# Why Would ESPN Lay Off Ryan Clark? Plus, Mayor Mamdani’s Netanyahu Strategy.

An episode of [Higher Learning with Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1515152489), 24 Jul 2026, 2 h 27 min.

Audio: https://traffic.megaphone.fm/GLT5397169147.mp3

Van and Rachel react to both ESPN’s decision to lay off Ryan Clark and LeBron’s decision to drag out free agency. Then, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani says he can’t arrest Benjamin Netanyahu, and the Trump administration freezes Medicaid funding for CA and MN. And finally, a debate about the placement of a controversially titled book on a former NBA head coach's desk. (0:00) Intro (27:42) Ryan Clark and the ESPN layoffs (1:00:07) Mamdani’s message to Netanyahu (1:21:25) Medicaid funds frozen (1:46:21) House GOP advances plan to fund SAVE America Act (1:56:14) George Karl and displaying the book 'N-----' Hosts: Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay Producers: Donnie Beacham Jr. 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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