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Métis In Space

by Métis In Space

otipêyimsiw-iskwêwak kihci-kîsikohk is Chelsea and Molly and the occasional parasitic alien lifeform controlling their bodies and/or very special guests drinking a bottle of wine, watching and reviewing a science fiction television episode or movie from an Indigenous and decolonial perspective, and then asking the most important and relevant scifi demographic, the white man, a surprise question.We think we're funny, our kookums think we're funny (or so they say), and if you're an ndn and a big giant scifi nerd like we are, get us in your eardrums!

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  1. Métis In Space S6E4 Kneecap

    For the tenth-year anniversary of Métis in Space space space space - yes, seriously, it's been TEN FREAKING YEARS OF NO EDITS OR TECHNICAL SKILL - the crew reunited in Whitehorse, braving -32 degrees Celsius and watery beer to bring you the fourth episode of their longest-running season yet!...

  2. Métis in Space S6E3 Nightwing

    Recorded during a season that may stretch over three or more years before its culmination, this episode of otipêyimisiw-iskwêwak kihci-kîsikohk resumes with Molly Swain and Chelsea Vowel viewing the 1979 film Nightwing where: A Masakai tribal deputy investigating the unusual killing of a horse is...

  3. Métis in Space S6E2 My Little Pony Over a Barrel

    Back after a hiatus spanning over a year of the panini, Season 6 of otipêyimisiw-iskwêwak kihci-kîsikohk resumes with Molly Swain and Chelsea Vowel viewing 20 minutes of frenetic animated wild pony west weirdness. For all you My Little Pony fans (but not bronies, jump into the sewery St. Laurent...

  4. Métis In Space Theatre Presents: Tara McGowan-Ross

    tawâw and welcome to this very special first episode of otipêyimisiw-iskwêwak kihci kîsikohk otôtêma pîkiskwêyiwa: Métis in Space Theatre Presents! Our first guest host is Tara McGowan-Ross, an urban Mi'kmaq multidisciplinary artist. Tara chose to cover Taika Waititi's Jojo Rabbit, "a World War…

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  5. Métis in Space S6E1 Recipe For Seduction

    Bid adieu to 2020, that hell year, and kick off Season 6 of otipêyimisiw-iskwêwak kihci-kîsikohk with Molly Swain and Chelsea Vowel as they review "Recipe For Seduction," a 15-minute KFC and Lifetime mini-movie featuring "a young heiress struggling to choose between a wealthy suitor chosen by her...

  6. Métis in Space Pre-Season 6 Interlude

    In this pandemic hell year 2020 season interlude (season 6 coming soon!) of otipêyimisiw-iskwêwak kihci-kîsikohk, Métis in Space, Molly Swain and Chelsea Vowel provide an exciting update to their Back 2 The Land: 2Land 2Furious project! If you'd like to contribute to our Land Back project, we...

  7. Métis in Space S5E10 Indian in the Cupboard

    In this Season 5 Episode 10 finale of otipêyimisiw-iskwêwak kihci-kîsikohk, Métis in Space, Molly Swain and Chelsea Vowel finally watch the most requested movie of their existence as podcasting duo - "The Indian in the Cupboard", where "a boy receives a wooden cupboard, antique keys, and an...

  8. Métis in Space S5E9 Blood Quantum

    In Season 5 Episode 9 of otipêyimisiw-iskwêwak kihci-kîsikohk, Métis in Space, Molly Swain, Chelsea Vowel, and guest Daisy "Shania" Swain, review Jeff Barnaby's "Blood Quantum" where "the dead are coming back to life outside the isolated Mi'kmaq reserve of Red Crow, except for its Indigenous...

  9. Métis in Space S5E8 The Spy Who Dumped Me

    In Season 5 Episode 8 of otipêyimisiw-iskwêwak kihci-kîsikohk, Métis in Space, Molly Swain and Chelsea Vowel introduce the world to one of their many premoirs; a film depicting actual events involving the two intrepid hosts, events which have not yet happened in this timeline. The buddy comedy,...

  10. Métis in Space S5E7 The Blues Brothers

    In Season 5 Episode 7 of otipêyimisiw-iskwêwak kihci-kîsikohk, Métis in Space, Chelsea Vowel and Molly Swain reject all copaganda in favour of cops and Nazis getting smashed up by The Blues Brothers. Part 2 of a 2 part special pandemic interlude, your intrepid hosts showcase their Favourite Movie...

  11. Métis in Space S5E6 Jesus Christ Superstar

    In Season 5 Episode 6 of otipêyimisiw-iskwêwak kihci-kîsikohk, Métis in Space, Chelsea Vowel and Molly Swain put the otipêyimisiw in "their own bosses" and toss away the imaginary limitations of genre. Part 1 of a 2 part special pandemic interlude, your intrepid hosts showcase their Favourite…

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  12. Métis in Space S5E5 The Neverending Story

    In Season 5 Episode 5 of otipêyimsiw-iskwêwak kihci-kîsikohk, Métis in Space, Chelsea Vowel, Molly Swain, and special guest Wyatt "Put A Fiddle On It" Schiefelbein review The Neverending Story, where, "A troubled boy dives into a wondrous fantasy world through the pages of a mysterious book." Hit...

  13. Métis in Space S5E4 Twilight Zone "A Traveler"

    In Season 5 Episode 4 of otipêyimsiw-iskwêwak kihci-kîsikohk, Métis in Space, Molly Vowel and Chelsea Swain review Twilight Zone Season 1 Episode 4, “A Traveler,” where "A mysterious man's arrival at an Alaska police station's Christmas party prompts a sergeant to investigate his ulterior…

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  14. S5 E3 Chambers "Into The Void" AND "Right To Know"

    After many an age, we are back with Season 5, Episode 3 of otipêyimisiw-iswêwak kihci-kîsikohk, Métis in Space, and take on Chambers Season 1 Episode 1 "Into The Void," where "Sasha's night of teenage fun with her boyfriend leads to a near-death experience -- and the opportunity of a lifetime…

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  15. Métis in Space - interlude - Origin Story

    In Season 5, interlude 1 of otipêyimisiw-iswêwak kihci-kîsikohk, Métis in Space, we munch on breakfast carbs and down caffeine in order to recount our origin story, such as it is. Recorded to share with the Land Relationships Super Collective (http://www.landrelationships.com/), we decided that…

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  16. Métis in Space S5 E2 Cleverman "First Contact"

    In Season 5, Episode 2 of otipêyimisiw-iswêwak kihci-kîsikohk, Métis in Space is joined by poet, author, and badass, Gwen "Trap Queen" Benaway. We review the first episode of the Australian series, Cleverman, "First Contact", wherein "a series of unexplained, violent attacks in the city are…

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  17. Métis in Space S5 E1 Resistance and Resilience Symposium 3 Shorts

    In Season 5, Episode 1 of otipêyimisiw-iswêwak kihci-kîsikohk, Métis in Space kicks things off with a live show! Recorded in front of a live studio audience at the Exploring The New R&R: Resistance and Resilience of Indigenous Women's symposium, put on by the Indigenous Women and Youth Resilience...

  18. Métis in Space S4 E10 Westworld "Kiksuya"

    In Season 4, Episode 10 of otipêyimsiw-iskwêwak kihci-kîsikohk, Métis in Space, Molly, Chelsea, and special guests Brandi “Auntie BBird” Bird and Lindsay “FemmeDN” Nixon watch Westworld Season 2 Episode 8, “Kiksuya,” where "A heart is taken following a departure."

  19. Métis in Space S4E9 Indians and Aliens "Episode 1"

    In Season 4, Episode 9 of otipêyimsiw-iskwêwak kihci-kîsikohk, Métis in Space, Molly, Chelsea, and special guest Christi "The Michif Maven" Belcourt watch Indians and Aliens Season 1 Episode 1 where "After a Star Lodge ceremony, former Cree Grand Chief Mathew Mukash saw orbs of lights in the woods."

  20. Metis in Space S4 E8 Thor: Ragnarok

    In Season 4, Episode 8 of otipêyimsiw-iskwêwak kihci-kîsikohk, Métis in Space, Molly, David "Halfbreed All In" Parent, and Tashina "Too Sexy for Your Colonialism" Makokis (https://soundcloud.com/pillow-talks-podcast) undertake the second half of our Taika Waititi double feature with Thor…

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  21. Métis in Space S4 E7 Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum, Live at McGill

    In Season 4, Episode 7 of otipêyimsiw-iskwêwak kihci-kîsikohk, Métis in Space, Molly and Chelsea give Star Trek yet another chance to "do Indigeneity right" in this 8th episode of Season 1 of Star Trek: Discovery, where "The USS Discovery is tasked with a high priority mission to planet Pahvo and...

  22. Métis in Space S4 E6 What We Do in the Shadows

    In Season 4, Episode 6 of otipêyimsiw-iskwêwak kihci-kîsikohk, Métis in Space, Molly and Chelsea undertake the first half of our Taika Waititi double feature with What We Do in the Shadows, where "Viago, Deacon, and Vladislav are vampires who are finding that modern life has them struggling with...

  23. Métis in Space Season 4 Episode 5 - Generation Energy Science Interview

    In Season 4, Episode 5 of otipêyimsiw-iskwêwak kihci-kîsikohk, Métis in Space, Molly and Chelsea head to the Generation Energy Conference in Winnipeg to interview Erin Bow (physicist, author, and poet), Dr. Eric Bibeau (Associate Prof of Mechanical Engineering and NSERC/Manitoba Hydro Industrial...

  24. Métis in Space Season 4 Episode 4 The Dead Lands

    In Season 4, Episode 4 of otipêyimsiw-iskwêwak kihci-kîsikohk, Métis in Space, Molly and Chelsea review The Dead Lands, where "if he wants justice for himself and his people, he'll have to undergo a journey few would dare to make." Hit us up at metisinspace[dot]com…

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  25. Métis in Space Season 4 Episode 3 Atotam Literary Festival Live Shorts

    In Season 4, Episode 3 of otipêyimsiw-iskwêwak kihci-kîsikohk, Métis in Space, Molly and Chelsea and a LiveStudioAudience convene in amiskwaciwâskahikan and Tio:tiake at the Atotam Literary Festival to review two short films: The 6th World (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7f4Jm0y_iLk) and File...

  26. Métis in Space Season 4 Episode 2 The Northlander

    Season 4, Episode 2 of otipêyimsiw-iskwêwak kihci-kîsikohk, Métis in Space was recorded exactly a year ago, plucking a gem for our viewing pleasure from the 2016 Dreamspeaker's Festival! Molly and the once again hugely pregnant Chelsea, were joined by special guest Conor "the MEC Rave Room"...

  27. Métis in Space Season 4 Episode 1 Apocalypto

    In Season 4, Episode 1 of otipêyimsiw-iskwêwak kihci-kîsikohk, Métis in Space, Molly and Chelsea review one of Mel Gibson's many cinematic bloodbaths, Apocalypto, where "The Mayan kingdom is at the height of its opulence and power, but the foundations of the empire are beginning to crumble. The...

  28. Commencing the Podcast Invasion 4

    Have you ever listened to your favourite podcast and thought, "Holy cats, I could do something like that"? Well, you are absolutely right! Podcasting is on of the easiest and most accessible ways to create your own public media. Whether you educate, agitate, or just chat about your outrageously...

  29. Commencing the Podcast Invasion 3

    Have you ever listened to your favourite podcast and thought, "Holy cats, I could do something like that"? Well, you are absolutely right! Podcasting is on of the easiest and most accessible ways to create your own public media. Whether you educate, agitate, or just chat about your outrageously...

  30. Commencing the Podcast Invasion 2

    Have you ever listened to your favourite podcast and thought, "Holy cats, I could do something like that"? Well, you are absolutely right! Podcasting is on of the easiest and most accessible ways to create your own public media. Whether you educate, agitate, or just chat about your outrageously...

  31. Commencing the Podcast Invasion 1

    Have you ever listened to your favourite podcast and thought, "Holy cats, I could do something like that"? Well, you are absolutely right! Podcasting is on of the easiest and most accessible ways to create your own public media. Whether you educate, agitate, or just chat about your outrageously...

  32. Métis in Space - Dispatches From the Future

    At long last, we have decoded and managed to find some order within the chaos of the dispatches from the future we received from our 2315 selves! môniyâwak are returning to kitaskînaw from their space colony and are bringing some very strange ideas with them. We're sure it'll all work out fine....

  33. Métis in Space Season 3 Finale Farscape "Till the Blood Runs Clear"

    In the Season 3 finale of otipêyimsiw-iskwêwak kihci-kîsikohk, Métis in Space, Molly and Chelsea and special guest Amanda "The Hottienosaunee" review Season 1, Episode 11 of Farscape "Till the Blood Runs Clear" where "while flying Crichton's ship near a sun with high flare activity, John and…

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  34. Métis in Space Season 3 Episode 9 Twin Peaks "Beyone Life and Death"

    In Season 3, Episode 9 of otipêyimsiw-iskwêwak kihci-kîsikohk, Métis in Space, Molly and Chelsea review Season 2, Episode 22 of Twin Peaks, “Beyond Life and Death,” where "Cooper must overcome his deepest fears as he enters the Black Lodge to save Annie from Windom Earle.” Then Chelsea and Molly...

  35. Métis in Space Season 3 Episode 8 - Z Nation "We Were Nowhere Near the Grand Canyon"

    In Season 3, Episode 8 of otipêyimsiw-iskwêwak kihci-kîsikohk, Métis in Space, Chelsea and Molly review Season 2, Episode 10 of Z Nation, “We Were Nowhere Near the Grand Canyon,” where "The team splits up because of a massive zombie horde, and encounters a Native American tribe fighting against...

  36. Métis in Space Season 3 Episode 7 - Ginger Snaps Back: The Beginning

    In Season 3 Episode 7 of otipêyimsiw-iskwêwak kihci-kîsikohk, Métis in Space, Molly, Chelsea, and Erica “onaskwaw-sâkitêyanîw” Violet Lee review Ginger Snaps Back: The Beginning, where "Set in 19th Century Canada, Brigette and her sister Ginger take refuge in a Traders' Fort which later becomes...

  37. Métis in Space Season 3 Episode 6 - Lilo & Stitch

    In Season 3 Episode 6 of otipêyimsiw-iskwêwak kihci-kîsikohk, Métis in Space, Chelsea and Molly review and get emotional about Lilo & Stitch, where "A Hawaiian girl adopts an unusual pet who is actually a notorious extra-terrestrial fugitive from the law." Hit us up at metisinspace[dot]com,...

  38. Métis in Space Season 3 Episode 5 - Atlantis: The Lost Empire

    In Season 3 Episode 5 of otipêyimsiw-iskwêwak kihci-kîsikohk, Métis in Space, Molly, Chelsea, and Jake “omiwêyihtamohiwêw, He Always Texts Back” Swain review Atlantis: The Lost Empire where "A young adventurer named Milo Thatch joins an intrepid group of explorers to find the mysterious lost...

  39. Métis in Space Season 3 Episode 4 - Sleepy Hollow "For the Triumph of Evil"

    In Season 3 Episode 4 of otipêyimsiw-iskwêwak kihci-kîsikohk, Métis in Space, Molly, Chelsea, and Terry “The Mean Mohawk” Monture review Sleepy Hollow Season 1 Episode 3, “For the Triumph of Evil,” where "Yet another soldier in the army of evil, the Sandman, seeps into the dreams of the residents...

  40. Métis in Space Season 3 Episode 3 - The Manitou

    In Season 3 Episode 3 of otipêyimsiw-iskwêwak kihci-kîsikohk, Métis in Space, Chelsea and Molly review “The Manitou,” where "A psychic's girlfriend finds out that a lump on her back is a growing reincarnation of a 400 year-old demonic Native American spirit." Hit us up at metisinspace[dot]com,...

  41. Métis in Space Season 3 Episode 2 - Mystery Science Theater 3000 "Pumaman"

    *~*~*~* HAPPY FIRST BIRTHDAY INDIAN AND COWBOY!!! *~*~*~* In the Season 3 Episode 2 of otipêyimsiw-iskwêwak kihci-kîsikohk, Métis in Space, Chelsea and Molly review Mystery Science Theater 3000, Season 10, Episode 3, “Pumaman,” where "Professor Tony Farms discovers that he is really Puma Man, a...

  42. Métis In Space Season 3 Episode 1 - Dune

    In the SEASON 3 PREMIERE of otipêyimsiw-iskwêwak kihci-kîsikohk, Métis in Space, Chelsea and Molly review the one and only Dune, where "A Duke's son leads desert warriors against the galactic emperor and his father's evil..." Hit us up at metisinspace[dot]com, metis.in.space[at]gmail[dot]com…

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  43. Métis In Space Season 2 Episode 10 - Wonderfalls "Totem Mole"

    In the Season 2 FINALE of otipêyimsiw-iskwêwak kihci-kîsikohk, Métis in Space, Chelsea, Molly, and super special guest Sâkowêw Alda "Actual Newborn Baby" Diaz-Vowel review and swear a lot about Wonderfalls Season 1, Episode 12, “Totem Mole” where "Jaye, Mahandra, and Sharon visit a Native…

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  44. Métis in Space BIRTH EDITION - Muse "Knights of Cydonia"

    In THE MOST HARDCORE IMAGINABLE episode of otipêyimsiw-iskwêwak kihci-kîsikohk, Métis in Space, Chelsea and Molly review Muse's music video "Knights of Cydonia." This podcast truly is a labour of love. Hit us up at metisinspace[dot]com, metis.in.space[at]gmail[dot]com, Metis in Space on Facebook,...

  45. Métis in Space Season 2 Episode 8 - The Adventures of Superman "Jungle Devil"

    In Season 2 Episode 8 of otipêyimsiw-iskwêwak kihci-kîsikohk, Métis in Space, Chelsea and Molly review The Adventures of Superman where "Daily Planet reporters Clark, Lois, and Jimmy head into a treacherous jungle, searching for a scientific expedition which has vanished. The local natives prove...

  46. Métis In Space Live at the UBC Sty-Wet-Tan Great Hall

    In this SUPER ULTRA SPECIAL EPISODE of otipêyimsiw-iskwêwak kihci-kîsikohk, Métis in Space, Molly and Chelsea and Christie Lee Charles and Lindsey and Salia and David and a LiveStudioAudience review Star Trek: Voyager Season 2 Episode 9, “Tattoo,” where Chakotay finally resolves his daddy issues....

  47. Unsettling Your Language (newo) 4

    In this fourth episode, we cover the problems inherent in translating either Cree to English or English to Cree, we discuss where to put the stress in Cree words, and you get a few important kinship terms you can start using right away!

  48. Métis in Space Season 2 Episode 5 - Are You Afraid Of The Dark? "Tale of the Manaha"

    In Season 2 Episode 5 of otipêyimsiw-iskwêwak kihci-kîsikohk, Métis in Space, Chelsea and Molly review Are You Afraid of the Dark? Season 5, Episode 8, “The Tale of the Manaha” where "A blithe boy named Jonah enlists in a camping expedition with a group of misfits, where an ancient legend has...

  49. Unsettling Your Language (nisto) 3

    In this third episode, we discuss what real institutional support for Indigenous languages throughout Canada could look like, using legislation from Nunavut as an example; the sounds of Cree and personal pronouns in Cree.

  50. Unsettling Your Language (niso) 2

    In this second episode, we discuss what is unsettling about learning your Indigenous language, as well as our reliance on writing. Finally, we learn some basic requests in Cree that you can start using immediately! Get speaking!

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otipêyimsiw-iskwêwak kihci-kîsikohk is Chelsea and Molly and the occasional parasitic alien lifeform controlling their bodies and/or very special guests drinking a bottle of wine, watching and reviewing a science fiction television episode or movie from an Indigenous and decolonial perspective, and then asking the most important and relevant scifi demographic, the white man, a surprise question.We think we're funny, our kookums think we're funny (or so they say), and if you're an ndn and a big giant scifi nerd like we are, get us in your eardrums!

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