{"podcast":{"title":"Live Free Ride Free with Rupert Isaacson","slug":"live-free-ride-free-with-rupert-isaacson-6332309","podcast_index_feed_id":6332309,"rss_url":"https://feeds.transistor.fm/live-free-ride-free-with-rupert-isaacson","website_url":"https://longridehome.com","image_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/V0hmEzC3CMdneAUznridP66Ub-cWp0QWFzQ0RZFjH5I/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzQwOTg5LzE2ODIz/MzM0MzYtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.jpg","author":"Helios Harmony, LLC","episode_count":56,"summary":"Welcome to Live Free Ride Free, where we talk to people who have lived self-actualized lives on their own terms, and find out how they got there, what they do, how we can get there, what we can learn from them. How to live our best lives, find our own definition of success, and most importantly, find joy. Your Host is New York Times bestselling author Rupert Isaacson. Long time human rights activist, Rupert helped a group of Bushmen in the Kalahari fight for their ancestral lands. He's probably best known for his autism advocacy work following the publication of his bestselling book \"The Horse Boy\" and \"The Long Ride Home\" where he tells the story of finding healing for his autistic son. Subsequently he founded New Trails Learning Systems an approach for addressing neuro-psychiatric conditions through horses, movement and nature. The methods are now used around the world in therapeutic riding program, therapy offices and schools for special needs and neuro-typical children. You can find details of all our programs and shows on www.RupertIsaacson.com","last_synced_at":"2026-06-04T18:17:13.722489+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/live-free-ride-free-with-rupert-isaacson-6332309"},"episode":{"title":"America Within America: Tribal Advocacy, Sovereignty & the Future of Native Nations | Jeff Tomhave | LFRF 48","slug":"america-within-america-tribal-advocacy-sovereignty-the-future-of-native-nations-jeff-tomhave-lfrf-48","published_at":"2026-03-05T08:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/live-free-ride-free-with-rupert-isaacson-6332309/america-within-america-tribal-advocacy-sovereignty-the-future-of-native-nations-jeff-tomhave-lfrf-48","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/live-free-ride-free-with-rupert-isaacson-6332309","url":"https://share.transistor.fm/s/54de8faa","audio_url":"https://media.transistor.fm/54de8faa/3991fcff.mp3","summary":"✨ “Once people release the trauma, we can start dreaming about possibility.” – Jeff Tomhave ✨ “It’s not rocket science. It’s telling a compelling story to a receptive audience.” – Jeff Tomhave Jeff Tomhave is a Native American attorney and tribal advocate who has spent more than two decades working at the intersection of federal policy, infrastructure development, healthcare access, and tribal sovereignty. In this episode of Live Free Ride Free, Rupert Isaacson sits down with Jeff for a far‑reaching conversation about what it means to live in “America within America.” From federal land trust systems and underfunded reservations to cancer treatment access and tribal disenrollment, Jeff offers a rare inside look at how Native nations navigate – and challenge – the structures imposed upon them. Jeff shares how his own path to law was less about becoming a courtroom attorney and more about gaining the tools to advocate for tribal communities at the highest levels of government. Together, he and Rupert explore invisibility, historic trauma, cultural survival, gaming revenues, sovereignty, and Jeff’s long‑term dream of training the next generation of tribal advocates. This is not just a conversation about law. It is about survival, adaptation, sovereignty, healing, and what the future of Native America could look like. What You’ll Learn in This Episode:What You’ll Learn in This Episode: Jeff’s tribal background (Hidatsa, Mandan, Arikara, Potawatomi, Ho-Chunk) and how boarding school history shaped modern Native identity [00:06:00] Why he chose to earn a law degree without intending to practice traditional law [00:10:00] How the federal trust system prevents many tribes from owning their own land [00:12:49] Why property taxation limitations impact essential services on reserv…","meta_description":"✨ “Once people release the trauma, we can start dreaming about possibility.” – Jeff Tomhave ✨ “It’s not rocket science. 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