Red Man Laughing

Red Man Laughing
Presentation
Hosted byRyan McMahon
Genre
  • Comedy and Humor
  • Interview[1]
  • Art and Culture[1]
Created byRyan McMahon
LanguageEnglish
Length40 minutes[2]
Production
No. of seasons9[3]
Publication
Original releaseAugust 18, 2011[4]
ProviderIndian & Cowboy Podcast Network[5]
Related
Related shows
WebsiteArchived 2020-04-15 at the Wayback Machine

Red Man Laughing is a comedy podcast hosted by Ryan McMahon that focuses on indigenous art, culture, and storytelling in Canada.[6][7][8]

Background

McMahon interviewed Romeo Saganash on Red Man Laughing in 2015.[9] The show includes interviews with guests such as Nick Sherman, Richard Van Camp, and Joseph Boyden.[10] McMahon interviewed Elizabeth LaPensée on her experience in the academic world and the need for creating new things.[11] The show started out as a comedy podcast, but the fifth season began with McMahon angrily calling out the celebrations surrounding the 150th anniversary of Canada for ignoring problems that indigenous communities are dealing with such as indigenous food security, missing and murdered Indigenous women, and the impacts caused by residential school system.[12][13] On the second to last episode of the season, "Land", McMahon addresses indigenous land claims and the important role that returning land to indigenous people plays in reconciliation.[14][15] Even though the show receives up to 10,000 listeners every episode McMahon has had difficulty making money from ad revenue.[2] Red Man Laughing is one of the podcasts on Ryan McMahon's Indigenous multimedia network called Indian & Cowboy.[16][17]

Format

The show includes a "rant" section where McMahon talks about whatever is bothering him at the time.[18]

Reception

The show won the 2020 Canadian Podcast award for "Outstanding Indigenous Series".[19] The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation included the podcast on their list of "podcasts for Canada 150".[20] The Water Shed Watch Salmon Society included the podcast on their list of their "2020 Podcast Recommendations".[21]

Live events

In 2014, there were some anonymous online threats to "shoot up" the Alberta Theater where there was going to be a live showing of Red Man Laughing.[22] Red Man Laughing had a live show at the 2nd Annual Vancouver Podcast Festival in 2019.[23][24] In 2020, Red Man Laughing was performed live for the opening of the Available Light Film Festival.[25] McMahon went on tour for his 9th season of the show.[3]

Adaptations

In 2014, the show was adapted into a national comedy special on CBC Radio One for National Indigenous Peoples Day and was being adapted into a television series.[26][27]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Roe, Molly (December 30, 2020). "Top Indigenous Podcasts and Radio Shows". Sweetgrass Trading Co. Archived from the original on January 11, 2021. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  2. ^ a b Craig, Sean (January 6, 2017). "Indigenous Media Audiences Are Bigger Than Ever, but — Like Others in the Industry — Profits Remain Elusive". Financial Post. Postmedia Network. Archived from the original on October 29, 2021. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  3. ^ a b MacIntyre, Chris (January 31, 2020). "'Laughter is Medicine': Ryan McMahon on Using Comedy to Deconstruct Stereotypes". APTN National News. Archived from the original on July 10, 2021. Retrieved November 3, 2021.
  4. ^ Harris, Ron "Ostwelve" (August 1, 2011). "Red Man Laughing: Ryan McMahon Debuts New Native Comedy Podcast". Revolutions Per Minute. MBM Digital. Archived from the original on March 11, 2013. Retrieved November 2, 2021.
  5. ^ "Celebrate Indigenous History Month With Solidarity: June is National Indigenous History Month". Alberta Union of Provincial Employees. June 1, 2021. Archived from the original on October 29, 2021. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  6. ^ Goode, Justine (November 25, 2020). "Seven Essential Listens From the Indigenous Podcasting Boom". Vanity Fair. Condé Nast. Archived from the original on October 29, 2021. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  7. ^ Gowder, Paul (February 16, 2020). "My Favorite Native American Podcasts". www.powwows.com. Archived from the original on October 30, 2021. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
  8. ^ Kilawna, Kelsie (December 14, 2020). "Winter is Time for Stories: Here Are Some of Our Favourite Indigenous Podcasts". Toronto Star. Torstar. ISSN 0319-0781. Archived from the original on January 14, 2021. Retrieved November 1, 2021.
  9. ^ McMahon, Ryan (October 23, 2015). "Here's Why, as an Indigenous Person, I Voted for Trudeau in the Canadian Election". Vice. Vice Media. Archived from the original on October 28, 2020. Retrieved November 3, 2021.
  10. ^ "Red Man Laughing Marks Aboriginal Day". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. June 20, 2014. Archived from the original on October 29, 2021. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  11. ^ Wunker, Erin E. (July 4, 2017). "Podcasting Canlit". Hook & Eye. p. 12. Archived from the original on October 30, 2021. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
  12. ^ "How Red Man Laughing Got Serious About Reconciliation". CBC Radio. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. July 10, 2017. Archived from the original on July 21, 2019. Retrieved November 3, 2021.
  13. ^ Smith, Monique Gray (September 19, 2017). Speaking Our Truth: A Journey of Reconciliation. Victoria, British Columbia: Orca Book Publishers. p. 131. ISBN 978-1-4598-1584-1. OCLC 973044139. Archived from the original on May 12, 2022. Retrieved July 6, 2022. Ryan uses his gifts to not only entertain but also make us think about our history, about the importance of land and water, about relationships, about so much...including reconciliation. For example, one of his quotes that rings true in my heart is: 'Reconciliation is asking myself who my Ancestors were the day before they went to Residential School, then doing everything I can to return to that.' Ryan has dedicated Season 5 of the Red Man Laughing podcast to reconciliation.
  14. ^ Staniforth, Jesse (August 4, 2016). "Indigenous Reconciliation Proposals Need to Be Enormous". Toronto Star. Torstar. ISSN 0319-0781. Archived from the original on November 2, 2021. Retrieved November 1, 2021.
  15. ^ McMahon, Ryan (July 25, 2016). "Red Man Laughing – Land". Red Man Laughing. Makoons Media. Archived from the original on November 2, 2020. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
  16. ^ Nair, Roshini (October 5, 2015). "Indian and Cowboy Lays the Foundation for an Indigenous Media Revolution". rabble.ca. Archived from the original on November 2, 2021. Retrieved November 1, 2021.
  17. ^ Pinto, Jordan (September 26, 2017). "Indigenous Voices on the Rise: Ryan McMahon". Playback. Archived from the original on October 29, 2021. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  18. ^ Kim, Dorothy; Koh, Adeline (June 23, 2021). Alternative Historiographies of the Digital Humanities. Punctum Books. pp. 410–414. ISBN 978-1-953035-57-8. OCLC 1257762953. Archived from the original on November 8, 2021. Retrieved November 8, 2021. One of the first and most influential Native podcasts in North America was Red Man Laughing (RML), by comedian Ryan McMahon (Anishinaabe/Métis). It includes routines from his national tours and appearances from some of his comedic personae, like the self-proclaimed sage Clarence Two Toes and the raunchy Powwow Pickup Pimp. McMahon also has a signature bit, the 'rant,' which is a freestyle monologue on whatever is bothering him — bad hotel rooms, his FitBit, the media frenzy over Amy Winehouse's death, how 'kids fuck up your life' when you're a parent. Additionally, he interviews special guests — high-profile Native Studies scholars (Leanne Simpson, Taiaiake Alfred), authors (Richard Van Camp, Lee Maracle), and chiefs from the Assembly of First Nations. RML also breaks new music, and has sophisticated music beds created by hip-hop artists like A Tribe Called Red and Stomp of RezOfficial.
  19. ^ "Outstanding Indigenous Series". The Canadian Podcast Awards. 2020. Archived from the original on November 2, 2021. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
  20. ^ "Made in Canada: Podcasts for Canada 150". CBC Radio. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. June 30, 2017. Archived from the original on July 21, 2019. Retrieved November 3, 2021.
  21. ^ Kemp, Anna (August 12, 2020). "Our 2020 Podcast Recommendations". Watershed Watch Salmon Society. Archived from the original on October 31, 2021. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
  22. ^ Chapin, Angelina (December 4, 2015). "CBC's Racist Comment Sections Spark Debate on Canada's Prejudice Problem". The Guardian. Archived from the original on December 6, 2015. Retrieved November 2, 2021.
  23. ^ "Vancouver Podcast Festival is Back!". The Tyee. October 28, 2019. Archived from the original on November 25, 2020. Retrieved November 1, 2021.
  24. ^ "2nd Annual Vancouver Podcast Festival Highlights the Power of Podcasting". The Georgia Straight. Vancouver Free Press. November 4, 2019. Archived from the original on September 23, 2020. Retrieved November 1, 2021.
  25. ^ Kenny, Amy (January 20, 2020). "Ryan McMahon Live Podcast Recording Kicks Off ALFF". Yukon Arts Centre. Archived from the original on October 29, 2021. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  26. ^ Griwkowsky, Fish (January 29, 2014). "Native Comedian Finds Humour in the Truth by Fish Griwkowsky at the Edmonton Journal". Edmonton Journal. Postmedia Network. p. 41. Archived from the original on October 29, 2021. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  27. ^ "Ryan McMahon's Storytelling Uses Humour to Build Awareness". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. March 6, 2015. Archived from the original on October 29, 2021. Retrieved October 29, 2021.