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Higher Learning with Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay

Jada Pinkett and Will Smith's Bizarre Red Table Talk

Higher Learning with Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay

The Ringer

Society & Culture

4.711.5K Ratings

🗓️ 14 July 2020

⏱️ 83 minutes

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Summary

Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay dive into the Red Table Talk between Jada Pinkett Smith and Will Smith (9:48), Chance the Rapper’s tweets about Kanye West’s presidential bid (34:04), the Washington NFL team changing their name (46:24), President Trump finally wearing a mask (58:47), and the myth of "Black-on-Black crime" (1:10:50). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Yo, yo, yo, thought warriors, what is up?

0:04.1

Welcome to Higher Learning.

0:05.4

I am Van Lathan.

0:06.8

I am Rachel Lindsay.

0:08.8

Wow, that was very upbeat.

0:12.0

You're feeling good today.

0:13.7

I thought about it because you're usually like, okay,

0:16.0

well, that was an enthusiastic welcome greeting.

0:19.2

So I was like, okay, let me put some thought

0:20.7

and energy into this.

0:22.6

I'm always happy to do Higher Learning though.

0:25.1

I know you are, but sometimes we can't tell.

0:28.4

Because sometimes it's like, I'm Van Lathan

0:30.3

and you're like, all right, you're Lindsay.

0:33.4

Or something like that.

0:34.2

I have never said my name like that for the record.

0:37.4

That's how we hear it.

0:38.7

That's how we hear it.

0:40.2

That's how we hear it.

0:41.0

We hear it when you say it like that.

0:41.9

How was your weekend?

0:43.6

Super chill.

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