Podcast Episodes

Safely Shallow or Dangerously Deep? | MiniPod

Season 1

NLP Fam: Meet us in our Frantz Fanon because it’s giving a major philosophical pod! Some of us may be experiencing a heat wave this week, but today’s conversation about the shallow end and the deep e…

Published on 1 year, 5 months ago

Our Black Job is to Vote

Season 1 Episode 27

This week hosts Tiffany Cross, Angela Rye, and Andrew Gillum are LIVE AT ESSENCE FEST on the G.B.E.F. stage with Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett and voting rights activist Crystal Mason. Marilyn Mosby…

Published on 1 year, 5 months ago

What Do Tulsa, Evanston, and Fearless Fund Have in Common? | MiniPod

Season 1

In a disturbing recent trend, multiple promising legal efforts and programs that addressed longstanding systems of inequality have been shut down and challenged.

Last month, the U.S. Court of Appea…

Published on 1 year, 5 months ago

The Series Finale of America

Season 1 Episode 26

It’s been an eventful week, y’all! 

IMMUNE. That’s what the Supreme Court said is the case for any “official” act taken by a sitting US President. Boy are they tearing this country up. 

To quote …

Published on 1 year, 5 months ago

Who Can’t Come to the Cookout | MiniPod

Season 1

On this week’s MiniPod hosts Tiffany Cross, Angela Rye, and Andrew Gillum warm up the grill ahead of the July 4th holiday to discuss who–and what–is invited to the cookout. 

What are you bringing wit…

Published on 1 year, 5 months ago

Politics of Twitter Verzuz Jamaal Bowman

Season 1 Episode 25

This week hosts Tiffany Cross, Angela Rye, and Andrew Gillum take a look at the democratic primary race between progressive Jamaal Bowman and moderate George Latimer. The race was the most expensive …

Published on 1 year, 6 months ago

Why Should We Care About the 12th Amendment and Trump’s VP Pick? | MiniPod

Season 1

On this week’s MiniPod hosts Tiffany Cross, Angela Rye, and Andrew Gillum try to have a conversation about who Trump will pick for Vice President… They end up nerding out with esteemed brother, write…

Published on 1 year, 6 months ago

From Poles to Polls

Season 1 Episode 24

This week hosts Tiffany Cross, Angela Rye, and Andrew Gillum share the results of our NLP Election Poll. Y’all responded in FORCE! 336 people took part in our poll, which is more than some national p…

Published on 1 year, 6 months ago

Do Black Dads Matter? | MiniPod

Season 1

We all have had stories about Black fathers—some of them remarkably negative from absenteeism to battles with child support and numerous “baby mamas.” On this week’s MiniPod, however, cohost Andrew G…

Published on 1 year, 6 months ago

What the Media Got Wrong About Hunter Biden

Season 1 Episode 23

Hunter Biden was found guilty for marking on an application that he was neither an addict nor a drug abuser on an application for a firearm he owned briefly. He’s facing a sentence of up to 10 years …

Published on 1 year, 6 months ago