On episode 113 of Native Land Pod, hosts Angela Rye, Andrew Gillum, and Bakari Sellers try out a new rapid fire format. We heard y’all want us to get to more topics, well, here we go:

For Your Situational Awareness

Pastor Jamal Bryant catches heat for his wife’s dress? MAGA-coded CBS news anchor Tony Dokoupil bombs on his first day. Incumbent Tim Walz Drops Out of the Minnesota governor race. Trump accidentally gives Democrats their best ad for the midterms. War in Venezuela? What’s it really about?

What the heck is happening with Venezuela?? Trump has declared that the United States is going to control the country. Whose interests does this supposed occupation serve, how did we reach this point, and where could we be headed? Random as they may seem, there is a throughline through all the global conflicts the US gets involved in…

Is it AI-generated? Our hosts play a game to see if they can detect which video is AI. AI content and devices in general had our families in a chokehold this holiday season, especially our elders. How about you? Let us know in the comments!

Read more about Venezuela:

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/01/trump-venezuela-oil-maduro-billionaire-paul-singer-citgo-elliot-management-hedge-fund/

https://www.axios.com/2026/01/06/venezuelan-immigrants-tps-maduro-deportations

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/03/senate-war-powers-maduro-ouster-00709715

Read more about Tim Walz dropping out:

https://www.startribune.com/tim-walz-announcement-governor-mn/601557990

https://mississippitoday.org/2025/03/11/feds-ask-mississippi-to-repay-101-million-in-misspent-welfare-money/

Read more about Trump’s midterm speech:

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/watch-live-trump-speaks-at-house-gop-retreat-on-election-year-agenda

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We are 305 days away from the midterm elections. Welcome home y’all!

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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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