With America getting Trumped and Hillary getting washed, Gyasi and Wes welcome Seattle Director of Tribal Relations Nicole Willis and Rep. Noel Frame of Washington's 36th District to the show to talk about the outcome, the mechanics of elections and the implications for all of us over the next four years.

Ep. 8 - Election Coverage W. Nicole Willis (Seattle Director Of Tribal Relations) & Rep. Noel Frame

Gyasi and Wes get down deep in conversation with Native actress and artist Lily Gladstone to talk about her career in film, her activism and perspective on what's going on in the world, and her upcoming film Certain Women with Kirsten Stewart.

Ep. 13 with Actress and Artist Lily Gladstone

It's that time of year! Gyasi, Wes and in-studio guest Miciana Alise talk a buncha social stuff, holiday stuff, and most importantly, the best Christmas movies of all time.

Ep. 14 - Politics, Christmas Movies & Music - Breakdances With Wolves

Gyasi and the gang are joined by Rachel Dolezal to discuss her life, her book and the confounding, confusing, and controversial story that surrounds her.

Ep. 28 - Rachel Dolezal And Identity In America

Gyasi, Minty and Wes are back at it! After a brief summer hiatus, the crew is back in Studio 212 with a healthy download on everything that's been going on lately, from Pow Wow Season, the Mooch who went from Wall Street to Washington, Poverty Porn from the Zuckerberg and a lot more!

Ep. 41 - Old Dogs New Tricks

We had Dr. Kim on a few weeks ago, and the convo was dope but it was definitely focused more on the academic side of her work. This time, she's getting comfortable and opening up all kinds of interesting topics. It's gettin' hot in hurr!

Ep. 82 - Dr. Kim TallBear - A Sex Episode! Copy

Wes & Minty have hijacked control of the mic. Admittedly easier with Gyasi out of state, but all the same it's that Native attitude and conversations you can't get nowhere else. There's some somber stuff, some funny stuff and our two favorite co-hosts hold it down!

Ep. 84 - Wes & Minty Are Your Captains Now!

Gyasi and Wes are joined by educator and activist Sarah Marie Ortiz and Triple OG Warrior Woman Nancy Shippentower to talk Native American Heritage Month, and whether or not it's something positive or just tokenism. Or maybe something else. Kick back and get a dose of Native magic.

Ep. 92 - Native American Heritage Month w. Sarah Ortiz & OG Nancy Shippentower

Gyasi and Wes are joined by the funny, sweet and amazing Elaine Miles, an actress known for roles in TV's Northern Exposure and Smoke Signals among a lot of other stuff. It's an amazing conversation about chance, opportunity and life in the entertainment world.

Ep. 93 - The Amazing Elaine Miles, Actress

Gyasi and Wes are blessed once again with the presence of the wonderful Mama Mint Diva, who back from here east coast tour, has a lot to say. Which is good, because on today's menu are Kevin Hart's boneheaded stunts, Christmas and few things we're feelin'.

Ep. 96 - Your Old Tweets Will Kill You + Christmas!

Not a lot to say about this one. And we shouldn't have to. We're talking with Native icon and activist Nathan Phillips about the Covington kids, the Black Israelites, his history and his character.

Ep. 100 - A Conversation With Nathan Phillips

Part 2 of a civilized conversation between people who are at philosophical odds with each other. Wes & Gyasi are joined by politico Nicole Willis and New Mexico Senate candidate Gavin Clarkson (R). From why Reagan deserves another look, abortion rights, economic empowerment and more, it's an engaging talk with some very sharp people.

Ep. 111 - Political Allegiance W. Nicole Willis & Gavin Clarkson Pt. 2

The gang sits down to ponder the inexplicable: how a man guilty of all sorts of heinous ish is walking around a free man, while another two men, are still sitting in prison for things that, on the balance, are not anywhere nearly as awful.

Ep. 112 White Privilege, Leonard Peltier, The American Taliban and Mumia Abu Jamal

Happy Father's Day! We know there are unique stories and challenges that come with fatherhood, especially in Native communities. We're here with the homie Rachel Heaton and we have some of those unique stories and perspectives on the show today.

Ep. 114 Father's Day, Fatherhood & The Native Community

The crew is all here with special guest Sandy Restrepo of Colectiva Legal del Puebla and immigrants rights and resistance organization in South Seattle that is fighting against ICE's dirty tactics and helping relocate and assist those in need. From the history of ICE and how the government approach has changed and gotten worse, to some of the anti-ICE tactics they use, it's a fascinating look at an important part of the resistance.

Ep. 120 - Immigration Conversation with Sandy Restrepo of Colectiva Legal del Puebla

With legal proceedings proceeding, Gyasi sits down with Willie Frank Jr., Instagram Fran & Patrick DePoe to talk the fight for indigenous fishing rights and the legal battle being fought to preserve and protect part of the foundation of PNW Native culture.

Ep. 123 - Native Rights,  Fish, Water & Lawsuits: A Roundtable Discussion

With Gyasi off the grid, Minty takes the reigns and her and Wes welcome former Mayoral candidate, boxer, poet, lawyer and general baddie Nikita Oliver to the show. They dig into Chile's 9/11, the Dior+Johnny Depp+Culture Vulturing trainwreck, and a few things they're feeling! Plus Mama Mint Diva's Birthday!!!

Ep. 124 - Minty's BDay, Chile's 9-11, Johnny Depp & Dior + 3 Things

Gyasi and the crew are joined by Dr. Twyla Baker. Dr. Baker is the President of Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish (Tribal) College in New Town, North Dakota and she's joining the show to help facilitate and provide insight into the emerging new norms around gender pronouns and how it relates to Native culture and modern social practices.

Ep. 125 - The Pronoun Discussion

The Pronoun discussion continues on BDWW! This time we’re speaking with Hank Cooper and Raven Two Feathers, two natives who have stepped “outside of the binary” to embrace their own truths about who they are. Take a deeper dive into why people now feel so strongly about how they identify on the gender spectrum.

Ep. 126 - The Pronoun Discussion Pt. 2

Gyasi and the gang are joined by Christina Roberts of Seattle University for a discussion about the thorny issue of whether Natives, given the legal precedents, can experience racism the way we've come to define the term. With all the language and contextual considerations, the answer isn't as easy as you might think..

Ep. 127 - Can Natives Experience Racism?

Wes is in the big chair tonight with Gyasi and Minty out of commission, and he's brought Matt Remle of Last Real Indians in to talk about the victory Matt helped win to get Licton Springs declared a landmark and how reclaiming sacred spaces and introducing younger generations of Natives to their stories and histories is happening, right now!

Ep. 128 - Victory At Licton Springs & Reclaiming Sacred Sites

The crew has a special guest this week, as NYC-based activist Chino Hardin brings his work on prison abolition and getting black people back into nature, to the show. It's a dope convo!

Ep. 129 - Fighting The Prison System & Returning To Nature w. Chino Hardin

With the acceptance of Breakdances With Wolves as a presenter at the SXSW Festival in Austin, the crew is taking time to talk about what it means to have Natives with the freedom to tell their own stories in their own ways, what it means to have the ability to own a narrative. This is what lies at the heart of BDWW. We hope you enjoy.

Ep. 130 - Media, Storytelling & Owning The Narrative

We're back for the new year with another chapter in our discussion of Natives and racism. This time we're speaking with attorney Gabe Galanda, who has made a career out of fighting for and on Native issues surrounding Native identity and rights.

Ep. 131 - Racism & Natives - A Discussion w. Attorney Gabe Galanda

The crew is back in the building with returning guest Elaine Miles to talk news, including a big Fuck YOU to Jillian Michaels. It's that Native groove you been missing.

Ep. 132 - New Year, New News, with Elaine Miles

Gyasi, Minty and Wes are joined by the only (real) Native running for President this cycle, the Navajo nation's Mark Charles. He's on the line, talking the Doctrine of Discovery, Conciliation, de-centering whiteness, his strategy in the election and a lot more!

Ep. 133 - Native Presidential Candidate Mark Charles

It's Black History Month, and the crew are focused on that intersection of Black and Native heritage that so many of us have. To help the convo along we're joined by Winona Stevens and Ean McCants. Plus we got thoughts on Kobe, love spells, Erykah Badu's new fragrance and a couple other surprises.

Ep. 134 - A Bunch Of Blendians Pt. 1

The crew is back with poet, artist and writer Storme Webber, dissecting the news, the corona virus outbreak, the Boy Scouts going broke and the structures around abuse, and get a few dope pieces out of Storme!

Ep. 135 - Corona Virus, the Boy Scouts and more with Storme Webber

Gyasi and the crew welcome Amber Hayward of the Puyallup Tribe to the show to talk about her work rescuing Native languages from extinction. Not your everyday convo, this is about the fundamentals of our cultural survival.

Ep. 136 - Language & Culture With Amber Hayward Of The Puyallup Tribe Mixdown

With Rona effing up everybody's life, the crew finally gets the first of 3 episodes out after some delays. It's just a convo about life in the new reality, how to deal, how to live, what to do and not do, plus some very rare, and we mean really rare, words of praise for an elected official in Washington state.

Ep. 137 - Dealing With The New Reality

The gang is here with the second of three episodes that got held up by the Rona, and they've got Dr. Sarah Knife Chief on the line to talk Covid-19, facts, myths, things to be aware of in this new way of being. Don't listen to your friend on Facebook, listen to the doctor. Plus, the crew digs into Tiger King, because what would life be without a bunch of insane YTs doing insane YT stuff?

Ep. 138  - My Corona W. Dr. Sarah Knife Chief + Tiger King!

It's kinda crazy out there, but there are glimmers of hope, there is good news. Part of that good news is that the Navajo Nation is stepping up and fighting hard against the Rona, we're joined by two of the Native women on the frontline of battle against the corona virus!

Ep. 139 - Natives Take On the Rona!

Back from the dead! The Breakdances crew gets on the line with Black Lives Matter co-founder Patrisse Cullors to talk the movement, her struggles and challenges, the intersections of Native movements and BLM, the theft of Manhattan Beach and more!

Ep. 140 - BLM X BDWW w. BLM co-Founder Patrisse Cullors

Breakdances With Wolves is Gyasi Ross, Wesley ("Snipes Type") Roach and Minty LongEarth, a few Natives with opinions and a platform.

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