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Higher Learning with Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay

LeBron James vs. Memphis. Plus, Joe Rogan and Theo Von on the War in Iran

Higher Learning with Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay

The Ringer

Society & Culture

4.711.5K Ratings

🗓️ 7 April 2026

⏱️ 138 minutes

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Summary

Van and Rachel discuss NBA players' dislike for staying in Memphis before reacting to Trump’s Easter message about Iran and Edward Blum’s fight against civil rights. (0:00) Intro (22:21) The NBA vs. Memphis (41:19) Trump’s Easter message (59:30) Joe Rogan and Theo Von on Iran (1:23:10) Edward Blum’s latest lawsuit (1:37:52) Sponsors and Kanye West (2:03:18) Trick Daddy vs. the AKAs Hosts: Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay Producers: Donnie Beacham Jr. and Jade Whaley Social Producer: Bernard Moore Video Supervision: Chris Thomas and Jacob Cornett 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?

0:11.0

How are learning is on is I Van Lathen Jr.

0:14.0

And it's me, Rachel Lynn Lindsay.

0:16.0

Rachel, what'd you do this weekend?

0:18.0

We haven't done this in a while.

0:19.0

Actually, pretty chill. Oh oh you're gonna be so

0:21.9

proud of me okay first off it was pretty chill because i realized haven't done my taxes you haven't done

0:27.0

taxes yet have you there's somebody that does it somebody does them but like i need to do all the

0:32.0

expense stuff i have a system but you can do it pretty quickly, but I had to take time for that.

0:37.5

So very chill, like went to a brunch with my girlfriend

0:40.7

and her daughter, sat by the pool, did some taxes,

0:44.6

and then I went to go see Project Hell Mary.

0:50.6

Very special.

0:51.8

Have you seen it? Of course you have.

0:52.8

Yeah, what'd you think? Van, I cried about four times. Fantastic, right? I mean like... You love Rocky. Like, bald. Yeah. Like, not one tear. I mean, I really... Because I'm one of those people, I tell you, when I do watch the movie, I get fully... I fully immersed myself in the movie. I am there. I am with them, I know these people, I feel what they feel. The way I connected to Rocky, you like Rocky. Oh my God. He's nice. Oh, it was beautiful. Yeah. It wasn't what I was expecting. I wasn't expecting the humor part of it. The heart. I didn't read the book.

1:28.4

I don't know if you read the book.

1:31.5

But yeah, I just, I don't know.

1:34.2

I just thought it was going to be long and boring. And I could not be further from the truth.

1:38.0

I got to start seeing more movies.

1:41.1

I mean, that one is fantastic treatment.

1:43.6

But I wasn't expecting that.

1:45.0

It was, I could get emotional now.

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