Higher Learning with Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay

Your favorite hosts are back! This time from New York City. Today, Rachel and Van discuss the death of legendary R&B singer Freddie Jackson. Plus, the Views From the 7 podcast makes waves for the wrong reasons, NFL Hall of Famer Terrell Owens gets sued by Nolan Wells’s friends for defamation, Jamie Foxx has a new special out, and Florida Representative Angie Nixon joins us to discuss her run for Senate.

(00:00) Welcome to Higher Learning

(3:47) Van likes to hang out

(21:27) R&B legend Freddie Jackson dies at 70 years old

(30:50) The wrong views from those seven

(50:24) Terrell Owens gets sued

(1:08:27) Jamie Foxx holds back

(1:14:33) Angie Nixon joins the show

(1:45:25) Van’s rants

Hosts: Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay

Guest: Angie Nixon

Producers: Marco Escalante and Jade Whaley

Social Producer: Bernard Moore

Video Supervision: Chris Thomas
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Thought Warriors! Hope your thinking caps are on for this one. On today’s show, Rachel and Van opine on Da’Vinchi’s controversial comments while on Cam Newton’s podcast, Chris Rock’s biggest regret of his life, and the cease-and-desist warning Chris Harrison received. Plus, Bobby Shmurda grants permission to a group of people he probably shouldn’t have, and the gals of the ‘Whole Lotta Gay Show’ talk some D, and we don’t mean defense.

(00:00) Special announcement

(1:25)Welcome to Higher Learning

(9:58) Da’Vinchi stirs up some controversy

(49:51) Chris Rock’s biggest regret

(1:10:30) Chris Harrison back in a familiar role

(1:24:26) Permission granted

(1:42:24) Honest studs

Hosts: Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay

Producer: Marco Escalante and Jade Whaley

Social Producer: Bernard Moore

Video Supervision: Chris Thomas
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Thought Warriors! We have a good one for you today! Dr. Abdul El-Sayed joins us in-studio to discuss his run for U.S. Senate and then some. But first, Rachel and Van discuss the latest in the Cornell 7 case, Senator Eric Schmitt tries to set a trap for former special counsel Jack Smith (and fails miserably), plus the hottest AI trend out there right now: Quavo and Takeoff's 'Hotel Lobby' video.

(00:00) Welcome to Higher Learning

(16:57) More updates in the Cornell 7 case

(53:49) Schmitt hits the fan

(1:04:44) Sampson wants kids from his homegirls

(1:11:29) ‘Hotel Lobby’ AI going viral

(1:24:49) Dr. Abdul El-Sayed joins us in-studio

Hosts: Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay

Guest: Dr. Abdul El-Sayed

Producer: Marco Escalante and Jade Whaley

Social Producer: Bernard Moore

Video Supervision: Chris Thomas
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It's a guest fest this week on Higher Learning!! Leading off the week, L.A. mayoral candidate Nithya Raman joins us, just a few weeks away from the biggest election of her life. But first, Van and Rachel discuss their trip to Sweden and the new cast of 'A Different World.' Plus, they break down what a Mississippi grand jury had to say about the death of Nolan Wells, seven men in a Cornell University fraternity being sued in a sexual abuse case, and Lori Harvey having some detractors when it comes to her business acumen and privilege.

(00:00) Welcome to Higher Learning

(3:32) 'A Different World' reboot

(15:55) Sweden Recap

(24:16) Grand jury finds no evidence of crime in Nolan Wells's death

(37:05) Cornell University under fire amid sexual abuse lawsuit

(48:04) Lori Harvey sparks debate over Create & Cultivate Festival appearance

(1:03:01) Nithya Raman joins the show

Hosts: Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay

Producers: Marco Escalante and Jade Whaley

Social Producer: Bernard Moore

Video Supervision: Chris Thomas
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Surprise, surprise, Thought Warriors!!! You thought you were done with us this week, but we said “nah!” Van and Rachel have a surprise episode for you straight from the plane in Sweden. They’ll discuss Nikole Hannah-Jones's decision to put her daughter through public, low-income school 10 years ago. How it’s going, the impact on her child, the community, and what the awareness has done.(00:00) Welcome to Higher Learning(00:51) Nikole’s experiment, 10 years later

Hosts: Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay

Producer: Jade Whaley and Marco Escalante

Social Producer: Bernard Moore

Video Supervision: Jade Whaley
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