Bakari is joined by Angela Alsobrooks, county executive of Prince George’s County and current candidate for the Senate, to discuss her relationship with Vice President Kamala Harris (2:46), why her Senate race appears to be so close (8:59), and the plan to get young Marylanders out to vote (17:12).
Host: Bakari Sellers
Guest: Angela Alsobrooks
Producer: Donnie Beacham Jr.
Executive Producer: Jarrod Loadholt
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Bakari is joined by Astead Herndon, national politics reporter for The New York Times, to talk the state of the race heading into the first debate between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump (:50) and what to look forward to in the weeks leading up to the election (14:18).
Host: Bakari Sellers
Guest: Astead Herndon
Producer: Donnie Beacham Jr.
Executive Producer: Jarrod Loadholt
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Bakari is joined by author and president of Sacramento State University Dr. J. Luke Wood to discuss the Black male academic agenda of a potential Kamala Harris administration (3:53), the balance of college affordability and investing in schools (10:51), and creating a Black honors college at his university (14:59).
Host: Bakari Sellers
Guest: Dr. J. Luke Wood
Producer: Donnie Beacham Jr.
Executive Producer: Jarrod Loadholt
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Bakari is joined by Lisa Blunt Rochester, the U.S. representative for Delaware's at-large congressional district since 2017. Lisa is the first woman and first Black congressperson to represent Delaware. She talks about her upbringing and what motivated her to get into politics in the first place. Lisa also addresses Kamala Harris’s campaign and what she plans on doing for the state of Delaware.
Host: Bakari Sellers
Guest: Lisa Blunt Rochester
Producer: Clifford Augustin
Executive Producer: Jarrod Loadholt
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Thanks so much to our friends at the 'Native Land Pod' for letting us share this amazing episode to our podcast feed.
Bakari joins the 'Native Land Pod' alongside hosts Angela Rye, Tiffany Cross, and Andrew Gillum. This episode was recorded on night one of the Democratic National Convention and features incredible conversations with Senator Cory Booker, Representative Jamaal Bowman of New York, Representative Robin Kelly of Chicago, NAACP CEO Derrick Johnson, and so many more!
Host: Bakari Sellers, Angela Rye, Tiffany Cross, and Andrew Gillum.
Producer: Clifford Augustin
Executive Producer: Jarrod Loadholt
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Bakari is back and live from Chicago, joined on day three by Politico's Jonathan Martin and Ellen Rucker Sellers.
Bakari and Jonathan recap the most memorable moments from night two, including the speeches from the Obamas and the performance by Lil Jon. They discuss the imperatives for Vice President Harris and the Democratic Party this week, as well as what Trump's counter-programming might look like. They close with a preview of night three, including speeches from Governor Tim Walz, former president Bill Clinton, and Mayor Pete Buttigieg.
Bakari is then joined by a very special guest—his wife, Ellen Rucker Sellers! They dive into the powerful speeches from the Obamas, the balance that Michelle Obama, Vice President Harris, and many other women strike as working mothers, the importance of reproductive rights as a core issue for the Democratic Party's platform, and more!
Host: Bakari Sellers
Guest: Jonathan Martin and Ellen Rucker Sellers
Producer: Clifford Augustin
Executive Producer: Jarrod Loadholt
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Bakari is joined on day two in Chicago by Jasmine Wright, politics reporter at NOTUS. They chat about the importance of Black female journalists covering Vice President Kamala Harris's campaign, the 60th anniversary of Freedom Summer, and the legacies of figures such as Jesse Jackson and Fannie Lou Hamer. They also recap the best speeches from night one, discuss the political future of rising stars in the Democratic Party like Senator Raphael Warnock and Representative Jasmine Crockett, and explain what they're most looking forward to in the week ahead.
Host: Bakari Sellers
Guest: Jasmine Wright
Producer: Clifford Augustin
Executive Producer: Jarrod Loadholt
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Bakari is live from Chicago for the 2024 Democratic National Convention! He's joined by Alex Thompson of Axios and CNN to recap night one. They talk about how the vibes are different from the RNC last month, the biggest wins for Democrats in terms of messaging and speeches, President Biden's address, and what they're most looking forward to from night two, including speeches from former president Obama and first lady Michelle Obama.
Host: Bakari Sellers
Guest: Alex Thompson
Producer: Clifford Augustin
Executive Producer: Jarrod Loadholt
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Nicole talks about her rise in the sports media industry and how she rose from the ranks as an intern at the Boston Globe to the lead college football and college basketball insider at NBC Sports. She also discusses House v. NCAA class-action lawsuit, and the terms of a multi-billion-dollar settlement that stands to reshape college sports, including $2.75 billion in back-pay damages the NCAA will owe to former Division I athletes, as well as a future revenue sharing model between power-conference schools and athletes.
Host: Bakari Sellers
Guest: Nicole Auerbach
Producer: Clifford Augustin
Executive Producer: Jarrod Loadholt
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Bakari Sellers is joined by the author of the new book ‘Antidemocratic,’ David Daley, to discuss what got him into becoming a voting rights activist, what his new book is about, how it differs from his previous two (11:30), and much more.
Host: Bakari Sellers
Guest: David Daley
Producer: Isaiah Blakely
Executive Producer: Jarrod Loadholt
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Bakari Sellers is joined by reporter and coauthor of the Axios Twin Cities newsletter Torey Van Oot. They start with discussing the growth of the Axios newsletter. Then Torey takes us through Governor Tim Walz’s rise from a teacher and football coach to potential vice president (4:30). They also discuss what to expect from Walz moving forward (18:10).
Host: Bakari Sellers
Guest: Torey Van Oot
Producer: Isaiah Blakely
Executive Producer: Jarrod Loadholt
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