The hochokaaudio’s Podcast

Hóčhoka Season 5, Episode 8 - Fresh Perspectives Part III - St. Patrick, Celtic and Indigenous

What happens when a jaded adolescent living in Roman luxury and urban pretension finds himself transplanted to a tribal society with deep connections to the land? What lesson does his story contain for us? Listen as Dr. Damian Costello explains and enjoy the Deer’s Cry sung by our school's own Oglala Lakota artist Sharla Krogman.

Hóčhoka Season 5, Episode 7 - Fresh Perspectives Part II - Would the Real St. Patrick Please Stand Up

When average Americans think about St. Patrick, they likely conjure up images of parades, shamrocks and green beer. “There is much more to this legendary guy,” says Dr. Damian Costello. As Patrick’s feast day is near, we share a two-part series on this fabled saint and the important lessons his life holds about human nature and ultimate meaning.

Hóčhoka Season 5, Episode 6 - Residential Education Part III - Getting Spirituality Right

Prosetelize. Evangelize. Catechize. Supporting the spiritual dimension of life with children and adolescents in residential care is difficult to get right. Join our conversation with Michelle Maikoetter of Cal Farley’s to talk about lessons her organization has learned along the way.

Hóčhoka Season 5, Episode 5 - Residential Education Part II - Build a Better Youth Worker

"It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men,” says today’s guest quoting Frederick Douglass, who 200 years later continues to inspire social workers and human rights activists worldwide. Our guest is Milton Hershey’s AJ Rinaldi, a man committed to building strong children, particularly by being better youth workers. Let’s get to know him.

Hóčhoka Season 5, Episode 4 - Residential Education Part I - Reprise: Tell Me About It

It’s been eleven months since we asked the question, “What happens when a high school senior interviews a residential school administrator?” We found out in Season 3, and we’re here again today to find out what happens when Basil Eagle Star and Sean Milner meet again almost one year later.

Hóčhoka Season 5, Episode 3 - The Spirit that Inspires Us Part1 - POV at the 615-Day Mark

What goes on in 615 days in the life of the Provincial Superior of the Priests of the Sacred Heart in the United States? Roughly half-way through his three-year term, Fr. Vien Nguyen is here to give us an up close and personal account.

Hóčhoka Season 5, Episode 2 - Native American Lit. Part I - Upcoming Good Reads

Did you know that of the 2,336 characters on 345 of the most popular TV shows airing between 1987 and 2007, only three were Native American? Sixty-two percent of non-Native Americans report not knowing a single one of the over five million Native people in the U.S., 70% of whom live in urban areas. And then, there is the issue of stereotypes. What if well-known and gifted storyteller Joseph Marshall III wanted to change that landscape?

Hóčhoka Season 5, Episode 1 - Fresh Perspectives Part I - Lakota Star Knowledge

“The heavens declare the glory of God; the firmament proclaims the works of his hands.” So begins Psalm 19. “We sell our ancestral traditions short if we don’t delve deeper into what that means,” says Dr. Damian Costello. Listen as he gives us another fresh perspective on Catholicism through an Indigenous lens.

Hóčhoka Podcast Season 5 Teaser

Hóčhoka podcast returns to the airwaves this January 22 with Season 5, offering 16 more episodes that engage audiences in the conversation about Native American education today.
Hear about the wisdom of the traditional Lakota bow and arrow from Joseph Marshall III.
Learn from Don Forrester, Michelle Maikotter and AJ Rinaldi, thought leaders in residential education.
Spend time with Oglala Sioux ledger artist Donald Montileaux and follow him into sessions in the classroom with our students.
Join Dr. Damian Costello as he again provides fresh perspectives on Catholicism through and Indigenous lens.
And so much more.

Season 4, Episode 14 – Fresh Perspectives On Catholicism - Pilgrimage

A scallop shell, a walking stick and a young woman from Nebraska – let’s find out what this is all about. Today we are talking with Religious Studies Teacher Kim Schneider. This was a summer of pilgrimage for Kim, and we invited her here to share her experiences with us.