Ratchet & Respectable
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Ratchet & Respectable
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...
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BONUS EPISODE: RHOP Star Arrested, KevOnStage on Failing Forward
Wendy Osefo and her husband are arrested for insurance fraud; Comedian Kevin Fredericks talks about making mistakes, finding blessings, and the roller...
The Mic is On: The Ayesha Curry Story
Demi x Penny, the saga continues; The second autopsy of the “suicide” in Mississippi; Chicago under siege; The new Mariah (Carey, not the Scientist) a...
Take That, Take That: Diddy’s Day of Reckoning
Demi does CBC Weekend; Cardi does GlobalCitizen; The Rapper Gworls are Fighting; Jasmine Crockett called “ghetto” (again); Bad Bunny scores the Super...
Am I the Drama?
The weapons formed against NY AG Letitia James will not prosper; Cardi’s sophomore album goes platinum day one; Forever VPOTUS DGAF in her juicy new m...
This is America: Bend the Knee, Kiss the Ring + STFU
Trammel Tillman is a Black first at the Emmys; Malcolm Jamal Warner’s Mama sits with The Robin; Cardi B confirms she is pregnant; Still-married Papoos...
God & Gaslighting: The Charlie Kirk Fallout
More journalists are fired; The harmful impact of Kirk’s Professor Watchlist; Sunday sermons in Black churches; Harlem Fashion Row honors our faves; L...
Get It How You Live It: The Charlie Kirk Story
A mouthpiece for racism, sexism, homophobia, and xenophobia met a violent death in Utah. A divided nation reacts. Also, the first excerpts from Kamala...
Hello Kitty: The Channing Crowder Story
A lame (and musty?) man projects onto Russell Wilson (again); Ananda Lewis (and Busta and Mariah) deserved better from The VMAs; Young Thug joins the...
Act Your Wage
Demi’s new contractors to the rescue; Cardi B is not liable for assault (and flips out outside the courthouse); Karen Huger (RHOP) is released from p...
Culture Battlegrounds: Coffee Dates, Cracker Barrel and the Body owned by Serena Williams
Finding your dating alignment; Lil Nas X’s arrest; Cracker Barrel crumbles under MAGA pressure; Serena Williams taking “the shot” sends folks over the...
Sprung: The LaToya Cantrell Indictment —PART 2
A contextual interpretation of the 45-page federal indictment of the sitting Mayor of New Orleans.
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70k Worth of. D***: The LaToya Cantrell Indictment —PART 1
See Some World sells out; the Black Lady trapped in the Texas State Capitol; a review of "Highest 2 Lowest"; a review of the series finale of "And Jus...
Ample Means: The Gilded Age, Martha’s Vineyard and Black Excellence
Demi on the island; the Martha’s Vineyard controversy; Lawsuits: Uncle Nearest + Candace Owens; a comprehensive review of The Gilded Age finale.
In Those Jeans/Genes
Demi in Martha’s Vineyard (on Appleton Estate); Shannon Shape is more than just a dirty old man; Mad Black people just got re-married; And Just Like T...
Divorced Sistas (feat. LeToya Luckett)
Demi x LeToya Luckett chat about divorce TV as therapy, deciding to divorce in real life, dating after divorce, “keeping” a man... and more.
The Best Man: Unfinished Business (ie, The Book) **NO SPOILERS**
Demi chats with Best Man creator Malcolm D Lee and book co-author Jayne Allen about the latest drama with our beloved (fictional) besties, including w...
Carrie is a Cat Lady, Essence vs “Africans” and Poor, Poor Gladys
Glynn Turman gets his flowers; Clispe (finally) drops a new album; spiraling-raging Recaps of “The Gilded Age” and “And Just Like That”; Essence (yes...
ESSENCE Fest: Sorting thru the Rumors, Allegations and Straight Up Lies! (Oh, and taking accountability too.)
ESSENCE’s Chief Events Officer, Michael Barclay, addresses the *ahem* online feedback re: this year’s festival, including that open letter from Stepha...
Diddy Trial: The Aftermath (feat. former Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx)
The Diddy Verdict is in, but what happened and what comes next? Attorney Kim Foxx answers our pressing questions: What does this outcome mean for the...
Diddy Trial: The Verdict is In (+ Other Topics)
Demi “moves” to Nork; Drake’s new abs; Halle Bailey’s new beau; Ursher plays The Black Friend at that Bezos wedding; Nelly throws Private Citizen Kama...
Magical Negroes, Science Experiments on Black... OMG! The Feds Are Dropping Diddy Charges?!?! (and so, so much more)
Details of Nephew Jalen Hurts second wedding (still no pics); Audra McDonald stuns at the Tonys; The Grammys change the rules; Adriana Smith, used as...
BONUS EPISODE: The Diddy Trial- Inside the Courthouse, Secret Co-Consprirators (Uh, KK?!?), and Buying B*ssy on an AmEx
Our Legal Bestie Attorney Symone Redwine takes us inside the Diddy courtroom (it’s like watching a Black movie at a Black theatre opening weekend), he...
The Tyler Perry Lawsuit: Sugar Daddies, Side N%#*%, and no NDAs.
Actor Derek Dixon (The Oval) sues global media mogul Tyler Perry for $260M American USD Dollars and Dineros for sexual harassment, sexual assault, sex...
BONUS EPISODE: Diddy Trial: RRRIIIIICCOOOO! (as explained by an actual prosecutor, not a podcaster)
Former Cook County State's Attorney, Kim Foxx, who led prosecutions against R. Kelly, Jussie Smollett, Black Souls Gang (and more) answers our pressin...
Bonus Episode: Diddy Trial, Part Three— Crack Pipes, Cucks, Koalas, and Kanye West!!!
Jane is a not a “crack pipe”. She is conundrum who deserved Chanel. Diddy is a whoring, cheap degenerate (according to me), a cuck (according to Jane)...
BONUS EPISODE: Diddy Trial Recap,"Jane" (a/k/a Part Two)
“Jane” aka Victim 2 was in a relationship with Diddy-- one of many girlfriends-- from 2021 until he was arrested in 2024.
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Diddy Trial Recap: RICO, RICO, RICO: Part One
RICO includes bribery, arson, witness tampering, kidnapping, narcotics with intent to distribute, transportation of prostitutes, and forced labor, NOT...
Crashing Out: Offset, Patti LuPone and Vanessa Bryant Haters are Having the Worst Week Ever
Black + Iconic at BET; New York is overflowing with Black Excellence: Superfine and Lorna Simpson at The Met; Audra McDonald and Latanya Richardson Ja...
BONUS EPISODE: What RICO? This RICO. Diddy Trial Recap, Days 6-11
Three of Diddy’s former assistants + Kid Cudi, Cassie’s Mama, Cassie’s former bestie, an escort from the Freak Offs, Cassie's former stylist and more,...
Spoiler Alert: Forever (Ever) on Netflix
Major spoilers ahead!!!! Demi and director Thembi Banks, who shot two episodes of “Forever”, discuss the pros/cons of Mom-ing like Dawn, operating a m...
Diddy is Not Mentioned Once on This Entire Episode
Denzel, Spike and Rocky wow at Cannes; Tory Lanez makes another feeble attempt at freedom; Chris Brown locked up abroad; Drake plays Captain Save a …;...
Bonus Episode: “Dirty & Grimy”: Diddy Day 4 + 5 Recap
The actual charges against Diddy, as per the actual grand jury indictment and whether the prosecution is making its case in the first week of an eight...
Bonus Episode: A Motherf$@*ing Monster: Diddy Trial Day 3
*TRIGGER WARNING***
Cassie testifies about her volatile 10-year relationship with Diddy, which included grooming as a teenager, coerced...
A Massive Sh— Show a/k/a/ The Diddy Trial
"Forever" is the best binge on "TV" (and leaving viewers in tears); Torey Lanez is shanked in prison (yawn); Cassie’s testimony at the Diddy trial lea...
They Don’t Wanna Be Saved: Dr. Marc Lamont Hill vs. the Manosphere
Demi wraps #seesome CAPETOWN and returns to East America; Fur of Smokey Robinson's former housekeepers are suing him -- and his wife-- for (at least)...
DO NOT REMOVE MS. TINA FROM THE GROUP CHAT
Demi’s first #seesomeCAPETOWN trip, Shannon Sharpe has a long history (with receipts) of crazy accusations, including allegedly choking out an assista...
The Second Saga of Sexual Scandal Since September: The Shannon Sharpe Story
((((BONUS EPISDE))) Bruh. This is the most N-bombs I have ever dropped in one episode. Sharpe’s lawyer’s response to the lawsuit; the rejected $10M US...
Learn, Earn, Return
After a 5 year hiatus, Demetria's Dad aka Papa Lucas returns to Ratchet & Respectable to discuss growing up in "The Ridge" Mississippi, listening to a...
All Good Black News
Demi returns to Cape Town, reviews of G2), Pop the Balloon on Netflix; Sinners and Unfinished Business are coming; Michelle Obama isn't getting divorc...
Find Something Safe To Do
The Blacksonian under siege; America still hasn't brought that man back from El Salvador; The Handmaid's Tale is (finally) back; Issa Rae being black...