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Higher Learning with Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay

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Society & Culture

4.8 • 11.3K Ratings

🗓️ 14 May 2025

⏱️ 94 minutes

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Summary

Van and Rachel took to New York’s Gramercy Theater in front of a lively audience to discuss the old guard of the Democratic Party, after David Hogg’s “get over yourself” comment (12:57). Then Van debuts a new spinoff, “Glaze of the Decade” (29:37), before thought warriors join the show for Animal Games (54:38) and a Rachel Apology Contest (1:12:07). Hosts: Van Lathan Jr. and Rachel Lindsay Producers: Donnie Beacham Jr. and Ashleigh Smith Additional Production Support: Chelsea Stark-Jones Live Events Coordination: Elizabeth Fierman, Helen Eichner, Tessa Herrick Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	The
0:07.0	Woh-hoohoohoo!
0:10.0	Woohoo! Wow.
0:30.8	Hi guys.
0:35.5	What's up, everybody?
0:39.1	Okay, guys, I don't want to start the podcast on a down note.
0:45.2	I don't want to.
0:47.4	But...
0:48.1	But you guys have been seeing in the news.
0:51.4	It's still open season on black men in America.
0:55.0	We're not doing this.
0:56.2	And it's sad. So before we get the podcast started, I just want us all to bow our heads and have a moment of silence for Diddy and Torrey Lanes.
1:06.4	Okay. Please feel free to boo at this moment. Thank you. Thank you.
1:11.6	Wait, wait.
1:12.6	I didn't tell you this though.
1:14.6	Wait, wait, I didn't tell you.
1:15.6	On the way over here, so we're so excited to be here, guys.
1:18.6	Thank you so much for being here.
1:20.6	This is so exciting.
1:21.6	I brought my grill out.
1:23.6	Just another day at work.
1:24.6	But on the way over here, and'm with my girl Kimmy, shout
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