Jay-Z Closes Out 30th Anniversary Tour in L.A., and the 2026 Midterm Elections Are Here

Higher Learning is back!! On today’s show, Van and Rachel talk about gaming, Soul Food, and Jay-Z closing out his 30th anniversary tour in L.A.

Plus, they break down the key senate races in the 2026 midterm elections, Vivek Ramaswamy’s horrendous ad, and Van gets deep into Greek mythology. (00:00) Welcome to Higher Learning (41:00) Jay-Z’s star-studded L.A. finale (56:35) 2026 midterm elections (1:26:40) Greek freaks (1:42:38) Ramaswamy is just the worst Hosts: Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay Producers: Marco Escalante and Jade Whaley Social Producer: Bernard Moore Video Supervision: Oscar De La Luz Learn more about your ad choices. Visit