about white supremacy and the like, so: the usual. Another kinda heavy episode. Go fig. Thanks for listening Be kind to yourself/s xo +++++ Intro: by Professor Ping available on Bandcamp Outro: Ulali performing All My Relations --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/zandkmoviepod/support

In this episode in honor of Banned Books Week, co-hosts Sara Dixon and Daniel Pewewardy recorded a special edition of the podcast in front of a live audience to talk about why we celebrate Banned Books Week and the importance of the freedom to read. They are joined by Wichita Public Library Director Jaime Nix and Watermark Books & Café owner Sarah Bagby. Joining them virtually as the special guest is Sherman Alexie, author of The Absolutely True Story of a Part-Time Indian, published in 2007, which has consistently appeared on the list of frequently challenged books since 2008. Sherman talks about his experience as an indigenous writer, how he feels about writing a book that has been frequently challenged and even joins Sara and Daniel for a couple of banned book games! Episode Transcript and Show Notes: http://wichitalibrary.org/BooksMore/Podcast/Pages/rrr_s2e7.aspx New to #ReadICT? Join the challenge! For more information visit wichitalibrary.org/readict.

The F.A.B. Podcast presents the banned books episode! As you may know, the ladies love books..especially ones that have been banned! This week, Moni & Kat give a little history on "banned books week" and its significance. They also dive into some of the most banned books of all time, including the ones they have and want to review on the show. The ladies also discuss the current uptick in book banning in the US and it's significance. Get ready for an opinionated conversation about some of the most censored books in history...some audio bloopers, and the reason Moni's kids thought she smoked crack before!! Cheers!! Enjoy the show! ** Trigger Warning: Adult Content & Language, use of N-word etc. Please be advised this show is for adults 18 and up and the open minded.PSA:** When we refer to "white people" we are speaking about those who are socially accepted as "white" and are actively or passively upholding/defending/ and or benifiting from systems of oppression. This Quote from show sums it up : "Oppression restricts access to knowledge about the world around you" -Kat Dedication To our listeners always, to Librarians & storyteller for fighting for book access, and to the Iranian Woman (Mahsa Amini ) who died in custody of the morality police for a dress code infraction & national daughters day!! (Honorable mention to sex workers out there!) Also, pimps are the worst! ***"Mahsa Amini was 22. She was visiting Tehran from her hometown of Kurdistan. She was detained by the morality police, allegedly for violating the hijab rule, which became compulsory following the 1979 revolution. She was arrested on September 13. Three days later, she died. The police says that she had a sudden heart attack while in detention, but activists and others have said that she was tortured or beaten in the head, and that's why she died." Full article in the link below. https://www.npr.org/2022/09/23/1124836810/anti-government-protests-grow-in-iran-after-a-woman-died-in-police-custody Show Notes: Info About Banned Books Week :https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/books/2022/06/29/banned-books-explained/7772046001/ https://bannedbooksweek.org/george-m-johnson-headlines-action-packed-tuesday-for-banned-books-week/ Phil Donahue clip featuring Uncle Luke: https://youtu.be/iViMrXn5IIs Great replacement theory not new concept, shows up in The Great Gadsby: https://www.geneticsandsociety.org/article/great-replacement-theory-was-never-fringe, https://www.wbur.org/onpoint/2022/05/23/how-replacement-theory-moved-from-the-fringes-to-the-mainstream Christiane Amanpour: https://www.businessinsider.com/christiane-amanpour-refused-to-wear-head-scarf-for-irans-president-2022-9 About Malala Yousafzai: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malala_Yousafzai UK Teen hacks GTA 6: https://techcrunch.com/2022/09/26/london-police-arrest-uber-rockstar/ The Luniz "I Got 5 on It" featuring E-40 https://youtu.be/CiZ3XtGtmQs FAB Episode 21: X-Men unlimited https://share.fireside.fm/episode/wOJOKrZS+Ghrpo3bI "Parable of the Sower" Octavia Butler Check out the Libby app for downloadable books from the public library!! Support libraries!! *Stranger than Fiction: * They're really banning books out here! That's soooo strange! https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/education/2022/09/02/oklahoma-teacher-banned-books-hb-1775/7970325001/ *Please email thefabpodcast@gmail.com with your book suggestions and "Stranger Than Fiction" stories so we can share them on the show!! Reach out and let us how we are doing!! *You can find us online by clicking our Link tree https://linktr.ee/Fabpod Please don't forget to follow, rate, review, and SHARE our podcast! Be on the look out, Patreon coming soon!!

Banned Books Conversations: Where Radical Readers Discuss Prohibited Prose Banned books are works that have been removed from a library shelf or school curriculum. Over the course of Banned Books Week, this series will cover seven different books, the reasons they were banned, and the value in reading them. Today's book is The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie. Guest Links: Mary Morris Mirror Witch (Available Spring 2023) Twitter: Phoebe Walker, @Mary_Morris_3 Rochelle Merrill RL Merrill Author Sundowners Magic & Mayhem Universe - Five Banger Witch Punch rlmerrillauthor.com Amanda Skenandore amandaskenandore.com Instagram: @amandaskenandore Facebook: AmandaSkenandoreAuthorPage Twitter: @ARShenandoah The Nurses Secret Additional recommendation: Reservation Dogs Host: Tonya Todd Producer: JP Butler Graphics: Mike Burton --- Social: IMDb | Website | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | Podcast | LinkedIn | Stage 32 Book me: Manager Sue Sheridan | Agent: Joaquin Sahagun | Publicist: Bruce Wawrzyniak --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/comics-in-motion-podcast/message

Banned Books Conversations: Where Radical Readers Discuss Prohibited Prose Banned books are works that have been removed from a library shelf or school curriculum. Over the course of Banned Books Week, this series will cover seven different books, the reasons they were banned, and the value in reading them. Today's book is The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie. Guest Links: Mary Morris Mirror Witch (Available Spring 2023) Twitter: Phoebe Walker, @Mary_Morris_3 Rochelle Merrill RL Merrill Author Sundowners Magic & Mayhem Universe - Five Banger Witch Punch rlmerrillauthor.com Amanda Skenandore amandaskenandore.com Instagram: @amandaskenandore Facebook: AmandaSkenandoreAuthorPage Twitter: @ARShenandoah The Nurses Secret Host: Tonya Todd Producer: JP Butler Graphics: Mike Burton

This week on From the Front Porch, Annie's husband Jordan joins her to talk all about audiobooks! The books mentioned in this episode can be purchased from The Bookshelf's Libro.fm playlist (or as physical books from The Bookshelf): Annie's picks: Anna K: A Love Story by Jenny Lee Falling by TJ Newman Funny You Should Ask by Elissa Sussman Going There by Katie Couric How Not To Drown in a Glass of Water by Angie Cruz Rabbit Cake by Annie Hartnett River of the Gods by Candice Millard Taste by Stanley Tucci Upgrade by Blake Crouch The Wreckage of My Presence by Casey Wilson You'll Never Believe What Happened to Lacey by Amber Ruffin and Lacey Lamar Jordan's Picks: Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders The Fellowship of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkein The Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkein The Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkein The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night by Mark Haddon Behind her Eyes by Sara Pinborough Defending Jacob by William Landay When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi Furious Hours by Casey Cep Everything Sad is Untrue by Daniel Nayeri Death is but a Dream by Christopher Kerr The Fourth Turning by William Strauss and Neil Howe Mutual Listens: The Anthropocene Reviewed by John Green Directed by James Burrows by James Burrows Calypso by David Sedaris Survive the Night by Riley Sager From the Front Porch is a weekly podcast production of The Bookshelf, an independent bookstore in South Georgia. You can follow The Bookshelf's daily happenings on Instagram at @bookshelftville, and all the books from today's episode can be purchased online through our store website, www.bookshelfthomasville.com.  A full transcript of today's episode can be found here. Special thanks to Dylan and his team at Studio D Podcast Production for sound and editing and for our theme music, which sets the perfect warm and friendly tone for our Thursday conversations.  This week Annie is reading The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie. Jordan is reading Everything Sad is Untrue by Daniel Nayeri and The Fourth Turning by William Strauss and Neil Howe. If you liked what you heard in today's episode, tell us by leaving a review on iTunes. Or, if you're so inclined, support us on Patreon, where you can hear our staff's weekly New Release Tuesday conversations, read full book reviews in our monthly Shelf Life newsletter and follow along as Hunter and I conquer a classic. Just go to patreon.com/fromthefrontporch. We're so grateful for you, and we look forward to meeting back here next week. Our Executive Producers are... Donna Hetchler, Angie Erickson, Cammy Tidwell, Chantalle C, Nicole Marsee, Wendi Jenkins, Laurie Johnson, and Kate Johnston Tucker. Libro.FM: Libro.fm lets you purchase audiobooks directly from your favorite local bookstore (like The Bookshelf). You can pick from more than 215,000 audiobooks, and you'll get the same audiobooks at the same price as the largest audiobook company out there (you know the name). But you'll be part of a different story -- one that supports community. All you need is a smart phone and the free Libro.fm app. You can shop The Bookshelf's Libro.fm playlist here.

This week we're excited to interview two English teachers about what books are taught in High School English classes right now. We chat about what books are in their current curriculum, how books get chosen, what books students get excited about, and what books outside the curriculum are popular with high school students right now.    Mary's Books: The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver, Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, Jane Austen, Emily Dickenson, Walt Whitman, Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde, Behold The Dreamers by Imbolo Mbue, and Antigone by Sophocles.   Caroline's Books: Romeo & Juliet by William Shakespeare, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie, The Boy Who Dared by Susan Campbell Bartoletti, A Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah, Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, The Hunger Games by Susan Collins, and Harrison Burgeron by Kurt Vonnegut.   Obsessions:  Becca: Amazon Hair Clips, The Don't Worry Darling Drama   What we read this week! Becca: The Final Gambit by Jennifer Lynn Barnes and Scandalized by Ivy Owens (Lauren from Christina Lauren)  Olivia: The Measure by Nikki Erlick      This Month's Book Club Pick: Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn    Sponsors:  Tell Me Lies: Check out Tell Me Lies, now streaming on Hulu and let us know what you think! Betterhelp: Visit BetterHelp.com/badonpaper today to get 10% off your first month.   Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more!  Like and subscribe to RomComPods. Available wherever you listen to podcasts.  Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Olivia on Instagram @oliviamuenter and Becca @beccamfreeman.

We're wrapping up Book Four with a very special guest: Dr. Debbie Reese joins us to discuss Sherman Alexie's The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian. Since this is Banned Book Club, we're also pulling in responses from listeners Miriam and Victoria. Expects LOTS of discuss about Alexie as a problematic figure, whose writing is marketable to white settler audiences but whose personal and professional actions have been irrevocably harmful to indigenous communities. It's a great conversation!Wanna connect with the show? Follow us on Twitter @HKHSPod or use the hashtag #HKHSPod:> Brenna: @brennacgray> Joe: @bstolemyremote> Dr. Reese: @debreese / WebsiteHave something longer to say? Email us at hkhspod@gmail.com Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

Expert readers discuss The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian by Sherman Alexie.

Expert readers discuss Sherman Alexie's controversial YA novel.

Mind your Noise because we're headed to New World for a discussion of Patrick Ness' famed first novel in the Chaos Walking series, The Knife of Never Letting Go (2008), as well as Doug Liman's long-delayed 2021 adaptation.This one is a struggle: not only is there plenty of walking, but the repetitive writing, the whimper of a climax and the disinterest in exploring colonialism (despite introducing it!) makes for frustrating reading. The film is watchable thanks to Tom Holland and Daisy Ridley's charm, but it fails to adapt large parts of the book and feels like a pretty standard big budget dystopian YA. Overall this is a mess...and the dog dies to boot!Wanna connect with the show? Follow us on Twitter @HKHSPod or use the hashtag #HKHSPod:> Brenna: @brennacgray> Joe: @bstolemyremoteHave something longer to say or a comment about banned book club? Email us at hkhspod@gmail.com or tweet us your responses before the following deadlines:> Aug 18: The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie> Sept 7: Lord of the Flies by William Golding / Film by Harry Hook See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Looking for a summer read or activity? Laurie Dreyer, manager of Troy's Lansingburgh branch, recommends three books and shares info on heaps of activities. The books: "The Theft of Sunlight" (fantasy by Intisar Khanani, 2021); "The Maid: A Novel" (Nita Prose, 2022); and "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian" (Sherman Alexie, 2009). Laurie notes that Alexie's book is frequently banned, for a variety of reasons. Wednesday and Saturday activities include reptile exploration, Big Truck Day, readings of short stories, and more. And what's this about an ocean of fish in the library? For details, see thetroylibrary.org. To find other local libraries, visit www.nysl.nysed.gov/libdev/libs/publibs/library.htm.

Episode 132 Notes and Links to Morgan Talty's Work        On Episode 132 of The Chills at Will Podcast, Pete welcomes Morgan Talty, and the two discuss, among other topics, the “surreal” feeling of seeing his publication play out with such critical acclaim, his early relationship with languages and storytelling, formative experiences and authors and texts that have informed his writing, themes and throughlines in his debut story collection, and the seeds and background of the story collection and his future projects.     Morgan Talty is a citizen of the Penobscot Indian Nation where he grew up. Morgan teaches courses in both English and Native American Studies, and he is on the faculty at the Stonecoast MFA in creative writing. His highly-anticipated short story collection, Night of the Living Rez, is forthcoming from Tin House Books, on July 5. Morgan Talty's Website   Buy Night of the Living Rez   “The Gambler” for Narrative Magazine       At about 1:20, Morgan discusses his mindset as he was in the week before publication of his short story collection, as well as events coming up promoting the book and how it feels to see his book become a reality   At about 3:40, Morgan discusses his early relationships with reading, language, and storytelling   At about 5:45, Morgan explains his rationale for writing out Penobscot words phonetically and how the language lives within him   At about 8:00, Morgan responds to Pete's questions about Wabanaki and their connection to internal and external groups   At about 9:00, Pete wonders about any moments that turned Morgan into a writer as well as what works-Harry Potter, Sherman Alexie's work-influenced his own; Morgan cites Toni Jensen, Tommy Orange, Terese Marie Mailhot, Chelsea Hicks, and Brandon Hobson, among others, as “establishing a broader spectrum of voices"   At about 11:15, Morgan cites the importance of Jack Kerouac and On the Road in his life and writing life   At about 13:00, Pete presents a cliched reading list that came right after college   At about 14:10, Morgan expands on ideas of “representation”   At about 17:15, Pete and Morgan fanboy about Tommy Orange's There There; Morgan cites it as a “turning point”   At about 19:05, Morgan talks about ideas of “gatekeepers” and “the white gaze” in conjunction with publishing goals and mores; he cites JJ Amaworo Wilson anecdote that is emblematic of ideas of tropes and stereotypes in publishing    At about 21:20, Pete references the finishing scene of Morgan's title story and Morgan expands on ideas of “performance”   At about 22:00, Morgan discusses Karen Russell, Richard Van Camp, and many others as examples of writers who thrill him    At about 23:15, Morgan describes moments of discovery and affirmation through the years that solidified his career choice   At about 24:50, Morgan details    At about 26:20, Morgan shouts out local bookstores-Briar Patch in Maine, Birch Bark Books in Minnesota, and King's English are some examples-where his books can be bought   At about 27:15, Morgan discusses seeds for the short story collection, Night of the Living Rez, and how he “stumbled into” big and unifying ideas for the collection through the character of David    At about 31:15, Pete quotes from a short story and connects the quote to the story collection as a whole   At about 32:45, The two discuss themes of inaction    At about 34:45, the two discuss themes of trauma and grief and the connections to addiction and legacy   At about 36:35, Morgan speaks to ideas of intergenerational trauma and how he writes so well about these ideas without “sensationalizing”    At about 38:00, The two discuss themes of normalcy and Pete asks Morgan about finding balance in the collection   At about 40:40, Pete compliments the humor from the collection and asks for the full joke of a portion that was presented in the book    At about 41:35, Ideas of role reversal and maturity and responsibility are discussed     At about 44:00, Pete and Morgan talk about the Mikumwess/Pukwudjies background and connect ideas of building tension as seen in the title story   At about 48:15, Morgan discusses future projects, including a “dark David Sedaris” project- he mentions “The Gambler” from Narrative Magazine as a taste of this style   At about 50:00, Morgan gives his social media/contact information     You can now subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, and leave me a five-star review. You can also ask for the podcast by name using Alexa, and find the pod on Stitcher, Spotify, and on Amazon Music. Follow me on IG, where I'm @chillsatwillpodcast, or on Twitter, where I'm @chillsatwillpo1. You can watch other episodes on YouTube-watch and subscribe to The Chills at Will Podcast Channel. Please subscribe to both my YouTube Channel and my podcast while you're checking out this episode.  This is a passion project of mine, a DIY operation, and I'd love for your help in promoting what I'm convinced is a unique and spirited look at an often-ignored art form. The intro song for The Chills at Will Podcast is “Wind Down” (Instrumental Version), and the other song played on this episode was “Hoops” (Instrumental)” by Matt Weidauer, and both songs are used through ArchesAudio.com.     Please tune in for Episode 133 with Nick Buccola, a writer, lecturer, and teacher who specializes in the area of American political thought. He is author of The Fire Is upon Us: James Baldwin, William F. Buckley Jr., and the Debate over Race in America, as well as a fellow Santa Clara University alum  The episode will air on July 14.  

The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven by Sherman Alexie (1993) vs The Painted Drum by Louise Erdrich (2005).

Roman Orona takes you on a journey around the world of Indigenous Music. Indigenous Cafe brings you music, conversation and inspiration from the Indigenous People of North America and the Indigenous People from all over the world. On this weeks journey, we are traveling with quotes from Sherman Joseph Alexie Jr. Sherman Alexie Jr. was born October 7, 1966, and is a Spokane-Coeurd'Alene-Native American novelist, short story writer, poet, screenwriter, and filmmaker. His writings draw  on his experiences as an Indigenous American with ancestry from several tribes. He grew up on the Spokane Indian Reservation and lives in Seattle, Washington. Artist's you will hear in the order they are played on this weeks show: THE INDIGENOUS CAFE PODCAST INTRO (00:00:00-00:02:21) “Life is a constant struggle between being an individual and being a member of the community.” -Sherman Alexie 1. Los Papagos Molinas - “Tohono Chote” (Waila!) (00:02:21-00:05:45) 2. Cozad - “Warriors Strength” (Family and Friends - Gourd Songs) (00:05:45-00:9:11) 3. Radmilla Cody - “A Beautiful Dawn” (Spirit Of A Woman) (00:09:11-00:12:37) PROGRAM BREAK (00:12:37-00:12:48) “Don't live up to your stereotypes.” -Sherman Alexie 4. Dashmesh - “Tree Of Moon” (The Peacock's Tale: Language Of The Birds) (00:12:48-00:17:56) 5. Tuva Ensemble - “Khoomei” (Traditional Music and Throat Singing of Tuva) (00:17:56-00:20:00) Roman Orona (Host) (00:20:00-00:21:01) “These are things you should learn. Your past is a skeleton walking one step behind you; your future is a skeleton walking one step in front of you. Maybe you don't wear a watch, but your skeletons do, and they always know what time it is. Now, these skeletons are made of memories, dreams, and voices. And they can trap you in the in-between, between touching and becoming. But they're not necessarily evil, unless you let them be.” -Sherman Alexie  6. Whitehawk And Crowe - “ Our Heavenly Father God, You Are The Only Way” (Wikiwam Ahsin Volume III) (00:21:01-00:24:37)  7. The Uyghur Musicians From Xinjiang - “Raw Muqam of Lli” (Music From the Oasis Towns of Central Asia) (00:24:37-00:27:20) 8. Tibetans in Ladakh - “Mount Kharak” (Tibet: Les Chants del'exil “Songs From Exile”) (00:27:20-00:29:50)  PROGRAM BREAK (00:29:50-00:30:06) “When you resort to violence to prove a point, you've just experienced a profound failure of imagination.” -Sherman Alexie  9. Los Auténticos Otomíes - “La Toñita” (Music of the Otomi Indians) (00:30:06-00:33:02) 10. Randy Wood - “The Elders” (My Heart and Soul) (00:33:02-00:36:34) 11. Raye Zaragoza - “Speedway” (Fight For You) (00:36:02-00:39:56)  Roman Orona (Host) (00:39:56-00:40:39) “It's a weird thing. Reservations were meant to be prisons, you know? Indians were supposed to move onto reservations and die. We were supposed to disappear. But somehow or another, Indians have forgotten the reservations were meant to be death camps.” -Sherman Alexie 12. Redbone - “We Were All Wounded at Wounded Knee” (The Best of Redbone) (00:40:39-00:43:48) 14. Twin Flames - “Aaqqigialauqqunga (Bettered Myself)” (Signal Fire) (00:43:48-00:47:14) PROGRAM BREAK (00:47:14-00:47:32) “Poverty doesn't give you strength or teach you lessons about perseverance. No, Poverty only teaches you how to be poor.” -Sherman Alexie 13. Charlie Hoffman & San Carlos Apaches - “Apache Mountain Spirit Dance” (Traditional Voices) (00:47:32-00:50:36)  15. Samite - “Yangu Ni Yako” (Tunula Eno) (00:50:36-00:55:00) Roman Orona (Host) (00:55:00-00:56:09) “At least half the country thinks the mascot issue is insignificant. But I think it's indicative of the ways in which Indians have no cultural power. We're still placed in the past. So we're either in the past or we're only viewed through casinos.” -Sherman Alexie 16. Southern Boyz - “Victory Song” (Live At St. Croix) (00:56:09-01:00:02) DONATION ADVERTISEMENT (01:00:02-01:00:18) The Indigenous Cafe Podcast is hosted by Roman Orona and brought to you by iamHUMAN Media. iamHUMAN Media is a non-profit 501(c)(3) focused on raising the awareness of social discourse to all humans through development of programs and artistic ventures (music, movies, stage performances, books, workshops, concerts, film festivals, community outreach, community building, panel discussions, etc.)  to  foster and promote unity in diversity and community fellowship acknowledging that all HUMANs are related simply by being HUMAN. Below are ways to help us continue our programming or to learn more about us: https://paypal.me/iamHUMANmedia?locale.x=en_US Website: www.iamHUMANmedia.com Email: indigenouscafe1@gmail.com

Welcome back friends! Moni and Kat kick things off this week with the classic novel "The absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian" by Sherman Alexie. Good Reads Summary: 'Sherman Alexie tells the story of Junior, a budding cartoonist growing up on the Spokane Indian Reservation. Determined to take his future into his own hands, Junior leaves his troubled school on the Rez to attend an all-white farm town high school where the only other Indian is the school mascot." This book tackles complex themes such as racism, poverty, addiction, privilege, individual ambition vs communal obligation and more, all smashed together to tell the heartbreaking and funny coming of age story of Arnold Spirit aka Junior. Moni had to spill the tea on the sexual abuse allegations against the author she found out about right before recording the episode. This leads the ladies to discuss if it's ok to enjoy art made by personally problematic people and a host of other topics. Trust me, this conversation is full of juicy bits you can sink your teeth into. Sit back and enjoy the show!! Cheers! Dedication: This episode is dedicated to the listeners always, to people victimized by physical and sexual violence, Roe vs Wade and the freedom of CHOICE/AUTONOMY, and indigenous artist @eloybida of IG. The FAB podcast would like to go on the record and say we do not knowingly condone or support sexual abuse. *** Content Warning: Adult language, adult themes such as sexuality, homosexuality, violence, rape, abortion, addiction, death ** Announcment: *As the ladies grow closer to wrapping up the first full year of episodes of the Fake Ass Book Club, they are switching up the visuals and adding more video content for Season 2. Video can be found on YouTube (search The Fake Ass Book Club). They will even have a new segment called "Stranger than Fiction". This segment features true stories that are stranger than fiction. They will share stories from either person experience, friends and family, or stories in the news. They will invite listeners to email thefabpodcast@gmail.com with their stories (they have to be TRUE) so we can share them on the show. The first official Episode of Season 2 will be May 25, 2022. STAY TUNED Notes* Native American women face an epidemic of violence. A legal loophole prevents prosecutions. (nbcnews.com) Article about Tribes not being able to prosecute non tribal members because they lack jurisdiction Fact Sheet: Reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) | The White House Helping indigenous tribes gain legal jurisdiction to procecute non-native people. WHITE HOUSE STATEMENTS AND RELEASES:"Expanding special criminal jurisdiction of Tribal courts to cover non-Native perpetrators of sexual assault, child abuse, stalking, sex trafficking, and assaults on tribal law enforcement officers on tribal lands; and supporting the development of a pilot project to enhance access to safety for survivors in Alaska Native villages." Roe v. Wade live updates: Supreme Court decision to overturn leaked (nbcnews.com) How sexual violence leads to unwanted pregnancies and legal access to abortion might be at risk Sherman Alexie's Accusers Go On The Record: 'It Just Felt Very Wrong' : NPR• Sexual allegations from NPR Sherman Alexie Says He's Been 'Indian Du Jour' For A 'Very Long Day' : NPR About his life and being a Native American Writer

Louise Erdrich is one of the most important, prolific, and widely read contemporary Indigenous writers. In Louise Erdrich's Justice Trilogy: Cultural and Critical Contexts, edited by my guests Connie A. Jacobs and Nancy J. Peterson, leading scholars analyze three critically acclaimed recent novels—The Plague of Doves (2008), The Round House (2012), and LaRose (2016)—which make up what has become known as Erdrich's “justice trilogy.” Set in small towns and reservations of northern North Dakota, these three interwoven works bring together a vibrant cast of  characters whose lives are shaped by history, identity, and community. Individually and collectively, the essays in this volume illuminate Erdrich's storytelling abilities; the complex relations among crime, punishment, and forgiveness that characterize her work; and the Anishinaabe contexts that underlie her presentation of character, conflict, and community. The volume also includes a reader's guide to each novel, a glossary, and an interview with Erdrich that will aid readers as they navigate the justice novels. These timely, original, and compelling readings make a valuable contribution to Erdrich scholarship and, subsequently, to the study of Native literature and women's authorship as a whole.CONNIE A. JACOBS is professor emerita at San Juan College and the author of The Novels of Louise Erdrich: Stories of Her People. She is also a coeditor of Modern Language Association's Approaches to Teaching the Works of Louise Erdrich and a coeditor of The Diné Reader: An Anthology of Navajo Literature. NANCY J. PETERSON is professor of English at Purdue University and the author of Against Amnesia: Contemporary Women Writers and the Crises of Historical Memory and Beloved: Character Studies. She is also the editor of Toni Morrison: Critical and Theoretical Approaches and Conversations with Sherman Alexie.Louise Erdrich's Justice Trilogy: Cultural and Critical Contexts is available at msupress.org and other fine booksellers, including Louise Erdrich's own Birchbark books in Minneapolis, Minnesota, or online at birchbarkbooks.com. You can connect with the press on Facebook and @msupress on Twitter, where you can also find me @kurtmilb.The MSU Press podcast is a joint production of MSU Press and the College of Arts & Letters at Michigan State University. Thanks to the team at MSU Press for helping to produce this podcast. Our theme music is “Coffee” by Cambo. Michigan State University occupies the ancestral, traditional, and contemporary Lands of the Anishinaabeg – Three Fires Confederacy of Ojibwe, Odawa and Potawatomi people. The University resides on Land ceded in the 1819 Treaty of Saginaw.Thank you all so much for listening, and never give up books.

Sherman Alexie joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Where I'm Calling From,” by Raymond Carver, which was published in The New Yorker in 1982. Alexie is the author of nineteen books of fiction and poetry, including “Blasphemy: New and Selected Stories” and the novel “Flight.”

Sherman Alexie fans will not like this episode at all.

My program today features poems by men Native American poets: Simon Ortiz, Orlando White, Sherman Alexie, Ray Young Bear, Mark Turcotte, Gordon Henry, Jr., and Adrian C. Louis.

Join Roxanne and Mikayla as they discuss Sherman Alexie and his 1993 book The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven. These short stories were adapted into the 1998 movie Smoke Signals, the first wide-release film written, directed, produced by, and starring Native Americans. Learn how Alexie's experiences growing up on the Spokane Indian Reservation shaped his often-autobiographical writing and filmmaking focusing on the American Indian experience. Bonus: find out which actor is now Chief Medical Officer of the First Nations Health Authority in Canada! Write to us at podcast@communitylibrary.net Find Sherman Alexie Books and Films InterLibrary Loan Become a Member

Scott Rosenfelt is one of Hollywood's most successful independent producers. On the strength of such films as Home Alone, Smoke Signals, Mystic Pizza, Teen Wolf, and Extremities, Scott has garnered international acclaim and recognition.Rosenfelt's most recent film, Critical Thinking, about the Latino and African-American Miami Jackson High School chess team that won the national chess championship in 1998, was an early selection of the 2020 SXSW Film Festival for its world premiere. It is directed by John Leguizamo, who also stars, Michael K. Williams, Jorge Lendeborg, Angel Bismark Curiel, and Rachel Bay Jones. Vertical is handling domestic distribution and CMG, foreign, as the film is slated for a September 2020 release.Rosenfelt's script, CounterPlay, will go into production in January 2021 in the Philippines, with Pedring Lopez (Maria) directing. Rosenfelt will be producing with Michael McDermott and Andy Green of Fusion Entertainment as Executive Producer. The film stars Sam Worthington, Luke Hemsworth, Luke Bracey, and Derek Ramsay.Rosenfelt is also producing 5-4-3-2-1 in partnership with CMG Entertainment. Kieran Darcy-Smith will direct for the thriller to be shot in Chicago in 2021.Rosenfelt wrote the script for and will be producing Fever, a feature film based on the Bre-X gold stock scandal. Kieran Darcy-Smith will be directing, with Gabriel Almagor joining him as producer along with Mark Spillane and Kristie Spillane of Unbreakable Films in Australia. The film is slated for a First Quarter 2021 start, with principal photography in Australia, the Philippines, and Calgary.Rosenfelt has written and will be producing Nanda Devi, based on one of the CIA's most secretive missions, set in the Himalayas in 1965 at a time when the Chinese were first testing their nuclear capability. The film will be produced in association with Mulberry Films.Rosenfelt is producing The Five, which he co-wrote with Robert Bruzio. It is the story of the famed “500 Club” in Atlantic City, and its colorful owner, Paul “Skinny” D'Amato. Skinny was the inspiration for the Rat Pack and was credited for putting Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis together as an act. His club was front and center for the most colorful time in Atlantic City history.Rosenfelt has also written and will be producing, G.O.L.F., to be directed by Sean McNamara. It is the story of a young Latina golfer struggling to make her way to qualify for the U.S. Womens' Open. Luna Blaise is attached to play the lead.Rosenfelt was producer and writer on The Jade Pendant, which had its theatrical world premiere in Los Angeles on November 2, 2017. It is also the winner of the Golden Angel Award for the Best Film by an Independent Producer in the 2017 Chinese-American Film Festival. The tragic love story is set against the backdrop of the Los Angeles Chinatown War of 1871, and stars Korean actress Clara Lee and Taiwanese actor Godfrey Gao. It was directed by Po Chih Leong.His documentary, 7 Days In Syria, distributed theatrically in August 2016, showcased the extraordinary work of Janine di Giovanni, the award-winning journalist specializing in reporting from conflict zones who had been covering the war in Syria as the Middle East Editor for Newsweek. Rosenfelt wrote and produced it with Robert Rippberger directing.As writer, director, and producer, his first documentary, Standing Silent, a recipient of a Sundance Documentary Filmmaker Grant, had its theatrical release on January 25, 2013, It had its World Premiere at the Atlanta Jewish Film Festival and has played the San Francisco Jewish Film Festival along with the Doc NY Film Festival as well as having won the Best Documentary at the World Jewish Film Festival in Ashkelon, Israel.Rosenfelt directed the feature film, Family Prayers, starring Joe Mantegna, Anne Archer, and Paul Reiser, which had its World Premiere at the 1993 Palm Springs International Film Festival and the 1993 Seattle International Film Festival.Home Alone, in which Rosenfelt served as Executive Producer, remains the highest-grossing live-action comedy of all time, generating over $1 billion worldwide.  Mystic Pizza, which he also produced, launched the career of Julia Roberts and went on to critical and commercial success, while Teen Wolf, which Rosenfelt also produced, starring Michael J. Fox, is one of the highest-grossing independent films of all time.  Extremities, which Rosenfelt produced, starred Farrah Fawcett and garnered international, critical, and commercial acclaim as well.At ShadowCatcher Entertainment, a company he co-founded in 1994, he produced the award-winning Smoke Signals.  Written by highly acclaimed novelist/poet Sherman Alexie, Smoke Signals was the winner of the Audience Award and the Filmmakers Trophy at the 1998 Sundance Film Festival and was distributed by Miramax Films. It was nominated for multiple Spirit Award Nominations and won Best Debut Performance for Evan Adams.From 2012-2015, Rosenfelt served as Professional-in-Residence at Quinnipiac University. He has been a guest lecturer at the Beijing Film Academy as well as at Harvard's Department of Government, and the American University in Paris. He has spoken numerous times at the Tisch School at NYU, USC, UCLA, Chapman University, and Loyola Marymount as well as the AFI. He recently received a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2020 Lighthouse International Film Festival.Rosenfelt is a member of the Directors Guild of America, the Writers Guild of America, and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. He is a graduate of NYU's Tisch School of the Arts.Connect with Scott Rosenfelt:https://www.scottrosenfelt.com/

In some ways, one might think of this episode as containing our version of a land acknowledgement. Immigrants are always trying to listen to natives and learn from them, and I thought Yut Ho and Ah Choy deserved a chance to do so. Indian Camp is a fictional waypost in the foothills of the coastal range near Big Sur. The Elder who dwells there is called only by his title, Haya, which is a transliteration of the Esselen word for “Father.” He is a member of the Esselen tribe who, like many other groups, received exceedingly brutal treatment from the governments of Mexico and then the United States as their ancestral home was conquered and fought over by the two imperial powers. They are still not recognized by the US government's Bureau of Indian Affairs, but they are still here, and you can read more about them on the tribal web site https://www.esselentribe.org/history (https://www.esselentribe.org/history) Our group does not have any known association with the living Esselen or Olhone people. However, we have walked on their native land, drunk from the streams from which their ancestors drank, and worshipped the spirits of their homeland in foreign tongues. It behooves us to learn as much as we can about their history and culture.  California was and is home to a staggering diversity of indigenous cultures. In Los Angeles, the Tongva people are very vocal and active in the reclamation of indigeonous and pre-colonial history. The Tongva are a large, diverse group in themselves, and our group has worked with activists from Tongva communities on other projects. Another LA indigenous group is the Tataviam. UCLA has a very engaging interactive site with information on Indignous LA here: https://www.arcgis.com/apps/MapJournal/index.html?appid=a9e370db955a45ba99c52fb31f31f1fc (https://www.arcgis.com/apps/MapJournal/index.html?appid=a9e370db955a45ba99c52fb31f31f1fc) Yut Ho's story is, in substance, historically accurate. The Taiping Rebellion was fought between the two Opium wars. It was a rebellion against both British and North-Chinese imperialism, and was spearheaded by the Hakka (or Kejia) tribes of the South-Chinese interior. The Huang Family is Hakka, and likely had members on both sides of the conflict. In many ways, the Taiping Rebellion  foreshadowed the Communist uprisings of the 20th century in its ideology (populist egalitarianism) and scale (at least 20 million killed, which is comparable to the figure from World War 1.) However, it was far from the first Chinese rebellion against a hated imperial regime. China is huge, with an immense level of linguistic, cultural and ethnic diversity. Every time one group has conquered many of the others to form a dynasty, injustice and resentment have led to large scale rebellions. The Chinese Communist Party is only the latest wave of conquest to subjugate the entire region to the northern capital of Beijing. Their repressive policies are partly founded on fear of rebellion. Yut Ho mistakes the Esselen elder for a Chinese elder for good reason: Native Americans and East Asians are closely related not only on a genetic level, but also culturally. Certainly, both my father and I are frequently mistaken for Indigenous men (at least, by indigenous people) but the connection is more than skin deep. During the years my father (that is to say, our narrator, Dr. Huang) spent studying traditional music with Tewa elder Peter Garcia in San Juan Pueblo, NM, he was struck again and again by the similarities in family structure, social etiquette, and mythology between the Tewa and our own Hakka/Baihue family. Mr. Garcia said that the Tewa were Turtle People (a trope also touched on by writer Sherman Alexie) and that long ago, in the old country, the Turtle people had lived alongside the Snake people, but the two groups had quarreled, and the Turtle People had come to this land as a result. Mr. Garcia was a skilled painter as well as a master musician. He gave me and my brother...

Show Notes and Links to Jess Walter's Work and Allusions/Texts from Episode   On Episode 35, Pete talks with Jess Walter about his incredible fiction, his nonfiction roots, basketball, writing genres, chill-inducing lines, Jess' masterpieces Beautiful Ruins and The Cold Millions, and much more.    Jess Walter is the author of nine books, most recently the national bestseller The Cold Millions and #1 New York Times bestseller, Beautiful Ruins; The Zero, finalist for the National Book Award; and Citizen Vince, winner of the Edgar Award. His short story collection, We Live in Water, was selected by Barack Obama as one of his favorite reads of 2019. His work has been published in 32 languages and his short fiction has appeared three times in Best American Short Stories. Article on Background of Beautiful Ruins Jess Walter's Personal Website Jess Writes about His “Esquire Magazine” Credentials and Interviewing Kurt Vonnegut  Article about POTUS Barack Obama listing We Live in Water as one of his favorite reads of 2019 Buy Beautiful Ruins Here Buy The Cold Millions Here      Jess Walter describes the thrill of his short-story collection We Live in Water being listed by former POTUS Barack Obama as one of his favorite books of 2019-at around 3:10   Jess describes his place among the greatest basketball players of all-time (and among writers-”for a writer, [he's] decent-at around 5:15   So cool! Jess describes playing on a basketball team with great writers Sherman Alexie, Shann Ray, Natalie Diaz, called “The Spokane Dirty Realists”-at around 6:15   Jess talks Gonzaga hoops (Go Zags!)-at around 7:10   Jess describes the cool 1-on-1 game that he has played throughout much of the pandemic with his brother-at around 7:55   Jess and Pete talk about the pandemic's impact on aging basketball players-at around 9:40   Jess talks about wanting to play basketball into his 60s and 70s, maybe playing against Slick Watts or some great Seattle legends; Pete references upcoming guest Jon Finkel's excellent book, Hoops Heist, about the insular and special basketball community that is Seattle-at around 10:45   Jess describes the importance of growing up in Spokane in a blue-collar family and literary influences-at around 12:05   Jess discusses the childhood injury that led to his “falling in love with books” and later getting into science-fiction and loving the inventiveness and play of Kurt Vonnegut-at around 12:45   Jess discusses some formative writers in his own journey to becoming a writer-”1970s cinematic realism” like Dog Day Afternoon, Raymond Carver, Hemingway, and in discovering that he loved nonfiction and journalism, Joan Didion-at around 14:00   Jess talks about “stalking” writers as a fan, writing letters and bugging them, and -at around 14:50    Jess talks about getting press credentials to set up a one-on-one meeting with Kurt Vonnegut at Gonzaga University in the mid-80s, memorialized in this article-at around 15:30   Pete and Jess discuss the similarity between Jess' fandom of Kurt Vonnegut, and scenes from Tobias Wolff's Old School in which poet Robert Frost is a visitor to a prep school; this leads to a broader discussion about writers and celebrity-at around 17:40   Pete and Jess discuss “Bullet in the Brain,” Tobias Wolff's epic short story that has inspired the podcast and its title-at around 21:45   Jess, off the top of his head (!), reads the opening line of One Hundred Years of Solitude and talks about its significance as a “chill-inducing line” for him-at around 23:45   Jess talks about trusting himself as a reader to give himself the inspiration for writing, pointing to truisms from his short story “Wheelbarrow Kings”-at around 25:50   Jess talks about his early writing: journalism and his first book, based on Ruby Ridge-The Truth and Tragedy of the Randy Weaver Family-at around 28:00   Pete and Jess talk about the common link of many great writers, such as Jeff Pearlman, guest on Episode 33, and their formative years in crime reporting-at around 29:15   Jess talks about Beautiful Ruins and his distaste for classifying literature, particularly “historical fiction”-at around 31:20   Jess reads and discusses the importance of his epigraph for Beautiful Ruins-at around 33:00   Jess talks about the importance of the title of Beautiful Ruins, discovered in a thrilling fashion many years after he'd started the book, and how it informs a throughline of the novel-at around 34:25   Jess talks about and reads from The Cold Millions and reflects on its title's importance-at around 35:40   Jess and Pete talk about the masterful ways in which Jess uses flashback/flashforward/juxtaposition in his last two novels to craft incredible storylines; this leads to a shared appreciation of the last scene of The Godfather Part II, discussed on Episode 25-at around 37:40   Jess discusses the non-linear construction of The Cold Millions and Beautiful Ruins-at around 40:00   Jess talks about the line between fiction and history in his writing of The Cold Millions-at around 42:00   Pete talks about the power of the ending-due to its structure-of The Cold Millions-at around 43:45   Jess talks about the parallelism of War and Peace and The Cold Millions and its ending-at around 45:00   Jess reads from the ending of Beautiful Ruins-CHILLS!-at around 44:40 (POSSIBLE PLOT SPOILER-if you don't want to know the last part of the book, skip this part: 48:10 to 49:15