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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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Ratchet & Respectable

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Celebrity A

“Mustafa” whole family fine; Denzel is nominated for a Golden Globe; Biden nominated a rack of Black judges and offers clemency to 50-11 people; Blue Ivy and that gold dress have sent Internet crazies over the edge; Caitlin Clark refuses to be a MAGA mascot; Remy Ma and Papoose invite us into the group chat; Jamie Foxx goes Rothaniel on Netflix 

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Renaissance Man

Trump is suing— or threatening to sue— everybody; Chloe & Burna booed up in Nigeria; Beyonce breaks yet another record; Chris Brown flies in South Africa; the Tik Tok ban is approaching; Travis Hunter earns the Heisman trophy, chaos ensues.

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Travis Hunter’s Fiancée

Demi heads North; Offset and Cardi invite us into the group chat once again; Jay Z accuser admits “inconsistencies”; Madame Pelicot prevails (as expected) 

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Not All Men (But Always Men)

Demi attempts being a responsible adult (0 stars, do not recommend); Review of Rebel Ridge and its bright-eyed star; Beyoncé snubbed by CMAs, and covers GQ; Kendrick heads to the Super Bowl/NOLA spontaneously combusts; Tyrese gets locked up for not paying child support.

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RE-RUN: Life

Demi returns to South Africa; Mark Robinson gets burnt (but not with hot grits); the Luther doc drops this month; MJB is going on tour: (again); Anne Lowe gets a biopic; Hoda is leaving Today; Who is Damian Williams?: Judge Mathis’s wife smiles with all of her teeth; Naomi is banned from running her charity; 100+ Diddy lawsuits are coming 

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RE-RUN: Shambolic

So much Good Black News: Simone Biles is Sportsperson of the Year; POTUS decorates Denzel and Magic and Fannie Lou Hamer with the Medal of Freedom; Viola and Zoe win at The Golden Globes; NAACP nominations; why I cried during Beyonce Bowl; the House Ethics Committee blows up Matt Gaetz spot; the reframing of January 6; Kamala Harris endures more than any one woman should.

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Worldstar

The LA fires; Jimmy Carter’s shady funeral; 47 is officially a conflicted felon; a va church shames a teen for getting pregnant; tWitch’s wife tells all in a new memoir

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Forever FLOTUS throws deuces to Neo Furor’s inauguration; D-Nice x Club Quarantine in DC; Beyoncé pushes her big announcement; LA is still on fire. Still; Tyrese celebrates the 8th anniversary of his ATL home as his hometown burns to ashes; Sheryl Lee Ralph’s nontraditional and fully functional marriage.

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Michelle Lavaughn Robinson Obama

BREAKING NEWS: Clifford Smith’s fist may have been injured in an alleged attack by a face; a ceasefire in Gaza?; VP Kamala Harris refuses a customary house tour; Congresswoman Nancy Mace threatens violence against colleague Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett; the return of Wendy Williams? Drake officially sues Universal Music Group; former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi pulls out of Inauguration too.

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M-E-T-H-O-D MAN

Major spoilers ahead!!!! Demi and director Thembi Banks, who shot two episodes of “Forever”, discuss the pros/cons of Mom-ing like Dawn, operating a marriage in partnership versus submission, the misogyny in the Keisha critiques, cringey teenage sex scenes, non-demure Black women (and girls), why Black people absolutely need to always be in charge of Black stories, responding “ok” when you want to send a paragraph… and more. 
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