Ratchet & Respectable

‘In the Heights’ is finally here!; K. Michelle has a clone; Kwame Kilpatrick gives his first post-prison interview.Check out my website: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/.Follow me:  IG:  demetriallucas. Twitter: demetriallucas. FB: demetriallucas. YouTube: demetriallucas. 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:Sakara is offering our listeners 20% off their first order when they go to sakara.com/RATCHET or enter code RATCHET at checkout.Explore your creativity at Skillshare.com/RATCHET and get a free trial of Premium Membership.Go to dailyharvest.com and enter code respectable to get $25 off your first box! Brace yourself for a brand new season of the most talked about, top-rated smash hit drama from BET: Tyler Perry’s Sistas. Returns Wednesday June 9th at 9/8 central on BET. Watch live and post with hashtag #SistasOnBETGo to expressvpn.com/ratchet to get an extra three months of ExpressVPN for free!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Demi hunts for reasonably priced Usher tickets; Simone Biles is the GOAT; Teyana Taylor is the sexiest woman alive; A reunion for A Different World coming; Mrs. Gary Owens holds no cut cards; Naomi Osaka pulls out of Berlin too; The Pose series finale is a good goodbye.Check out my website: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/.Follow me:  IG:  demetriallucas. Twitter: demetriallucas. FB: demetriallucas. YouTube: demetriallucas. 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:Join over 1 million people who have taken charge of their mental health at betterHelp.com/ratchet.Right now, ShesBirdie is offering our listeners 15% off your first purchase when you go to shesBirdie.com/RATCHET.Take control of acne, dark spots, breakouts or whatever your unique concerns may be with a powerful skincare treatment made for YOU today! Go to curology.com/ratchet for a free 30-day trial, just pay for shipping and handling! Find out how Upstart can lower your monthly payments today when you go to upstart.com/RATCHET.So give yourself the comfort refresh you deserve and get it for less at Brooklinen. Go to brooklinen.com and use promo code ratchet to get $20 off, with a minimum purchase of $100. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Re-framing Robin Givens; Mary J. Blige and Anthony Bourdain documentaries are coming soon; there’s a du-rag festival occurring in the middle of the national bonnet debate; follow ups on the fall-out of Naomi Osaka quitting The French Open and Nikole Hannah-Jones being denied tenure at UNC. Check out my website: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/.Follow me:  IG:  demetriallucas. Twitter: demetriallucas. FB: demetriallucas. YouTube: demetriallucas. Thanks to our sponsors: Try Acorn TV free for 30 days, by going to acorn.tv and use my promo code ratchet. Go to unidragon.com and use my code: RATCHET for 10% off your purchase.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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A Black woman takes over the WH briefing room for the first time in 30 years; Blair “MF” Underwood is returning to the dating landscape; Fiddy addresses his turn-of-the-century relationship with Vivica A Fox— again; Future and Diddy “choose violence” when it comes to their exes; Naomi Osaka bails on The French Open (with good cause); the Internet hates Black women (in bonnets). Check out my website: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/.Follow me:  IG:  demetriallucas. Twitter: demetriallucas. FB: demetriallucas. YouTube: demetriallucas. Thanks to our sponsors: Try Acorn TV free for 30 days, by going to acorn.tv and use my promo code ratchet. (Remember to type it in lowercase.)Check out some beautiful puzzles. Go to unidragon.com and use my code: RATCHET for 10% off your purchase.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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The new Bachelorette is bisexual; “Mr. Big” isn’t returning to the SATC reboot; Liz Cambage is a “big body Benz, baby”; CNN fires Rick Santorum; Paula White’s ex-husband may or may not have delivered a triple-pour of scalding tea; “High on the Hog” is Netflix’s Next Big Thing Check out my website: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/.Follow me:  IG:  demetriallucas. Twitter: demetriallucas. FB: demetriallucas. YouTube: demetriallucas. Thanks to our sponsors: I want you to start living a happier life today. As a listener, you’ll get 10% off your first month by visiting our sponsor at betterhelp.com/ratchet. Wow your audience with Canva Pro, the easiest way to create presentations! Right now, you can get a FREE 45-day extended trial! Just go to canva.me/ratchet. Get started today. Go to dailyharvest.com and enter promo code respectable to get $25 off your first box!Get key nutrients–without the B.S. Ritual is offering my listeners 10% off during your first 3 months. Visit ritual.com/RATCHET to start your Ritual today. 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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Demi is recovered from her second vaccine shot; Mare of Easttown is amazing TV; Naomi Campbell is a new Mama at 50; Nick Cannon is for the streets; J.Lo and Ben are a distraction; A$AP Rocky is High in Love; Lil Nas X is a national treasure; Nikole Hannah-Jones (1619 Project, Pulitzer Prize) is denied tenure at UNC; Kwame Brown chooses (figurative) “violence.” Check out my website: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/.Follow me:  IG:  demetriallucas. Twitter: demetriallucas. FB: demetriallucas. YouTube: demetriallucas. Thanks to our sponsors: Wow your audience with Canva Pro, the easiest way to create presentations! Right now, you can get a FREE 45-day extended trial! Just go to canva.me/ratchet to get your FREE 45-day extended trial.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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Demi heads to Palm Springs to celebrate a birthday? white people are really mad about Aunt Jemima, Cousin Gary Chambers Jr. goes AWF on Connie; Bubba Wallace’s Boise wasn’t a hoax, and The Problem with White Jesus  explained by Dr. Anthea Butler. Also: Breonna Taylor’s murders are still free and #blacklivesmatter.Check out my website: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/.Follow me:  IG:  demetriallucas. Twitter: demetriallucas. FB: demetriallucas. YouTube: demetriallucas. Thanks to our sponsors:Go to Brooklinen.com and use promo code ratchet to get $20 off, with a minimum purchase of $100Right now, Sakara is offering our listeners 20% off their first order when they go to Sakara.com/RATCHET or enter code RATCHET at checkout.Right now, ShesBirdie is offering our listeners 15% off your first purchase when you go to ShesBirdie.com/RATCHET.I want you to start living a happier life today. As a listener, you’ll get 10% off your first month by visiting our sponsor at betterhelp.com/ratchet.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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Pose is leaving too soon; Reviews of The Underground Railroad and The Upshaws; Bill Gates is a cheating cheater who cheats; and Olivia Dope reveals why she left her podcast (spoiler: Joe Budden behaved like an animal).Check out my website: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/.Follow me:  IG:  demetriallucas. Twitter: demetriallucas. FB: demetriallucas. YouTube: demetriallucas. Thanks to our sponsors:  Switch to Cricket Wireless and get the plan that’s just right for you, starting at $30 per month!Go to hellofresh.com/ratchet12 and use code ratchet12 for 12 free meals, including free shipping!Download June’s Journey free today on the Apple App Store or Google Play.Right now, ShesBirdie is offering our listeners 15% off your first purchase when you go to shesbirdie.com/RATCHET.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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Demi is groomed by a sub— and offered coke as a quick fix for Covid weight; Janet Jackson is getting a Lifetime doc; Tamika Mallory and Coco (SWV) are why we check on “the strong friend”; Porsha Williams is winning-- by her terms. Check out my website: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/.Follow me:  IG:  demetriallucas. Twitter: demetriallucas. FB: demetriallucas. YouTube: demetriallucas. Thanks to our sponsors: Feetures is challenging you to try a pair of their socks! They given listeners of Ratchet and Respectable, $10 Off Your First Pair of Feetures when you go to feetures.com/RATCHET.Get started today. Go to dailyharvest.com and enter promo code respectable to get $25 off your first box!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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Internet is trying to figure out if RHOA’s Porsha Williams is engaged (yes!) to her friend’s husband (not sure); and Demi continues last week’s conversation on shame, this time with Tanya Denise Fields (Black Feminist Project). Trigger warning: conversation includes descriptions of intimate partner violence and sexual abuse.  Check out my website: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/.Follow me:  IG:  demetriallucas. Twitter: demetriallucas. FB: demetriallucas. YouTube: demetriallucas. Thanks to our sponsors: Switch to Cricket Wireless and get the plan that’s just right for you, starting at $30 per month! Right now, Modern Fertility is offering our listeners $20 off the test when you go to modernfertility.com/ratchet. I want you to start living a happier life today. As a listener, you’ll get 10% off your first month by visiting our sponsor at betterhelp.com/ratchet.Ship more in less time. Go to ShipStation.com, just use my offer code, RESPECT to get a 60-day free trial. That’s 2 months FREE of no-hassle, stress-free shipping. 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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices