Podcast
Ratchet & Respectable
Hosted by Demetria L. Lucas · EN
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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Pack Your Cat and Go!!!: Married at First Sight
1w ago00:32:43Tap to summarizeDemi and Dating & Relationship Expert Anwar White dissect, cackle, and gag over bread-winning women, men with mother wounds, learning vulnerability and when to cut your losses on the latest (completely dysfunctional) season of MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT (a/k/a TV’s best guilty pleasure ) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Transcribe →Pretty Privilege: The Cheyenne Bryant Saga Never Ever Ends
2w ago00:28:32Tap to summarizeMiddle-aged Usher is treated like a dirty old man by a young Chris Brown fan; The saga of Cheyenne Bryant lying about her doctorate degree gets crazier; Netflix and Pastor Jamal Bryant and Dr. Marc Lamont Hill enter the chat; another round of Bonnet-Gate and respectability politics, this time at Tuskegee University Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Transcribe →Life After Death: My Father Made Me Plan for Whatever's Next
2w ago00:28:49Tap to summarizeThree celebrity estate disputes (Malcolm Jamal Warner, Chadwick Boseman, and Takeoff) made Demetria confront the conversation she has avoided for years Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Transcribe →QUICKIE: Ryan Clark Deserved Better from ESPN
3w ago00:11:47Tap to summarizeI'm not mad that ESPN let Ryan Clark go after a decade. That's business. HOW they let him go is personal (and bad business.) In this bite-size episode, I'm breaking down why I think Ryan Clark deserved more. Plus, a preview of my thoughts on Malcolm Jamal Warner's widow's lawsuit and her upcoming interview with Gayle King, and the latest season of Married at First Sight. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Transcribe →The Court of Public Opinion: Male Baddies, Igbo Demons, and Broken Pickers
3w ago00:47:12Tap to summarizeMethod Man and his wife celebrate 25 years of marriage; Andrew Gillum denies drug use; 90s fine footballer Maduka Okoye is (allegedly) a fuccboi; UPDATE on Sister Fawn/ Uncle Nearest and her friend-of-the-family CFO who went rogue Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Transcribe →BONUS EPISODE: When It All Falls Down: The Fawn Weaver/Uncle Nearest Story
3w ago00:31:12Tap to summarizeThe latest Uncle Nearest filing has damning details about a company in crisis: 200M in debt, evictions, hidden funds, unpaid taxes, a looming SEC investigation (?) and a US Attorney’s Office poking around; KevOnStage admits to self-pleasure, an Internet meltdown ensues Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Transcribe →Renaissance for Men: the Jaÿ Z Residency in NYC
4w ago00:48:10Tap to summarizeJay Z's NYC residency I The Bronx; A PSA about defending derelict men; Mitch McConnell’s Alleged AI photos; Lindsey Graham goes to see the (Night) King Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Transcribe →BONUS EPISODE: Meth, A Mistress, and Mitch McMconnell. Oh, and Andrew Gillum *sigh*
Jul 900:36:54Tap to summarizeFormer Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum caught with meth… again; Senator Mitch McConnell may or may not be brain dead; Texas AG Ken Paxton spends July 4 with his mistress ; the former Jackson Mayor risks it all for 50K + more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Transcribe →This Doesn't End Well: The Black People in YT Spaces Story
Jul 700:36:14Tap to summarizeAmerica turns 250; a random woman on theDC Metro becomes a national news story; ESSENCE has a successful fest; the author of Children of Blood and Bone has Hollywood drama; Black kids in white spaces Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Transcribe →Scammers, Boosters & Goyard Bags: The Caresha Brownlee Comeback Story
Jul 300:30:53Tap to summarizeDemi returns to Penny; Good Black News: BET Awards breaks records + Lil Nas X is back (and he’s doing good); Survival of the Thickest returns: an Update on The Balls’ Divorce; Caresha’s “Spend Dat” causes a respectable kerfuffle Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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