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Van and Rachel react to Donald Trump’s Madison Square Garden rally (6:28) before comedian Roy Wood Jr. joins to dig into controversial jokes by Tony Hinchcliffe and the…
Read more MAGA Jokes and Mega Outrage With Roy Wood Jr.Van and Rachel discuss Liam Payne’s death and graphic photos posted by TMZ (5:25), react to Barack Obama addressing Black male voters’ lack of support for Kamala Harris…
Read more Obama Talks to the Brothas, Plus Chris Spencer and Lynnette Grey Bull Join the ShowVan and Rachel react to Kamala Harris’s media blitz this week (25:30), before discussing the annual blackface problem that comes with Halloween (34:27) and locker room privacy in…
Read more James Carville on Giving Politics a Better Name, Plus the Top 10 Black Horror FilmsVan and Rachel remember the lives of Dikembe Mutombo and Kris Kristofferson (:15) and debate the appropriateness of a sexy TD Jakes R&B album (13:58), before discussing Boosie’s…
Read more Love, Hatred, and Boosie. Plus, Representative Maxwell Frost on the Future of Politics.Van and Rachel discuss Beyoncé’s exclusion from the CMAs (5:47) before reacting to the fallout from Janet Jackson’s questioning of Kamala Harris’s Blackness (25:28) and Chingy backing out…
Read more Janet’s Kamala Escapade and ‘Evolution of the Black Quarterback’ With Michael VickThis Labor Day, Van and Rachel are bringing you a brand-new segment called the Van LaTEN! This time, they count down the top 10 Black beauties of the…
Read more The Top 10 Black Beauties of the ’90sVan Lathan and Rachel Lindsay start the episode with updates on Donald Trump’s indictment (05:22) and the release of a letter from Mark Zuckerberg detailing the censorship pushed…
Read more Negative Attention, Fragmented Communities, and the Common White TikToker’s PastVan Lathan and Rachel Lindsay discuss the drop of Kendrick Lamar’s “Euphoria” and the evolution of Drake throughout the years (15:03), before reacting to Emmanuel Acho’s latest project,…
Read more K.Dot’s “Euphoria,” Acho’s Book, and Reproductive Justice With Nourbese FlintVan Lathan and Rachel Lindsay start the show by addressing the new theme song and reaction from our Thought Warriors (00:15). Then, they give their impressions of the…
Read more Confederacy Month, the New Drake Diss, and Stephen A.’s ApologyVan Lathan and Rachel Lindsay start the show off with some “gender wars” banter (02:21) and a quick shout-out (04:37) before diving into Biden’s proposed budget (18:42). Then,…
Read more Biden’s Budget, Pretty Privilege, and the Horrors of ‘Quiet on Set’Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay discuss the new Diddy lawsuit and the internet’s reaction (13:28), the rumored big names in the lawsuit (27:37), and Meek Mill’s response to…
Read more New Diddy Lawsuit, the Wins of the “Uncommitted,” and Fat Joe’s Trump Sneaker AdditionVan Lathan and Rachel Lindsay discuss the Alabama Supreme Court ruling that’s resulted in the halting of IVF treatments (5:18), before reacting to Tiffany Haddish’s trip to Israel…
Read more The Jim Crow Era of Reproductive Freedom, Plus Tiffany Haddish’s Israel TripVan Lathan and Rachel Lindsay kick off the show with some Super Bowl, and unfortunately, Taylor Swift talk (3:05) before reacting to an alleged video leak of Drake…
Read more Drake, the Meat Messiah. Plus, Boaz Yakin on ‘Once Again (For the Very First Time).’Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay welcome trial lawyer and judge on Hot Bench Yodit Tewolde to discuss accusations of a possible affair between Georgia DA Fani Willis and…
Read more Yodit Tewolde on the Legal Affairs of Fani Willis, and the Cancellation of Black ShowsVan Lathan and Rachel Lindsay are back to discuss the surprising numbers coming from the second COVID surge (05:46), masculinity and Black men in dresses within Hollywood (14:33),…
Read more Brick Lady, Dresses on Black Men, and Florida’s MiseducationVan Lathan and Rachel Lindsay react to Nick Saban’s retirement announcement (11:33) before discussing Stephen A. Smith going scorched earth on Jason Whitlock (22:28). Then, a conversation about…
Read more Nick Saban Retires, and Stephen A. Smith Lets Loose on Jason WhitlockVan Lathan and Rachel Lindsay start today’s episode by bringing back a previous topic to talk about the disappointing update and regrets (02:48). They give their take on…
Read more Jonathan Majors’s Interview, Wikipedia Plagiarism, and ApologiesVan Lathan and Rachel Lindsay react to the resignation of Harvard University’s president, Claudine Gay (7:58). They then discuss the competitive nature of comedy following Katt Williams’s appearance…
Read more Claudine Gay Is Out and Katt Williams Goes InVan Lathan and Rachel Lindsay are joined by filmmaker Jason Hehir to discuss the new docuseries Murder in Boston (1:25), explain Boston’s history of racial strife (13:24), and…
Read more Jason Hehir and ‘Murder in Boston: Roots, Rampage, and Reckoning’Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay check back in to discuss Simon Biles’s recent interview with husband Jonathan Owens (18:28), and Kevin Hart’s lawsuit against Tasha K (36:49). Plus,…
Read more Gender War, Civil War, and the Loyalty of a Barber
