Boycotts, Target and Tabitha Brown, Plus Snoop Speaks

Higher Learning with Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay

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Society & Culture

4.8 • 11.3K Ratings

🗓️ 28 January 2025

⏱️ 107 minutes

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Summary

Van and Rachel react to the death of DJ Unk (6:04), before discussing Tabitha Brown’s response to a call to boycott Target for ending DEI programs (15:40) and the Air Force’s choice to walk back a decision to end the use of a Tuskegee Airmen video from basic training (42:11). Then, Snoop Dogg responds to criticism for performing at a Trump inauguration event (57:03), Raven-Symoné speaks on racial identity (1:15:15), and Trump’s actions toward Colombia spark a debate on American supremacy (1:27:36). Plus the Michael Jackson biopic goes through major reshoots (1:39:11). Hosts: Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay Producers: Donnie Beacham Jr. and Ashleigh Smith Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Yo, yo, yo, thought warriors.
0:04.4	What is up?
0:05.9	Howell is on is I Van Lazyton Jr.
0:11.4	Now it's me, Rachel and Lindsay.
0:13.5	I am recording.
0:14.5	Get your shit together.
0:16.4	I'm sorry.
0:17.7	Have I not been bedridden for the past few days?
0:20.6	Nobody cares, okay? You have to, you're at work.
0:23.5	You know what? They believe you. Huh? They believe you. You're right. I am at work. Just like I came to work Friday as well.
0:32.1	You're sick. How are you feeling? I haven't taken any days off. I'm good. I'm turning a corner.
0:39.1	So, you know, fevers down, went to the doctor, got diagnosed with flu A and B.
0:45.1	I saw a lot of people are like Rachel's always sick.
0:47.8	I actually haven't been sick this year in regards to sinus infection flu as in 2024, which is big for me.
0:56.4	I had the flu in 2023 at the end of it, and now I have the flu again.
1:02.3	But I've actually been doing well.
1:04.2	When I come back from the national championship game, I usually get sick and I should know better.
1:09.4	I caught COVID last time.
1:12.4	But I'm doing much better, still healing, but much better.
1:16.9	I did have a bit of a relapse when the Cowboys named their head coach.
1:23.4	Or when I got a Cowboys named their Name their at a bit of a relapse.
1:27.7	You don't like it.
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