Heated Rivalry and sports storytelling

Van and Rachel close out 2025 with a bang! Thanks for listening and watching this year and keep doing so in the next. See ya’ll in 2026.

(0:00) Intro

(12:01) Van Lathan: King of Threads

(15:59) Auntie or nah?

(20:03) ‘Stranger Things’

(32:49) Chappelle backlash

(1:00:26) Nigeria strikes

(1:08:02) Epstein update

(1:21:57) Dr. Umar on Venus and Serena

(1:55:13) New Diddy documentary

(2:08:00) Russian ‘Bad Girls Club’

(2:14:40) Top moments of 2025

Hosts: Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay

Producers: Donnie Beacham Jr. and Jade Whaley

Social Producer: Bernard Moore

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