Bakari Sellers on the Present and Future State of Politics
Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay break down a Thought Warrior’s question with producer Trudy Joseph (8:21) before welcoming author, attorney, and political commentator Bakari Sellers to discuss the dire ...
25 Jan 20221h 33min
Mitch McConnell’s Americans and the Awkwafina Backlash
Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay discuss Mitch McConnell’s slip of the mind in differentiating Black people from Americans (17:04) before remembering the life and legacy of André Leon Talley (39:06). Plu...
21 Jan 20221h 22min
The Whitewashing of MLK and Mario Lopez’s Silence
Van Lathan welcomes Rachel Lindsay back after a week off, and the two catch up on life and loss … the Cowboys' loss (7:23). Plus, with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day behind us, they reflect on the whi...
19 Jan 20221h 31min
The Forever Fight for Voting Rights and Kate Sosin on Ending Violence Against the Trans Community
Van Lathan’s riding solo this week as he and producers Trudy Joseph and Donnie Beacham react to Joe Biden’s speech on voting rights and Senator Tim Scott’s predictable response (18:54), plus the NFL c...
14 Jan 20221h 38min
Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona on Closing Achievement Gaps and Fixing Student Loan Programs
DEK: Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay welcome Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona to discuss the closing of achievement disparities (31:44), safely reopening schools (34:33), and why we need algebra (4...
11 Jan 20221h 24min
The Life of Michael K. Williams and Talking ‘The Wire’ With Felicia “Snoop” Pearson
Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay welcome Felicia “Snoop” Pearson to discuss stepping in to complete voice-overs for the late Michael K. Williams in VICE TV’s 'Black Market' (1:28), how her relationship w...
10 Jan 202221min
Being Proud of Not Dating Black Women, and Talking Hip-Hop With Reason
Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay react to the ‘Fresh and Fit’ podcast hosts’ declaration about not dating Black women (5:04), then rapper and L.A. native Reason talks the rise in crime in the city and th...
7 Jan 20221h 36min
Janet Jackson on Michael, and Omicron Updates With Dr. Eric Feigl-Ding
Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay answer a Thought Warrior’s Very Serious Question (2:26) and get excited about the upcoming Janet Jackson documentary (26:06). Plus, epidemiologist and health economist Dr...
5 Jan 20221h 32min
