Kendrick Lamar’s Televised Revolution and Ben Watkins Talks Alex Cross

Higher Learning with Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay

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Society & Culture

4.8 • 11.3K Ratings

🗓️ 11 February 2025

⏱️ 81 minutes

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Van and Rachel react to the Super Bowl (0:00) before giving their reviews of Kendrick Lamar’s halftime show (14:42). Then, Kanye West is regrettably in the news again (31:35), and Trump signs an order in solidarity with white South Africans (45:10). Finally, the showrunner of Prime Video’s ‘Cross,’ Ben Watkins, joins to discuss Aldis Hodge’s star power (55:51) and his thoughts on him possibly being the next Black Panther (1:08:37). Hosts: Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay Guest: Ben Watkins 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.
0:04.2	What is up?
0:05.6	Howellon is on, is Zyvan Lathan Jr.
0:07.5	And it's me, Rachel and Lindsay.
0:09.5	The Detroit Lions didn't make the Super Bowl, but the Eagles did.
0:14.5	Come on now.
0:16.2	Donnie.
0:17.1	The Eagles did.
0:18.3	They didn't just make the Super Bowl.
0:19.9	They won the Super Bowl. They blew't just make the Super Bowl. They won the Super Bowl.
0:21.2	They blew the Chiefs the fuck out.
0:25.4	Amazing.
0:25.8	It doesn't give you a clear picture of how dominant the performance was.
0:32.8	I think into the third quarter, Pat Holmes had under 100 yards passing.
0:36.8	The office was fucking terrible, anemic.
0:39.7	They were rushing forward, the Eagles were,
0:41.2	and getting all kinds of goddamn pressure,
0:43.7	sacking them six times, whatever it was.
0:45.2	We watched it at Racial's house.
0:46.3	It was fantastic.
0:47.4	It was good.
0:48.1	It was good.
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