Ratchet & Respectable

A Grown Lady 07.05.2026 1h 7min

A Demi update; The Met Gala fashion; Stefon Diggs is not guilty, (and has more hours in a day than most people); Dr. Cheyenne Bryant is in yet another controversy; a lengthy recap of that Brandy book. Thanks to our sponsors: Sign up and get 10% off at BetterHelp.com/ratchet. Head to quince.com/ratchet for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. Join at RocketMoney.com/RATCHET 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

Ran Thru 29.04.2026 58min

Demi vs United Airlines; YT People Bidness (Steven McBee goes batsh— on his (now ex) girlfriend; Megan Pete and Cheating *ss Klay Thompson are over; musings on Tina Campbell and Teddy divorcing; Don Lemon upsets The People Thanks to our sponsors: Ready to reach your goals? https://Visit forhers.com/ratchet 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

Protect Black Women 22.04.2026 57min

Ashlee Jenae, Dr. Cerina Fairfax, Christina Snow (and more Black women) all deserved better. Thanks to our sponsors: Secure your online data TODAY by visiting https://ExpressVPN.com/ratchet 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

An Unnatural Alliance to Losers 16.04.2026 54min

Nominations for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame; You, Me & Tuscany debuts; Nia Long does Playboy; The Testaments on HULU; Tia & Tamera have separate dramas; Gucci was kidnapped (by idiots) in January; That TLC tour is still happening; Usher on tour with Chris Brown. Thanks to our sponsors: Let Rocket Money help you reach your financial goals faster. Join at rocketMoney.com/ratchet Shop Everyday Cotton, and all of my favorite bras and underwear at http://www.skims.com/ratchet #skimspartner When life feels overwhelming, therapy can help. Sign up and get 10% off at betterhelp.com/ratchet 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

Justice for Trick Daddy 07.04.2026 35min

The UK bans Ye; Trick Daddy performs for the AKAs; Niece Angela Reese heads to Atlanta; Stop calling minors who are being manipulated by adults “fast”; Pam Bondi begged for her job before being fired. Thanks to our sponsors: Refresh your spring wardrobe with Quince. Go to quince.com/RATCHET for free shipping and 365-day returns. Ready to reach your goals? Visit forhers.com/ratchet to get personalized, affordable care that gets you. 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

This is Some Bullsh-- 01.04.2026 57min

Kristi Noem’s husband’s giant breasts; Brandy gets a Hollywood Star and drops bombshells in her new memoir; the return of Verzuz: Tank vs. Tyrese; Usher says Sean Combs has been “misrepresented”; Chilli claims she is not MAGA. Thanks to our sponsors: When life feels overwhelming, therapy can help. Sign up and get 10% off at betterhelp.com/ratchet. Go to https://baskandlatherco.com and use code RATCHET for 20% off. 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

Jay-Z Ruined My Summer Plans (Plus, that GQ Interview) 26.03.2026 1h 21min

Jay-Z ruins summer plans, and talks to GQ; Teyana Taylor takes over Essence Fest; Cam’ron, Ray J, Mase and Shyne engage in an elaborate scheme (set up by Todd) to promote Brandy’s upcoming memoir; TLC, Salt n Pepa and En Vogue are going on tour; a jury awards millions to a Bill Cosby accuser; Caresha does a sit down with Charlemagne Thanks to our sponsor: Visit www.functionhealth.com/ratchet or use gift code RATCHET25 for a $25 credit toward your membership. 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

The Oscars, Jamal Bryant & Beyonce’s Bitter Daddy 18.03.2026 1h 14min

Michael B Jordan wins an Oscar; Lori Harvey is where she wants to be; Ava DuVernay debuts her “honey”; The Male Loneliness Movement co-opts MBJ; Teyana Taylor is criticized for being too… happy?; Matthew Knowles is a bitter old man; "Blue Therapy" on Netflix is hot trash (that I could not stop watching); Jamal Bryant is not who he thinks he is. Thanks to our sponsors: Feel like your best self again, Visit forhers.com/RATCHET to get a personalized, affordable plan that gets you. Sign up and get 10% off at betterhelp.com/RATCHET.. Shop SKIMS Fits Everybody collection at http://www.skims.com/ratchet #skimspartner 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

Where is Michelle LaVaughn Robinson Obama of the South Side? 11.03.2026 58min

Sex Expert Ashley Cobb joins Demi to talk about her new book about pleasure; Michelle Obama is out of s**** to give; ESSENCE Fest announces its lineup; online racism/ xenophobia reaches new levels; Jesse Jackson’s memorial and funeral. Thanks to my sponsors: Feel like your best self again, to get a personalized, affordable plan that gets you, visit forhers.com/RATCHET For free shipping and 365-day returns, go to quince.com/RATCHET. 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

Righteous Indignation & Black Women’s Bidness 04.03.2026 50min

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/RATCHET. 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

BAFTA & the N-Word 25.02.2026 53min

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 readers to “see more “n*gg*rs”. Thanks to our sponsor: Feel like your best self again, Visit forhers.com/RATCHET to get a personalized, affordable plan that gets you. 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

Reality Check: America’s Next Top Model 18.02.2026 1h 17min

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 Own your health for $365 a year. That’s a dollar a day. Learn more and join using my link. Visit http://www.functionhealth.com/ratchet and use gift code RATCHET25 for a $25 credit toward your membership. 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

I Hate You So Much Right Now 11.02.2026 52min

#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 as racist stereotypes; Critics create new standards to pretend the “Melania” doc was a success. Thanks to our sponsor: Go to https://www.quince.com/RATCHET for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. 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

C-O-N-spiracy: (MF) Don Renaldo Lemon Arrested + How We All Failed the OG R.Kelly Survivor 04.02.2026 1h 41min

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 and get 10% off at https://www.betterHelp.com/RATCHET. Feel like your best self again! To get a personalized, affordable plan that gets you, visit https://www.forhers.com/RATCHET. 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

Sorry, Not Sorry: The Kanye West Story (& more) 28.01.2026 53min

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/⁠⁠ STAY CONNECTED: IG: ⁠⁠@demetriallucas⁠⁠ Twitter: ⁠⁠demetriallucas⁠⁠ FB: ⁠⁠demetriallucas⁠⁠ YouTube:⁠⁠ demetriallucas Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rich Aunties, Fake News and Broke (?) Rappers! Oh My! 21.01.2026 1h 3min

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: IG: ⁠@demetriallucas⁠ Twitter: ⁠demetriallucas⁠ FB: ⁠demetriallucas⁠ YouTube:⁠ demetriallucas Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sinners 14.01.2026 1h 4min

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.demetrialucas.com/about/ STAY CONNECTED: IG: @demetriallucas Twitter: demetriallucas FB: demetriallucas YouTube: demetriallucas Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Two Dollar Wh*r* 08.01.2026 1h 3min

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 fashion choices (sort of). Thanks to my sponsor: BetterHelp makes it easy to get matched online with a qualified therapist. Sign up and get 10% off at betterhelp.com/RATCHET 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

Receipts 17.12.2025 49min

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.com to get $35 off Aura’s best-selling Carver Mat frames - named #1 by Wirecutter - by using promo code RATCHET at checkout. Visit forhers.com/RATCHET to get a personalized, affordable plan that gets you. 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

Crash Out: The Sherrone Moore Story 12.12.2025 51min

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: demetriallucas FB: demetriallucas YouTube: demetriallucas Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices