The Shade Of It All: A Rucast Podrace for RuPaul's Drag Race

By Alex Koll, Katie Compa, Kyle-Steven Porter, and Sharron Paul

What's The Shade Of It All: A Rucast Podrace for RuPaul's Drag Race about?

Comedians Alex Koll, Katie Compa, Kyle-Steven Porter, and Sharron Paul have a kiki each week to spill some tea over the latest episode of RuPaul's Drag Race and all things SHADE.

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The Shade Of It All: A Rucast Podrace for RuPaul's Drag Race episodes:

02.13.2024
Episode 222: Season 16, Episode 6 - The Dawls Are The DAWLS
At this point READERS, the dawls are the DAWLS! Avid dawl collector and fellow Aries Yair joins Kyle as they discuss their childhood journeys with toys and dolls, what aspects a collector looks for when expanding on their collection, the...
02.06.2024
Episode 221: Season 16, Episode 5 - Quiet (Pussycat) Riot
Down on your knees READERS - Mother is in the spotlight! What happens when Kyle (who's kind of a bitch) and Keith (who puts your man on a leash) are drinking, having Keith cookies, and talking about made up Swedish...
01.30.2024
Episode 220: Season 16, Episode 4 - The Jannification of Loosey La-Q-Ca
SCHNAP OUT OF IT, READERS! Kyle and Keith are joined by Berlin-born, Boston based, bashful boy Patrick R to discuss hotel upgrades, stances on sketch comedy (or lack thereof), Chermit the Tiger the Frog, Babs and that emotional Eliminaysha and...
01.23.2024
Episode 219: Season 16, Episode 3 - Mom Jeans & Mother Toilets
READERS - for the Mother of All Balls, who would you have summoned to the Shade Table? ("...Pass!") Kyle is joined by Keith, Ben and Holly for a 3 hour deep dive into the season so far, being kindofabitch, those...
01.21.2024
Episodes 217 & 218: Season 16 Split Premiere - Two Star-Crossed Titties in VeRUna
The wait is over, reading kittens! With a new year, new season of Drag Race and new equipment to break in at the Shade Table, Kyle & Ben dive into their thoughts on heel clacking, cross-eyed titty bibs, social media...
12.08.2023
Episode 216: We Need A Ruvolution (Season 16 Promo Thoughts!)
Grab your sixteen tunneled candles and pearl (h*rbor) thongs because The Shade Table is BACK IN SESSION! Fresh off the Sasha Colby Meet & Greet, Kyle is joined by Katie and Calvin Cato to give flowers and camouflaged shade at...
08.14.2023
Episode 215: All Stars 8, Episodes 7-12 - Buzzballing About Queen B
READERS, 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...
08.06.2023
Episodes 212, 213 & 214: Be Bold, Be Great, Beyoncé
Because 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...
06.19.2023
Episodes 210 & 211: All Stars 8, Episodes 5 & 6 - The Zaddy of All Shade Of It All Podcasts!
Happy Zaddy's Day, READERS! One of the longest episodes of The Shade Of It All to date is here for all of the best reasons: via satellite call from Lebanon, the humble, honest, humongously talented, handsome and hot Haaz Sleiman...
06.01.2023
Episode 209: All Stars 8, Episode 4 - Ass (Not) Seen On TV
Well another episode happened readers! Kyle and Ben play around with some new sound effects, share some thoughts on old school drag, new drag television (hiiiiiieeeeee, Drag Me To Dinner) and begrudgingly relive their thoughts on Episode 4 of All...
05.24.2023
Episode 208: All Stars 8, Episodes 2 & 3 - Beige Against The Machine
Kyle 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...
05.17.2023
Episode 207: All Stars 8 Premiere - Whiskey Barns of the Rich & Famous
We're back back back back back back back back again, READERS! For the premiere of the 8th(!) All Stars season, it's family as Kyle has Katie and Sharron at an IRL Shade Table to talk egg whites in a bag,...
04.18.2023
Episode 206: Season 15 FINALE - ☜︎⌧︎◻︎♏︎♍︎⧫︎ ❄︎♒︎♏︎ ☜︎⌧︎◻︎♏︎♍︎⧫︎♋︎♌︎●︎♏︎
04.13.2023
Episode 205: Season 15, Episodes 14 & 15 - Blame It On The Aries
READERS, 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...
04.06.2023
Episode 204: Season 15, Episode 13 - Miss Husky Timbre Is Missing
Readers, please welcome to the stage: Miss Husky Timbre! (Sidebar: Why is that pronounced “tam-berr?) Two red hot redhead teachers - Ben and Holland - join Kyle at both the physical and virtual Shade Table. We discuss our teachers’ favorite...
03.30.2023
Episode 203: Season 15, Episode 12 - Wig LOOSE, I Said Wig LOO-OOSE!
It’s time to WIG LOOSE, WE SAID WIG LOO-OOSE! Pregnant star of stage and screen Holland Hamilton joins a congested Kyle at the virtual Shade Table to discuss self love, picking roles in musicals (or having them picked for you),...
03.21.2023
Episode 202: Season 15, Episode 11 - Seven Queens, No Jokes
READERS! Our episode is as timely as the references of this season’s “comedy” challenge
03.06.2023
Episode 201: Season 15, Episode 10 - Silly Wabbit, Bags of Carpets Are For Kids
Readers, you are in for a treat! (And a 35 minute tangent before we start discussing the episode - including but not limited to mini marathons, purse Advil, Bully Barbara Walters, exorbitantly priced apples, and Gum Acacia. Gum Acacia don’t...
02.28.2023
The Shade Of It All's 200th Episode Spectacular Extravaganza Postapopaloptic Krystle Carrington Colby Cashews Couture For Your Nerves Miss Honey Okurrr?
It’s an event nine years, six permanent cohosts and many many miles of shade in the making - READERS, IT’S OUR 200TH EPISODE! And what better way to celebrate than by reviewing Drag Race’s 200th episode?! As an extra celebratory...
02.24.2023
Episode 199: Season 15, Episode 8 - It Was The Best Of Syncs, It Was The Blurst Of Syncs (or, Party Like It's Episode 199)
You better lala that f**king paRuza! On the heels of two very special 200th episodes (the show and the Shade Table, natch), we’re celebrating by sharing our thoughts on one of the oldest drag traditions in the book - lip-syncing!...
02.18.2023
Episode 198: Season 15, Episode 7 - Reverend! Huh?!
Readers! Despite her unfamiliarity with your names, Kyle's twin sister Kayla is back to chat about all the absurd references that influenced the finished product of this week's acting challenge, The Daytona Wind 2! Did you prefer the original version...
02.16.2023
Episode 197: Season 15, Episode 6 - Thank You For Being A Fun
What the FUN, readers?! While we would never deign to add levels of luster to our friendships, new friend Brian and old friend Andrilisa join Kyle to shake their fists at the kids on their lawn, divulge their tidbits on...
02.08.2023
Episode 196: Croissant My Heart (A Drag Race France Review)
CORICORI (spelling?) LECTRICES! Kyle is joined once more by everyone's favorite Frenchman, Gary Goldman, for a brief but thorough espousing of all things Drag Race France! What elements of the show were quintessentially French? What would Gary have added to...
02.01.2023
Episode 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...
01.23.2023
Episode 194: Season 15, Episode 4 - The Twindenburg Disaster
READERS, EVERYBODY SAY (HOUSE OF) LOVE! To add some flavor to our supersized recap of Supersized Snatch Game, Kyle, Keith and Ben are taste testing 3 of the 6 assorted flavors of the House of Love cocktails and mocktails 24...
01.16.2023
Episode 193: Season 15, Episode 3 - They Say In Heaven, Improv Comes Last
Readers! Ever wonder what it'll be like when we die? Us neither, but Kyle and Ben explore musings on Broadway, M3GAN, an inability to tell Black people apart, reality TV show edits, these truncated episodes and this week's afterlife-based improv...
01.09.2023
Episodes 191 & 192: Season 15, Episodes 1 & 2 - Human Head Wig and the Angry 40 Inches
A two episode premiere warrants a double-length episode of TSOIA! (We won’t fault you for splitting this up into two listens.) Our two hour recap and the new $200,000 grand prize has the return of two return librarians and our...
01.04.2023
Episode 190: All Stars All Winners, Episodes 4-12 - ...Well, Alright Then.
New year, same us readers - deal with it! Kyle and other recurring librarian Keith Avery discuss their thoughts on meme brands, knitters, mismeasured sandwiches, being tricked by the new year and all of our travels this year. Oh, and...
12.31.2022
Episode 189: Hindsight's 20/22 (Our 2022 Drag Race Review)
Readers! To wrap up ’22, Kyle and recurring librarian Jake Leizear pay homage to the oft-overlooked second outs of the season; the local drag scenes of Baltimore, Connecticut and Seattle; and our opinions on the 200 seasons of Drag Race...
07.07.2022
Episode 188: All Stars All Winners Episode 3 - The Vanna of Columbiana
Readers and beavers! Kyle and Dr. Ben are joined by second daughter of Columbiana, Ohio Kara Noel! There’s no shortage of asides and “twin talk” between Ben and Kara (despite them not being twins) as the trio discusses blood types...
07.04.2022
Episode 187: All Stars All Winners Episodes 1 & 2 - Legendary Legends of the Hidden Temple
READERS, it's happening! The fans wanted them to compete again so bitches, they got in the ring and let's GO. For such an epic season to be ru-capped in true Legendary Legend style, Kyle made sure to be joined by...
05.31.2022
Episode 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
04.13.2022
Episode 185: Season 14, Episode 14 - Like The World Is Your Birthday
READERS, this season’s been so long, Kyle’s another year older! To celebrate the occasion, Jake Leizear is back to chat with the birthday boy about terribad autotune, staring at the ceiling during performances, crawling on the floor when asked, natty...
04.08.2022
Episode 184: Season 14, Episode 13 - French Roast
READERS, are we at the penultimate performance episode of the season?! Returning to the Shade Table with Kyle this week is the newly and dually citizenshipped Gary Goldman, complete with overly seltzer alcoholic bevvies and a litany of opinions! We're...
04.04.2022
Episode 183: Season 14, Episode 12 - She's Once, Twice, Three Times A Bottom (In The Same Episode)
READERS, have you heard that being vegan just makes you better than other people? Well Kyle got an afternoon of reminders courtesy of Dr. Ben and special West Coast visitor Katie Kaitchuck! The sound effects run rampant, along with thoughts...
03.30.2022
Episodes 181 & 182: Season 14, Episodes 10 & 11 - Who Killed Snatch Game? A 6-Part Lipsync Investigation
READERS! 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...
03.15.2022
Episode 180: UKvsTWXYZ Episode 6 - Sacre Blu
READERS. It's one week later which was about the amount of time we needed to process the Bland Finale of Drag Race UKvsTWXYZ. Is Michael drinking this episode? Is Hollie over her Drag Race fatigue? Who's going to be the...
03.11.2022
Episode 179: Season 14, Episode 9 - Beauty's In The Eye Of The BeShoulder
READERS!!! It’s a quick and dirty (well…quick and dirty for Shade Table standards) episode as Ky-Ky and Kei-Kei, most *definitely* recording on a weekend because Kyle’s sister didn’t bail on him last minute, virtually discuss to eliminate or not to...
03.07.2022
Episode 178: UKvsTWXYZ Episode 5 - Living My Life (In Wetherspoon's)
READERS! Hollie’s having gin, Michael’s having pineapple juice, and Kyle’s having dragonfruit energy drink to kept us hydrated and moderately critical of the penultimate episode of the show. We’re talking two pussies, Mystery Mall, outfits that you hate a little...
03.03.2022
Episode 177: Season 14, Episode 8 - Knitter What? Knitter Who?
Your favorite girl group is back, readers! Kyle is joined by recurring librarian Keith and longtime gal pal Holly Louise Gooden to start the reunion tour of KWA (that’s Knitters With Attitude!) As per yewzh when these 3 get together,...
02.28.2022
Episode 176: UKvsTWXYZ Episode 4 - Chercuterie-ing is Carecuterie-ing
READERS! Hollie and Michael are back with Kyle at the Shade Table to talk about everyone’s “favorite” challenge - The Snatch Game! Did the Family Feud/Family Fortunes twist help? Is playing a straight up man a copout at this point?...
02.24.2022
Episode 175: Season 14, Episode 7 - Fartbreaker, You Got The Best Of Me
READERS, we’ve got a lot of hot air to let out after that episode. (Get it? It’s a fart joke, the cream of the crop of humor.) Kyle is joined by the Latin from Manhattan Francisco Alegria to talk about...
02.21.2022
Episode 174: UKvsTWXYZ Episode 3: Is The Vengabus Still Running?
READERS! Kyle and Michael are here to differentiate between the West End and the Bell End as we talk nondescript white guy guest judges, Jujubee rendering everyone illiterate when it comes to the library, how appealing throwing a tantrum is...
02.17.2022
Episode 173: Season 14, Episode 6 - The Ballad of Madeline Humphrey James Morphosis
READERS! This week, the Shade Table has seats for the newly American Gary Goldman and the STILL reigning Miss Nerd NY Megami! After determining whether we could pass the American citizenship test (spoiler alert: Gary can; Megami and Kyle can’t),...
02.14.2022
Episode 172: UKvsTWXYZ Episode 2 - Quality Street Walkers
'ELLO READERS AND GUBNAHS! Break out the bangers and mash (and your blaccents
02.10.2022
Episode 171: Season 14, Episode 5 - Babe 2: Busted Pig In A Wig In The City
READERS! You’re in store for a second episode this week, as Kyle and Keith are joined by K-Pop stan and The Cut staple Jaime Aguilar to talk about the molesty mini-challenges, curious runways, and THAT lipsync of this week’s episode,...
02.07.2022
Episode 170: UKvsTWXYZ Episode 1 - For MUCH BETTAAAAAA or Worse
READERS - You alright babes?! For the first time in Shade Table herstory, we're getting international and trans-Atlantic, and bringing you a special show within a show! (Do you want to play?!) American Kyle is joined by two British Kyles,...
01.31.2022
Episode 169: Season 14, Episode 4 - Night of 1000 J. Nos
READERS! 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 -...
01.28.2022
Episode 168: Season 14, Episode 3 - ...It's Chocolate.
READERS…it’s chocolate.
01.24.2022
Episode 167: Season 14, Episode 2 - 2nd Premiere? Check
READERS. Kyle, Keith and Ben are back discussing with the night shift queens, in addition to chatting about being born in the 1900s, severe back arches, more white woman nude illusion, what family members you can subject to Joan Crawford...

What's The Shade Of It All: A Rucast Podrace for RuPaul's Drag Race about?

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The Shade Of It All: A Rucast Podrace for RuPaul's Drag Race episodes:

Episode 222: Season 16, Episode 6 - The Dawls Are The DAWLS

Episode 221: Season 16, Episode 5 - Quiet (Pussycat) Riot

Episode 220: Season 16, Episode 4 - The Jannification of Loosey La-Q-Ca

Episode 219: Season 16, Episode 3 - Mom Jeans & Mother Toilets

Episodes 217 & 218: Season 16 Split Premiere - Two Star-Crossed Titties in VeRUna

Episode 216: We Need A Ruvolution (Season 16 Promo Thoughts!)

Episode 215: All Stars 8, Episodes 7-12 - Buzzballing About Queen B

Episodes 212, 213 & 214: Be Bold, Be Great, Beyoncé

Episodes 210 & 211: All Stars 8, Episodes 5 & 6 - The Zaddy of All Shade Of It All Podcasts!

Episode 209: All Stars 8, Episode 4 - Ass (Not) Seen On TV

Episode 208: All Stars 8, Episodes 2 & 3 - Beige Against The Machine

Episode 207: All Stars 8 Premiere - Whiskey Barns of the Rich & Famous

Episode 206: Season 15 FINALE - ☜︎⌧︎◻︎♏︎♍︎⧫︎ ❄︎♒︎♏︎ ☜︎⌧︎◻︎♏︎♍︎⧫︎♋︎♌︎●︎♏︎

Episode 205: Season 15, Episodes 14 & 15 - Blame It On The Aries

Episode 204: Season 15, Episode 13 - Miss Husky Timbre Is Missing

Episode 203: Season 15, Episode 12 - Wig LOOSE, I Said Wig LOO-OOSE!

Episode 202: Season 15, Episode 11 - Seven Queens, No Jokes

Episode 201: Season 15, Episode 10 - Silly Wabbit, Bags of Carpets Are For Kids

The Shade Of It All's 200th Episode Spectacular Extravaganza Postapopaloptic Krystle Carrington Colby Cashews Couture For Your Nerves Miss Honey Okurrr?

Episode 199: Season 15, Episode 8 - It Was The Best Of Syncs, It Was The Blurst Of Syncs (or, Party Like It's Episode 199)

Episode 198: Season 15, Episode 7 - Reverend! Huh?!

Episode 197: Season 15, Episode 6 - Thank You For Being A Fun

Episode 196: Croissant My Heart (A Drag Race France Review)

Episode 195: Season 15, Episode 5 - Fashion House: It's Rohypnol!

Episode 194: Season 15, Episode 4 - The Twindenburg Disaster

Episode 193: Season 15, Episode 3 - They Say In Heaven, Improv Comes Last

Episodes 191 & 192: Season 15, Episodes 1 & 2 - Human Head Wig and the Angry 40 Inches

Episode 190: All Stars All Winners, Episodes 4-12 - ...Well, Alright Then.

Episode 189: Hindsight's 20/22 (Our 2022 Drag Race Review)

Episode 188: All Stars All Winners Episode 3 - The Vanna of Columbiana

Episode 187: All Stars All Winners Episodes 1 & 2 - Legendary Legends of the Hidden Temple

Episode 186: Season 14 Reunion & Finale - Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Shade After Mid-May)

Episode 185: Season 14, Episode 14 - Like The World Is Your Birthday

Episode 184: Season 14, Episode 13 - French Roast

Episode 183: Season 14, Episode 12 - She's Once, Twice, Three Times A Bottom (In The Same Episode)

Episodes 181 & 182: Season 14, Episodes 10 & 11 - Who Killed Snatch Game? A 6-Part Lipsync Investigation

Episode 180: UKvsTWXYZ Episode 6 - Sacre Blu

Episode 179: Season 14, Episode 9 - Beauty's In The Eye Of The BeShoulder

Episode 178: UKvsTWXYZ Episode 5 - Living My Life (In Wetherspoon's)

Episode 177: Season 14, Episode 8 - Knitter What? Knitter Who?

Episode 176: UKvsTWXYZ Episode 4 - Chercuterie-ing is Carecuterie-ing

Episode 175: Season 14, Episode 7 - Fartbreaker, You Got The Best Of Me

Episode 174: UKvsTWXYZ Episode 3: Is The Vengabus Still Running?

Episode 173: Season 14, Episode 6 - The Ballad of Madeline Humphrey James Morphosis

Episode 172: UKvsTWXYZ Episode 2 - Quality Street Walkers

Episode 171: Season 14, Episode 5 - Babe 2: Busted Pig In A Wig In The City

Episode 170: UKvsTWXYZ Episode 1 - For MUCH BETTAAAAAA or Worse

Episode 169: Season 14, Episode 4 - Night of 1000 J. Nos

Episode 168: Season 14, Episode 3 - ...It's Chocolate.

Episode 167: Season 14, Episode 2 - 2nd Premiere? Check