What to Make of ‘On the Record,’ Trump Co-opting Juneteenth, and NASCAR Removing the Confederate Flag

Higher Learning with Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay

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Society & Culture

4.7 • 11.5K Ratings

🗓️ 12 June 2020

⏱️ 93 minutes

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Summary

Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay have a discussion about the recently released documentary ‘On the Record’, the accusations of rape brought against Russell Simmons, as well as his appearance on The Breakfast Club (6:26). Then they debate why President Donald Trump is choosing to have his first campaign rally in months on Juneteenth (38:52), discuss the removal of the confederate flag from NASCAR (56:56), and give props to LeBron James for his new voting initiative (1:07:31). Finally, Van takes a moment to discuss a recently passed friend (1:25:44). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	What up, what up, thought warriors?
0:02.3	Welcome to Higher Learning.
0:03.8	It's time to put your thinking caps on.
0:05.8	I am Van Lathen.
0:07.2	And loud.
0:09.4	I'm Rachel Lathen.
0:10.9	I gotta turn down my volume.
0:13.1	You turn down your volume.
0:14.6	Okay, we'll look.
0:15.5	We'll start there.
0:16.6	We'll start with Rachel sort of playing
0:20.3	into commonly held stereotypes about asking Americans.
0:23.8	Wow.
0:25.3	So is that how the whole show's popping off?
0:27.8	You just go rag on me.
0:28.8	That's the energy we're setting this whole show.
0:31.0	I got it.
0:32.0	I'm ready.
0:33.0	I just need to be ready.
0:34.0	And what we're doing now, it's called passing the buck because you started by criticizing
0:41.9	me.
0:43.9	You're the one.
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