Ratchet & Respectable

Demi discuses Malik Yoba's "speaking up" about his attraction to transwomen, Angelica Ross's (POSE) call for trans inclusion at the Black Girls Rock Awards, the Internet meltdown over a viral tweet about a woman who declined a coffee date, and Fantasia and her husband's thoughts on submission. Oh, and Kemba Smith and the time the ATF raided the house I was staying at for Spring Break. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Demi's back from her summer vacay in Ghana and catching up on all the shenanigans and new TV that she missed while she was gone, including Nicki Minaj's retirement, Kevin Hart's suspicious car accident, the return (and redemption?) of Nate Parker, Dave Chappelle's latest stand up, the latest episodes of Queen Sugar, Power and Greenleaf, and more!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Demetria chats about Chris Cuomo being about that life and whether "Fredo" is equal to the N-word, Nova's redemption on Queen Sugar, Jay's Z's undefined collaboration with the NFL, Laz Alonso looking like a buffet on The Boys, the epic international vacays of the The Harveys and The Johnsons  (Magic) + friends, and a recap of the season finale of The Handmaid's Tale.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Demetria ponders who Trump could release from prison that would make her support him, why Black folks should be concerned about ICE, Lori Harvey and Diddy's confirmed "situation", the genius of Hobbs & Shaw, a review of the Black Lady Sketch Show and mourns the loss of Toni Morrison.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Demetria reflects on the shenanigans and hijinks of Antoine Fuqua and his mistress, Nicole Murphy; Lori Harvey allegedly dating a man old enough to be her Daddy ("Diddy") and why Cynthia Erivo deserves to be play Harriet Tubman in an upcoming biopic.  Thanks much to this week's sponsors, Daily Harvest, Audible, and Lola Feminine Products.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Demetria's back in LA (for a couple weeks) after a five-city escape that included ABFF and Essence Fest. She has pop-culture thoughts, many (!) on The Handmaid's Tale, Queen Sugar, A$AP Rocky's detainment in Sweden, Tyler Perry's speech at the BET Awards and The Serena Williams's piece of bare black ass on the cover of Harper's Baazar.  Also, thanks to this week's sponsors, Audible.com/respectable and DailyHarvest.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Demetria is sick AF. During a rare 30 minutes where she can breathe thru her nose, she recounts the latest shenanigans in Belle-ville, including a trip to ABFF for a table read of her upcoming TV film, "Don't Waste Your Pretty", heading East for Father's Day and getting trapped in Maryland due to a head cold. There's more, including updates on Mama and Papa Belle, but that's the gist of it.  Many thanks to this week's sponsor, Audible.com/respectable.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Demetria muses on her new LA life as "Demi", an encounter with Not Suit, Suit, hunger pains in Hollywood, turning 40, Nova Bordelon's complete lack of boundaries, TMZ overstepping, and yeah, J and G.  Also, thanks to this week's sponsors, Audible.com/respectable and DailyHarvest.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Demetria muses on the new season of The Handmaid's Tale (no spoilers and why Jharrel Jerome ("Korey Wise") deserves an Emmy, laughs at Lil Nas X upsetting racists and the loose animal who called a hotel desk attendant a f---ing n----r, and ponders who gets to be called "Auntie" and why so many people seem to think saying "no" or having boundaries is "mean". Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Demetria takes reader requests for this week's topics. The result? She muses on Dionne Warwick's questionable statements about Beyonce', Jordyn Woods' first TV role on Grown-ish, Peter Gunz's 11th child, Trey Songz's baby boy, the new season of She's Gotta Have It, and how to make a transition from an old life to a new one. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices