Tragic Flooding in Texas and the Essence Fest Diaspora Wars
July 8, 2025
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July 8, 2025
Tragic Flooding in Texas and the Essence Fest Diaspora Wars
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Tragic Flooding in Texas and the Essence Fest Diaspora Wars
Summary
Van and Rachel react to the tragic Texas floods, before switching gears to discuss the conversations coming out of this year’s Essence Festival.
(0:00) Intro
(0:25) Texas Floods
(34:29) Essence Fest 2025
(43:40) Diaspora War
(1:02:07) Epstein Files Update
(1:07:27) Zohran Mamdani, African American
(1:23:43) 4Extra’s 4th of July Accident
(1:33:04) Skip Bayless
Host: Van Lathan Jr. and Rachel Lindsay
Producer: Donnie Beacham Jr. and Ashleigh Smith
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