All-Out War, or Deescalation? And Crowning the "Face of The Ringer"
All-Out War, or Deescalation? And Crowning the "Face of The Ringer"  
Podcast: Higher Learning with Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay
Published On: Tue Jun 24 2025
Description: Rachel’s back! And the U.S. is on the brink of war! Rep. Ro Khanna joins to bring congressional perspective to our involvement in the Israel-Iran conflict, before HuffPost’s Akbar Shahid Ahmed returns to help dig into Iran’s retaliation on a U.S. military base. (0:00)  Intro (17:24)  Rep. Ro Khanna joins the show   (29:54)  Authorizing strikes without Congress (34:08)  Andrew Cuomo vs. Zohran Mamdani (49:32)  Akbar Shahid Ahmed (52:25)  Trump’s response (1:23:04)  NBA Finals (1:29:17)  Kevin Durant traded (1:32:31)  McGrady compares career to Kobe’s (1:38:44)  Face of the Ringer (1:54:09)  Glaze of the Week Host: Van Lathan Jr. and Rachel Lindsay Guests: Rep. Ro Khanna and Akbar Shahid Ahmed Producer: Donnie Beacham Jr. and Ashleigh Smith Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices