Fanachu! Podcast
Fanachu! is a weekly podcast based in Guam in the Marianas Islands. It provides an decolonization and indigenous themed focus to news and events from the Marianas, Micronesia and the Pacific. It is live streamed each week on Facebook and features monthly episodes that promote the use and learning of the Chamoru language.
- Update frequency
- every 17 days
- Average duration
- 55 minutes
- Episodes
- 26
- Years Active
- 2024 - 2025
Consciousness into Action Episode 1 by Tori Manley Speaking with guest Jenelyn Abinales
The first official episode of consciousness into action!
🌱 New Episode Alert | Consciousness Into Action on Fanachu!
🎙 Goal One: Zero Poverty with special guest Jenelyn Abinales What do…
From the Archives: Fanachu Episode 3: Freedom Food with Jason Datuin (DFRNT)
From the Fanachu archives - here is the third ever episode of Fanachu, recorded and hosted by the Godfather and Founder of Fanachu - Manny Cruz way back in 2016.
Fanachu was started by …
From the Outside Kitchen to the Recording Studio with Tom Bejado from Stel Star Productions
If you own a Chamoru music CD, there is a very good chance that Siñot Tom Bejado and Stel Star Productions had a chance in creating it. For this 2023 episode of Fanachu, we spoke to Siñ…
From the Archives: Fanchu Episode 2: Decolonizing the Mind (2016)
From the Fanachu archives - here is the second ever episode of Fanachu, recorded and hosted by the Godfather and Founder of Fanachu - Manny Cruz way back in 2016.
Fanachu was started by…
From the Archives: Fanchu Episode 1: Coffee Shop Convos (2016)
From the Fanachu archives - here is the first ever episode of Fanachu, recorded and hosted by the Godfather and Founder of Fanachu - Manny Cruz way back in 2016. Fanachu began through a…
Protesting the Camp Blaz Activation Ceremony (2023) with Prutehi
On January 26, 2023, a group of activists protested a ceremony for the reactivation of the new US Marine Corps Base on Guam, Camp Blaz. Despite not disrupting the event in any way save …
Thinking Outside the Colonial Box with Edward A. Alvarez (250th episode)
For the 250th episode of Fanachu recorded back in 2023, we welcomed as guest former Guam Commission on Decolonization Executive Director Edward A. Alvarez, who served in that capacity d…
"See Something, Say Something: Our Family's Struggle Against Hate" with Mike and Moani Muña
Mike Muña was active duty military serving in the US Coast Guard on Guam, when he began to experience discrimination and encountered bigotry against Chamorus that targeted his family an…
Voices of the Chamoru Diaspora - Virtual Zine Launch
In 2022, Fanachu put out a call for Chamorus living outside of the Marianas to share their reflections and experiences in the diaspora. Dozens of artists, writers, musicians and perform…
Normalizing Chamoru Language Learning
The majority of the Chamoru people in the world today are unable to speak their native language. To help keep the language a living part of our community, it is imperative that we do aw…
Fino' Chamoru Episode with Siñot Kin Concepcion
The late Joaquin “JC” Concepcion or Siñot Kin was an integral part of the Fanachu team before he passed away in October 2023. Through his collaboration with Fanachu over several years h…
"Reimagining I Tiempon Españot in Guam's History" with Dr. Carlos Madrid
The Tiempon Españot or Spanish period of Guam History lasted for more than two hundred years and was a time filled with many dramatic changes for the Chamoru people in terms of their cu…
Climate Justice and Decolonization with Shaylin Salas
This episode of Fanachu featured as guest Shaylin Salas, an activist for climate justice, decolonization and the recipient of an Indigenous Youth Arts Fellowship from Cultural Survival.…
"Matriarchal Waters" hosted by Tori Manley Speaking featuring Senadora Sabina Perez and Audrey Mesa Taylor
Season 8, Episode 328 of Fanachu was hosted by Tori Manley Speaking, premiered on November 14, 2024 and is the next installment in her series "The Environment and You."
Here is her desc…
"Asian Pacific Islander Advocacy" with Felix Concepcion Sablan
This episode of Fanachu featured as guest Felix Concepcion Sablan, who at the time of recording, been advocating for more than 15 years on behalf of Chamorus and Pacific Islanders in So…
"I Nubenan Niñu" Un Fino' Chamoru na Episode yan si Siñora Teresita Flores
For those wanting to learn more about Chamoru traditions around the Nobenan Niñu as well as practice your Chamoru, then this is the perfect Fanachu episode for you, as it features as gu…
Awakening Our Kinship: Protecting Endemic Species and Natural Habitats by Tori Manley Speaking, featuring Tihu Lujan
For this episode of the series "The Environment and You" with Tori Manley Speaking, she explores the kinships that interconnect us with the land.
On "Awakening Our Kinship: Protecting E…
"Remembering the Hale'-ta Series" with Vince Diaz and Christine Delisle
Do you remember the Hale’-ta series of books published by the Department of CHamoru Affairs? They featured essays and primary documents and biographies of important figures in Guam and …
Trying Transportation Part 2 with Tori Manley Speaking (The Environment and You)
For this episode of Fanachu, Tori Manley Speaking sits down with Mike Manley, Trusted Car salesman, Father and Veteran.
They discuss the most common mode of transportation, our expectat…
"Trying Transportation" The Environment and You with Tori Manley Speaking
In this episode of "The Environment and Your," host Tori Manley Speaking discusses the most common modes of transportation, their obstacles, possible solutions and calls to action.
Here…