LEMON DROP | Spike Lee RAW on New Film, Highest 2 Lowest

The Don Lemon Show

18Hundred LLC.

Society & Culture, News

3.8 • 659 Ratings

🗓️ 19 August 2025

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Summary

Don sits down with the legendary Spike Lee to talk about his new film, Highest 2 Lowest, a project Don himself makes a cameo in. Spike shares his vision for the film, the inspiration behind it, and gives us an inside look at what went into bringing it to life. From behind-the-scenes stories to the creative choices that shaped the project, it’s a candid conversation with one of the greatest storytellers of our time. This episode is brought to you by ZBiotics. Go to https://zbiotics.com/LEMONDROPS and use LEMONDROPS at checkout for 15% off any first time orders of ZBiotics probiotics. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Mr.
0:13.8	Spike Lee.
0:14.4	Thank you so much.
0:15.9	Highest to lowest is the highest.
0:17.9	I loved it, not just because I'm in it.
0:22.0	But thank you. At two teams. I know, right? My mom's like, that's my, she looked up, she goes, that's my baby's voice.
0:28.0	Also, you were the first day of principal photography. I was. You built a, a news anchor set for me.
0:37.9	You were the first person, they go down in the history of cinema.
0:43.1	The first person was before camera.
0:46.5	In the fifth film between Spike Lee and Denzel Washington was Don.
0:51.5	Don Lemon.
0:53.4	I walked in the premiere and I said to Jeffrey, I said, did I end up on the edit room floor?
1:00.0	He goes, no, man, you're Don Lemon.
1:02.0	How could you end up on the edit room floor?
1:04.0	I'm like, you never know.
1:05.0	You never know.
1:06.0	Spike.
1:07.0	But here's the thing, no.
1:08.0	Before we start, I had great respect for you from the jump.
1:12.6	And me and me and you've always been cool.
1:14.9	Yep.
1:15.7	And so when this part comes up, the part came up,
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