Ratchet & Respectable

Ratchet & Respectable

Hosted by Demi · Demetria L. Lucas

4.8from 4,250 ratings

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80Podcast AuthorityScore out of 100 · How it is scored
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.

  1. 6 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT

    Blue Tsunami, a Mississippi Miracle (?) & Woke Is Back

  2. 3 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT

    Political Infighting, Diaspora Wars & the Return of Railroad Zaddy

  3. 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.

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