Ratchet & Respectable

Issa Rae, Jamie Foxx and Kim Jayney are having the best Black week ever; Derrick Jaxson has infinite shenanigans and zero shame; Wife “Effie” needs a sisterhood intervention; and Demi interviews Sistah Souljah about her new bestselling book, Life After Death; and gets an answer to the 22 year old question of when we’re getting a film for The Coldest Winter Ever  Apply now at chime.com/RATCHET. Switch to Cricket Wireless and get the plan that’s just right for you, starting at $30 per month!  Go to flexfits.com/RATCHET and use code RATCHET for 20% off Flex Disc Starter Kits—or 10% off your first Flex Cup—PLUS free U.S. shipping! Get key nutrients–without the B.S. Ritual is offering my listeners 10% off during your first 3 months. Visit ritual.com/RATCHET to start your Ritual today.  Get started today. Go to dailyharvest.com and enter promo code respectable to get $25 off your first box! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ghostface’s Verzuz fur > Bokeem Woodbine’s Queen & Slim fur; Teen Vogue’s EIC-to- be resigns, Derrick Jackson takes a hostage; and John Gray doesn’t waste his petty. Join the millions on Chime. Apply now at chime.com/RATCHET. Get 15% your first order when you use promo code RATCHET at american-giant.com. Ritual is offering my listeners 10% off during your first 3 months. Visit ritual.com/RATCHET to start your Ritual today.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Viola Davis makes Oscar history; The Bachelor Finale and after show were unintentional comedy; Tina Turner says farewell on her own terms; the Sharon Osbourne sh—show just won’t end; Kirk Franklin and his son’s mother think they owe us something (but they don’t); the mass murder of Asian American women is more than a “bad day” and actress Patrice Covington (Genius: Aretha) stops by to gush about her new Aretha Franklin series. Sakara is offering my listeners 20% off their first order, when they go to sakara.com/RATCHET or enter code RATCHET at checkout. Check out some amazing no-slip socks at Feetures! Get $10 Off Your First Pair of Feetures when you go to feetures.com/RATCHET. Switch to Cricket Wireless and get the plan that’s just right for you, starting at $30 per month!  I want you to start living a happier life today. As a listener, you’ll get 10% off your first month by visiting our sponsor at BetterHelp.com/ratchet. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

J.Lo and A-Rod ain’t over; Beyoncé breaks a Grammy record; Meg and Cardi scissor on CBS; Sharon Osbourne weaponizes white womanhood; Kirk Franklin kirks out on his son; Oh, and Trey Songz is trending… *sigh* again.  Right now, She's Birdie is offering my listeners 15% off your first purchase when you go to ShesBirdie.com/RATCHET. Check out American Giant! Get 15% of your first order when you use promo code RATCHET at american-giant.com. Ship more in less time: use my offer code RESPECT, to get a 60-day free trial at shipstation.com Go to Hellofresh.com/ratchet12 and use code ratchet12 for 12 free meals, including free shipping.  Go to analuisa.com/ratchet and treat yourself and your loved ones with a unique gift, and use my code ratchet to get 10% off.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cardi B breaks another record; Buckingham Palace responds to Meghan and Harry’s Oprah interview; Piers Morgan is drop-kicked by the weatherman; Teen Vogue has a racism problem; and Nicole Walters, one of Demi’s favorite humans, drops by to kiki about her new reality show “She’s The Boss”.  Go to ShesBirdie.com/RATCHET for 15% off your first purchase. Go to thirdlove.com/RATCHET now to find your perfect-fitting bra… and get 20% off your first purchase!  Find your forever pieces at jennikayne.com. Get 15% off your first order when you use code RATCHET at checkout. Go to Brooklinen.com and use promo code ratchet to get $25 off when you spend $100 or more, PLUS free shipping. Go to dailyharvest.com and enter promo code respectable to get $25 off your first box! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A review of Coming 2 America; The Daily Beast does an exposé on Nicki Minaj and her husband; and Duchess Meghan and Prince Harry fire warning shots at the Crown. Find out how Upstart can lower your monthly payments today when you go to upstart.com/RATCHET. Find your forever pieces at jennikayne.com, and get 15% off your first order when you use code RATCHET at checkout. Go to analuisa.com/RATCHET, and use my code RATCHET to get 10% off.  Switch to Cricket Wireless and get the plan that’s just right for you, starting at $30 per month! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jay Z levels further up; On second thought, we do know the new host of The Bachelor; The Texas Governor is trying to kill his constituents; Cousin Meghan and The Royal Snack tell-all to “O” ; White men in politics go even wild-er; and Tamara Winfrey Harris, author of “Dear Black Girl” drops by to offer lessons on living and self-loving  Explore your creativity at Skillshare.com/RATCHET and get a free trial of Premium Membership. Go to flexfits.com/RATCHET and use code RATCHET for 20% off Flex Disc Starter Kit or 10% off your first Flex Cup PLUS free U.S. shipping!  Stop paying full-price for streaming services and go to expressvpn.com/ratchet and get 3 extra months free! If you have sensitive teeth, like me, you need to go to trysnow.com right now and use my code “RATCHET” for 15% off.  As a listener, you’ll receive 10% off your first month of BetterHelp therapy by visiting BetterHelp.com/ratchet.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Demi’s film, “Don’t Waste Your Pretty” premieres on TV One; Sister Souljah drops a sequel to The Coldest Winter Ever; D’Angelo and just a couple of friends do Verzuz; The Bachelor hires another Black man to fix their systemic race problems (sigh); a third woman — with photo receipts— accuses Big Brother Cuomo of being a dirty old man; and Black folk won big at The Golden Globes  Go to Canva.me/ratchet to get your FREE 45-day extended trial to Canva Pro. If you have sensitive teeth, like me, you need to go to trysnow.com right now and use my code “RATCHET” for 15% off.   Switch to Cricket Wireless and get the plan that’s just right for you, starting at $30 per month! Go to analuisa.com/RATCHET and get 10% off when you use my code RATCHET at checkout!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Booby Shmurda is free; Tiger Woods defies death; Snowfall and Queen Sugar are back— and triggering AF; Why I stopped caring about The Bachelor… I think; Governor Cuomo adds another scandal to his resume; and NYT does a messy exposé on a fashion god. As a listener, you’ll receive 10% off your first month of BetterHelp therapy by visiting BetterHelp.com/ratchet.  Go to trysnow.com and use code RATCHET for 15% off.  Go to shesbirdie.com/ratchet for 15% off your first purchase.  Go to dailyharvest.com and enter promo code RESPECTABLE to get $25 off your first box!  Sakara is offering our listeners 20% off their first order. Go to sakara.com/ratchet or enter code RATCHET at checkout.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

“Bigger” is the best of TV; “Married at First Sight” is a sh—show; Serena Williams is already the GOAT; Ted Cruz is even worse than you thought; Dave Ramsey is racist adjacent; and Amin Joseph (aka “Uncle Jerome”) dishes about Season 4 of "Snowfall". Get 15% your first order when you use promo code RATCHET at american-giant.com. Switch to Cricket Wireless and get the plan that’s just right for you, starting at $30 per month! Amazon Prime Members can save on prescription medication when not using insurance and get FREE 2-Day delivery! Learn more at Amazon.com/RATCHETRX. Go to ShesBirdie.com/RATCHET for 15% off your first purchase.  Go to trysnow.com and use my code “RATCHET” for 15% off your first order.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ted Cuz abandons Texas in an emergency; Nick Cannon doesn't have the same 24 hours in a day; Ayesha Curry gets nekkid and the ‘gram goes wild; the $188M Powerball winner has less money and mo’ problems; Dave Chappelle doesn’t know what **** tastes like (his words); a review of Judas & The Black Messiah; and why simpin’ ain’t easy  For a 60-day free trial at ShipStation.com, use code RESPECT.  Visit ritual.com/RATCHET for 10% off your first 3 months.  Go to flexfits.com/RATCHET and use code RATCHET for 20% off Flex Disc Starter Kits—or 10% off your first Flex Cup—PLUS free U.S. shipping!  Go to Brooklinen.com and use promo code ratchet to get $25 off when you spend $100 or more, PLUS free shipping. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Best Friends with Nicole Byer & Sasheer Zamata comes out every Wednesday, on Stitcher, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nick Cannon got his old job back; Ish is getting real for TI and Tiny; Van Jones gets lit up on The View; the NFL boycott is apparently over; the Golden Globes snub half of Black Hollywood— again; a review of Malcolm and Marie; and as crazy as you thought the GOP was, they just got crazier Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tamron Hall lists Ratchet & Respectable among America’s Favorite podcasts; Michael “Bae” Jordan is the new Alexa; the whole gated community knows Trey Songz’s name; Silhouette peen; Andrew Gillum and his wife are still talking about that incident (in GQ); and Bevy Smith, author of Bevelations: Lessons from a Mutha, Auntie, Bestie shares worldly wisdom  Right now, Sakara is offering our listeners 20% off their first order when they go to Sakara.com/RATCHET or enter code RATCHET at checkout. Find out how Upstart can lower your monthly payments today when you go to UPSTART.com/RATCHET.  Switch to Cricket Wireless and get the plan that’s just right for you, starting at $30 per month! Cisit my special link right now EXPRESSVPN.com/ratchet, you can get an extra three months of ExpressVPN for free! Go to trysnow.com and use my code RATCHET for 15% off your first order. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Demi is the 2021 Ambassador for Pantene Gold Series; Jordyn Woods and Chloe Bailey break the Internet; Wendy Williams captivates America for four hours; Method Man’s wife is a Librarian; WTF is going on in Atlanta?; and there’s a Clubhouse room with Black bearded men reading at Demon Time.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A legend dies; remembering Whitney Houston; Harriet Tubman dubs are back, Tyrese pulls a Tyrese. Again; Dr. Hermès kills what’s left of her reputation; Reddit, Game Stop and Robinhood explained in laywoman’s terms; and a NFL player is rightfully fired for attempting to murder his girlfriend  Amazon Prime Members can save on prescription medication when not using insurance and get FREE 2-Day delivery! Learn more at Amazon.com/RATCHETRX.  Switch to Cricket Wireless and get the plan that’s just right for you, starting at $30 per month!  Wendy Williams The Movie premieres Saturday January 30th at 8/7c, followed by the tell-all documentary at 10 only on Lifetime. Explore your creativity at Skillshare.com/RATCHET and get a free trial of Premium Membership. Go to getneuro.com to order and better your state of mind now. Use code: RATCHET for 15% off your first order. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Demi’s New Year; Ashanti and Keyshia Cole face-off; The Trump pardons; Wendy Williams feuds with her brother; Michelle Obama’s bountiful bundles; Joe Biden wants to end white supremacy and Kamala Harris and Corporate America. Ritual is offering my listeners 10% off during your first 3 months. Visit ritual.com/RATCHET to start your Ritual today. Switch to Cricket Wireless and get the plan that’s just right for you, starting at $30 per month! Right now, get 20% off purchases of $30 or more with code RATCHET when you order online or use the new Walgreens app. ShipStation.com, enter offer code RESPECT to get a 60-day free trial. Promo code RESPECTABLE for twenty-five dollars off your first box at DAILY HARVEST.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Georgia saves what’s left of America; WAP makes kids, but isn’t for them; The Bachelor is boring; Dr. Dre has a change of heart about his divorce; the US Capitol under siege by deplorables; and Demi drops more MF-bombs this episode than ever before.  Go to Brooklinen.com and use promo code ratchet to get $25 off when you spend $100 or more, PLUS free shipping. Right now, get 20% off purchases of $30 or more with code RATCHET when you order online or use the new Walgreens app. Get an extra three months FREE at ExpressVPN.com/ratchet. Go to www.dailyharvest.com and enter promo code respectable to get twenty-five dollars off your first box! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Demi gives the BTS deets on her upcoming TVOne film “Don’t Waste Your Pretty” ; the sports world reacts to police shooting #JacobBlake; Megan Thee Stallion stops protecting Tory Lanez; Tavis Smiley owes PBS $2.6M for violating his morals clause; Evangelical leader Jerry Falwell Jr. may or may not have watched his wife having the sex with the pool boy; and Pastor John Gray engages in shenanigans. Again. On video. Also, #blacklivesmatter and Arrest the cops who murdered #breonnataylor  w​ww.usualwines.com​ and use my discount code “RATCHET” for $8 off your first order and try your first glass on us! acorn.tv code RATCHET to get your first 30 days for free! dailyharvest.com and enter promo code RESPECTABLE to get twenty-five dollars off your first box! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Demi has no life. The price of peen is expensive on the open market; Cardi & Offset call it quits; The Elbas do not need your “Congrats!”; John Boyega is a real one; Will Smith and The Real Aunt Viv reconcile, Patti "Verzuz" Gladys was a good time for grown folk; The Gillums do Tamron Hall and crisis communications expert Li-Ron Anderson-Bell weighs in on the good, the bad and the WTF of the interview  Go check out w​ww.usualwines.com​ and use my discount code “RATCHET” for $8 off your first order and try your first glass on us! Get 15% off your first Aurate purchase when you go to www.auratenewyork.com/ratchet and use promo code ratchet at checkout. Go to HelloFresh.com/ratchet80 and use code ratchet80 to get $80 off including free shipping Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's the most wonderful time of the year! Demi shares her thoughts on The Real Housewives of Potomac and Rev. Jamal Bryant, among other things. Go to HelloFresh.com/ratchet80 and use code ratchet80 to get $80 off including free shipping! As a listener, you'll get 10% off your first month by visiting BetterHelp.com/ratchet Get $20 off your fertility test when you go to ModernFertility.com/ratchet Go to Brooklinen.com and use promo code ratchet to get 10% off your first order and free shipping Go to DailyHarvest.com and enter promo code RESPECTABLE to get $25 off your first box! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Demetria fails at adulting; there’s delicious trash coming to a TV near you; why so much relationship advice is intentionally damaging to women; and Gammy sons TF out of a privileged white woman (I mean, TF. Sheesh!) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

LA is closed— again— until further notice; a million great books, shows and films are (back) on the horizon; ; Cardi B is Billboard’s Woman of the Year; and a Dallas-based restaurateur may or may not be justified in cursing everyone out  www.betterhelp.com/RATCHET www.feetures.com/RATCHET BeachBody: text RATCHET to 303030 www.shipstation.com code RESPECT www.tryfirstleaf.com/RATCHET Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

R&R merchandise is on the way; Adults are headed to the White House; The Only POTUS We Acknowledge is on a massive press tour; Weezy’s federal weapons charge explains his endorsement of The Occupant; Lover’s Rock is the greatest movie you haven’t seen… yet; The Fresh Prince Reunion requires tissues, and the royal family— as portrayed in The Crown— is hot trash. Also, updates on Aventer Gray, Nina “I got something for all you hos” Thomas; and the LA County DA whose husband ain’t for play-play.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Occupant is playing war games in DC- calling in the military, gassing peaceful citizens for photo-ops, using helicopters to disperse crowds,— and random city residents harbor protestors overnight; America’s police forces are out of control, even during nationwide protests about police mistreating and murdering black people; Demi heads downtown to the #dcprotests: Also, Demi’s mother (finally) agrees to an interview (about protesting) and Demi calls in a professional (Lisa Jones-Chandler) to get tips for black people about handling all this damn trauma (the murders, the viral videos, the uprisings, and either the weird, supportive corporate statements from places that are known for racism, or the profound silence from white colleagues, etc.) Also: #blacklivesmatter  AndStillIVote.org Ratchet and Respectable listeners can try ShipStation FREE for 60 days when you use offer code RESPECT. Make sure your business is ready to meet the demands of a massive online shopping season. Get started at ShipStation.com today! Go to DailyHarvest.com and enter promo code RESPECTABLE to get twenty-five dollars off your first box! Make the switch to Native today by going to NativeDeo.com/ratchet, or use promo code ratchet at checkout, and get twenty percent off your first order Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This is a sh-t show. Plus, Demi returns to LA, B. Smith’s husband does an interview; Meg says #protectBlackwomen on SNL; Daniel Cameron is a trash human; Mike Pence is the anti-Christ (despite being an evangelical Christian), and Senator Kamala Harris has the same work issues as every Black woman with a job; and did I mention America is a sh-t show? Oh, and #blacklivesmatter  Get the world’s smartest litter without leaving home by visiting PrettyLitter.com and use promo code RATCHET for 20% off your first order  Explore your creativity at Skillshare.com/RESPECT and the first 1,000 people to use our link will get a free trial of Skillshare Premium Membership For listeners of Ratchet and Respectable, you can receive $10 Off Your First Pair of Feetures by going to feetures.com/RATCHET As a listener, you’ll get 10% off your first month by visiting BetterHelp.com/Ratchet  Check out The Salon with LaLa Milan right now in Stitcher, Apple, or your favorite podcast app and make sure to subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Demi is *still* in MD; Clifford Smith Jr. shows his whole ass on the Power spin-off; The Rock’s racist fans discover he’s Black; The POTUS debates are a sh—show; receipts are coming re: the missing charges for Breonna Taylor’s murder; the rapper who shot Meg the Stallion is a trash human; the future of Essence Magazine looks uncertain; and Lovecraft Country is the best show on TV. Also, #blacklivesmatter. Still. Always.  Get 10% off your first month by visiting BetterHelp.com/RATCHET Go check out their website at w​ww.usualwines.com​ and use my discount code “RATCHET” for $8 off your first order and try your first glass on us! Get your first refill free at GetQuip.com/RESPECTABLE Go to Curology.com/RATCHET for a free 30-day trial Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There will not be justice for Brionna Taylor; Supreme Court Justice RBG died (RIP); Vanessa Bryant is on a (rightful) war-path; Meg Thee Stallion covers Time Magazine and Ms. Stephanie/ Humans of New York captivates the Internet. Again. #blacklivesmatter  Get 10% off your first month by visiting BetterHelp.com/RATCHET Check out w​ww.usualwines.com​ and use my discount code “RATCHET” for $8 off your first order and try your first glass on us! Go to DailyHarvest.com and enter promo code RESPECTABLE to get twenty-five dollars off your first box! To get a special free trial membership of Beach Body On Demand, text [RATCHET] to 303030 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Demi has no life. The price of peen is expensive on the open market; Cardi & Offset call it quits; The Elbas do not need your “Congrats!”; John Boyega is a real one; Will Smith and The Real Aunt Viv reconcile, Patti "Verzuz" Gladys was a good time for grown folk; The Gillums do Tamron Hall and crisis communications expert Li-Ron Anderson-Bell weighs in on the good, the bad and the WTF of the interview  As a listener, you’ll get 10% off your first month by visiting BetterHelp.com/RATCHET Get 10% off your first order and free shipping when you use promo code RATCHET only at Brooklinen.com Try ShipStation FREE for 60 days when you use offer code RESPECT at ShipStation.com. Explore your creativity and get 2 free months of Premium Membership at Skillshare.com/RATCHET Check out w​ww.usualwines.com​ and use my discount code “RATCHET” for $8 off your first order and try your first glass on us! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Demi is buried in work; The Occupant knew how bad #covid19 was from the beginning; Gladys Knight and Patti LaBelle are doing a Verzuz, Torey Lanez apologizes (kinda) to Megan Thee Stallion; John Gray apologizes for cheating on his wife…. Again; Dr. Dre’s wife has a $20k phone bill and #EbonyJaniceMoore (The Free People Project) pops by to discuss Jessica Krugg aka The Passing Professor. Oh, and #blacklivesmatter. Still. And arrest the cops who killed #breonnataylor Sakara is offering our listeners 20% off their first order when they go to Sakara.com/RATCHET or enter code RATCHET at checkout. Go to w​ww.usualwines.com​ and use my discount code “RATCHET” for $8 off your first order and try your first glass on us As a listener, you’ll get 10% off your first month by visiting BetterHelp.com/RATCHET Visit PrettyLitter.com, promo code RATCHET for 20% off Get $20 off your fertility test when you go to ModernFertility.com/RATCHET Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Demi mourns the transition of Chadwick Boseman; gushes over HBO’s Lovecraft Country; plans a watch party for the inevitable train wreck interview with Andrew Gilllum— and his wife(!)— on “Tamron”, rethinks her support of Jacob Blake; celebrates Niecy Nash’s nuptials, and discusses all things hair with Image Activist Michaela Angela Davis, including Tracee Ellis Ross on the cover of the September 2020 Ellle, Megan Thee Stallion being shot, and the duty of light skinned Black people when they gain a seat at the table.  Also: arrest the cops who murdered #breonnataylor and #blacklives matter (even when Black people keep getting killed and shot.) Get a powerful skincare treatment made for YOU today! Go to Curology.com/RATCHET for a free 30-day trial Get $20 off your fertility test when you go to Modern.Fertility.com/RATCHET Go to GetQuip.com/RESPECTABLE, RIGHT NOW, to get your first refill FREE DailyHarvest.com, enter code RESPECTABLE to get twenty-five dollars off your first box Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Demi gives the BTS deets on her upcoming TVOne film “Don’t Waste Your Pretty” ; the sports world reacts to police shooting #JacobBlake; Megan Thee Stallion stops protecting Tory Lanez; Tavis Smiley owes PBS $2.6M for violating his morals clause; Evangelical leader Jerry Falwell Jr. may or may not have watched his wife having the sex with the pool boy; and Pastor John Gray engages in shenanigans. Again. On video. Also, #blacklivesmatter and Arrest the cops who murdered #breonnataylor  ShipStation.com, enter code RESPECT BetterHelp.com/RATCHET DailyHarvest.com, enter code RESPECTABLE Beach Body on Demand - Text RATCHET to 30-30-30 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Demi binges Homeland; and calls up her friends Mike Muse (SiriusXM), Natasha Eubanks (The YBF Politics) and Dr .Stacey Patton (Child Advocate) to discuss the latest in politics and pop culture, specifically, why so many Black men don’t like Senator Kamala Harris as the VP pick, the problem with ADOS, Michelle Obama’s speech at the virtual DNC and Selah Marley’s childhood “trauma”, inflicted by her vary famous parents, Lauryn Hill and Rohan Marley.  ModernFertility.com/RATCHET for $20 off your test Sakara.com/RATCHET or enter code RATCHET at checkout for 20% off your first order Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Demi calls up her friends-- old and new: Political Analyst Anglea Rye to discuss Kamala Harris as the first Black woman VP nominee; Professor and Proud Feminist Brittney Copper to explain why there's so much fuss about "WAP"; and Sexpert Ashley Cobb to help you get the good sex you know you desrve. Skillshare.com/RATCHET DailyHarvest.com, enter code RESPECTABLE BetterHelp.com/RATCHET Brooklinen.com, enter code RATCHET Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tiffany Haddish and Common are officially a couple; Kamala Harris is accused of being “too ambitious”; Beyonce’ blesses us with Black is King, an exposed Internet cheater returns to the spotlight; and cultural critic L. Michael Gipson (The Gipson Gazette) brings Demi up to date on Jaguar Wright’s IG confessions and all the pop culture shenanigans she missed while traveling (for work). Also: #breonnataylor’s murderers are still walking free. And #blacklivesmatter Always.  Listeners can try ShipStation FREE for 60 days when you use offer code RESPECT. shipstation.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Demi heads to Atlanta for work; Ancestor John Lewis is laid to rest, Lou Williams stops for wings; Oprah puts Breonna Taylor on the cover of O Mag, the Emmy nods are Blackity-Black , AOC reads a GOP Congressman for well-deserved filth; Terry Crews tries to redefine the meaning of “coon”, and Hermain Cain dies dancing, literally, for The Man. Also: #BlackLivesMatter Still.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Demi takes a Covid test; remembering Congressman John Lewis and Rev. CT Vivian; Snoop and DMX's Verzuz battle, "unkempt" Rick Fox is a pillar of physical perfection at 51, Ol' Joe thinks The Occupant is the only racist POTUS; misogyny runs rampant over Meg Thee Stallion, Andrew Gillum returns from exile; Kanye, Nick Cannon and Tamar are in crisis and mental health advocate Bassey Ikpi explains why we're talking about them all wrong.  Also: #breonnataylor's killers are still free and #blacklivesmatter. Still.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Demi moves to DTLA; Viola Davis lands the cover of Vanity Fair, Nick Cannon is fired from all of Viacom; Chris Cuomo loses it on air, the Governor of Georgia sues Atlanta's mayor, Michelle Obama announces a podcast, and Demi and one of her besties, Jawn Murray, discuss Tamera leaving The Real, Kanye West's bid for The Oval and yes, finally, Will and Jada's WTF Red Table Talk.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Demi has a birthday; The Supreme Court makes it difficult to access birth control; the US pushes to re-open schools; Black folk want change; Amy Cooper is being charged for making a false accusation; the psychology behind not wearing a mask; Kanye West gives an unhinged interview to Forbes; The Occupant attacks Bubba Wallace; Hamilton on TV; Curtis Jackson and Lil Wayne bash Black women; and Stephen Jackson pulls a Stephen Jackson. Again. *sigh*  Also #breonnataylor’s killers are still free, and #blacklivesmatter  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Demi gets pink box braids; LA is closed until further notice; The Occupant tweets thru a global pandemic; Karens cannot stop themselves from going wild; the BET awards were better than ever; Terry Crews is the new Tyrese; Essence’s CEO steps aside in response to an anonymous open letter; Jada Pinkett Smith is accused of having sex with another man (with Will’s approval); and a firearms expert explains why black women need to protect themselves and even better, how. Also, Breonna Taylor's murderers are still free and #blacklivesmatter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Demi heads to Palm Springs to celebrate a birthday? white people are really mad about Aunt Jemima, Cousin Gary Chambers Jr. goes AWF on Connie; Bubba Wallace’s Boise wasn’t a hoax, and The Problem with White Jesus  explained by Dr. Anthea Butler. Also: Breonna Taylor’s murders are still free and #blacklivesmatter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Demi returns to LA; corporations are having a reckoning about race; Juneteenth is a paid holiday; Nat Turner should have a statue; Beyoncé writes an open letter about #brionnataylor; yet another black man (#rayshardbrooks) is killed by police (in the middle of Week 3 of national protests over the police killing Black people); Dave Chappelle delivers his version of a Ted Talk; Insecure has a “WTF?!” season finale; The Bachelor (finally) goes black for its 25th season; Spike Lee drops a Cat Daddy film on Netflix; J. Cole upsets women with his latest single; and Dr. Stacey Patton explains why videos of black men being murdered play on a media loop. Also: #blacklivesmatter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Terry Crews is in bad black standing. Again. Meghan McCain joins Karen culture; Candace Owens is a political “pick me”; George Floyd is finally laid to rest; The Occupant is planning a speech on race in America; “Defund the Police” doesn’t mean what a lot of people think it does; and Demi interviews her dad about fathers (and more). Also: #blacklivesmatter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Occupant is playing war games in DC- calling in the military, gassing peaceful citizens for photo-ops, using helicopters to disperse crowds,— and random city residents harbor protestors overnight; America’s police forces are out of control, even during nationwide protests about police mistreating and murdering black people; Demi heads downtown to the #dcprotests: Also, Demi’s mother (finally) agrees to an interview (about protesting) and Demi calls in a professional (Lisa Jones-Chandler) to get tips for black people about handling all this damn trauma (the murders, the viral videos, the uprisings, and either the weird, supportive corporate statements from places that are known for racism, or the profound silence from white colleagues, etc.) Also: #blacklivesmatter  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Amy Cooper weaponizes her White Tears on camera and Christian Cooper, the man she tried to kill with death by cop, swiftly and publicly forgives her; George Floyd is murdered by four police officers over $10, Minnesota (?!) goes HAM in response; Dwyane Wade and Zya dye their hair; WaPo explores how non-Wakandan Moms handle childcare during the global pandemic; Ayesha Curry posts a (hypocritical?) bikini pic.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

BET honors Andre Harrell with a star-studded tribute; The Occupant in the White House has reached #peakpetty, Obama does a “political drive by” , according to a raging racist, Nancy Pelosi trolls Trump; Fashion god André Leon Talley releases his second memoir (and the critics are brutal), and Dr. Tyffani Dent, a licensed psychologist, weighs in on Lil Boosie’s admission that he paid a woman to perform a sexual act with his 12 year old son. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

RIP Andre Harrell, Little Richard, and Betty Wright; #BreonnaTaylor and other black women have black lives that matter too; IDGAF about anything Ahmaud Arbery did before he was murdered while minding his business, Nina Thomas “got something for all you hos”; Snoop is caught on a sex tape with Generation Z’s “Supahead”; cockfishing and the misguided men who are hollering hard (and wrong) during a global pandemic. Sigh.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Michelle Obama drops a Netflix documentary, Barack Obama reacts to the Hope signal, Don Lemon has bars, Michael Jordan’s "Last Dance" has a glaring omission, Puffy threatens to hold the black vote hostage, and #ahmaudarbery goes from human to hashtag (RIP).  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Katie Couric goes #peakKaren on The Denzel, R. Kelly almost ruined The Five Heartbeats, Oprah is giving the commencement speech for he Class of 2020, and Dr. Hermès (Brix) and Stacey Abrams are taking the wrong Ls for the wrong men. Also, Demi’s watching Money Heist and they are still in the GD bank. Still.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A recap of America Series Finale, the Babyface vs Teddy Riley Showdown, and former NBA Player Stephen Jackson’s gives a riveting account of why he called off a wedding... fifteen years ago.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Trump’s press conferences become more belligerent than usual Bernie Sanders drops out of the presidential race, Bruce Willis quarantines with his ex wife (instead of the current one), All-American is the best show on TV and The Clark Sisters film makes Demi wonder if successful women really can have “it” all (at the same time). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oprah allows Stedman back in the Big House, Sabrina Elba takes an "L" for Idris, Jeannie and Jeezy get engaged, Easter is cancelled, and Mayor Lightfoot needs an NDA.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There’s no end in sight for #Covid-19, Yamiche Alcindor does the Lord’s work, Drake actually needed to hide the world from his child, Rihanna wouldn’t mind being a single mom, and Melissa Imani Showalter, former fiancé of former NBA player Stephen Jackson, addresses his viral rant on “bitter black women.”  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Demi interviews a descendant of Annie Malone, the first black hair care extraordinaire and Madam CJ Walker’s mentor, President Cuomo leads the nation because someone has to, Andrew Gullum’s nude photos leak to the press, and Papa Lucas spills family tea (on accident, sorta.)  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Corona Virus exposes America’s deep flaws, almost-Governor Andrew Gullium releases two statements that ignores the male escort in his hotel room, and boxer Floyd Mayweather mourns the loss of Josie Harris (for his fans).  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Meghan Markle and The Royal Snack take their final twirl thru the UK, Joe Biden is the (likely) Democratic nominee, HRC has a new (and awesome) documentary on Hulu, Harvey Weinstein is sentenced to 23 years in prison, The Honey Pot renews the warranty on your poussey and the Internet rallies around a black child who thinks she’s “ugly”.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Demi receives an unexpected gift from Snowfall’s Gents, and over red wine, wonders where the ushers were at Kobe Bryant’s memorial service, is misogyny is a curable disease, why folks keep trying to control who black women do or date and what exactly a group of BLM activists expected to happen when they ran up on a black person’s home at 5:30 in the GD morning.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Demi recaps her first Pre-Oscar Weekend in LA, that Gayle King interview about Kobe, the Adventures of Cheryl and Bobby Love, Gervonta Davis’s yoke-age, The End of the Power Era (sort of) and the unfortunate shenanigans on Love is Blind. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

.Demi remembers Kobe Bryant and discusses the social/news media sh-- show on the day he died, reviews the Grammy Awards, digs into the uproar over Oprah's latest book club selection, offers a first "peek" at the documentary about Russell Simmons's alleged rapes, and wonders why Terry Crews decided to be such a trash human.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Demi dishes on Meghan and Harry's exit from the UK, Tyler Perry's Beyonce' status, Lori Harvey and Future's real-life reality show, Loni Love on "a lot" of Black men's inability to act right, and Lizzo's response to Jillian Michael's shenanigans.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Happy New Year! Demi returns on the first anniversary of Ratchet & Respectable to chat about Meghan Markle and Prince Harry (and Baby Archie) throwing deuces to the UK (for half the year), Lifetime's new black programming, including Surviving R. Kelly and Hopelessly in Love, the final season of Power #whoshotghost, Blue Ivy trolls, Tyler Perry's lack of a writer's room and Kevin Hart's misguided documentary. Welcome back!   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Demi recaps her Istanbul excursion and a long list of ratchet shenanigans, including Trump's impeachment, Steph Curry's alleged penis pics, the (disappointing) A$AP Rocky sex tape, the return of Steve Harvey's talk show, Lizzo's bare ass at the Staples Center, full frontal on the Watchmen, Russell Simmons apologists  the non-kidnapped, kidnapped girl, Kim Kardashian's brown-fishing and the catch-22 of JR Smith's praying wife.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Demi and her commentator bestie Jawn Murray (HLN, MSNBC) discuss Omarion's Millennium Tour (minus B2K), Gabrielle Union's *ahem* departure from NBC, Amber Rose's "whole body" makeover announcement, Kim K's moratorium on sexy selfies and more!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Demi dishes on the source of Omarion's unbotheredness, the NY Times Review of Queen & Slim, and the ice of white folks. She also  chit chats with Alicia Garza, co-founder of Black Lives Matter and principal at Black Futures Lab,  about Too Short's "favorite word", being labeled a terrorist, Judge Joe Brown not wanting a Harriet Tubman on American currency (before a man), TI discussing his daughter's hymen with the world, and the serial killer targeting vulnerable black women.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Demi dishes on re-entering the relationship arena, contemplates reading the new tell-all by Whitney Houston's bestie Robyn Crawford, tries really hard to understand People's 2019 Choice for "Sexiest Man Alive", laments Congresswoman Katie Hill's sex scandal and resignation, wonders why more people aren't talking about Cuba Gooding Jr's assault charges and offers a non spoiler, non-review of Lena Waithe's Queen & Slim.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Demi attends a relationship conversation in LA and has many, many thoughts.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Demi reviews TI's new podcast, Eddie Murphy's return to cinema in "Dolemite Is My Name", Deon Cole's underrated stand up, and Kanye's long-awaited "Jesus Is King". There's also considerable musing on Lamar Odom's confessions about his ex, Tank's take on oral sex and Wendy Williams's tirades about Nicki Minaj and Duchess Meghan Markle, but not the British tabloids which ruined her life.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Demi and her Bestie-in-Her-Head Candice Benbow (Red Lip Theology) dissect sexual shame, high religiosity, and the fear of independent woman based on the public shenanigans of popular Christians: Kanye West and and his Sunday Services, Erica Campbell denouncing masturbation and promoting soul ties, and Fantasia's take on   submission in marriage.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Demi recommends her favorite TV shows, including Wu Wednesdays on FX, The Black Godfather on Epix and First Wives Club on BET+, examines the alleged potential impeachment of the Orange in the Oval and interviews marketing expert and campaign guru Thembisa Mshaka about the hullabaloo over (yet another) controversial H&M image.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Demi discuses Malik Yoba's "speaking up" about his attraction to transwomen, Angelica Ross's (POSE) call for trans inclusion at the Black Girls Rock Awards, the Internet meltdown over a viral tweet about a woman who declined a coffee date, and Fantasia and her husband's thoughts on submission. Oh, and Kemba Smith and the time the ATF raided the house I was staying at for Spring Break. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Demi's back from her summer vacay in Ghana and catching up on all the shenanigans and new TV that she missed while she was gone, including Nicki Minaj's retirement, Kevin Hart's suspicious car accident, the return (and redemption?) of Nate Parker, Dave Chappelle's latest stand up, the latest episodes of Queen Sugar, Power and Greenleaf, and more!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Demetria chats about Chris Cuomo being about that life and whether "Fredo" is equal to the N-word, Nova's redemption on Queen Sugar, Jay's Z's undefined collaboration with the NFL, Laz Alonso looking like a buffet on The Boys, the epic international vacays of the The Harveys and The Johnsons  (Magic) + friends, and a recap of the season finale of The Handmaid's Tale.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Demetria ponders who Trump could release from prison that would make her support him, why Black folks should be concerned about ICE, Lori Harvey and Diddy's confirmed "situation", the genius of Hobbs & Shaw, a review of the Black Lady Sketch Show and mourns the loss of Toni Morrison.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Demetria reflects on the shenanigans and hijinks of Antoine Fuqua and his mistress, Nicole Murphy; Lori Harvey allegedly dating a man old enough to be her Daddy ("Diddy") and why Cynthia Erivo deserves to be play Harriet Tubman in an upcoming biopic.  Thanks much to this week's sponsors, Daily Harvest, Audible, and Lola Feminine Products.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Demetria's back in LA (for a couple weeks) after a five-city escape that included ABFF and Essence Fest. She has pop-culture thoughts, many (!) on The Handmaid's Tale, Queen Sugar, A$AP Rocky's detainment in Sweden, Tyler Perry's speech at the BET Awards and The Serena Williams's piece of bare black ass on the cover of Harper's Baazar.  Also, thanks to this week's sponsors, Audible.com/respectable and DailyHarvest.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Demetria is sick AF. During a rare 30 minutes where she can breathe thru her nose, she recounts the latest shenanigans in Belle-ville, including a trip to ABFF for a table read of her upcoming TV film, "Don't Waste Your Pretty", heading East for Father's Day and getting trapped in Maryland due to a head cold. There's more, including updates on Mama and Papa Belle, but that's the gist of it.  Many thanks to this week's sponsor, Audible.com/respectable.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Demetria muses on her new LA life as "Demi", an encounter with Not Suit, Suit, hunger pains in Hollywood, turning 40, Nova Bordelon's complete lack of boundaries, TMZ overstepping, and yeah, J and G.  Also, thanks to this week's sponsors, Audible.com/respectable and DailyHarvest.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Demetria muses on the new season of The Handmaid's Tale (no spoilers and why Jharrel Jerome ("Korey Wise") deserves an Emmy, laughs at Lil Nas X upsetting racists and the loose animal who called a hotel desk attendant a f---ing n----r, and ponders who gets to be called "Auntie" and why so many people seem to think saying "no" or having boundaries is "mean". Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Demetria takes reader requests for this week's topics. The result? She muses on Dionne Warwick's questionable statements about Beyonce', Jordyn Woods' first TV role on Grown-ish, Peter Gunz's 11th child, Trey Songz's baby boy, the new season of She's Gotta Have It, and how to make a transition from an old life to a new one. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Demetria chats with therapist Lisa Jones- Chandler about black women anxiety, the strong black woman archetype (healthy) tools to self-soothe and how to find a therapist.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Demetria and OmNoire Founder Christina Rice take the stage to discuss new beginnings, "a-ha moments", breaking cycles of dysfunction, and moving on from relationship drama/trauma. (Plus audience questions.)  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Demetria pontificates on Steve and Marjorie divorce rumors, Jussie Smollet's explosion from Empire, John Singleton's passing, West Indian Archie aka the newest addition to the royal family, Billy Porter's Old Testament realness at the Met Gala, Georgia's new abortion law, and why everyone hates Ayesha Curry so damn much.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Demetria shares her predictions for the next episode of Game of Thrones, celebrates Idris Elba’s marriage, offers advice for oft-embattled Jordyn Woods, wonders about the Obamas new Netflix offerings and speaks to expert educators  Erica Buddington (Langston League) and Dr. Ivory Toldson (Howard University) about the curious new policies for parental attire at a Houston high school.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Demetria (finally) has a long overdue chat with one of her favorite writers and bestie-in-her-head, Damon Young, co-founder of Very Smart Brothas and author of "What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Blacker. Your favorite writer's favorite writers chat about Game of Thrones, gentrification, public transparency, short sentences, Michelle Williams, why Darius Lovehall is the ultimate fuccboi and (so, so, much) more....  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Demetria muses on being homesick for the DMV, Nipsey Hussle's memorial service, Wendy Williams' divorce, Nortre Dame in flames (Paris is Burning!) , Marjorie Harvey: a Mood, a Moment, a Movement, and the electrifying epicness of Beyonce's Netflix doc.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Demetria muses on her move to LA, visiting the Marathon Store and South Central LA, the curious theories of Dr. Sebi, Joe Biden's handsy behavior, weaponizing #MeToo, Kodak Black shooting his shot at Lauren London, and finally, what's going on with Black women's weight? Demetria asks food an cultural expert Dr. Psyche Williams Forson to, well, weigh in.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Demetria shares her thoughts on Nipsey Hussle's murder, noosing between Michael Ealy and Morris Chestnut, the long overdue rock-doc about the best selling gospel album of all-time, the womp-womp of the Mueller Report, Jordan Peele refusing to center white men, Chris Rock dragging Jussie Smollett, Lizzo being fat and proud and sexy on the cover of Playboy and keeping Wendy Williams in our prayers.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Demetria chats with "Best friend in her head" The Unfit Christian about praying grandmothers, the Book of Luke, Bedside Baptist, John Gray and Jamal Bryant, Manifest Destiny, Re-imagining God, witchy Christians, "good" women, missing church and the "right way" to Luh God. Let the "blasphemy" begin!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Demetria's back! This week she's recapping her getaway at Leading Women Defined and catching up on (almost) everything she missed: , J.Lo + A.Rod's engagement, Cory Booker and his "boo" Rosario Dawson, R. Kelly's morning meltdown with Gayle King, that Michael Jackson documentary, Khloe Kardashian holding a child accountable for the wayward penis of her child's father and the mediocre white folks at the center of the college cheating scandal.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Demetria chats with Black Masculinity expert Dr. Jason Nichols about  fragile men, pick-me princesses, Billy Porter, weaponizing the Bible, Barack Obama, Fox News, the responsibility of black men to fix each other and SOOOOO MUCH MORE. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Demetria has a blackity black-black discussion with Rutgers Professor Melissa Valle in a meandering conversation about Blackness that includes black-fishing in pop culture (that means you Ariana Grande),the Frankenstein-ing of of black beauty and toasts to light-skin kids.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Demetria muses on how initial Jussie Smollett supporters should handle the fallout of his alleged hate crime hoax, examines the questionable Blackness of Kamala Harris (with the help of an an expert on race, Christina Douyon), fawns over Showtime's documentary on Teddy Pendergrass, clowns Floyd Mayweather for shopping at Gucci and dissects Steve Harvey's integrity in that ill-fated interview with Mo'Nique.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Demetria interviews a "Friend-in-Her Head" multimedia artist and cultural expert Kenya (Robinson) about the creation of privilege (including Demetria's inner Susan), embracing fear, why Blackface won't go away, rituals/symbols of White Power, and whitewashing Motown at the Grammys.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Demetria is inspired to dig deeper after reading "Well-Read Black Girl", examines the complete sh--t show of Virginia politics (as of 02.04.18), wonders why adult bed-wetting (non-medical or trauma related) isn't the dealbreaker it should be and reviews Netflix's Abducted in the Plain Sight, ie, the most alarming documentary everrrrrrrrrrr.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Demetria is distraught about Jussie Smollet's attack, ticked off at B. Smith's discretion-less husband, curious about the new (and damning) Michael Jackson documentary at Sundance, and tired of all the water about Kamala Harris.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Demetria unleashes about the Black 53%, the sexism of Cancel Culture, the supreme fuccboi-ness of Future, and along with a special guest (a pole dance instructor!) explains why City Girls and Cardi B's "Twerk" video is empowering and more respectable than ratchet (hear me out).  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Demetria shares an internal conflict over Kamala Harris's alleged run for the Oval, muses on the best and worst of pop culture and politics, including the outcry from sensitive men over a harmless Gillette commercial, more (scandalous and NSFW) details from an R. Kelly survivor, and the ratchet divorce (and affair) of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos aka the wealthiest man in the world.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Demetria reviews the best selling book of 2018, "Becoming" by former First Lady Michelle Obama. Highlights include her (healthy) obsession with "Mom", a short soliloquy on why Barry Obama should never have been the poster boy for "potential", and the lessons about overcoming being an Angry Black Woman, asking for what you want, and becoming all the people who you are meant to be.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Author, life coach and cultural critic Demetria L. Lucas (finally) muses on pop culture, dating and relationships and her often hilarious misadventures in her much-awaited podcast, Ratchet & Respectable. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

QAnon Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene is caught in a tantric sex tryst; New York Governor Andrew Cuomo may have blood on his hands; Justin Timberlake apologizes to Janet Jackson and Brittney Spears nearly two decades late; The Bachelor franchise has a very public reckoning with racism; One of Demi’s favorite humans Candice Benbow (Red Lip Theology) stops by to discuss Tessica Brown aka #gorillagluegirl black beauty standards and the lack of empathy toward Black women; and more. Get $8 off your first Usual Wines order when you use code RATCHET at https://usualwines.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Bearded Black Men Who Read (On Clubhouse) swing by for a very special V-Day reading; and singer Omar Wilson serenades Demi with a verse from his new single “Sounds That You Make”. Grab your headphones… and if necessary, a towel. Happy Valentine’s Day!!!  Go to thirdlove.com/RATCHET now to find your perfect-fitting bra… and get 20% off your first purchase! Go to dailyharvest.com and enter promo code RESPECTABLE to get twenty-five dollars off your first box! For listeners of Ratchet and Respectable, you can receive $10 Off your first pair of Feetures when you go to features.com/RATCHET.  Get 10% off your first month at BetterHelp by visiting BetterHelp.com/ratchet.  Get 15% off your first order at JenniKayne.com when you use code RATCHET at checkout. For a limited time, that includes furniture, too.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Outside is opening in LA; Biden’s Rollie makes the New York Times, The Occupant’s final act; VP Harris gets a new Vogue cover (for print); the Salt N Pepa biopic causes an uproar; a French essayist hates men— with good reason?  Go to GetNeuro.com to order and better your state of mind now. Use code RATCHET for 15% off your first order. Go to DailyHarvest.com and enter promo code RESPECTABLE to get $25 off your first box! Check out www.UsualWines.com and use my discount code RATCHET for $8 off your first order. Get 15% off your first order when you use promo code RATCHET at American-Giant.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Inauguration is still happening; DC looks like a gigantic, federal prison; Gentleman Dougie acts like an interested man; Plies has new teeth; Demi reviews of “American Skin” and “One Night in Miami”  Get a free 45-day extended trial when you go to Canva.me/Ratchet Go to HelloFresh.com/ratchet10 and use code ratchet10 for 10 free meals, including free shipping Check out www.UsualWines.com and use discount code "RATCHET" for $8 off your first order and try your first glass on us Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Demi’s first TV film, Don’t Waste Your Pretty, has an air-date; national leaders finally want to get serious about gun control in wake of the blood-lust at the Capitol; Andrew Yang bombs at running for NYC Mayor, the twice-impeached Occupant refuses to pay his lawyer fees; Bevy Smith releases her memoir, Bevalations; Anna Wintour defends the controversial Kamala Harris Vogue cover; Lori Harvey has a new beau; and Ashley Cobb from @sexwithashley and “Hoe and Tell” offers up her sex resolutions for the the new year.  Receive $10 Off Your First Pair of Feetures when you go to Feetures.com/RATCHET Sakara is offering our listeners 20% off their first order when they go to Sakara.com/RATCHET or enter code RATCHET Sign up for a $60 voice plan with Cricket Wireless and get a Nokia C2 Tava for free. Get 20% off purchases of $30 or more with code RATCHET when you order online or use the new Walgreens app Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jazmine Sullivan drops Heaux Tales, French Netflix gives us "Lupin"; all Karens aren't white; Vogue doesn't deliver for Madam VP; and The First Amendment doesn't mean what... a lot of people think it does *sigh*  Get $20 off your fertility test when you go to ModernFertility.com/ratchet Find out how Upstart can lower your monthly payments today when you go to Upstart.com/RATCHET Get a Nokia C2 Tava for free when you sign up for a $60 voice plan with Cricket Wireless Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Demi delays her New Year celebration until January 20; reviews of "Bridgerton", "Sylvie’s Love", and "Soul"; a wild beast attacks a child in a NYC hotel lobby; a regular white woman has been cat-fishing as “exotic”; and The Occupant unravels further  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Demetria and her favorite pop culture commentator Jawn Murray reunite to kick-off the holiday season. They tackle Dave Chappelle taking on Big TV, “OG Aunt Viv” and Will Smith making amends, Mo’ NIque’s ongoing litigation with Netflix,  and Shonda Rhimes’s ground-breaking switch from ABC to Netflix.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Occupant is fired; Stacey Abrams is an American hero; Eva Longoria disses Black women; Beijing Barry drops a new book; the origin story of the latest Black Bachelorette; 007 is a Black woman, and John Gray pulls another John Gray. *sigh*  Go to dailyharvest.com and enter promo code RESPECTABLE to get twenty-five dollars off your first box! Thanks to sponsor of the show SKILLSHARE! Explore your creativity at Skillshare.com/RESPECT and the first 1,000 people to use our link will get a free trial of Skillshare Premium Membership Modcloth.com and enter code respect for 20% Off your order of $75 or more. www.usualwines.com and use my discount code “RATCHET” for $8 off your first order Give the gift of Native by going to Native Deo dot com slash ratchet, or use promo code ratchet at checkout, and get twenty percent off your first order Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Demi calls up her friends-- old and new: Political Analyst Anglea Rye to discuss Kamala Harris as the first Black woman VP nominee; Professor and Proud Feminist Brittney Copper to explain why there's so much fuss about "WAP"; and Sexpert Ashley Cobb to help you get the good sex you know you desrve. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Terry Crews is in bad black standing. Again. Meghan McCain joins Karen culture; Candace Owens is a political “pick me”; George Floyd is finally laid to rest; The Occupant is planning a speech on race in America; “Defund the Police” doesn’t mean what a lot of people think it does; and Demi interviews her dad about fathers (and more). Also: #blacklivesmatter Take control of acne, dark spots, breakouts or whatever your unique concerns may be with a powerful skincare treatment made for YOU today! Go to www.curology.com/ratchet for a free 30-day trial Keep it simple with Daily Harvest! Go to www.dailyharvest.com and enter promo code RESPECTABLE to get twenty-five dollars off your first box Right now, Modern Fertility is offering our listeners $20 off the test when you go to www.modernfertility.com/ratchet That’s 6 bottles of wine for $29.95 OR 12 bottles for $59.95 at www.tryfirstleaf.com/ratchet Visit www.andistillvote.org/Your-Story-Matters to join the fight for voting rights today.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Demi is on hiatus; Enslaved is one of the best docs on slavery that you’ve never heard of, The New York Times hates the best show on TV, Andrew Gillum launches a podcast, Shonda Rhimes quit ABC on GP, Forever POTUS aka Beijing Barry dog walks The Occupant.  Go to HelloFresh.com/ratchet80 and use code ratchet80 to get a total of $80 off across 5 boxes, including free shipping on your first box! Visit ExpressVPN.com/RATCHET right now, and you can get three extra months of ExpressVPN for free To get a special free trial membership to Beach Body On-Demand, text [RATCHET] to 303030 You can get Honey for free today at JoinHoney.com/RATCHET As a listener, you’ll get 10% off your first month by visiting BetterHelp.com/RATCHET Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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