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
240 episodes
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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1:19:57
Protesting the Camp Blaz Activation Ceremony (2023) with Prutehi
On January 26, 2023, a group of activists protested a ceremony for the reactivation of the new US Marine Corps Base on Guam, Camp Blaz. Despite not disrupting the event in any way save for the holding of banners and signs, they were escorted aw...
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Season 7
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Episode 245
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1:10:22
Thinking Outside the Colonial Box with Edward A. Alvarez (250th episode)
For the 250th episode of Fanachu recorded back in 2023, we welcomed as guest former Guam Commission on Decolonization Executive Director Edward A. Alvarez, who served in that capacity during the administration of Maga'låhen Eddie Calvo administ...
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Season 7
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Episode 250
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59:30
"See Something, Say Something: Our Family's Struggle Against Hate" with Mike and Moani Muña
Mike Muña was active duty military serving in the US Coast Guard on Guam, when he began to experience discrimination and encountered bigotry against Chamorus that targeted his family and threatened to tear them apart.For this 2022 episod...
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Season 6
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Episode 233
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58:32
Voices of the Chamoru Diaspora - Virtual Zine Launch
In 2022, Fanachu put out a call for Chamorus living outside of the Marianas to share their reflections and experiences in the diaspora. Dozens of artists, writers, musicians and performers responded and in 2023 we released an online zine titled...
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Season 7
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Episode 249
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52:47
Normalizing Chamoru Language Learning
The majority of the Chamoru people in the world today are unable to speak their native language. To help keep the language a living part of our community, it is imperative that we do away with the stigma of not being able to speak Chamoru and i...
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Season 7
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Episode 248
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1:07:33
Fino' Chamoru Episode with Siñot Kin Concepcion
The late Joaquin “JC” Concepcion or Siñot Kin was an integral part of the Fanachu team before he passed away in October 2023. Through his collaboration with Fanachu over several years he hosted almost four dozen Fino' Chamoru dikike' na podcast...
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Season 6
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Episode 241
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1:04:10
"Reimagining I Tiempon Españot in Guam's History" with Dr. Carlos Madrid
The Tiempon Españot or Spanish period of Guam History lasted for more than two hundred years and was a time filled with many dramatic changes for the Chamoru people in terms of their culture and identity. There are many misconceptions about thi...
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Season 6
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Episode 240
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1:01:28
Climate Justice and Decolonization with Shaylin Salas
This episode of Fanachu featured as guest Shaylin Salas, an activist for climate justice, decolonization and the recipient of an Indigenous Youth Arts Fellowship from Cultural Survival. At the time of this podcast episode in February 2023, she ...
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Season 7
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Episode 243
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1:00:58
"Matriarchal Waters" hosted by Tori Manley Speaking featuring Senadora Sabina Perez and Audrey Mesa Taylor
Season 8, Episode 328 of Fanachu was hosted by Tori Manley Speaking, premiered on November 14, 2024 and is the next installment in her series "The Environment and You." Here is her description for the episode on "Matriarchal Waters...
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Season 8
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Episode 328
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57:52
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"Asian Pacific Islander Advocacy" with Felix Concepcion Sablan
This episode of Fanachu featured as guest Felix Concepcion Sablan, who at the time of recording, been advocating for more than 15 years on behalf of Chamorus and Pacific Islanders in Southern California. When he appeared on Fanachu, he was serv...
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Season 6
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Episode 238
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1:00:53
"I Nubenan Niñu" Un Fino' Chamoru na Episode yan si Siñora Teresita Flores
For those wanting to learn more about Chamoru traditions around the Nobenan Niñu as well as practice your Chamoru, then this is the perfect Fanachu episode for you, as it features as guest Siñora Teresita Concepcion Flores, a member of the Kumi...
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Season 6
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Episode 237
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54:12
Awakening Our Kinship: Protecting Endemic Species and Natural Habitats by Tori Manley Speaking, featuring Tihu Lujan
For this episode of the series "The Environment and You" with Tori Manley Speaking, she explores the kinships that interconnect us with the land. On "Awakening Our Kinship: Protecting Endemic Species and Natural Habitats" she talks...
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Season 8
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Episode 322
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34:10
"Remembering the Hale'-ta Series" with Vince Diaz and Christine Delisle
Do you remember the Hale’-ta series of books published by the Department of CHamoru Affairs? They featured essays and primary documents and biographies of important figures in Guam and Chamoru history. This series had a huge impact in terms of ...
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Season 6
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Episode 234
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1:07:51
Trying Transportation Part 2 with Tori Manley Speaking (The Environment and You)
For this episode of Fanachu, Tori Manley Speaking sits down with Mike Manley, Trusted Car salesman, Father and Veteran. They discuss the most common mode of transportation, our expectation of well being and status through our cars....
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Season 8
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Episode 313
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17:47
"Trying Transportation" The Environment and You with Tori Manley Speaking
In this episode of "The Environment and Your," host Tori Manley Speaking discusses the most common modes of transportation, their obstacles, possible solutions and calls to action. Here's a message from Tori about this episode:&nbs...
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Season 8
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Episode 313
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23:26
"A Culture of Helping" - Pulan Chamoru Episode of The Environment and You with Tori Manley Speaking
"Imagine how good you feel when you help people; you feel grateful to be able to give to others. Your helpfulness brings joy, love, and hope. Being helpful can strengthen the best parts of you." - Tori Manley Speaking. Volunteering or helping i...
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Season 8
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Episode 296
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41:46
Gi Oriyan i Latte gi Museon Bishop giya Hawai'i (FESTPAC Episode)
Hundreds of people gathered at the Bishop Museum on June 15th, 2024 for a ceremony around latte stones taken from the Mariana Islands in the 1920s and 1950s.For this episode of Fanachu some of those who organized and attended the event ...
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Season 8
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Episode 309
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1:04:35
