Van and Rachel are still on TRUMP WATCH, this time reacting to the nomination of Robert Kennedy Jr. to head the Dept. of Health and Human Services (14:39), and the Pete Hegseth sexual assault allegation (38:29). Then, 27-year-old Jake Paul fights 58-year-old Mike Tyson (41:58), Diddy’s accused of influencing witnesses from behind bars (59:19), and Snoop speaks on his neutrality during the election (1:10:05). And finally, Van lists his top 10 cartoon dogs in the latest VanLaTEN (1:25:05).
Higher Learning with Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay: The Nomination of RFK Jr and Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson
The Brief
→ Four things from today’s episode
01
Why 52% of Colorado voters now reject both major parties. and what that opens up
02
Bob Chew’s path from Cleveland kid to Navy nuclear sub offic. Bob Chew’s path from Cleveland kid to Navy nuclear sub officer to global CEO to first-time candidate
03
The $8 trillion debt bomb. Biden’s four years, Trump’s two, and a former Comptroller of the Currency warning it could blow up when rates spike
04
Why Chew left the Republican Party a year ago. and how he defines independent
Show Notes
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