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Anishinaabe comedian and writer Ryan McMahon publishes JOKE TALK YELL WRITE at the intersection of Indigenous media, culture, politics, decolonization and community.


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  • 17. Life Is About To Change Again

    10:58
    In this episode of Joke Talk Yell Write, Ryan shares his and Madeline's struggle to name their new baby, the joys of being a dad, and the wonderful challenge of blending families.

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  • 16. You're Welcome Day

    10:57
    On this episode of JOKE TALK YELL WRITE, Ryan gives a Thanksgiving address at a friend's dinner party that has guests reflecting on turkey, stuffing, and genocide. ///HTTP://www.joketalkyellwrite.com
  • 15. The Reconciliation Orgy Is Over

    14:53
    I think people now realize that if we’re going to be serious about reconciliation and whatever it can be, it will take more blood, sweat, and tears than anyone first realized. It turns out undoing the harms of colonization is a fuck of a lot more work than first imagined. Attaining a base level of understanding of what happened here is not the endpoint to reconciliation; it is just the beginning.///Joke Talk Yell Write on Substackhttp://www.joketalkyellwrite.com///
  • 14. (Native) America 250

    36:25
    Hi America. In two years, nine months and 15 days from now, it will be your birthday. It will be the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. I was thinking about it, and, I mean, wow, is this going to be annoying, mostly because you Murrrrricans really know how to party. Woodstock. The Super Bowl. Killing Bin Laden. You really know how to party. Consider me the neighbour next door who wants the music turned down and all the noisy kids to stay off my lawn.///http://www.joketalkyellwrite.com///National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition///New York Times - Indian Boarding Schoolshttps://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/08/30/us/native-american-boarding-schools.html?campaign_id=190&emc=edit_ufn_20230910&instance_id=102383&nl=from-the-times&regi_id=82204195&segment_id=144366&te=1&user_id=442d0e7fa012874ff3e36afdda407c8e
  • 13. The Fight To Be Free

    26:36
    The journey to being an independent creative is a long and tiring one. If, somehow, you're able to chase your dreams all the way to a place where you can care for yourself and your family as a result, you've basically won the lottery. Some of us get that lucky, but most of us don't. My advice is, while on that journey, don't lose yourself along the way. Here is my personal story on how I am fighting to be free in this work, in my life, and in my spirit.///Joke Talk Yell Write On Substack///
  • 12. The Truth About The Truth

    22:47
    It's time to admit that the first wave of work done in the name of reconciliation has largely failed to reach the mark. It is not time to give up on reconciliation; it is time to double down.///READ MORE: The Fluency Failure of Reconciliationhttp://www.joketalkyellwrite.com///
  • 11. The Leather Chaps Years

    11:19
    This is a sample of my new daily Substack exclusive podcast; JOKE TALK YELL WRITE PODCAST TODAY, that I’m producing for paid members on my Substack. It's a new offering and will be a ten-minute long, one-take-no-edits daily show sent out to my paid membership. You're receiving samples of the podcast until Monday in hopes of dragging you over to my Substack. After Monday, you won't get the daily Substack podcast here anymore. The regular podcast you're subscribed to here will continue as usual.I'm inviting you to join my membership program on Substack. I’m running a 20% off sale of annual memberships until Monday, September 4th, 2023. I’m working hard to gain your paid membership to allow me to do more of this work and commit more time to writing and being creative. Thanks for considering supporting me on Substack. Enjoy the podcast.