Ratchet & Respectable

Demi returns to South Africa; Mark Robinson gets burnt (but not with hot grits); the Luther doc drops this month; MJB is going on tour: (again); Anne Lowe gets a biopic; Hoda is leaving Today; Who is Damian Williams?: Judge Mathis’s wife smiles with all of her teeth; Naomi is banned from running her charity; 100+ Diddy lawsuits are coming  ABOUT ME: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/ STAY CONNECT...

Demi attempts being a responsible adult (0 stars, do not recommend); Review of Rebel Ridge and its bright-eyed star; Beyoncé snubbed by CMAs, and covers GQ; Kendrick heads to the Super Bowl/NOLA spontaneously combusts; Tyrese gets locked up for not paying child support. ABOUT ME: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/ STAY CONNECTED:  IG: demetriallucas Twitter:  demetriallucas FB:  demetriallucas Yo...

Demi heads North; Offset and Cardi invite us into the group chat once again; Jay Z accuser admits “inconsistencies”; Madame Pelicot prevails (as expected)  ABOUT ME: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/ STAY CONNECTED:  IG: demetriallucas Twitter:  demetriallucas FB:  demetriallucas YouTube:  demetriallucas Get an additional 20% OFF the @honeylove Holiday sale by going to https://honeylove.com/RATC...

Trump is suing— or threatening to sue— everybody; Chloe & Burna booed up in Nigeria; Beyonce breaks yet another record; Chris Brown flies in South Africa; the Tik Tok ban is approaching; Travis Hunter earns the Heisman trophy, chaos ensues. ABOUT ME: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/ STAY CONNECTED:  IG: demetriallucas Twitter:  demetriallucas FB:  demetriallucas YouTube:  demetriallucas Get...

“Mustafa” whole family fine; Denzel is nominated for a Golden Globe; Biden nominated a rack of Black judges and offers clemency to 50-11 people; Blue Ivy and that gold dress have sent Internet crazies over the edge; Caitlin Clark refuses to be a MAGA mascot; Remy Ma and Papoose invite us into the group chat; Jamie Foxx goes Rothaniel on Netflix  ABOUT ME: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/ STAY C...

The Carters are having issues.  ABOUT ME: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/ STAY CONNECTED:  IG: demetriallucas Twitter:  demetriallucas FB:  demetriallucas YouTube:  demetriallucas Get an additional 20% OFF the @honeylove Holiday sale by going to  https://honeylove.com/RATCHET ! #honeylovepod For a limited time, HomeChef is offering my listeners 18 Free Meals PLUS Free Dessert for Life and of c...

Demi returns to America; Beyoncé Is Billboard’s Fave… sorta; Serena is brown again; One of Lizzo’s lawsuits has been dropped; King Combs is served; Kendrick on tour; an assassin becomes America’s hero. ABOUT ME: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/ STAY CONNECTED:  IG: demetriallucas Twitter:  demetriallucas FB:  demetriallucas YouTube:  demetriallucas Right now, our listeners will get an additiona...

Where in the world is Demi?; the mama of the potential Secretary of Defense said her son ain't sh—; Biden enjoys his last summers with Hunter; Jamie Foxx may or may not have accused Diddy of harming him; Demi finished that Mandela book (Winnie & Nelson: Portrait of a Marriage.)  ABOUT ME: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/ STAY CONNECTED:  IG: demetriallucas Twitter:  demetriallucas FB:  deme...

Demi finds the South African version Sheila and Bob; Coleman Domingo has a new thriller; The Piano Lesson is phenomenal; Ashanti may or may not be pregnant again; and more…. ABOUT ME: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/ STAY CONNECTED:  IG: demetriallucas Twitter:  demetriallucas FB:  demetriallucas YouTube:  demetriallucas There’s a limited supply available, so head to  https://mycuire.com  to ge...

Drake sues over the success of “Not Like Us”; Issa Rae thinks she’s Richard Branson; Cynthia Erivo’s Wicked, PLUS: her British and Black American problems; Luther has a new exhibition; the Jussie Smollett saga finally ends… five years later; Lady Danbury saves UK Christmas and people are mad; The Rock isn’t who we thought he was; Michelle (DC) on Broadway; Cousin Day Day resigns; Alex Cross’s girl...

Keke Palmer on pre tour; Denzel’s confessions in Esquire; Matt Gaetz pulls out… again; Nancy Mace is on a transgender witch hunt; Marjorie Taylor Greene might be a witch; the Klan and the Nazis return to the forefront of America. ABOUT ME: https://www.demetrialucas.com/about/ STAY CONNECTED:  IG: demetriallucas Twitter:  demetriallucas FB:  demetriallucas YouTube:  demetriallucas Start earning poi...

#seesomeworld x Cape Town?; Denzel on press tour; Beyoncè for Christmas; Mike Tyson’s non-punch out; a Major engagement; Cher spills Part 1 of her own tea; Aldis Hodge and the Old Spice Guy (but not Deon Cole) are fine AF; and 50 USD and that Shyne documentary. ABOUT ME: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/ STAY CONNECTED:  IG: demetriallucas Twitter:  demetriallucas FB:  demetriallucas YouTube:  d...

Demi reviews Gladiator 2, - no spoilers— 2; Beyoncè racks up 11 Grammy nods + other Black nominees; The Sexiest Man Alive is not who People picked, respectfully; American politics is a international joke; Trump axes Cousin Day Day; Rudy Guliani is out of monies. ABOUT ME: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/ STAY CONNECTED:  IG: demetriallucas Twitter:  demetriallucas FB:  demetriallucas YouTube:  ...

America’s reign of terror begins; leopards are eating faces, Denzel on the Gladiator 2 red carpet; Demi finally watches (and reviews) the Luther doc; and more  ABOUT ME: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/ STAY CONNECTED:  IG: demetriallucas Twitter:  demetriallucas FB:  demetriallucas YouTube:  demetriallucas Get Up to 50% OFF @honeylove by going to  https://honeylove.com/RATCHET  #honeylovepod S...

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Demi reviews “Megan the Stallion: In Her Words”, currently the #1 documentary on Amazon  ABOUT ME: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/ STAY CONNECTED:  IG: demetriallucas Twitter:  demetriallucas FB:  demetriallucas YouTube:  demetriallucas Our listeners will get an additional 15% off an annual membership at https://masterclass.com/ratchet . There’s a limited supply available, so head to  https://...

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A Belle returns to Brooklyn; reviews of the Dean Collection at the BK Museum and “Sleeping Beauties” at The Met; Swizz and Timberland partner with a racist for Verzuz; Ashanti and Nelly been married for 6 months; King Kendrick’s Juneteenth coronation; Jonathan Majors is back to work; Justin Timberlake is arrested; Usher heads to Capitol Hill and Milan ABOUT ME: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/...

Demi heads to ABFF for Ratchet x Respectable;  an amazing weekend for TV (Bridgerton, The Boys, The Dragons); ABFF recap, including Denzel’s Retrospective. ABOUT ME: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/ STAY CONNECTED:  IG: demetriallucas Twitter:  demetriallucas FB:  demetriallucas YouTube:  demetriallucas Listen to Baby, This is Keke Palmer early and ad-free right now by joining Wondery+. Make yo...

Many thanks to my special guest/cultural architect Angel Gregorio of The Spice Suite and Black & Forth, Mercy C PR, Eaton DC, Remy Martin, and the many, many folks who made the first live Ratchet & Respectable a success.  ABOUT ME: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/ STAY CONNECTED:  IG: demetriallucas Twitter:  demetriallucas FB:  demetriallucas YouTube:  demetriallucas Listen to Baby, Th...

Starring Nicole Friday, Nice Crowd; Scott Evans, Access Hollywood; Jessica Nabongo, Catch Me If You Can; Ingrid Beat IBest Wines; Actor Lamman Rucker, The Black Hamptons (BET+); actor Nicco Annan, Down in the Valley (Starz). ABOUT ME: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/ STAY CONNECTED:  IG: demetriallucas Twitter:  demetriallucas FB:  demetriallucas YouTube:  demetriallucas Listen to Baby, This is...

Mum in Cape Town; Trina at the BET Hip Hop Awards; Wingless Tyra at Victoria's Secret; Megan’s documentary: Ananda Lewis has stage 4 breast Cancer; Kayla Nicole confuses a podcast for her therapist; Tabitha Brown attacked for no dang reason  ABOUT ME: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/ STAY CONNECTED:  IG: demetriallucas Twitter:  demetriallucas FB:  demetriallucas YouTube:  demetriallucas Listen...

Piers Morgan issues a swift apology— and edit— to The Carters; Precious Deon Cole interrogates Shannon Sharpe; Diddy update: a court appearance , a trial date, life in prison, and yet another accuser; the Tik Tok baby oil conspiracy theory confirmed?; Andre Leon Talley inspires The Met Gala’s 2025 theme  ABOUT ME: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/ STAY CONNECTED:  IG: demetriallucas Twitter:  de...

Demi goes whale-watching;  Cissy Houston goes to see The King; JHud wows a(nother) Whitney Houston tribute; Diddy rumors run rampant; Mama Combs says her son is being “lynched”; Halle & DDG part ways; Cardi and Offset drama. ABOUT ME: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/ STAY CONNECTED:  IG: demetriallucas Twitter:  demetriallucas FB:  demetriallucas YouTube:  demetriallucas Make your fall fina...

Pras sues Lauryn Hill over last year’s Fugees tour; Eric Adams’s girlfriend is about to lose her job (too)?!; 120 more Diddy lawsuits by men, women and children are coming soon  ABOUT ME: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/ STAY CONNECTED:  IG: demetriallucas Twitter:  demetriallucas FB:  demetriallucas YouTube:  demetriallucas Listen now to Code Switch from NPR - wherever you get your podcasts. L...