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Higher Learning with Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay

Jack Harlow ‘Got Blacker,’ Spring Break in Houston, and an Oscars Recap With ‘The Big Picture’

Higher Learning with Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay

The Ringer

Society & Culture

4.711.5K Ratings

🗓️ 17 March 2026

⏱️ 123 minutes

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Summary

Van and Rachel react to the Oscars before discussing Jack Harlow’s comments on his new album, LaRussell and what it means to be "heaven sent," and spring breakers taking Houston. Then hosts of The Big Picture, Amanda Dobbins and Sean Fennessey, join to look back at an Oscar season to remember. (0:00) Intro (2:09) Academy Awards reactions (26:04) Jack Harlow’s "gotten Blacker" (41:41) LaRussell backlash (59:23) Spring break in Houston (1:18:53) Amanda Dobbins and Sean Fennessey join the show Hosts: Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay Guests: Amanda Dobbins and Sean Fennessey Producers: Donnie Beacham Jr. and Jade Whaley Social Producer: Bernard Moore Video Supervision: Jacob Cornett Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Yo, yo, yo, thought warriors.

0:10.0

What is up?

0:12.0

Higher Learning is on, is I Van Lathen, Jr.

0:15.0

So later on in the show, we have Amanda Dobbins and Sean Finacy from The Big Picture, it's a conversation about movies.

0:25.7

That's their, that's what they say.

0:28.6

What do you mean that's what they say?

0:29.7

When they come on, Sean Finacy, when they do the, they do an intro and then they do a conversation about movies or is it a podcast about movies.

0:36.9

I think they say a conversation about movies or is it a podcast about movies I think they say a

0:37.5

conversation about movies we should we should incorporate that what do you want to say higher learning

0:43.4

a conversation about niggas let's try again higher learning this is okay let's do it the way they do it

0:51.7

okay so so so come on okay uh I. Okay. I'm Van Lathen and then she goes. Rachel Lindsay. But you go first and then I'll go second. I'm a man to go. I'm Rachel Lindsay. I'm Van Lathen. This is higher learning. A conversation about niggas. No. One more time. I'm Rachel Lindsay. I'm Van Lathen, and this is Higher Learning, a conversation about niggas shit. What do you want me to say? That's what we do. Let's do it again. Just imagine. Just imagine. This is the first time you've ever heard Higher Learning, right? Right. We've both been out and about the last couple of weeks. We're like, hey, we do this podcast together. We're co-hosts. It's called Higher Learning. You should check it out. Oh, you've never listened to it before. You should check it out. I'm Rachel Lindsay. I'm Van Lathen. Can I interest you in the conversation about niggins?

1:46.5

No.

1:47.7

I'm saying.

1:48.1

Okay.

1:49.5

This is, okay.

1:50.6

Let's do it.

1:51.8

I'll do it the way I would have done it.

1:54.1

I would like why I'll do it for people.

1:54.5

Do it again.

1:54.8

Okay.

1:56.4

I'm Rachel Lindsay.

1:57.5

I'm Van Lathen. This is higher learning.

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