The Danger of Trump’s Nominations With Paul Rieckhoff

Higher Learning with Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay

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Society & Culture

4.8 • 11.3K Ratings

🗓️ 15 November 2024

⏱️ 89 minutes

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Summary

Van and Rachel are on TRUMP WATCH. They react to Trump’s list of cabinet and staff picks (10:34) before founder and CEO of Independent Veterans of America Paul Rieckhoff joins to break down why Trump’s nomination of Pete Hegseth for Secretary of Defense is so scary (32:41). And lastly (on the topic of politics), they talk Trump and Biden's meeting at the White House (58:47). Plus, Denzel Washington speaks on a deleted scene in ‘Gladiator II’ that the people weren’t ready for (1:05:29), The Onion buys InfoWars (1:15:54), and the father of Skai Jackson’s baby allegedly gets hacked (1:16:59). Hosts: Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay Guest: Paul Rieckhoff 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.
0:05.2	What is up?
0:07.0	Our learning is on.
0:08.6	It is I, Van Lathen, Jr.
0:10.4	And it's me, Rachel and Lindsay.
0:13.6	Rachel, did you ever listen to different hip-hop in the 90s?
0:19.2	Do you ever listen to Chief Rocka?
0:21.0	Boom, Shackalaka, yo, who comes to Chief Rocker? Boom, Shaka, yo,
0:22.1	who comes to Chief Rocker?
0:23.3	One Chief Rocker, number one,
0:24.7	Chief Rocker. You ever listen to that song?
0:26.2	Okay, I know that song, but I did not listen to him like that.
0:30.1	Don, you ever listen to that?
0:32.3	No.
0:32.9	I don't, that doesn't sound familiar to me.
0:35.1	I'm not going to lie.
0:35.9	Donnie, where to the underground?
0:39.4	88.
0:45.8	Don't me, it's probably up my alley, but, and I might know it, but maybe you, you wrapped it wrong.
0:47.3	I didn't wrap it wrong. Do it again.
0:47.9	Motherfucker.
0:48.2	Go more.
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