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In the spirit of the last stanza of the Black National Anthem, we rise from the past, rooted deeply in the soil of ancestral struggles, to build a home, to claim our space. On Native Land Pod, Angela Rye, Tiffany Cross, Bakari Sellers, and Andrew Gillum guide us through the political landscape, wielding insights and unapologetic analysis, unraveling the threads that connect Black Americans and marginalized communities to a place they courageously call home.

In each episode, Angela, Tiffany, Bakari, and Andrew embark on a journey of reflection, taking stock of the news of the week and the country's road to the polls.

Join us each week as we navigate the dance between past and present, weaving a narrative of hope, empowerment, and the unyielding strength that defines the journey to reclaim 'Native Land.' This isn't just news analysis; it's a movement, a conversation, and a testament to the power of those who dare to rebuild and redefine the meaning of home. 

 

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Andrew Gillum @andrewgillum

Bakari Sellers @bakarisellers

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On today’s MiniPod, Bakari Sellers, Angela Rye, and mostly Tiffany Cross answer some of your questions. 
 
A lot of our fans had smoke for Tiffany this week (and some love). Let’s talk it out like family does.
 
These questions do get us into an important convo about what is “good” high quality news and what is “bad” low quality news? And where do our hosts get THEIR news?? 
 
 
 
If you’d like to submit a question, check out our tutorial video: http://www.instagram.com/reel/C5j_oBXLIg0/ and send to @nativelandpod. 
 
 
 
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Thank you to the Native Land Pod team: 
 
 
 
Angela Rye as host, executive producer, and cofounder of Reasoned Choice Media; Tiffany Cross as host and producer, Andrew Gillum as host and producer, Bakari Sellers as host and producer, and Lauren Hansen as executive producer; LoLo Mychael is our research producer, and Nikolas Harter is our editor and producer. Special thanks to Chris Morrow and Lenard McKelvey, co-founders of Reasoned Choice Media. 
 

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Does Tiffany Still Have Fans? | MiniPod

On episode 109 of Native Land Pod, hosts Tiffany Cross, Angela Rye, Andrew Gillum, and Bakari Sellers discuss Jasmine Crockett’s campaign launch, and bring on one of our favorite guests: Elie Mystal. 
 
 
 
Racial profiling, birthright citizenship, executive power, and campaign finance are all up for judgement by the US Supreme Court. There’s no one better to walk us through SCOTUS’s recent and upcoming decisions than the Justice Correspondent for The Nation, Elie Mystal. 
 
 
 
Elie on Executive Power: https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/supreme-court-ftc-slaughter/
 
 
 
Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett (TX 30) is running for senate in Texas in 2026. There’s a lot of chatter out there about her announcement, that she’s a Republican plant, that she can’t win–and it’s true that it’s tough for a Dem to win a senate seat in Texas. Our hosts take a critical look at the media coverage of her announcement and speculate on a possible path to victory. 
 
 
 
We’ll get to more of your questions this week, including one about legacy media’s complicity in the Trump administration's agenda. A lot of y’all had smoke for Tiffany in the questions this week, we’ll get to those in our MiniPod. 
 
 
 
Read More about the recent SCOTUS cases– 
 
 
 
Racial Profiling: https://www.scotusblog.com/2025/09/supreme-court-allows-federal-officers-to-more-freely-make-immigration-stops-in-los-angeles/
 
 
 
Birthright Citizenship: https://www.scotusblog.com/cases/case-files/trump-v-barbara/
 
 
 
Campaign Finance: https://www.scotusblog.com/cases/case-files/national-republican-senatorial-committee-v-federal-election-commission/
 
 
 
Federal Agency Independence (Executive Power): https://www.scotusblog.com/cases/case-files/trump-v-slaughter-2/
 

 
Check out the Council of Negro Women: https://ncnw.org/
 

 
And congratulations to A’Ja Wilson for winning TIME’s Athlete of the Year! 
 
 
 
If you’d like to submit a question, check out our tutorial video: http://www.instagram.com/reel/C5j_oBXLIg0/ and send to @nativelandpod. 
 
 
 
We are 329 days away from the midterm elections. Welcome home y’all! 
 
 
 
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Watch full episodes of Native Land Pod here on YouTube.
 

 
Native Land Pod is brought to you by Reasoned Choice Media.
 
 
 
Thank you to the Native Land Pod team: 
 
 
 
Angela Rye as host, executive producer, and cofounder of Reasoned Choice Media; Tiffany Cross as host and producer, Andrew Gillum as host and producer, Bakari Sellers as host and producer, and Lauren Hansen as executive producer; LoLo Mychael is our research producer, and Nikolas Harter is our editor and producer. Special thanks to Chris Morrow and Lenard McKelvey, co-founders of Reasoned Choice Media. 
 

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The Long Game feat. Elie Mystal

Is there something wrong with trashy entertainment? From Pop the Balloon to Real Housewives, why are we so obsessed with garbage content? 
 
 
 
Our hosts have a candid conversation about Attraction as Tiffany Cross takes on Pop the Balloon. 
 
 
 
Join hosts Tiffany Cross, Angela Rye, Andrew Gillum, and Bakari Sellers for this original episode of Native Land Pod.
 
 
 
If you’d like to submit a question, check out our tutorial video: http://www.instagram.com/reel/C5j_oBXLIg0/ and send to @nativelandpod. 
 
 
 
Welcome home y’all! 
 
 
 
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We want to hear from you! Send us a video @nativelandpod and we may feature you on the podcast. 
 
 
 
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Watch full episodes of Native Land Pod here on YouTube.
 

 
Native Land Pod is brought to you by Reasoned Choice Media.
 
 
 
Thank you to the Native Land Pod team: 
 
 
 
Angela Rye as host, executive producer, and cofounder of Reasoned Choice Media; Tiffany Cross as host and producer, Andrew Gillum as host and producer, Bakari Sellers as host and producer, and Lauren Hansen as executive producer; LoLo Mychael is our research producer, and Nikolas Harter is our editor and producer. Special thanks to Chris Morrow and Lenard McKelvey, co-founders of Reasoned Choice Media. 
 

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Tiffany Cross Takes on Pop the Balloon | MiniPod

On episode 108 of Native Land Pod, hosts Tiffany Cross, Angela Rye, Andrew Gillum, and Bakari Sellers are repping the “shithole” countries with our esteemed guest, Congresswoman Ilhan Omar. 
 
 
 
The US military keeps bombing boats in the Caribbean without providing evidence of wrongdoing. A recent “double-tap” strike was a violation of international law REGARDLESS of what crimes were alleged. Is there any chance that Secretary of War Pete Hegseth (and all those in the chain of command) will be held liable for these war crimes? 
 
 
 
The president called for the DEATH of Democrats who encouraged soldiers not to follow illegal orders. Meanwhile, Bakari was tossed on a CNN panel to debate whether or not the US government has the right to kill anyone it pleases with the wife of the most infamous white nationalist in the White House, Katie Miller. What’s the responsible way for newsrooms to cover current events when extremists are hijacking the conversation? 
 
 
 
Our guest today is Representative Ilhan Omar (MN 5), who was the target of a deranged and racist rant by President Trump this week (he’s obsessed with her). Rep Omar was born in Somalia, and so Trump is now intent on taking out his psychopathic hatred toward Omar on the entire Somali-American community. There are reports that he plans to target Somali-Americans with ICE raids and revoke their immigration status wherever possible–even taking away their US citizenship if he can. 
 
 
 
In response to one of your questions the hosts give tips on how to engage your non-political friends. Disillusion with the political process is rampant. How do you have political conversations without turning people off? 
 
 
 
If you’d like to submit a question, check out our tutorial video: http://www.instagram.com/reel/C5j_oBXLIg0/ and send to @nativelandpod. 
 
 
 
We are 334 days away from the midterm elections. Welcome home y’all! 

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Revenge of the "Shithole" Countries?! Feat. Congresswoman Ilhan Omar

On this week’s SoloPod, our guest is Dr. Adjoa B. Asamoah, leader of the CROWN act movement, which recently saw yet another victory in Pennsylvania. 
 
 
 
The Pennsylvania CROWN act, and others like it, classify protective hairstyles (like braids and dreadlocks) as a racial characteristic. That makes it illegal to forbid those hair styles at schools and in work places. 
 
 
 
Michelle Obama has been outspoken lately about the need to protect our hair, much to the chagrin of rightwing media personality and biggest Karen on Earth: Megyn Kelly. 
 
 
 
Want to ask Angela a question? Subscribe to our YouTube channel to participate in the chat. 
 
 
 
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Megyn: Don’t Touch My Hair! | Angela Rye SoloPod

On this week’s MiniPod, hosts Tiffany Cross, Angela Rye, Andrew Gillum, and Bakari Sellers talk about navigating family dynamics. 
 
 
 
Whether it’s in the family group chat when it pops off, or around the table at Thanksgiving, family dynamics can get… tricky. Our hosts share stories and strategies for “family beef.” 
 
 
 
If you’d like to submit a question, check out our tutorial video: http://www.instagram.com/reel/C5j_oBXLIg0/ and send to @nativelandpod. 
 
 
 
Welcome home y’all! 
 
 
 
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Watch full episodes of Native Land Pod here on YouTube.
 

 
Native Land Pod is brought to you by Reasoned Choice Media.
 
 
 
Thank you to the Native Land Pod team: 
 
 
 
Angela Rye as host, executive producer, and cofounder of Reasoned Choice Media; Tiffany Cross as host and producer, Andrew Gillum as host and producer, Bakari Sellers as host and producer, and Lauren Hansen as executive producer; LoLo Mychael is our research producer, and Nikolas Harter is our editor and producer. Special thanks to Chris Morrow and Lenard McKelvey, co-founders of Reasoned Choice Media. 
 
 
 
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Family Beef in These Thanksgiving Streets | MiniPod

In a world of Trumps, be a Cameran. On this week’s SoloPod, the 19 year old who beat his high school teacher in an election become the next member of the Board of Supervisors for Surry county, Virginia. You will not believe this incredible young man’s story! 
 
 
 
Want to ask Angela a question? Subscribe to our YouTube channel to participate in the chat. 
 
 
 
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This 19-Year Old Ran for Office Against His Teacher and Won | Angela Rye SoloPod

On episode 107 of Native Land Pod, hosts Tiffany Cross, Angela Rye, Andrew Gillum, and Bakari Sellers are joined by renowned academic and multi-platform journalist, Marc Lamont Hill. 
 
 
 
Marc Lamont Hill hosts UpFront for Aljazeera and is a co-host on The Joe Budden Podcast. He’s been a commentator for outlets from CNN to BET and has made remarks before the United Nations on the Israel-Palestine conflict. You can check out his work and support him at https://www.patreon.com/cw/MarcLamontHillOfficial
 
 
 
Nicki Minaj was at the U.N. calling for an end to targeted anti-Christian violence in parts of Africa. We’re happy she cares–and we wish she’d do a little more research, it’s not as if it’s ONLY Christians being targeted. Our hosts chat with Marc Lamont Hill about events on the continent. 
 
 
 
Mamdani met with Trump in the Oval Office at the end of last week and had a rather chummy press conference with the president he repeatedly called a “fascist.” Our hosts have diverging opinions on the relevance and meaning of this moment, was this bad optics or cunning politics? 
 
 
 
Rankin County jail guards filmed themselves mocking and torturing a Black inmate with intellectual disabilities, rewarding him with a coca-cola after electrocuting him for fun. Some incidents are so horrific we have to pause and ask: Why? What is the meaning of this? 
 
 
 
NFL quarterback Shadeur Sanders started in his first NFL game last Sunday. The rookie already has a reputation for being cocky–even by the standards of professional sports players–and made some comments after the game that turned heads.
 
 
 
If you’d like to submit a question, check out our tutorial video: http://www.instagram.com/reel/C5j_oBXLIg0/ and send to @nativelandpod. 
 
 
 
We are 344 days away from the midterm elections. Welcome home y’all! 
 
 
 
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Native Land Pod is brought to you by Reasoned Choice Media.
 
 
 
Thank you to the Native Land Pod team: 
 
 
 
Angela Rye as host, executive producer, and cofounder of Reasoned Choice Media; Tiffany Cross as host and producer, Andrew Gillum as host and producer, Bakari Sellers as host and producer, and Lauren Hansen as executive producer; LoLo Mychael is our research producer, and Nikolas Harter is our editor and producer. Special thanks to Chris Morrow and Lenard McKelvey, co-founders of Reasoned Choice Media. 
 

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Welcome Home, Marc

On this MiniPod, hosts Tiffany Cross, Angela Rye, Andrew Gillum, and Bakari Sellers share some of their favorite (and LEAST favorite) Thanksgiving recipes. 
 
 
 
If you’d like to submit a question, check out our tutorial video: http://www.instagram.com/reel/C5j_oBXLIg0/ and send to @nativelandpod. 
 
 
 
Welcome home y’all! 
 
 
 
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We want to hear from you! Send us a video @nativelandpod and we may feature you on the podcast. 
 
 
 
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Watch full episodes of Native Land Pod here on YouTube.
 

 
Native Land Pod is brought to you by Reasoned Choice Media.
 
 
 
Thank you to the Native Land Pod team: 
 
 
 
Angela Rye as host, executive producer, and cofounder of Reasoned Choice Media; Tiffany Cross as host and producer, Andrew Gillum as host and producer, Bakari Sellers as host and producer, and Lauren Hansen as executive producer; LoLo Mychael is our research producer, and Nikolas Harter is our editor and producer. Special thanks to Chris Morrow and Lenard McKelvey, co-founders of Reasoned Choice Media. 
 

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Thanksgiving HELL No’s! | MiniPod

On episode 106 of Native Land Pod, hosts Tiffany Cross, Angela Rye, Andrew Gillum, and Bakari Sellers discuss... 
 
 
 
President Trump has been under enormous pressure to release the Epstein Files. Republicans–who wanted the files released under President Biden–are now twisting themselves into knots trying to protect Trump’s reputation. Democrats are also finding themselves mentioned more than they’d like in what’s been released thus far. As it turns out, proximity to power knows no partisan bounds. MAYBE having transparency into the crimes of the most infamous pedophile in modern history is good in-and-of itself and should never have been a partisan issue…
 
 
 
Trump’s DOJ never misses an opportunity to engage in more injustice with the latest being federal prosecutors pushing to release one of Breonna Taylor’s killers. Ben Shapiro and others are also advocating for the release of Derek Chauvin, the officer who murdered George Floyd. AND
 
 
 
Our guest today is the Attorney General of Massachusetts, Andrea Campbell. AG Campbell has been a leader in the push back against the Trump administration having filed more than 40 lawsuits to halt some of their dangerous actions. She led a group of AG’s in a lawsuit to release SNAP funds during the shutdown, and she’s been fighting to preserve DEIA initiatives in MA schools, and protect immigrants here legally on Temporary Protected Status (TPS) who have been getting picked up by ICE. 
 
 
 
There’s a push in several red states to allow pregnant women to park in handicapped spaces. Sounds fine, right? When we take a closer look we see a classic far-right strategy to pit one group against the other, in this case, the disabled community vs. women. Tiffany Cross walks us through the nuance. 
 
 
 
And of course we’ll hear from you! If you’d like to submit a question, check out our tutorial video: http://www.instagram.com/reel/C5j_oBXLIg0/ and send to @nativelandpod. 
 
 
 
We are 348 days away from the midterm elections. Welcome home y’all!
 
 
 
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Native Land Pod is brought to you by Reasoned Choice Media.
 
 
 
Thank you to the Native Land Pod team: 
 
 
 
Angela Rye as host, executive producer, and cofounder of Reasoned Choice Media; Tiffany Cross as host and producer, Andrew Gillum as host and producer, Bakari Sellers as host and producer, and Lauren Hansen as executive producer; LoLo Mychael is our research producer, and Nikolas Harter is our editor and producer. Special thanks to Chris Morrow and Lenard McKelvey, co-founders of Reasoned Choice Media. 
 

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It’s Power Not Partisanship

On this MiniPod hosts Tiffany Cross, Angela Rye, and Andrew Gillum teach us how to spot a leader.
 
 
 
Role models who can rally and inspire have always been crucial for effecting change. Our hosts share some of their favorite modern leaders in the Black community–and we want to hear from YOU:
 
 
 
Who are YOUR top 5 leaders? Send us a video! 
 
 
 
If you’d like to submit a question, check out our tutorial video: www.instagram.com/reel/C5j_oBXLIg0/
 
 
 
We are 638 days away from the midterm elections. Welcome home y’all! 
 
 
 
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Native Land Pod is brought to you by Reasoned Choice Media.
 
 
 
Thank you to the Native Land Pod team: 
 
 
 
Angela Rye as host, executive producer and cofounder of Reasoned Choice Media; Tiffany Cross as host and producer, Andrew Gillum as host and producer, and Lauren Hansen as executive producer; Loren Mychael is our research producer, and Nikolas Harter is our editor and producer. Special thanks to Chris Morrow and Lenard McKelvey, co-founders of Reasoned Choice Media. 
 

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Who’s Leading the Blacks? | MiniPod

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