
Ratchet & Respectable
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. #ratchetandrespectableFor advertising opportunities please email PodcastPartnerships@Studio71us.com We wanna make the podcast even better, help us learn how we can: https://bit.ly/2EcYbu4 Privacy Policy: https://www.studio71.com/us/terms-and-conditions-use/#Privacy%20Policy
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Dec 17, 2021 • 1h 26min
Can’t Win for Losing
Mr. Big is (allegedly) a raping rapist who tapes; Author Bevy Smith discuses her latest adventure as an actress and consultant on “Harlem".Check out my website: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/.Follow me:
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Dec 14, 2021 • 1h 2min
A GD Travesty
Meg Thee Graduate; Simone Biles is Athlete of the Year; Sherri Shepherd pushed thru for Wendy; Kanye West has a live-in GF (while he manipulatively begs for his wife back); Nancy Regan was a throat goat?; Peloton strikes back.Check out my website: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/.Follow me:
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Dec 10, 2021 • 55min
And Just Like That….
Juicy is foundguilty; Lamar Odom’s open letter; Kanye and Drake host a fundraiser in LA; SATC returns.Check out my website: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/.Follow me:
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Dec 8, 2021 • 57min
Bonds
Demi’s back in LA; Maxwell and John Legend in concert (but not together); Nick Cannon deals with an unspeakable tragedy; Chris Cuomo is out at CNN… and everywhere else; the bizarre details of the Juicy Smooyay trial; Tristan Thompson cheated… yet again.Check out my website: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/.Follow me:
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Dec 3, 2021 • 49min
USD, Dollars and Dineros
Demi returns to New York, there’s Black Girl Magic on Amazon Prime; The murder of Jacque Avant; Jazmine Sullivan and Adele in concert, Travis Scott’s lawsuits over Astroworld are more than $2 billion.Check out my website: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/.Follow me:
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Nov 30, 2021 • 49min
Oft Unseen Places
Demi recovers from Thanksgiving; RIP Virgil Agboh; Why Common can’t keep a woman; The Jazmine wins Album of the Year, Rihanna is a “hero” to Barbados; King Richard’s first kingdom; Little Brother Cuomo is some more sh—. *sigh*Check out my website: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/.Follow me:
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Nov 26, 2021 • 1h 11min
Revisiting "What A Shame"
Demi chats with Me Too Founder and New York Times Bestselling Author Tarana Burke about self work, self worth, so-called “strong” Black women and other themes covered in Burke’s debut book, “You Are Your Best Thing: Vulnerability, Shame Resilience, and The Black Experience”.Check out my website: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/.Follow me:
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Nov 23, 2021 • 45min
Heart Health
Demi is allergic to wine; Iman Shumpert wins DWTS, The AMAs and The Five Horsemen; Janet Jackson doc on Hulu; Did Adele gaffle a Black woman's work on "30"? Check out my website: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/.Follow me:
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Nov 19, 2021 • 45min
Take Two
That Damn Adele Album; Stephanie Mills is the friend every person needs; Essence holiday covers; America America’s. Again. Check out my website: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/.Follow me:
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Nov 16, 2021 • 9min
Reintroducing For Colored Nerds
Each week, BFFs Brittany and Eric humorously deep-dive into the uncool topic of their choice while testing the outer limits of their friendship.Listen to and follow For Colored Nerds right now on Stitcher, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, or wherever you get your podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices