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Higher Learning with Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay

Juneteenth, White Psychosis, and Cancel Culture in Comedy

Higher Learning with Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay

The Ringer

Society & Culture

4.811.3K Ratings

🗓️ 18 June 2021

⏱️ 85 minutes

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Summary

Van Lathan asks Rachel Lindsay his Very Serious Question earlier than usual this week (:30) before they address the circumstances around Matt James not being on the show, as promised (14:52). They also discuss whether white supremacy is "psychopathic" (23:07) and Juneteenth (46:17) before breaking down "cancel culture" in the world of comedy (52:53). Hosts: Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay Producers: Trudy Joseph and Donnie Beacham Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Yo, yo, yo, thought warriors.

0:02.6

What is up?

0:03.8

High learning is on

0:05.9

It is Ivan Lathen and it's me Rachel Lindsay

0:09.6

Rachel, where you at van tell the people you had a new background every single time we get on so I am not in New York anymore

0:15.6

I'm now in Atlanta

0:18.8

I'm in the Waldorf Astoria here. We didn't see too much

0:22.9

T. My D. But there's a story here and by the way this we're gonna do something that we've never done before

0:28.2

We're gonna do van's various serious question of the week

0:33.8

To start the podcast. Oh, okay, you okay with this. I'm okay. You okay with this. All right. Yeah, so

0:43.9

I was not supposed to be at the Waldorf, okay

0:49.2

Where are you supposed to be I was supposed to be at a different hotel. I'm not gonna name the hotel

0:53.9

Okay, also it's the hotel's fault. Okay. Yeah, so

0:56.8

I was supposed to be at a different hotel. I was brought out here. We're doing a panel tonight

1:03.3

Here in Atlanta some stuff to do tomorrow and then I'm coming back to LA on Saturday, but I was brought out here and

1:09.8

You know they pay you they get your hotel they get your flight the whole night. So I

1:15.1

Leave New York this morning

1:17.6

All right, and I go

1:20.5

Short flight from New York to Atlanta didn't realize it was that should have a flight. Yeah

1:24.4

Yeah, it's a short flight from New York. It's not even three hours. It's not even two

1:30.5

Oh shoot. Yeah, like in the air. It wasn't even two and

1:35.5

I remember I asked the lady for blanket because I was cold and tired. She said no, it's no blanket. There's nothing like you

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