Kanye, Kim and Celebrity Parenthood. Plus, Van Learns About Neo-Soul

Higher Learning with Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay

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Society & Culture

4.8 • 11.3K Ratings

🗓️ 18 March 2025

⏱️ 95 minutes

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Summary

Van and Rachel give a review of Playboi Carti’s latest album, ‘Music’ (7:19), before reacting to Kanye West and Kim Kardashian butting heads over a new song featuring Diddy and their daughter (17:22), and Anthony Mackie’s backlash for comments on masculinity (38:45). Then, Congress and Trump avoid shutting down the government (56:10), and Rachel addresses the tragedy of domestic violence (1:12:05) before Ian Von, host of ‘Let’s Talk R&B,’ joins to school Van on neo-soul (1:17:37). Hosts: Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay Producers: Donnie Beacham Jr. and Ashleigh Smith Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Yo, yo, yo, thought warriors!
0:05.6	What is up?
0:07.6	I learned it is on and is I Van Lathen Jr.
0:09.9	And it's me, Rachel Lundsen.
0:11.4	We'll start off by saying something right now.
0:13.9	I'm not getting paid for this, but I plan to pay these people black.
0:20.4	And I didn't know how to do it.
0:21.2	Pay them black or pay them back?
0:22.3	Pay them black and pay them back.
0:23.7	Okay.
0:24.3	Okay.
0:24.6	So I've told the story before.
0:27.7	During the pandemic, I was all fucked up.
0:30.5	Okay.
0:31.3	My anxiety was getting to me in the holy cold.
0:34.2	Is this cold in here, right?
0:35.2	Real cold?
0:35.8	Yeah.
0:36.3	A little cold.
0:38.7	My anxiety was getting to me, and I was looking for ways to, like, keep my immune system up and, like, you know, do the whole thing.
0:46.9	I was drinking beet juice.
0:47.9	I was experimenting with health.
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