Back to Work, Back to Shade! 👜☕🔥

Summer break is over, and the dolls are clocked in, clocked tight, and clocking everyone in sight! On this episode of The Shade Parade, your favorite trio, Viki Villainess, Ari Kiki, and producer DJ, return from their sun-soaked shenanigans and dive right back into the drama.

👠 Viki is IRRITATED™, and this time it’s not the humidity, it’s her new job. Will she survive the retail life without dragging her coworkers in HR-safe language? TBD.
🏳️‍🌈 Ari’s back from the last leg of her Pride World Tour and DJ is recovering from his third (or was it fourth?) vacation. Must be nice.

We get into:
🚔 George Santos checking into sleepaway summer jail #SantosSlammer
🧂 Trump and his minions are back to spewing hate shock and the country continues its slow march toward fascist cosplay.
📺 Stephen Colbert’s Late Night show gets the axe, and we unpack what this means for actual late-night comedy and free speech.
🎭 That South Park episode that went so hard… and we're ready for a full season!
👑 And of course, we break down the winner and full riggory of RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars Season 10. Was it fair? Was it fabulous? Were we furious? Yes, yes, and yes.

Grab a cold drink and a handheld fan, because it’s hot girl rage summer, and we’re spilling iced tea all over it. 💋

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– Bots, Birthdays, and Black Joy 🌈🤖🎉

This week on The Shade Parade, Viki Villainess and Ari Kiki are back to shake tables, flip wigs, and snatch edges, because honey, there’s A LOT going on.

🧠 First up, we ask the important question: Why does AI always sound like a passive-aggressive white man? Seriously, who programmed this microaggression machine? #WhiteManInTheMachine

🌈 We give you a final Pride Month recap, share our Juneteenth celebration plans, and reflect on the power of Black Queer joy in the face of political nonsense. #Juneteenth2025 #BlackAndProud

🎂 Meanwhile, the Orange Dictator turned 79 and even his birthday flopped harder than his presidency. No one showed up, the cake was dry, and WW3 is apparently trending. Yay! 🙃 #TrumpFlop #WW3

🎥 The girls are gagged because Noah’s Arc: The Movie premieres June 20th and WE 👏 WILL 👏 BE 👏 WATCHING! Your faves are back, and the drama is moist! #NoahsArcTheMovie

👀 Tyler Perry finds himself caught up in a scandal with a male actor, and you know we’ve got thoughts, speculation, and shady commentary for days. #TylerPerryTea

💃 Plus a special visit from Myster E Mel Kiki and their partner Kay brings even more energy into the studio. It’s giving: chaotic good with a twist of tequila.

🚨 And of course, we talk about the horrendous ICE raids still devastating immigrant communities, and the rising wave of No Kings protests demanding real change.

Tune in for laughs, truth, celebration, and all the side-eyes you can handle. It’s messy. It’s magical. It’s The Shade Parade.

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Pride, Protests & Problematic Pop Stars* 🇺🇸🔥🌈

This week, Viki Villainess and Ari Kiki are not holding back, because America has a fucking problem*, and we’ve got receipts, rage, and rants ready. 🧾💥

We jump right into the peaceful protests in Los Angeles standing up against the horrific ICE raids sweeping the nation. The Trump Regime's latest inhumanity has us all fired up, and Viki is one joke away from storming the Capitol in heels. 💄✊ #AbolishICE #DeportTrump

Meanwhile, Jennifer Lopez just won’t leave us alone, and now she’s playing the lead in Kiss of the Spider Woman. Are we excited or exhausted? (Hint: it's not the first one.) 🕷️💃 #JLoFatigue

In other questionable celebrity news: Jojo Siwa is now dating a man and the internet, and Ari, is feeling personally betrayed. 🌈💔 #Jojono

We give you a full WeHo Pride rundown and Queens Pride recap, including Ari’s behind-the-scenes tea from judging Miss Stonewall 2025. (Spoiler: the category was "drama!") 👑🔥 #MissStonewall2025

And finally, it’s the end of an era: Andrew Christian is retiring from the underwear game. Raise a glass, lower your briefs, and salute the legacy. 🍑🩲 #AndrewChristianRetires

It’s one of our most unfiltered episodes yet, equal parts rage, roast, and realness. Get into it. 🎧💅

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