Add to your reading list with our hosts Angela Rye, Tiffany Cross, and Andrew Gillum. They share some of their favorite fiction and nonfiction, and chat about reading strategies for the aspiring and veteran bookworms.

This episode is a rerun that originally aired on 07-04-25.

THE READING LIST

Angela:

Just Permanent Interests by William L. Clay

Critical Race Theory - the key writings that formed the movement

Medical Apartheid by Dr. Harriet Washington

The Life and Times of Ron Brown: A Memoir by Tracey L. Brown

Assata: An Autobiography

My Grandmother’s Hands by Resmaa Menakem

Andrew:

Four Hundred Souls edited by Ibram Kendi and Keisha Blain

The Sum of Us by Heather McGhee

The Art of War by Sun Tzu

The Analects of Confucius

The Obstacle is the Way by Ryan Holiday

Tiffany:

How to Say Babylon: A Memoir by Safiya Sinclair

Black AF History by Michael Harriot

The Love Songs of W.E.B. DuBois by Fanonne Jeffers

The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver

Ghana Must Go by Taiye Selasi

The Devil You Know by Charles Blow

The Color of Money by Mehrsa Baradaran

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On episode 111 of Native Land Pod, hosts Tiffany Cross, Angela Rye, Andrew Gillum, and Bakari Sellers share their “Grinches Who Stole B*tches” of 2025.

From Tiffany’s broken heart, to Pelosi’s cowardice on impeachment, to a nightmare Air BnB guest–there are no shortage of grinches this year. Our hosts share a laugh at the fools and raise a glass for our loved ones on this special Xmas edition of NLP!

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We are 313 days away from the midterm elections. Welcome home y’all!

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Angela Rye is joined by Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett (TX 30) for a frank convo about the criticism regarding her campaign for Senate.

Rep. Crockett sees a clear path to victory by studying recent history, Beto O’Rourkes run for a Texas Senate seat in 2018. We’ll dive into the numbers and get a behind-the-scenes look at Crockett’s conversations with the other Democrats in the race, like Colin Allred, who dropped out following Crockett’s announcement.

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On this week’s MiniPod, hosts Tiffany Cross, Angela Rye, Andrew Gillum, and Bakari Sellers talk about holding our elected leaders accountable AND the moments when we hold our leaders to impossible standards. We saw this on flagrant display with some of the critiques of Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett after she announced her run for senate.

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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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On episode 110 of Native Land Pod, hosts Tiffany Cross, Angela Rye, Andrew Gillum, and Bakari Sellers reflect on the life of famous Hollywood producer, director, actor, Rob Reiner.

Tiffany and Andrew knew Rob, and all of our hosts were affected by his work ever since his first role as Meathead in All In The Family. We’re going to tell some Rob stories, and yes, the shocking comments that Trump made about Rob and his wife Michelle after they were found dead in their homes, with their son arrested on suspicion of their murder. How do the conservative Christians square this stunning lack of empathy?

The coach of the Michigan University football team, Sherrone Moore, was fired recently for having a relationship with a subordinate. After he was fired, he had a pretty serious crash-out that landed him in jail. Our hosts share some of their most epic crash outs and discuss whether Moore’s affair partner should also face consequences from their employer.

The shooting at Brown University last week left two dead, nine wounded, and the entire student body rattled. This one hit close to home; Angela’s godson, Efe Elaiho, is a freshman at Brown and was nearby the shooting. We’ll get a firsthand perspective on what it’s like to live through an event like this, the misinformation that flies around in the moments after, and what it’s like going through a school system where shootings have become tragically common.

We’re trying to be better about getting to your questions and comments y’all, and we will get to one about patriotism today!

Renaei Bluitt’s Holiday Gift Guide: https://guides.shedidthat.co/

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On this week’s SoloPod, Angela Rye is joined by Damario Solomon-Simmons to discuss Mother Fletcher’s passing. Viola “Mother” Fletcher was one of the last survivors of the Tulsa Massacre and (with Damario’s help) a powerful advocate for reparations. Damario walks us through the ongoing fight for reparations PLUS a call to action for your holiday season: capture your families oral histories. We’ll get some tips on how to be intentional about asking your elders about their past.

You can pre-order Damario’s debut book, Redeem A Nation, where books are sold.

Attorney Damario Solomon-Simmons is a civil and human rights attorney, movement strategist, and author. He is the Founder and President of Justice for Greenwood and serves as legal counsel for the last known living survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre. His work prompted the first-ever U.S. Department of Justice review of the massacre, helped secure the City of Tulsa’s $105 million Greenwood Trust, and played a key role in restoring citizenship rights to Black Creek Indians.

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On today’s MiniPod, Bakari Sellers, Angela Rye, and mostly Tiffany Cross answer some of your questions.

A lot of our fans had smoke for Tiffany this week (and some love). Let’s talk it out like family does.

These questions do get us into an important convo about what is “good” high quality news and what is “bad” low quality news? And where do our hosts get THEIR news??

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