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Ratchet & Respectable

Demetria L. Lucas

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, and whatever else has captivated the zeitgeist AND her inner circle. Ratchet & Respectable is published twice weekly, every Tuesday, every Friday. Listen wherever popular podcasts are heard. #ratchetandrespectable Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more

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54:28

Release the Fabric

Ratchet & Respectable ·

2020/03/12

Meghan Markle and The Royal Snack take their final twirl thru the UK, Joe Biden is the (likely) Democratic nominee, HRC has a new (and awesome) documentary on Hulu, Harvey Weinstein is sentenced to 23 years in prison, The Honey Pot renews the warranty on your poussey and the Internet rallies around a black child who thinks she’s “ugly”. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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49:05

Heterophobia

Ratchet & Respectable ·

2020/03/05

Demi receives an unexpected gift from Snowfall’s Gents, and over red wine, wonders where the ushers were at Kobe Bryant’s memorial service, is misogyny is a curable disease, why folks keep trying to control who black women do or date and what exactly a group of BLM activists expected to happen when they ran up on a black person’s home at 5:30 in the GD morning. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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55:35

Heterophobia

Ratchet & Respectable ·

2020/03/05

Demi receives an unexpected gift from Snowfall’s Gents, and over red wine, wonders where the ushers were at Kobe Bryant’s memorial service, is misogyny is a curable disease, why folks keep trying to control who black women do or date and what exactly a group of BLM activists expected to happen when they ran up on a black person’s home at 5:30 in the GD morning. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:01:19

#strugglelove

Ratchet & Respectable ·

2020/02/27

Demi recaps her first Pre-Oscar Weekend in LA, that Gayle King interview about Kobe, the Adventures of Cheryl and Bobby Love, Gervonta Davis’s yoke-age, The End of the Power Era (sort of) and the unfortunate shenanigans on Love is Blind. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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67:49

#strugglelove

Ratchet & Respectable ·

2020/02/27

Demi recaps her first Pre-Oscar Weekend in LA, that Gayle King interview about Kobe, the Adventures of Cheryl and Bobby Love, Gervonta Davis’s yoke-age, The End of the Power Era (sort of) and the unfortunate shenanigans on Love is Blind. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:15:13

A Russell Simmons

Ratchet & Respectable ·

2020/01/31

.Demi remembers Kobe Bryant and discusses the social/news media sh-- show on the day he died, reviews the Grammy Awards, digs into the uproar over Oprah's latest book club selection, offers a first "peek" at the documentary about Russell Simmons's alleged rapes, and wonders why Terry Crews decided to be such a trash human. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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75:13

A Russell Simmons

Ratchet & Respectable ·

2020/01/31

.Demi remembers Kobe Bryant and discusses the social/news media sh-- show on the day he died, reviews the Grammy Awards, digs into the uproar over Oprah's latest book club selection, offers a first "peek" at the documentary about Russell Simmons's alleged rapes, and wonders why Terry Crews decided to be such a trash human. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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57:09

What is the Point of Sale?

Ratchet & Respectable ·

2020/01/21

Demi dishes on Meghan and Harry's exit from the UK, Tyler Perry's Beyonce' status, Lori Harvey and Future's real-life reality show, Loni Love on "a lot" of Black men's inability to act right, and Lizzo's response to Jillian Michael's shenanigans. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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48:29

Megxit

Ratchet & Respectable ·

2020/01/09

Happy New Year! Demi returns on the first anniversary of Ratchet & Respectable to chat about Meghan Markle and Prince Harry (and Baby Archie) throwing deuces to the UK (for half the year), Lifetime's new black programming, including Surviving R. Kelly and Hopelessly in Love, the final season of Power #whoshotghost, Blue Ivy trolls, Tyler Perry's lack of a writer's room and Kevin Hart's misguided documentary. Welcome back! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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64:31

The Year of Our Lord 2019

Ratchet & Respectable ·

2019/12/23

Demi recaps her Istanbul excursion and a long list of ratchet shenanigans, including Trump's impeachment, Steph Curry's alleged penis pics, the (disappointing) A$AP Rocky sex tape, the return of Steve Harvey's talk show, Lizzo's bare ass at the Staples Center, full frontal on the Watchmen, Russell Simmons apologists the non-kidnapped, kidnapped girl, Kim Kardashian's brown-fishing and the catch-22 of JR Smith's praying wife. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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49:51

Don't Waste Your Petty

Ratchet & Respectable ·

2019/11/30

Demi and her commentator bestie Jawn Murray (HLN, MSNBC) discuss Omarion's Millennium Tour (minus B2K), Gabrielle Union's *ahem* departure from NBC, Amber Rose's "whole body" makeover announcement, Kim K's moratorium on sexy selfies and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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65:04

Change the Narrative

Ratchet & Respectable ·

2019/11/22

Demi dishes on the source of Omarion's unbotheredness, the NY Times Review of Queen & Slim, and the ice of white folks. She also chit chats with Alicia Garza, co-founder of Black Lives Matter and principal at Black Futures Lab, about Too Short's "favorite word", being labeled a terrorist, Judge Joe Brown not wanting a Harriet Tubman on American currency (before a man), TI discussing his daughter's hymen with the world, and the serial killer targeting vulnerable black women. Learn more about your

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51:37

Whoreable Decisions

Ratchet & Respectable ·

2019/11/14

Demi dishes on re-entering the relationship arena, contemplates reading the new tell-all by Whitney Houston's bestie Robyn Crawford, tries really hard to understand People's 2019 Choice for "Sexiest Man Alive", laments Congresswoman Katie Hill's sex scandal and resignation, wonders why more people aren't talking about Cuba Gooding Jr's assault charges and offers a non spoiler, non-review of Lena Waithe's Queen & Slim. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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30:24

If I had a TED Talk

Ratchet & Respectable ·

2019/11/01

Demi attends a relationship conversation in LA and has many, many thoughts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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48:53

People In Glass Houses....

Ratchet & Respectable ·

2019/10/26

Demi reviews TI's new podcast, Eddie Murphy's return to cinema in "Dolemite Is My Name", Deon Cole's underrated stand up, and Kanye's long-awaited "Jesus Is King". There's also considerable musing on Lamar Odom's confessions about his ex, Tank's take on oral sex and Wendy Williams's tirades about Nicki Minaj and Duchess Meghan Markle, but not the British tabloids which ruined her life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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50:25

Break Every Chain

Ratchet & Respectable ·

2019/10/10

Demi and her Bestie-in-Her-Head Candice Benbow (Red Lip Theology) dissect sexual shame, high religiosity, and the fear of independent woman based on the public shenanigans of popular Christians: Kanye West and and his Sunday Services, Erica Campbell denouncing masturbation and promoting soul ties, and Fantasia's take on submission in marriage. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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57:38

Cultural IQ

Ratchet & Respectable ·

2019/09/30

Demi recommends her favorite TV shows, including Wu Wednesdays on FX, The Black Godfather on Epix and First Wives Club on BET+, examines the alleged potential impeachment of the Orange in the Oval and interviews marketing expert and campaign guru Thembisa Mshaka about the hullabaloo over (yet another) controversial H&M image. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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61:12

Who Lied to You?

Ratchet & Respectable ·

2019/09/20

Demi discuses Malik Yoba's "speaking up" about his attraction to transwomen, Angelica Ross's (POSE) call for trans inclusion at the Black Girls Rock Awards, the Internet meltdown over a viral tweet about a woman who declined a coffee date, and Fantasia and her husband's thoughts on submission. Oh, and Kemba Smith and the time the ATF raided the house I was staying at for Spring Break. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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58:16

That's Not the Point

Ratchet & Respectable ·

2019/09/06

Demi's back from her summer vacay in Ghana and catching up on all the shenanigans and new TV that she missed while she was gone, including Nicki Minaj's retirement, Kevin Hart's suspicious car accident, the return (and redemption?) of Nate Parker, Dave Chappelle's latest stand up, the latest episodes of Queen Sugar, Power and Greenleaf, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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55:28

The Pot vs The Kettle

Ratchet & Respectable ·

2019/08/15

Demetria chats about Chris Cuomo being about that life and whether "Fredo" is equal to the N-word, Nova's redemption on Queen Sugar, Jay's Z's undefined collaboration with the NFL, Laz Alonso looking like a buffet on The Boys, the epic international vacays of the The Harveys and The Johnsons (Magic) + friends, and a recap of the season finale of The Handmaid's Tale. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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