Native Land Pod

We are celebrating episode 100 of Native Land Pod!! With our hosts Tiffany Cross, Angela Rye, Andrew Gillum, AND Bakari Sellers. 

Bakari joins as our fourth host of Native Land Pod! Like Angela, Bakari is the child of an activist, and similar to Andrew, he made history when he became the youngest South Carolina state rep back in 2006 (beating a 26 year incumbent). He brings his sharp wit, cutting political commentary, a...

On this week’s MiniPod, our hosts Angela Rye, Tiffany Cross, and Andrew Gillum are joined by the host of Therapy for Black Girls: Dr. Joy Harden Bradford. 

You may have seen the 12 year old who caused 70K worth of damage after having his phone taken? Or perhaps you’ve seen the back and forth between Serena Williams and Megyn Kelly (CLIP FIXED) over cotton plant decorations in a hotel lobby. We’ll get t...

On episode 99 of Native Land Pod, hosts Tiffany Cross, Angela Rye, and Andrew Gillum talk shutdowns, Bad Bunny at the super bowl, and a new directive from Trump to go after “domestic terrorists.”

Republicans and Democrats are once again at an impasse on the budget, meaning the federal government is officially shut down. Democrats are making a stand over health care. The Trump administration is threatening to use ...

Yet again we find ourselves on the verge of a Federal government shut down. The Democrats are staging a fight over expiring health care subsidies that could boost health care premiums for tens of millions of Americans. Trump and Republicans are refusing to negotiate. 

After a last-minute meeting between President Trump, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, and their Republican cou...

Join hosts Angela Rye, Tiffany Cross, and Andrew Gillum live from the 54th Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Annual Legislative Conference (CBCF ALC) for a conversation made for this moment.

This special live recording brings together a rotating panel of esteemed guests to talk about how we move forward as a people. Hosts center power, policy, and progress, in their discussion about what it takes to carry that work into the ne...

What do you do when family members ask you for money? It can become a real problem, particularly if you’ve “made it” in their eyes, and they start hitting you up like an ATM. On this week’s MiniPod hosts Tiffany Cross and Andrew Gillum navigate money and family. 

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On episode 98 of Native Land Pod, hosts Tiffany Cross, Angela Rye, and Andrew Gillum address the selective application of the first amendment, the right to free speech. 

Our first guest, Karen Attiah, was (until recently) an op-ed writer for the Washington Post. She was fired last week after writing a post on social media that said she wasn’t going to mourn Charlie Kirk, a white man who promoted violence and vitri...

On this week’s MiniPod: the internet has been CRAZY lately. After a tumultuous week filled with rage, death threats, and extreme emotion, our hosts Angela Rye, Andrew Gillum, and Tiffany Cross discuss how they are protecting their peace.

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On episode 97 of Native Land Pod, hosts Tiffany Cross, Angela Rye, and Andrew Gillum address Charlie Kirk’s murder AND the collective response to it. 

We are all in agreement that Charlie Kirk’s assassanation was gruesome and horrible. But can we also agree that pre-emptively blaming Black folks for it, sending death threats for criticizing Charlie, and Attorney General Pam Bondi promising legal action again...

On this week’s SoloPod, Angela Rye speaks with Michael Harriot about white-on-white crime. 

In the last few months we’ve seen Charlie Kirk murdered, children killed at Annunciation Catholic Church, and a Minnesota state lawmaker assassinated by a psycho in a Michael Myers mask. White-on-white crime is upending our politics and making people afraid to gather in public. Enough is enough. 

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Afeni is an activist and community organizer based in Washington D.C. who was recently brutalized and detained by her city’s police just for filming. 

Afeni joins our hosts, Angela Rye, Andrew Gillum, and Tiffany Cross to tell the story of her arrest and what federal control of D.C. means for the resistance to Trump’s crackdown. We get a peak inside the life of an activist and a critical perspective on the c...

On episode 96 of Native Land Pod, hosts Tiffany Cross, Angela Rye, and Andrew Gillum take a look at Kamala Harris’ new tell-all memoir, the possibility of a Trump 3rd term, and the extrajudicial killings by the U.S. and Israeli militaries. 

In Kamala Harris’ new memoir, she speaks candidly about her relationship with Joe Biden, his staff, and the 2024 race for President. She holds nothing back and our hosts ...

The Supreme Court lifted restrictions on I.C.E. this week, allowing agents to profile people for arrest based on things like speaking English with an accent, work location, and race/ethnicity.

On this week’s SoloPod, host Angela Rye is joined by attorney and political correspondent at the Shade Room, A.B., and the executive director of BAJI (Black Alliance for Just Immigration), Nana Gyamfi. 

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On this Native Land MiniPod, our hosts Angela Rye, Andrew Gillum, and Tiffany Cross are joined by the founder of Black-owned social media site FanBase, Isaac Hayes III, and TV producer Tamisha Harris. 

Black folks cannot be liberated until we control our own media. Social media companies are shaping the way we think, we need to have a conversation on how Black folks can mitigate the harm and boost the help on Black-owned platf...

On episode 95 of Native Land Pod, hosts Tiffany Cross, Angela Rye, and Andrew Gillum take us to D.C. for updates in the Epstein saga PLUS unbelievable statements of SUPPORT for Trump from D.C.’s mayor. 

A group of sexual assault survivors testified in Congress this week, the victims of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghilaine Maxwell. Democrats have said that the government is complicit in Epstein’s crimes and that the ...

On this week’s SoloPod, Angela Rye talks with Elizabeth Booker Houston about her contract with Chorus and the online controversy over a Wired article about dark money going to dem influencers.

Chorus is a non-profit organization that allegedly pays influencers to push Democratic Party messaging. This came out in an article in Wired magazine written by Taylor Lorenz. Elizabeth is going to go over her contract with Choru...

In a recent live pod recording at Invest Fest in Atlanta, NLP host Tiffany Cross raised a potentially inconvenient question: Given capitalism’s roots in slavery, can that system ever actually serve Black people?

Today, she is joined by fellow hosts Angela Rye and Andrew Gillum to discuss and debate that question in more depth.

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On the 20th anniversary of the devastation of Hurricane Katrina, Native Land Pod hosts Angela Rye and Tiffany Cross recall the failure of the federal response to that tragedy and make connections to today and the future.

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On episode 94 of Native Land Pod, hosts Tiffany Cross, Angela Rye, and Andrew Gillum discuss the police takeover of Washington D.C. and have a frank – and emotional – conversation about what to do when leaders attempt to govern without the consent of the people.

A listener offers one solution to the dire situation: self-sustaining municipal communities. Another listener has some pushback for Angela’s recent...