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The Shade Of It All: A Rucast Podrace for RuPaul's Drag RaceEpisode 215: All Stars 8, Episodes 7-12 - Buzzballing About Queen BREADERS, we've got more summer reading for your nerves! Kyle and Keith are joined by The Bronx's premiere andrologist Ricardo Cabanas at the Shade Table, having buzzballs and Strawberritas and a slew of various Drag Race opinions. We talk about Ricardo's job of helping people make babies, the revolving door of Hell's Kitchen gay bars, how to see Beyonce twice (Kyle's not bitter), and our thoughts on the outcome of the back half of All Stars 8. How did y'all find this season readers? And which franchise are you enjoying most (and should we cover next?) (music: bensound.com)
2023-08-141h 45The Shade Of It All: A Rucast Podrace for RuPaul's Drag RaceEpisodes 212, 213 & 214: Be Bold, Be Great, BeyoncéBecause you're holding up podcasting, green means GO! READERS, it's our longest episode ever but I promise it's for all the right reasons - Kyle's joined at the Shade Table with Ben and Tom McDonald of bookseller fame to wax poetic about the greatest all-around performer of our time, Beyoncé Giselle Knowles Carter. We do a deep dive from the Destiny's Child days through the first 4 albums of her solo career, and of course talk about the *experience* Kyle and Ben had at the Renaissance World Tour. (We also spend time at the top talking about astrology, wo...
2023-08-063h 42The Shade Of It All: A Rucast Podrace for RuPaul's Drag RaceEpisode 208: All Stars 8, Episodes 2 & 3 - Beige Against The MachineKyle and Keith return to the Shade Table with several many cups and opinions. Some discussion points include the Dead Puppies dirge from Kyle’s acting days, the show’s current Production Problem, Tears of the Kingdom, Don’t Attack My Sisters, mismatched kitty bibs, internet Qawk therapy, and ALL OF THE FEELINGS about the “skits” and “designs” from Episodes 2 & 3 of All Stars 8. How many drinks might we need to get through the rest of this season? #HeidiWasRobbed (music: bensound.com)
2023-05-241h 37The Shade Of It All: A Rucast Podrace for RuPaul's Drag RaceEpisode 205: Season 15, Episodes 14 & 15 - Blame It On The AriesREADERS, be amazed by the ample artistic Aries awesomeness as Kyle is joined at the (birthday!) Shade Table for the 3rd time this season by his fellow birthmonth sister, Andrilisa! (Andrili is April 3rd and Kyle April 13th - HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO US!) While they do share their fleeting thoughts on the music video, final runway presentations and lipsync of "Blame It On The Edit" as well as the snap impressions of the reunion lewks, please also relish the incredibly helpful advice for creatives, understand the purpose of well-placed critiques and how they can influence you, as...
2023-04-131h 14The Shade Of It All: A Rucast Podrace for RuPaul's Drag RaceEpisode 195: Season 15, Episode 5 - Fashion House: It's Rohypnol!READERS! For the design challenge, it’s a double dose of artistic Aries articulations as Kyle is joined by the amazing Andrilisa, artist and creator extraordinaire (and one of Kyle’s besties for over 20 years!) We discuss the art of taking critique, the passion required to be a creator, and of course the fabulous (and…other!) designs of this week’s episode, House of Fashion! (And somehow Kyle manages to keep it to roughly two minutes of gushing about the 2006 critically reviewed MyNetworkTV soap opera Fashion House. Ahead of it’s time!) Which Fashion House would you have wanted to make yo...
2023-02-011h 04The Shade Of It All: A Rucast Podrace for RuPaul's Drag RaceEpisode 186: Season 14 Reunion & Finale - Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Shade After Mid-May)READERS it’s happened! After spending a month and a half off celebrating their birthday 🎁 (not really…but alsoooo…), the Porter Twins are back to wrap up our Season 14 coverage with a joint episode covering the reunion AND the finale! More producer-fueled “drama”, more munties for the winner (and the runner up!), more questionable lip-sync performances - all will be Ruvealed, along with possibly the spiciest awards courtesy of Kayla, in our final Season 14 recap before we dive in to All Winners! (music: bensound.com)
2022-05-311h 18The Shade Of It All: A Rucast Podrace for RuPaul's Drag RaceEpisodes 181 & 182: Season 14, Episodes 10 & 11 - Who Killed Snatch Game? A 6-Part Lipsync InvestigationREADERS! A two-episode rucap rolled into one is made all the more poignant by bringing you the dynamic duo of Aries season - the Porter Twins! After two years, Kyle is joined once again by his twin sister Kayla to talk about Boscow, some contested lip sync decisions, some questionable celebrity impersonations, some world-view shattering blackface, and of course, the straight up WTFery of this year's Snatch Game - and it's aftermath! (Pardon the background guest appearances of Kayla's landlord investigating some steam, and Kayla's fur baby/Kyle's fur niece, Chima.) If ONLY Seduction could do that... (music: bensound...
2022-03-301h 27The Shade Of It All: A Rucast Podrace for RuPaul's Drag RaceEpisode 169: Season 14, Episode 4 - Night of 1000 J. NosREADERS! This week Kyle is joined by Baltimore’s little buffoon court jester (his words, not ours) Jake Leizear at the virtual Shade Table! (It’s a three take episode courtesy of Kyle’s Service Battery warning from his refurbished Crapbook Pro - just a heads up.) Join the dolls as they discuss Pokemon Legends, eye rolls, questionable improv choices, loose interpretations of loose definitions of loose celebrity “looks”, and the sly genius of this week’s episode, She’s A Super Tease. (We’re both spoilerheads but we keep this episode spoiler free! But you’re welcome to slide in the DMs i...
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The Entreprenerd Podcast by Under the CapesEpisode 70: Organizing Diversity Events with Kyle-Steve PorterGreetings Entreprenerds! My guest this week is Kyle-Steven Porter, artist, podcaster and event coordinator. Kyle is the Diversity Lounge Manager for PAX and a board member for Flame Con, the world’s largest queer comic con. Through Geeks OUT, a 501(c)(3) non-profit that seeks to rally, promote, and empower the queer geek community, Kyle attends conventions, […]
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2020-05-1837 minThe Shade Of It All: A Rucast Podrace for RuPaul's Drag RaceEpisode 157: Season 12, Episode 5Ayo sis! Ayo ma! READERS. It’s a family affair at The Shade Table this week as Kyle is joined by his twin sister Kayla and mother Karen to kiki about this week’s episode! Kayla talks about her admiration for look queens, Karen apparently really doesn’t like Widow, Kyle divulges some tips about making the most of small parts in a show, and we recap the ups, downs and “Who should go home tonight and why?”s of Episode 5 of Season 12: Gay’s Anatomy! (music: bensound.com)
2020-04-021h 13The Shade Of It All: A Rucast Podrace for RuPaul's Drag RaceEpisode 156: Season 12, Episode 4Hope you’re ready for some unprecedented firsts on The Shade Of It All, readers! This is our first life-altering pandemic during the pod, so Kyle is trying out a Hail Mary pass (that’s sports enough, right?) with recording first time guests (and the first ever call-in librarians!) Kevin Tallon (of the Gotham Knights rugby team) and two-time Olympic swimmer Amini Fonua! These athletic gentlemen flex their shade muscles as we talk serving it to one camera, living Jersey accents, Amino’s Barb status, Kevin’s food dating reality show past, hater merch, problematic faves, swimming vs. Broadway, 3 differen...
2020-03-252h 04The Shade Of It All: A Rucast Podrace for RuPaul's Drag RaceEpisode 155: Season 12, Episode 3#ThankGoodnes - Kyle-Steven’s rejoined by one of his favorite Judys, Holly Louise, and welcoming to the kink-shaming Shade Table for the first time, Keith Avery! Life’s not fair that Kyle’s surrounded by these beauteous recipients of God’s Photoshop, but we manage to sneak in references to fish hiding kids in their mouths, personal pandemic problems, murder elevators, being blessed and highly flavored, Fruit Roll Up suits, AT&Teeth, bad improv with some unfortunate character names, Rubles, buttons, bows, bus driver wigs, ASMR & vodka - all while discussing Episode 3 of Season 12, The World's Worst! Full disclosure: our reca...
2020-03-172h 21The Shade Of It All: A Rucast Podrace for RuPaul's Drag RaceEpisode 154: Season 12 Premiere - Part 2!READERS! Kyle’s joined by the current f*cking reigning Miss Nerd New York, Megami! We spend a little bit of time discussing the giant disqualified elephant in the room but then get into a discussion of sad girl music, painting with the S12 girls, Destiny’s LaTavias, the Cardi B Collection for Fashion Nova, Janne Hathaway and premiere 2 of 2 for Drag Race Season 12: You Don’t Know Me. (Their Venmos do work, by the way: @megaminyc and @kyle-steven-porter - help some poor uneducated womyn out!) (music: bensound.com)
2020-03-111h 37The Shade Of It All: A Rucast Podrace for RuPaul's Drag RaceEpisode 153: Season 12 Premiere - Part 1!READERS. Sharron’s wearing her TEAMWENDY shirt, Katie’s getting her cake sitting pants on while getting increasingly blonde (she’s 40!), and Kyle is…hard to hear (he has an excuse though - he’s sick!) as we get the gang together to drop some *big* Shade Table Season 12 News. We also talk emoji mashups, pangolins, capybaras, skinty legendts, tiny tiny couches, getting refunds AND credits, All Stars 12, leprosy and premiere 1 of 2 for RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 12. IF YOU STAY FREDDY YOU AIN’T GOT TO GET FREDDY! (music: bensound.com)
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The New York DoseEP. 86-B | Dating: Preference or Prejudice w. Kyle & StefaniMeet Kyle-Steven Porter (Kyle Danger if you're nasty): a native New Yorker, artist, writer and creator. He currently serves as a Board Member of Geeks OUT, as well as the Diversity Lounge Manager for the US-based PAX conventions and the Special Events Manager for GaymerX. He is also the co-host of The Shade Of It All: A Rucast Podrace for RuPaul's Drag Race.
Meet Stephanie Kuo: a native of Hong Kong and graduate of Yale University in Theatre Studies. Currently based in New York, Stefani has worked in Hong Kong, Taiwan, Berlin, Provence, and the U.S. She is currently...
2019-09-2640 min
The New York DoseEP. 86-A | Dating: Preference or Prejudice w. Kyle & StefaniMeet Kyle-Steven Porter (Kyle Danger if you're nasty): a native New Yorker, artist, writer and creator. He currently serves as a Board Member of Geeks OUT, as well as the Diversity Lounge Manager for the US-based PAX conventions and the Special Events Manager for GaymerX. He is also the co-host of The Shade Of It All: A Rucast Podrace for RuPaul's Drag Race.
Meet Stephanie Kuo: a native of Hong Kong and graduate of Yale University in Theatre Studies. Currently based in New York, Stefani has worked in Hong Kong, Taiwan, Berlin, Provence, and the U.S. She is currently...
2019-09-2447 minThe Shade Of It All: A Rucast Podrace for RuPaul's Drag RaceEpisode 151: POSE, Season 2, Episodes 1-4READERS, quick-- squeeze in our latest Summer Reading episode before this week's POSE! Katie, Sharron and Kyle welcome to the Shade Table Tito (the model who was just talking) to discuss opulentils, signature moves, Instant Hotel, Dorito Loco Tacos, killing Cousin Oliver, and calling the cops on Dorian Corry. (music: bensound.com)
2019-07-161h 39The Shade Of It All: A Rucast Podrace for RuPaul's Drag RaceEpisode 150: Season 11 FINALE!READERS, Katie, Kyle and Sharron pull up to the Shade Table to talk Caroline in the City, Rachael Leigh Cook, Victim-Crime Vision Boards, and NIPPLES EVERYWHERE as we dish about RuPaul's Drag Race: Season 11 Finale! (music: bensound.com)
2019-06-041h 28The Shade Of It All: A Rucast Podrace for RuPaul's Drag RaceEpisode 149: Season 11 ReunionREADERS, Katie, Sharron and Kyle gather at the Shade Table about dressing a fupa, horse feathers, functional unf*ckability, Daryl Strawberry, and Wood Glue as we assess the Season 11 reunion! (music: bensound.com)
2019-05-2757 minThe Shade Of It All: A Rucast Podrace for RuPaul's Drag RaceEpisode 148: Season 11, Episode 12READERS! It's a family reunion at the Shade Table as Kyle, Sharron and Katie retake their places and mics to talk Kyle tendencies, Sharron’s drag padding, and play Hotep Pyramid (NOT explained by Dr. Katie Ganache). AND, Season 11, Episode 12: Queens Everywhere!(music: bensound.com)
2019-05-211h 34The Shade Of It All: A Rucast Podrace for RuPaul's Drag RaceEpisode 147: Season 11, Episode 11Alright readers - this one's a doozy! Katie is booked and blessed ("she's so busy") and Sharron is wrapping up her Eurotrip ("she's STILL in Sweden?!") so Kyle is joined by one of his best judies, the infinitely quotable Holly Louise Gooden! Tune in to find out which queen makes Holly want to rub her boobs, opinions on lacefront beards vs. weave beards, whose tuck could have been better, BIKE SHORTS? and more! It's our longest episode yet for what feels like the longest season yet - start at the 19 minute mark if you want just the show coverage...
2019-05-152h 12The Shade Of It All: A Rucast Podrace for RuPaul's Drag RaceEpisode 146: Season 11, Episode 10Readers, we're back on Lawn Guyland! ("We're" being Kyle - Sharron's in Sweden and Katie's sick, no bueno!) Our extra special guest librarian is flight attendant Nico Dragone and his spicy opinions - we're discussing golden pigs, ball pairings, Da Black Magic (or lack thereof), being Stanjies and our other feelings on Season 11, Episode 10: Dragracadabra! All while drinking peach wine product! When will your fave?! (music: bensound.com)
2019-05-071h 21The Shade Of It All: A Rucast Podrace for RuPaul's Drag RaceEpisode 145: Season 11, Episode 9READERS! Sharron and Kyle are Blacking Out™ and discussing resting bitch voice, scream-laugh-cries, diabetic comas, acquiescing to scene partners, the season of So Many Pants, and the Dreamgirls: Lurleen Lumpkin, Lyle Lanley and Laverle. Oh, and also Episode 9 of Season 11 - L.A.P.D.! (NOT brought to you by Zenni Optical.) "I call her Paula and I keep her hidden." Give that b*tch a Peabody! (music: bensound.com)
2019-04-291h 26The Shade Of It All: A Rucast Podrace for RuPaul's Drag RaceEpisode 144: Season 11, Episode 8Readers! The power of 3 will set us free as Kyle, author of Why Are You Yelling?, and Sharron, author of From Ho To Housewife: It IS Possible (who may or may not be astral projecting) are joined by good judy of the Salt Table - hey Tauruses! - Megami (who may or may not be a ghost). We’re discussing the queens several salty sides, B*g D*ck B*tch dot com (thanks Bing!), how hard it is having to be a real person and the other shenanigans of Season 11, Episode 8 - Snatch Game At Sea! You know da...
2019-04-231h 55The Shade Of It All: A Rucast Podrace for RuPaul's Drag RaceEpisode 143: Season 11, Episode 7The cheese stands alone, readers! Due to a combination of our Shady Ladies being booked and blessed (including out of state!) and Kyle’s birthday shenanigans (Happy Belated Kyle!), our regularly scheduled podcasting program hit a delay this week. To not leave you with TSOIA FOMO, we’ve got a one-time-only one-man show from our resident Aries himself, as he recaps the happenings of From Farm To Runway, Episode 7 of Season 11 (Hey, 7/11! Seriously though, where does denim come from?) (music: bensound.com)
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The Shade Of It All: A Rucast Podrace for RuPaul's Drag RaceEpisode 142: Season 11, Episode 6READERS! Joining Kyle and Katie in Sharron’s absence is comedy-horror writer (and returning guest librarian) David Nora! We’re going back to our Kameron Michaels shit as we talk Swan Lake with Death Drops, if daftboy is Banksy, being the most Vanjie, Metro Pollis and the Draglympics for our recap of Season 11, Episode 6! Onusthing is possible! (music: bensound.com)
2019-04-091h 19The Shade Of It All: A Rucast Podrace for RuPaul's Drag RaceEpisode 141: Season 11, Episode 5READERS, while Kyle's away, Katie and Sharron have Mike Soto at the Shade Table talking curmudgeon eleganza, blurred hairlines, the gay Situation, Cara Delevawgne and Rex and the City. Sharron gives a TED talk and we unicorn the house down hooves as we chat about Season 11, Episode 5: Monster's Ball! (music: bensound.com)
2019-04-011h 44The Shade Of It All: A Rucast Podrace for RuPaul's Drag RaceEpisode 140: Season 11, Episode 4READERS, Katie and Sharron are back to watch Kyle flip the Shade Table. We get political about The Quinns, Sharron gets Abducted in Plain Sight, and Kyle explains dance belts as we talk girl crushes and recap Season 11, Episode 4 - tRump: the Rusical! (music: bensound.com)
2019-03-251h 31The Shade Of It All: A Rucast Podrace for RuPaul's Drag RaceEpisode 138: Season 11, Episode 3READERS! Katie’s in Mexico & Sharron’s moving to a brand new soundstage, so Kyle’s holding down the Shade Table with two of his good Judies - Pedro Guerrero, writer & cheesecake maker extraordinaire, and Hector Torres, renowned Puerto Rican & digital marketing manager at [REDACTED]. While sipping on some champagne, the boys talk about why Team Britney was Stronger, why Team Mariah was A No No, rain dancing with the Grandma from Dinosaurs and the rest of our thoughts on Episode 3 of Season 11! (music: bensound.com)
2019-03-181h 30The Shade Of It All: A Rucast Podrace for RuPaul's Drag RaceEpisode 138: Season 11, Episode 2READERS, check your latitudes! Katie, Sharron and Kyle gather at the Shade Table to talk FashionNoma, sunburns, fish wings, and various crèmes as we get into Season 11, Episode 2! (music: bensound.com)
2019-03-111h 20The Shade Of It All: A Rucast Podrace for RuPaul's Drag RaceEpisode 137: Season 11, Episode 1READERS, Katie, Sharron and Kyle bring their bibliographies to the Shade Table to discuss entrance looks, A$AP Backstory poochie prints, whose box we want, fanjies, and extra-special guest judge Hip-Hop Harrimy Bearimy. Get into Drag Race Season 11 with us! (music: bensound.com)
2019-03-031h 32The Shade Of It All: A Rucast Podrace for RuPaul's Drag RaceEpisode 135: All-Stars 4, Episode 9READERS, Kyle, Sharron and Katie welcome Megami D. Vil to the Shade Table to celebrate cola wars, Black Cat History Month, back roll shaming, rogue eyebrows and Megamilfs PLUS All-Stars 4, Episode 9: Sexy and the Kitty Girl! (music: bensound.com)
2019-02-111h 34The Shade Of It All: A Rucast Podrace for RuPaul's Drag RaceEpisode 134: All-Stars 4, Episode 8READERS, Sharron, Katie and Kyle welcome Matt F to the Shade Table to live a French Vanilla fantasy complete with Yankees-themed weddings, Olympia Dukakis, lacefront beards and podcastles in the sky PLUS All-Stars 4, Episode 8: RuPaul's Best Judy Race. (music: bensound.com)
2019-02-041h 38The Shade Of It All: A Rucast Podrace for RuPaul's Drag RaceEpisode 133 - BONUS MINISODE: Meet the Season 11 QueensREADERS! We're back with a Vanjieance and laughing like a bunch of sinister men as Kyle and Katie talk surgicially precise editing, an influx of apostrophes, T-Rex arms, MISS VANJIE!, and shade that 2 hour "RuVeal" while praising the Meet the Queens videos as we...well, Meet the Queens of Season 11! Are we conceited? Or are we GORGEOUS?
2019-02-0144 minThe Shade Of It All: A Rucast Podrace for RuPaul's Drag RaceEpisode 132: All-Stars 4, Episode 7READERS, Katie and Kyle are joined at the Shade Table by Avant Garbage while Sharron fulfills maid of honor duties. We talk cellophane couture, the IKEA Illusions lounge, RuPaul’s Valentina Race, trimming and tucking, and All-Stars 4, Episode 7: Queens of Clubs! (music: bensound.com)
2019-01-281h 32The Shade Of It All: A Rucast Podrace for RuPaul's Drag RaceEpisode 131: All-Stars 4, Episode 6READERS, Katie and Sharron are at the Shade Table with Sue Funke. (Kyle joins us remotely from San Antonio for about 14 minutes before we say "byeeeeeee!") Our stomachs are in our asses as we chat self-driving cars, American Ninja Warrior, dancing dongs, and open-toed boots for All-Stars 4, Episode 6: LollapaRuza. (music: bensound.com)
2019-01-221h 24The Shade Of It All: A Rucast Podrace for RuPaul's Drag RaceEpisode 130: All-Stars 4, Episode 5READERS, Hennything is possible as Katie, Kyle and Sharron gather around the Shade Table to talk funeral plans, glitterati, interrupting, roasting roasts, and leaving everybody alone for All-Stars 4, Episode 5. And then we found $20! (music: bensound.com)
2019-01-141h 27The Shade Of It All: A Rucast Podrace for RuPaul's Drag RaceEpisode 129: All-Stars 4, Episode 4READERS, Katie, Nana Sharron, General Kyle Sassie, and guest Jenn "Gam-Gam" Mundia gather at the Shade Table to talk severed hands, strategery, booty-boos, Marge's mangled Chanel suit, and five-star reviews. Check out Jenn's original songs, now available on Ethel Music! (music: bensound.com)
2019-01-071h 27The Shade Of It All: A Rucast Podrace for RuPaul's Drag RaceEpisode 128: All-Stars 4, Episode 3READERS, Katie, Kyle and Sharron gather at a (new-to-us) Shade Table to talk Candy Girl, Kwanzaa, VR Troopers, TSOIA Mad Libs, Gus and Keiynon, and how to tell tic-tacs from tomatoes for All-Stars 4, Episode 3. We're at peace with it! (music: bensound.com)
2018-12-311h 31The Shade Of It All: A Rucast Podrace for RuPaul's Drag RaceEpisode 127: All-Stars 4, Episode 2READERS, while Sharron is away, Katie and Kyle welcome Greg Kirkorian (friend of the podcast and winner of drag illustration contest Ms. Paint's Art Race), to discuss vocal performances, RompHims, Lucille Ball and Gia on the Great British Baking Show. Tell your frienemies & leave us a 5-star review! (music: bensound.com)
2018-12-231h 47The Shade Of It All: A Rucast Podrace for RuPaul's Drag RaceEpisode 123: Summer Reading - POSEREADERS, Katie, Kyle and Sharron gather to talk the new Ryan Murphy show on FX, POSE! We chat about the 80's, The Beek, Professor Quiverfull, 8th Avenue, the Christopher Street pier, Paris Is Burning, Vogue-y Boys and Al B. Sure, the Marvin Gaye of our time. (music: bensound.com)
2018-07-251h 40The Shade Of It All: A Rucast Podrace for RuPaul's Drag RaceEpisode 122: Season 10 FINALE!READERS, Katie, Sharron, Kyle and the smoky quartz he brought for all the haters break down chicken nuggets, Sharron’s k-pop group, Grameron Michaels, feather mattresses and lepidopteraphobia. You are shooting your wad early, young lady! (music:bensound.com)
2018-06-301h 42The Shade Of It All: A Rucast Podrace for RuPaul's Drag RaceEpisode 121: Season 10, Episode 13 ReunitedHAPPY PRIDE READERS! Sharron and Kyle are Reunited as a throuple getting into throuble with returning friend of the podcast Mike Soto, and we're talking gesturing in directions, (not) looking your age or lying about it, Huge Tiny Fallacies, Bible fingering and being the Megazord of gay, as well as (eventually), the Reunion of Season 10 of Drag Race. Just a warning - we don't start talking about the episode until 29 minutes in. :|
2018-06-241h 57The Shade Of It All: A Rucast Podrace for RuPaul's Drag RaceEpisode 120b: Season 10, Episode 12 UntuckedREADERS, for our last and very messy Untucked of the season, Kyle, Katie discuss cloacas, whether things happen for a reason, calling Asia. (music: bensound.com)
2018-06-1617 minThe Shade Of It All: A Rucast Podrace for RuPaul's Drag RaceEpisode 120: Season 10, Episode 12READERS, Kyle and Kate oyster-shame Sharron to kick off this week's 'cast talking Biblical trade, Sharron’s list of -ists, grief bacon, unnamed titties, Kyle’s gay gaze and Camp Dramatica! (music: bensound.com)
2018-06-151h 22The Shade Of It All: A Rucast Podrace for RuPaul's Drag RaceEpisode 119b: Season 10, Episode 11 UntuckedQUEENS WALKING, Readers! Kyle and Katie untuck at the Shade Table with the six pressure points of the inner critic, avid fans, possessions, and White Elephant Yankee Swaps. (music: bensound.com)
2018-06-1023 minThe Shade Of It All: A Rucast Podrace for RuPaul's Drag RaceEpisode 119: Season 10, Episode 11READERS, Katie and Kyle have no idea how many weeks it’s been as they gather at the Shade Table to talk butterfly effects, Carl Hiaasen, inner saboteurs, the shield of Jante, peeing clear, and evil twins. (music: bensound.com)
2018-06-091h 33The Shade Of It All: A Rucast Podrace for RuPaul's Drag RaceEpisode 118: Season 10, Episode 10B***h, are you in a coma?! READERS, since Katie's still in LA, we've got Kyle and Sharron bringing you The Shade Of It All (and Poochie)! Fours across the board, jaunty hips, Frank'n Grandurrs, horny sassy Ru & our mutual obsession with men with fat asses are but among the many things to bring Sharron to tears twice as we discuss Episode 10 of Season 10 - brought to you by Sharron's super original and not at all sponsored content thoughts on water, by Water People. (Fun fact: Kyle may have gotten better at editing!)
2018-05-261h 20The Shade Of It All: A Rucast Podrace for RuPaul's Drag RaceEpisode 117b: Season 10, Episode 9 UntuckedREADERS, Kyle untucks with this week's guests Helen, Brian and David about processing emotions, literal dad jokes, saying "I love you," LiveJournal, and Kyle gets boom! Therapied. (music: bensound.com)
2018-05-2131 minThe Shade Of It All: A Rucast Podrace for RuPaul's Drag RaceEpisode 117: Season 10, Episode 9READERS, while Katie and Sharron are both away, Kyle will play with extra special guest librarians: noted Freemasons expert David, designer Helen and mathematician Brian are at the Shade Table chatting the James Cameron Bible, CLAT, tearaway pants, Miss Congenital, the show must go on, the aging process/clitoral prolapse, and Breastworld. (music: bensound.com)
2018-05-201h 44The Shade Of It All: A Rucast Podrace for RuPaul's Drag RaceEpisode 116: Season 10, Episode 8READERS, we welcome Cher-ish guests LaKendra Tookes and Megami DVil to the Shade Table to discuss bitch slaps, head movement, Kyle’s Lonely Blue Island, cancellations and reboots, and Lady Kier’s Drag Race. (music: bensound.com)
2018-05-111h 35The Shade Of It All: A Rucast Podrace for RuPaul's Drag RaceEpisode 115: Season 10, Episode 7READERS, Katie returns from Iceland to join Kyle and Sharron at the Shade Table talking splooshing, sploshing, lemon emojis, pathological lying hips, hideous fish and Jepsen Derullo. We’ll take our check, America! (music: bensound.com)
2018-05-051h 35The Shade Of It All: A Rucast Podrace for RuPaul's Drag RaceEpisode 114: Season 10, Episode 6READERS, while Katie is gathering ice to bring back from Iceland, Sharron and Kyle are a dynamic duo talking about cake sitting (we're not shaming you, but we're not not shaming you), forgetting how to talk as one talks about talking, nipples everywhere and Jane Jetson at Columbus Circle playing the saxomatrumpet. (Kyle apologizes about the First Timer At The Editing Helm sound quality!)
2018-04-301h 31The Shade Of It All: A Rucast Podrace for RuPaul's Drag RaceEpisode 113: Season 10, Episode 5READERS, Katie, Sharron and Kyle gather to talk bashments, the food stations at our three-way wedding, full-fledged sexy baby tantrums, diminadiminadimina, creepy little debbie boys and posthumous/ belated birthday wishes. Tweet a "Happy birthday" to @sharronica!! (music: bensound.com)
2018-04-231h 32The Shade Of It All: A Rucast Podrace for RuPaul's Drag RaceEpisode 112b: Season 10, Episode 4 UntuckedREADERS, can you handle this? Sharron glosses up to dash out for a date as Katie and Kyle break down this week's Untucked complete with craftiness, forming opinions, 2 Can Play That Game, secret television, drag trivia, and Whatcha Packin? (music: bensound.com)
2018-04-1723 minThe Shade Of It All: A Rucast Podrace for RuPaul's Drag RaceEpisode 112: Season 10, Episode 4READERS, Katie, Sharron and Kyle gather to kiki about playafoot, #Beychella, Becky with the Nutrish, scatological humor, Rainbow Shabertha, and Miss Spangie as we review celeb photobombs and three runways featuring THREE LERKS! (music: bensound.com)
2018-04-161h 30The Shade Of It All: A Rucast Podrace for RuPaul's Drag RaceEpisode 111: Season 10, Episode 3READERS, while Kyle is in Boston, Katie and Sharron welcome two special guests back to the Shade Table: Dad and Max! It's the Ru-union you won't want to miss as we talk Daniel Day-Bottoms the lamp, Muppet Boobies, and Coco Chanel along with Season 10, Episode 3: "Tap That App." (music: bensound.com)
2018-04-101h 47The Shade Of It All: A Rucast Podrace for RuPaul's Drag RaceEpisode 110: Season 10, Episode 2READERS, Katie, Sharron and Anti-Kyle gather at the Shade Table to tongue-pop and talk Miss Vanjie, anal options, Monique's Drag Face, Cooking with Fernet Branca, sixth grade, (music:bensound.com) WE ARE SORRY ABOUT THE SOUND
2018-04-011h 32The Shade Of It All: A Rucast Podrace for RuPaul's Drag RaceEpisode 109b: S10 E1 UntuckedREADERS, Katie, Kyle and Sharron let their dicks out and talk this week's Untucked, back on television WHERE IT BELONGS! We're more than your auntie as we chat about dress receipts, t-shirts, feelins', Xtina's ex, Aaliyah's estate, and Cucu vs. cookies. (music: bensound.com)
2018-03-2423 minThe Shade Of It All: A Rucast Podrace for RuPaul's Drag RaceEpisode 109: Season 10, Episode 1READERS, Katie, Sharron and Kyle are at the Shade Table talking 5-star reviews, Mrs Garrett Sings Beyonce, thottin' and boppin', sleeping with Mayhem. and Horticulture. JAZZ, QUEEN! (music:bensound.com)
2018-03-241h 26The Shade Of It All: A Rucast Podrace for RuPaul's Drag RaceEpisode 108: All-Stars 3, Episode 8 - THE FINALEREADERS, after a few days of unsuccessfully processing our emotions, Katie, Kyle and Sharron welcome guest Sue Funke to the Shade Table to talk the All-Stars 3 finale. We're talking Jerry AND Charlie O’Connell, My Strange Addiction: Why I Love Webs, the struggle bus, the Sunken Place, deleted queens, and JUSTICE! (music: bensound.com)
2018-03-191h 23The Shade Of It All: A Rucast Podrace for RuPaul's Drag RaceEpisode 107: All-Stars 3, Episode 7READERS, Katie and Kyle welcome Candice "Candy Crush" Boysen to the Shade Table to talk being fresh and new to Drag Race, Ornacia wearing Cornacia, Peppermint, hissing swans, and being curious for the rest of your life. (music: bensound.com)
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I Love TV More Than YouEpisode 30: Kyle S Porter Talks on TV Shows Cancelled Before Their TimeThe Shade of it All Podcast Trifecta is complete! After having co-hosts Katie Compa and Sharron Paul we complete the set with the biggest TV lover of them all, Kyle-Steven Porter. Kyle came with a list so long, he'll have to return sometime soon, but what Sue and Kyle discussed this week were shows like Doll House, Invader Zim and other shows that were gone too soon from TV. Kyle aslso discusses fantastic shows with staying power like The Simpsons, RuPaul's Drag Race, and Mad TV.
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2018-02-2800 minThe Shade Of It All: A Rucast Podrace for RuPaul's Drag RaceBONUS MINISODE: Meet the Season 10 QueensREADERS, it's a quick little kiki with Kyle and Katie at the Shade Table talking about the Season 10 Meet the Queens and Facebook Live, Mugler & Le Gap, the Chipettes, and Joy from Barnes & Noble! (music: www.bensound.com)
2018-02-2853 minThe Shade Of It All: A Rucast Podrace for RuPaul's Drag RaceEpisode 105: All-Stars 3, Episode 5 READERS, Katie, Sharron and Kyle welcome guest LaKendra Tookes to the Shade Table this week to talk Black History Month, Clara Bow, Shangie von Furstenberg, a raisin in the cookie dough, and sugar-coated semen, as we SHOULD NOT! (music:www.bensound.com)
2018-02-251h 28The Shade Of It All: A Rucast Podrace for RuPaul's Drag RaceEpisode 104: All-Stars 3, Episode 4 - SNATCH GAMEREADERS, while Katie is away, Kyle and Sharron welcome guest circus aerialist Caleb Jordan to talk Backstreet Boys, crush codenames, "Get out of my station," Baja Picante, Quite Black, Miss Cleo, a cognizant 4-leaf clover fish, a ho for Jesus, and A Tide Pod to Remember. (music: www.bensound.com)
2018-02-171h 23The Shade Of It All: A Rucast Podrace for RuPaul's Drag RaceEpisode 103: All-Stars 3, Episode 3READERS, Katie, Sharron and a slightly drunk Kyle keep it high and tight this week along with guests Calvin Cole (not to be confused with Cato) and Caitlin Puckett (and their dog Veruca!) We talk Workroom Ben, Un2orgettable, Alexis Mateo, Mayor Quimby, and Gentlemen Prefer Gentlemen. (music: bensound.com)
2018-02-101h 33The Shade Of It All: A Rucast Podrace for RuPaul's Drag RaceEpisode 102: All-Stars 3, Episode 2READERS, join Katie, Sharron and this week's guest, Calvin Cato, at the Shade Table as Kyle schools us on the origins of the genuine Usekh collar someone brought him all the way from Etsy! We talk Mariah breastplates, Aja's glow-up, and Thorgy the Kaiju! (music: bensound.com)
2018-02-031h 45The Shade Of It All: A Rucast Podrace for RuPaul's Drag RaceEpisode 101: All-Stars 3, Episode 1READERS, Katie, Sharron and Kyle are back at the Shade Table talking Drag Race Thailand, fun bitches vs. murderous bitches, Heelies, Avenue Q, cancerous loofah fashion, and what it means to be an All-Star. (music: bensound.com)
2018-01-271h 34The Shade Of It All: A Rucast Podrace for RuPaul's Drag RaceEpisode 100: Scared Famous & Meet the All-Stars 3!READERS! Sharron, Kyle and Katie reunite at the Shade Table to dish about VH1's new terrible show Scared Famous AND the forthcoming season of RPDR All-Stars 3! We're gooped, coughed and floamed about the AS3 queens and some of the ***SPOILERS*** we have in store, and we kick off our spinoff podcast, Two Whole-Ass Black People And A Katie. (music: bensound.com)
2017-11-011h 29The Shade Of It All: A Rucast Podrace for RuPaul's Drag RaceEpisode 99: NOT our greatest hitsREADERS, Kyle, Katie and Sharron gather around a Business Shade Table to talk about their recent field trip to see Alaska and Jeremy in On Golden Girls, Katie's visit to a psychic, "centipedes in my vagina" meme, and Kyle's near-death experience in Episode 99. At the end we ask: do you have favorite TSOIA moments? Slide into our various DMs and tell us what they are! (music: www.bensound.com)
2017-08-151h 01The Shade Of It All: A Rucast Podrace for RuPaul's Drag RaceEpisode 98: Whatcha Packin? Season 9Sharron, Kyle and Katie (accompanied by podcast observer and Shriners expert David) gather on a Shade Sofa (!) to talk about the much-underrated Whatcha Packin? with Michelle Visage, looking cute in various outfits and glasses and hairstyles and shoes. And the Season 9 queens are also there! Sidebar: get at us with your favorite podcast moments for our forthcoming Best Of episode! XOXO, Gossip Hurl
2017-08-011h 06The Shade Of It All: A Rucast Podrace for RuPaul's Drag RaceEpisode 97: Season 9, Episode 14 - Grand FInaleREADERS, Kyle, Katie and Sharron talk Anna Nicole, nucular millenimals, Holiday Barbie, #ninashouldhavebeenblacchyna, Kenan, and fidget spinners as Sharron has a Christian Bale breakdown and Kyle tells us about attending the NYC finale party. (music: www.bensound.com)
2017-06-271h 34The Shade Of It All: A Rucast Podrace for RuPaul's Drag RaceEpisode 96: Season 9, Episode 13 - ReunitedREADERS, we were down a Kyle this week, but we did pick up a Max Wittert! We talk hamachi realness, Funky Monkey, Cameron Ughhhhhh, The Haus of Dad, libel vs. slander, salvia, Holly Robinson Peete, and tropical Skittles. (music: www.bensound.com)
2017-06-201h 38The Shade Of It All: A Rucast Podrace for RuPaul's Drag RaceEpisode 95: Season 9, Episode 12READERS, Katie, Kyle and Sharron are gathered at the Shade Table talking sensible bedfellows, Fashion House, their new Scooby van, body chocolate, Mayday, and Mrs. Garrett. We love us some squatty potty! (music: bensound.com
2017-06-131h 15The Shade Of It All: A Rucast Podrace for RuPaul's Drag RaceEpisode 94: Season 9, Episode 11READERS, Katie, Sharron and Kyle gather 'round the Shade Table in two different locations this week to talk about dogs with four legs. grayscale rainbows, Planet Unicorn. accidental timecops. peppernips and Season 9, Episode 11: Gayest Ball Ever! (music: www.bensound.com)
2017-06-061h 23The Shade Of It All: A Rucast Podrace for RuPaul's Drag RaceEpisode 93: Season 9, Episode 10READERS, Sharron and Kyle need an adult at the Shade Table this week as we talk #DragRace Ep. 10: Crew Betta Work! (music: www.bensound.com)
2017-05-311h 12The Shade Of It All: A Rucast Podrace for RuPaul's Drag RaceEpisode 92: Season 9, Episode 9READERS, Kyle, Katie and Sharron welcome comedian Garry Hannon to the Shade Table to talk Totes McGotes, familiar demons, club kid stories, Wigstock, and Valentina as we come through for #DragRace Season 9, Episode 9. (Music: www.bensound.com)
2017-05-221h 20The Shade Of It All: A Rucast Podrace for RuPaul's Drag RaceEpisode 91: Season 9, Episode 8 - RuPaul RoastKatie, Sharron and Kyle discuss The Realness, read their last iTunes review, discuss the Library challenge and crystal deodorant, praise Ross Mathews's FACE FACE FACE, tapeworms, and recount spotting Carson Kressley in the wild, as they talk #DragRace S9E8: #RuPaulRoast! (music: www.bensound.com)
2017-05-1554 minThe Shade Of It All: A Rucast Podrace for RuPaul's Drag RaceEpisode 90: Season 9, Episode 7 - 9021-ho!Katie, Kyle and Sharron welcome guest Calvin Cato to the Shade Table this week to talk Madonna's looks, Peppermint's neck syllables, Monna Dartin Draguates, shady rattlesnake noises and and Episode 7 of RuPaul's Drag Race: 9021-ho! (music: www.bensound.com)
2017-05-081h 30The Shade Of It All: A Rucast Podrace for RuPaul's Drag RaceEpisode 89: Season 9, Episode 6 - Snatch Game!READERS, Katie, Kyle and Sharron gather at the Shade Table to behold Season 9's #SnatchGame! We talk urban nature, Zooey Deschanel, Gigi Gorgeous v. Gigi Hadid, Madonna's iconic looks, NeNe NoNos, and Cucus getting the f out of our faces. (music:www.bensound.com)
2017-05-011h 19The Shade Of It All: A Rucast Podrace for RuPaul's Drag RaceEpisode 88: Season 9, Episode 5READERS, this week Katie and Kyle are joined at the Shade Table by comedian (and future Kathy Bates drag artiste) Marc Maietta! We drag the drag Kardashians, process the unexpected loss of a queen, send Meghan Trainor away, and come up with thirty additional names for Nina Bo'Nina Brown as we get into #DragRace Season 9, Episode 5. (music: www.bensound.com)
2017-04-231h 22The Shade Of It All: A Rucast Podrace for RuPaul's Drag RaceEpisode 87: Season 9, Episode 4READERS, Katie, Kyle, and Sharron welcome Chicago's own Mo Ibrahim to the Shade Table this week (even after he asked why we call you our Readers, because as you know we are very merciful) to talk great American cities, bananas with tomato sauce, and destroying bathrooms before the 23-minute mark, we get to discussing Episode 4 of #DragRace: Good Morning Bitches! We've got a lot to say about Eureka, Heidi & Spencer, what happens when you get cardinal signs in a room, and this week's fly-over runway. (music: www.bensound.com)
2017-04-161h 34The Shade Of It All: A Rucast Podrace for RuPaul's Drag RaceEpisode 86: Season 9, Episode 3READERS, Kyle and Katie welcome guest Sue Funke to the Shade Table this week (well, for a little while) to dish about #DragRace Season 9, Episode 3: Draggily Ever After. We compare notes and talk sidekicks, Medieval Times, and the hip pads struggle. (music: www.bensound.com)
2017-04-111h 18The Shade Of It All: A Rucast Podrace for RuPaul's Drag RaceEpisode 85: Season 9, Episode 2READERS, Kyle, Sharron and Katie are joined at the Shade Table by the silently embattled Missy Baker this week to talk the perfect murder, Atlanta drag scene drama, Wendy, Sharron's secret romance with David Schwimmer, and we cheerlead the queens during episode 2 of #DragRace! Plus we introduce our shiny new Patreon! (music: www.bensound.com)
2017-04-031h 20The Shade Of It All: A Rucast Podrace for RuPaul's Drag RaceEpisode 84: Season 9, Episode 1READERS, gather round the Shade Table with Katie, Kyle and Sharron to talk the #DragRace premiere! We discuss kangaroos, human basilisks, lace fronts, bb cream, Antz, and cheeseheads, plus touch on the latest RuCap and Todrick's new visual album. P.S.: Nobody’s trying to take your man with a lime-a-rita. (music: bensound.com)
2017-03-271h 15The Shade Of It All: A Rucast Podrace for RuPaul's Drag RaceEpisode 83: !!!******SPOILERS******!!! Season 9 20-minute preview & live show review!READERS! If you don't want spoilers, SKIP THIS EPISODE. Otherwise, gather 'round while Kyle, Katie and guest Oscar Avila, who came all the way from Texas to attend the official #DragRace premiere party, dish about the first 20 minutes of the premiere, who's rumored to go home first (and second), everyone's live act, and #OhMyGaga. (music: www.bensound.com_
2017-03-111h 17The Shade Of It All: A Rucast Podrace for RuPaul's Drag RaceEpisode 82: Season 9 30-second preview!!!Katie, Sharron and Kyle gather at the Shade Table chez Sharron to discuss the best place to see #GetOut, what's upstairs at Sharron's house, the new #DragRace 30-second preview, the show's move to VH1 and Fridays, our Patreon, and everyone getting the f*ck out of our collective face. (music: www.bensound.com)
2017-03-0942 minThe Shade Of It All: A Rucast Podrace for RuPaul's Drag RaceEpisode 81: Season 9 Ruveal!!!Katie, Sharron and Kyle gather at the Shade Table (with mics!) to discuss our theme song, Sharron's health (spoiler: SHARRON IS WOLVERINE), and our newly introduced Season 9 queens! (music: bensound.com)
2017-02-061h 09The Shade Of It All: A Rucast Podrace for RuPaul's Drag RaceEpisode 80: Shady PotpourriKatie & Kyle gather at the Shade Table (Sharron was sick) to talk about a variety of topics, including Leah Remini, Puffs: The Play, Mariah's World, ANTM, and the Mystery of the Disappearing David Barton gym. (music: www.bensound.com)
2017-02-0141 minThe Shade Of It All: A Rucast Podrace for RuPaul's Drag RaceEpisode 79: All-Stars 2, Episode 9 - The ReunionWith Sharron sickened (literally) for the evening, Mike Soto joins Katie and Kyle at the Shade Table to talk dental work, bodega cats, blaming the edit, and Drag Race standom. (music: www.bensound.com)
2016-10-311h 09The Shade Of It All: A Rucast Podrace for RuPaul's Drag RaceEpisode 78: All-Stars 2 MinisodeKatie, Sharron and Kyle welcome Sue Funke back to shoot the shade about the Drag Race finale, Alaska’s “The T” music video, Willam's new beard, resting on pretty, and the Bitch Whisperer. (music: www.bensound.com)
2016-10-2546 minThe Shade Of It All: A Rucast Podrace for RuPaul's Drag RaceEpisode 77: All-Stars 2, Episode 8 THE FINALEKatie, Sharron and Kyle welcome guest Calvin Cato to the Shade Table for the finale of All-Stars 2! We talk Cardi B, FAIR WARNING: We don't get into the episode for the first 30 minutes. Sorryboutit! (music: www.bensound.com)
2016-10-171h 32The Shade Of It All: A Rucast Podrace for RuPaul's Drag RaceEpisode 76: All-Stars 2, Episode 7Katie, Sharron and Kyle pull up to a Shade Table on Long Island to talk All-Stars 2, Episode 8. Kyle is deep in his feels as we debate the bottom three, process the elimination, vogue the house down, and hurl snake emojis across the table, along with reader shoutouts! (music: www.bensound.com)
2016-10-101h 28The Shade Of It All: A Rucast Podrace for RuPaul's Drag RaceEpisode 75: All-Stars 2, Episode 6READERS, Sharron, Katie and Kyle are gathered at the Shade Table to discuss what happened while you/we were gone, processing Phi Phi's departure, Alyssa & Tati's return, Violet Chackhi & Rick James, butt-butt golf, Marcus-Lymoñé, Kyle's Go-Go juice, and skeet shooting. (music: www.bensound.com)
2016-10-021h 15The Shade Of It All: A Rucast Podrace for RuPaul's Drag RaceEpisode 74: All-Stars 2, Episode 5READERS, Katie, Kyle and Sharron gather back at the Shade Table to talk All-Stars 2, Episode 5: Revenge of the Queens! in-depth Oreo analysis, Phi Phi's many Phaces, playing the victim, tandem stand-up, the Drag Race eliminati, and this week's Roscoe's tea and Reader shoutouts. (music: www.bensound.com)
2016-09-261h 17The Shade Of It All: A Rucast Podrace for RuPaul's Drag RaceEpisode 72: All-Stars 2, Episode 4 - East Coast EpisodeREADERS, dueling episodes this week as Sharron and Kyle wear the shahhhhhh and recap the twist-filled, script-flipping All-Stars 2, Episode 4: Drag Movie She-quels! (Katie is in LA-- stay tuned for a BONUS episode with the OG TSOIA cast of Dad, Katie, and Janine!) The NYC Shade Table talks Sharron's EGOT, LOGO's unedited clapback, Phi Phi, Beyonce Del Rio, and the latest tea from live viewings with the queens. (music: www.bensound.com)
2016-09-211h 20The Shade Of It All: A Rucast Podrace for RuPaul's Drag RaceEpisode 67: All-Stars 2 Trailer Minisode!READERS, Sharron, Katie and Kyle gather at the Shade Table for a summer 'cast before Sharron and Katie go away JUST LIKE KYLE'S FATHER! CAUTION: Potential spoilers abound as we (well, Kyle) Nancy Drew our way through the All-Stars 2 trailer and discuss dick pics vs. ass shots, the Olympic Opening Ceremonies, and Aubrey O'Day. (music: www.bensound.com)
2016-08-1145 minThe Shade Of It All: A Rucast Podrace for RuPaul's Drag RaceEpisode 66: ALL-STARS 2 PREVIEWREADERS, Katie and Sharron are joined for the All-Stars preview at the Shade Table by new regular host Kyle-Steven Porter! We discuss and disagree on funfetti, Phi Phi O'Hara, the All-Stars armada of Season 5 queens, that time Ru was on Project Runway when she and Mathu were in a tiff, the poetry of Jewel, Britney, SYTYCD and Louis Comfort Tiffany Paul. (music: www.bensound.com)
2016-07-0558 minThe Shade Of It All: A Rucast Podrace for RuPaul's Drag RaceEpisode 64: Untucked Episode 9 and ROLODEX OF HATEReaders, this week Katie and Sharron are joined by Kyle-Steven Porter, talking Untucked and Bianca’s new special, Rolodex of Hate! We touch on Azealia Banks's Trump endorsement, organic White Castle, Kyle's synesthesia, Chi-chi’s congenitals, Avril vs. Rihanna, Iggy Azalea & Rachel Dolezal, and Newfoundland. (music: www.bensound.com)
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