Twice a week, Van Leathen and Rachel Lindsay

dissect the biggest topics in black culture,

politics, and sports on their show Higher Learning.

They discuss the most important and timely conversations

while also frequently inviting guests on the podcast

and occasionally debating each other.

Check out Higher Learning on Spotify

or wherever you get your podcasts.

I'm Sean Fennese. I'm Amanda Dobbins.

And this is the big picture, a conversation show

about the year 2007.

We're drafting again.

We haven't drafted in a while.

It's the movie draft 2007 edition.

Chris Ryan, of course, is here with us.

Chris, how are you?

I'm doing great. It's so great to see you guys.

1975 was a special time for all of us,

but I think 2007 is really the most formative year

for the three of us.

Absolutely. Let's go right to that place.

Amanda, who were you?

...