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Higher Learning with Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay

The Yung Miami and India.Arie “Spend Dat” Debate, Plus U.S.-FIFA Controversy

Higher Learning with Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay

The Ringer

Society & Culture

4.711.6K Ratings

🗓️ 7 July 2026

⏱️ 115 minutes

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Summary

Van and Rachel react to the U.S. soccer controversy before discussing Marcellus Wiley’s arrest and the "America250" celebration in D.C. Plus, will Diddy get a pardon thanks to Trump? And the song of the summer sparks a debate. (0:00) Intro (35:07) The U.S.-FIFA controversy (51:15) Marcellus Wiley’s arrest (1:03:47) "America250" celebration (1:19:08) Will Trump pardon Diddy? (1:28:41) India.Arie, Yung Miami, and the “Spend Dat” debate (1:42:40) "White and Proud" Facebook group takeover 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.

0:11.6

What is up?

0:12.6

Higher Learning is on and is I Van Lathen, Jr.

0:15.0

And it's me, Rachel and Lindsay.

0:17.1

Grand Platner has canceled a campaign event.

0:19.9

It says it's for unclear reasons.

0:21.6

The cancellation comes as polls are testing other candidates against Collins

0:24.9

while rumors continue to circulate about a possible new scandal involving Grand Platner.

0:33.1

There can be no new scandal with Grand Platner.

0:36.4

The next scandal is likely going to be the last scandal.

0:40.3

He's been very...

0:41.3

And you think so?

0:42.3

I think he's been very scandal-proof.

0:44.3

Yeah, he has.

0:45.3

It would be tough.

0:47.3

The scandals can't keep on coming.

0:49.3

No, the next...

0:50.3

The only thing that would be a scandal for him at this point is if they choose not to support him, which they're going to. Who? I'm just saying if they like for some reason are like. So when you say they, who's the Democrats, Democrats, which they're not going to. We feel like it's the, it's like. No, there's support. I mean, like the party is supporting him. The Democratic Party? Are they not? Is Bernie not behind him? Well, yeah, the Democratic Party. I guess the left. I guess what you say when you, yeah, that's very important when you say that we say it like that. I think that the center of the Democratic Party views Grand Platner and his ilk as some sort of insurgency and that it is particularly the left of the party that is in support

1:28.9

of Grand Plattener but the center of the party would be very happy I think if Grand Platner

1:33.0

flamed out I could be wrong about that what do you think Bernard?

1:37.3

Leave Bernard no I get the fuck off the mic um you have a good weekend it was cool it was cool

1:43.1

I like I enjoyed 4th of July. I enjoyed watching soccer. I'm having so much fun with soccer. Oh, let's get into it. July. You say, you say with the accent? Yes, what did I say? July. July? Or do you say July? Which one do you say? July? I'm a nigger man. That's just southern. July. Which one do you say? I said July? I'm a nigger man. Okay. That's just southern. July. I'm a nigger man from the home of nigger. Well, that goes with Fourth of July. I had a good weekend too. What'd you do? I went to the lake, ranch, lake. Lake, who's lake? Who's ranch? Just friends. A group of friends.

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