The Score

Apologies for the unexpected rerun, folks, but it was out of our control. Please enjoy another episode of ART CLASS. Episode originally aired June 4, 2024. -- Happy Pride, Classmates and welcome back to ART CLASS ! We're back to our regularly scheduled programming this week with two fantastic conversations for you to enjoy. First, we're joined by the fabulous and talented Giselle Byrd , Executive...

Hello, my dear Scorekeepers! Welcome to another episode of your favorite podcast, THE SCORE ! This week, we take a journey into the deep dark recesses of Raven Symone's mind and examine some of the comments she made recently about Blackness (or anti-Blackness as it were) on her podcast. Spoiler alert: we don't find a whole lot that makes sense. Also, a round of Icebreakers that's sure to get us in...

Howdy, Scorekeepers! To paraphrase the great Marie Kondo, we love mess! So for this week's episode, we're bringing you all the crazy little messy stories that have popped up on our algorithms this summer and talk about what they have to say about the state of our culture. The fake 49ers player, perhaps? Can we interest you in a bit of Duke PA scammer? Might I recommend some Patti Labelle's MAGA ne...

Hello, gorgeous Scorekeepers! We're finally back from our hiatus! Did you miss us? Because we missed you. This week, we're back to our old shady ways. The Grammys recently announced a new category for "Best Asian Pop" and we (along with BTS) have thoughts and feelings about it. Feelings of segregation, perhaps? Feelings of colonization, perhaps? Tune in and maybe you'll feel the same. Plus, we cat...

One more vacation episode! This episode was originally released on April 9, 2024. Happy Tuesday, Classmates! Did you survive all the earthquakes and eclipses?! Oh good, because do we have jam-packed show for you today! First up, the Pulitzer Prize-winning writer and The New Yorker theater critic Hilton Als , editor of the new book God Made My Face: A Collective Portrait of James Baldwin. We chat w...

Hey there, Scorekeepers! We're back... for a minute at least. We just wanted to check in real quick and drop a proof of life before we duck back out for a little more vacation. This week, we catch up with a quick conversation about what we've been watching so far this summer before we dive into all the creative projects we've been working on. Rocky got a nice promotion at his day job. Paige took a...

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,...