{"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":592,"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":"2026-09-04T20:17:28.065034+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/higher-learning-with-van-lathan-and-rachel-lindsay-868880"},"episode":{"title":"Stephen A. Smith Receives “Thumbs Down” Award, Maya Boyd Is Your New Storm, James Talarico’s Strategic Ad Campaign, and Ray J Defeats Orlando Brown in the Ring","slug":"stephen-a-smith-receives-thumbs-down-award-maya-boyd-is-your-new-storm-james-talarico-s-strategic-ad-campaign-and-ray-j-defeats-orlando-brown-in-the-ring","published_at":"2026-08-18T15:01:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/higher-learning-with-van-lathan-and-rachel-lindsay-868880/stephen-a-smith-receives-thumbs-down-award-maya-boyd-is-your-new-storm-james-talarico-s-strategic-ad-campaign-and-ray-j-defeats-orlando-brown-in-the-ring","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/higher-learning-with-van-lathan-and-rachel-lindsay-868880","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/GLT8201370265.mp3","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/GLT8201370265.mp3","summary":"Stephen A. Smith Receives “Thumbs Down” Award, Maya Boyd Is Your New Storm, James Talarico’s Strategic Ad Campaign, and Ray J Defeats Orlando Brown in the RingVan and Rachel pay tribute to actress Hayden Panettiere and Jason Arday. They also discuss James Talarico’s campaign ad against Ken Paxton. Plus, reactions to the Ray J vs. Orlando Brown boxing match and a discussion on Stephen A. Smith receiving the “Thumbs Down” award from the NABJ. Plus, an in-depth discussion on the casting of Maya Boyd in Marvel’s new X-Men movie, coming in 2028. (0:00) Intro(0:33) Weekend pleasantries/Al Green and grits(8:19) Weekend pleasantries/Dreams(20:59) Hayden Panettiere gone too soon(29:02) Maya Boyd cast as Storm in Marvel’s new X-Men movie(46:19) Jason Arday passes away at 41(01:04:07) Pengate 2026(01:15:06) Ray J wins big(0244) Van on capitalismHosts: Van Lathan and Rachel LindsayProducers: Marco Escalante and Jade WhaleySocial Producer: Bernard MooreVideo Supervision: Jacob Cornett Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices","meta_description":"Stephen A. Smith Receives “Thumbs Down” Award, Maya Boyd Is Your New Storm, James Talarico’s Strategic Ad Campaign, and Ray J Defeats Orlando Brown in the…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":9796,"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/stephen-a-smith-receives-thumbs-down-award-maya-boyd-is-your-new-storm-james-talarico-s-strategic-ad-campaign-and-ray-j-defeats-orlando-brown-in-the-ring/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/stephen-a-smith-receives-thumbs-down-award-maya-boyd-is-your-new-storm-james-talarico-s-strategic-ad-campaign-and-ray-j-defeats-orlando-brown-in-the-ring.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}