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Demi heads to the movies (twice); Jamie Foxx thanks his fans; Black women have a blind spot when it comes to trans women. ABOUT ME: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/ STAY CONNECTED:  IG: demetriallucas Twitter:  demetriallucas FB:  demetriallucas YouTube:  demetriallucas Control Body Odor ANYWHERE with @lumedeodorant and get $5 off off your Starter Pack (that’s over 40% off) with promo code RATC...

Demi recovers in London; tons of Black people are getting recognized on the Walk of Fame; TV recaps; the Alabama hoax. 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. Find your forever pieces @jennikayne and get 15% off with promo code RATCHET at  https://www.jennikayne.com/RATCHET #jennikaynepartner...

Demi returns to London, sick AF, waist beads falling off; Brandy makes the Walk of Fame (long overdue); the Carlee Russell hoax (?); that ice cream date. 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. Get 15% off OneSkin with the code RATCHET at  https://www.oneskin.co/ #oneskinpod Find your forever...

Demi does a bday do-over in Lisbon, and runs out of hair supplies in Porto; reviews of Survival of the Thickest, EP 4 of SATC2; and EP4 of Hijack; the actors are on strike now too. ABOUT ME: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/ STAY CONNECTED:  IG: demetriallucas Twitter:  demetriallucas FB:  demetriallucas YouTube:  demetriallucas Sakara is offering our listeners 20% off their first order when the...

Demi’s endless shenanigans in Lisbon; Naomi Osaka is a new Mom; Jamie Foxx re-emerges; Keke Palmer on the Cover of The Cut (and no, she’s not talking about THAT); Ursher the Menace; Jonah Hill embarrasses white men. ABOUT ME: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/ STAY CONNECTED:  IG: demetriallucas Twitter:  demetriallucas FB:  demetriallucas YouTube:  demetriallucas Sakara is offering our listeners...

Demi's London adventures are T-30; Essence vs. the bookstore gets resolved, kinda; Meg twerking on the Essence Fest stage; Uncle Luke shames Janelle Monae; Keke Palmer’s Baby Daddy loses his GD mind on the Internet. Get unlimited access to every class - and right now, as a Ratchet and Respectable listener, you can get 15% off when you go to https://masterclass.com/ratchet This episode is sponsore...

Demi’s Fourth (in London) is miserable: The Color Purple heads to Essence Fest; Idris Elba in “Hijack” review; The Empress on Netflix review; SATC2 EP 3 review. Get unlimited access to every class - and right now, as a Ratchet and Respectable listener, you can get 15% off when you go to https://masterclass.com/ratchet This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at https://be...

Demi in Budapest; Juvvie's Tiny Desk was worth the wait; the Supreme Court hates America; public husbands are acting a whole mess this week; Rolling Stone eviscerates Jonathan Majors. Get 22% off @iherb with promo code RATCHET at https://iherb.com/?rcode=RATCHET #iherbpodcast This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at https://betterhelp.com/ratchet and get on your way t...

Demi in Vienna aka “the best city to live in” on Earth; twerking at slave dungeons in Ghana; Nia Long is writing a 90s memoir; review of S2 of “And Just Like That”; Meagan Good soft launches her new boo at his court date; the purchase date for #seesomeworld trip to Ghana. Get 22% off @iherb with promo code RATCHET at https://iherb.com/?rcode=RATCHET #iherbpodcast This episode is sponsored by Bette...

Demi in Paris (again); The rich people 'under the sea'; Demi chats with author Tia Williams about her book-turned-Netflix flick, The Perfect Find. ABOUT ME: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/ STAY CONNECTED:  IG: demetriallucas Twitter:  demetriallucas FB:  demetriallucas YouTube:  demetriallucas Control Body Odor ANYWHERE with @lumedeodorant and get $5 off off your Starter Pack (that’s over 40%...

Demi begins a new adventure; Yellowjackets on Showtime; the NBA shows grace to Ja Morant;  Beyonce goes on an IG posting spree; Solange has been found!; Russell Simmons has a very bad Father’s Day. ABOUT ME: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/ STAY CONNECTED:  IG: demetriallucas Twitter:  demetriallucas FB:  demetriallucas YouTube:  demetriallucas Control Body Odor ANYWHERE with @lumedeodorant and...

Demi faces eviction; Tiny Desk is on fire for Black Music Month; Anita Baker fires her “support act”; Did Tyler Perry buy BET or not?; African Mean Girls in London; John Boyega covers Ebony; Adam Silver announces Ja Morant’s punishment. ABOUT ME: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/ STAY CONNECTED:  IG: demetriallucas Twitter:  demetriallucas FB:  demetriallucas YouTube:  demetriallucas Find your f...

Demi in Amsterdam; Egypt is mad— again— over Black people being affiliated with Egypt; Kelis responds about Bill Murray; Nelly and Ashanti are in matching, tailored evening wear; a woman accuses “Namor” of sexual assault; D Wade explains why Gabby goes 50/50 with him; The Orange had boxes of classified documents in his damn bathroom; Auntie Anita Baker responds to Uncle Babyface (deep sigh). ABOUT...

Demi finds Black history in Amsterdam; East America can't breathe; a new (alleged) couple wasn’t on anyone’s bingo card; Babyface and Charlie Wilson do Tiny Desk (separately); Trump indicted… again!; the lady who murdered the Mother of 4 is a lying liar who lies; The Head of CNN aka the guy who fired Don Lemon, is out. Visit https://carawayhome.com/respectable  to take advantage of this limited-t...

Demi has FOMO for East American Summer; another random (racist?) shooting in Florida?!; Tina Turner's husband gets half; The Donna Summer documentary; Jemele Hill and Spotify clears and clears up rumors about her Spotify deal; where is Solange?; and WTF is happening in Senegal? Visit https://carawayhome.com/respectable  to take advantage of this limited-time offer for 10% off your next purchase. G...

Demi in London; Usher in Paris; we’re not getting a Tina Turner funeral; the SATC reboot (finally) cuts the check for “Samantha Jones”; Shannon Sharpe moves on from Fox Sports; Lizzo (rightfully) flips out; RIP to Ms. Jacky O; eventually we’ll find out what’s happening with Ja Morant. ABOUT ME: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/ STAY CONNECTED:  IG: demetriallucas Twitter:  demetriallucas FB:  de...

Demi attends a magical Black people summation Paris, review of “The Beyonce Show”, Diddy and Careesha “Act Bad” on video. ABOUT ME: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/ STAY CONNECTED:  IG: demetriallucas Twitter:  demetriallucas FB:  demetriallucas YouTube:  demetriallucas Sakara is offering our listeners 20% off their first order when they go to https://sakara.com/ratchet or enter code RATCHET at...

Springtime (and Beyoncé)  in Paris; RIP Tina Turner;  Halle Bailey is everywhere; Issa Rae is a bigger boss than we knew; Rudy Gulliani is a gigantic perv, allegedly. Protect your online privacy by visiting  https://expressvpn.com/ratchet TODAY! Find your forever pieces @jennikayne and get 15% off with promo code RATCHET at  https://jennikayne.com/ratchet ! #jennikaynepartner Get 15% off OneSkin...

Demi in Paris; Queer Beer for all; Janelle Monae’s boobs are everywhere; Martha Stewart’s soft light on the SI cover; “The Color Purple” trailer is everything; Big Bezos makes an honest woman out of his mistress; D Wade offered to cover Gabby Union. Protect your online privacy by visiting  https://expressvpn.com/ratchet TODAY! Find your forever pieces @jennikayne and get 15% off with promo code RA...

Demi and Mum are obsessed with Tina Turner; Mrs. Jaxson speaks (next week); Meghan and Harry are pursued by the paps; No one from the ‘burbs (or private schools) is all that surprised by Ja Morant; the Internet inexplicably goes crazy over Gabby Union; Savannah James is the wifely ideal (and is probably gonna be the next Ayesha Curry). ABOUT ME: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/ STAY CONNECTED: ...

Demi and Mum in London; The Sasha is a full adult; Usher earns a degree; Uncle Joe goes to HU; Jonathan Majors has a new boo?; Ja Morant gonna end up like Franklin Saint. Control Body Odor ANYWHERE with @lumedeodorant and get $5 off off your Starter Pack (that’s over 40% off) with promo code RATCHET at https://lumedeodorant.com/ratchet ! #lumepod Get unlimited access to EVERY class, and as a Ratch...

TD Jakes has a new book, “Disruptive Thinking”, DeMarco Morgan is official at GMA3; reviews of “Air” and “Citadel”; "The Little Mermaid" is almost here!; Angel Reese for Sports Illustrated; Missy Elliott heads to the Hall of Fame; George Santos faces 20 years in prison; CNN platforms a sexual predator; Jonathan Majors has his (first) day in court  ABOUT ME: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/ STAY...

Demi moves to London; The Royal Coronation; Demi finally watches “Till” (Danielle Deadwyler was robbed of an Oscar nod); review of “Queen Charlotte”; the R&B battle that may or may not have actually happened. ABOUT ME: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/ STAY CONNECTED:  IG: demetriallucas Twitter:  demetriallucas FB:  demetriallucas YouTube:  demetriallucas Visit https://carawayhome.com/respe...

Demi’s Africa adventure comes to a close; Jamie Foxx gives us a sign; Isaiah Washington is the new Tyrese; Eboni K. Williams won’t date just anybody; "Queen Charlotte" is solid; Demi was wrong about Andrew Gillum. ABOUT ME: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/ STAY CONNECTED:  IG: demetriallucas Twitter:  demetriallucas FB:  demetriallucas YouTube:  demetriallucas Get your money’s worth at https://...

Demi’s writer’s room ends (the writers are on strike); Reviews of all the TV Demi watched for the 13 hours it took to take her braids out; Reviews of (almost) all The Blacks that attended The Met Gala, plus what they wore. ABOUT ME: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/ STAY CONNECTED:  IG: demetriallucas Twitter:  demetriallucas FB:  demetriallucas YouTube:  demetriallucas Get your money’s worth at...