Native Land Pod

Online “prediction markets” have become a multi-billion dollar industry in the U.S. As they grow, they threaten to swallow our institutions whole, from professional sports to the White House. 

 

Do campaign ads HAVE to be unhinged to break through the noise? Our hosts play some of their favorite campaign ads, gaffs, and crash outs.

 

Join hosts Angela Rye, Bakari Sellers, and Andrew Gillum for episode 153 of Native Land Pod. We are 19 days away from the midterm elections. Welcome home y’all! 

FYSA HEADLINES

 

–Trump appoints a new White House press secretary, Katie Zacharia. 

 

–Florida state attorney Monique Worrell is investigating Medicaid funds that were allegedly funneled to a Republican PAC.

 

–Cherise Doyle, a trained doula, was forced to appear in Zoom court after a Florida hospital filed a complaint against her as a means of forcing her to have a C-section.

 

–Curtis Flowers, wrongfully imprisoned for 22 years, has died at the age of 56. 

 

–Trump’s department of Housing and Urban Development is cracking down on race-based lending and efforts to boost Black home-ownership. 

 

–Trump’s campaign to fire Lisa Cook, the federal reserve governor, continues. 

 

–DHS agents raid the home of congresswoman Ilhan Omar as part of an ongoing immigration investigation. 

LINKS AND RESOURCES

 

Cherise Doyley brought to court while in labor: https://www.propublica.org/article/florida-court-hearing-c-section

 

AT DraftKings, AI Targets Gamblers Likeliest to Lose: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/19/business/draftkings-ai.html

IN THIS EPISODE:

 

00:00:00 Intro

00:03:17 FYSA

00:45:30 Prediction Markets, Betting on Everything

01:20:01 Campaign Ads Uncensored 

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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. 

 

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Guest Dr. David J. Johns helps Angela process comments and criticism after last week’s segment about Barack Obama, and the need for new Black leadership. 

 

Speaking of which, you can pre-order The Black Papers now, the most comprehensive Black policy agenda produced in a generation. Angela Rye and Dr. Johns have been working for the last 18 months with the State of the People team to put this together and it’s finally coming out October 30th!  

LINKS & RESOURCES 

 

Pre-Order The Black Papers: https://www.routledge.com/The-Black-Papers-A-Policy-Agenda-for-Black-Liberation-in-the-21st-Century/Johns/p/book/9781041270904

 

Comments on Obama: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DeQEf1GjegP/

 

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Violent crimes in Chicago are falling (despite what Trump is saying). In 2025, they hit a decade-low. How did they do it??

 

Mayor Brandon Johnson shares the city’s secrets.  

 

Join hosts Angela Rye, Andrew Gillum, and Bakari Sellers for this segment from episode #152 that aired on 10-08-26

LINKS & RESOURCES

 

Chicago Crime Rate: https://www.illinoispolicy.org/chicago-violent-crime-at-decade-low-as-arrest-rates-rise/

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The actor, Da’Vinchi, caught a lot of heat this week for calling Black Americans lazy. 

 

That’s not all he said though. Our hosts examine the totality of his remarks AND the uproar in response to them. 

 

Join Hosts ngela Rye, Andrew Gillum, and Bakari Sellers for a special live MiniPod. 

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What is our duty to the ancestors? Particularly for those in power.

 

Barack Obama asked himself this question in an interview with author Ta-Nehasi Coates. Chicago’s mayor, Brandon Johnson, joins us to answer it as well. 

 

Violent crimes in Chicago (despite what Trump is saying) are falling, in 2025 they hit a decade-low. How did they do it?? 

 

Join hosts Angela Rye, Bakari Sellers, and Andrew Gillum for episode 152 of Native Land Pod. We are 26 days away from the midterm elections. Welcome home y’all! 

FYSA HEADLINES

 

–Crimes of sexual violence, where the perpetrators receive little or no punishment, may be common across universities, a report from USA Today suggests. 

–In a recent interview, Obama told the author Ta-Nehasi Coates about how he hears the voices of the ancestors, and worries that he “didn’t do enough.” 

LINKS AND RESOURCES

 

Cornell University and Title IX: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2026/09/29/cornell-sexual-assault-rape-expelled-data-exclusive/92007157007/

 

Obama on Hearing the Ancestors: https://www.instagram.com/reels/DeINvTjviyZ/

 

Chicago Crime Rate: https://www.illinoispolicy.org/chicago-violent-crime-at-decade-low-as-arrest-rates-rise/

 

Pneumonic plague in Russia?: https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/10/02/nearly-200-people-under-observation-after-irkutsk-lab-worker-dies-from-plague-a93857

IN THIS EPISODE:

 

00:00:00 Intro

00:00:50 Rundown

00:01:46 From Cornell to LSU

00:12:30 Obama Hears the Ancestors

00:29:00 Mayor Johnson on the Ancestors

00:36:40 How to Stop Crime

00:46:20 Looking Ahead to 2028

00:59:20 CTAs

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Bakari Sellers ranks the top candidates for the 2028 presidential election, sports-center style.

 

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Our hosts go deep on the phenomenon of Black republicans, and rappers stumping for republicans. 

 

We miss when hip hop stars rallied against the system. Now they’re more often concerned with getting their taxes cut, and being close to power.  

 

Join hosts Angela Rye and Bakari Sellers for this segment from episode #151 that aired on 10-01-26

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Billionaire Lebon James’ wife, Savannah James, stirred some controversy when she shared that she doesn’t pay for her best friend’s travel when they vacation together. What are the responsibilities of the “rich” friend? 

 

And our hosts react to a story from the “Call The Girls” podcast about a husband who put his wife in the backseat so his female coworker could sit up front. 

 

Join hosts Angela Rye and Bakari Sellers for this week’s MiniPod.

IN THIS EPISODE

 

00:00:00 Intro

00:00:55 The Rich Friend

00:13:25 Wife in the Backseat 

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The midterm elections are 33 days away. It’s a good time to recap where the race for the Senate stands. Plus, our hosts go deep on the phenomenon of Black republicans, and rappers stumping for republicans. Are these clowns convincing anyone? 

 

Join hosts Angela Rye and Bakari Sellers for episode 151 of Native Land Pod. Welcome home y’all! 

 

FYSA HEADLINES

 

– Crystal Mason, a Black Texas woman who was sentenced to five years in prison in a controversial illegal voting case, has finally been acquitted.

 

– The White House is rescinding more than $800 million in congressionally appropriated funds across a range of government programs.

 

– Singer Disana Ross gets harassed on stage by a deranged white woman. 

 

– Houston Texans linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair was told he will not be able to play if he keeps wearing the names of Palestinian children who have been murdered in Gaza on his eye tape.

 

– Atlanta is leading the nation in evictions, and Black families face the greatest risk.

 

– Michigan gubernatorial candidate John James [R] goes on a ride along with Detroit rapper, 42 Dugg. 

 

– Residents of South Central Los Angeles to receive “environmental reparations” after living for decades next to an oil field. 

 

– Senator Eric Schmitt [R] mixes up the Atlanta Hawks with the Ohio Buckeyes, embarrasses himself while questioning Jack Smith, the former special counsel for the DOJ investigating January 6th. 

LINKS AND RESOURCES

 

RCP Senate Battle Map: https://www.realclearpolling.com/maps/senate/2026/toss-up

 

ATL’s High Eviction Rate: https://atlanta.capitalbnews.org/metro-atlanta-eviction-crisis/

 

The White House Rescinds $800m: https://abcnews.com/Politics/white-house-orders-800m-funds-rescinded-collins-calls/story?id=136772703&cid=social_twitter_abcn

 

Crystal Mason Acquitted: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/24/texas-court-crystal-mason-voting-case

 

Environmental Reparations for South Central Families: https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/09/black-los-angeles-inglewood-residents-environmental-justice-reparations-oil-toxic-industrial-california-ab-1661-isaac-bryan/

 

Technofeudalism, What Killed Capitalism: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/75560037-techno-feudalism

 

 

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Bakari Sellers ranks the top candidates for the 2028 presidential election, sports-center style.

 

Today Bakari has a special sixth entry, and a couple of new faces are introduced to the rankings. 

 

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