A Conversation on Transgender Athletics With Activist Raquel Willis
Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay discuss the controversy surrounding Lia Thomas’s achievement to become the first openly transgender athlete to win a Division I championship (18:27), before welcoming wri...
22 Mar 20221h 31min
Howard U to Strike? Plus, Herschel Walker and the Theory of Evolution
Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay react to news that Howard University faculty have threatened to strike (26:53), and discuss the presence of Papa John’s in Russia (53:12). Then, Herschel Walker gave his ...
18 Mar 20221h 58min
The Cult of Kanye and Isabelle Khurshudyan on the War in Ukraine
Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay react to Kanye West’s latest online activity, including his threats to D.L. Hughley (18:56), before discussing ‘The Power of the Dog’ director Jane Campion’s trending wee...
15 Mar 20221h 33min
Ryan Coogler’s Run-in and Reactions to Jussie Smollett’s Sentencing
Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay discuss director Ryan Coogler getting mistaken for a bank robber in Atlanta (20:30), before reacting to Kim Kardashian’s tone-deaf comments about work ethic (40:41). Plus...
11 Mar 20221h 51min
Gambling in the NFL and Brittney Griner’s Detainment
Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay react to the news of Calvin Ridley’s suspension for gambling (16:16), before discussing Brittney Griner’s arrest and detainment in Russia (36:19). Plus, Jemele Hill tweet...
8 Mar 20221h 25min
Florida’s "Don’t Say Gay" Bill and State of the Union Reactions
Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay discuss President Biden’s first State of the Union address (14:39), before debating reacting to the casting news for the reboot of ‘White Men Can’t Jump’ (39:46). Then re...
4 Mar 20221h 34min
The Treatment of Africans in Ukraine and Steelo Brim on the Longevity of ‘Ridiculousness’
Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay discuss images of Africans experiencing racism while fleeing Ukrainian war zones (11:27), and react to President Biden’s Supreme Court nomination of Ketanji Brown Jackson...
1 Mar 20221h 39min
The Russian Invasion of Ukraine and DJ Akademiks on Misinformation
Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay react to the news of the Russian invasion of Ukraine (2:19), before welcoming Terrell Jermaine Starr, host of the ‘Black Diplomats’ podcast, to discuss what he’s seeing i...
25 Feb 20221h 37min
