{"podcast":{"title":"Higher Learning with Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay","slug":"higher-learning-with-van-lathan-and-rachel-lindsay-868880","podcast_index_feed_id":868880,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/higherlearning","website_url":"https://theringer.com","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/84d7ce9a-9b99-11ea-9385-77aa137f18c1/image/f5e824cf42d1cefc63b2110b8ee7ea88.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"The Ringer","episode_count":572,"summary":"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.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-26T20:22:03.767298+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/higher-learning-with-van-lathan-and-rachel-lindsay-868880"},"episode":{"title":"‘Michael’ Review, ‘Iceman’ Preview, and Kendrick Sampson on Quincy Jones and Black Creativity","slug":"michael-review-iceman-preview-and-kendrick-sampson-on-quincy-jones-and-black-creativity","published_at":"2026-04-24T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/higher-learning-with-van-lathan-and-rachel-lindsay-868880/michael-review-iceman-preview-and-kendrick-sampson-on-quincy-jones-and-black-creativity","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/higher-learning-with-van-lathan-and-rachel-lindsay-868880","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/GLT5903763903.mp3","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/GLT5903763903.mp3","summary":"‘Michael’ Review, ‘Iceman’ Preview, and Kendrick Sampson on Quincy Jones and Black Creativity Van and Rachel give a review of the Michael Jackson biopic before digging into theories about Drake’s upcoming album. Plus, they give a recap of the California gubernatorial debate before actor Kendrick Sampson joins to give insight on his portrayal of Quincy Jones in the film ‘Michael.’ (0:00) Intro (8:08) ‘Michael’ review (33:06) ‘Iceman’ preview (48:22) California gubernatorial debate (1:02:59) Kendrick Sampson joins the show Hosts: Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay Guest: Kendrick Sampson Producers: Donnie Beacham Jr. and Jade Whaley Social Producer: Bernard Moore Video Supervision: Chris Thomas and Jacob Cornett Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices","meta_description":"‘Michael’ Review, ‘Iceman’ Preview, and Kendrick Sampson on Quincy Jones and Black Creativity Van and Rachel give a review of the Michael Jackson biopic b…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":7789,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/higher-learning-with-van-lathan-and-rachel-lindsay-868880/episodes/michael-review-iceman-preview-and-kendrick-sampson-on-quincy-jones-and-black-creativity/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/higher-learning-with-van-lathan-and-rachel-lindsay-868880/michael-review-iceman-preview-and-kendrick-sampson-on-quincy-jones-and-black-creativity.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}