Dark Winds w/ Majerle Lister (Host of Wósdéé Podcast)
Listen as I dive into season 1 of Dark Winds with my guest Majerle Lister, host of Wósdéé podcast and co-host of F*ckin Sick Podcast.
We do deep dive of how this compares to the previous PBS Hillerman films and general reception of the Hillerman novels among Navajo people. Additionally we discuss the impact of having an all native writers room for this series and including historically accurate events for the 1970s on the Navajo reservation.
As always we do a cast review, discuss positives/negatives, and wrap up our overall thoughts of the season. Spoiler alert, we both really like it and can’t wait for season two. We also give it some harsh criticism from a Navajo lens, regarding language use, writing, and cultural expression in the show. BUT we also acknowledge that most non-Navajo people will not hold the same critiques, so we look forward to hearing your critique of the first season!
It was a fun discussion that yielded the longest podcast episode to date, hope you all enjoy.
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@ArturoP-16
May 20, 2026 at 8:25 am
Do you think the Avatar franchise can be salvaged with the upcoming sequel or is it just a sinking ship?
@ArturoP-16
May 20, 2026 at 8:25 am
I love these discussion videos and getting to hear other natives give their takes on the shows/movies you watch. I really enjoyed Dark Winds and I hope they take all this constructive criticism and make season 2 even better. I view Tony Hillerman the way I view Lovecraft: Don't like the author but the material they leave behind can be reclaimed and made into something genuinely awesome.
@GrazingBull
May 20, 2026 at 8:25 am
Longmire did an episode of sterilization. Was a decent episode too.
@samanthab1923
May 20, 2026 at 8:25 am
Really liked it. Looking forward to season 2
@benjaminvega7186
May 20, 2026 at 8:25 am
Awesome! I just got done listening to the last episode again, and I really enjoyed dark winds