Matt James’s Instagram Statement and Andra Day on the Importance of Knowing Billie Holiday’s Story

Higher Learning with Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay

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Society & Culture

4.8 • 11.3K Ratings

🗓️ 24 February 2021

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay discuss Matt James’s Instagram statement on the Rachael Kirkconnell ‘Bachelor’ drama (0:45) and are then joined by the star of 'The United States vs. Billie Holiday,' Andra Day, to discuss her experience playing Billie Holiday and the importance of knowing her story to understand the civil rights movement and the period of time that we’re currently in (8:30). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Bum bum bum bum!
0:02.5	Bonus!
0:03.9	Higher learning bonus episode, Wednesday, Black History Month.
0:07.4	I think this is the last one, Dave.
0:08.6	This is the last one.
0:09.8	This is the last one.
0:10.8	Yeah, this is the last one.
0:11.8	This is the last one.
0:12.8	We love you, that's been enjoying them.
0:13.8	We love giving you this extra content.
0:15.9	We love this extra content.
0:18.5	We love it.
0:19.5	And here's the thing.
0:21.1	We are joined today by the star of the United States vs. Newly Holiday.
0:26.5	This is on today.
0:27.4	She plays a Billie Holiday.
0:29.0	fantastic in the show.
0:31.0	Yeah.
0:31.0	And fantastic in this movie.
0:35.0	We're going to get to her just one second.
0:36.2	But there is we we're going to do something a little we as an update is an update.
0:42.0	Yeah.
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