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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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47:20

Privilege, Power & Prada

Ratchet & Respectable ·

2019/02/13

Demetria interviews a "Friend-in-Her Head" multimedia artist and cultural expert Kenya (Robinson) about the creation of privilege (including Demetria's inner Susan), embracing fear, why Blackface won't go away, rituals/symbols of White Power, and whitewashing Motown at the Grammys. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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43:31

A Sh*t Show Named Virginia

Ratchet & Respectable ·

2019/02/07

Demetria is inspired to dig deeper after reading "Well-Read Black Girl", examines the complete sh--t show of Virginia politics (as of 02.04.18), wonders why adult bed-wetting (non-medical or trauma related) isn't the dealbreaker it should be and reviews Netflix's Abducted in the Plain Sight, ie, the most alarming documentary everrrrrrrrrrr. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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50:53

"I'll be the B Holding the Bible"

Ratchet & Respectable ·

2019/01/31

Demetria is distraught about Jussie Smollet's attack, ticked off at B. Smith's discretion-less husband, curious about the new (and damning) Michael Jackson documentary at Sundance, and tired of all the water about Kamala Harris. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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46:44

You're **** ing Cancelled!

Ratchet & Respectable ·

2019/01/24

Demetria unleashes about the Black 53%, the sexism of Cancel Culture, the supreme fuccboi-ness of Future, and along with a special guest (a pole dance instructor!) explains why City Girls and Cardi B's "Twerk" video is empowering and more respectable than ratchet (hear me out). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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38:38

Democrats, Dildos and Divorce! Oh My!

Ratchet & Respectable ·

2019/01/17

Demetria shares an internal conflict over Kamala Harris's alleged run for the Oval, muses on the best and worst of pop culture and politics, including the outcry from sensitive men over a harmless Gillette commercial, more (scandalous and NSFW) details from an R. Kelly survivor, and the ratchet divorce (and affair) of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos aka the wealthiest man in the world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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47:46

A Book Review: Becoming by Michelle Obama

Ratchet & Respectable ·

2019/01/11

Demetria reviews the best selling book of 2018, "Becoming" by former First Lady Michelle Obama. Highlights include her (healthy) obsession with "Mom", a short soliloquy on why Barry Obama should never have been the poster boy for "potential", and the lessons about overcoming being an Angry Black Woman, asking for what you want, and becoming all the people who you are meant to be. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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4:29

Allow Me to (Re) Introduce Myself

Ratchet & Respectable ·

2019/01/09

Author, life coach and cultural critic Demetria L. Lucas (finally) muses on pop culture, dating and relationships and her often hilarious misadventures in her much-awaited podcast, Ratchet & Respectable. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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