Native As I Can Be: Between Two Cultures

A project in Portland, OR by Geno Ray
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Native As I Can Be is a podcast about identity, story, and survival. I interview people from all walks of life fitting into the void.
Backers: 7
Average Pledge Per Backer: $70

Funded: $490 of $1,500
Dates: Sep 22nd -> Oct 22nd (30 days)
Project By: Geno Ray
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Latest News

Can you feel it, can you feel it, can you feel it??

October 9th - via: kickstarter.com
All right, all right, just wanted to kick it off with a Jackson 5 reference. I think this was after Motown though, so probably just The Jacksons. Anyway! I am feeling positive about the direction of the podcast. I uploaded a clip on Instagram that... (Read More)

Yo! Mondays, amirite?

October 6th - via: kickstarter.com
Yo! Just wanted to share a quick update and a little reflection on the past month. It’s been 30 days of both chaos and growth, but things are starting to line up. Fatherhood keeps me grounded — taking Che to powwows, parks, birthdays, all the... (Read More)

Episode 4 is out; Episode 5 in the hopper

October 5th - via: kickstarter.com
Lots happening this week! September 30th I celebrated my son’s 7th birthday; three days later I acknowledged the ten year anniversary of my first son passing away. Every year it jars the bejesus outta me, even though I know it is coming. Pair that... (Read More)

Update, October 3rd

October 4th - via: kickstarter.com
Lots happening with the pod, let’s get into it. I am releasing Episode #4 this Sunday with a very talented Indigenous actor and screenwriter named David Velarde. Tomorrow, 10/4 at 2 pm, I will be recording a new episode with author Jade Jesser,... (Read More)

Behind the scenes!

September 25th - via: kickstarter.com
All right, wanted to give a little tour of my current podcast studio. You may be able to see what I want to make some upgrades.   Record player sitting on two cardboard boxes Backdrop made out of a Pendleton blanket, though I might leave this as... (Read More)

Episode 2: Shelise Gieseke

September 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
My guest from episode 2, Shelise Gieseke.  Shelise is an intercountry, South Korean, racially and culturally displaced (transracial) adoptee. She was adopted as an infant through an adoption agency and raised on a farm by a white family in rural... (Read More)

Episode 1: Celestial!

September 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
My guest from episode 1, the luchador Celestial!  (Read More)

Welcome to the show!

September 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
I am so glad to be relaunching the Native As I Can Be podcast. This started as an idea about 6 years ago. Well, technically it was an idea for a documentary, which morphed into a book, which morphed into a podcast. It was so raw, so barebones, but... (Read More)

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