
Navigating the Shutdown With Rep. Maxwell Frost! Plus, the WNBA's Bad Leadership, and Ray J Vs. the Kardashians. | Higher Learning | The Ringer
Rachel and Van start the show by taking a moment to acknowledge the life of the late Assata Shakur before Rep. Maxwell Frost joins to talk about the government shutdown and the volatile housing market. After, they get into the drama surrounding the WNBA leadership comments, and Ray J getting sued by the Kardashians. Then, they end the show with a “VanLaTEN” for Bad Bunny.
00:00 - Welcome!
05:56 - Assata Shakur’s passing
08:15 - Rep. Maxwell Frost joins us!
1:04:04 - The WNBA’s leadership
1:31:33 - Ray J is getting sued
1:41:49 - The reaction to Bad Bunny and the Super Bowl
1:43:59 - Van’s 5 ideas for Bad Bunny’s performance
1:53:15 - Thanks for watching!
Hosts: Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay
Guest: Rep. Maxwell Frost
Producers: Donnie Beacham and Ashleigh Smith
Video Supervision: Chris Thomas
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- Show
- FrequencyUpdated weekly
- Published3 October 2025 at 11:55 UTC
- Length1h 59m
- RatingExplicit