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.
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.
This shutdown is doing damage to American’s faith in our own government. With Democrats poised to take control of the House in 2026, what responsibility do they have to restore that trust deficit?
And in the meantime, wtf do WE do?!? Our hosts discuss how folks are standing in the gap and supporting our communities even when the government won’t.
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Contents:
00:00:00 Start
00:00:33 Episode Rundown
00:01:45 Quick News Hits
00:03:45 Governent Shutdown Threatens Food Stamps
00:24:25 Amercan’s Faith in Government
00:50:40 CTAs