Takes All Over The Place

Nick and Julie get fierce about the olympics and monkeypox and take a bite out of a heckofalot of content this week. Never Have I Ever Season 2, Schmigadoon!, White Lotus and, of course, the dolls. Show Notes: @1:00 - Hot takes - Olympics check-in, Never Have I Ever, Schmigadoon!, Shark Week, Love is Blind reunion, Making the Cut, White Lotus @ 33:15 - All Stars 6 + Fantasy | Episodes 5 - Pink Tab...

If there’s one thing we know, it’s that life feels better when cute animals pics and memes dominate our screens. This week, hilarious and adorable animals are helping us cope with party hangovers, elevators, lightening storms and an unexpected swell of emotions in Drag Race España. Show Notes: @1:00 - Hot takes - Long-time listener - first time caller, Nick threw a party, things that are scary, Th...

This week Nick and Julie explore intimacy in Estonia, the aisles of Homegoods with Jillian Bell, the not-so-funny fate of humanity and the remaining queens of Drag Race España. They also rank this week’s drag race fantasy league, choose a tweet of the week and crown a Taboo winner. Show Notes: @1:00 - Hot takes - Hang out IRL?, mourning Megan McCain, Kevin can F*** himself, Firebird, Loki, Home Sw...

Julie and Nick swim fabulously through a sea of white claw, marshmallows, flowers and Lil Nas X and finally make it to the rhinestone shores of Drag Race All Stars 6 and España. Show Notes: @1:15 - Hot takes - Marshmallow failure, Lil Nas X, a really excited guy at the gymnastics trials (not Nick), maxims from Julie, Full Bloom, gay fish @ 25:45 - All Stars 6 | Episodes 1 AND 2 and our fantasy lea...

Julie and Nick both put themselves out there this week and it was fun!…Or, they survived. And made it home in time to watch gay stuff (The Man in the Orange Shirt and Elite), get mad at Megan McCain (Julie) and narrow down a tweet of the week! Show Notes: @1:00 - Hot takes - Who’s your daddy?, therapy! Who knew?, Megan McCain, The Man in the Orange Shirt, Elite, Lupin, Nobody, gymnastics and the T...

Nick showed up to the podcast with low energy but big questions and Julie is devoting most of her nocturnal energy to the whole of the HBO Max universe. Everyone gets warmed up through frustration with Drag Race Down Under’s definition of “Talent Show” and the lights are fully on for a game of 100,000 Pyramid. Show Notes: @1:00 - Hot takes - Where Nick’s at, Julie’s watching all of HBO Max, Watchm...

Strong women and antlered children have dominated Nick and Julie’s weeks respectively, and after a brain dump and debrief they come back together to revel in the multi-cultural joys of Drag Race worldwide and play a rousing and random game of 5 second rule. Show Notes: @1:15 - Hot takes - Gymnastics and the road to Tokyo, Roland Garros check-in, The Roots zoom covers, Sweet Tooth, Welcome to Plath...

Team Takes has never been so fired up about sports before (bet you guessed tennis though). Twitter (and others) are abuzz with Naomi Osaka’s exit from the French Open and Julie and Nick have thoughts. They also discuss the Mare of Easttown finale, Season 2 of Special and the latest Drag Race Down Under. Spoilers and strong opinions ahead! Show Notes: @1:45 - Hot takes - Tennis drama, smash the pat...

So many updates this week! Nick and Julie saw each other in real life, Mare of Easttown has many murder possibilities, Megan McCain says triggering things on the View, the gays are tweeting and Nick’s wearing a necklace! Show Notes: @1:15 - Hot takes - Takes went to a party!, Mare of Easttown, Vampire Diaries, Megan McCain/The View, Shadow and Bone, SNL, the tweet of the week!  @42:30 - Drag...

We’re back from break with three weeks worth of thoughts and content! We check in on the shows Nick and Julie have been watching (Mare of Easttown most notably), get the low-down on Nick’s post-vaxx exploits (or lack thereof) and Julie’s feral cat conspiracies and, of course, we’re well under way with Drag Race Down Under! Show Notes: @1:45 - Hot takes - Mare of Easttown, Cicadas, Little Mix, Good...

We’re taking a couple weeks off, but before we go, let’s talk: The Oscars! All the Disney+ content! The finale of Drag Race Season 13! We’ve also got “Guess the Song - 2000s” and a really good round-up for Tweet of the Week! Show Notes: @1:30 - Hot takes - The Oscars, Sound of Metal, Gilmore Girls Podcast, Mare of Easton, Dead Calm, Disney+, gay conspiracies, new Mighty Ducks, Big Shot, Trixie and...

It’s a spicy week as Julie takes a brief break from her “Hot Ones” binge to chat with Nick about the fantastic (but you must acknowledge when it’s problematic) “Drop Dead Gorgeous,” Bill Maher jumping the shark, the many problems of the Colton Underwood story, and the many great contenders for this week’s ’Tweet of the Week!’ Show Notes: @1:15 - Hot takes - Nick’s new phone, Drop Dead Gorgeous, Bi...

To dwell on the pain of the past or to focus on new and exciting projects, this is the question facing both our intrepid podcast hosts and the iceberg that got hit by the Titanic (brilliantly portrayed by Bowen Yang on SNL). Luckily, there is much to watch and listen to while deciding, including the 2016 Ghostbusters, Drag Race and the latest SNL. Also introducing Julie’s ‘Tweet of the Week!’ and...

Nick has his sights set on gold - or at least a shinier, more relaxed version of himself to introduce to the world once fully vaccinated. While Julie is in it to win gold in 100,000 Pyramid -and every gemstone rating we give. And the thing bringing peace and joy to the entire podcast right now? Barb and Star and their adventures in Vista Del Mar. Culottes away! Show Notes: @1:15 - Hot takes - hamm...

This week’s takes are brought to you by Ted Cruz’s border boudoir shots, Hip-Hop for Jesus, the delicious sin of Lil Nas X and the emotional turmoil of Minari (and the rest of the Oscar nominees). Featuring a feisty round of song association and the hot - too hot - roast of RuPaul’s Drag Race US. Show Notes: @1:15 - Hot takes - Come on vaccine, Lil Nas X, Minari, Anthony Mackie, Sebastian Stan, an...

We’re in Oscar season and it is a cornucopia of darkness and sadness with “Promising Young Woman” and “Nomadland” (SO MANY SPOILERS). And to lighten the mood, Nick and Julie decide to think back to some of the most disturbing death scenes in pop culture…Fear not! Eventually we start talking about the latest episode of RuPaul’s Drag Race season 13 and the bittersweet and wonderful finale of Drag Ra...

This week on Takes we can barely contain ourselves. (To be honest, no one really tried). Nick caught us off guard by being podcast ready from the jump, but we quickly caught up to tackle today’s myriad of topics: Grammys, Oscars, Harry Styles, Kid90, Woody and Mia, and - of course - Marriage or Mortgage. Don’t worry, eventually we talk about the wide world of drag queens and end by playing a littl...

Recorded on International Women’s Day, our 50th episode features the sublime, the fierce and the infuriating across the spectrum of female and non-binary experiences. We dive into Amy Poehler’s new movie “Moxie!,” revel in Oprah’s interviewing prowess and wrap-up both “WandaVision” and “It’s a Sin”. All before hitting the runways in both the UK and the US where comedy was featured and happened - m...

In a week without Drag Race US, Nick and Julie still find plenty to talk about including recent revelations of supplement intolerance, the beautiful and depressing “It’s a Sin,” the many dogs of The Dodo, and, of course, the exceptional drag queens of the British Isles. Show Notes: @1:45 - Hot takes -  Research or judgment, Honey Boo Boo, attack of the cloves, what is a fully functioning pers...

We might be in the upside down: Julie keeps agreeing with Megan McCain, Emma thinks Rosé is likable and Nick can’t stop talking about tennis - or, maybe not. Nick also attempts a breakdown of WandaVision, Julie does a solid rant on ‘I Care a Lot’ and then we get into a whole lotta Drag Race. Show Notes: @2:15- Hot takes - Julie’s BFF Megan McCain, The View, WandaVision, I Care a Lot, The Lady and...

Nick and Julie give you a full round of takes on exclusive apps, Britney Spears and Craig Ferguson, Happy Endings , the end of In and Of Itself , and the GOAT debate featuring Nick’s push for Serena Williams over Tom Brady. All before diving into post-lockdown Drag Race UK, a Bossy Rossy Drag Race US and another round of “Guess that song” - 90’s edition! Show Notes: @1:30- Hot takes - The rest of...

Nick and Julie are in pieces after watching the beautiful and heartbreaking Your Name Engraved Herein, but pull it together to bring you a podcast with worldwide drag queen analysis, lessons learned in adulting (re: self-medication), the magical and mind-blowing Derek DelGaudio's In and Of Itself, and the pursuit of justice for Britney Spears as well as a game all the New Girl fans will enjoy. Sho...

This week Nick and Julie get clear and compelling glimpses into life outside the binary, the life of Wendy Williams, and the experience of being out on television (among other more blurred and chaotic topics). Show Notes: 1:50 - Hot takes - Lifetime Wendy Williams biopic and Wendy Williams Documentary, “Visible: Out on Television,” Ugly Betty, Family Ties and Comedians in Cars 20:10 - Drag Race UK...

This week we’ve got twitter wars and the requisite animal antidote, new shows like Mr. Mayor and The Great North, linguistics lessons from Nick and, of course, lots of queens! Show Notes: 1:15 - Hot takes - Ted Cruz v. Seth Rogan, emotional support (from) animals, AOC, Mr. Mayor, Ugly Betty, The Great North and Buffy the Vampire Slayer! 17:30 - Drag Race UK | Episode 2 - Ru gives ‘Cats’ another ch...

It’s a party, it’s a new day, and Nick and Julie hang out with the newest queens of the UK and USA. It may seem like a lot of drag queens, but when they’re this fun it’s hard to mind. Nick also gives a three-minute, breathless breakdown of the Australian Open and Julie belts out some torch tunes in a game of song association. Show Notes: 1:30 - Hot takes - Tennis, Lupin, The Ice Cream Incident, Fl...