Demi in Dakar (still); The Quinta heads to The Oprah; Oscar buzz for Gabrielle Union; Winston Duke covers Esquire; Trump creates a fresh round of PTSD; The end of Twitter; RIP Shanquella Robinson ABOUT ME: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/STAY CONNECTED: IG: demetriallucasTwitter: demetriallucasFB: demetriallucasYouTube: demetriallucasSponsors:Story Worth:Help your family share their story this holiday season with StoryWorth. Go to https://StoryWorth.com/ratchet today and save $10 on your first purchase!Caraway:Visit https://Carawayhome.com to take advantage of their Cyber Season Event and score up to 20% off your next purchase of non-toxic kitchenware. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Demi heads to Dakar, including Black Rock (!); Angela Bassett receives Glamour's Lifetime Achievement Award; Wakanda Forever (in French!); the season finale of Reasonable Doubt; recap of The Crown S5; Method Man and Johnathan Majors head to morning TV; Rocky's problem with Creed 3 (No spoilers).Sponsors:Story Worth:Help your family share their story this holiday season with StoryWorth. Go to https://StoryWorth.com/ratchet today and save $10 on your first purchase!Caraway:Visit https://Carawayhome.com to take advantage of their Cyber Season Event and score up to 20% off your next purchase of non-toxic kitchenware.Peloton:Get this offer before it ends on December 25th. Visit http://onepeloton.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Demi's *hearts* Abidjan; Wakanda Forever, The Crown Season 5, Reasonable Doubt heads to Primetime TV; Georgia on my mind; only the third (elected) Black governor; new Nas, Dave Chappelle and Black Star head to SNL; Farrakhan defends Kyrie and Ye Thanks to our sponsors:Find your inner detective -- Download June’s Journey todayTry Peloton risk-free with a 30-Day Home Trial. New Members only. Not available in remote locations. See additional terms at http://onepeloton.com/home-trialUse promo code RESPECT today at http://shipstation.com to sign up for your FREE 60-day trial.This episode brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at https://betterhelp.com/ratchet and get on your way to being your best selfABOUT ME: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/STAY CONNECTED: IG: demetriallucasTwitter: demetriallucasFB: demetriallucasYouTube: demetriallucas Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Demi heads to Côte d’Ivoire; the Wades are on a World Tour (of Africa); The Tabitha gets two Emmy nods; Diddy’s in love; Drake is a BAN; Tiffany Cross parts ways with MSNBC; Jeff Bezos is the new “What about Weinstein?”;  the NHL take a surprising stanceThanks to our sponsors:Cancel unnecessary subscriptions at https://signup.rocketmoney.com/rachetFind your inner detective -- Download June’s Journey todayTry Peloton risk-free with a 30-Day Home Trial. New Members only. Not available in remote locations. See additional terms at http://onepeloton.com/home-trialUse promo code RESPECT today at http://shipstation.com to sign up for your FREE 60-day trial.This episode brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at https://betterhelp.com/ratchet and get on your way to being your best self Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Demi’s East Africa adventure ends; The (former) British PM’s ultimate finesse; mourning TakeOff; D Wade is out of f—s; an NBA player whips it out 9x Thanks to our sponsors:This episode brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at https://betterhelp.com/ratchet and get on your way to being your best selfSee for yourself why Chime is so loved at http://chime.com/ratchetGet 20% off your BareNecessities order when you go to http://barenecessities.com and use code ratchet20 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Demi in Kenya; The Best Man trailer is (finally) here, The Husband on Reasonable Doubt; Paul Pelosi attacked with a hammer; and Kanye continues to Kanye (still, again). ABOUT ME: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/STAY CONNECTED: IG: demetriallucasTwitter: demetriallucasFB: demetriallucasYouTube: demetriallucasThanks to our sponsors:Visit http://ExpressVPN.com/ratchet right now and find out how you can get 3 months freeThis episode brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at https://betterhelp.com/ratchet and get on your way to being your best selfSee for yourself why Chime is so loved at http://chime.com/ratchetGet 20% off your BareNecessities order when you go to http://barenecessities.com anduse code ratchet20Get started with Curology just like I did with a free 30-day trial at http://Curology.com/ratchet Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Demi on safari in Kenya; Rihanna (finally) drops new music; Kendrick Sampson drinks wine with Adele; The World Premiere of Wakanda Forever; Michael Ealy trends on Twitter; Kanye West is not a genius; Herschel Walker (allegedly) pays for another abortion ABOUT ME:http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/STAY CONNECTED: IG: demetriallucasTwitter: demetriallucasFB: demetriallucasYouTube: demetriallucasThanks to our sponsors:This episode brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at https://betterhelp.com/ratchet and get on your way to being your best selfVisit http://Carawayhome.com/ratchet to take advantage of this limited-time offer for 10% off your next purchase.Go to http://masterclass.com/ratchet now for 15% off MasterClass. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Demi speaks to Nicole Moore, ie, the Black woman who just sued Planned Parenthood for racial discrimination and wrongful termination, about the crazy ish that (allegedly) happened to her (and other Black women) at work.ABOUT ME:http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/STAY CONNECTED: IG: demetriallucasTwitter: demetriallucasFB: demetriallucasYouTube: demetriallucasThanks to our sponsors:This episode brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at https://betterhelp.com/ratchet and get on your way to being your best selfVisit http://Carawayhome.com/ratchet to take advantage of this limited-time offer for 10% off your next purchase.Go to http://masterclass.com/ratchet now for 15% off MasterClass. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Demi’s on a beach; Caresha heads to BMF; The Crown returns; Aventer Gray defends honoring her vows; Endeavor calls for a Kanye West boycott; Lupita drops details on Wakanda Forever in The Hollywood Reporter; Christian Cody needs a raiseABOUT ME:http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/STAY CONNECTED: IG: demetriallucasTwitter: demetriallucasFB: demetriallucasYouTube: demetriallucasThanks to our sponsors:Get a 60-day free trial at https://www.shipstation.com/respectThis episode brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at https://betterhelp.com/ratchet and get on your way to being your best selfDON’T MISS THE SURREAL LIFE. NEW SEASON PREMIERES MONDAY OCTOBER 24TH AT 9, 8 CENTRAL. ON VH1 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Demi’s in Zanzibar;  Michael B Jordan releases the trailer for Creed 3; Jonathan Majors has an alleged white GF; Patti LaBelle rolls on the floor (again); Kanye on Drink Champs; Isaiah Washington needs to be cancelled (again) Thanks to our sponsors:Get a 60-day free trial at https://www.shipstation.com/respectThis episode brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at https://betterhelp.com/ratchet and get on your way to being your best selfDON’T MISS THE SURREAL LIFE. NEW SEASON PREMIERES MONDAY OCTOBER 24TH AT 9, 8 CENTRAL. ON VH1 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.