Higher Learning with Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay
The Ringer
Conversations · Ongoing · ~123 min · Explicit
Taste attributes: talk-showpoliticalsportsslowunsavouryheavyrealisticintricatelinearenclosedemotive & stirringsocial commentary
Boxlist takeA weighty, moving conversation podcast: grounded and unsavoury. Best if you like depth over escapism.
Taste details
Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
Based on your film and TV taste: podcasts are matched on the same ten characteristics, with your own match bands.
About this podcast
Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay dissect the biggest topics in Black culture, politics, and sports. Two times per week, they will wade into the most important and timely conversations, frequently inviting guests on the podcast and occasionally debating each other.
Description: from the show's own feed
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- Publisher
- The Ringer
- Format
- Ongoing
- Typical episode
- About 123 minutes
- Latest episode
- 6 November 2026
- Categories
- Society & Culture
- Taste scores
- How we score
How podcast matches work
Podcasts are scored on the same ten characteristics as films and matched with your own match bands, from your film and TV taste. The scores are estimates, from fixed rules plus a one-off AI reading of each show's own description and episode titles. Quality badges never change your match.
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