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We're back with a new season of RuPaul's Drag Race and the Rigged Recap is back to cover all the tea, drama, and riggory! In this episode, Derek and Kayla break down the promos and pre-season of Season 18, Derek solicits a date from a ginger man, and Kayla may have been arrested...who's to say. 

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Derek's Social Links
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@DragDetective
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thedragdetective
Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/dragdetective.bsky.social

Kayla's Social Links
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@kaylasays
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kayla_rosa
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Kayla_Says_YT

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It's the semifinal of Drag Race Philippines: Slaysian Royale and this week Matthew and Derek are joined by Drag Race UK Series 6 Contestant Zahirah Zapanta to break down the semifinal music video, red carpet award runway, and all the gaggy moments throughout the season as the Viñas vs Brigiding war between Matthew and Derek heats up and Zahirah chooses a side. As always, we'll be giving out Closed and Cold Cases and ask the question: IS IT RIGGED??

Zahirah's Social Links

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zahirahzapanta

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@zahirahzapanta

Twitter: https://x.com/ZahirahZapanta

Merch: https://pinkswag.com/collections/zahirah-zapanta

BelakBoy's Social Links
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@belakboy
TikTok: @belakboy
Twitter: twitter.com/itsbelakboy
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/belak_matt_/

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Tiktok: @thedragdetective
Instagram: @dragdetective

Bluesky: @dragdetective.bluesky.social

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Slaysian Royale season is here and The Rigged Recap is back! BelakBoy, our international connoisseur is here to bring all the knowledge about these international divas! 

We'll break down the promos, give the backstories of all of these divas and of course give out Closed and Cold cases! Tune in every Friday as we cover every episode of Drag Race Philippines: Slaysian Royale!

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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@belakboy
TikTok: @belakboy
Twitter: twitter.com/itsbelakboy
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/belak_matt_/

The Drag Detective's Social Links
Tiktok: @thedragdetective
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thedragdete...

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Get ready for an unhinged one, folks. Kayla and I are ON ONE as we dissect and discuss the grand finale of Season 17. Public callouts from Derek, enraged speeches from Kayla, we go out with a bang as we enter our hiatus! We'll break down the finale looks, the performances, the Abracadabra lip sync, and give our final thoughts on Season 17! 

Thank you for listening to us bitch and moan for another season <333 We'll see you in December!!

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Derek's Social Links
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@DragDetective
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thedragdetective
Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/dragdetective.bsky.social

Kayla's Social Links
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@kaylasays
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kayla_rosa/?hl=en
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Kayla_Says_YT

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It's the highly anticipated LaLaPaRuZa episode on Drag Race this week, and we all have a lot of feelings.... Did it live up to the hype of last year's episode? Did the lip syncs slay? Did anybody get their Megami moment?? Well we brought the MVP of last year's LLPRZ to answer all of these questions! Megami spills some tea, gives her thoughts, and we all go over whether we think this was a fair episode or not!

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Derek's Social Links
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@DragDetective
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thedragdetective
Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/dragdetective.bsky.social

Kayla's Social Links
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@kaylasays
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kayla_rosa/?hl=en
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Kayla_Says_YT

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Breaking news, folks! Tooters all over the globe are in arms over her elimination from Drag Race, and Kayla and Derek are on the case to determine if it was rigged or not. This top 5 Vegas challenge was a LOT to take in, and has a LOT of questions about what all went into it. We'll break down all the aspects of the challenge and give our winner pick and predictions heading into the season finale! 

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Derek's Social Links
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@DragDetective
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thedragdetective
Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/dragdetective.bsky.social

Kayla's Social Links
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@kaylasays
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kayla_rosa/?hl=en
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Kayla_Says_YT

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It's makeover week, Kayla's favorite challenge and we have a LOT to talk about. From the fandom coming for these queens' MOTHERS, to the weird critiques, a controversial lip sync, and much more! We'll be giving out Cold Cases and Closed Cases and ask the age old question, IS IT RIGGED???

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Derek's Social Links
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@DragDetective
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thedragdetective
Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/dragdetective.bsky.social

Kayla's Social Links
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@kaylasays
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kayla_rosa/?hl=en
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Kayla_Says_YT

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Kayla is busy in Amsterdam, so YouTube shitposter extraordinaire RunnerEye is here as my co-host for the week! We talk about the bizarre interpretive dance challenge, disagree on basically everything, and go on many tangents as we do. We'll be giving out Cold Cases and Closed Cases and ask the age old question, IS IT RIGGED???

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RunnerEye's Social Links
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@RunnerEye
Twitter: https://twitter.com/RunnerEyeYT
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pierce_mcc/?hl=en

Derek's Social Links
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@DragDetective
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thedragdetective
Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/dragdetective.bsky.social

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In a rare miss for Season 17, we're talking about the dud that was the recent acting challenge, Ross Mathews vs The Ducks. We'll get into the Suzie and Lexi storyline, Lydia's devastating lip sync flub, Onya's winner arc, and Derek and Kayla's origin stories! We'll be giving out Cold Cases and Closed Cases and ask the age old question, IS IT RIGGED???

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Derek's Social Links
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@DragDetective
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thedragdetective
Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/dragdetective.bsky.social

Kayla's Social Links
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@kaylasays
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kayla_rosa/?hl=en
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Kayla_Says_YT

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We go a bit off the edge today with our iconic guest, runner-up of Drag Duel AJ Nox. We talk about Mayhem, all of the insane drama from the newest episode, the villains roast, and semen. But mostly semen. We'll be giving out Cold Cases and Closed Cases and ask the age old question, IS IT RIGGED???

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AJ's Social Links

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/slayjnox

Linktree: https://linktr.ee/slayjnox?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAaaPUO3NaROaBpC9WedgPZPxeGJIzgohW2ME2BPaN37Y_LDLUKdP0bofvGA_aem_p3V-xZaChfB--HvPUmiEng

Derek's Social Links
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@DragDetective
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thedragdetective
Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/dragdetective.bsky.social

Kayla's Social Links
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@kaylasays
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kayla_rosa/?hl=en
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Kayla_Says_YT