Fanachu! Podcast

About 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.

Publisher

Fanachu

Category

society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

5 Jul 2023

Latest episode

30 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

74 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   30 Sept 2026

   "Opposing Deep Sea Minning in American Samoa & The Marianas" w Andra Samoa and Angelo Villagomez

   Send us Fan Mail Deep sea mining has been broadly opposed in both American Samoa and the Marianas at the governmental, scientific and community level. But due to the territorial status of the islands involved, it looks like the US federal government may ignore the concerns of the communities who may face unknown but serious environmental and economic impacts if deep sea mining takes place in their surrounding waters. For the third episode in the series “In Solidarity” hosted by Maria He...

2. 

   21 Aug 2026

   Conversations with Members of the 2026 Uritao Youth Leadership Academy

   Send us Fan Mail The Uritao Youth Leadership Academy or UYLA was held for a second year at the Guam Museum, organized by Inetnon Gefpå'go under the direction of Master of Chamoru Performance Vince Reyes. Over the course of the six week program, young men were immersed in Chamoru dance, music, culture, learning everything from slinging, fishing, navigation and hut-building. The goal of the program is not only to teach them skills, but to also prepare them to become leaders in the community.&nb...

3. 

   5 Aug 2026

   Macro Lens from Micronesia - Collective Reflections on Operation Xmas Drop

   Send us Fan Mail Back in 2020, Fanachu held a four part series focusing on the Netflix film "Operation Christmas Drop." This is the fourth and final commentary episode in the series, which features community advocates, filmmakers and artists from Chuuk, Ulithi, the Marshall Islands, Pohnpei and the Marianas. This episode was hosted by Michael Lujan Bevacqua and featured as guests Juliet Rama (Yap), Kathy Martin (Chuuk), Nedine Songeni (Chuuk), Leni Leon (Marshall Islands/CNMI), Emeli Ki...

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

4,818,331

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.8 / 5

10 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

17 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 45 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

33

Social presence

0

YouTube

93

Engagement

51

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Guest appearances

Books guests

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