Russia’s Almost-Coup, and Melvin Gregg on ‘The Blackening’

Higher Learning with Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay

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Society & Culture

4.8 • 11.3K Ratings

🗓️ 27 June 2023

⏱️ 122 minutes

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Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay welcome Murtaza Hussain, journalist for The Intercept, to help break down the Wagner Group’s coup attempt in Russia (6:10), before discussing the arrest of a 14-year-old and his mother after the shooting death of a man who had assaulted the mom (38:15). Plus, an update in the Jonathan Majors assault case (1:07:29), and actor Melvin Gregg joins to discuss ‘The Blackening’ and what place ‘Snowfall’ has in the culture (1:14:55). Hosts: Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay Guests: Murtaza Hussain and Melvin Gregg 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, Thal warriors.
0:04.0	What is up?
0:06.0	Our learning is on.
0:08.0	It is Ivan, Lathie, Jr.
0:10.0	And it's me, Rachel and Lindsay.
0:12.0	Rachel, where are you at?
0:16.0	I'm in Dallas.
0:18.0	And I gotta tell you, the reason I thought I'm in Dallas,
0:21.0	I'm at home.
0:23.0	And when I got off the plane, I thought about you.
0:25.0	Because it was hot.
0:28.0	I don't know Dallas anymore.
0:30.0	It is 103 degrees.
0:32.0	I'm sweating right now.
0:34.0	It is so hot here.
0:37.0	And it's supposed to get to 108.
0:39.0	This is not the Dallas I grew up with.
0:41.0	I don't know this Dallas.
0:43.0	And it's slightly humid outside.
0:45.0	I don't grow up with humidity.
0:47.0	I don't know this place.
0:48.0	This is unfamiliar to me.
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