Ratchet & Respectable

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 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ratchet & Respectable is a society podcast hosted by Demetria L. Lucas, with 614 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Demetria L. Lucas hosts Ratchet & Respectable, a society show with 614 episodes published.

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  The Price of Ambition with Amy DuBois Barnett

  Aug 17, 202627 min

  Amy DuBois Barnett is an editor icon—the former editor-in-chief of Teen People, Honey and Ebony and one of those women everybody in media wants to be. And now, she is finally living the dream she first had in her 20s: novelist. We get into her juicy debut, If I Ruled the World, the glory—and danger—of working in Black media and hip-hop during the late ’90s, and why it's NEVER too late to circle back to the dream you left behind. If I Ruled the World: https://amyduboisbarnett.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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  YoU'rE NoT pReTtY eNoUgH fOr Me: Married At First Sight

  Aug 13, 202630 min

  Demi has a visit from the world’s most considerate handyman; goes down a rabbit hole about 50/50 relationships; Mecca from Married at First Sight has lost his ENTIRE mind Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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  A Waste of Fine

  Aug 10, 202626 min

  An aspiring MAGA politico lost to a man who quit 3 weeks prior; Andrew Gillum in the pokie; Nara Smith repeats that she is not a trad wife… despite her trad wife aesthetics; On Married At First Sight, Shawn asks Nikki for “handiwork”; an excitable review of the new season of Lioness; Demi heads back to Ghana  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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  Legacy

  Aug 6, 202637 min

  Demi reflects on the loss of a friend and legendary journalist Flo Anthony, sits down with estate planning attorney Dorna Taylor Jenkins to explain why everyone needs a plan, and discusses Tomi Adeyemi's emotional response to seeing her work adapted for the screen.  Find Dorna Jenkins Taylor at: https://attorneydornataylor.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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  Villains & Heroes: We Can't Tell Who is Who Anymore

  Aug 3, 202629 min

  Dr. Fauci keeps a diary on his work computer, then pleads "the Fif"; Ms. Rachel enters her villain era; Hunter Biden is the mouthpiece we need; Brittney Griner files for divorce from her ride-or-die wife, Cherelle Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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