The Musk-Trump Interview, Simone Biles’s Past, and Voting Rights With Representative Stacey Abrams

Higher Learning with Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay

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Society & Culture

4.7 • 11.5K Ratings

🗓️ 16 August 2024

⏱️ 85 minutes

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Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay start today’s episode by giving their impressions on the Elon Musk and Donald Trump interview on X (05:59). Then, they talk about Simone Biles’s past coming back (18:48) and give an update on the Raygun breaking situation (34:03). Later, they are joined by American politician, lawyer, voting rights activist, and author Stacey Abrams (58:32) to talk about her new podcast, 'Assembly Required'; ranked-choice voting; and how to go about solving the biggest concerns facing young voters. Hosts: Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay Guest: Stacey Abrams Producer: Ashleigh Smith Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Y'O'O'O'O'O'O'O'O'O'O'
0:05.0	Y'O'O'O'O'R'! What is up?
0:08.0	Hylering is on, it is I-Ban Lathan Jr.'
0:12.0	And it's me me Rachel and Lindsay. I... Okay, for those who are listening,
0:17.4	Van. First off, we've been talking five minutes before, maybe ten. Van has not sat out.
0:22.1	He's got the mic in his hand,
0:23.8	like he's about to take the stage.
0:25.8	You like, what, what is this energy
0:28.3	you bring it back from DC?
0:30.4	First of all, I want to say shout out to DC. I want to say shout out to D.C. I want to say
0:33.3	shout out to everybody in D.C. I want to say shout out to everyone out there in D.C. I
0:39.4	fuck with D.C. Heavy, man. D.C. is my favorite chocolate city in all of America. New Orleans
0:47.8	Baton Rouge chocolate cities. I love them in my heart they don't count but
0:51.1	of all the cities where black people are running
0:54.0	shit DC is my favorite one man shout out to DC shout out to the mumble sauce
0:57.2	shout out to everything that's out there man shout out to Hamilton shout out to everybody in
1:01.0	DC shout out to the people at CNN,
1:04.4	catch me on the United States of scandal.
1:07.1	You know what I mean?
1:07.7	Shout out to Jake Puck and Tapper.
1:09.9	Shout out to everything that we're doing out there in DC,
1:12.0	the way we're making it happen.
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