NDN All-Stars is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear. EPISODE SUMMARY Welcome to the NDN All-Stars podcast! Join me, Bill Black, as we celebrate the many great Native American athletes who have made an impact in their sports! -------------------------------------------------------------- SUPPORT NDN ALL-STARS…

NDN All-Stars is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear. EPISODE SUMMARY In this episode of the NDN All-Stars Podcast, we sit down with award-winning sportswriter and author Lew Freedman to talk about one of baseball’s overlooked legends — NDN All-Star #23 Early Wynn (Cherokee), a Hall of Fame pitcher and 300-ga…

NDN All-Stars is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear. EPISODE SUMMARY In this episode of the NDN All-Stars Podcast, Bill Black talks with former roller derby skater and now trail skater and activist NDN All-Star #205 Melissa Skeet (Diné), aka "Skeetfighter" about her roller derby experience and about her mara…

NDN All-Stars is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear. EPISODE SUMMARY In this episode of the NDN All-Stars Podcast, Bill Black speaks with journalist Phil Barber or the Santa Rosa Press Democrat about his 2013 research and article about NDN All-Star #9 Phil Jordan (Wailaki/Nomlaki), the first Native American …

NDN All-Stars is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear. Clarence "Taffy" Abel: Breaking Ice and Barriers in Olympic Hockey 📘 Summary: In this powerful episode of the NDN All-Stars Podcast, I sit down with hockey historian George Jones—nephew of NDN All-Star #61 Clarence "Taffy" Abel (Chippewa), the first Native…

NDN All-Stars is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear. EPISODE SUMMARY In this episode of the NDN All-Stars podcast, Bill Black speaks with Temryss Lane (Lummi) about her soccer career, from Washington State High School Player Of The Year to her college career and her international soccer play. She also shares…

NDN All-Stars is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear. NDN All-Stars Podcast Season 02, Episode 02 - Author Ed Rice Summary: In this episode of the NDN All-Stars Podcast, host Bill Black sits down with journalist and author Ed Rice, who spent more than two decades researching and writing Baseball’s First India…

NDN All-Stars is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear. EPISODE SUMMARY In this episode of the NDN All-Stars podcast, my guest is historian and author Mark Wagner. He has written a new book - "NATIVE LINKS - The Surprising History of Our First People in Golf". While Mr. Wagner is not of Native heritage, he has …

NDN All-Stars is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear. EPISODE SUMMARY In this episode of the NDN All-Stars Podcast, we are talking with professional football player and NDN All-Star #136 Teton Saltes (Oglala Sioux) who just completed his first season with the XFL Champion Arlington Renegades. Find out more ab…

NDN All-Stars is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear. EPISODE SUMMARY In this episode, we continue our discussion about the new children's book "Contenders: Two Native Baseball Players, One World Series". This book tells the story of the 1911 World Series which featured NDN All-Star #5 Charles Albert Bender (…

NDN All-Stars is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear. NDN All-Stars Podcast - Season 01, Episode 05 - Author Traci Sorrell speaking about her children's book "Contenders" EPISODE SUMMARY In this episode of the Indian All-Stars Podcast, host Bill Black sits down with award-winning Cherokee author Traci Sorrell…

NDN All-Stars is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear. EPISODE SUMMARY In Episode 4 of the NDN All-Stars Podcast, we get to speak with professional cyclist NDN All-Star #112 Shayna Powless (Oneida). It's great hearing about all the varied pursuits that Native Athletes participate in and excel at! You can find …

NDN All-Stars is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear. EPISODE SUMMARY In Episode 03 of the NDN All-Stars Podcast, we speak with Levi Horn (Northern Cheyenne) about his football career and about his activism promoting health and hope for youth in Indian Country. SUPPORT NDN ALL-STARS If you enjoy the content h…

NDN All-Stars is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear. EPISODE SUMMARY In this episode, it is my pleasure to speak with downhill speed skier NDN All-Star #54 Ross Anderson (Cheyenne/Arapaho/Mescalero Apache). I have been looking forward to speaking with Ross about his speed skiing career and to find out what i…

NDN All-Stars is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear. NDN All-Stars Podcast - Season 01, Episode 01 - MMA fighter Elizabeth Phillips Episode Summary: In this episode of the NDN All-Stars Podcast, host Bill Black sits down with Indian All-Star #80, Elizabeth Phillips (Blackfeet/Choctaw), a professional mixed m…

NDN All-Stars is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear. EPISODE SUMMARY As we ramp up the NDN All-Stars podcast, here is a little tidbit for your listening pleasure. NDN ALL-STARS BACKGROUND Hey there—I'm Bill Black, and welcome to the NDN All-Stars Podcast. If this is your first time hearing about us, let me t…

The NDNPlayers discuss how our economic systems deeply influence both Ameritrash and Eurogame philosophy and design.

Joey Clift, comedian and writer, joins hosts Rainy Fields and Jim Ruel for a conversation about comedy and first nations people. He shares his perspectives as a comedy writer in Hollywood. You can check out more about Joey Clift on his website: joeyclift.com This episode was recorded in 2019, prior to the Covid-19 Epidemic. Opening Credits music by…

Efrain Colón, script writer and Lumbee Tribal member, got his start in Hollywood at National Lampoon. He recently co-wrote a spec pilot for Hulu and is currently a writer for TMI Hollywood. He also runsFirst Nations Screenwriters Group with Dawn Socha. FNSG is a writing collective for Native television/film writers and playwrights. FNSG partnered w…

After being on hiatus for two years, Jeanette, Tylor (who's back in the country visiting family and friends), and Jonathan sit down and discuss what we've learned with our first crowdfunded game, Potlatch.저자 ndnplayers206

Hollywood projects all start with a script. Hollywood NDNz is delighted to share this episode with guest Sierra Teller Ornelas. Part two of our conversation with Sierra. For some reason we talked a lot about Disneyland. I guess because we love Disneyland. This is part two of our conversation with Sierra. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1599337/ YUUUUGE…

Hollywood projects all start with a script. Hollywood NDNz is delighted to share this episode with guest Sierra Teller Ornelas. She is a member of the Writer's Guild of America. She has been a staff writer on multiple tv series. And now she is looking to take the next step - showrunner. We hope you enjoy her story. This is part one of our conversat…

We were fortunate to catch Jon Roberts as he was in town to perform for FNX Comedy Experience TV series. This funny Redlaker shares his stories of how he got started in comedy, the challenges of having 7 foster kids all under that age of five! This is part 2 of our conversation. You can catch JonnyR Live, his podcast on youtube: https://www.youtube…

We were fortunate to catch Jon Roberts as he was in town to perform for FNX Comedy Experience TV series. This funny Redlaker shares his stories of how he got started in comedy, the challenges of having 7 foster kids all under that age of five! You can catch JonnyR Live, his podcast on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/94warriors Website: https:…

In this episode we interview Joseph Quintana, Kewa Pueblo, who works at UAII as the Development Director. He shares his journey through college as a Division 1 athlete and gives his take on how to view and engage the urban Native community. UAII depends on community support and this May 19th, the will be putting on 'To Native Beauty,' featuring a n…

Votan is a Native American street artist known for mixing graphic design with politically charged indigenous messages and themes. His work can be seen in a mural in historic Indian Alley in Los Angeles. You can find his work online at NSRGENTS http://nsrgnts.com/ This episode is part two of our conversation. YUUUUGE thanks to musical contributions …

Votan is a Native American street artist known for mixing graphic design with politically charged indigenous messages and themes. His work can be seen in a mural in historic Indian Alley in Los Angeles. You can find his work online at NSRGENTS http://nsrgnts.com/ This episode is part one of our conversation. YUUUUGE thanks to musical contributions …

Scott Wards is a First Nations Ojibwe/Metis Hypnotist hailing from Vancouver Island. We hit a variety of topics: seeing different parts of NDN country, finding an agent, Scott producing his own 24 minute special, and Scott performs mentalism on Jim and Rainy. This episode is part two of our conversation. http://www.scottward.net/ YUUUUGE thanks to …

Scott Wards is a First Nations Ojibwe/Metis Hypnotist hailing from Vancouver Island. How do you become a hypnotist? How do you survive on a gig based career? Scott has mastered both and shares his experiences with the Hollywood NDNz crew. This episode is part one of our conversation. http://www.scottward.net/ YUUUUGE thanks to musical contributions…

Dylan Jefferson keeps talking and we stayed riveted. Hollywood gigs can mean long hours. What does that mean when you want to stay connected with your family and your people. What do you do then. Dylan talks about the choices he made and how things are going now that he has moved beyond Nickelodeon. Thankful that he took the time to come on our pod…

Dylan Jefferson is without a doubt one of the best storytellers we've had on the podcast. In this first half of the episode, he shares his experience as a veteran (not for the faint of heart) and then moving on to the struggles of making it in Hollywood. We almost cut this into 3 parts because this was a 3 hour convo! http://www.imdb.com/name/nm536…

Graham Elwood, professional comedian/podcaster/actor/producer, has taken on the role of producing the first ever Native standup comedy series: First Nations Comedy Experience for the FNX Channel. In addition, he talks about running the LA Podcast Festival, building up a successful social media channel (he produced over 500 videos for Youtube - in o…

Darrell Dennis kept us transfixed for two hours and we are delighted to share the conversation in one long episode. He's successfully worn a number of hats: acting, comedy, writing, and producing. How does kid who grew up on a remote reserve end up as a regular on multiple APTN tv series to laying the ground work for a takeover of Hollywood? This i…

Actors Kalani Queypo and Elizabeth Frances are guests this week. And they talk shop! Acting, surviving in LA, all that and then some. These are two highly motivated, success Native actors. You can catch Elizabeth on AMC's 'The Son.' Kalani was featured in 'Hawaii Five-O', 'Jamestown', and many other shows. Check out their imdb pages for more info: …

Actors Kalani Queypo and Elizabeth Frances are guests this week. And they talk shop! Acting, surviving in LA, all that and then some. These are two highly motivated, success Native actors. You can catch Elizabeth on AMC's 'The Son.' Kalani was featured in 'Hawaii Five-O', 'Jamestown', and many other shows. Check out their imdb pages for more info: …

We are back. We took a couple weeks off as things got busy with plays, film shoots, comedy shows, and life stuff. But here we are with episode 28, our first Comedy and NDNz episode with Jason Grasl, where we take a look at iconic comedy films, in this case, Airplane! This is a bit experimental and indulgent and frankly we had a blast recording this…

Shishonia, Navajo writer/actress/comedy delves into her work in part two of our conversation with her. She writes books, does standup and is developing a puppet show. https://twitter.com/shishonia https://www.facebook.com/ShishoniaLivingston/ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3170538/ This episode is part two of our conversation. YUUUUGE thanks to musical…

Shishonia, comedy partner in crime with Jim, talks about writing, comedy. She shares how her childhood helped shape the artist she is today and the psychology of a comedian. https://twitter.com/shishonia https://www.facebook.com/ShishoniaLivingston/ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3170538/ This episode is part one of our conversation. YUUUUGE thanks to …

Broadway performer, actor, playwright Shaun Taylor-Corbett shares a clip from Distant Thunder - a musical he has been working for seven years. Jim shares his obsession with technology. http://www.shauntaylor-corbett.com/ YUUUUGE thanks to musical contributions of JJ Otero and Carolina Hoyos for the intro and end credits music, Jason Grasl, the intr…

Broadway performer, actor, playwright Shaun Taylor-Corbett talks about his time in Standing Rock and about his Native musical that is ten years in the righting. This is part one of our conversation. This episode was recorded in December of 2016. Please keep that in mind in our speculations about Trump. Sigh. http://www.shauntaylor-corbett.com/ YUUU…

Jason Grasl talks about adoption, the challenges of auditioning, shares 5 pieces of hard earned wisdom as it relates to entertainment careers, and his side career as a playwright. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2759625/mediaviewer/rm3679844096 Part two of our conversation. YUUUUGE thanks to musical contributions of JJ Otero and Carolina Hoyos for the i…

Jason Grasl joins resident nerd Jim Ruel is geeking out. He also talks about his roots in Michigan and the challenges an actor faces in Hollywood. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2759625/mediaviewer/rm3679844096 Part one of our conversation. YUUUUGE thanks to musical contributions of JJ Otero and Carolina Hoyos for the intro and end credits music, Jason…

Talented writer/filmmaker Belinda Stanley stops in and talks about halloween costumes, her short film 'Chiang', and surviving with an entertainment career while being based in Louisville, Kentucky. Part two of our conversation with Belinda. Belinda's IMDB page http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1479830/ Trailer for her short 'Chiang' http://www.brasiliapro…

Talented writer/filmmaker Belinda Stanley stops in to tell stories from the world of reality tv production, film school, and surviving with an entertainment career while being based in Louisville, Kentucky. Part one of our conversation. Belinda's IMDB page http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1479830/ YUUUUGE thanks to musical contributions of JJ Otero and C…

We continue our conversation with Navajo filmmaker and writer Nanobah Becker. We cover various topics from casting to being role models for the next generation of Native filmmakers. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1913551/ YUUUUGE thanks to musical contributions of JJ Otero and Carolina Hoyos for the intro and end credits music, Jason Grasl, the intro v…

This week we talk shop with Nanobah Becker about the challenges of surviving as a filmmaker in both New York and Los Angeles while Tim Ramos packs for his trip to North Dakota (yeah we are releasing some of these episodes out of order). http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1913551/ This is part one of our interview with Nanobah. YUUUUGE thanks to musical con…

We are excited to share our guests with y'all this week - Ian Skorodin and Patty Gomes, the dynamic duo behind the LA Skinsfest. Strap yourselves in folks, there's more edits and bleeps on this episode than all the other ones combined. Yet they have so much to share - this is a must listen interview. Part 2 of this conversation. laskinsfest.com ski…

We are excited to share our guests with y'all this week - Ian Skorodin and Patty Gomes, the dynamic duo behind the LA Skinsfest. Strap yourselves in folks, there's more edits and bleeps on this episode than all the other ones combined. Yet they have so much to share - this is a must listen interview. laskinsfest.com skinsplex.com YUUUUGE thanks to …

Harold Freeland, LA based artist discusses his work and his related work as a graphic artist. As a longtime LA resident he shared some great stories about the history of the Native American community here in Los Angeles. He currently does graphic design work at the United American Indian Involvement. This is part 2 of our conversation. Thanks to th…

Harold Freeland, LA based artist discusses his work and his related work as a graphic artist. As a longtime LA resident he shared some great stories about the history of the Native American community here in Los Angeles. He currently does graphic design work at the United American Indian Involvement. This is part 1 of our conversation. Thanks to th…