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by Demetria L. Lucas & Studio71
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.
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- 4 days ago38 min
MBJ Half Nekkid for Vogue, Meghan Markle Betrayed by UK Moms & In Defense of Chris Brown
Michael B. Jordan in his drawers for Vogue, Meghan Markle’s UK drama has already begun, and what the hell is happening at the Kennedy Center? Also, Chris Brown is not wrong (about this one particular thing), and I resent everyone for making me say that Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- 1 weeks ago35 min
Jasmine Lost the Plot, Boosie Lost His Money & Papoose Lost His Mind
Jasmine Crockett lost the plot, Boosie got reverse scammed, and Papoose is still doing everything except signing divorce papers. Plus, RIP to fashion god Bob Mackie—and Mitch McConnell is actually alive. Sort of. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- 1 weeks ago28 min
Jill Scott’s Bra, The Constitution Under Attack & LA’s Crack Era Is Back
We’re talking government censorship, Jill Scott’s gravity-defying bosom, and whether 1990s LA was really as wild as The Drop makes it look. Plus, P-Valley is finally back after four long years and Kennedy Ryan is collecting checks in every direction. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- 2 weeks ago37 min
5 Blocks, 5 Babies & $1,000 for Beyoncé’s Box
25 years after 9/11, Demetria remembers living five blocks from the World Trade Center. Plus: Ciara’s fifth baby, Beyoncé’s $1,000 box, a long-awaited visit to the Obama Center, and a deathly penis injection. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- 2 weeks ago18 min
Feminism, Fraud & Football
Demi survived Ghana, a US road trip and jet lag just in time to discuss the important things: Aaron Pierre and the very Black Lanterns, Ryan Clark's post-ESPN glow-up, the passing of feminist icon Gloria Steinem, and a man who allegedly convinced women he was an NFL player despite one tiny problem—HE WASN'T ON THE ROSTER. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- 3 weeks ago29 min
Good White Folks, Bad Husbands & A Brand-New Face
We survived the Married at First Sight finale and reunion, where apologies were plentiful, good judgment was scarce, and somebody really should have packed her cat and left. Plus, RIP to Dolly Parton, and Kenya Moore has a brand-new face: unrecognizable, yes—but it’s a good face. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- Aug 21, 202631 min
Black Wives, Single Husbands & Unreliable Narrators
From Ghana, I get into Stephen A. Smith’s very public beef with NABJ, and the latest foolishness on Married at First Sight. Plus, Black women are getting married and looking GOODT, and, Meghan and Harry may be heading back to the UK Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- Aug 18, 202626 min
The Price of Ambition with Amy DuBois Barnett
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 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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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.
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