The Talking Winds Podcast

In Season 1 Episode 2 of the Talking Winds podcast, host Russell Sun Eagle (Pawnee) sits down with Trista Vaughn (United Keetoowah Band/Hualapai/Chickasaw), Community Engagement/Cultural Coordinator and Journalist at Crosswinds News. Listen as Trista shares her journey and how her work helps guide Crosswinds in staying accountable to Native communities. From cultural grounding to community care, this episode highlights the relationships and responsibilities that shape the work behind the stories.

In Season 1 Episode 1 of the Talking Winds podcast, host Russell Sun Eagle (Pawnee) goes in-depth with Crosswinds News Cofounders Kelly Tidwell (Muscogee and Cherokee) and Brittany Harlow about the past, present and future of Crosswinds. Listen as they share the lived experiences and community needs that led to its creation, and how those early moments shaped their mission to serve Native communities through culturally grounded local news and resources.

In this special combined episode, Russell Sun Eagle brings listeners inside Native Greek life through conversations with leaders and members of Alpha Pi Omega and Phi Sigma Nu, the oldest and largest Native American Greek-letter organizations in the world. Recorded during Alpha Pi Omega’s Grand Gathering in Tulsa and Phi Sigma Nu’s Chief Convention in Oklahoma City, the episode highlights the legacy, leadership, and community-centered mission that define Native Greek organizations.Listeners hear from Alpha Pi Omega leaders Lenzy Krehbiel-Burton, LaDonna Richardson, and Valerie Rudman, who reflect on sisterhood, service, and the importance of representation within Native spaces. The conversation then turns to Phi Sigma Nu with Bryan Hunt and Asa Locklear, offering insight into brotherhood, mentorship, and building leadership across generations.

In this episode, Russell Sun Eagle sits down with Native actress Cara Jade Myers (Kiowa and Wichita), best known for her breakout role as Anna Brown in Killers of the Flower Moon.Cara shares her journey from growing up in Arizona and Oklahoma to making her way into Hollywood, breaking barriers for Native representation along the way.

In our first pilot episode, we visit the Yuchi Language Project in Glenpool, Oklahoma, to hear how language revitalization is being carried forward through community, teaching, and cultural pride. We also take you inside zOyaha Fest 2025 (“Children of the Sun”) a free, family-friendly weekend featuring a language presentation, art show, fashion show, stickball tournament, workshops, music, and Native comedy.