

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. #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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Oct 29, 2021 • 35min
Broken Diqué
Demi is *NOT* going to Vegas; Jada embarrasses Will, again; the Eddie Winslow story just won’t end; Insecure has an AKA problem; Lil Nas X’s father flips on Boosie.Check out my website: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/.Follow me:
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Oct 26, 2021 • 43min
Magic Cat
Demi is outside (in LA): The Ebony Power 100, Brunch with Cori Bush, and Jazmine Sullivan’s SoHeaux Tales; Insecure and All-American are back; Kyrie Irving fans have lost their minds, and Diva Cups.Check out my website: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/.Follow me:
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More about the Show: Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast for free wherever you're listening or using this link: http://bit.ly/RatchetRespectablePodcast.Thanks to our sponsors:
Listen to EVEN THE RICH on Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, or you can listen ad-free by joining Wondery Plus in the Wondery app.
Experience motivation like never before with the Peloton bike, now $400 less. Go to onepeloton.com to learn more.
Check out Crowdhealth! For a limited time, my listeners get their first month free - AND, after you’ve been a member, CrowdHealth will include a Fitness Wearable. Just go to JoinCrowdHealth.com/fit and enter code RATCHET at sign up.
Buttah's so confident that it works, they're giving away their best selling sample kit for FREE. To get your FREE samples, go to ButtahSkin.com and use code Glowup at check out.
Get the sleep of your dreams with Beam's Dream powder. If you subscribe now, you’ll get 35% OFF your first month of Dream, PLUS get a free mug and frother. Head to beamorganics.com/RATCHET,
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Oct 22, 2021 • 42min
Moving Along
Updates on Kyrie Irving and “Eddie Winslow”; Reviews of The Bachelorette, BMF., Queens, Ready to Love, Succession and more…. Check out my website: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/.Follow me:
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Oct 19, 2021 • 40min
It’s Always Something
Demi is un-sick; Colin Powell goes Up Yonder; HU is rat-infested; Kyrie Irving is… exhausting; “Eddie Winslow” goes viral.Check out my website: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/.Follow me:
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Oct 15, 2021 • 44min
The Divine Feminine
Demi returns to LA; Grown Black Men are having the best week ever; Adele drops a new single, Wu Tang on HULU is tear-jerker TV; Demi has an encounter in Brooklyn.Check out my website: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/.Follow me:
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Oct 12, 2021 • 44min
Superheroes
Demi’s in Mexico; Adele is back after a five year hiatus; Ratchet & Respectable merch is on the way; Kim K does SNL; Dave Chappelle is dead ass wrong for The Closer.Check out my website: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/.Follow me:
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Oct 8, 2021 • 39min
Cut the Check
Demi’s braces are finally off; a George Floyd statue is defaced, again; The Bruces get their beach back; Tesla and the FDNY have a racism problem; What is going on with Wendy?Check out my website: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/.Follow me:
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Oct 5, 2021 • 1h 1min
360
Demi’s back in LA; Damson Idris wants to be called “Daddy” (I think?); The Marjorie and The Cardi stunt on us from Paris; a review of The Wonder Years; Kierna Mayo has a new podcast; and The Dr. Joan Morgan chats about pivoting, legacy-building; and living the dream.Check out my website: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/.Follow me:
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More about the Show: Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast for free wherever you're listening or using this link: http://bit.ly/RatchetRespectablePodcast.Thanks to our sponsors:
Check out CrowdHealth! My listeners get their first month free - AND, after you’ve been a member, CrowdHealth will include a Fitness Wearable. That’s 30 days to try risk free plus the Fitness Wearable. Just go to JoinCrowdHealth.com/fit and enter code RATCHET at sign up.
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Oct 1, 2021 • 41min
Beautiful Gowns
A Belle in Brooklyn; Bethann Hardison is writing a memoir; Tarana Burke is a 2x NYT bestseller; Tabitha Brown is on book tour; BMF has been renewed (already); Bridgerton has a bunch of Black girls; The Super Bowl halftime show is bonkers; Don the Lemon is being sued for some beyond wild sh—Check out my website: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/.Follow me:
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Sep 28, 2021 • 57min
Cascade
Demi’s back in DC; "BMF" is friggin’ amazing; Black folks head to the opera; Kelly Price is lost and found; Simone Biles should have bailed on Tokyo; Will Smith spills tea to GQ.Check out my website: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/.Follow me:
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More about the Show: Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast for free wherever you're listening or using this link: http://bit.ly/RatchetRespectablePodcast.Thanks to our sponsors:
Get started today at chime.com/RATCHET.
Experience motivation like never before with the Peloton bike, now $400 less. Go to onepeloton.com to learn more.
Trust me, Onyx and Rose will be your new favorite CBD brand I have an awesome deal to get you started: 20% OFF your first purchase! Just go to my special URL: onyxandrose.com/RATCHET and use promo code RATCHET
It’s never too early to start prepping for the holiday rush, so get a head start with ShipStation. My listeners can use my offer code, RESPECT, to get a 60-day free trial, just in time for the holidays! Just go to ShipStation.com, click on the microphone at the top, and enter in RESPECT.
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