Indian & Cowboy Podcast Network
Indian & Cowboy Podcast Network is the first indigenous owned and indigenous made podcast network. It was founded by Ryan McMahon and hosted by the Makoons Media Group. The network consists of independent podcast producers who have complete artistic control over their work.
| Type | Podcast |
|---|---|
| Country | |
| Availability | Global |
Key people | Ryan McMahon |
Launch date | October 6, 2014 |
| Affiliation | Makoons Media Group |
Official website | https://www.indianandcowboy.com/ |
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History[edit]
The Indian & Cowboy Podcast Network, founded by Ryan McMahon, was launched in October 2014 with an initial group of seven podcasts: Red Man Laughing, Métis in Space, Stories from the Land (SFTL), The Henceforward, The Cuts, Think Indigenous, and Indigenous Prime.[1] McMahon had been developing an Indigenous media platform since 2010 both on social media and through his own podcast, Red Man Laughing.[2]
Podcasts[edit]
Red Man Laughing[edit]
Red Man Laughing is an indigenous arts and culture podcast hosted by Anishinaabe comedian Ryan McMahon.[3] The podcast was launched on August 18, 2011 and episodes have been released on a monthly basis. The podcast has 8 seasons and a mini series entitled "Ten Times Around The Sun.", which amounts to 124 episodes. Each episode is about an hour long with the exception of news alerts, which are about fifteen minute segments. The podcast was adapted into a national comedy special for CBC Radio One and was developed into a television variety show series.[4] The podcast was also done live at the North American Indigenous Games 2014[5] and live at the Vancouver Podcast Festival in 2019.[6][7]
Métis in Space[edit]
Métis in Space is a film podcast focused on providing a decolonial critique on sci-fi film tropes of indigenous people. The podcast is co-hosted by Molly Swaim, who is a Métis student at the Faculty of Native Studies at the University of Alberta and member of the Student Worker Action Group (SWAG). The podcast is also co-hosted by Chelsea Vowel, who is a Métis woman with a Bachelor of Education and a Bachelor of Law and is working at the University of Alberta to develop a Cree language curricula. The podcast was launched on September 22, 2014 and has 5 seasons comprised of 51 episodes in total. The podcast theme music was written and produced by Molly Swaim and Chelsea Vowel. The podcast is formatted into three main components: the introduction music and discussion of the chosen beverage for the evening, a summary and critique of the film, and a rating from one to five on the film and it's depiction of indigenous people. Each season also has an additional narrative interjected randomly throughout the episodes and each episode is about an hour and half.[8][9]
Stories from the Land (SFTL)[edit]
Stories from the Land (SFTL) is an indigenous storytelling and documentary podcast. Season one was hosted by Hayden King and the following two seasons were hosted by Eugene Boulanger as live events alongside Ryan McMahon touring comedy routine. The podcast was launched on October 5, 2014 and has releases episodes on a monthly basis. The podcast has three seasons comprised of 23 episodes in total. Each episode is about half and hour long. The podcast theme music is Enthusiast by Greech.[10][11]
The Henceforward[edit]
The Henceforward is a political podcast that focuses on the relationship between indigenous people and black people. The podcast is hosted by Eve tuck and Sefanit Habtom. Chelsea Vowel acted as a mentor for the hosts and the podcast's artwork was illustrated by Elizabeth LaPensée. The podcast was launched on July 8, 2016 and has released thirty minute episodes on a monthly basis. Currently there is only one season with a total of twenty-eight episodes. The theme music was produced by A Tribe Called Red. The project began as a graduate course called "Decolonialization, Settler Colonialism and Antiblackness".[12][13][14][15]
The Cuts With Sterlin Harjo[edit]
The Cuts is a podcast hosted by Sterlin Harjo that was launched on March 12, 2015.[16]
Think Indigenous[edit]
Think Indigenous is a podcast hosted by Ryan McMahon that highlights yearly conference keynotes & "Red Talk" presentations sharing best practices, innovation and delivery models of Indigenous education. The podcast was launched on October 10, 2017.[17]
Indigenous Prime[edit]
Indigenous Prime was a sports podcast hosted by Dallas Soonias. The podcast was launched in 2015, but only ever released a few episodes.[17]
2020 Incubator Selections[edit]
In 2020, the network announced that they would be attempting to support nine of the twenty-eight podcast pitches they received. The podcasts included: The Book Woman (masinahikan iskwêwak), Free Lands Free Peoples, Indigenous Parenthood, Dispatches from the Lunar Rez, Gizhiiwe - Speaks With A Strong Voice, Colonial History With My Dad, Radicle Narrative Podcast, Knives & Wildrice, and F Care: When migrant youth fight deportation after surviving Canada’s child welfare system. Out of the nine selections the only podcast to release consistent content was Knives & Wildrice, which followed the creation of Nick Sherman's musical album of the same title.
References[edit]
- ↑ "Indian & Cowboy Logo Design – Mark Rutledge". Retrieved 2020-08-23.
- ↑ Gillmore, Meagan (2017-06-30). "Ryan McMahon has big plans for his Indigenous media platform Indian & Cowboy". JSource. Retrieved 2020-08-23.
- ↑ MacIntyre, Chris (2020-01-31). "'Laughter is medicine': Ryan McMahon on using comedy to deconstruct stereotypes". APTN News. Retrieved 2020-09-05.
- ↑ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder-bay/ryan-mcmahon-s-storytelling-uses-humour-to-build-awareness-1.2984943. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ July 27, Tristan Ahtone Perspective; Now, 2018 Like Tweet Email Print Subscribe Donate (2018-07-27). "Journalism is less diverse than Hollywood — and Congress". www.hcn.org. Retrieved 2020-09-05.
- ↑ Staff, Tyee (2019-10-28). "Vancouver Podcast Festival Is Back!". The Tyee. Retrieved 2020-09-05.
- ↑ "2nd Annual Vancouver Podcast Festival highlights the power of podcasting". The Georgia Straight. 2019-11-04. Retrieved 2020-09-05.
- ↑ "9 Great Podcasts Hosted By Indigenous Women - FLARE". www.flare.com. Retrieved 2020-09-05.
- ↑ "Welcome to Paste's New Home for Coverage of All Things Podcast: The Pod People". pastemagazine.com. 2017-01-13. Retrieved 2020-09-05.
- ↑ "Indigenous podcasting has come a long way". IndianCountryToday.com. Retrieved 2020-09-07.
- ↑ "Podcasting From The Land". _EDGE. 2015-12-15. Retrieved 2020-09-07.
- ↑ "Podcasting goes to school". University Affairs. Retrieved 2020-09-05.
- ↑ krista (2017-01-18). "Listening: The Henceforward Podcast". Krista McCracken. Retrieved 2020-09-07.
- ↑ "4Rs | Podcasts". Retrieved 2020-09-07.
- ↑ "Who We Are". Black/Land Project. Retrieved 2020-09-07.
- ↑ Vansynghel, Margo. "New Tacoma-based podcast turns the volume up on Native voices | Crosscut". crosscut.com. Retrieved 2020-09-23.
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 "Indian and Cowboy lays the foundation for an Indigenous media revolution". rabble.ca. 2015-10-05. Retrieved 2020-08-23.
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