Native Land Pod

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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, 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, 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.    Talk to us: Angela Rye @angelarye Andrew Gillum @andrewgillum Bakari Sellers @bakarisellers

  1. 1d ago

    Conservatives’ Trans Obsession Just Got Weirder | MiniPod

    In an anti-trans political stunt, former NBA star and GOP-candidate for senate, Royce White, has applied for the WNBA draft. His desperate bid for attention did not win him the primary, where he came in a distant third.    Meanwhile, a Washington spa is suing for their right to ban “pre-op” trans women from using the nude women’s spa.    Join hosts Angela Rye and Bakari Sellers for this week’s MiniPod.    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!    —--------- We want to hear from you! Send us a video @nativelandpod and we may feature you on the podcast.    Instagram  X/Twitter Facebook NativeLandPod.com   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; 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.    Theme music created by Daniel Laurent. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Conservatives’ Trans Obsession Just Got Weirder | MiniPod

  2. 2d ago

    Facebook Decided to Line White Nationalists’ Pockets

    Facebook has been paying white nationalists to make content for their platform through their creator monetization program. We have one question: wtf??    Our guest, civil rights leader Rashad Robinson, has direct experience dealing with Mark Zuckerberg and Meta. He helps us understand how racist content spreads on Facebook, and why it’s so difficult to regulate big tech.   Join hosts Angela Rye and Bakari Sellers for episode 144 of Native Land Pod. We are 82 days away from the midterm elections. Welcome home y’all!  FYSA HEADLINES   –Elvis Brooks was exonerated after 42 years in prison but deemed ineligible to receive $480K in compensation.   –C.L.A.S.S. Steakhouse Soiree, a restaurant in Florida, is offering a clothing-optional dining experience.   –Virginia’s Governor Spanberger restores the voting rights of more than 60,000 formerly incarcerated.    –Rep Emmanuel Cleaver will campaign with Rep Debbie Wasserman Schultz. He called supporting Debbie “the right thing to do politically.”     –Rep. Lauren Boebert’s son Tyler Boebert was caught casually using the N-word in text messages. LINKS AND RESOURCES   Check out Rashad’s new book From Presence to Power: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/676299/from-presence-to-power-by-rashad-robinson/   Facebook Pays White Nationalists: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-06/ragebait-how-facebook-is-paying-controversial-creators/106940696   Elvis Brooks Exonerated but Not Compensated: https://www.propublica.org/article/louisiana-wrongful-conviction-compensation-liz-murrill-elvis-brooks   Governor Spanberger Restores Voting Rights: https://virginiamercury.com/2026/07/31/spanberger-restores-voting-rights-to-more-than-60000-virginians/ SUBMIT A QUESTION   Have a question for our hosts? Send a 60-second video to @nativelandpod and they may answer it on the show!    Tutorial video for submitting questions: http://www.instagram.com/reel/C5j_oBXLIg0/   —--------- We want to hear from you! Send us a video @nativelandpod and we may feature you on the podcast.    Instagram  X/Twitter Facebook NativeLandPod.com   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; Andrew Gillum as host and producer, Bakari Sellers as host and producer, and Lauren Hansen as executive producer; LoLo Smith 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.    Theme music created by Daniel Laurent. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Facebook Decided to Line White Nationalists’ Pockets

  3. 6d ago

    Will the Seattle Mayor Be Recalled? | NLP Replay

    Why is Seattle’s Liberal White Mayor Targeting Black Officials?   Maurice Mitchell, National Director of the Working Families Party, has a healthy debate with Angela Rye about Seattle’s mayor, Katie Wilson.   Mayor Wilson ran on a progressive agenda that was endorsed by Maurice and the Working Families Party, but since coming into office, she’s been pushing out Black officials and showing an alarming lack of political instinct.    Join hosts Angela Rye, Andrew Gillum, and Bakari Sellers for this segment from episode #143 that aired on 08-06-26.   If you’d like to submit a question, check out our tutorial video: www.instagram.com/reel/C5j_oBXLIg0/   Welcome home y’all!    —--------- We want to hear from you! Send us a video @nativelandpod and we may feature you on the podcast.    Instagram  X/Twitter Facebook NativeLandPod.com   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; 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.    Theme music created by Daniel Laurent. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Will the Seattle Mayor Be Recalled? | NLP Replay

  4. Aug 7

    When the Story Moves Faster than the Truth | MiniPod

    Why are TMZ and others so quick to proclaim the innocence of Nolan Wells’ friends, particularly after they said that they abandoned Nolan on an island??   Our guest, independent journalist and former news anchor Janai Norman, has been covering the case of Nolan Wells through a media literacy lens. She joins us to bring some sanity to the media coverage of the 18-year-old’s death.    Join hosts Angela Rye and Bakari Sellers for this MiniPod.  READ MORE   TMZ Story about Nolan Wells: https://www.tmz.com/2026/07/28/nolan-wells-not-on-towed-boat/ Trent Out Loud’s Response to TMZ: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zoFHolB3lt4   Clip from Don Lemon: https://www.instagram.com/reel/Dbqma1AxlgV/ 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!    —--------- We want to hear from you! Send us a video @nativelandpod and we may feature you on the podcast.    Instagram  X/Twitter Facebook NativeLandPod.com   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; 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.    Theme music created by Daniel Laurent. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    When the Story Moves Faster than the Truth | MiniPod

  5. Aug 6

    The Rise of the Working Class Candidate

    What Party Gets You Closer to the American Dream?   Michigan’s primary on Tuesday between a progressive, Abdul El-Sayed, and an establishment candidate, Haley Stevens, mirrors battles that have been playing out across the country. Here’s the question: how left is too left?    Maurice Mitchell, National Director of the Working Families Party, joins us to talk about the electability of left-of-left candidates. Him and Angela have a healthy debate about the recent missteps of Seattle’s “far left” mayor Katie Wilson.    Join hosts Angela Rye and Bakari Sellers for episode 143 of Native Land Pod.  FYSA HEADLINES   – Ohio House candidate Max Miller struggles to answer questions about alleged child abuse.   – Texas Senate candidate James Talarico answers Angela Rye’s questions about his support for Jasmine Crockett.   – The Trump administration is ending the Medicare Part D subsidy in 2027, used to keep prescription drug prices in check.   – Forbes has put a list of the 20 “biggest money-getters” in podcasting. No Black women made the list.    – Haitians in Ohio have been summoned to DHS field offices and outfitted with ankle monitors.    – Microsoft warns travelers about using hotel wi-fi, claiming that Russian hackers are using them to gain access to devices.    – Capital One closed hundreds of bank accounts associated with President Trump back in 2021 for “anti-money laundering reasons.”   – Darline Graham says she stands with Trump “100%” during South Carolina’s debate for Senate candidates.  LINKS AND RESOURCES Haitians Force to Wear Ankle Monitors: https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/haiti-tps-ohio-ice-ankle-monitors-b3027284.html    Working Families Party: https://workingfamilies.org/   IN THIS EPISODE:   00:00:00 Intro 1:05 Rundown 3:55 FYSA Headlines 31:40 Maurice on Third Parties 35:20 Missouri Primaries 42:10 Michigan Primary Drama 1:02:00 Seattle Mayor’s Missteps  1:12:05 CTAs SUBMIT A QUESTION    Have a question for our hosts? Send a 60-second video to @nativelandpod and they may answer it on the show!    Tutorial video for submitting questions: http://www.instagram.com/reel/C5j_oBXLIg0/   We are 89 days away from the midterm elections. Welcome home y’all!    —--------- We want to hear from you! Send us a video @nativelandpod and we may feature you on the podcast.    Instagram  X/Twitter Facebook NativeLandPod.com   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; Andrew Gillum as host and producer, Bakari Sellers as host and producer, and Lauren Hansen as executive producer; LoLo Smith 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.    Theme music created by Daniel Laurent. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    The Rise of the Working Class Candidate

  6. Aug 4

    Everybody Profits From Black Culture. Do Black Men? | Angela Rye SoloPod

    Black men are highly visible in American culture, but increasingly absent from the places where long-term economic security is built: college campuses, stable employment, homeownership, and wealth. Why is that happening, and what do we do about it?   Dr. Wes Bellamy joins Angela to discuss the new report, The Economic State of Black Men and Boys in the United States, and what the data reveals about the economic path Black men are navigating from childhood into adulthood.   This is a conversation about more than unemployment numbers. It is about education, work, wealth, opportunity, and whether the institutions responsible for supporting Black men are actually meeting the moment.   READ THE REPORT: https://www.vsu.edu/sola/departments/political-science/political-science/economic-state-black-men-boys.php GUESTS   Dr. Wes Bellamy | Executive Director of the John Mercer Langston Political Political Institute at Virginia State University  Want to ask Angela a question? Subscribe to our YouTube channel to participate in the chat.    Welcome home y’all!    —--------- We want to hear from you! Send us a video @nativelandpod and we may feature you on the podcast.    Instagram  X/Twitter Facebook NativeLandPod.com   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; Andrew Gillum as host and producer, Bakari Sellers as host and producer, and Lauren Hansen as executive producer; LoLo Smith 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.    Theme music created by Daniel Laurent. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Everybody Profits From Black Culture. Do Black Men? | Angela Rye SoloPod

  7. Aug 2

    New Audio Emerges in the Disappearance of Nolan Wells | NLP Replay

    Republican Rep. Nancy Mace has proposed a bill in Congress to eliminate the Congressional Black Caucus (and other race-based advocacy groups) on the grounds that they are “racist.” Oh, the irony.    Join hosts Angela Rye, and guest-hosts Joy Reid and Garrison Hayes, for this segment from episode #142 that aired on 07-30-26. Nolan Wells New Audio: https://www.threads.com/@datgurlnetta/post/DbUbes4ju3d?xmt=AQG07pC7utnyxcbXqQ39KrAZ6MU_8nD1fHk_mDj77uY9VaYMOJ0ywbO0FVhRFI9nc-psDEk&slof=1 If you’d like to submit a question, check out our tutorial video: www.instagram.com/reel/C5j_oBXLIg0/   Welcome home y’all!    —--------- We want to hear from you! Send us a video @nativelandpod and we may feature you on the podcast.    Instagram  X/Twitter Facebook NativeLandPod.com   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; 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.    Theme music created by Daniel Laurent. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    New Audio Emerges in the Disappearance of Nolan Wells | NLP Replay

  8. Jul 31

    Work Wife Wins Again | MiniPod

    Was Khloe’s husband in the wrong for giving the makeup-kit-raffle prize to his female coworker instead of taking it home to the wife? It was an expensive makeup kit. Would you be mad if your husband did this?   Then when Khloe decided to bring their marriage drama into the public square, it became a different kind of viral conversation.     Join host Angela Rye and guest-host Garrison Hayes for ALL the tea.  READ MORE   The Shade Room Post: https://www.instagram.com/p/DbM1aU1DJaC/?img_index=1 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!    —--------- We want to hear from you! Send us a video @nativelandpod and we may feature you on the podcast.    Instagram  X/Twitter Facebook NativeLandPod.com   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; 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.    Theme music created by Daniel Laurent. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Work Wife Wins Again | MiniPod
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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, 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, 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.    Talk to us: Angela Rye @angelarye Andrew Gillum @andrewgillum Bakari Sellers @bakarisellers

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  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
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