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Higher Learning with Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay

Will Smith’s Oscar Night: A ‘Higher Learning’ Breakdown

Higher Learning with Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay

The Ringer

Society & Culture

4.811.3K Ratings

🗓️ 29 March 2022

⏱️ 103 minutes

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Summary

Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay go through a step-by-step analysis of Will Smith slapping Chris Rock before winning his first Oscar (3:45), plus Will’s ensuing apology (1:18:45). Hosts: Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay Producers: Trudy Joseph and Donnie Beacham Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Yo, yo, yo, thought warriors.

0:03.0

What is up?

0:05.0

How to learn it is all on.

0:07.0

It's on.

0:10.0

It's on.

0:11.0

It's on.

0:12.0

And it's me Rachel Lynn Lindsay.

0:14.0

You know what?

0:15.0

Man, go.

0:16.0

Go.

0:17.0

Go.

0:18.0

I was just going to say, I don't know if we've ever been tagged this much as a podcast for

0:26.0

people who are so eager to hear the higher learning breakdown of what went down last night.

0:35.0

Yeah.

0:36.0

At the 94th Academy Awards.

0:39.0

Absolutely.

0:40.0

And I think no better way to get into this is from your perspective, Rachel, because you were why me?

0:48.0

Because you were there.

0:49.0

Tell us about the night.

0:50.0

Tell us about everything that happened to about everything that went on.

0:53.0

Rachel, God damn it.

0:54.0

You know, I didn't do anything bad.

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