"Resistance Radio” is where Native voices are offered to the public discourse on Native issues and issues that affect us all. “Resistance Radio" airs live every Thursday at 3:00 PM EST on WBAI 99.5 FM in NYC. "Resistance Radio" is the only Native hosted, live, call-in radio talk show in a major market.
Episodes
Wednesday Dec 21, 2022
Resistance Radio with John Kane 12/21/22; Dr. Shya K. Bey Is My Guest
Wednesday Dec 21, 2022
Wednesday Dec 21, 2022
My old friend Doc Shya joins me on the program to talk about the common ground shared in slavery and in racism; how Black and Native people survived together.
Thursday Dec 15, 2022
Thursday Dec 15, 2022
We are in a tough spot but all roads led us here. We need change. We need activism to make those changes. Sure! Go ahead and "Vote for Change", pray for change; do what has always been done. But for some of us, we need to throw out the old roadmaps and rule books. We need to break a few rules and chart some new paths.
Wednesday Dec 07, 2022
Wednesday Dec 07, 2022
After three weeks, the word has spread. Every small town and city newspaper has run the story and every media platform with a comment section has been flooded with people losing their minds over it.
Sunday Nov 27, 2022
Sunday Nov 27, 2022
John and Valerie go deep into the Bureau of Indian Affairs from two very different perspectives and take on the agency that is now almost completely run by Native bureaucrats.
Friday Nov 25, 2022
Friday Nov 25, 2022
After a two year fight with my old high school which went from the school board to the New York State Education Department (NYSED) and then to State Supreme Court, NYSED has ordered all schools to remove Native mascots by the end of the school year.
Thursday Nov 17, 2022
Thursday Nov 17, 2022
Well, we are more than half way through our "special" month. Did anyone notice. Join me for a run down on what another November has brought us.
Thursday Nov 10, 2022
Resistance Radio with John Kane 11/10/22; ICWA on Trial
Thursday Nov 10, 2022
Thursday Nov 10, 2022
The Supreme Court heard arguments this week on a challenge to the constitutionality of the Indian Child Welfare Act.
Wednesday Nov 02, 2022
Wednesday Nov 02, 2022
The bill has passed both chambers of the NY State legislature but the Governor has failed to sign it into law. 47 other states have such a law.
Thursday Oct 27, 2022
Resistance Radio with John Kane 10/27/22; I don’t vote and here’s why!
Thursday Oct 27, 2022
Thursday Oct 27, 2022
First let me remind people that Native people are not characters to be mocked even for Halloween. Just don't do it!
And NO! I don't vote! I suspect the final chapter of a successful genocide is when the victims line up to cast a ballot for who will oppress them next. I will not voluntarily submit to assimilation.
Thursday Oct 20, 2022
Resistance Radio with John Kane 10/20/22; Land Acknowledgements: Who Are They For?
Thursday Oct 20, 2022
Thursday Oct 20, 2022
I heard this one today; "Anything you do about us without us is not for us!"