Ratchet & Respectable

American bombs fall on Iran; Michael B Jordan wins at SAG AFTRA and NAACP; Delroy Lindo addresses the BAFTAs; 50 Cent vs TI; Ryan Coogler’s college dating life somehow inspires dusty men; chaos finds Deon Cole; Hillary Clinton is badgered by a cabal of deplorables; Hanifa says goodbye… for now; flasks are (coming) back. Thanks to our sponsor: Sign up and get 10% off at https://www.betterhelp.com/...

Michael B Jordan and Delroy Lindo are called the N-word while presenting at the BAFTAs; BBC and BAFTA publish the show without redacting the N-word, despite a two hour delay and Warner Bros immediately flipping out; Variety has an exclusive with Tourettes activist John Davidson who used the N-word and claims producers put a mic near him; Whiteness swoops in to protect itself; Google invites reader...

In an explosive new documentary, ANTM show creator/supermodel Tyra Banks skirts responsibility and comes across absolutely horrific. Also, Mister Jay is not Latino, and Tyra’s publicist must be on the verge of implosion. Let’s talk about it.  Thanks to my sponsors: Sign up and get 10% off at betterhelp.com/RATCHET . Shop SKIMS Fits Everybody collection at http://www.skims.com/ratchet #skimspartner...

#seesomeworld in Marrakech comes to an end; Clifford Harris returns to TIP; Method Man in his drawers in that Christian film with Kelly; Mr. Bunny wins the Super Bowl, Chris Brown is mad; Bill Clinton’s (potential) crash out; Sparkle denies her Niece’s grooming allegations; Glorilla’s sister; Justice Kentanji Brown Jackson expected to shun public life; Dear Leader depicts Forever POTUS and FLOTUS...

Grammy success stories: Mr. Bunny, Luther (Vandross), Lauryn Hill honors D’Angelo;  Shaboozey supports immigrants and people are mad; Dear Leader and Nikki Minaj flip on Trevor Noah; Don Renaldo Lemon arrested, Mr. Tim (Don’s husband) reacts, Jimmy Kimmel supports; R. Kelly’s most infamous (and exploited) victim tells her story in a new book, and to Rolling Stone. Thanks to our sponsors: Sign up a...

Demi heads to Paris and Marrakech; Big Bezos takes over Vogue (?); Sinners, including Delroy Lindo, racks up on Oscar’s noms;  The Teyana Taylor backlash;  reviews “One Battle After Another” and “Beauty” on Hulu; Netflix’s doc on “America’s Next Top Model”; Kanye West apologizes for anti-Semitism, but not anti-Blackness; the murder of Alex Pretti. ABOUT ME:  ⁠⁠http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/⁠⁠...

Demi heads to Houston and New Orleans; Amy DuBois Barnett Rules the World; Don Lemon “on notice” for a protest he didn’t lead; chaos at New Birth; Don Lemon vs Nicki Minaj; The Nobel Peace Prize drama; World Leaders are acting like Real Housewives. Thanks to my sponsor: Sign up and get 10% off at https://www.betterhelp.com/RATCHET . ABOUT ME:  ⁠http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/⁠ STAY CONNECTED: ...

Teyana Taylor goes A-List; NAACP Awards are so necessary; Druskii clowns the Black Church; Venezuelan oil; Fed Chair Jerome Powell under criminal investigation; the murder. (and gas lighting) of Renee Good; The Clintons strike back. Thanks to my sponsor: Feel like your best self again. Visit forhers.com/RATCHET to get a personalized, affordable plan that gets you. ABOUT ME:  http://www.demetrialuc...

Happy New Year!; Penny update; colonizing Venezuela; Richard Smallwood and Isaiah Whitlock Jr. become ancestors; The Critic’s Choice Awards don't do right by Sinners;  Peak Dave Chappelle; Nicki Minaj goes full MAGA; Cardi defends Steffon Diggs; Will Smith, Drake, Tyler Perry AND Donnie McClurkin all get sued; Dr. Karri, Dr. Cheyenne Bryant and NYC’s new First Lady Rama Dawaji catch hell for their...

Another Sheronne Moore update; In defense (again) of Blu Ivy, who is not your daughter; Russell Simmons tries to tussle with Kimora (again) leading up to their lawsuit; Vanity Fair has receipts; the grifting widow can’t pull a tv audience; 4547 (incorrectly) blames politics for a popular director’s murder. Thanks to our sponsors: For a limited time, save on the perfect gift by visiting AuraFrames....

Demi separates fact from fiction in the WTF?! Saga of the former-- as of Wednesday-- head football coach of the University of Michigan, who was fired from his multi-million dollar job for having an inappropriate relationship with a subordinate. We haven't seen a crash out like this since OJ. ABOUT ME:  http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/ STAY CONNECTED:  IG: @demetriallucas Twitter:  demetrialluca...

The Blacks head to Art Basel; Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett officially aims for the Senate; “Sinners” racks up hella noms for Golden Globes and Critic’s Choice awards; Teyana Taylor’s glow up; Bel-Air says goodbye for good (with major guest stars); revisiting that damn Diddy documentary (I have more thoughts). Thanks to our sponsors: For a limited time, save on the perfect gift by visiting AuraFr...

Demi recaps (and recoils at) Netflix’s new 4-part documentary about the fallen and federally-convicted music mogul.  Thanks to our sponsors: This episode is sponsored by/brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/RATCHET and get on your way to being your best self. For a limited time, save on the perfect gift by visiting AuraFrames.com to get $35 off Aura’s best-sell...

Demi in South Africa; Debbie Allen earns an Oscar; a review of “Being Eddie” and the final season of “Bel Air”;  Chadwick Boseman’s perfect widow; charges dropped against NY AG Letitia James; RFK Jr’s filthy poetry during his digital affair; Felching defined; Pusha T embarrasses his pregnant wife; Morehouse willfully chooses to protect an abuser. Thanks to our sponsors: Visit forhers.com/RATCHET t...

The Epstein emails precede the Epstein files; Quiet Piggy!!; Marjorie Taylor Greene pretends to be a normal; Nicki Minaj goes MAGA (; DEI hire Pharrell Williams doesn’t support DEI; Jasmine Crockett needs more security;  Offset terrorizes Cardi; Patrick Beverly assaults his 15 year old sister. Allegedly; Michelle Obama and India Arie attempt to explain natural hair. Thanks to our sponsors: For the...

Reasonable Doubt gets another season; All’s Fair is a hate-watch fave; A Different World gets a reboot; Bel-Air is coming back; Michelle Obama’s "The Look"; Outkast in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame; Abby Phillips’s Jesse Jackson book; the influencer in North Carolina who broke up her husband’s cousin’s marriage and married the cousin, and the cousin’s wife who was once the influencer’s bestie s...

Demi… and you(?) in Cape Town; Big local elections across the country; Democrats refuse to support each other; 35 days of a government shutdown; SNAP benefits bring out the cruelty; Journalist Kayla Nicole claps back for Halloween; a review of the much hyped All’s Fair; “Is Having A Boyfriend Embarrassing Now?” (Answer: Yes.). ABOUT ME:  ⁠⁠http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/⁠⁠ STAY CONNECTED:  IG:...

Summary Prayers for Jamaica; Michelle Obama’s “Look”; Zohran Mamdani’s “Auntie” causes controversy; Meg’s new video (and relationship) sparks complete chaos. ABOUT ME:  ⁠http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/⁠ STAY CONNECTED:  IG: ⁠@demetriallucas⁠ Twitter:  ⁠demetriallucas⁠ FB:  ⁠demetriallucas⁠ YouTube: ⁠ demetriallucas Thanks to our sponsor: This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online the...

Thick Ashanti on the beach; Keyshia Ka’oir and Gucci discuss his mental health; Idris/Hijacked returns to stress us out; a comprehensive review of “The Perfect Neighbor”. ABOUT ME:  http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/ STAY CONNECTED:  IG: @demetriallucas Twitter:  demetriallucas FB:  demetriallucas YouTube:  demetriallucas Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted...

Demi slides on the Kinsey scale; Marc Lamont Hill crashes out on the JB podcast; Laila Ali has 27 minutes of receipts about Claressa Shields; Brandy gaslights Chicago concert goers; #seesomeworld Merch comes to a close.  ABOUT ME:   ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ STAY CONNECTED:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠IG: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@demetriallucas⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠demetriallucas⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ FB:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠...

D’Angelo heads to the Upper Room; Update on the Wendy Osefo arrest; a recap of Kirk Franklin’s “Den of Kings”, NLE Choppa forces Demi to the oldies station; Nia Long covers The Cut; Chris Brown’s redemption?  ABOUT ME:   ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ STAY CONNECTED:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠IG: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@demetriallucas⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠demetriallucas⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ FB:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠demetrialluca...

Wendy Osefo and her husband are arrested for insurance fraud; Comedian Kevin Fredericks talks about making mistakes, finding blessings, and the rollercoaster of being self-employed in “Successful Failure”, his latest NYT bestseller. ABOUT ME:   ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ STAY CONNECTED:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠IG: ⁠⁠⁠@demetriallucas⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠demetriallucas⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ FB:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Demi x Penny, the saga continues; The second autopsy of the “suicide” in Mississippi; Chicago under siege; The new Mariah (Carey, not the Scientist) album;  a quick review of Kamala’s “107 Days”; Ayesha Curry is trending again; The Root reruns to Black ownership. ABOUT ME:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ STAY CONNECTED:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠IG: ⁠⁠@demetriallucas⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠demetri...

Demi does CBC Weekend; Cardi does GlobalCitizen; The Rapper Gworls are Fighting; Jasmine Crockett called “ghetto” (again); Bad Bunny scores the Super Bowl (in Spanish?!); Eric Adams drops out of the NYC Mayor’s race; the federal government shuts down; Diddy faces sentencing for his federal convictions. ABOUT ME:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ STAY CONNECTED:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠IG: ⁠@demetrial...

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 memoir; "Reasonable Doubt" returns with a double header (and Tommy!!!);  ABC reverses course on Jimmy Kimmel. ABOUT ME:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ STAY CONNECTED:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠IG: @demetriallucas⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠demetriallucas⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ FB...