Butker’s Speech, Presidential Debates, and The Power and Service of Art with Rhymefest

Higher Learning with Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay

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Society & Culture

4.7 • 11.5K Ratings

🗓️ 17 May 2024

⏱️ 84 minutes

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Summary

Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay start the show talking about the controversial speech Chiefs Kicker Harrison Butker gave to Benedictine College’s 2024 graduate class and the NFL’s response (05:18) and the early showdown between Biden and Trump (23:03). Then, they are joined by Rhymefest to talk about the reason why he is running for the school board in Chicago, the problems within the school system after the pandemic, and the fracture of the infrastructure within the black community (50:26). Hosts: Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay Guest: Rhymefest Producer: Ashleigh Smith Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Yeah, y'all thought warriors. What is that? Our learning is on, is I-van Lately
0:10.3	Jr. And it's me, Rachel and Lindsay.
0:13.0	Bonsie!
0:14.0	I knew what was coming.
0:16.0	I don't know if you were going to give me that or like kind of like a Black Panther thing,
0:21.0	you know, I'm an all black, I got the turtle neck, I got the, oh, I don't want to do this anymore.
0:27.0	You know, we're off so bad, so you know I'm tired, you know I flew in straight from New York to do the podcast, got here on time.
0:36.5	And girl, you're all on style.
0:39.2	You're so corny today.
0:41.2	Yeah.
0:42.2	I like you this. Oh, you're all in.
0:54.0	You talked about it last time.
0:56.2	How many seasons?
0:58.2	It's only the second season that's coming up right now.
1:00.3	It would be a vampire.
1:01.8	Okay.
1:02.3	Fantastic. Great show. now. It would be a vampire. Okay.
1:03.0	Fantastic.
1:04.0	Great show.
1:05.0	So, Rachel, we got a nice interview today with Ryan Best.
1:11.0	Okay, Grammy Award- winning hip-hop.
1:13.0	It's also running for school board in Chicago.
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