The Shade Parade

The Shade Parade

A weekly roundtable conversation with Queer P.O.C. Comedy, Shenanigans, Drag Queens, Special Guests, New York Nightlife, T and of course SHADE!!!

  1. Episode 245: HAK-Tuah!!!

    30 JAN

    Episode 245: HAK-Tuah!!!

    Snowed In, Snowed Out, and Snowed On ❄️🔥🗽 This week on The Shade Parade, Ari Kiki, Viki Villainess, and DJ gather to unpack a week where the weather was rude, the travel was questionable, and the tea was HOT. We start with the massive snowstorm that shut down most of the country and spiral into a very important debate: Is being a lifelong New Yorker a badge of honor—or should everyone have an escape plan? 🧳❄️ ✈️ DJ spills all the details from his salacious Atlanta trip, including a near brush with the legendary Piedmont Park and why some lessons are learned the hard way.🎂 Ari recaps her birthday celebrations, featuring lap dances, shenanigans, and memories that may or may not be fully intact. During Flaming Topics, the girls get into:📺 Tyra Banks returning with an America’s Next Top Model exposé coming in February, yes, we’re watching with notebooks and popcorn.👠 RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 18 contestant Briar Blush passing out during critiques in front of Law Roach, RuPaul, and Michelle Visage, a truly jaw-dropping moment.💚 Rumors of Mark Ruffalo stepping away from Disney and Marvel’s Hulk, and what that could mean for the MCU.💰 And Nicki Minaj, fresh off a reported check from Turning Point USA, allegedly using it to save her $20 million home from foreclosure, capitalism stays messy. It’s chaotic, shady, snow-covered, and exactly what you’ve been missing. 🎧 #ShadeParadePod #PopCulturePodcast #SnowStorm2025 #NewYorkLife #AtlantaTrip #PiedmontPark #BirthdayShenanigans #AmericasNextTopModel #TyraBanks #RuPaulsDragRace #BriarBlush #MarkRuffalo #MarvelNews #NickiMinaj #LGBTQPodcast #QueerVoices

    53 min

  2. 21 JAN

    Ep 254 Nosotros Culturistas

    Episode 254: Nosotros Culturistas After five long months away, the dolls are BACK! because life has been lifing, the world is burning, and silence was no longer an option. On this episode of The Shade Parade, Viki Villainess, Ari Kiki, and DJ finally reconvene to catch up, decompress, and then dive headfirst into the mess. 🎰 Viki returns from Las Vegas with stories that are wild, raunchy, and absolutely not safe for HR.🤒 Ari survives the holidays battling a brutal UTI + flu combo✈️ DJ is back from Atlanta, refreshed, traveled, and ready to rejoin the chaos. Once the personal tea is spilled, we get into the heavy stuff. We discuss the horrific ICE raids continuing across the country and the murder of Renee Good, centering grief, rage, and the real impact these systems have on our communities. We also unpack the miseducation and white ignorance displayed by podcasters Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang when discussing Congresswoman and Senate candidate Jasmine Crockett, and why accountability in media still matters. sometimes you have to come back to the mic. We missed you. Let’s talk. 🎧 #ShadeParadePod #ReneeGood #LGBTQPodcast #QueerVoices #BlackQueerVoices

    1h 13m

  3. 08/08/2025

    Ep 253: Darlin' Hold My Hand

    Back to Work, Back to Shade! 👜☕🔥 Summer break is over, and the dolls are clocked in, clocked tight, and clocking everyone in sight! On this episode of The Shade Parade, your favorite trio, Viki Villainess, Ari Kiki, and producer DJ, return from their sun-soaked shenanigans and dive right back into the drama. 👠 Viki is IRRITATED™, and this time it’s not the humidity, it’s her new job. Will she survive the retail life without dragging her coworkers in HR-safe language? TBD.🏳️‍🌈 Ari’s back from the last leg of her Pride World Tour and DJ is recovering from his third (or was it fourth?) vacation. Must be nice. We get into:🚔 George Santos checking into sleepaway summer jail #SantosSlammer🧂 Trump and his minions are back to spewing hate shock and the country continues its slow march toward fascist cosplay.📺 Stephen Colbert’s Late Night show gets the axe, and we unpack what this means for actual late-night comedy and free speech.🎭 That South Park episode that went so hard… and we're ready for a full season!👑 And of course, we break down the winner and full riggory of RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars Season 10. Was it fair? Was it fabulous? Were we furious? Yes, yes, and yes. Grab a cold drink and a handheld fan, because it’s hot girl rage summer, and we’re spilling iced tea all over it. 💋 #ShadeParadePod #RuPaulsDragRace #AllStars10 #GeorgeSantos #LateNightTV #StephenColbert #SouthPark #TrumpIndictedAgain #QueerPodcast #LGBTVoices #BlackQueerVoices #PopCultureCommentary #DragQueenDrama

    54 min

  4. 21/06/2025

    Ep 252: Noah’s Back

    – Bots, Birthdays, and Black Joy 🌈🤖🎉 This week on The Shade Parade, Viki Villainess and Ari Kiki are back to shake tables, flip wigs, and snatch edges, because honey, there’s A LOT going on. 🧠 First up, we ask the important question: Why does AI always sound like a passive-aggressive white man? Seriously, who programmed this microaggression machine? #WhiteManInTheMachine 🌈 We give you a final Pride Month recap, share our Juneteenth celebration plans, and reflect on the power of Black Queer joy in the face of political nonsense. #Juneteenth2025 #BlackAndProud 🎂 Meanwhile, the Orange Dictator turned 79 and even his birthday flopped harder than his presidency. No one showed up, the cake was dry, and WW3 is apparently trending. Yay! 🙃 #TrumpFlop #WW3 🎥 The girls are gagged because Noah’s Arc: The Movie premieres June 20th and WE 👏 WILL 👏 BE 👏 WATCHING! Your faves are back, and the drama is moist! #NoahsArcTheMovie 👀 Tyler Perry finds himself caught up in a scandal with a male actor, and you know we’ve got thoughts, speculation, and shady commentary for days. #TylerPerryTea 💃 Plus a special visit from Myster E Mel Kiki and their partner Kay brings even more energy into the studio. It’s giving: chaotic good with a twist of tequila. 🚨 And of course, we talk about the horrendous ICE raids still devastating immigrant communities, and the rising wave of No Kings protests demanding real change. Tune in for laughs, truth, celebration, and all the side-eyes you can handle. It’s messy. It’s magical. It’s The Shade Parade. #ShadeParadePod #NoahsArcMovie #AIisRacist #JuneteenthVibes #Pride2025 #ICEraids #NoKingsProtest #TylerPerryDrama #LGBTQPodcast #BlackQueerVoices #QueerCulture #PopCulturePodcast #DragQueenRealness

    1h 1m

  5. 13/06/2025

    Ep 251: America Has A F*ing Problem

    Pride, Protests & Problematic Pop Stars* 🇺🇸🔥🌈 This week, Viki Villainess and Ari Kiki are not holding back, because America has a fucking problem*, and we’ve got receipts, rage, and rants ready. 🧾💥 We jump right into the peaceful protests in Los Angeles standing up against the horrific ICE raids sweeping the nation. The Trump Regime's latest inhumanity has us all fired up, and Viki is one joke away from storming the Capitol in heels. 💄✊ #AbolishICE #DeportTrump Meanwhile, Jennifer Lopez just won’t leave us alone, and now she’s playing the lead in Kiss of the Spider Woman. Are we excited or exhausted? (Hint: it's not the first one.) 🕷️💃 #JLoFatigue In other questionable celebrity news: Jojo Siwa is now dating a man and the internet, and Ari, is feeling personally betrayed. 🌈💔 #Jojono We give you a full WeHo Pride rundown and Queens Pride recap, including Ari’s behind-the-scenes tea from judging Miss Stonewall 2025. (Spoiler: the category was "drama!") 👑🔥 #MissStonewall2025 And finally, it’s the end of an era: Andrew Christian is retiring from the underwear game. Raise a glass, lower your briefs, and salute the legacy. 🍑🩲 #AndrewChristianRetires It’s one of our most unfiltered episodes yet, equal parts rage, roast, and realness. Get into it. 🎧💅 #ShadeParadePod #AmericaHasAProblem #Pride2025 #WeHoPride #QueensPride #JojoSiwa #KissOfTheSpiderWoman #MissStonewall #AndrewChristian #LGBTQPodcast #QueerVoices #PopCultureWithShade

    56 min

  6. 30/05/2025

    Episode 250: $2,500 and Lemon Pepper Wings

    Drama, Dancing & DC Shade! 💸🍗💃 It’s a milestone moment, darling—Episode 250 of The Shade Parade! And to celebrate, Viki Villainess and Ari Kiki are joined by a very special guest: Viki’s partner, Mitchell! Yes, the man, the myth, the lemon pepper wing enabler himself steps into the chat—and it’s as juicy as you’d expect. 😏💕 This week we dish on:💃 Jennifer Lopez’s head-scratching AMA performance—was it interpretive dance or a possessed Zumba class? Either way, we have notes. #JLoWYD🐾 The iconic and shady showdown between TS Madison and Kiah after DC Pride—the claws were out and the live was messy. We LIVE. #TSDCDrama🏳️‍🌈 Getting ready for Queens Pride and WeHo Pride—who’s performing, who’s partying, and who’s going to embarrass themselves in public? (Besides us.)🍋 And of course, the mystery of the $2,500 and lemon pepper wings—because nothing screams luxury like expensive drama and seasoned poultry. It’s an episode full of laughter, love, live shade, and lemon pepper—and a big THANK YOU to all our listeners for riding with us to 250 episodes! 💖💥 #ShadeParadePod #Episode250 #JLo #TSMadison #DCprideDrama #WeHoPride #QueensPride #LemonPepperWings #QueerPodcast #LGBTQVoices #PopCultureTea #DragQueenDrama

    31 min

  7. 23/05/2025

    Episode 249: Irritable Bitch Syndrome

    She’s Mad, She’s Dragged, She’s Still Showing Up! 😤💅🌈 This week on The Shade Parade, Viki Villainess is feeling extra spicy—and honey, she’s irritated by life, love, politics, and pretty much everything in between. 🧨 Whether it’s the news cycle or just bad brows, she’s not here for any of it. And we LOVE to see it. #IrritableBitchSyndrome We dive into the chilling story of the North Hollywood Serial Killer 🕵️‍♂️🔪 and discuss the recent rise in violence in West Hollywood—a hard but necessary conversation about safety in queer spaces. 🏳️‍🌈🚨 Then we attempt to lighten the mood by talking about the upcoming Pride celebrations, but let’s be honest… even glitter can’t cover up the chaos sometimes. 🌈💥 Of course, it wouldn’t be a week without spilling some tea on the legendary queens of RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars Season 10! 💋✨ Who’s slaying, who’s swerving, and who needs to sashay away immediately? You know we have opinions. #AllStars10 Plus, Ari and DJ do their best to balance out Viki’s rage spiral—but when the world is this messy, sometimes you’ve just gotta embrace the bitchery. Tune in for rants, raves, reality, and ridiculousness—all served with a side of SHADE. 🎧💃 #ShadeParadePod #DragRaceAllStars10 #LGBTQPodcast #NorthHollywoodKiller #WeHoNews #Pride2025 #QueerVoices #PopCulturePodcast #QueerComedy #IrritableBitchSyndrome

    1h 1m

  8. 17/05/2025

    Episode 248: Story Hour Queen?

    Beat the Clock & Beat These Tariffs! 📚💄🕰️ This week, Viki Villainess is putting on her best face (literally) to do something truly out of character—reading storybooks to children in the park. Yes, you read that right. The queen who can’t stand kids is out here giving Sesame Street realness for the greater good… or at least for the photo op. 👶📖💅 Ari Kiki does her best to steer the ship, but with Viki distracted by glitter, glue sticks, and the trauma of toddlers, we quickly realize why Viki is usually the one holding the wheel. 🚢💨 We also dig into the mess that is the new Trump tariffs—because of course the Orange Menace is back with another economically illiterate idea—and we cackle over China’s shady response. Spoiler alert: the international group chat is dragging us. 🐉💸 #TrumpTariffs #ChinaSaidWhatTheySaid Plus: ✨ Can Viki finish her beat before time runs out (or she loses patience)? ✨ Will Ari bring some thoughtful convos to this absolute circus? ✨ And will DJ say anything funny this week? (We hope!) It’s messy, it’s shady, it’s unexpectedly heartwarming—and it’s The Shade Parade at its unfiltered best. 🎧💥 #ShadeParadePod #StoryTimeDrag #DragQueenStoryHour #TrumpTariffs #ChinaShade #DragQueensOfPodcasting #LGBTQVoices #PopCulturePodcast #QueerHumor #GayPodcast #PoliticalSatire

    1 hr
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A weekly roundtable conversation with Queer P.O.C. Comedy, Shenanigans, Drag Queens, Special Guests, New York Nightlife, T and of course SHADE!!!

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  • Creator
    The Shade Parade
  • Years Active
    2018 - 2026
  • Episodes
    267
  • Rating
    Explicit
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