S18EP15 - All RuPaul-a-Palooza Smackdown

RuPaul's Drag Race Recap

Authentic Podcast Network

Society & Culture, After Shows, Tv & Film

3.9 • 664 Ratings

🗓️ 13 April 2026

⏱️ 49 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

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Summary

The eliminated queens return for a high-stakes lip sync showdown, battling it out tournament-style for a 50,000 dollar cash prize. With a new bracket format and a lineup of RuPaul tracks, the queens face off one by one until a winner is crowned. Joe and Nathan break down all the lip syncs, the questionable judging, and the surprising (or not so surprising) final outcome. Along the way, they dig into the workroom drama, including lingering tensions between Jane and Sierra, and whether certain queens were truly there to compete or just fulfill their contracts. They also debate the biggest performances of the night, from Juicy Love Dion’s undeniable dominance to Mia Starr’s polarizing run through the bracket, and ask the big question: were the results driven by performance or production? Plus: The new smackdown format and whether it worked Juicy Love Dion’s standout moments and why she owned the night The Mia Starr debate: great performer or overhyped? Workroom drama that didn’t quite land but was still fun to watch Why some lip sync results felt questionable Final thoughts heading into the Season 18 finale At the end of the night, Juicy Love Dion takes the crown and the cash, proving once again that when it comes to lip syncing, she’s in a league of her own. Subscribe and follow for full coverage of RuPaul’s Drag Race, including weekly recaps, deep dives, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:32.6	Music Welcome to the Rupol's Drag Race Recap Show for Season 18, episode 15 titled All Rupala Perusa Smackdown.
0:54.3	My name's Joe Batan, and I am joined as always
0:57.4	by our very own Walla Walla Walla Perusa
1:00.8	from Bravo Bravo, effing Bravo.
1:04.2	Please say hello, hello, hello, good day, goodday, good day
1:07.1	to Mr. Nathan Patrick Brown.
1:09.7	Hello, Nathan.
1:10.5	Hey, Joe. Hey, kitty girl. It's your world. Oh, that would have been a good lip sync song, too. I was talking. Oh, wait. In a few days, you're going to hear me talk to Robert about how all the different, uh, I'm sick of this order that you're recording in. I don't like it. I don't like it because I can't talk about anything.
1:30.2	I'm like, I don't know what to talk about because I haven't done recap yet.
1:34.3	It's horrible.
1:35.6	Anyway, uh...
1:37.1	It's very last five years.
1:38.5	We start from the back or whatever and then we meet in the middle and then we come out at this end.
1:42.8	And often you find me in the corner of the room going like,
1:47.0	Robert is stupid and Robert is mean.
1:50.6	Yeah, I hear that often.
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