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From true crime to fiction to celebrity interviews to comedy, there’s almost too much choice – but before you get caught up in your scrolling-through-Netflix-for-hours-without-watching-anything habit, we have your back.

Every Sunday, Metro.co.uk will be handpicking the podcast of the week for you to feast your ears on while avoiding eye contact with everyone on the bus or the tube.

And this week, we have a treat in store for RuPaul’s Drag Race fans – as iconic queens Alaska Thunderfuck and Willam have joined forces to rewatch every episode for our listening pleasure on Race Chaser.




Coming up with the idea for the project after a weekend at Burning Man, the pair discuss, dissect (and disseminate) what happens on the cult favourite, and thanks to their participation on the series themselves, are here to provide you with a little backstage tea about the queens involved as well as the series as a whole.

Willam and Alaska have joined forces to recap every Drag Race episode out there (Picture: ForeverDog)

Speaking exclusively to Metro.co.uk about how their friendship and time on the show shaped the podcast, Willam explained: ‘Everybody has a different experience on the show, so comparing yours and mine is like comparing me with any other girl.

‘I think that people perceive us, as on-screen characters, as sort of opposites almost?,’ added Alaska. ‘I think that works and it creates a push and a pull. I’m also like a super fan of the show, like to an obsessive level, and especially with the older seasons, like you haven’t seen them, or haven’t watched them.’

‘And I like talking shit, without any basis or knowledge! So it’s fun!,’ Willam said.

Alaska and Willam have both gone down in Drag Race herstory thanks to their time on the show, becoming memorable queens beyond their TV personas thanks to careers in performance internationally and their ground-breaking work in the media.

Alongside Courtney Act, Alaska and Willam are also part of the AAA Girls – who broke boundaries by fronting a campaign for American Apparel in 2014 while in drag.They continue to work and perform as a group.

Willam and Alaska spill the tea about all things Drag Race on Race Chaser (Picture: Getty/ PA)

Willam remains the only queen to ever be kicked off the show in its ten-year run after ‘breaking rules’ during her time on season four in 2012. Now, she’s most recently been seen in A Star Is Born next to Lady Gaga.

In contrast, Alaska, who had auditioned for the show for numerous years before finally appearing on season five, made it through to the final three in her season before snatching the crown in All Stars season two.

‘I think that’s why we’re a good team for this project because we do come at it from slightly different perspectives,’ Alaska added.

Posting a new episode every Wednesday, Alaska and Willam recap each episode with a little bit of backstage knowledge, a few guest stars, and a lot of sass.

Currently working their way through All Stars 4 as it airs, the pair admit it’s causing more than a little bit of trouble as their hectic work schedules send them around the world on a near constant basis.



When asked if that’s caused trouble when it comes to the podcast, both burst into laughter before Willam declared: ‘It’s impossible! [But we’re] blessed, booked and gigged.’

‘We didn’t think of that when we decided to do it,’ they added.

The pair are touring the world with their drag acts (Picture: Getty)

Already covering seasons one and (most of) season two to date, it’s not too long to go before they can get to their own seasons – which Alaska admits that they’re ‘salivating’ to get to.

‘We have all the girls numbers too! Juicy,’ Willam added. ‘I think the table’s going to be wet it’s going to be so juicy.’

However, as much as the pair have become known for being vocal online, and aren’t afraid to talk straight, don’t be expecting too much dragging going of their fellow RuGirls who have made it through the series.

‘Here’s a rule about myself. I can ruin my own career, but I will not ruin anyone elses’ career with my mouth,’ Willam explained. ‘So if there’s something that could hurt somebody’s employment status or their reputation in the industry I will keep usually keep my mouth shut, just allude to it but won’t give a name.

‘There’s plenty of people I could say stuff about but I wouldn’t because I wouldn’t want to hurt their chances.’

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‘I’m really open about the experience but there are also things that I’d like to keep mystery and magic about,’ explained Alaska. ‘Because I do believe this show is magical – and the fact that it happened when it did, and how it did, I believe in that.’

They added: ‘So it is like the Wizard of Oz, and I don’t want to pull back the curtain completely. There are things that just like, I won’t talk about publicly ever, because I’d like to maintain a little bit of mystery.’

Race Chaser is part of the ForeverDog podcast network and is available on iTunes, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.

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