# Beef Tariffs, Target Halloween Backlash, Hakeem Jeffries Meets With Jared Kushner, and an AI Conversation With King Willonius

An episode of [Higher Learning with Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1515152489), 25 Aug 2026, 2 h 20 min.

Audio: https://traffic.megaphone.fm/GLT4388624189.mp3

We got BEEF! Today Van and Rachel talk about Trump’s beef with American cattle ranchers. Then they get into the latest developments in the Karmelo Anthony trial, and Target is under fire for a racist costume. Plus, right-winger Jake Lang becomes Spider-Man’s latest target, and Van and Rachel talk about the not-so-secret (anymore) meeting between potential House majority leader Hakeem Jeffries and Jared Kushner. Plus, AI royalty King Willonius joins us in studio to chat about AI and "BBL Drizzy." (00:00) Welcome to Higher Learning (01:05) Kanter kicked out (04:56) Where’s the beef? (20:39) The latest in the Karmelo Anthony case (45:26) Target in hot water … again (52:54) Spider-Man fights for the people (01:04:16) Hakeem Jeffries secretly meets with Jared Kushner (01:125:07) King Willonius in studio (02:07:35) Van is for law and order Hosts: Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay Guest: King Willonius Producers: Marco Escalante and Jade Whaley Social Producer: Bernard Moore Video Supervision: Chris Thomas Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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