Ratchet & Respectable
by Demetria L. Lucas & Studio71
July 16, 2025 5:00 pm
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, everything worth watching on any size screen, her favorite reads, dating/marriage/divorce chronicles and whatever else has captivated the zeitgeist AND her inner circle. Ratchet & Respectable is published EVERY WEDNESDAY. Listen wherever popular podcasts are heard. #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
Recent Episodes
Carrie is a Cat Lady, Essence vs “Africans” and Poor, Poor Gladys
2 days agoESSENCE Fest: Sorting thru the Rumors, Allegations and Straight Up Lies! (Oh, and taking accountability too.)
1 week agoDiddy Trial: The Aftermath (feat. former Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx)
2 weeks agoDiddy Trial: The Verdict is In (+ Other Topics)
2 weeks agoMagical Negroes, Science Experiments on Black... OMG! The Feds Are Dropping Diddy Charges?!?! (and so, so much more)
3 weeks agoBONUS EPISODE: The Diddy Trial- Inside the Courthouse, Secret Co-Consprirators (Uh, KK?!?), and Buying B*ssy on an AmEx
4 weeks agoThe Tyler Perry Lawsuit: Sugar Daddies, Side N%#*%, and no NDAs.
4 weeks agoBONUS EPISODE: Diddy Trial: RRRIIIIICCOOOO! (as explained by an actual prosecutor, not a podcaster)
1 month agoBonus Episode: Diddy Trial, Part Three— Crack Pipes, Cucks, Koalas, and Kanye West!!!
1 month agoBONUS EPISODE: Diddy Trial Recap,"Jane" (a/k/a Part Two)
1 month ago