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The John Fugelsang Podcast

We're Still Here with Simon and Julie

The John Fugelsang Podcast

Crossover Media Group

News, Religion & Spirituality, Sexy Liberal, John Fugelsang, Sanity, Arts, Sexy Liberal Podcast Network

4.81.5K Ratings

🗓️ 9 May 2026

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

John once again speaks with Simon Moya Smith and Julie Francella. This time they discuss the ongoing crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls. They delve into the systemic issues faced by Indigenous communities, including jurisdictional challenges and the historical context of violence rooted in colonization. As they share personal insights and experiences, they also highlight the importance of advocacy and awareness during the national Week of Action for missing and murdered Indigenous women.

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I am so pleased to welcome back two of our favorite regular guests.

1:10.2

Simon Moyes Smith is an Oglala Lakota and Chicano journalist. He's a contributing writer at NBC News and The Nation.com. Simon's the author of the forthcoming book, Your Spirit Animal, is a jackass, and he's an adjunct professor of indigenous studies at the University of Colorado, Denver. Simon, it is so good to see you, as always. Good to see you, too, man. How are you?

1:30.4

I'm doing okay. Keep trying to get through it. Try to stay sane with this Mishigas every day. How are you? How are you holding up? Pretty well, man. Not too bad. I mean, yeah, it's a shit show, but you know, you take it, you know, one day at a time. Yeah. Julie Franchella is a mental health professional. She has over

1:44.8

30 years of experience handling complex trauma with indigenous youth and families. Julie's an enrolled

1:49.5

member of the Ojibway of Batchewana First Nation Reserve. She teaches indigenous studies at Durham

1:53.7

College focusing on the impacts of colonization on First Nations people. Julie, it's so good to see you. Welcome

1:59.4

back. Thank you so much for having us back.

2:02.4

And I agree with Simon. It's kind of like you take, you know, each day one thing at a time,

2:08.6

and you know, you look for the positives. And we always say, welcome to the fight. You know, we've been in this fight for 500 years and it's not not gotten better for us,

2:20.1

so, you know, we just keep fighting. Well, my favorite part of this segment, next to you guys

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