
Ratchet & Respectable
Hosted by Demi · Demetria L. Lucas
4.8from 4,250 ratings
- 620
- Episodes
- 225
- Transcribed
- 4,250
- Ratings
- Weekly
- Cadence
- 2019
- First episode
- 5M
- YouTube views
About 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 (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.
- Publisher
- Demetria L. Lucas
- Category
- news · society & culture · tv & film
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 9 Jan 2019
- Latest episode
- 6 Nov 2026
Latest episodes
225 of 620 episodes have a transcript.

6 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT
Blue Tsunami, a Mississippi Miracle (?) & Woke Is Back

3 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT
Political Infighting, Diaspora Wars & the Return of Railroad Zaddy

30 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Atlanta Is Not a Real Place, Iyanla Coddles A(nother) Grown Man & the Respectability Politics of Reasonable Doubt
Reach and audience
Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.
- YouTube views
- 5,155,870
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.8 / 5
- 3,249 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.9 / 5
- 1,001 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 80 / 100
A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.
- Quality
- 84
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 93
- Engagement
- 99
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Questions about Ratchet & Respectable
Who hosts Ratchet & Respectable?
Demi host the show. Published by Demetria L. Lucas.
How often do new episodes come out?
The show publishes weekly, based on its RSS feed.
Does Ratchet & Respectable take guests?
Yes. Guests have been identified in episode analyses.
Where can I read transcripts?
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