The First American Pope, Plus Met Gala Rankings

Higher Learning with Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay

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Society & Culture

4.8 • 11.3K Ratings

🗓️ 9 May 2025

⏱️ 104 minutes

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Summary

Van and Rachel discuss the buildup to the selection of the new pope (14:37) and the acquittal of the officers who killed Tyre Nichols (16:46) before shifting gears to the Met Gala and its celebration of Black style (32:43). Then, instant reactions to the announcement of Pope Leo XIV (56:08), a conversation around the lawsuit against Smokey Robinson (59:09), and the discussion on Jayden Daniels’s mom makes a comeback (1:28:30). Hosts: Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay Producers: Donnie Beacham Jr. and Ashleigh Smith Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:47.9	Yo, yeah, yo, thought warriors.
0:49.9	What is up?
0:51.2	Harlein is on and is Ivan Lathin Jr.
0:53.4	And it's me, Rachel and Lindsay.
0:55.4	Are you familiar with cold brew?
0:57.8	Cold brew?
0:58.9	Yeah.
0:59.5	Like coffee?
1:00.8	Yeah, I don't like it.
1:03.0	So I'm on a fast.
1:07.4	I go on 12 to 6 fast.
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