Resuming our discussion on #SheRepresents with Sun Devil alumnae, Representatives Jasmine Blackwater-Nygren and Christina Haswood, this episode highlights the power of the Native vote in the United States. Check out our newest segment called

She Represents Part 2: Zoom University

Mar 15th, 2022 19m 22s

Did you know that a hooghan (a traditional Navajo home) provided the best Wi-Fi signal for Rep. Jasmine Blackwater-Nygren (Diné) as she studied for the bar exam in 2020? Or that as a grad student, Rep. Christina Haswood (Diné) simultaneously

She Represents Part 1: Home & ASU

Feb 6th, 2022 37m 55s

Reps. Jasmine Blackwater-Nygren, D-Red Mesa, and Christina Haswood, D-Lawrence, are Diné ‘asdzání (Navajo women) leaders who made national waves in 2021 when they became the youngest sitting legislators in Arizona and Kansas respectively. Kic

Semester Wrap-Up: Part 2

May 26th, 2020 33m 11s

In part two of our semester wrap-up, a few of the Turning Points team members shared insight on what it was like to work with the magazine this Spring 2020 semester. Tune in as editor Taylor Notah (Diné) shares insight on what the magazine pr

Semester Wrap-Up: Part 1

May 7th, 2020 55m 49s

It is finals week at Arizona State! In part one of our semester wrap up, the Turning Points Magazine and podcast team reflect on the rollercoaster semester of Spring 2020. Tune in where editor Taylor Notah (Diné), storytellers and contributor

COVID-19: The Resilience of Native Student Leaders

Mar 30th, 2020 23m 35s

The coronavirus, or COVID-19, has turned the Spring 2020 semester upside down for many students at Arizona State University. Nearly 55,000 on-campus ASU students have transitioned to the 14,000-plus online classes the week following spring br

KaLynn's #MyTake

Mar 11th, 2020 25m 40s

In today’s episode, we hear from Turning Points Magazine member KaLynn: I was shown a FaceBook post by my mother who was also upset with an event, this event, about a 4th grader who obtained a reading book at his school, which contained foul

Pets In College

Mar 3rd, 2020 1h 34m

In today’s episode, the Turning Points team chat about owning pets while in college. From our pets getting sick or injured, making emergency vet visits, or caring for your pet(s) while also trying to budget college funds, we share stories tha

Indigenous Filmmaking

Feb 24th, 2020 26m 21s

There are many reasons why film is considered a powerful art form and medium: it is a universal power of communication that educates people and brings ideas to life. For Diné filmmaker, activist, writer, artist and Native Sun Devil Lejend Yaz

“Indian School"

Feb 17th, 2020 45m 27s

In today’s episode, Turning Points Magazine senior editor Taylor Notah speaks with playwright and graduate student Esther Almazan (Yaqui), who is in the Dramatic Writing MFA program at ASU. Graduating this Spring 2020 semester, Esther shares

FAFSA, FAFSA, FAFSA!

Feb 9th, 2020 1h 1m

It’s February, which is Financial Aid Awareness Month! In our Fall 2019 issue of Turning Points Magazine, ASU doctoral student and financial aid outreach specialist Delphina Thomas (Diné) graced our pages with her invaluable stories on financ

Indigenous Food Sovereignty

Feb 5th, 2020 23m 19s

When you think of cooking in college, do the words “budgeting” and “microwave chef” come into mind? Many college students today rely heavily on scholarship funding and family aid to survive hectic semesters. And when it comes to keeping your fr

Indigenous Food Sovereignty

Feb 3rd, 2020 23m 19s

New Year, New Semester, Who Dis?

Jan 24th, 2020 44m 39s

The Spring 2020 semester has just started at Arizona State University. Natuve Sun Devils Brittany Gene, Mariah McGhee, Savannah Jacobs and Taylor Notah sit down and share their advice to fellow students on starting off a new semester right. T

Award-Winning Author Terese Marie Mailhot

Dec 16th, 2019 44m 17s

The Turning Points team recently had the opportunity to speak with First Nations award-winning author Terese Marie Mailhot. From the Seabird Island Band, Mailhot is author of the New York Times bestseller “Heart Berries: A Memoir” whose work

Dr. Amanda Tachine

Dec 8th, 2019 29m 40s

We speak with an ASU professor who, like Dr. Bryan Brayboy, was integral in the creation of Turning Points Magazine: Dr. Amanda Tachine (Diné). In this episode, Dr. Tachine shares her journey as a postdoctoral scholar at Arizona State Univers

Native American Heritage Month

Dec 2nd, 2019 27m 48s

The month of November is Native American Heritage Month (NAHM). In episode 3, we highlight just how universities, particularly Arizona State University, implement NAHM celebrations on campuses. We sit down with an ASU NAHM coordinator Sedale

The "Legacy" Issue

Nov 24th, 2019 57m 9s

Turning Points Magazine is a college publication that is truly written, created, thought about and designed by Native students, for Native students. And that is what the all-Indigenous female team discuss in Episode 2. In this episode, we cha

Dr. Bryan Brayboy

Oct 28th, 2019 24m 30s

For our inaugural episode, the Turning Points Podcast speaks with Dr. Bryan Brayboy, a President’s Professor of Indigenous education and justice in the School of Social Transformation at Arizona State University. At ASU, he is senior advisor

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