Make It Make Sense

The Occupant is playing war games in DC- calling in the military, gassing peaceful citizens for photo-ops, using helicopters to disperse crowds,— and random city residents harbor protestors overnight; America’s police forces are out of control, even during nationwide protests about police mistreating and murdering black people; Demi heads downtown to the #dcprotests: Also, Demi’s mother (finally) agrees to an interview (about protesting) and Demi calls in a professional (Lisa Jones-Chandler) to get tips for black people about handling all this damn trauma (the murders, the viral videos, the uprisings, and either the weird, supportive corporate statements from places that are known for racism, or the profound silence from white colleagues, etc.) Also: #blacklivesmatter  AndStillIVote.org Ratchet and Respectable listeners can try ShipStation FREE for 60 days when you use offer code RESPECT. Make sure your business is ready to meet the demands of a massive online shopping season. Get started at ShipStation.com today! Go to DailyHarvest.com and enter promo code RESPECTABLE to get twenty-five dollars off your first box! Make the switch to Native today by going to NativeDeo.com/ratchet, or use promo code ratchet at checkout, and get twenty percent off your first order Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Demi gives the BTS deets on her upcoming TVOne film “Don’t Waste Your Pretty” ; the sports world reacts to police shooting #JacobBlake; Megan Thee Stallion stops protecting Tory Lanez; Tavis Smiley owes PBS $2.6M for violating his morals clause; Evangelical leader Jerry Falwell Jr. may or may not have watched his wife having the sex with the pool boy; and Pastor John Gray engages in shenanigans. Again. On video. Also, #blacklivesmatter and Arrest the cops who murdered #breonnataylor  w​ww.usualwines.com​ and use my discount code “RATCHET” for $8 off your first order and try your first glass on us! acorn.tv code RATCHET to get your first 30 days for free! dailyharvest.com and enter promo code RESPECTABLE to get twenty-five dollars off your first box! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Terry Crews is in bad black standing. Again. Meghan McCain joins Karen culture; Candace Owens is a political “pick me”; George Floyd is finally laid to rest; The Occupant is planning a speech on race in America; “Defund the Police” doesn’t mean what a lot of people think it does; and Demi interviews her dad about fathers (and more). Also: #blacklivesmatter Take control of acne, dark spots, breakouts or whatever your unique concerns may be with a powerful skincare treatment made for YOU today! Go to www.curology.com/ratchet for a free 30-day trial Keep it simple with Daily Harvest! Go to www.dailyharvest.com and enter promo code RESPECTABLE to get twenty-five dollars off your first box Right now, Modern Fertility is offering our listeners $20 off the test when you go to www.modernfertility.com/ratchet That’s 6 bottles of wine for $29.95 OR 12 bottles for $59.95 at www.tryfirstleaf.com/ratchet Visit www.andistillvote.org/Your-Story-Matters to join the fight for voting rights today.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Demi has no life. The price of peen is expensive on the open market; Cardi & Offset call it quits; The Elbas do not need your “Congrats!”; John Boyega is a real one; Will Smith and The Real Aunt Viv reconcile, Patti "Verzuz" Gladys was a good time for grown folk; The Gillums do Tamron Hall and crisis communications expert Li-Ron Anderson-Bell weighs in on the good, the bad and the WTF of the interview  Go check out w​ww.usualwines.com​ and use my discount code “RATCHET” for $8 off your first order and try your first glass on us! Get 15% off your first Aurate purchase when you go to www.auratenewyork.com/ratchet and use promo code ratchet at checkout. Go to HelloFresh.com/ratchet80 and use code ratchet80 to get $80 off including free shipping Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices