Phone a Friend: John Kane of Let's Talk Native.
Unf*cking The Republic
UNFTR Media
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🗓️ 30 December 2022
⏱️ 62 minutes
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Summary
Welcome to a very special edition of Phone a Friend, where we reach out to experts, authors and intellectuals who know way more shit about certain subjects than I will ever know. Now this one is a real home game and should prove to be both informative and a lot of fun. He is a Mohawk broadcaster hiding out on Seneca territory in Western New York. John Kane has been the face and voice of resistance and advocacy for decades. He's the host of a podcast called Let's Talk Native, which we've covered before, and Resistance Radio on WBAI and WPFW in Washington.
We've collaborated with John a handful of times over the years. He's a man of great principle who calls truth to power not only in the United States, but to power structures within Native territories as well.
There are a few things we cover with John today, including some rather big news here in New York that directly involves him. Unf*ckers have heard some of his commentary before, but let me warn you that that was scripted. And unscripted John is a force of nature, so hang on.
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Resources
Let's Talk Native with John Kane
Resistance Radio with John Kane
John Kane on Facebook and YouTube
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| 0:00.0 | Sometimes when we talk, we don't know what the fuck, so we have to call and ask a friend. |
| 0:12.0 | So we have to call and ask a friend. I want to know the things you know |
| 0:22.8 | It'll make a better show |
| 0:26.6 | You're the one on whom we all defend Hey unfuckers, welcome to a very special edition of PhoneFriend, where we reach out to experts, |
| 0:46.9 | authors, and intellectuals who know way more shit about certain subjects than I will ever know. |
| 0:52.6 | Now, this one is a real home game and should prove to be both informative and a lot of fun. |
| 0:57.6 | He is a Mohawk broadcaster hiding out on Seneca territory in western New York. |
| 1:03.3 | John Kane has been the face and voice of resistance and advocacy for decades. |
| 1:08.4 | He's the host of a podcast called Let's Talk Native, which we've |
| 1:11.5 | covered before, and Resistance Radio on WBAI and WPFW in Washington. Now, we've collaborated with |
| 1:19.2 | John a handful of times over the years, and I actually got to hang with him at BAI and back in the |
| 1:23.9 | day when he presented at Left Forum. He's a man of great principle who calls |
| 1:27.8 | truth to power not only in the United States, but to power structures within native territories |
| 1:32.7 | as well. He's always primed and ready for a scuffle and to correct my white ass if I get something |
| 1:37.9 | wrong. And when he's not calling out the establishment, he's bragging about his grandkids on |
| 1:43.2 | social media ad nauseum. Good Lord. So, |
| 1:47.3 | there are a few things that I wanted to cover with John today, including some rather big news |
| 1:50.9 | here in New York that directly involves him. And unfuckers have heard some of his commentary |
| 1:55.4 | before, but let me warn you that that was scripted and unscripted John is a force of nature. So hang on. And without further |
| 2:02.5 | ado, I am absolutely thrilled to invite my friend and mentor in all things native, John Kane, |
| 2:09.1 | to the radio show. Well, I want to thank you for having me. This is, it's always fun, because you |
| 2:14.2 | and I do have a good exchange. And we do go back away. Actually, you were on my, |
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