Nick Saban Retires, and Stephen A. Smith Lets Loose on Jason Whitlock

Higher Learning with Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay

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Society & Culture

4.8 • 11.3K Ratings

🗓️ 12 January 2024

⏱️ 87 minutes

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Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay react to Nick Saban’s retirement announcement (11:33) before discussing Stephen A. Smith going scorched earth on Jason Whitlock (22:28). Then, a conversation about Democratic criticism leading up to the election (43:50), and Kai Cenat echoes Christian concerns over Lil Nas X’s latest single (1:09:57). Hosts: Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay 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, y'o, thought warriors.
0:04.0	Our learning is on. It is I, Van Laker Jr.
0:08.0	And it's me Rachel and Lindsay.
0:12.0	Rachel, Fan. So look, I... See?
0:12.5	Rachel, so look, I, um, I don't know if you've seen my latest post on
0:19.1	Instagram, but I'm here in Baton Rouge and stand up to Hilton by the water and I think I can swim across the Mississippi River.
0:27.0	Why, man, what makes you think that you can cross a massive river that I haven't even looked at? I don't even know how far or the distance from one side to the other.
0:40.0	But I would imagine that there's a current.
0:43.0	Yes.
0:45.0	That she would be swimming against.
0:47.0	Well, the current is blowing from what I can tell I can tell south to north so I wouldn't necessarily swimming
0:56.0	into it.
0:57.0	Well I'm saying but look I could swim I might not swim
1:02.0	directly across the river from where I started, but I can make it to the other side if I'm not fighting the current, let the current push me and continue to swim west.
1:14.0	Listen, I'm confident you could make it to the other side.
1:17.5	The question is, would you still be with us when you did?
1:28.6	You know what the difference between me and you are it is is if right now you said I feel like I can swim you know what I'm saying?
1:33.0	Right now, if you said, I feel like I can swim across the Rio Grande or whatever little
1:37.5	bullshit rivers you guys have in Texas, I would say to you,
1:41.0	Rachel, I think you could do it.
1:44.0	Why would you give me false hope?
1:46.0	See, I want you to still be here with me.
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