Forget Chris Brown, Usher vs. Justin Timberlake Is the Verzuz Battle We Need

Higher Learning with Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay

The Ringer

Society & Culture

4.7 • 11.5K Ratings

🗓️ 28 July 2020

⏱️ 90 minutes

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Summary

Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay discuss Arkansas Senator Tom Cotton’s recent characterization of slavery as a “necessary evil” in American history (10:02); how they’re feeling about the election with less than 100 days to go (30:20); the debate over whether Chris Brown or Justin Timberlake would make for better competition in a Verzuz Battle with Usher (45:18); and the recent situation on Twitter with Talib Kweli (1:04:17). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Yo, yo, yo, thought warriors, welcome to higher learning.
0:05.7	I am Van Laten.
0:07.6	And I am Rachel Lindsay.
0:10.2	Rachel, where are you coming from today?
0:11.7	I am coming from the West Coast, doing the show the way it was meant to be done originally.
0:17.2	Both of us here in Los Angeles, we are not together.
0:19.4	I might add.
0:21.3	You did that last week.
0:22.3	Okay, we didn't do that this week.
0:24.5	You podcasted last week with people in person.
0:26.7	Oh wow, yeah.
0:27.7	Wow, yeah.
0:28.7	Yeah, last week.
0:29.7	That was my friend's house.
0:31.2	Yes, sure.
0:32.2	But can I just say that we didn't do that this week, even though I tried to make that
0:37.7	happen.
0:38.7	So thought warriors, I need you guys to listen.
0:39.7	I've turned up your volume.
0:40.8	It has been a defining moment in my friendship with Van Laten.
0:44.6	And let me tell you why.
0:46.6	Yesterday I came into LA.
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