Why the Federal Reserve Investigation Should Concern You | MiniPod

<p><strong>On this MiniPod, our hosts Angela Rye, Andrew Gillum, and Bakari Sellers are STUNNED by what Fed Chair Jerome Powell did.&nbsp;&nbsp;</strong></p> <p><strong>The chair of the Federal Reserve, which sets our nationwide interest rates, is under investigation by the Trump administration. A stalwart bureaucrat, Jerome Powell made a rare public statement about the investigation, claiming that it&rsquo;s politically motivated, and an attack on the independence of the Federal Reserve.&nbsp;</strong></p> <p><strong>Let&rsquo;s back it up, what does the Federal Reserve do again? Why is their independence important, and why are our hosts so SHOCKED by Jerome Powell&rsquo;s statement?&nbsp;</strong></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Read more:&nbsp;</strong></p> <p><a href="https://www.federalreserve.gov/aboutthefed/fedexplained/who-we-are.htm#:~:text=The%20Federal%20Reserve%20is%20the,stresses%20in%20the%20banking%20system"><strong>https://www.federalreserve.gov/aboutthefed/fedexplained/who-we-are.htm#:~:text=The%20Federal%20Reserve%20is%20the,stresses%20in%20the%20banking%20system</strong></a><strong>.</strong></p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/14/business/economy/housing-pulte-fannie-freddie.html"><strong>https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/14/business/economy/housing-pulte-fannie-freddie.html</strong></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.axios.com/2026/01/14/trump-mortgages-credit-cards-rates"><strong>https://www.axios.com/2026/01/14/trump-mortgages-credit-cards-rates</strong></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-will-ban-large-institutional-investors-buying-single-family-homes-trump-says-2026-01-07/"><strong>https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-will-ban-large-institutional-investors-buying-single-family-homes-trump-says-2026-01-07/</strong></a></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>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; 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>&nbsp;</p> <p><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>