Respectability Politics and Damon Young on Being Funny and Black

Higher Learning with Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay

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Society & Culture

4.8 • 11.3K Ratings

🗓️ 7 March 2023

⏱️ 100 minutes

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Summary

Van and Rachel are joined by Midnight Boy Charles Holmes to talk about the discourse around Ja Morant (14:39) before digging into Chris Rock’s Netflix special, ‘Selective Outrage’ (49:55). Then, writer and humorist Damon Young joins to discuss the NFL, comedy, and his podcast, ‘Stuck With Damon Young’ (1:08:19). Plus, Rachel clues us in on some Peak White Mess (1:32:29). Hosts: Van Lathan Jr. and Rachel Lindsay Guests: Charles Holmes and Damon Young 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 yo, thought warriors.
0:06.4	What's up?
0:08.8	High learning is on is Ivan Lathen Jr.
0:11.4	And it's me Rachel and Lindsay.
0:13.6	Rachel, what'd you do this weekend?
0:16.1	Oh, what did I do this weekend?
0:19.5	Work, work, work.
0:22.8	I had, I had um, I went saw screen six on Friday.
0:29.3	Six, it's six.
0:30.8	We're at six. We're at six now.
0:32.8	So on Friday, because the original screamers dead
0:37.8	they killed them.
0:39.2	Courtney Cox.
0:40.6	No, Courtney Cox is in the smoothing.
0:43.2	So you mean it's that I'm gonna be real with you.
0:45.5	The screen nigga.
0:47.2	The screen nigga, what's his name?
0:49.2	Screen face dude.
0:51.0	He's ghost face.
0:52.0	Ghost face.
0:52.8	Ghost.
0:54.0	Why they got a name on ghost face?
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