The Political Firestorm and Recovery in L.A.
Van and Rachel discuss the looming insurance crisis for Los Angeles homeowners (14:42), the price gouging of rental properties (21:14), and the use of prisoners to help fight the fires (29:41). Plus, ...
14 Jan 20251h 55min
Processing the Los Angeles Wildfires With William Gude
Van and Rachel react to the devastation from the Los Angeles wildfires (0:00) before being joined by activist William Gude to provide insight on the fallout and impact of the disaster (16:01). Then, S...
10 Jan 20251h 39min
The Fox Sports Lawsuit, and Drake’s Break Up With LeBron
Van and Rachel discuss the Fox Sports lawsuit and social media’s reaction to the allegations (15:12), before breaking down Drake’s, ‘Fighting Irish’ freestyle in the context of his relationship with L...
7 Jan 20251h 35min
A Higher Learning Rewind: Animal Welfare and the Return of Animal Games
Van and Rachel are joined by Chris Draper of the Performing Animal Welfare Society to discuss providing sanctuary and care for former performance animals (0:00), before welcoming Dr. Lauren Howard to ...
27 Des 202456min
Shameik Moore, Fat Joe, and Higher Learning’s Person of the Year
Van and Rachel kick off the last show of 2024 discussing the Matt Gaetz House Ethics report (5:19), reacting to ‘Into the Spider-Verse’ actor Shameik Moore’s questionable behavior with Spider-Man love...
24 Des 20241h 32min
‘Growing Up Urkel’ With Jaleel White
Van and Rachel welcome actor Jaleel White to address backlash he received for comments on "hood" TV shows (12:10), where he ranks ‘Family Matters’ amongst Black sitcoms (22:22), stories of growing up ...
20 Des 20241h 47min
Remy Ma and Papoose Drama, Plus Talking 100 Men in One Day With Ana Foxxx
Van and Rachel kick it off by reacting to Remy Ma and Papoose airing out cheating allegations via the internet (5:56) before discussing Jamie Foxx’s Netflix special (20:57) and the conservative backla...
13 Des 20241h 30min
Unpacking the Jay-Z Allegations with Meghann Cuniff
Van and Rachel welcome reporter Meghann Cuniff to discuss the legal aspects of the Jay-Z rape lawsuit (5:58), before breaking down the cultural impact of the news (26:39). Then reactions to the arrest...
10 Des 20241h 41min
