The Fourth of July Delivers the End of Diddy’s Trial and Trump’s Big “Beautiful” Bill | Higher Learning | The Ringer
Let’s “celebrate” the Fourth with a two-topic episode: the Diddy trial and Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill.” For today’s episode we bring in Yodit Tewolde to talk about the results from the Diddy trial, and Stephen Neukam to talk about how the country will be affected by Trump’s new bill.
00:00 - Welcome!
00:24 - Reaction to the Diddy Trial Results
37:08 - Celeb Reactions
39:30 - Yodit Tewolde Joins Us!
1:40:42- Stephen Neukam Joins Us!
1:56:46 - Breakdown of the Bill
2:05:00 - It’s OK to Admit That You’re Wrong
Thanks for Watching!
Hosts: Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay
Guests: Stephen Neukam and Yodit Tewolde
Producers: Donnie Beacham and Ashleigh Smith
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Authentic Abs, the Big Beautiful Bill and a Constitutional Crisis
Van and Rachel are joined by Columbia Law School professor Jamal Greene to help break down the recent rulings from the SCOTUS.
(0:00) Intro
(00:27) The morality of stealing
(24:47) Jury deliberates in Diddy trial
(31:34) Knicks considering Dawn Staley?
(36:11) Zohran Mamdani update
(53:21) The Big Beautiful Bill
(1:11:05) Jamal Greene joins the show
(1:33:21) Glaze of the Week
(1:39:08) Drake and the ‘abs’ debate
(1:50:59) Bachelorette fight breakdown
Host: Van Lathan Jr. and Rachel Lindsay
Guests: Professor Jamal Greene
Producer: Donnie Beacham Jr. and Ashleigh Smith
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Draymond’s Punch, Daddy Trump, and Dropping Loaves! Plus, a Diddy Trial Update. | Higher Learning | The Ringer
It’s Rachel’s last day in Paris, and Van’s dropping loaves (gross)! They talk about the closing statements from the Diddy trial with Yodit Tewolde before getting into quick hitters, Zohran Mamdani’s victory, and the use of the n-word by That Mexican OT.
00:00 - Welcome!
03:47 - Rachel’s Paris call
14:37 - Yodit Tewolde joins us!
43:06 - The NBA draft
51:22 - Chuck Schumer is Hospitalized During the Heat Wave
57:05 - Trump is called "daddy" by NATO’s secretary-general
1:11:50 - Zohran Mamdani’s victory in the New York primary
1:24:02 - Draymond Green and the punch
1:33:25 - That Mexican OT Saying the N-word
1:44:31 - Thanks for watching!
Hosts: Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay
Guest: Yodit Tewolde
Producers: Donnie Beacham and Ashleigh Smith
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All-Out War, or Deescalation? And Crowning the "Face of The Ringer"
Rachel’s back! And the U.S. is on the brink of war! Rep. Ro Khanna joins to bring congressional perspective to our involvement in the Israel-Iran conflict, before HuffPost’s Akbar Shahid Ahmed returns to help dig into Iran’s retaliation on a U.S. military base.
(0:00) Intro
(17:24) Rep. Ro Khanna joins the show
(29:54) Authorizing strikes without Congress
(34:08) Andrew Cuomo vs. Zohran Mamdani
(49:32) Akbar Shahid Ahmed
(52:25) Trump’s response
(1:23:04) NBA Finals
(1:29:17) Kevin Durant traded
(1:32:31) McGrady compares career to Kobe’s
(1:38:44) Face of the Ringer
(1:54:09) Glaze of the Week
Host: Van Lathan Jr. and Rachel Lindsay
Guests: Rep. Ro Khanna and Akbar Shahid Ahmed
Producer: Donnie Beacham Jr. and Ashleigh Smith
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Juneteenth: A Fundamentally American Holiday. Plus, the Tyler Perry Lawsuit
It’s Juneteenth, so we brought Dr. Peniel Joseph back to discuss his book, ‘Freedom Season,’ and the activist Robert F. Williams before podcaster Demetria Lucas joins to help break down the Tyler Perry lawsuit. And finally, The Ringer’s Chris Ryan joins to weigh in on the "face of The Ringer" debate.
(0:00) Intro
(08:52) Tucker Carlson & Ted Cruz
(30:34) Dr. Peniel Joseph joins the show
(32:39) ‘Freedom Season: How 1963 Transformed America’s Civil Rights Revolution
(36:32) The assault on history
(47:26) The life of Robert F. Williams
(58:14) Demetria Lucas joins the show
(59:29) The Tyler Perry lawsuit
(1:17:16) The Diddy trial
(1:21:17) Chris Ryan & the face of the Ringer
(1:35:35) Thoughts on Juneteenth
(1:45:38) Pusha T disses Travis Scott
Host: Van Lathan Jr.
Guests: Peniel Joseph, Demetria Lucas, and Chris Ryan
Producer: Donnie Beacham Jr.
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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.