First Voices Radio

About First Voices Radio

“First Voices Radio,” now in its 32nd year on the air, is an internationally syndicated one-hour radio program originating from and heard weekly on Radio Kingston WKNY 1490 AM and 107.9 FM in Kingston, New York. Hosted by Tiokasin Ghosthorse (Lakota), who is the show's Founder and Executive Producer, "First Voices Radio" explores global topics and issues of critical importance to the preservation and protection of Mother Earth presented in the voices and from the perspective of the original peoples of the world.

Publisher

Tiokasin Ghosthorse

Category

arts · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

16 Sept 2020

Latest episode

10 Jul 2025

Latest episodes

2 of 242 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   10 Jul 2025

   7/6/2025 - Final Episode of First Voices Radio with Tiokasin Ghosthorse, FVR Producer Liz Hill (Red Lake Ojibwe) and Co-Host Anne Kelly

   SPECIAL NOTE: Please note that this is the final episode of "First Voices Radio." After 33 years, we are going off the air. This episode is available for the week starting Monday, July 7 through Sunday, July 13. Thank you all for your support of the show! We appreciate you so much and have valued you as a member of the First Voices Radio family! If you want to reach out to Tiokasin, he can be reached at tiokasin@gmail.com. Liz can be reached at liz@lizhillpr.com. Guests: Tiokasin is joined by Producer Liz Hill (Red Lake Ojibwe) and Co-Host Anne Kelly (Kanaka Maoli) during this final episode of "First Voices Radio." Production Credits: Tiokasin Ghosthorse (Lakota), Host and Executive Producer Anne Keala Kelly (Kanaka Maoli), Co-Host Liz Hill (Red Lake Ojibwe), Producer Orlando DuPont, Studio Engineer, Radio Kingston Tiokasin Ghosthorse, Audio Editor Music Selections: 1. Song Title: Tahi Roots Mix (First Voices Radio Theme Song) Artist: Moana and the Moa Hunters Album: Tahi (1993) Label: Southside Records (Australia and New Zealand) 2. Song Title: Dear Ko (To Ko the Regt.) Artist: Nacho Maldonado (feat. Jim Doney) Album: Point Zero (2021) Label: Nacho Maldonado 3. Song Title: Tom's Diner (cover) Artist: AnnenMayKantereit x Giant Rooks Album: Tom's Diner (2019) Label: Vertigo About First Voices Radio: "First Voices Radio," which is going off the air after 33 years, is a nationally/internationally syndicated one-hour radio program originating from and heard weekly on Radio Kingston WKNY 1490 AM and 107.9 FM in Kingston, New York. Hosted by Tiokasin Ghosthorse (Lakota), who is the show's Founder and Executive Producer, "First Voices Radio" explores global topics and issues of critical importance to the preservation and protection of Mother Earth presented in the voices and from the perspective of the original peoples of the world. Akantu Intelligence: Visit Akantu Intelligence, an institute that Tiokasin founded with a mission of contextualizing original wisdom for troubled times. Go to https://akantuintelligence.org (https://akantuintelligence.org/) to find out more and consider joining his Patreon page at https://www.patreon.com/Ghosthorse (https://www.patreon.com/Ghosthorse)

2. 

   1 Jul 2025

   6/29/25 - Steven Newcomb

   Steven Newcomb, Shawnee/Lenape researcher, discusses the history of U.S. federal Indian law and the Doctrine of Christian Discovery with Tiokasin Ghosthorse, Lakota Host, in this interview.

3. 

   12 Jun 2025

   6/8/2025 - Ukumbwa Sauti

   Consultant Ukumbwa Sauti M.Ed. discusses anti-racism, anti-patriarchy, and consent culture, drawing from experiences with religious and cultural groups, plus higher education, in an interview.

Inside a recent episode

4/6/2025 - Nick Mulvey

Published 7 Apr 2025 · Transcript excerpt

[…] So in this way, grieving is actually a really key component to us making sense at the times that we are living through and making available all the options we need to move forward. So this song and the whole beginning in EP is exploring this idea of grief and ancestral connection. These are definitely times of grief and wonder. And in this position, we're so much in the line, and these systems dying around us, and everything changing, what is really important is revealed to us. I mean, in the lockdowns our lives just stopped, suddenly we couldn't just go to work and we had to be together. I mean, to remember what that was all about, just being together. […]

Who has been a guest on First Voices Radio

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Steven Newcomb
• Ukumbwa Sauti
• Amanda Singer
• Max Dashu

Reach and audience

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

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

62 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

41 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 65 / 100

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

Quality

96

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

85

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Guest appearances

Books guests

Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.

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