Ratchet & Respectable

Amy DuBois Barnett is an editor icon—the former editor-in-chief of Teen People, Honey and Ebony and one of those women everybody in media wants to be. And now, she is finally living the dream she first had in her 20s: novelist. We get into her juicy debut, If I Ruled the World, the glory—and danger—of working in Black media and hip-hop during the late ’90s, and why it's NEVER too late to circle back to the dream you left behind.If I Ruled the World:https://amyduboisbarnett.com

Demi has a visit from the world’s most considerate handyman; goes down a rabbit hole about 50/50 relationships; Mecca from Married at First Sight has lost his ENTIRE mind

An aspiring MAGA politico lost to a man who quit 3 weeks prior; Andrew Gillum in the pokie; Nara Smith repeats that she is not a trad wife… despite her trad wife aesthetics; On Married At First Sight, Shawn asks Nikki for “handiwork”; an excitable review of the new season of Lioness; Demi heads back to Ghana 

Demi reflects on the loss of a friend and legendary journalist Flo Anthony, sits down with estate planning attorney Dorna Jenkins Taylor to explain why everyone needs a plan, and discusses Tomi Adeyemi's emotional response to seeing her work adapted for the screen. Find Dorna Jenkins Taylor at: https://attorneydornataylor.com/

Dr. Fauci keeps a diary on his work computer, then pleads "the Fif"; Ms. Rachel enters her villain era; Hunter Biden is the mouthpiece we need; Brittney Griner files for divorce from her ride-or-die wife, Cherelle

Demi and Dating & Relationship Expert Anwar White dissect, cackle, and gag over bread-winning women, men with mother wounds, learning vulnerability and when to cut your losses on the latest (completely dysfunctional) season of MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT (a/k/a TV’s best guilty pleasure )

Middle-aged Usher is treated like a dirty old man by a young Chris Brown fan; The saga of Cheyenne Bryant lying about her doctorate degree gets crazier; Netflix and Pastor Jamal Bryant and Dr. Marc Lamont Hill enter the chat; another round of Bonnet-Gate and respectability politics, this time at Tuskegee University 

Three celebrity estate disputes (Malcolm Jamal Warner, Chadwick Boseman, and Takeoff) made Demetria confront the conversation she has avoided for years

I'm not mad that ESPN let Ryan Clark go after a decade. That's business. HOW they let him go is personal (and bad business.) In this bite-size episode, I'm breaking down why I think Ryan Clark deserved more. Plus, a preview of my thoughts on Malcolm Jamal Warner's widow's lawsuit and her upcoming interview with Gayle King, and the latest season of Married at First Sight.