This is the John Fuglesang podcast.

So one of the best things about this job, this last year, has been getting Simon Moia Smith and Julie Franchella to agree to do a weekly segment on our show.

I have said this many times, but every meet and greed I do,

because it's hard to meet serious sex listeners in New York City sometimes, but when we go on the

road, people come up to me all the time and they say, sir, sir, they have tears in their eyes.

They're like, sir, we just can't believe it's so amazing that you got Julie Franchella and

Simon Boyer Smith to do a segment together. I mean, grown men coming up to me, weeping. But we are so grateful to have Simon and Julie. Now, Simon is an Oglala Lakota and Chicano journalist. He's a contributing writer at NBC News and The Nation.com. He's the author of the forthcoming book. Your Spirit Animal is a jackass. And he's the adjunct professor of indigenous studies at the University of Colorado, Denver. He's also the guy you want on your side in any kind of fight.

Simon, welcome back. Hey, Simon. Yeah, can't you hear me? Oh, you can't hear me? I didn't hear you

know, but I'm glad you're here. Thank you. Yeah, no. Julie Francella. I love me to be here, man.

Right, right on. I'm glad. Julie Fredella is a mental health professional with over 30 years of experience in handling complex trauma with indigenous youth and family. She's an enrolled member of the Ojibway of Batchewana First Nation Reserve.

She's a spectacular artist.

I recommend her website.

And she teaches indigenous studies at Durham College,

focusing on the impacts of colonization on First Nations people.

And, Julie, I'd want you on my side after a fight when the healing time comes.

Welcome to see you.

I'm also very scrappy, so I could be on both sides.

Thank you.

It's always good to be here.

So today was considered to be the day of the most clemency ever granted by any president

in the history of the country.

Joe Biden granted clemency to 1,500 people,

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