Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Van and Rachel react to Jason Lee and Peter Rosenberg’s "culture vulture" conversation and the AKA’s being upset with Rachel, before discussing Chud the Builder's shooting and arrest and calls for student-athletes to boycott SEC schools. Then author Tiffany D. Cross joins to talk about her new book, ‘Love, Me: A Letter to Black Women in a Toxic Country, Career, and Relationship.’

(0:00) Intro
(13:47) Jason Lee, Peter Rosenberg and culture vulture accusations
(27:12) AKA Sorority Inc. backlash
(35:29) Chud the Builder shooting
(45:57) SEC boycott
(1:02:10) Tiffany D. Cross joins the show
(1:07:56) What to love about being a Black woman
(1:35:49) Black and interracial love
(1:59:19) Scott Jennings and platforming conservatives

Hosts: Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay
Guest: Tiffany D. Cross
Producers: Donnie Beacham Jr. and Jade Whaley
Social Producer: Bernard Moore
Video Supervision: Chris Thomas and Jacob Cornett

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