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Ratchet & Respectable

Demetria L. Lucas

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, and whatever else has captivated the zeitgeist AND her inner circle. Ratchet & Respectable is published twice weekly, every Tuesday, every Friday. Listen wherever popular podcasts are heard. #ratchetandrespectable

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Episodes

637 episodes

  1. Soft B!$%#s, Penis Mismanagement & Emotional Terrorists 36:37
  2. Blue Tsunami, a Mississippi Miracle (?) & Woke Is Back 27:44
  3. Political Infighting, Diaspora Wars & the Return of Railroad Zaddy 37:27
  4. Atlanta Is Not a Real Place, Iyanla Coddles A(nother) Grown Man & the Respectability Politics of Reasonable Doubt 41:41
  5. Male-Centered Women, Messy Midterms & a Geriatric Queenpin? 41:58
  6. John Boyega Has Been “Hiding a Child”!! (And a Wife!!), Diddy's Prison Sentence Extended & “Corey Cash” (Reasonable Doubt) Is for the Streets 30:01
  7. Somebody's Son, Somebody's Daughter & Ilhan Omar's Federal Raid 19:20
  8. Beautiful Women, Unfortunate Looking Men & Morris Chestnut Hates That Lady 33:27
  9. Great Expectations: Non-Monogamous Men, $1K Weaves, Chris Rock & Why We Hate Every Black Event 28:33
  10. Savannah in First Class, Diddy’s Luxe Life in Prison, & Rick Ross in Police Custody 24:43
  11. Aging Gracefully, Hillman's Legacy & That Cornell Lawsuit 29:31
  12. Misguided Righteousness, A Balanced Breakfast & Not Enough Dara 41:14
  13. Jay-Z Goes to Therapy, Converse Teases a Lynching & Russell Simmons Does Boy Math 40:07
  14. MBJ Half Nekkid for Vogue, Meghan Markle Betrayed by UK Moms & In Defense of Chris Brown 38:23
  15. Jasmine Lost the Plot, Boosie Lost His Money & Papoose Lost His Mind 35:31
  16. Jill Scott’s Bra, The Constitution Under Attack & LA’s Crack Era Is Back 28:54
  17. 5 Blocks, 5 Babies & $1,000 for Beyoncé’s Box 37:09
  18. Feminism, Fraud & Football 18:36
  19. Good White Folks, Bad Husbands & A Brand-New Face 29:25
  20. Black Wives, Single Husbands & Unreliable Narrators 31:06
  21. The Price of Ambition with Amy DuBois Barnett 26:30
  22. YoU'rE NoT pReTtY eNoUgH fOr Me: Married At First Sight 29:32
  23. A Waste of Fine 26:15
  24. Legacy 36:27
  25. Villains & Heroes: We Can't Tell Who is Who Anymore 28:46
  26. Pack Your Cat and Go!!!: Married at First Sight 32:43
  27. Pretty Privilege: The Cheyenne Bryant Saga Never Ever Ends 28:32
  28. Life After Death: My Father Made Me Plan for Whatever's Next 28:49
  29. QUICKIE: Ryan Clark Deserved Better from ESPN 11:47
  30. The Court of Public Opinion: Male Baddies, Igbo Demons, and Broken Pickers 47:12
  31. BONUS EPISODE: When It All Falls Down: The Fawn Weaver/Uncle Nearest Story 31:12
  32. Renaissance for Men: the Jaÿ Z Residency in NYC 48:10
  33. BONUS EPISODE: Meth, A Mistress, and Mitch McMconnell. Oh, and Andrew Gillum *sigh* 36:54
  34. This Doesn't End Well: The Black People in YT Spaces Story 36:14
  35. Scammers, Boosters & Goyard Bags: The Caresha Brownlee Comeback Story 30:53
  36. The BET Awards, That Tyra Banks Lawsuit and LeVar BURTON is Happily Married 1:12:55
  37. When It All Falls Down: The Oprah vs Whitney Story 57:48
  38. “I Don’t Want Your Situation”: The Jordyn Woods Story 37:15
  39. Defamation! Essence Sued By Former CEO, Jay Z's Target Exclusive 1:02:15
  40. A Lot of Slavery, A Little Bit of Subservience: The David Oyelowo Story 42:53
  41. A Grown Lady 1:11:26
  42. Ran Thru 59:31
  43. Protect Black Women 58:37
  44. An Unnatural Alliance to Losers 52:35
  45. Justice for Trick Daddy 34:40
  46. This is Some Bullsh-- 55:56
  47. Jay-Z Ruined My Summer Plans (Plus, that GQ Interview) 1:20:08
  48. The Oscars, Jamal Bryant & Beyonce’s Bitter Daddy 1:13:44
  49. Where is Michelle LaVaughn Robinson Obama of the South Side? 55:41
  50. Righteous Indignation & Black Women’s Bidness 48:25