Black To Our Roots

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Black To Our Roots is a RuPaul's Drag Race rucap podcast as told by two Blackity Black Queers, Twinkle Toes and Jamal Rashad. One an entainter and the other a poet, Twinkle and Jamal are DEEPLY rooted in the art of drag........and there ain't nothing they don't know about RuPaul's Drag Race! Come let your hair down each week and kiki with them as they dish on every episode of Drag Race over some OG tea!

Black To Our Roots


    • Jan 13, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 1h 14m AVG DURATION
    • 98 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from Black To Our Roots

    Black To Our Roots: Issa Big Opening at 10 and 2!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2022 89:56


    It's a premiere, Baby! And you need two tons of fun and a wristband to meet the season 14 dolls of #DragRace. Join us as ki ki about the new dolls, talents on top of talents, and the sad spooky Lana Del Ray era

    Black To Our Roots: Issa Season 14 Meet the Queens

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2022 79:00


    The Candy Land can! We're BLAAACKKKKKK and it's time to meet the queens of #DragRace Season 14. Join us as we meet the queens, celebrate a few birthdays, reminisce about the greatest drag dancers of 2021, and appreciate the audition magic of Monet X Change 

    Black To Our Roots: Issa Queer Prom....and Issa Pastel Reunion....and Issa Lipsync Smack Down

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2021 65:40


    We're BLACK BLACK BLACK BLACK BLACK again! Sorry to keep you all waiting but...you know...life be lifing! Never fear, though. We're bringing it TWO you for this week's ball. Why are you gagging so?!?! This week we cover TWO episodes of #CanadasDragRace, a very queer prom AND the reunion/battle for a spot in the coveted top 3. Join us as we kiki about the episode, for real prom dresses on the runway, vintage RuPaul songs, and Kimora saying 'Naur' to the pastel prompt. 

    Black To Our Roots: Issa Exor-SISSSSSS!

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2021 63:01


    Hey Sis! It's Exor-SIS! This week on #Dragula the Monsters get dragged to hell in The Exorsister. Join us as we kiki about the episode, uplifting drag legends, master classes in camp acting, and deadly exterminations.

    Black To Our Roots: Issa Brooke Lynn Hytes Roast

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2021 61:43


    Hop on the gravy train and let's get this roast a-cookin' (AGAIN!). This week on #CanadasDragRace the Dolls roast the Queen of the North, Pri...we mean Brooke Lynn Hytes! Join us as we ki ki about the episode, the blessed work of editing, the birds, and going first in a roast.

    Black To Our Roots: Issa UK series 3 Finale

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2021 80:16


    WE HAVE A WINNER, BABY! And for two of our dolls losing will be the new winning. This week on #DragRaceUK we crown the UK's next drag superstar! Is the winner clear as Krystal? Ella Va'Obvious pick? Or are you here for Kitty Kitty? Join us as we ki-ki about the episode, performing with raptors, and fighting your way to the crown.

    Black To Our Roots: Issa Hair Ball

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2021 58:54


    Let's put some hair on that chest! This week on #Dragula, the monsters are hair today....and one monster is gone tomorrow. Join us as we ki ki about the episode, Fantasia 4 Real, Boo-boo Bee, and black weirdo representation.

    Black To Our Roots: Issa Sin City

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2021 71:52


    This week on #CanadasDragRace, SIN IS IN as the dolls serve us the Sinners Ball. Join us as we ki ki about the episode, the ugliest of sins, and the plot of the show Eve.

    Black To Our Roast: Issa Pearly Gates Roast

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2021 45:24


    Hey St. Peter!!!!! This week on #DragRaceUK the dolls repent for their sins with a roast for your nerves! Join us as we ki ki about the episode, Estonia, comedy gold, and Titty Scott Claus

    Black To Our Roots: Issa Glamour Galapa-Ghost

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2021 60:52


    This is for the bitches that will always be glamour! This week on #Dragula, the Monsters get ghosted on a luxury liner lost at sea. Join us as we ki ki about the episode, the extermination challenge scoring criteria, wicked love, and Hodor

    Black To Our Roots: Issa Monsters of Rock

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2021 48:40


    Caught between a Monster of Rock and a hard place, Mary? This week on #Dragula, the uglies battle it out in the legendary Monsters of Rock challenge! Join us as we ki ki about the episode, identity politics, and ‘playing the game'

    Black To Our Roots: Issa Flop Era

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2021 52:52


    Say goodbye to your flop era, Girlies! This week on #CanadasDragRace, the dolls break into rival girl groups and seek revenge for the flops in their lives. Join us as we kiki about the episode, the spaceship to Chromatica, being a Traci Melchor stan podcast, Canadian bops, and good leadership.

    Black To Our Roots: Issa Bra Wars

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2021 57:25


    Set your phasers on STUNNING! This week on #DragRaceUK, the dolls have a space ball in Bra Wars: The Fempire Strikes Back! Just us as we kiki about the episode, black camp, the Kitty Scott Claus silhouette, and the Julianne Moore to enemy of the Pod pipeline

    Black To Our Roots: Issa Canada's Drag Race Season 2 Snatch Game!

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2021 61:18


    Would you like to finish the puzzle? This week on #CanadasDragRace the dolls compete in the Snatch Game! Would you like to buy a vowel? Join us as we ki ki about the episode, shelving routine Drag Race challenges, and finally having Jamal watch La Veneno

    Black To Our Roots: Issa Miss Fugly 2021 Pageant

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2021 72:12


    And your Miss Fugly 2021 Pageant Winner is…..! This week on #DragRaceUK the dolls pull the pageant while they try to beat the clock. Join us as we kiki about the episode, Anubis appreciation, a little bit of levity, and if Kitty Scott Badges

    Black To Our Roots: Issa Weird Wild West

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2021 66:53


    This town is only big enough for one of us! Draw! This week the monsters of #Dragula go to the Weird Wild West! Wanna duel? Join us as we ki ki about the episode, Am I A Monster Syndrome, something about Merie, and cosplaying Dragula

    Black To Our Roots: Issa Drag Race UK Snatch Game

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2021 67:12


    What is…..Snatch Game UK Series 4? This week the dolls on #DragRaceUK play the #SnatchGame! Join us as we kiki about the episode, the Scarlett Harlett smear campaign, the legend of the GC, and RuPaul lying to the dolls about Snatch Game selections

    Black To Our Roots: Issa Screech!

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2021 63:31


    Lemme hear you SCREAM! This week on #DragRaceCanada the dolls over act in SCREECH! AHHHH! Join us as we kiki about the episode, successful Marie Antoinettes, horror send ups, and production prompts.

    Black To Our Roots: Issa Nosferatu Beach Party

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2021 70:05


    Life's a beach and then you die! This week on #Dragula the monsters perform a sister act to 'Gothic Surf-A-Rama' at the Nosferatu Beach Party! Join us as we ki ki about the episode, flashback to the Resurrection Special, iconic beach slashers, and Eunice from Hotel Transylvania

    Black To Our Roots: Issa Big Top

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2021 59:10


    TAG-You're IT! This week on #DragRaceCanada they send in the clowns for a little bit of clownin' around and cirque. Join us as we kiki about the episode, dancing dolls, freak shows, dressage but make it circus, and desperately seeking Trace Melchor

    Black To Out Roots: Issa Draglexa Advert….We Guess!

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2021 75:08


    Draglexa, play Turner Burner on fire like the Hunger Games! This week on #DragRaceUK the dolls launch the brand new Draglexa…..kinda. Join us as we ki ki about the episode, Queens on leashes, Scarlett bias, and telling a Joan Crawford joke come hell or high water

    Black To Our Roots: Issa Dragula Season 4 Premiere!

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2021 66:46


    Calling all the monsters! This week we get the premiere of #Dragula Season 4 where the uglies reimagine iconic horror icons! Join us as we boo-cap the episode, being the house in Monster House, and off season haunted houses

    Black To Our Roots: Issa Dragula Season 4 Meet The Queens

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2021 54:26


    We're in our spooky era, Brenda, and we're calling all the monsters! This week we get to know the uglies of #Dragula Season 4. Join us as we meet the monsters and have a kiki about the importance of Dragula, creating community in drag, and beaver fever.

    Black To Our Roots: Issa Canada's Drag Race Premiere

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2021 54:27


    Time to wake up and smell the Canadian bacon! This week we finally get to see the #DragRaceCanada Season 2 dolls in action! Join us as we ki ki about the premiere, lost and fierce fashions, bussy bows, and Tom Joyner's Grown and Sexy Cruise

    Black To Our Roots: Issa Big D* Energy

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2021 62:52


    You got that BDE? This week on #DragRaceUK, the dolls show us their Big Drag Energy! Join us as we ki ki about the episode, Big Drag Energy, our favorite Spice Girls songs, and justice for Posh Spice

    Black To Our Roots: Issa Canadian Meet The Queens

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2021 55:34


    Oh CANADA! Just in time for #DragRaceCanada Twinkle and Jamal meet the Season 2 Dolls! Join us as meet the new queens, styling choices, and the brilliance of Gia Gunn

    Black To Our Roots: Issa Summer Glamp

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2021 81:46


    What a troop! This week on #DragRaceUK the dolls serve us their finest campfire eleganza. Gather round the campfire as we ki ki about the episode, DL panic, Girl Scout realness, and Jennifer Tilly

    Black To Our Roots: Issa Dragoton

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2021 77:25


    Are you ready to feel the burn? This week on #DragRaceUK the dolls are here to pump you up! Join us as we kiki about the episode, really really pumped up prom dresses, and Jojo Siwa

    Black To Our Roots: Issa #DragRace Series 3 Premiere!

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2021 95:10


    Bing bang bong, Mu'fucka! We're BLACCCKKKKKK! This week we meet the Dolls of #DragRaceUK Series 3! Join us as we ki ki about the episode, historic casting, hometown glory, and a few of our favorite thangs!

    Black To Our Roots: Issa #DragRace #AllStars6 Finale

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2021 72:10


    Issa Finale! This week we crown the winner of #DragRace #AllStars6! Who will enter the Hall of Fame? Kylie? Rajah? Ginger? Or Eureka? WE FOUND IT! Join us as we kiki about the episode, country queens, one more Jan troll, and the winner of All Stars 6!

    Black To Our Roots: Issa C.U.N.T Monologue.....and A SET UP!

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2021 89:57


    What your pussy talk? This week on #DragRace #AllStars6 the dolls tell a tale from their drag careers during the C.U.N.T Monologues! Join us as we kiki about the SIlky Domination, the RuTurn of Eureka, a monologue or five, and when Blair St. Clair WAS READYYYY!!!!

    Black To Our Roots: Issa Silky Nutmeg Ganache's Lip Sync Assassination Drag Race

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2021 58:38


    Silky puts the sass in lip sync ASSASSINATION! This week on #dragrace #allstars6 we finally get the long awaited game within a game within a game. Join us as we kiki about the episode, the lip sync Verzuz, and Silky setting up shop on the main stage.

    Black To Our Roots: Issa RuPaul's Drag Race Series 3 Meet The Queens

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2021 48:15


    All hail the Queens! Today we got a surprise surprise surprise with the drop of the new dolls of #DragRaceUK series 3! Join us as we meet the queens of series 3, the Haus of Citi Trends, shit that shine, and diversity on #DragRace.

    Black To Our Roots: Issa Drag Tot

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2021 65:27


    It's Child's Play! This week on #DragRace #AllStars6 the dolls create their very own drag tot…..or something. Join us as we kiki about the episode, identifying Charli XCX, the game within a game, and the 78 years of challenge prep

    Black To Our Roots: Issa Snatch Game of Luh

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2021 64:00


    X gets the square! This week on #DragRace #AllStars6, the dolls play The Snatch Game of Love! Join us as we kiki about the episode, legendary comediennes, the dark past of LaToya Jackson, and sugar walls

    Black To Our Roots: Issa Drag Anthem

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2021 79:39


    Stand Up! Act Up! Time to use your voice! This week on #DragRace #AllStars6, the dolls write groundbreaking drag anthems to inspire the MASSES! Join us as we kiki about the episode, Jan Jan Jan, that season 2 rocker challenge, and Tropic Thunder

    Black To Our Roots: Issa Ru-Merican Horror Story

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2021 74:40


    We're the next Supreme, Diana! This week on #DragRace #AllStars6 the dolls perform the seven wonders to see who will be the Next Drag Supreme of 'Ru-Merican Horror Story: Coven Girl. Join us as we kiki about the episode, a deep dive into Jan, Angela Bassett, and titty tape!

    Black To Our Roots: Issa Pink Table Talk

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2021 80:52


    Were you silent? OR SILENCED? This week on #DragRace #AllStars6 our dolls keep it 100 and get entangled at the Pink Table. Join us as we kiki about the episode, clashing patterns, and impersonating Bebe Zahara Benet

    Black To Our Roots: Issa Halftime Show!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2021 70:54


    Let's play some basketball! This week on #DragRace #AllStars6 there is a football game during the Beyoncé,..and Gaga….and Katy Perry concert. Join us as we kiki about the episode, breaking the Beyoncé curse, and the power of Drag Kings

    Black To Our Roots: Issa Side Hustle

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2021 79:51


    LLC Twitter has entered the chat. This week on #allstars6, the dolls do something strange for some change. Join us as we kiki about the episode, Trinity VS Yara, taking up space as a fat queer person, and learn what a crunch really is. #dragrace

    Black To Our Roots: Issa Blue Ball

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2021 67:07


    Grab your blue balls and take them to the wall! This week on #AllStars6 the dolls feel the coolest color in the blue ball! Join us as we kiki about the episode, all things blue, 36 MU'FUCKIN LOOKS, and Shorty and the EZ Mouse #DragRace

    Black To Our Roots: Issa All Stars 6 Premiere!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2021 54:06


    We're black black blackpack black again, giving you a dose of what's happening with #AllStars6! Join us as we meet the queens, kiki about successful talent extravaganzas, the land of song and dance hell, and whether one of us can make a dress in 60 seconds (one of us definitely can). #DragRace

    Black To Our Roots: Issa #DragRaceDownUnder Finale!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2021 55:17


    It's the FINALE! Are you high on Kita Mean? Promoting Karen from Finance? Got Scarlet Adams fever? Or do you enjoy the Art of Simone? Join us as we kiki about the #DragRaceDownUnder finale, compliment sandwiches, and missing something special.

    Black To Our Roots: Issa Aussie Talent Show Extravaganza

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2021 52:43


    This week on #DragRaceDownUnder we see if Australia's Got Talent! Join us as we kiki about the episode, Scarlet lying about never pole dancing, the Top 5, and #TeamKitaMean

    Black To Our Roots: Issa Makeover

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2021 37:28


    Twinning! Category is: #DragRaceDownUnder Makeover! Join us as we kiki about the episode, dead bolting flip flops to a tube dress, and the transformative power of drag. #DragRace

    Black To Our Roots: Issa #DragRaceDownUnder Spread

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2021 64:14


    Spread ‘em! This week the dolls of #DragRaceDownUnder create their own YEAST spread! Join us as we chat the episode, getting that bread, holding some racists accountable, props, and Michelle Visage's overtime check #DragRace

    Black To Our Roots: Issa All Stars 6 RuVeal

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2021 60:09


    All Stars Six-ening! We FINALLY GET TO MEET THE QUEENS OF #ALLSTARS6! Join us as we meet the Queens of #DragRace All Stars 6, evolve into a Trinity K. Bonet stan account, and the injustice of no promo for All Stars 5!

    Black To Our Roots: Issa 100% Recycled Queen

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2021 57:30


    If you can can can....recycle it! This week on #DragRaceDownUnder, the dolls must make tragic trash into magic FASHION! Join us as we kiki about the episode, recycling Queens, the fashions of Dora the Explorer, and a night of 1000 book dresses #DragRace

    Black To Our Roots: Issa Queen Down Under

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2021 53:26


    This week on #DragRaceDownUnder the dolls write and perform to ‘Queens Down Under’. Are you #TeamThreeAndAHalfMen or #TeamOutbackFakeHoes? Join us as we kiki about the episode, Bogan Pride, being EVERYTHING compared to Art Simone, and a Night of 1000 Priscilla Chambers’ #DragRace

    Black To Our Roots: Issa Down Under Snatch Game

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2021 64:49


    No whammy! This week the #DragRaceDownUnder dolls do the Snatch Game! Join us as we kiki about the episode, building a Snatch Game character, ‘the worst Snatch Game in Drag Race herstory’, and how our Art(Simone)Pop could mean nothing. #DragRace

    Black To Our Roots: Issa Drag Race Down Under Premiere!

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2021 71:31


    Dive on in! We finally get to meet the Thunder Down Under: The Queens of #DragRaceDownUnder! Join us as we kiki about the premiere, thickening accents, and being born naked and the rest is RuPaul out of drag #DragRace

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