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Fanachu is indigenous and independent media from Guam, Marianas and the Pacific. Fanachu!
is a decolonial current events and academic critique show based in Guåhan. We provide a platform for progressive thinkers and ideologies in the Pacific; and strive for indigenous narratives in the media space.
07/06/2026
An example of Ancient Chamoru teeth staining.
If you want in-depth analysis of Chamoru culture, before, during and after Spanish colonization, you might enjoy the Secret Guam Podcast and Radical Readings, both of which are only available to Hugua and Tulu level Patrons on Patreon. Sign up today to watch episodes about ancient Chamoru life, culture, beliefs and practices.
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06/06/2026
Next week’s episode of Fanachu will feature Bernard Punzalan and Chris Gogue, both talåya makers who are hosting a workshop on this Chamoru tradition as part of the Chamorro Day Festival on June 25th in Tacoma, Washington. Learn more about the history of talåya fishing and also how to keep it alive by tuning in to this episode next Wednesday, June 10th at 12 noon ChST.
For Season 7 Episode 272 of Fanachu, Tåsi Chargualaf, a Chamoru artist, writer and actor joined to talk about diaspora, identity and growing up as Chamaole, mixed Chamoru and haole (white). In this clip she talks about the Chamoru love of Spam and how to her it represents a way indigenous people take their historical circumstances and find ways to rise above them. This episode first premiered on September 20, 2023.
Fanachu is indigenous and independent media support our efforts to amplify Chamoru voices and stories by signing up as a Patron on Patreon at Patreon.com/fanachu.
If you listen to Fanachu on Spotify or iTunes or other streaming platforms, Tåsi works as our audio engineer preparing Fanachu episodes. Biba!
03/06/2026
Across Fanachu’s 10 years and more than 400 episodes, several dozen have focused on Chamoru musicians from different generations, both in the Marianas and the diaspora. Here are some highlights, featuring contemporary Chamoru musicians.
This episode of Fanachu will feature a discussion about respect and responsibility when doing research on our cultural and historical past. While history leaves gaps in what we know about our ancestors across time, there are responsible ways that we can theorize how they might have lived and the tools they might have used. How can be be accountable to Chamorus both past and present through our research?
02/06/2026
Tomorrow’s episode of Fanachu will feature Siñot Noel Quitugua, a regular guest on Fanachu, who will be discussing cultural research and responsibility and also sharing his theories about the sinahi. To hear more tune in tomorrow when the episode goes live on Facebook, YouTube and Instagram at 12 noon ChST.
31/05/2026
Next week’s episode of Fanachu will feature a discussion about respect and responsibility when doing research on our cultural and historical past. While history leaves gaps in what we know about our ancestors across time, there are responsible ways that we can theorize how they might have lived and the tools they might have used. To learn more tune in on Wednesday, June 3 at 12 noon ChST.
29/05/2026
2026 is the 10 year anniversary for Fanachu and we have sustained the podcast for this long only through the support of Patrons on Patreon who make it possible for us to keep telling Chamoru stories, documenting Chamoru history and promoting our native language.
To support Fanachu, sign up at Patreon.com/fanachu. Every new sign up receives t-shirts and stickers, including while supplies last, our limited edition Revolutionary Karabao yan Babao sticker designed by Sumåhi.
For Fanachu Season 10 Episode 397, Chamoru singer Jay Taj shared his journey as a musician, as a Pacific Islander and as a Chamoru. In this clip, he talked about the immense pride and healing he feels to be seen by so many islanders and also the responsibility he feels to help represent Pacific Islanders. This episode premiered on April 23, 2026.
Fanachu is indigenous and independent media, support our work (and get t-shirts and stickers) by signing up as a Patron at Patreon at Patreon.com/fanachu
This episode of Fanachu will focus on The Homeward Project from The Museum of Us in San Diego, which is a broad effort across the institution to audit their cultural resources and connect to the communities they come from to work on future exhibitions or repatriation. In March they began a repatriation of more than 100 artifacts back to the Marianas. Joining for this episode from the museum is Dr. Jesi Lujan Bennett who is the Director of Decolonizing Initiatives and Lylliam Posadas, Colonial Pathways Repatriation Manager.
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