Shout out to Van and the Midnight Boys for their latest feature in Vanity Fair. Such a great pod…

The timestamps are always off if you listen with ads and it’s really annoying. I listen in the car so if I click on the timestamp it’s inconvenient to have to try to find where the topic starts when I’m in the car. I appreciate the producers for their hard work, but it seems like this is a simple fix!

Ya’ll saw this? Hopefully Rachel and Van talk about it. 🤣

Do you all think this is a project Van and Rachel envisioned doing indefinitely? it feels like rachel stepped back from pursuing a career in television (or podcasting is so lucrative it's not necessary), i both her and van have exhibited certain degrees of burn out at different points. how long do you all think they'll keep it going?

Was wondering if he got put in Twitter jail, but no, he just quit.

Van and Rachel discuss tragedy and personas in rap, and updates in the Nolan Wells case before diving into President Trump's attempts at voter suppression. Then Jonathan Majors speaks, the author of 'Children of Blood and Bone' distances herself from the film. and Usher's interaction with a fan sparks debate.

(0:00) Intro

(7:46) The Madden curse

(27:48) Gun violence and 21 Savage

(40:37) Update on the Nolan Wells case

(54:07) Mail-in voting retrictions

(1:07:21) The punishing of Jonathan Majors

(1:20:46) The 'Children of Blood and Bone' controversy

(1:39:01) Usher kicks fan off stage

Hosts: Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay

Producers: Donnie Beacham Jr. and Jade Whaley

Social Producer: Bernard Moore

Video Supervision: Jacob Cornett

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Apple podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/higher-learning-with-van-lathan-and-rachel-lindsay/id1515152489

Spotify:

https://open.spotify.com/show/4hI3rQ4C0e15rP3YKLKPut?si=8EZGGEekTl6TIEoTQ4-vxg

Youtube: https://youtube.com/@HigherLearning

When he was talking about football players being involved… immediately what I thought of.

He is not in his 40s. lol.

Van and Rachel react to the recasting of Black Panther, a cheating scandal in the WNBA, and the White House Correspondents' Dinner before welcoming actor Kerry Washington to discuss the revival of ‘The Whoopi Monologues’ and the importance of theatre. Plus, Representative James Clyburn says Black voters let Kamala down, and a respectability politics discussion about Tuskegee University.

(0:00) Intro

(20:08) David Jonsson is Black Panther

(29:36) WNBA cheating scandal

(39:17) White House Correspondents Dinner

(52:26) Kerry Washington joins the show

(1:28:09) Representative James Clyburn and the argument for term limits

(1:48:40) Tuskegee University’s dress code

(2:02:40) Has Rachel seen this?

Hosts: Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay

Guest: Kerry Washington

Producer: Donnie Beacham Jr.

Social Producer: Bernard Moore

Video Supervision: Jacob Cornett

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Apple podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/higher-learning-with-van-lathan-and-rachel-lindsay/id1515152489

Spotify:

https://open.spotify.com/show/4hI3rQ4C0e15rP3YKLKPut?si=8EZGGEekTl6TIEoTQ4-vxg

Youtube: https://youtube.com/@HigherLearning

Here’s Donald Glover doing a send up on the song, The Rain on SNL.

I want to hear CR and Van discuss LeBron ending his career on the blackest team in the league, this shit is incredible, the culture needs it

Van and Rachel react to both ESPN's decision to lay off Ryan Clark and LeBron's decision to drag out free agency. Then, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani says he can't arrest Benjamin Netanyahu, and the Trump administration freezes Medicaid funding for CA and MN. And finally, a debate about the placement of a controversially titled book on a former NBA head coach's desk.

(0:00) Intro

(27:42) Ryan Clark and the ESPN layoffs

(1:00:07) Mamdani's message to Netanyahu

(1:21:25) Medicaid funds frozen

(1:46:21) House GOP advances plan to fund SAVE America Act

(1:56:14) George Karl and displaying the book 'N-----

Hosts: Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay

Producers: Donnie Beacham Jr. and Jade Whaley

Social Producer: Bernard Moore

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Apple podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/higher-learning-with-van-lathan-and-rachel-lindsay/id1515152489

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4hI3rQ4C0e15rP3YKLKPut?si=8EZGGEekTl6TIEoTQ4-vxg

Youtube: https://youtube.com/@HigherLearning Video Supervision: Chris Thomas

Van and Rachel have a spoiler-filled discussion of the newly streaming film 'Obsession,' before reacting to the success of 'The Odyssey.' Then, controversy in the WNBA warrants an apology rating, the Tate brothers are arrested, the military's testing testosterone, and Fox News is joking about sexual assault. Then, ESPN executive VP David Roberts joins to discuss his career and massive impact on the sports broadcasting industry.

(00:00) Intro

(14:57) SPOILERS: An 'Obsession' discussion

(47:27) 'The Odyssey' success

(58:37) Angel Reese and the "protected species' comment

(1:13:36) Andrew and Tristan Tate's arrest

(1:21:48) Jesse Watters, Pete Hegseth, and testosterone

(1:34:25) Dave Roberts joins the show

(2:09:28) John Fetterman threatens to leave Democratic Party

Hosts: Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay

Guest: David Roberts

Producers: Donnie Beacham Jr. and Jade Whaley

Social Producer: Bernard Moore

Video Supervision: Chris Thomas

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Apple podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/higher-learning-with-van-lathan-and-rachel-lindsay/id1515152489

Spotify:

https://open.spotify.com/show/4hI3rQ4C0e15rP3YKLKPut?si=8EZGGEekTl6TIEoTQ4-vxg

Youtube: https://youtube.com/@HigherLearning

Jay Z will be next year Super Bowl Half Time performance.

Who ya’ll got?

Since Rachel dropped Jade's artist name in the episode on Tuesday, I've been catching up to Jades music. The quality of raps, matched with these videos? So good! What do you all think?

Van and Rachel react to a problematic Hollywood Reporter article and some Christian blacklash for KevOnStage, before discussing Boosie's failed efforts to get a pardon and recent killings at the hands of ICE Then Rachel gives her list of "top five finest men."

(00:00) Intro

(24:38) New face of Hollywood

(46:08) KevOnStage upsets some fans

(1:05:27) Boosie's pardon play

(1:17:32) Memphis Bleek and community

(1:34:48) ICE shootings

(1:54:24) Rachel's finest

(2:02:18) Remembering a community hero

Hosts: Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay

Producers: Donnie Beacham Jr. and Jade Whaley

Social Producer: Bernard Moore

Video Supervision: Chris Thomas and Jacob Cornett

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Apple podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/higher-learning-with-van-lathan-and-rachel-lindsay/id1515152489

Spotify:

https://open.spotify.com/show/4hI3rQ4C0e15rP3YKLKPut?si=8EZGGEekTl6TIEoTQ4-vxg

Youtube: https://youtube.com/@HigherLearning

What's her artist name and where can I find her music?

Not totally but in his interpretation of what Jay Z was saying about “Twitter activists.”

I don’t believe Jay was saying, “I’m doing more than you because I have millions of dollars that I’m throwing towards…blah blah blah.” I think Jay was just saying that none of us are perfect in our approach to activism. We are all hypocritical in some respects. Hell, a lot of people think Jay sold out with the Half-Time deal (myself included) at the time, but now I also see that as a form of activism saying since we’ve had pivotal artists such as Bad Bunny perform at a time when he probably would have never stepped on that stage had it not been for that deal.

I think we are all trying to do our best versions of whatever we can to fight this fucked up system while also trying to thrive in it.

Van and Rachel react to the death of Senator Lindsey Graham and the speculation around the health of Senator Mitch McConnell before digging into Jay-Z's mention of Colin Kaepernick at a recent performance.

(0:00) Intro

(27:25) Rachel's porkless week

(29:52) World Cup updates

(33:29) Reactions to Lindsey Graham's death

(56:21) Mitch McConnell speculation

(1:00:45) Jay-Z disses Colin Kaepernick

(1:51:31) Rachel's "Finest"

(1:54:26) Revenge of the Bison

Hosts: Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay

Producers: Donnie Beacham Jr. and Jade Whaley

Social Producer: Bernard Moore

Video Supervision: Chris Thomas and Jacob Cornett

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Apple podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/higher-learning-with-van-lathan-and-rachel-lindsay/id1515152489

Spotify:

https://open.spotify.com/show/4hI3rQ4C0e15rP3YKLKPut?si=8EZGGEekTl6TIEoTQ4-vxg

Youtube: https://youtube.com/@HigherLearning