Ratchet & Respectable

Demi (still) in Martha’s Vineyard; actually making relationships attractive; Toni Morrison on racism; The Fugees cancel their American tour; Usher in Paris (on film); Nelly has a ***** moment ABOUT ME:http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/STAY CONNECTED: IG: demetriallucasTwitter: demetriallucasFB: demetriallucasYouTube: demetriallucasGet your money’s worth at https://expressvpn.com/ratchet.Our listeners will get an additional 15% off an annual membership at https://masterclass.com/RATCHET.For a limited time, HomeChef is offering my listeners 18 Free Meals PLUS Free Dessert for Life and of course, Free Shipping on your first box! Go to https://homechef.com/ratchet.This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at https://betterhelp.com/RATCHET and get on your way to being your best self.With Chime’s secure credit card, you can improve your credit scores all summer long. Get started today at https://chime.com/ratchet Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Demi in Martha’s Vineyard; Trump at NABJ; the Trad Wife responds; Cardi files for divorce (again) and announces she’s pregnant (again); Cousin Rachel’s “leech”ABOUT ME:http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/STAY CONNECTED: IG: demetriallucasTwitter: demetriallucasFB: demetriallucasYouTube: demetriallucasGet your money’s worth at https://expressvpn.com/ratchet.Our listeners will get an additional 15% off an annual membership at https://masterclass.com/RATCHET.For a limited time, HomeChef is offering my listeners 18 Free Meals PLUS Free Dessert for Life and of course, Free Shipping on your first box! Go to https://homechef.com/ratchet.This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at https://betterhelp.com/RATCHET and get on your way to being your best self.With Chime’s secure credit card, you can improve your credit scores all summer long. Get started today at https://chime.com/ratchet Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Starring Nicole Friday, Nice Crowd; Scott Evans, Access Hollywood; Jessica Nabongo, Catch Me If You Can; Ingrid Beat IBest Wines; Actor Lamman Rucker, The Black Hamptons (BET+); actor Nicco Annan, Down in the Valley (Starz).ABOUT ME:http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/STAY CONNECTED: IG: demetriallucasTwitter: demetriallucasFB: demetriallucasYouTube: demetriallucasGo to https://tryfirstleaf.com to sign up and you’ll get your first SIX handpicked bottles for just $44.95.You gotta check out the new softside Luggage from Away. Head on over to https://awaytravel.com/ratchet. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Donald Trump heads to NABJ; the Opening Ceremony at the Olympics; Celine Dion’s heartbreaking documentary, and amazing performance; Simone Biles’s Husband is redeemed; an exposé on America’s #1 tradwife.ABOUT ME:http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/STAY CONNECTED: IG: demetriallucasTwitter: demetriallucasFB: demetriallucasYouTube: demetriallucasYou gotta check out the new softside Luggage from Away. Head on over to https://awaytravel.com/ratchet.Control Body Odor ANYWHERE with @lumedeodorant and get 15% off with promo code RATCHET15 at https://lumedeodorant.com! #lumepodGo to https://tryfirstleaf.com/ratchet to sign up and you’ll get your first SIX handpicked bottles for just $44.95. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

MAGA Republicans bring out (dull) claws for VP Harris; Childfree women under attack (again); the Emmys- Salli Richardson is a Black First; Snoop has had the most unexpected career arc ever.ABOUT ME:http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/STAY CONNECTED: IG: demetriallucasTwitter: demetriallucasFB: demetriallucasYouTube: demetriallucasWith Chime’s secure credit card, you can improve your credit scores all summer long. Get started today at https://chime.com/ratchetSo, get wines to sip and share all summer long with Firstleaf. Go to https://tryfirstleaf.com/ratchet to sign up and you’ll get your first SIX handpicked bottles for just $44.95. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Demi is back from Mexico; Supacell on Netflix; Cardi and Sha’Carri make sense; Biden’s out, Kamala’s in. See also: WTF?; Sonya Massey’s murder on video.ABOUT ME:http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/STAY CONNECTED: IG: demetriallucasTwitter: demetriallucasFB: demetriallucasYouTube: demetriallucasWith Chime’s secure credit card, you can improve your credit scores all summer long. Get started today at https://chime.com/ratchet.Get wines to sip and share all summer long with Firstleaf. Go to https://tryfirstleaf.com/ratchet to sign up and you’ll get your first SIX handpicked bottles for just $44.95. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Demi galavants around Paris; White women and trust are having a bad week; Magic and Cookie are STILL on the yacht. Still; Stale and tepid tea is poured about The Marj; a new doc about women in hip hop; “Pain Killer” is the best new thing on “TV”.ABOUT ME:http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/STAY CONNECTED:IG: demetriallucasTwitter: demetriallucasFB: demetriallucasYouTube: demetriallucasThis episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at https://betterhelp.com/RATCHET and get on your way to being your best self. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Trump got shot; Amber Rose at the RNC; Michael Ealy is a menace; the first seven minutes of that new Tyler Perry movie; BET Awards exceed expectations; Denzel in Gladiator 2; Danyel Smith on Diddy.ABOUT ME:http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/STAY CONNECTED: IG: demetriallucasTwitter: demetriallucasFB: demetriallucasYouTube: demetriallucasHead on over to https://awaytravel.com/ratchet to see the new softside luggage from Away.Control Body Odor ANYWHERE with @lumedeodorant and get 15% off with promo code RATCHET15 at https://lumedeodorant.com #lumepodFind your forever pieces @jennikayne and get 15% off with promo code RATCHET at https://jennikayne.com/RATCHET! #jennikaynepartnerThis episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at https://betterhelp.com/RATCHET and get on your way to being your best self. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Demi prepares for her next adventure; first dates have Black social media in a chokehold; Ciara is no longer the villain (she never was); Jada Pinkett Smith hits the NYT list; Will Smith launches a podcast; Jonathan Majors has a(nother) new court date; people are more concerned Dwight Howard is bi or gay than they are that he allegedly assaulted somebody’s son;  reviewing part 3 of Jada’s “Worthy”, pages 200-300.ABOUT ME:http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/STAY CONNECTED: IG: demetriallucasTwitter: demetriallucasFB: demetriallucasYouTube: demetriallucasProtect your online privacy TODAY by visiting https://expressvpn.com/ratchetWith Chime’s secure credit card, you can improve your credit scores all summer long. Get started today at https://chime.com/ratchet. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

African Fashion and Spike Lee’s keepsakes at the Brooklyn Museum; Jay Z gives major inspo at the Brooklyn Library; Leslie Odom Jr. and Ossie Davis and African braiders on Broadway; too classy for The Cheesecake Factory; new memoirs from the Slutty Vegan Founder, America’s first Black woman billionaire and Brittney Spears; Mo’Nique minds her business and Will Smith DGAF.ABOUT ME:http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/STAY CONNECTED: IG: demetriallucasTwitter: demetriallucasFB: demetriallucasYouTube: demetriallucasFor a limited time, you can get 20% off sitewide, plus free shipping AND a free gift with qualifying purchases at https://bollandbranch.com/ratchet. Protect your online privacy TODAY by visiting https://expressvpn.com/ratchetWith Chime’s secure credit card, you can improve your credit scores all summer long. Get started today at https://chime.com/ratchet. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices