Ratchet & Respectable

Demi is *still* in MD; Clifford Smith Jr. shows his whole ass on the Power spin-off; The Rock’s racist fans discover he’s Black; The POTUS debates are a sh—show; receipts are coming re: the missing charges for Breonna Taylor’s murder; the rapper who shot Meg the Stallion is a trash human; the future of Essence Magazine looks uncertain; and Lovecraft Country is the best show on TV. Also, #blacklivesmatter. Still. Always. Get 10% off your first month by visiting BetterHelp.com/RATCHETGo check out their website at w​ww.usualwines.com​ and use my discount code “RATCHET” for $8 off your first order and try your first glass on us!Get your first refill free at GetQuip.com/RESPECTABLEGo to Curology.com/RATCHET for a free 30-day trial Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

There will not be justice for Brionna Taylor; Supreme Court Justice RBG died (RIP); Vanessa Bryant is on a (rightful) war-path; Meg Thee Stallion covers Time Magazine and Ms. Stephanie/ Humans of New York captivates the Internet. Again. #blacklivesmatter Get 10% off your first month by visiting BetterHelp.com/RATCHETCheck out w​ww.usualwines.com​ and use my discount code “RATCHET” for $8 off your first order and try your first glass on us!Go to DailyHarvest.com and enter promo code RESPECTABLE to get twenty-five dollars off your first box!To get a special free trial membership of Beach Body On Demand, text [RATCHET] to 303030 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Demi has no life. The price of peen is expensive on the open market; Cardi & Offset call it quits; The Elbas do not need your “Congrats!”; John Boyega is a real one; Will Smith and The Real Aunt Viv reconcile, Patti "Verzuz" Gladys was a good time for grown folk; The Gillums do Tamron Hall and crisis communications expert Li-Ron Anderson-Bell weighs in on the good, the bad and the WTF of the interview As a listener, you’ll get 10% off your first month by visiting BetterHelp.com/RATCHETGet 10% off your first order and free shipping when you use promo code RATCHET only at Brooklinen.comTry ShipStation FREE for 60 days when you use offer code RESPECT at ShipStation.com.Explore your creativity and get 2 free months of Premium Membership at Skillshare.com/RATCHETCheck out w​ww.usualwines.com​ and use my discount code “RATCHET” for $8 off your first order and try your first glass on us! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Demi is buried in work; The Occupant knew how bad #covid19 was from the beginning; Gladys Knight and Patti LaBelle are doing a Verzuz, Torey Lanez apologizes (kinda) to Megan Thee Stallion; John Gray apologizes for cheating on his wife…. Again; Dr. Dre’s wife has a $20k phone bill and #EbonyJaniceMoore (The Free People Project) pops by to discuss Jessica Krugg aka The Passing Professor. Oh, and #blacklivesmatter. Still. And arrest the cops who killed #breonnataylorSakara is offering our listeners 20% off their first order when they go to Sakara.com/RATCHET or enter code RATCHET at checkout.Go to w​ww.usualwines.com​ and use my discount code “RATCHET” for $8 off your first order and try your first glass on usAs a listener, you’ll get 10% off your first month by visiting BetterHelp.com/RATCHETVisit PrettyLitter.com, promo code RATCHET for 20% offGet $20 off your fertility test when you go to ModernFertility.com/RATCHET Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Demi mourns the transition of Chadwick Boseman; gushes over HBO’s Lovecraft Country; plans a watch party for the inevitable train wreck interview with Andrew Gilllum— and his wife(!)— on “Tamron”, rethinks her support of Jacob Blake; celebrates Niecy Nash’s nuptials, and discusses all things hair with Image Activist Michaela Angela Davis, including Tracee Ellis Ross on the cover of the September 2020 Ellle, Megan Thee Stallion being shot, and the duty of light skinned Black people when they gain a seat at the table. Also: arrest the cops who murdered #breonnataylor and #blacklives matter (even when Black people keep getting killed and shot.)Get a powerful skincare treatment made for YOU today! Go to Curology.com/RATCHET for a free 30-day trialGet $20 off your fertility test when you go to Modern.Fertility.com/RATCHETGo to GetQuip.com/RESPECTABLE, RIGHT NOW, to get your first refill FREEDailyHarvest.com, enter code RESPECTABLE to get twenty-five dollars off your first box Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Demi gives the BTS deets on her upcoming TVOne film “Don’t Waste Your Pretty” ; the sports world reacts to police shooting #JacobBlake; Megan Thee Stallion stops protecting Tory Lanez; Tavis Smiley owes PBS $2.6M for violating his morals clause; Evangelical leader Jerry Falwell Jr. may or may not have watched his wife having the sex with the pool boy; and Pastor John Gray engages in shenanigans. Again. On video. Also, #blacklivesmatter and Arrest the cops who murdered #breonnataylor ShipStation.com, enter code RESPECTBetterHelp.com/RATCHETDailyHarvest.com, enter code RESPECTABLEBeach Body on Demand - Text RATCHET to 30-30-30 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Demi binges Homeland; and calls up her friends Mike Muse (SiriusXM), Natasha Eubanks (The YBF Politics) and Dr .Stacey Patton (Child Advocate) to discuss the latest in politics and pop culture, specifically, why so many Black men don’t like Senator Kamala Harris as the VP pick, the problem with ADOS, Michelle Obama’s speech at the virtual DNC and Selah Marley’s childhood “trauma”, inflicted by her vary famous parents, Lauryn Hill and Rohan Marley. ModernFertility.com/RATCHET for $20 off your testSakara.com/RATCHET or enter code RATCHET at checkout for 20% off your first order Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Demi calls up her friends-- old and new: Political Analyst Anglea Rye to discuss Kamala Harris as the first Black woman VP nominee; Professor and Proud Feminist Brittney Copper to explain why there's so much fuss about "WAP"; and Sexpert Ashley Cobb to help you get the good sex you know you desrve.Skillshare.com/RATCHETDailyHarvest.com, enter code RESPECTABLEBetterHelp.com/RATCHETBrooklinen.com, enter code RATCHET Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tiffany Haddish and Common are officially a couple; Kamala Harris is accused of being “too ambitious”; Beyonce’ blesses us with Black is King, an exposed Internet cheater returns to the spotlight; and cultural critic L. Michael Gipson (The Gipson Gazette) brings Demi up to date on Jaguar Wright’s IG confessions and all the pop culture shenanigans she missed while traveling (for work). Also: #breonnataylor’s murderers are still walking free. And #blacklivesmatter Always. Listeners can try ShipStation FREE for 60 days when you use offer code RESPECT.shipstation.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Demi heads to Atlanta for work; Ancestor John Lewis is laid to rest, Lou Williams stops for wings; Oprah puts Breonna Taylor on the cover of O Mag, the Emmy nods are Blackity-Black , AOC reads a GOP Congressman for well-deserved filth; Terry Crews tries to redefine the meaning of “coon”, and Hermain Cain dies dancing, literally, for The Man. Also: #BlackLivesMatter Still.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices