The Score

We have a very special episode for you today, Classmates! Last April, as part of the Hear it Here Podcast Festival, we gathered at Lincoln Center's David Rubinstein Atrium to sit in the presence of music royalty! So please join us for an audience with Nona Hendryx , legendary singer/songwriter, technological innovator, and all-around wise and wonderful person. She'll talk to us about her long, ill...

Hey, Scorekeepers! We're on summer vacation this week. Please enjoy this episode of our 2024 podcast, ART CLASS , that you may have missed. This episode was originally released on May 7, 2024. -- Welcome to another episode of ART CLASS , dear classmates! On this week's episode, we continue our discussion about creating more equitable and inclusive spaces in classical music with Lecolion Washington...

Hello, dear Scorekeepers! Happy Pride to you all! Have we got an episode for you today! Heated Rivalry ! Drag Race All-Stars ! Cult documentaries! Plus, did you know there's a theater company in England that tried to mount a production of Dreamgirls with an almost exclusively white cast? I mean they certainly tried it and we're here to chat a bit about why that might be a touch problematic. All th...

Hi there, Scorekeepers! Welcome to another episode of THE SCORE! This week we're doing a bit of news roundup. From AI to Spencer Pratt to frivolous lawsuits aimed at Black doctors of all people, we've all the news that's fit to print. Plus, we chat about Black, queer composer Omar Thomas and his piece "A Mother of a Revolution!" which commemorates the Stonewall Uprising and the life of Marsha P. J...

Hey there, Scorekeepers! It's time for another episode of THE SCORE . Now that SCOTUS has declared America past racism, we can finally turn our attention to other things. (And thank goodness! Wasn't that a bummer for the past 400 years!) Namely, the Tony nominations and the Met Gala. Plus, Paige leads an important conversation about the scourge of Black femicide ravaging our communities. And, as a...

I mean they both seem to be all rage these days, right? Welcome to another episode of THE SCORE , dear Scorekeepers. This week we're catching up with the current events both in the culture and in our personal lives. So join us for a quick Drag Race postmortem, a little trans euphoria, a sexy round of icebreakers, and so much more! Plus, a little Pure Black Joy to sweeten the deal. Let's do it to i...

Happy spring, Scorekeepers! This week, in honor of it finally being spring picnic season, we're gonna call this our "Picky Bits" episode. Since there's so much going on in the culture right now, we're just gonna cook for an hour and a half, jumping from topic to topic and hopefully, we'll hit on something that interests you! The MAGAfication of Black celebrities! Kanye! Drag Race ! Traitors ! Ciar...

Good day, Scorekeepers! It's time for another jam-packed episode of your favorite podcast, THE SCORE . This week, we're once again tackling the somewhat mystifying career of Mr. Tyler Perry. Recently Youtuber F.D. Signifier released a scathing 4-hour critique of Perry's oeuvre and we were sat for the whole thing. Highly recommend it! And with so much material to work with, naturally there were som...

Dearly beloved Scorekeepers, we are gathered here today to join these two in a good ol' fashioned dragging. First up, we haven't had an episode since Mr. Chalamet said what he said about ballet and opera, and if you know us, then you know we have some opinions about that. (But those opinions just might surprise you!) And then we turn to Ms. Banks. We watched the new docu-series Reality Check: Amer...

Hola Scorekeepers! It's been a tough couple of weeks, huh? ICE is still in Minnesota. Trans folks in Kansas are under attack. World War 3's officially breaking out. And if that wasn't enough, Rocky was actually in Puerto Vallarta last weekend when the cartel violence broke out and had to take shelter while cars and buses and things exploded around him. Let's talk about it. Plus, a little Traitors...

Oh, hello Scorekeepers! We're back! Apologies our little hiatus went longer than we planned. As many of you know, we started this show in the Twin Cities back in 2021. Paige and Rocky are both still based there and, to say the absolute least, it's been a lot. Let's talk about it. We love you, Minnesota. Fuck ICE. Hosts: Lee Bynum, Rocky Jones, Paige Reynolds Producer: Rocky Jones -- Links Living Q...

Happy holidays, Scorekeepers! 2025 was quite the rollercoaster, wasn't it? It had some high highs and some very low lows, so for this episode we're taking a look back and taking stock of the year that was. First, we'll chat about the news and events that affected us individually and collectively. Then, we'll take a look at the culture that shaped 2025, both the stuff we loved and the stuff we didn...

Good day, Scorekeepers! It's a very special week! Why? It's Rocky and Paige's birthdays! And it's also time for another episode of your favorite podcast, THE SCORE ! On this edition, we're recapping episode 2 of our new fave, Carnival Catwalk . "Pan Melody Couture," finds the designers teaming up to create fashions inspired by the steel pan. Join us as we dissect every bead and bauble and take the...

Oh my goodness, Scorekeepers! We're back with another episode of your favorite podcast, THE SCORE ! This week, we chat through some of the big news items of the past few weeks. First, we get grossed out by the Epstein emails, but then we cleanse our palates with a little update on House of Masks . Lee then gives us some hope about this year's Grammy nominations, followed, of course, by a little Si...

Dear Scorekeepers, we've got an announcement to make. We simply couldn't finish Season 11 of RDPR . The shade stopped being fun, our eyes were starved for eleganza and we so were tired of getting on here and complaining at you. So you can imagine our delight when Lee found a little show on Peacock called Carnival Catwalk , a Project Runway-inspired competition show where 10 contestants from Trinid...

Hey there, Scorekeepers! On our off weeks for the next few months, we're revisiting ART CLASS , the 12-episode series all about arts and arts education that we released last year. We hope you enjoy taking this stroll down memory lane with us! -- This episode was originally released on March 26, 2024. Let's get straight to it, Classmates! Today on ART CLASS , we are honored to be talking with a bon...

Hello, dear Scorekeepers! On today's very special episode of THE SCORE , we celebrate an amazing milestone in the career of our very own Paige Reynolds! A few months ago, we were so thrilled to announce Paige's selection as one of Pillsbury House and Theatre's 2025 Naked Stages Artist Fellows. Well, now their performance, House of Masks , is premiering at Pillsbury House and Theatre in Minneapolis...

Morning, dear Scorekeepers! It's time for another pit stop on our journey through season 11 of RuPaul's Drag Race . This week, it's episode 7: "From Farm to Catwalk," a design challenge where the queens must take "all-natural" materials like straw, feathers, tree bark, and eggs(?) and turn them into haute couture. The results? Well, as the legendary Alyssa Edwards says, "The fantasy is... interest...

Greetings, dear Scorekeepers! And congrats to the Rapture Class of 2025! "It's a Different World" couldn't be more apt for today's political climate as well as today's episode. As is now customary, we start off with a little rant about this week's Republican shenanigans, but this time it's tempered with a chat about some of the art-making we've been doing in our spare time to stay sane. And then,...

Hey there, Scorekeepers! On our off weeks for the next few months, we're revisiting ART CLASS , the 12-episode series all about arts and arts education that we released last year. We hope you enjoy taking this stroll down memory lane with us! -- This episode was originally released on March 12, 2024. Howdy, Classmates! It's time for another episode of your favorite podcast all about decolonizing t...

Happy Tuesday, Scorekeepers! Welcome to another episode of THE SCORE ! This week, we take another step on our journey through Season 11 of RuPaul's Drag Race and this week's stop is Episode 6: The Draglympics (0:38:52) . And if the Trump episode was the worst episode we've ever seen, this one is definitely the most confounding. Now we aren't left speechless very often, but this one left us with mo...

Hey there, Scorekeepers! On our off weeks for the next few months, we're revisiting ART CLASS , the 12-episode series all about arts and arts education that we released last year. We hope you enjoy taking this stroll down memory lane with us! This episode was originally released on February 27, 2024. -- Good morrow, dear Classmates! For today's episode of ART CLASS , we're thinking about how the a...

What it do, Scorekeepers?! Have we got a guest for you today! At long last, we are joined once again by our dear friend, chef and Executive Director of The Black Feminist Project, Tanya Denise Fields ! You may recognize Tanya (aka Mama Tanya) from her numerous appearances on The Food Network, but did you also know that she's an activist, philanthropist, philosopher, community builder and all-aroun...

Hey there, Scorekeepers! On our off weeks for the next few months, we're revisiting ART CLASS , the 12-episode series all about arts and arts education that we released last year. We hope you enjoy taking this stroll down memory lane with us! -- This episode was originally released on February 13, 2024. Happy Black History Month, Classmates! This week's ART CLASS is all about healing and self-care...

Hi Scorekeepers! Have we got a spicy one for you today! We're back to our coverage of RuPaul's Drag Race and this time we're diving into Season 11, Episode 5: The Monster Ball. Join us as we dissect all 33 looks from this (underwhelming) supersized runway. Plus, we finally break down our feelings about this last season of All-Stars and dare to ask the question: Gen Z, what is up with your shoe gam...