Ratchet & Respectable

Demi dishes on Meghan and Harry's exit from the UK, Tyler Perry's Beyonce' status, Lori Harvey and Future's real-life reality show, Loni Love on "a lot" of Black men's inability to act right, and Lizzo's response to Jillian Michael's shenanigans.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Happy New Year! Demi returns on the first anniversary of Ratchet & Respectable to chat about Meghan Markle and Prince Harry (and Baby Archie) throwing deuces to the UK (for half the year), Lifetime's new black programming, including Surviving R. Kelly and Hopelessly in Love, the final season of Power #whoshotghost, Blue Ivy trolls, Tyler Perry's lack of a writer's room and Kevin Hart's misguided documentary. Welcome back!   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Demi recaps her Istanbul excursion and a long list of ratchet shenanigans, including Trump's impeachment, Steph Curry's alleged penis pics, the (disappointing) A$AP Rocky sex tape, the return of Steve Harvey's talk show, Lizzo's bare ass at the Staples Center, full frontal on the Watchmen, Russell Simmons apologists  the non-kidnapped, kidnapped girl, Kim Kardashian's brown-fishing and the catch-22 of JR Smith's praying wife.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Demi and her commentator bestie Jawn Murray (HLN, MSNBC) discuss Omarion's Millennium Tour (minus B2K), Gabrielle Union's *ahem* departure from NBC, Amber Rose's "whole body" makeover announcement, Kim K's moratorium on sexy selfies and more!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Demi dishes on the source of Omarion's unbotheredness, the NY Times Review of Queen & Slim, and the ice of white folks. She also  chit chats with Alicia Garza, co-founder of Black Lives Matter and principal at Black Futures Lab,  about Too Short's "favorite word", being labeled a terrorist, Judge Joe Brown not wanting a Harriet Tubman on American currency (before a man), TI discussing his daughter's hymen with the world, and the serial killer targeting vulnerable black women.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Demi dishes on re-entering the relationship arena, contemplates reading the new tell-all by Whitney Houston's bestie Robyn Crawford, tries really hard to understand People's 2019 Choice for "Sexiest Man Alive", laments Congresswoman Katie Hill's sex scandal and resignation, wonders why more people aren't talking about Cuba Gooding Jr's assault charges and offers a non spoiler, non-review of Lena Waithe's Queen & Slim.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Demi attends a relationship conversation in LA and has many, many thoughts.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Demi reviews TI's new podcast, Eddie Murphy's return to cinema in "Dolemite Is My Name", Deon Cole's underrated stand up, and Kanye's long-awaited "Jesus Is King". There's also considerable musing on Lamar Odom's confessions about his ex, Tank's take on oral sex and Wendy Williams's tirades about Nicki Minaj and Duchess Meghan Markle, but not the British tabloids which ruined her life.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Demi and her Bestie-in-Her-Head Candice Benbow (Red Lip Theology) dissect sexual shame, high religiosity, and the fear of independent woman based on the public shenanigans of popular Christians: Kanye West and and his Sunday Services, Erica Campbell denouncing masturbation and promoting soul ties, and Fantasia's take on   submission in marriage.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Demi recommends her favorite TV shows, including Wu Wednesdays on FX, The Black Godfather on Epix and First Wives Club on BET+, examines the alleged potential impeachment of the Orange in the Oval and interviews marketing expert and campaign guru Thembisa Mshaka about the hullabaloo over (yet another) controversial H&M image.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices