Congressional Twerking and a Diaspora Discussion

Higher Learning with Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay

The Ringer

Society & Culture

4.8 • 11.3K Ratings

🗓️ 8 July 2022

⏱️ 79 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

Van and Rachel are joined by Rhode Island state Senator Tiara Mack to address "respectability politics" after going viral for twerking (8:49). Then, comedian and podcaster Marlon Palmer joins to discuss a recent tweet about the African diaspora (41:02). Plus, an update on the Brittney Griner situation (1:03:40). Host: Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay Guests: Sen. Tiara Mack and Marlon Palmer Producer: Donnie Beacham Jr. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	you
0:30.0	and P-Front Williams on the flight from LA.
0:33.6	Short flight.
0:35.1	I forgot all the video.
0:36.4	Short flight.
0:37.2	Two hours, 30 minutes, you're on the ground.
0:40.3	So we landed this morning, got off the plane,
0:43.1	it's 80, 87 degrees, which is impressive.
0:45.8	People think that I'm in O-pressive
0:47.3	when I said the heat in Dallas is impressive.
0:49.4	No, I'm in impressive.
0:51.4	That's impressive for it to be damn in 90 degrees
0:53.6	at 5 a.m.
0:54.5	It's impressive.
0:55.3	Yeah, it's both.
0:56.3	So I've been here, I slept.
0:58.5	Okay.
1:00.0	And then I woke up just to watch the new episode
1:03.0	of the boys, to cover that for Ringer verse.
1:05.8	Then I went back to sleep.
1:08.1	So I've been in the room all day here at the hotel.
1:11.4	So I haven't really got a chance.
	...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from The Ringer, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of The Ringer and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.