{"podcast":{"title":"Actors and Ancestors","slug":"actors-and-ancestors-6437042","podcast_index_feed_id":6437042,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/660374744b688d00161709b9","website_url":"https://www.actorsandancestors.com","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/660374744b688d00161709b9/show-cover.jpg","author":"Joel D. Montgrand","episode_count":18,"summary":"A film and TV podcast that celebrates Indigenous actors, talks back to Hollywood stereotypes, and looks to the future of Indigenous Peoples on screen. Assin’skowitiniwak (Rocky Cree) actor and show host, Joel D. Montgrand, brings you Indigenous actors like you’ve never heard them before – from up-and-coming stars to trailblazing elders. Roll out the red red carpet for this award-winning show! www.actorsandancestors.com This show is a Silver Award Winner for Best in TV & Film in the 2024 Signal Awards and a Silver Award Winner for Best Indie Podcast in the 2024 W3 Awards! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-20T06:21:38.184711+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/actors-and-ancestors-6437042"},"episode":{"title":"Throwing Molotovs and Doing It Ourselves with D’Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai","slug":"throwing-molotovs-and-doing-it-ourselves-with-d-pharaoh-woon-a-tai","published_at":"2024-04-07T19:03:26+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/actors-and-ancestors-6437042/throwing-molotovs-and-doing-it-ourselves-with-d-pharaoh-woon-a-tai","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/actors-and-ancestors-6437042","url":"https://shows.acast.com/actors-and-ancestors/episodes/throwing-molotovs-and-doing-it-ourselves-with-dpharaoh-woon-","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/660374744b688d00161709b9/e/66123766a513f8001654bb8b/media.mp3","summary":"D’Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai is an Oji-Cree-Anishinaabe actor born in Toronto whose people are from Big Trout Lake First Nation. On this episode, D’Pharaoh tells us how taking a chance and standing out in his audition scored him a lead role in the hit series, Reservation Dogs, how hard it is to accurately throw a Molotov, and how casting directors can do a better job casting Native roles across the industry. D'Pharaoh's Red Red Carpet shout-out goes to Angelique Midthunder, casting director of Reservation Dogs. Transcript available here . See more at www.actorsandancestors.com/episodes. 00:00:10 - Introduction to D'Pharaoh, his land, and who claims him 00:04:08 - How D'Pharaoh started acting and the movie \"Beans\", about the Oka Crisis 00:17:15 - Joel talks about how Beans shut down the Mercier Bridge in Montreal and the racism they experienced from the public 00:21:38 - D'Pharoah's experience throwing molotovs on set 00:25:28 - Reservation Dogs auditions process and how D'Pharaoh stood out 00:33:23 - How D'Pharaoh stays humble and grounded 00:43:50 - D'Pharaoh's advice to aspiring Indigenous actors 00:47:35 - Moving from nepotism to community 00:52:50 - The Red Red Carpet segment CREDITS: Actors and Ancestors is created, produced, and hosted by Joel D. Montgrand. Audio editing and production support from Daniella Barreto. Episode photograph by Kjohn, photo provided by D'Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai. Actors and Ancestors is supported by a podcasting grant from the Indigenous Screen Office. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"D’Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai is an Oji-Cree-Anishinaabe actor born in Toronto whose people are from Big Trout Lake First Nation. On this episode, D’Pharaoh tells…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3342,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/actors-and-ancestors-6437042/episodes/throwing-molotovs-and-doing-it-ourselves-with-d-pharaoh-woon-a-tai/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/actors-and-ancestors-6437042/throwing-molotovs-and-doing-it-ourselves-with-d-pharaoh-woon-a-tai.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}