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Higher Learning with Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay

Stefon Diggs Not Guilty, the Return of Migos, and Do We Need the Met Gala?

Higher Learning with Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay

The Ringer

Society & Culture

4.711.5K Ratings

🗓️ 8 May 2026

⏱️ 123 minutes

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Summary

Van and Rachel react to the verdict in the Stefon Diggs case before discussing the Bezos backlash at the Met Gala. Plus, Quavo and Offset tease new music, and Van has a brand-new VanLaTEN list. (0:00) Intro (4:33) Responding to viral racism (15:10) Stefon Diggs found not guilty (29:47) The Met Gala and Jeff Bezos (42:53) MrBeast birthday love (54:41) New music from Migos? (1:00:12) L.A. mayoral debate (1:16:08) Dana White on masculinity and mental health (1:26:29) Dianna Russini–Mike Vrabel update (1:37:44) VanLaTEN: Top cults Hosts: Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay Producers: Donnie Beacham Jr. and Jade Whaley Social Producer: Bernard Moore Video Supervision: Chris Thomas and Jacob Cornett Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Yo, yo, yo, yo, thought warriors.

0:09.6

What is up?

0:10.6

Her learning is on and Zy Van Lathen, Jr.

0:12.6

And it's me, Rachel and Lindsay.

0:14.6

Um, so, wait a second now.

0:18.6

I had something to say at the top of the show.

0:20.5

Oh, oh, I did. I did. Okay, because I had something to say, too. What do you have to say? No, no, you go first. No, you go first. No, no, seriously, you go first because I'm going to talk for a long time. I just have to say that this week, Van, basically a star is born.

0:39.0

A star is born.

0:40.1

Oh shit.

0:40.9

A star.

0:42.7

We have to talk about this.

0:44.0

Now, I never doubted you.

0:47.3

As you know, Netflix is a joke's going on.

0:49.5

Van did his comedic set.

0:52.2

He did, in true fashion, go over time.

0:55.0

But he was telling a story. He had us captivated from the very moment.

0:58.0

I said, I told him after the show,

0:59.4

I said, I feel like I have to eulogize the podcast

1:02.4

at this point because I feel like a star is born

1:06.7

and you might be on the road here.

1:09.8

You could do the whole thing. It was very good. I thought the punchline was gonna come at the end of the story. You were like sprinkling in jokes throughout. He had them by the palm of your hand the whole time, just like this. Just like this. No, no, no, I didn't do that. But that doesn't the. In true van fashion as well, that, of course, the joke was sexual.

1:29.5

It was sexual.

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