Native Land Pod

We don’t know WHO we’re voting for yet in 2028, but we do know WHAT we’re looking for.  

On this week’s MiniPod, hosts Angela Rye, Andrew Gillum, and Bakari Sellers tell us what qualities they’d like to see in a 2028 Presidential nominee. They’ll speedrun through potential candidates and their strengths and weaknesses. 

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On episode 119 of Native Land Pod, hosts Angela Rye, Andrew Gillum, and Bakari Sellers team up with guest-host Dr. Reverend Jamal Bryant. 

Pastor Bryant held a groundbreaking joint sermon recently with his wife, Karri Bryant, for Valentines day. They cracked jokes and shared their wisdom for how to make a relationship last, which we’ll pass on to you. Then Pastor Bryant holds space for us as we remember another re...

Host Angela Rye walks us through the life and legacy of Reverend Jesse Jackson, who passed away surrounded by his family in Chicago today, February 17, 2026. 

And we’ll be joined by former NFL player, William Sweet! William traces his arduous journey out of the NFL and into business, he runs a successful EV rental business that connects rideshare drivers with electric cars. Follow him @sweet904 on Instagram &...

Join hosts Angela Rye, Andrew Gillum, and Bakari Sellers, with guest-host Kevin Ortega-Rojas, for this segment from episode #118 that aired on 02-12-26 

Our hosts read letters from the Dilley Immigration Detention Center in Texas, where young children are being held. Thanks to ProPublica for gaining access to the detention center and for their excellent reporting. 

Read the ProPublica Article: https://www.pr...

Hosts Angela Rye, Andrew Gillum, and Bakari Sellers answer a question from a dating matchmaker who’s having a hard time finding men who are ready for commitment. How do y’all feel about it? Our (male) hosts have some choice words about matchmaking and the obligation of Valentine's day in general. 

If you’d like to submit a question, check out our tutorial video: http://www.instagram.com/reel/C5j_oBXLIg...

On episode 118 of Native Land Pod, hosts Angela Rye, Andrew Gillum, and Bakari Sellers are joined by guest-host Kevin Ortega-Rojas. 

You may know Kevin from his prolific social media presence, breaking news for more than half a million followers. He’s a writer, commentator, and host of HeresWhyKevin. 

FOR YOUR SITUATIONAL AWARENESS:

– Megyn Kelly’s Bad Bunny rant on Piers Morgan

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Host Bakari Sellers recaps Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl performance, the Puerto Rican singer gave a performance entirely in Spanish against the backdrop of a brutal deportation campaign occurring across the United States. 

The Trump Administration has said from the start that deportations would target primarily violent criminals, and Trump himself frequently claims that they’re deporting “the worst of the wo...

What role have white evangelicals played in the current struggle against fascism? Once a political actor tasked with influencing SCOTUS to overturn Roe v. Wade, Reverend Schenck has since come to regret his involvement with the religious right, which he describes as a “cult.” He now calls himself a “dissenting Evangelical organizer.” Our hosts ask the reverend what brought him around. 

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It’s widely believed that Bad Bunny will stage an anti-ICE protest during his halftime show at this year’s Super Bowl. The question is, how far will he go–will the performance itself be a protest, and what could that look like? 

Our hosts discuss the NFL’s failure to meet its promises to diversify its coaching staff, and play an absolutely EPIC football-related political attack ad by the Georgia ...

On episode 117 of Native Land Pod, hosts Angela Rye, Andrew Gillum, and Bakari Sellers are joined by guest-host, Tamika Mallory. 

Tamika Mallory is an attorney and activist, co–host of the TMI podcast, perhaps best known for organizing the 2017 Women’s march. She continues her work as an author and organizer online @tamikadmallory on Instagram. 

Our guest today is Reverend Dr. Robert Schenck.&nbs...

On this week’s SoloPod, Eddie “Papa” Rye joins his daughter to chat church protests and Super Bowl drama. 

Two more have been arrested in connection to the Church protest in St. Paul, Minnesota, Jerome Richardson and Ian Austin. Meanwhile, we’ll play a clip from a different church protest that the Trump administration has completely ignored, probably because the protester was a white preacher spo...

Hosts Andrew Gillum and Angela Rye respond to breaking news that journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort have been arrested by Trump's DOJ for reporting on a church protest in St. Paul, Minnesota. Two others were arrested, AG Pam Bondi announced, Trahern Jeen Crews and Jamael Lydell Lundy. 

Guests:

Elie Mystal, Justice Correspondent for The Nation

Elizer (Eli) Darris, ED, MN Freedom Fund

Resmaa Menakem, NYT Best S...

Some of our favorite moments from Tuesday’s town hall in Minneapolis, including a conversation with local faith leaders, a rallying cry from Minnesota's attorney general, Keith Ellison, and a poignant history lesson from Lt. Governor Peggy Flanagan. Music by Thomasina Petrus.    

On January 27th, Native Land Pod hosted a town hall in Minneapolis in solidarity with the local community, which has been...

On episode 116 of Native Land Pod, hosts Angela Rye, Andrew Gillum, and Bakari Sellers are joined by guest-host Elizabeth Booker Houston, attorney, viral comedian, and public health expert @bookersquared. 

FOR YOUR SITUATIONAL AWARENESS:

– Alex Pretti Murdered by Federal Agents, Conservatives Divided in Their Response

– Representatives Ilhan Omar and Maxwell Frost Attacked, Conservatives call i...

On this special LIVE episode of Native Land Pod, hosts Angela Rye, Andrew Gillum, and Bakari Sellers host a town hall in Minneapolis with local and national leaders to discuss the crisis brought by ICE and CBP agents flooding their streets. 

Donate to the Minnesota Freedom Fund: https://mnfreedomfund.org/

Our show is partnering with State of the People to provide tangible support to Minneapolis residents&nda...

Clay Cane is a bestselling author of The Grift, a history of Black Republicans. His next novel, Burn Down Master’s House, is inspired by long-buried stories of enslaved people who fought back. He has some time

Join host Angela Rye for this inspiring conversation with author Clay Cane. You can buy his new book here: 

https://bookshop.org/p/books/burn-down-master-s-house-a-novel-clay-cane/3b5e5df179f72150

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Parents of young Black men and boys are familiar with “the talk,” the conversation about how to survive encounters with law enforcement. It’s an unfortunate necessity. 

ICE is now indiscriminately asking Black folks for their papers and detaining them. We got a question from one of YOU about how this new reality affects “the talk.” The answer is much the same as it's always been BUT we appr...

On episode 115 of Native Land Pod, hosts Angela Rye, Andrew Gillum, and Bakari Sellers are joined by guest host, Don Lemon. 

Conservatives (including recent convert Nicki Minaj) are calling for Don’s arrest after he covered a protest that occurred inside of a church. We’ll talk with him about the incident and so much more… 

FOR YOUR SITUATIONAL AWARENESS: 

– Trump gives a...

“We cannot be neutral about the dismantling of our democracy and still expect to be protected by it.”

Walking in the footsteps of great journalists who came before her, local Minnesota reporter Georgia Fort has been bearing witness to history as she covers ICE’s Operation Metro Surge on the ground in Minneapolis. 

Georgia Fort is the founder of BLCK Press, a social enterprise newsroom in Minneso...