Higher Learning

Dissecting the biggest topics in Black culture, politics, and sports. A @ringer podcast hosted by @vanlathan and @therachlindsay

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Momma, WE MADE IT❗️🗣

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@byjoelanderson 🙏🏾

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in the least condescending way possible, i just gotta say that i'm really proud of van and rachel (and jade and bernard) for making this happen and putting together such a compelling conversation. i was taking notes t/o.

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Colin Kaepernick sits down with Van and Rachel to discuss his decision to not release ‘The Perilous Fight’ in Target, the boycott and taking his children’s books off Targets shelves.

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Colin Kaepernick discusses his reasonings for wanting to still play in the NFL.

Watch the full interview now!

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@Kaepernick7 , tomorrow 7am PT / 10am ET. You’ll want to tune in. 📺

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NEW EPISODE OUT, WATCH NOW

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Does Being Hip Hop equal being Black? 🤔

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Van and Rachel sit down with actress Danielle Brooks and writer and director Walter Thompson-Hernandez to discuss their new film “If I Go Will They Miss Me”

#higherlearningpodcast #ifigowilltheymissme

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NEW EPISODE OUT NOW

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Van and Rachel talk Raven Symonè’s resurfaced comments on the validity of Blackness in her hit Disney Channel show ‘That’s So Raven’

Thought Warriors do you think ‘That’s So Raven’ was a Black show?

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TW: Suicide

Rachel and Van discuss the tragic death of Pierre Damas Bel, a 20-year-old Haitian immigrant who died Monday; after walking into traffic on Interstate 70.

His family and the HBA say he was becoming increasingly distressed over the possibility of deportation.

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NEW EPISODE OUT, WATCH NOW!
https://t.co/hAXgFrbx3U

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Ghetto Bitch > Laura Loomer

Rachel and Van talk the recent racially charged attacks Laura Loomer has written and said about Florida Rep. Angie Nixon since her primary victory targeting Nixon over her progressive politics, affiliation with the Democratic Socialists of America.

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Rachel and Van discuss Druski’s newest controversial skit on NFL players developing CTE, a neurodegenerative disease linked to repeated trauma to the head.

Do yall think Druski went too far or is the skit speaking to a bigger discussion?

#higherlearning #druski #cte #nfl

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Colin Kaepernick’s new memoir The Perilous Fight releases on September 15, 2026 everywhere EXCEPT Target

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“Rachel called this…three weeks ago.

…And she called it again. After the podcast was filmed, a federal judge already filed an injunction based on the usps ballot envelopes.

#higherlearningpodcast #higherlearning #mailinballot #voting

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“Rachel called this…three weeks ago.

…And she called it again. After the podcast was filmed, a federal judge already filed an injunction based on the usps ballot envelopes.

#higherlearningpodcast #higherlearning #mailinballot #voting

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Rest in Peace Dolly Parton 🕊️

Van and Rachel discuss Dolly Parton’s advocacy, humanitarianism and natural human decency on the podcast tomorrow.

Make sure to check out the full podcast wherever you get your podcasts.

#higherlearning #higherlearningpodcast #dollyparton

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Van and Rachel discuss Targets recent backlash for a Halloween costume that resembles a minstrel caricature.

Thought Warriors what do yall think?
#higherlearning #higherlearningpodcast #target

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Horse Eaters Association of America 🐴

Van and Rachel discuss the Trump administrations recent pause of beef tariffs.

#higherlearningpodcast #higherlearning #beeftariffs