The Grounded Podcast with Dinée Dorame is a weekly podcast exploring the intersection between running, culture, land and community through long-form conversations with runners of all backgrounds and levels. I want to know– what grounds you?

This project was made possible through the generous funding of the Tracksmith Fellowship.

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Host – Dinée Dorame

Yá’át’ééh! My name is Dinée and I’m the host of the Grounded Podcast with Dinée Dorame. Tábąąhá nishłį́, Naakai dine’é bashishchiin, Tótsohníí dashicheii, Naakai dine’é dashinalí. Ákót’éego diné asdzáán nishłį́. Tséhootsooí déé’ naashá. Be’eldííl Dah Sinil kééhasht’į́.

I’m a citizen of the Navajo Nation and a self-identified running nerd. I was born and raised in Albuquerque, NM (on Tiwa ancestral lands), although my mother’s side of the family is originally from Ft. Defiance, AZ on the Navajo Reservation. I am also of Yaqui descent on my father’s side.

Today, I’m a graduate student at the UC Berkeley School of Journalism, where my reporting focuses on the intersection of sports, culture, and place, with particular attention to Native communities. I currently report for North Gate Radio and Richmond Confidential.

Before entering journalism, I spent several years working in higher education and college access. I graduated from Yale University with a B.A. in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies in 2015 and later worked as an Assistant Director of Undergraduate Admissions, where I helped lead Native American outreach and recruitment. After returning home to New Mexico, I continued that work through College Horizons and other initiatives supporting Native students and families navigating the college application process.

In 2021, I created this podcast as a space to explore the deeper stories within running and track & field. Through long-form conversations with athletes, coaches, and community leaders, the show explores how movement connects us to land, culture, and one another. The podcast has featured voices across the running community and helped spark conversations about Native representation in sport, including work that led to the inclusion of tribal nations in the opening ceremony of the New York City Marathon.

I’ve never been the fastest runner in any field, but I’ve learned that movement is what grounds me in life. For Diné people, running has long been part of our relationship to the land and to our own cultural lifeways. Every runner has a unique journey to this sport, and I hope you enjoy the stories shared here!

Ahéhee’ / thank you!

Podcast Music – Jacob Shije

The music for this podcast was created by Jacob Shije (Santa Clara Pueblo, NM). You can check him out on Soundcloud or follow him on Instagram (@jacobshije).

For more links to Jacob’s work, click HERE.