The Score

Hey, 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 this stroll down memory lane! -- This episode was originally released on January 30, 2024. Welcome back, Classmates! And thank you so much for joining us for episode 2 of Lincoln Center's ART CLASS ! This wee...

Happy Tuesday, Scorekeepers! It's time for another episode of your favorite podcast, THE SCORE ! This week, we examine the strange turn to the right taken by several Black American celebrities and institutions of late. From Laverne Cox coyly revealing her MAGA ex-boyfriend to the backlash to this year's Essence Festival, it seems like there are some influential Black people who are using their pla...

Originally aired January 16, 2024. What's up, Classmates?! Class is officially in session! Welcome to the first episode of ART CLASS , a provocative, thoughtful and often humorous podcast all about art and artists creating at the intersection of beauty and innovation. This week, hosts Lee Bynum, Paige Reynolds, and Rocky Jones are joined by author, activist, and multi-disciplinary artist Junauda P...

Good day, Scorekeepers! It's time for another step on our journey through Season 11 of RuPaul's Drag Race . This week, we're covering episode 4, and we must have all memory-holed this one, because we had all completely forgot it existed and, quite frankly, it just might be the worst episode of Drag Race ever. Of course, we are talking about the dreaded "Trump: The Rusical." So come for the weak sa...

Good tidings, dear Scorekeepers! Have we got a show for you today! We've finally all seen Ryan Coogler and Michael B. Jordan's latest cinematic masterpiece, Sinners , and we can't wait to talk about it. From the music to the history to the messages the movie sends, we loved it all - a few small critiques notwithstanding, of course. (Spoilers abound!) But before that we have a little chat about rea...

Greetings and salutations, dear Scorekeepers! It's time for another installment of our journey through season 11 of RuPaul's Drag Race! After a quick chitchat about some hot topics, including our wrap-up of last week's Tony Awards, we dive into episode 3, "Diva Worship". This week the queens are tasked with creating "she-vangelical" talk shows devoted to the pop diva of their choice, and let's jus...

Greetings, dear Scorekeepers! This week, it's another one of those situations where we were hoping to have a guest join us, but sadly it didn't work out. So we're kind of winging it. But these unexpected conversations always turn out to be some of our favorites and this one is no exception! Basically, this week's show is about assholes and America's obsession with them. From Donald Trump to the Bl...

What's shakin', Scorekeepers?! It's time for another episode of THE SCORE and another step on our journey through season 11 of RuPaul's Drag Race . This time we'll cover episode 2, "Good God Girl Get Out", in which the queens divide into teams to spoof the films Black Panther and Get Out . The results are... ummm... interesting. It's all worth it, however, because afterwards we are blessed with a...

What's up, Scorekeepers? It's time for a fresh episode of THE SCORE and have we got a jam-packed episode for you today. First up, we have a chat about this year's Tony nominees, including the incredible Kara Young, who's been nominated now four years in a row (0:16:45) ! Talk about Pure Black Joy! Then, we have an important and timely conversation about DEI in the arts (0:31:40) . In light of the...

Start your engines, Scorekeepers! It's time for us to dive into the show we were born to recap: RuPaul's Drag Race ! In this episode, we kick off our new series with a deep dive into RPDR Season 11. (It's the one with Yvie, Brooke, Vanjie, Silky, and them!) Join us as we break down Episode 1 from the runway look, to the questionable judging, all gag-worthy moments, and, of course, all the drama. A...

Hey there, Scorekeepers! Huzzah! For it's a day of jubilation here at THE SCORE ! You may have heard already, but our dear Dr. Lee Bynum has a new full-time gig and what a dope gig it is! So since some of you may have seen the news and are therefore new to the show, we thought it would be nice to take a trip down memory lane. So join us as we give you a little insight into who we are as humans, ho...

What's shaking, Scorekeepers?!?! It's time for another episode of your favorite podcast, THE SCORE . It's a bittersweet day for us, because it's the last episode (for now) in our series revisiting 2006 and the classic queer, Black sitcom, Noah's Arc . We'll be covering episodes 8 and 9 of the second season and y'all it's a whole mess. But a fun mess with a wild cliffhanger. So come along for the r...

Good tidings, Scorekeepers! It's time for another episode of THE SCORE ! For the past few months, the three of us have been going it alone, but recently we thought wouldn't it be nice to add another voice to the mix for a change? So we are over the moon to welcome back our dear friend and past guest, Pablo Siqueiros ! Pablo is a brilliant singer, arts advocate, and all-around talented, lovely pers...

Hey Scorekeepers! It's time for another episode of THE SCORE ! This week, we continue our journey back to the mid-2000's and the groundbreaking queer dramedy, Noah's Arc . And if you can believe it, in this batch of episodes, things somehow get even messier for our four intrepid friends. Join us as we examine all the love triangles, the psycho closet cases, and the devastating reads. Plus, a look...

Well, hey there, Scorekeepers! Have the last few weeks got you feeling scared? Anxious? Overwhelmed? Well, much like any rational, thinking human being living in 2025, we are feeling that way too. So we thought about it and figured that one thing that we could do is bring a little bit of joy into the proceedings, because even in these darkest of times, it's important to remember there's still joy...

G'day, lovely Scorekeepers! And welcome to another episode of your favorite podcast, THE SCORE ! It's been quite a year so far to say the least, so up top we take stock of the first week of Trump II. Spoiler alert: It's not great. But then things get happy, because we're on to season 2 of Noah's Arc (0:12:39) and things are getting juicy, y'all! Come along with us as we take a trip back to 2006 wi...

Happy new year, Scorekeepers! It's the first episode of 2025 and have we got spicy one for you today. First, there's a new season of RuPaul's Drag Race upon us, so you know we have to have a chat about these new girls (and drag Katy Perry)! Then, Rocky recently tried dipping his toe into the fiction pond with presumptive Oscar contender Emilia Pérez and... it didn't go well. It got us thinking tha...

Habari Gani, Scorekeepers! And Happy New Year's Eve! We hope you've all had a wonderful holiday season and we are so excited to be back with our recap of the last three episodes of season 1 of Noah's Arc (0:17:30) . We're very happy to report that it gets juicy and very, very messy and y'all know we love some mess! But before we get into that, we break down the queen's Christmas Day gift to us all...

It's the most wonderful time of the year, Scorekeepers! Welcome to another episode of your favorite podcast, THE SCORE ! This week, we're talking about the holiday season (0:23:29) . What are we celebrating this year? What are we definitely NOT celebrating this year? And how do our identities inform those feelings and decisions? But first, we finally wade into the Wicked discourse and Lee gives us...

Hey there, Scorekeepers! Apologies for our tardiness, but we've been going through it, y'all. I mean we all have, of course, but your hosts had some personal emergencies to tend to these last few weeks that meant putting the show on the back burner for a sec. But we're back and so happy to be with all of you lovely people! This week, we start with a quick chat about how we're all feeling about the...

It's finally here, Scorekeepers. It's Election Day 2024 here in the US. So if you haven't yet voted and made your voice heard, may we kindly suggest you pause the pod and go do that. And then while you're waiting in line or when you get back, you can listen to us chat about the literal life and death choice before us (00:33) , the strange celebrity political endorsement industrial complex that see...

Hey hey, Scorekeepers! We're back for another episode of your favorite podcast, THE SCORE ! This week, after a little election update, we're gonna try something new. Noah's Arc was the first of its kind: a funny and frank dramedy about four Black gay men living in Los Angeles that ran for two seasons on LogoTV in the mid-2000s. For the next few months, we'll be revisiting this trailblazing show ep...

Don't call it a comeback, dear Scorekeepers! Call it a homecoming! Welcome to the new iteration of your favorite podcast, which we're affectionately calling The Score 2.0 . The Minnesota Opera era is over. The Lincoln Center era is over. We're now proudly coming to you as a wholly independent, Black and queer media enterprise, liberated from the shackles of any institutional pressure. What does th...

Hey hey, Scorekeepers! At long last, it's time for the premiere of our new show with Lincoln Center, ART CLASS ! If you loved The Score , you'll absolutely adore ART CLASS ! We've kept a lot of the things you've come to know and love about The Score , but we've expanded our scope beyond classical music and we're shining a light on Global Majority artists creating in all sorts of different art form...

What's up, Scorekeepers?! As Mariah would say, "It's tiiiiiiime!" ART CLASS, Paige, Rocky and Lee's new podcast with Lincoln Center premieres this Tuesday, January 16. So if you've been missing us popping up in your feed on the regular, you can now officially check out the new show on our page at lincolncenter.org and subscribe to ART CLASS on your podcast platform of choice. Platforms such as......