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Demetria L. Lucas, cultural critic and author of A Belle in Brooklyn and Don't Waste Your Pretty, muses on pop culture shenanigans, dating and relationships, and everything worth watching on any size screen. #ratchetandrespectable For advertising opportunities please email: PodcastPartnerships@Studio71us.com We wanna make the podcast even better, help us learn how we can: https://bit.ly/2EcYbu4 Privacy Policy: https://www.studio71.com/us/terms-and-conditions-use/#Privacy%20Policy
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Thick John Boyega; Tyrese’s fake beard, Letitia Luckett’s third huzzzband; The Redemption of Jonathan Owens (aka Simone Biles’s husband); Ursher delays his tour; Richard Lawson accepts 300K in divorce from Mama Tina; “Bel Air” is back; Caresha on Diddy ABOUT ME: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/ STAY CONNECTED: IG: demetriallucas Twitter: demetri…
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Demi reflects on a broken friendship; a review of “Fight Night” on Peacock; “Bel Air” and “Reasonable Doubt are almost back; Trump calls VPKH “a b—-"... allegedly ABOUT ME: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/ STAY CONNECTED: IG: demetriallucas Twitter: demetriallucas FB: demetriallucas YouTube: demetriallucas You gotta check out the new softside Lu…
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Demi (still) in Martha’s Vineyard; actually making relationships attractive; Toni Morrison on racism; The Fugees cancel their American tour; Usher in Paris (on film); Nelly has a ***** moment ABOUT ME: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/ STAY CONNECTED: IG: demetriallucas Twitter: demetriallucas FB: demetriallucas YouTube: demetriallucas Get your m…
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Demi in Martha’s Vineyard; Trump at NABJ; the Trad Wife responds; Cardi files for divorce (again) and announces she’s pregnant (again); Cousin Rachel’s “leech” ABOUT ME: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/ STAY CONNECTED: IG: demetriallucas Twitter: demetriallucas FB: demetriallucas YouTube: demetriallucas Get your money’s worth at https://expressv…
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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 Y…
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Donald Trump heads to NABJ; the Opening Ceremony at the Olympics; Celine Dion’s heartbreaking documentary, and amazing performance; Simone Biles’s Husband is redeemed; an exposé on America’s #1 tradwife. ABOUT ME: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/ STAY CONNECTED: IG: demetriallucas Twitter: demetriallucas FB: demetriallucas YouTube: demetrialluca…
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MAGA Republicans bring out (dull) claws for VP Harris; Childfree women under attack (again); the Emmys- Salli Richardson is a Black First; Snoop has had the most unexpected career arc ever. ABOUT ME: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/ STAY CONNECTED: IG: demetriallucas Twitter: demetriallucas FB: demetriallucas YouTube: demetriallucas With Chime’s…
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Demi is back from Mexico; Supacell on Netflix; Cardi and Sha’Carri make sense; Biden’s out, Kamala’s in. See also: WTF?; Sonya Massey’s murder on video. ABOUT ME: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/ STAY CONNECTED: IG: demetriallucas Twitter: demetriallucas FB: demetriallucas YouTube: demetriallucas With Chime’s secure credit card, you can improve …
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Demi galavants around Paris; White women and trust are having a bad week; Magic and Cookie are STILL on the yacht. Still; Stale and tepid tea is poured about The Marj; a new doc about women in hip hop; “Pain Killer” is the best new thing on “TV”. ABOUT ME: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/ STAY CONNECTED: IG: demetriallucas Twitter: demetrialluca…
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Trump got shot; Amber Rose at the RNC; Michael Ealy is a menace; the first seven minutes of that new Tyler Perry movie; BET Awards exceed expectations; Denzel in Gladiator 2; Danyel Smith on Diddy. ABOUT ME: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/ STAY CONNECTED: IG: demetriallucas Twitter: demetriallucas FB: demetriallucas YouTube: demetriallucas Head…
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Demi prepares for her next adventure; first dates have Black social media in a chokehold; Ciara is no longer the villain (she never was); Jada Pinkett Smith hits the NYT list; Will Smith launches a podcast; Jonathan Majors has a(nother) new court date; people are more concerned Dwight Howard is bi or gay than they are that he allegedly assaulted so…
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African Fashion and Spike Lee’s keepsakes at the Brooklyn Museum; Jay Z gives major inspo at the Brooklyn Library; Leslie Odom Jr. and Ossie Davis and African braiders on Broadway; too classy for The Cheesecake Factory; new memoirs from the Slutty Vegan Founder, America’s first Black woman billionaire and Brittney Spears; Mo’Nique minds her busines…
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Demi in NOLA; Usher gets mixed reviews at Essence; Method Man incites an e-riot. Morris Chestnut inspires un-Biblical thoughts; Kendrick Lamar’s unlimited pettiness; Project 2025. ABOUT ME: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/ STAY CONNECTED: IG: demetriallucas Twitter: demetriallucas FB: demetriallucas YouTube: demetriallucas Get 15% off RIGHT NOW …
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The BET Awards. ABOUT ME: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/ STAY CONNECTED: IG: demetriallucas Twitter: demetriallucas FB: demetriallucas YouTube: demetriallucas Get 20% OFF @honeylove by going to https://honeylove.com/RATCHET! #honeylovepod Listen to Baby, This is Keke Palmer early and ad-free right now by joining Wondery+ Learn more about your …
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Demi (back) in LA; The OnStage Wedding; the (un)Presidential Debates; Bronny goes to the Lakers. ABOUT ME: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/ STAY CONNECTED: IG: demetriallucas Twitter: demetriallucas FB: demetriallucas YouTube: demetriallucas This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at https://betterhelp.com/RATCHET and …
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Demi gets jury duty; Demi heads to LA; Andre 3000 and the flute are going on tour; a bunch of Black people are going on the Walk of Fame; *****s in Paris; Sha’Carri Richardson is headed to the Olympics (Amen!); Jonathan Majors “perseveres”. ABOUT ME: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/ STAY CONNECTED: IG: demetriallucas Twitter: demetriallucas FB: …
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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 Mi…
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Demi heads to NYC; Dinner with Bevy; Ashanti gives up her engagement deets; Meth and Michael Ealy join forces; Claire Huxtable heads to the Gilded Age; reviews of “Clipped” and “HOD” and “Bridgerton”; the Brooklyn Bishop sentenced ABOUT ME: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/ STAY CONNECTED: IG: demetriallucas Twitter: demetriallucas FB: demetriall…
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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 Go to https://bollandbranch.com/ratchet for 15%…
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Demi heads to ABFF; Non-spoiler reviews of "Bad Boys 4", 'Queenie", and "The Black Hamptons"; Ursher is receiving a Lifetime Achievement Award; Naomi Campbell heads to the V&A this summer; HU revokes Diddy’s (honorary) degree; Michael Rainey Jr. (aka “Tariq”) is sexually assaulted. Go to https://bollandbranch.com/ratchet for 15% off your first shee…
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Demi's last days in Case Town; Lupita covers Glamour’s global June issue… to talk about cats?; Martin Lawrence insists he is “healthy as hell”; Gayle King shamelessly hits on Lenny Kravitz (who hasn’t had sex in 9 years); Mama Wallace wants to slap Diddy; A Black Republican, married to a white woman, advocates for segregation *deep sigh*. ABOUT ME:…
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Demi’s adventures in Cape Town; Rolling Stone’s 6 month Diddy investigation; Kanye sued for sexual harassment; The Dream’s former assistant sued him for sex trafficking and assault. ABOUT ME: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/ STAY CONNECTED: IG: demetriallucas Twitter: demetriallucas FB: demetriallucas YouTube: demetriallucas Find your forever pi…
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Demi still in the DMV; review of “Priscilla”; Sheila Johnson’s memoir is hot tea still on the stove; New Edition heads to Vegas; Jeezy opens up to NIa Long about his divorce Ochocinco converts to Keith Lee; stop policing Yvonne Oriji (and all women) . ABOUT ME: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/ STAY CONNECTED: IG: demetriallucas Twitter: demetria…
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Demi back in Paris; Opening night of Ursher in Paris; UrsherBowl in Vegas coming soon; Deion Sanders; a Black woman takes over at a British Vogue; Johnathan Majors confuses TF outta everyone; another lawsuit— and award— for Lizzo ABOUT ME: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/ STAY CONNECTED: IG: demetriallucas Twitter: demetriallucas FB: demetriallu…
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BBL Drizzy; Ursher is confessing at Essence!!; The Mary Giuseppe’s have landed; a Philly Mom splurges on prom; The Miseducation Album is #1 again; Marilyn Mosby gets house arrest; Busta appears to holla at Big Gayle ABOUT ME: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/ STAY CONNECTED: IG: demetriallucas Twitter: demetriallucas FB: demetriallucas YouTube: d…
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