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Ratchet & Respectable

Demetria L. Lucas & Studio71

It"s a kiki for the culture!!! Journalist and author Demetria L. Lucas brings the group chat to life on her weekly podcast where she-- and the occasional guest-- muses on pop culture shenanigans, global galavanting, political insanity, everything worth watching on any size screen, her favorite reads, dating/marriage/divorce chronicles and whatever else has captivated the zeitgeist AND her inner circle. Ratchet & Respectable is published EVERY WEDNESDAY. Listen wherever popular podcasts are heard

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47:50

Lover Girl a/k/a/ Meg Thee Stallion

Ratchet & Respectable ·

2025/10/29

Summary Prayers for Jamaica; Michelle Obama’s “Look”; Zohran Mamdani’s “Auntie” causes controversy; Meg’s new video (and relationship) sparks complete chaos. ABOUT ME: ⁠http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/⁠ STAY CONNECTED: IG: ⁠@demetriallucas⁠ Twitter: ⁠demetriallucas⁠ FB: ⁠demetriallucas⁠ YouTube:⁠ demetriallucas Thanks to our sponsor: This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/RATCHET and get on your way to being your best self. Learn more

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57:45

The Perfect Neighbor

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2025/10/22

Thick Ashanti on the beach; Keyshia Ka’oir and Gucci discuss his mental health; Idris/Hijacked returns to stress us out; a comprehensive review of “The Perfect Neighbor”. ABOUT ME: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/ STAY CONNECTED: IG: @demetriallucas Twitter: demetriallucas FB: demetriallucas YouTube: demetriallucas Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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43:45

FAFO

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2025/10/21

Demi slides on the Kinsey scale; Marc Lamont Hill crashes out on the JB podcast; Laila Ali has 27 minutes of receipts about Claressa Shields; Brandy gaslights Chicago concert goers; #seesomeworld Merch comes to a close. ABOUT ME: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ STAY CONNECTED: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠IG: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@demetriallucas⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠demetriallucas⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ FB: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠demetriallucas⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ demetriallucas⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad

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50:41

Going to See the King

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2025/10/15

D’Angelo heads to the Upper Room; Update on the Wendy Osefo arrest; a recap of Kirk Franklin’s “Den of Kings”, NLE Choppa forces Demi to the oldies station; Nia Long covers The Cut; Chris Brown’s redemption? ABOUT ME: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ STAY CONNECTED: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠IG: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@demetriallucas⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠demetriallucas⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ FB: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠demetriallucas⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ demetriallucas⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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44:50

BONUS EPISODE: RHOP Star Arrested, KevOnStage on...

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2025/10/10

Wendy Osefo and her husband are arrested for insurance fraud; Comedian Kevin Fredericks talks about making mistakes, finding blessings, and the rollercoaster of being self-employed in “Successful Failure”, his latest NYT bestseller.ABOUT ME: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ STAY CONNECTED: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠IG: ⁠⁠⁠@demetriallucas⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠demetriallucas⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ FB: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠demetriallucas⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ demetriallucas⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices

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53:59

The Mic is On: The Ayesha Curry Story

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2025/10/08

Demi x Penny, the saga continues; The second autopsy of the “suicide” in Mississippi; Chicago under siege; The new Mariah (Carey, not the Scientist) album; a quick review of Kamala’s “107 Days”; Ayesha Curry is trending again; The Root reruns to Black ownership. ABOUT ME: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ STAY CONNECTED: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠IG: ⁠⁠@demetriallucas⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠demetriallucas⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ FB: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠demetriallucas⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ demetriallucas⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more

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58:20

Take That, Take That: Diddy’s Day of Reckoning

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2025/10/01

Demi does CBC Weekend; Cardi does GlobalCitizen; The Rapper Gworls are Fighting; Jasmine Crockett called “ghetto” (again); Bad Bunny scores the Super Bowl (in Spanish?!); Eric Adams drops out of the NYC Mayor’s race; the federal government shuts down; Diddy faces sentencing for his federal convictions. ABOUT ME: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ STAY CONNECTED: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠IG:

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62:46

Am I the Drama?

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2025/09/24

The weapons formed against NY AG Letitia James will not prosper; Cardi’s sophomore album goes platinum day one; Forever VPOTUS DGAF in her juicy new memoir; "Reasonable Doubt" returns with a double header (and Tommy!!!); ABC reverses course on Jimmy Kimmel. ABOUT ME: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ STAY CONNECTED: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠IG: @demetriallucas⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠demetriallucas⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ FB: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠demetriallucas⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ demetriallucas⁠⁠⁠ Thanks to our sponsors: Whether

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78:06

This is America: Bend the Knee, Kiss the Ring + STFU

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2025/09/17

Trammel Tillman is a Black first at the Emmys; Malcolm Jamal Warner’s Mama sits with The Robin; Cardi B confirms she is pregnant; Still-married Papoose and his Girlfriend visit Cousin Tamron; Wig sues NYT for $15 billion; those fake Bridgerton confession texts; Nick Cannon realizes having 12 kids wasn’t the best idea; A Black man found hanging from a tree in Mississippi; Jimmy Kimmel's "indefinite hiatus" at ABC. ABOUT ME: ⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/⁠⁠⁠⁠ STAY CONNECTED: ⁠⁠⁠⁠IG:

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75:34

God & Gaslighting: The Charlie Kirk Fallout

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2025/09/15

More journalists are fired; The harmful impact of Kirk’s Professor Watchlist; Sunday sermons in Black churches; Harlem Fashion Row honors our faves; Lizzo covers New York Magazine; Tabitha Brown suggest some entrepreneurs get full time jobs, and all hell breaks loose. ABOUT ME: ⁠⁠⁠http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/⁠⁠⁠ STAY CONNECTED: ⁠⁠⁠IG: demetriallucas⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠demetriallucas⁠⁠⁠ FB: ⁠⁠⁠demetriallucas⁠⁠⁠ YouTube:⁠⁠⁠ demetriallucas⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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39:47

Get It How You Live It: The Charlie Kirk Story

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2025/09/11

A mouthpiece for racism, sexism, homophobia, and xenophobia met a violent death in Utah. A divided nation reacts. Also, the first excerpts from Kamala Harris’s upcoming “107 Days” depict Madam VP as unsupported, over-scrutinized, and a threat to The Oval.ABOUT ME: ⁠⁠http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/⁠⁠ STAY CONNECTED: ⁠⁠IG: demetriallucas⁠⁠ Twitter: ⁠⁠demetriallucas⁠⁠ FB: ⁠⁠demetriallucas⁠⁠ YouTube:⁠⁠ demetriallucas Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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46:00

Hello Kitty: The Channing Crowder Story

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2025/09/10

A lame (and musty?) man projects onto Russell Wilson (again); Ananda Lewis (and Busta and Mariah) deserved better from The VMAs; Young Thug joins the Bridgerton cast; Tyler Perry accuser Derek Dixon does a PrimeTime interview on ABC. Thanks to our sponsors: Keep it classic and cozy this fall cool—with long-lasting staples from Quince. Go to quince.com/RATCHET for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. Whether you want to lose weight, grow thicker, fuller hair, or find relief for

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78:51

Act Your Wage

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2025/09/03

Demi’s new contractors to the rescue; Cardi B is not liable for assault (and flips out outside the courthouse); Karen Huger (RHOP) is released from prison six months early. Corey Booker is engaged (to a woman); Fed Governor Lisa Cook a/k/a the Black lady, refuses to resign; Tennis star Taylor Townsend’s Tabitha Brown come up; PLUS: Our Friend Kim Foxx a/k/a former Cook County State’s Attorney whose office prosecuted the initial Jussie Smollett case, is back to talk about “that Netflix

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46:11

Culture Battlegrounds: Coffee Dates, Cracker Barrel...

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2025/08/27

Finding your dating alignment; Lil Nas X’s arrest; Cracker Barrel crumbles under MAGA pressure; Serena Williams taking “the shot” sends folks over the edge. Thanks to our Sponsor: This year, skip breaking a sweat AND breaking the bank. Get this new customer offer and your 3-month Unlimited wireless plan for just 15 bucks a month at mintmobile.com/ratchet. ABOUT ME: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/ STAY CONNECTED: IG:

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61:02

Sprung: The LaToya Cantrell Indictment —PART 2

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2025/08/22

A contextual interpretation of the 45-page federal indictment of the sitting Mayor of New Orleans. ABOUT ME: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/ STAY CONNECTED: IG: demetriallucas Twitter: demetriallucas FB: demetriallucas YouTube: demetriallucas Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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52:43

70k Worth of. D***: The LaToya Cantrell Indictment...

Ratchet & Respectable ·

2025/08/20

See Some World sells out; the Black Lady trapped in the Texas State Capitol; a review of "Highest 2 Lowest"; a review of the series finale of "And Just Like That"; Halle Berry goes full Lori Harvey in response to David Justice; the 20th anniversary of Katrina; The Mayor of New Orleans is federally indicted. ABOUT ME: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/ STAY CONNECTED: IG: demetriallucas Twitter: demetriallucas FB: demetriallucas YouTube: demetriallucas Thanks to our sponsor: Whether

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71:26

Ample Means: The Gilded Age, Martha’s Vineyard and...

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2025/08/13

Demi on the island; the Martha’s Vineyard controversy; Lawsuits: Uncle Nearest + Candace Owens; a comprehensive review of The Gilded Age finale. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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46:57

In Those Jeans/Genes

Ratchet & Respectable ·

2025/08/06

Demi in Martha’s Vineyard (on Appleton Estate); Shannon Shape is more than just a dirty old man; Mad Black people just got re-married; And Just Like That (Finally) Cancelled; Mad Spoilers for The Gilded Age; Beyoncé joins the jeans/genes controversy.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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61:37

Divorced Sistas (feat. LeToya Luckett)

Ratchet & Respectable ·

2025/07/31

Demi x LeToya Luckett chat about divorce TV as therapy, deciding to divorce in real life, dating after divorce, “keeping” a man... and more.Thanks to our sponsors: This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/RATCHET and get on your way to being your best self. Start your free online visit today at forhers.com/RATCHET Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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51:11

The Best Man: Unfinished Business (ie, The Book) **NO...

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2025/07/23

Demi chats with Best Man creator Malcolm D Lee and book co-author Jayne Allen about the latest drama with our beloved (fictional) besties, including why we’re so obsessed with these people after 26 years, why Harper won't stop Harper-ing, why Robyn is so damn complicated; why life going left can be a good thing; and how all this makes readers want to throw the book (in a good way). Get this new customer offer and your 3-month Unlimited wireless plan for just 15 bucks a month

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