The Ringer

CTL-E-1796 · Organization · other · 2020–

VERIFIED evidence grade of this record

Podcast and media network founded by Bill Simmons; Van Lathan joined it in April 2020, co-hosting Higher Learning and The Wire: Way Down in the Hole.

The record

Also known as: The Ringer podcast network

Notes

RELP45 new (2026-10-06). Identity re-check: the network; distinct from TMZ (no graph entity).

Referenced by

Van Lathan — affiliated with → this record

Sources

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Van_Lathan

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