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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May 21, 2020 • 1h 8min
Hit Dogs Holler
BET honors Andre Harrell with a star-studded tribute; The Occupant in the White House has reached #peakpetty, Obama does a “political drive by” , according to a raging racist, Nancy Pelosi trolls Trump; Fashion god André Leon Talley releases his second memoir (and the critics are brutal), and Dr. Tyffani Dent, a licensed psychologist, weighs in on Lil Boosie’s admission that he paid a woman to perform a sexual act with his 12 year old son. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 14, 2020 • 1h 6min
Fat Meat Is Greasy
RIP Andre Harrell, Little Richard, and Betty Wright; #BreonnaTaylor and other black women have black lives that matter too; IDGAF about anything Ahmaud Arbery did before he was murdered while minding his business, Nina Thomas “got something for all you hos”; Snoop is caught on a sex tape with Generation Z’s “Supahead”; cockfishing and the misguided men who are hollering hard (and wrong) during a global pandemic. Sigh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 7, 2020 • 1h 5min
Ether
Michelle Obama drops a Netflix documentary, Barack Obama reacts to the Hope signal, Don Lemon has bars, Michael Jordan’s "Last Dance" has a glaring omission, Puffy threatens to hold the black vote hostage, and #ahmaudarbery goes from human to hashtag (RIP). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Apr 30, 2020 • 53min
I’m Not Your Superwoman
Katie Couric goes #peakKaren on The Denzel, R. Kelly almost ruined The Five Heartbeats, Oprah is giving the commencement speech for he Class of 2020, and Dr. Hermès (Brix) and Stacey Abrams are taking the wrong Ls for the wrong men. Also, Demi’s watching Money Heist and they are still in the GD bank. Still. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Apr 23, 2020 • 58min
I Don’t Do Remixes
A recap of America Series Finale, the Babyface vs Teddy Riley Showdown, and former NBA Player Stephen Jackson’s gives a riveting account of why he called off a wedding... fifteen years ago. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Apr 16, 2020 • 50min
Make It Make Sense
Trump’s press conferences become more belligerent than usual Bernie Sanders drops out of the presidential race, Bruce Willis quarantines with his ex wife (instead of the current one), All-American is the best show on TV and The Clark Sisters film makes Demi wonder if successful women really can have “it” all (at the same time). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Apr 9, 2020 • 46min
In Sickness and in Health
Oprah allows Stedman back in the Big House, Sabrina Elba takes an "L" for Idris, Jeannie and Jeezy get engaged, Easter is cancelled, and Mayor Lightfoot needs an NDA. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Apr 2, 2020 • 1h 9min
Sounds Like A You Problem
There’s no end in sight for #Covid-19, Yamiche Alcindor does the Lord’s work, Drake actually needed to hide the world from his child, Rihanna wouldn’t mind being a single mom, and Melissa Imani Showalter, former fiancé of former NBA player Stephen Jackson, addresses his viral rant on “bitter black women.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mar 26, 2020 • 49min
Uncle Jimmy was A Numbers Runner
Demi interviews a descendant of Annie Malone, the first black hair care extraordinaire and Madam CJ Walker’s mentor, President Cuomo leads the nation because someone has to, Andrew Gullum’s nude photos leak to the press, and Papa Lucas spills family tea (on accident, sorta.) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mar 19, 2020 • 46min
America, the Season Finale
The Corona Virus exposes America’s deep flaws, almost-Governor Andrew Gullium releases two statements that ignores the male escort in his hotel room, and boxer Floyd Mayweather mourns the loss of Josie Harris (for his fans). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
