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Rick Harp
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Journalist, broadcaster, podcaster, etc. 📻 “Knowledge is never innocent or neutral.” Aileen Moreton-Robinson

🎙️ Host, APTN News Brief https://podfollow.com/aptn-news-brief

🎙️ Host/producer, MEDIA INDIGENA https://podfollow.com/mediaindigena
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Admiring the t-shirt I designed as the winning entry, lo, three decades ago, for CKCU's 20th anniversary funding drive back in 1995(!) at the 50th anniversary gala of @ckcufm.bsky.social
T-shirt with caption, "20 years in your ears", alongside image of dude with CKCU-FM logo literally in their ear, a community radio station I once worked and volunteered in early 90s!
November 16, 2025 at 2:25 AM
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A memorable alleyway re-seen on my Toronto trek
A mural of three Indigenous women painted on the side of a building, facing onto an alleyway in the Brockton area of Toronto
November 13, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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ONE WEEK, Vancouver!! "Beyond Fires and Floods (BFF): Indigenous Narratives in an Era of Extremes," featuring seasoned panel of journalists on what climate change means on Indigenous terms.

Details here: sppga.ubc.ca/events/event...
"Beyond Fires and Floods (BFF): Indigenous Narratives in an Era of Extremes" FRI OCT 24 at 6:30 pm, Museum of Anthropology, UBC FREE public event: No RSVP needed How have Indigenous narratives helped Indigenous peoples cope with and confront climate change? What does it mean to see and story climate change not so much as a problem, but as a symptom? Drawing on a century-plus of collective storytelling experience across multiple realms and locations, this seasoned panel will discuss how Indigenous narratives reframe and resist mainstream media’s preoccupation with extreme weather events to instead forefront what legacy newsrooms all but ignore: the colonial conditions, institutions and infrastructures surrounding these events. PANELISTS * Judi Kochon (Sahtú) has over 40 years of experience as a journalist, and is currently the Sahtú Language announcer and Director of Radio for CKLB in Yellowknife * Paul Seesequasis (Willow Cree) is an author, editor, journalist, curator, and founder of the online Indigenous Archival Photo Project * Tanya Talaga (Anishinaabe) is an award-winning journalist, author, filmmaker, and columnist for The Globe and Mail * Mark Trahant (Shoshone-Bannock) has worked for more than 50 years as a journalist, columnist, and editor, most recently as Editor-at-Large for Indian Country Today (ICT) 
Moderator: * Longtime journalist Rick Harp (Cree) has hosted/produced the Indigenous current affairs podcast MEDIA INDIGENA since 2016. He also hosts the APTN News Brief podcast.
October 18, 2025 at 1:00 AM
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Spatch cock for the win! 😛
A picture of a spatchcocked turkey in the oven, which is a turkey that's had its backbone removed with a set of super sharp kitchen shears. It is then laid flat butterfly style. It cooks in a super quick amount of time, and some say more evenly. Once you get over the grisliness of cutting through crackling bone, it's actually pretty cool.
October 12, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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Quite liking first chapters so far of “Don't Talk About Politics: How to Change 21st-Century Minds," by @sarahsteinlubrano.bsky.social 🤐
Picture of the front cover of the book "Don't Talk About Politics: How to Change 21st-Century Minds" by Sarah Stein Lubrano, seen here along with other books related to research for Indigenous climate narrative conference I'm co-convening
October 11, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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Seems all of Winnipeg is getting hit with torrential rain right now ☔️
radar map of winnipeg showing storm system covering most of city
October 4, 2025 at 4:40 AM
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This is a lightning storm for the ages here in Winnipeg tonight
October 4, 2025 at 4:37 AM
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VANCOUVER! Whatcha doing Fri Oct 24? Come see our free public panel, "Beyond Fire & Floods (BFF): Indigenous Narratives in an Era of Extremes," part of a larger invitational gathering of climate-related storytellers, hosted in MOA Great Hall at UBC!

sppga.ubc.ca/events/event...
pictographic for "Beyond fires and floods: Indigenous narratives in an era of extremes," a free public panel featuring veteran journos Tanya Talaga, Mark Trahant, Judy Kochon and Paul Seeseequasis, moderated by me! October 24th, 6:30 PM, Museum of Anthropology, UBC.
October 1, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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Quite the east sky at twilight tonight in Winnipeg
Beautiful orange/yellow toned storm clouds on warm Winnipeg night
September 30, 2025 at 1:22 AM
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Just finishing this excellent read by @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social
September 28, 2025 at 8:32 PM
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#NuitBlanche
September 28, 2025 at 1:15 AM
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#NuitBlanche
September 28, 2025 at 1:10 AM
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Well, would ya look at that: the two-part APTN News doc that I co-created with @anishinaboy.bsky.social on the late 2012 emergence of #IdleNoMore just passed 30,000 views on YouTube!

▶️ WATCH youtu.be/VHgGbW6exB4?...
September 16, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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Starting the day off right: with an americano and a book I just started by @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social ! 📖☕️
Cover of book, "Reconsidering Reparations: Why climate justice and constructive politics are needed in the wake of slavery and colonialism" by Olúfémi O. Táíwò", plus coffee and muffin at outdoor cafe
September 16, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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Enjoyed my latest go-round of Type Set by @dvcgames.bsky.social

Definitely for the word nerds who like to push their luck! 🅰️🅱️✍🏽
player boards for Type Set game, where you form words a letter at a time The outer box for the Type Set word game, atop a Beer Can table in Winnipeg
August 3, 2025 at 3:51 AM
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"Futures of the Sun: The Struggle over Renewable Life," by @imreszeman.bsky.social
cover of book, "Futures of the Sun: The Struggle over Renewable Life" by Imre Szeman
August 1, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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My god, is the pork chop at Chez Lucien to die for
July 19, 2025 at 12:28 AM
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Not sure I'm ready for @winnipegtransit.bsky.social re-do, but it's coming all the same 🚌 About to take my last-ever ride on #18 Corydon bus 😢
June 29, 2025 at 5:07 AM
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"Imagination: A Manifesto," by @ruha9.bsky.social
The cover of the awesome book "Imagination: A Manifesto "by Ruha Benjamin
June 27, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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Lotta people—my mom included—praying the #NHLJets can stave off elimination tonight! 🙏 🏒
May 16, 2025 at 1:40 AM
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"They will beat the memory out of us: forcing nonviolence on forgetful movements," a book by Peter Gelderloos
May 9, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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My appreciation for @pegcitycarcoop.bsky.social only grows as it expands and enriches its offerings. These new drop-off/pick-up points at Polo Park and The Forks are welcome additions! 🚗
April 23, 2025 at 9:44 PM
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My biggest regret of this campaign is this stupid #debate2025 question:
screencap showing the title of an inane question during the 2025 English leaders debate
April 18, 2025 at 12:57 AM
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After slogging through a bunch of overdue admin work, I decided to indulge myself with these 📕🃏
Book > They will beat the ca memory out of us: forcing non-violence unforgettable movements Game > Super Meow
April 9, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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My first #FirstFriday in quite some time kicks off with a cortado at Parlour! ☕️ Where are the places to go tonight in Winnipeg? 🎭🎨🎵
April 4, 2025 at 11:23 PM