Pete Buttigieg Wants Democrats to Tighten Up

What will governance look like when Democrats take back power? How will they undo the blatant corruption that we’ve seen under Trump 2.0? Our guest, Pete Buttigieg, says we can’t go back to how things were. There has to be a new normal. Former Transportation Secretary and presidential candidate, Pete Buttigieg, joins the show to talk strategy: how Democrats can win, and what they need to do when they have power. Join hosts Angela Rye and Bakari Sellers for episode 150 of Native Land Pod. We are 40 days away from the midterm elections. Welcome home y’all!

FYSA HEADLINES – A grand jury rules in the Nolan Wells case, no charges will be brought. – The FAA is set to roll out an AI air traffic tool at DC-area airports next week. – FBI Director Kash Patel has named Shaquille O’Neal as an honorary special agent. In the same week, the FBI is target of a major hack. – DraftKings is using AI to target aggressive ads at problem gamblers. – Trump has revoked White House press credentials for three major outlets: CNN, MS NOW, and Politico.

LINKS AND RESOURCES FBI Hacked: https://www.404media.co/we-hacked-the-fbi-hackers-say-they-have-data-on-all-fbi-employees/ DraftKings Targets Problem Gamblers: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/19/business/draftkings-ai.html Nikole Hannah Jones, “In Fighting For Every Black Child, Did I Betray My Own?”: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/20/magazine/ny-public-schools-black-students-segregation.html

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Native Land Pod is brought to you by Reasoned Choice Media. Thank you to the Native Land Pod team: 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 Smith 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. Theme music created by Daniel Laurent.

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