Fanachu! Podcast
Fanachu! is a weekly podcast based in Guam in the Marianas Islands. It provides an decolonization and indigenous themed focus to news and events from the Marianas, Micronesia and the Pacific. It is live streamed each week on Facebook and features monthly episodes that promote the use and learning of the Chamoru language.
Episodes
257 episodes
Remembering the Roots of Contemporary Chamoru Music (Hugua) with Siñot Joe Taimanglo
In 2021, Siñot Joe Taimanglo, who has been a musician for many decades, both in Guam and the states, including releasing two Chamoru language vinyl records, joined for an episode of Fanachu "Remembering the Roots of Contemporary Chamoru Music."...
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Season 7
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Episode 255
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1:13:28
Fanachu Archives: Episode 12 (2017): Chamoru Spirituality at Lukao Fuha
From the Fanachu archives - here is the thirteenth ever episode of Fanachu, recorded and hosted by the Godfather and Founder of Fanachu - Manny Cruz way back in 2017. Fanachu was started by Manny Cruz through the Media Committee for...
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Season 1
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Episode 13
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36:44
Fanachu Archives: Episode 12 (2017): Save Litekyan: Environmental Stewardship in the Marianas
From the Fanachu archives - here is the twelfth ever episode of Fanachu, recorded and hosted by the Godfather and Founder of Fanachu - Manny Cruz way back in 2017. Fanachu was started by Manny Cruz through the Media Committee for In...
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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1:04:26
Fanachu Archives: Episode 11 (2017): From the Metropol with Tony Babauta
From the Fanachu archives - here is the eleventh ever episode of Fanachu, recorded and hosted by the Godfather and Founder of Fanachu - Manny Cruz way back in 2017. Fanachu was started by Manny Cruz through the Media Committee for I...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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1:02:38
A Life of Chamoru Activism with Siñora Lani Tydingco Bordallo
In the early 1970s a diverse coalition on Guam formed to challenge and protest the transferring of the Sella Bay Area in southern Guam over to the US military in order to build an ammunition wharf. This coalition included educators who largely ...
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Season 7
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Episode 253
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1:00:38
From the Archives: Fanachu Episode 10 (2017): Water Sovereignty with PJ San Nicolas
From the Fanachu archives - here is the tenth ever episode of Fanachu, recorded and hosted by the Godfather and Founder of Fanachu - Manny Cruz way back in 2017. Fanachu was started by Manny Cruz through the Media Committee for Inde...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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55:09
Advancing and Achievement & Maintaining our Chamoru Identity with Peter J. Santos
This 2023 episode of Fanachu featured as guest attorney and veteran Peter J. Santos who discussed issues of Chamoru advancement and achievement both in the islands and abroad. On the episode he shared his own experiences but also those of other...
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Season 7
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Episode 251
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59:34
From the Archives: Fanachu Episode 9 (2017): Decolonizing Education with Albert Toves
From the Fanachu archives - here is the ninth ever episode of Fanachu, recorded and hosted by the Godfather and Founder of Fanachu - Manny Cruz way back in 2017. Fanachu was started by Manny Cruz through the Media Committee for Inde...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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56:28
From the Archives: Fanachu Episode 8 (2017): Decolonizing Anarchism
From the Fanachu archives - here is the seventh ever episode of Fanachu, recorded and hosted by the Godfather and Founder of Fanachu - Manny Cruz way back in 2017. Fanachu was started by Manny Cruz through the Media Committee for In...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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46:51
From the Archives: Fanachu Episode 7 (2017): Colonized Peoples' Support Group
From the Fanachu archives - here is the seventh ever episode of Fanachu, recorded and hosted by the Godfather and Founder of Fanachu - Manny Cruz way back in 2017. Fanachu was started by Manny Cruz through the Media Committee for In...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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1:25:12
"Inafa'maolek and Restoring Environmental Balance" with Dr. Olivia Quintanilla
What does inafa’maolek mean? What has it meant in the past and what does it mean today? Dr. Olivia Quintanilla, a UC President's Postdoc and a professor of Ethnic Studies at MiraCosta College focused on these questions in terms of climate justi...
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Season 7
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Episode 252
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1:03:51
From the Archives: Fanachu Episode 6 (2017): What You Need to Know About War Reparations with Robert Underwood
From the Fanachu archives - here is the sixth ever episode of Fanachu, recorded and hosted by the Godfather and Founder of Fanachu - Manny Cruz way back in 2017. Fanachu was started by Manny Cruz through the Media Committee for Inde...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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43:00
From the Archives: Fanachu Episode 5: Wrapping up the Year with Ray Lujan
From the Fanachu archives - here is the fifth ever episode of Fanachu, recorded and hosted by the Godfather and Founder of Fanachu - Manny Cruz way back in 2016. Fanachu was started by Manny Cruz through the Media Committee for Inde...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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49:58
Fino' Chamoru Episode with Chanter and Poet Jay Baza Pascua
One of the strongest poetic voices in the Chamoru language over the past two decades has been that of chanter and writer Jay Baza Pascua or "Sinangan." He is well-known for several poems and chants most notably "Fakmåta" and joined for this 202...
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Season 7
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Episode 244
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1:00:06
From the Archives: Fanachu Episode 4 Introducing Independent Guåhan's Outreach and Campaign Committees
From the Fanachu archives - here is the fourth ever episode of Fanachu, recorded and hosted by the Godfather and Founder of Fanachu - Manny Cruz way back in 2016. Fanachu was started by Manny Cruz through the Media Committee for Ind...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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56:44
Consciousness into Action Episode 1 by Tori Manley Speaking with guest Jenelyn Abinales
The first official episode of consciousness into action! 🌱 New Episode Alert | Consciousness Into Action on Fanachu! 🎙 Goal One: Zero Poverty with special guest Jenelyn Abinales What does it mean to be poor on a rich isl...
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Season 9
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Episode 363
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41:45
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From the Archives: Fanachu Episode 3: Freedom Food with Jason Datuin (DFRNT)
From the Fanachu archives - here is the third ever episode of Fanachu, recorded and hosted by the Godfather and Founder of Fanachu - Manny Cruz way back in 2016. Fanachu was started by Manny Cruz through the Media Committee for Inde...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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57:52
From the Outside Kitchen to the Recording Studio with Tom Bejado from Stel Star Productions
If you own a Chamoru music CD, there is a very good chance that Siñot Tom Bejado and Stel Star Productions had a chance in creating it. For this 2023 episode of Fanachu, we spoke to Siñot Bejado as he reflected back on decades of making music i...
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Season 7
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Episode 247
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55:59
From the Archives: Fanchu Episode 2: Decolonizing the Mind (2016)
From the Fanachu archives - here is the second ever episode of Fanachu, recorded and hosted by the Godfather and Founder of Fanachu - Manny Cruz way back in 2016. Fanachu was started by Manny Cruz through the Media Committee for Ind...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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1:00:45
From the Archives: Fanchu Episode 1: Coffee Shop Convos (2016)
From the Fanachu archives - here is the first ever episode of Fanachu, recorded and hosted by the Godfather and Founder of Fanachu - Manny Cruz way back in 2016. Fanachu began through a series of coffee shop conversations and community meetings...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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