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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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59:12

The Fourth at 4PM

Ratchet & Respectable ·

2025/02/05

Kendrick wins 5 Grammys for a diss track; Yeezy and his nekkid wife crash the red carpet; Don Lemon claps back and Ye; Janelle Monae is a five foot gangster; people are mad Will Smith was there; the redemption of Cynthia Erivo; Blue Ivy is the Carter Family Manager; Beyoncé wins AOTY and Best Country Album; Alicia Keys wins the Dr. Dre Award; Roxanne Shante gets her first Grammy; Also, Eric Adams and Diddy are never going to trial; there’s another Black Bachelor; How To Die Alone is unexpectedly

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40:50

No VIPs

Ratchet & Respectable ·

2025/02/01

A Belle finally leaves Belize; condolences the families of those lost in the plane crash over DC; anti-DEI = re-segregation; Angela Alsobrooks shuts down eugenics at cabinet hearing; where is that Beyoncé announcement? (We need good news); Luther is back in theaters; US tariffs begin Feb. 1; Shyne in Belize.ABOUT ME: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/ STAY CONNECTED: IG: demetriallucas Twitter: demetriallucas FB: demetriallucas YouTube: demetriallucas Go to https://homechef.com/ratchet for

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33:35

No VIPs

Ratchet & Respectable ·

2025/02/01

A Belle finally leaves Belize; condolences the families of those lost in the plane crash over DC; anti-DEI = re-segregation; Angela Alsobrooks shuts down eugenics at cabinet hearing; where is that Beyoncé announcement? (We need good news); Luther is back in theaters; US tariffs begin Feb. 1; Shyne in Belize.ABOUT ME:http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/STAY CONNECTED: IG: demetriallucasTwitter: demetriallucasFB: demetriallucasYouTube: demetriallucasGo to https://homechef.com/ratchet for 18 Free Meals

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49:03

Shoot Up the Club

Ratchet & Respectable ·

2025/01/29

A Belle (still!) in Belize; America's meltdown; Tabitha Brown & Target; Costco under attack; Snoop and them defend performing for 47; recaps of Harlem S3.ABOUT ME: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/ STAY CONNECTED: IG: demetriallucas Twitter: demetriallucas FB: demetriallucas YouTube: demetriallucas Go to https://homechef.com/ratchet for 18 Free Meals and Free Dessert for Life! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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41:48

Shoot Up the Club

Ratchet & Respectable ·

2025/01/29

A Belle (still!) in Belize; America's meltdown; Tabitha Brown & Target; Costco under attack; Snoop and them defend performing for 47; recaps of Harlem S3.ABOUT ME:http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/STAY CONNECTED: IG: demetriallucasTwitter: demetriallucasFB: demetriallucasYouTube: demetriallucasGo to https://homechef.com/ratchet for 18 Free Meals and Free Dessert for Life! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more

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35:35

King

Ratchet & Respectable ·

2025/01/25

A Belle in Belize; Demi’s “Harlem” debut; the official book for the R&R’s unofficial book club (Yes, we’re trying this again); vintage rumors re: the details of MLK's classified files.ABOUT ME:http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/STAY CONNECTED: IG: demetriallucasTwitter: demetriallucasFB: demetriallucasYouTube: demetriallucasSecure your online data TODAY by visiting https://expressvpn.com/ratchet.Go to https://tryfirstleaf.com/ratchet to sign up and you’ll get your first SIX handpicked bottles

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42:50

King

Ratchet & Respectable ·

2025/01/25

A Belle in Belize; Demi’s “Harlem” debut; the official book for the R&R’s unofficial book club (Yes, we’re trying this again); vintage rumors re: the details of MLK's classified files.ABOUT ME: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/ STAY CONNECTED: IG: demetriallucas Twitter: demetriallucas FB: demetriallucas YouTube: demetriallucas Secure your online data TODAY by visiting https://expressvpn.com/ratchet. Go to https://tryfirstleaf.com/ratchet to sign up and you’ll get your first SIX handpicked

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66:16

The Rest Revolution

Ratchet & Respectable ·

2025/01/21

Executive Coach, Branding Strategist and author of “The Rest Revolution” Amanda Miller Littlejohn chats with Demi about opting out of doing the most, using “no” as a full sentence and how to stop "what’s next?"-ing yourself into burnoutABOUT ME: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/ STAY CONNECTED: IG: demetriallucas Twitter: demetriallucas FB: demetriallucas YouTube: demetriallucas Secure your online data TODAY by visiting https://expressvpn.com/ratchet. Go to https://tryfirstleaf.com/ratchet

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59:01

The Rest Revolution

Ratchet & Respectable ·

2025/01/21

Executive Coach, Branding Strategist and author of “The Rest Revolution” Amanda Miller Littlejohn chats with Demi about opting out of doing the most, using “no” as a full sentence and how to stop "what’s next?"-ing yourself into burnoutABOUT ME:http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/STAY CONNECTED: IG: demetriallucasTwitter: demetriallucasFB: demetriallucasYouTube: demetriallucasSecure your online data TODAY by visiting https://expressvpn.com/ratchet.Go to https://tryfirstleaf.com/ratchet to sign up and

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52:43

M-E-T-H-O-D MAN

Ratchet & Respectable ·

2025/01/17

BREAKING NEWS: Clifford Smith’s fist may have been injured in an alleged attack by a face; a ceasefire in Gaza?; VP Kamala Harris refuses a customary house tour; Congresswoman Nancy Mace threatens violence against colleague Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett; the return of Wendy Williams? Drake officially sues Universal Music Group; former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi pulls out of Inauguration too.ABOUT ME:http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/STAY CONNECTED: IG:

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59:58

M-E-T-H-O-D MAN

Ratchet & Respectable ·

2025/01/17

BREAKING NEWS: Clifford Smith’s fist may have been injured in an alleged attack by a face; a ceasefire in Gaza?; VP Kamala Harris refuses a customary house tour; Congresswoman Nancy Mace threatens violence against colleague Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett; the return of Wendy Williams? Drake officially sues Universal Music Group; former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi pulls out of Inauguration too.ABOUT ME: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/ STAY CONNECTED: IG:

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38:44

Michelle Lavaughn Robinson Obama

Ratchet & Respectable ·

2025/01/15

Forever FLOTUS throws deuces to Neo Furor’s inauguration; D-Nice x Club Quarantine in DC; Beyoncé pushes her big announcement; LA is still on fire. Still; Tyrese celebrates the 8th anniversary of his ATL home as his hometown burns to ashes; Sheryl Lee Ralph’s nontraditional and fully functional marriage.ABOUT ME:http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/STAY CONNECTED: IG: demetriallucasTwitter: demetriallucasFB: demetriallucasYouTube: demetriallucasGet an additional 20% OFF the @honeylove Holiday sale by

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39:08

Michelle Lavaughn Robinson Obama

Ratchet & Respectable ·

2025/01/15

Forever FLOTUS throws deuces to Neo Furor’s inauguration; D-Nice x Club Quarantine in DC; Beyoncé pushes her big announcement; LA is still on fire. Still; Tyrese celebrates the 8th anniversary of his ATL home as his hometown burns to ashes; Sheryl Lee Ralph’s nontraditional and fully functional marriage.ABOUT ME: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/ STAY CONNECTED: IG: demetriallucas Twitter: demetriallucas FB: demetriallucas YouTube: demetriallucas Get an additional 20% OFF the @honeylove

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45:59

LA

Ratchet & Respectable ·

2025/01/11

The LA fires; Jimmy Carter’s shady funeral; 47 is officially a conflicted felon; a va church shames a teen for getting pregnant; tWitch’s wife tells all in a new memoirABOUT ME:http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/STAY CONNECTED: IG: demetriallucasTwitter: demetriallucasFB: demetriallucasYouTube: demetriallucasGo to https://homechef.com/ratchet for 18 free meals and free dessert for life!Secure your online data TODAY by visiting https://expressvpn.com/ratchet. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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53:14

LA

Ratchet & Respectable ·

2025/01/11

The LA fires; Jimmy Carter’s shady funeral; 47 is officially a conflicted felon; a va church shames a teen for getting pregnant; tWitch’s wife tells all in a new memoirABOUT ME: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/ STAY CONNECTED: IG: demetriallucas Twitter: demetriallucas FB: demetriallucas YouTube: demetriallucas Go to https://homechef.com/ratchet for 18 free meals and free dessert for life! Secure your online data TODAY by visiting https://expressvpn.com/ratchet. Learn more about your ad

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65:40

Worldstar

Ratchet & Respectable ·

2025/01/08

So much Good Black News: Simone Biles is Sportsperson of the Year; POTUS decorates Denzel and Magic and Fannie Lou Hamer with the Medal of Freedom; Viola and Zoe win at The Golden Globes; NAACP nominations; why I cried during Beyonce Bowl; the House Ethics Committee blows up Matt Gaetz spot; the reframing of January 6; Kamala Harris endures more than any one woman should.ABOUT ME: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/ STAY CONNECTED: IG:

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58:25

Worldstar

Ratchet & Respectable ·

2025/01/08

So much Good Black News: Simone Biles is Sportsperson of the Year; POTUS decorates Denzel and Magic and Fannie Lou Hamer with the Medal of Freedom; Viola and Zoe win at The Golden Globes; NAACP nominations; why I cried during Beyonce Bowl; the House Ethics Committee blows up Matt Gaetz spot; the reframing of January 6; Kamala Harris endures more than any one woman should.ABOUT ME:http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/STAY CONNECTED: IG:

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46:48

RE-RUN: Shambolic

Ratchet & Respectable ·

2025/01/03

Demi returns to South Africa; Mark Robinson gets burnt (but not with hot grits); the Luther doc drops this month; MJB is going on tour: (again); Anne Lowe gets a biopic; Hoda is leaving Today; Who is Damian Williams?: Judge Mathis’s wife smiles with all of her teeth; Naomi is banned from running her charity; 100+ Diddy lawsuits are coming ABOUT ME: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/ STAY CONNECTED: IG: demetriallucas Twitter: demetriallucas FB: demetriallucas YouTube: demetriallucas Learn

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39:33

RE-RUN: Shambolic

Ratchet & Respectable ·

2025/01/03

Demi returns to South Africa; Mark Robinson gets burnt (but not with hot grits); the Luther doc drops this month; MJB is going on tour: (again); Anne Lowe gets a biopic; Hoda is leaving Today; Who is Damian Williams?: Judge Mathis’s wife smiles with all of her teeth; Naomi is banned from running her charity; 100+ Diddy lawsuits are coming ABOUT ME:http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/STAY CONNECTED: IG: demetriallucasTwitter: demetriallucasFB: demetriallucasYouTube: demetriallucas Learn more about

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53:42

RE-RUN: Life

Ratchet & Respectable ·

2024/12/31

Demi attempts being a responsible adult (0 stars, do not recommend); Review of Rebel Ridge and its bright-eyed star; Beyoncé snubbed by CMAs, and covers GQ; Kendrick heads to the Super Bowl/NOLA spontaneously combusts; Tyrese gets locked up for not paying child support. 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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