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.
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Kamala’s Code Switch, and the Reparations Movement in Peril
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2024-09-06
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The Top 10 Black Beauties of the ’90s | The Van LaTEN
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2024-09-02
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Bending the Knee, Selfishly Creating Families, and Infighting Within the Black Community
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2024-08-27
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The Freedom Festival of the DNC, the Beyoncé Fake Out, and the End of Bennifer 2.0
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2024-08-23
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The Musk-Trump Interview, Simone Biles’s Past, and Voting Rights With Representative Stacey Abrams
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2024-08-16
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The Olympics Are Over, Culture’s Best Uncle, and J.D. Vance’s Hypocrisy
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2024-08-13
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Harris’s VP Pick, Marcus Jordan’s Trip, and the Reason Behind Ye’s Fall
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2024-08-09
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The “Big” Disappointment at the Olympics, RFK Jr.’s Bear, and MOVE’s Legacy With Mike Africa Jr.
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2024-08-06
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Trump’s Bizarre Panel, MAGA Rejects Their Favorite Son, and the Political Football of Misinformation
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2024-08-02
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The Patriotism of the Paris Olympics, Paging Doctor Doom, and the Shadow Docket
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2024-07-30
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J.D. Vance’s Cosplay, Sonya Massey’s Senseless Death, and the Disfunction of Policing With Philip McHarris
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2024-07-26
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Biden’s Political Mortality, Harris’s Potential VP, and ESPN’s Top 100 Athletes
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2024-07-23
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The Republican National Convention, Biden’s Nomination Struggle, and the Spectacle of Current Politics With Bakari Sellers
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2024-07-19
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The (Attempted) Assassination of Trump and the Normalization of Political Violence in America
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2024-07-16
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Impeaching the Supreme Court, Leaving Team USA, and the Discrimination of a Name
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2024-07-12
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Biden’s Interview, Project 2025, and the Boldness of the Republican Party
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2024-07-09
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The Jarring Trump-Biden Debate, Black Nepotism, and Jamaal Bowman’s Loss
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2024-06-29
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Toxic Apologies, Trumpisims Are Back, and Mexican Representation in Ken and Friends
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2024-06-25
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Birdman Versus Books, Van’s Summer Era, and the Electricity From Ken and Friends
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2024-06-21
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To Smash and Dash, Maher’s Shock, and Black Folk Working "Five Times Harder"
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2024-06-18
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