This is Why We Don't Trust the Government

<p><strong>On episode 103 of Native Land Pod, hosts Tiffany Cross, Angela Rye, Andrew Gillum, and Bakari Sellers are TOGETHER at a studio in Houston, Texas.&nbsp;</strong></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Starting on November 1st, SNAP (food stamps) benefits will reportedly run out of funding, affecting more than 40 million Americans, or about 10% of the country. This despite the fact that the federal government could easily appropriate funds to continue the SNAP program through November. This is a result of the federal government shutdown which will soon be the longest shutdown in U.S. history.&nbsp;</strong></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>This shutdown is doing damage to American&rsquo;s faith in our own government. With Democrats poised to take control of the House in 2026, what responsibility will they have to restore the trust deficit?&nbsp;</strong></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>And in the meantime, wtf do WE do?!? Our hosts discuss how to stand in the gap and support our communities even when the government won&rsquo;t.&nbsp;</strong></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>If you&rsquo;d like to submit a question, check out our tutorial video: </strong><a href="http://www.instagram.com/reel/C5j_oBXLIg0/"><strong>http://www.instagram.com/reel/C5j_oBXLIg0/</strong></a><strong> and send to @nativelandpod.&nbsp;</strong></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>We are 369 days away from the midterm elections. Welcome home y&rsquo;all!&nbsp;</strong></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>&mdash;---------</strong></p> <p><strong>We want to hear from you! Send us a video @nativelandpod and we may feature you on the podcast.&nbsp;</strong></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/nativelandpod/"><strong>Instagram</strong></a><strong>&nbsp;</strong></p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/nativelandpod"><strong>X/Twitter</strong></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61555252803861"><strong>Facebook</strong></a></p> <p><a href="http://nativelandpod.com"><strong>NativeLandPod.com</strong></a></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Watch full episodes of Native Land Pod here on </strong><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@NativeLandPod"><strong>YouTube</strong></a><strong>.</strong></p> <p><br /><br /></p> <p><strong>Native Land Pod is brought to you by Reasoned Choice Media.</strong></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Thank you to the Native Land Pod team:&nbsp;</strong></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>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&nbsp; to Chris Morrow and Lenard McKelvey, co-founders of Reasoned Choice Media.&nbsp;</strong></p> <p><br /><strong>Theme music created by</strong><a href="https://www.daniellaurent.com/"><strong> </strong><strong>Daniel Laurent</strong></a><strong>.</strong></p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>