Worldwide Tea Podcast
Bonjour, Hola, Hello! In The Great Drag Race Boom of the late 2010s, the perfect formula for reality competition series got franchised around the globe, and now multiple spinoffs are challenging and enhancing the format in divalicious ways. Join Gregory Ellwood and Evan Sawdey every week as they recap, dissect, and dive deep into the many great non-US seasons of Drag Race and what makes that Worldwide Tea so piping hot!
Episodes
July 13, 2025 • 120 mins
We're back, baby! After a long half-year-plus drought, the Worldwide Tea is brewing as we have not one but two new episodes to review: the first episode of "Drag Race France All-Stars" and the first episode of "Drag Race Brasil S2". We marvel over Brasil's new workroom (and questionable judging), celebrate the incredible France talent show (and runways), and find new queens and emerging voice to celebrate all over. Put a kettle on,...
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June 15, 2025 • 77 mins
When the international Drag Race faucet turns on, it keeps flowing. As excited as we are for the "Drag Race Brasil" S2 premiere, the stunning cast for "Drag Race France All-Stars" has been revealed and Greg and Evan, having watched all three seasons prior, have thoughts on all the returning girls. Who is the most improved? Who went into MTQ without much pizazz in their presentation? Who had the most stunning promo look? Which queen...
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June 7, 2025 • 64 mins
We're back back back again! After a long break on the international scene, Worldwide Tea comes roaring back with Evan & Greg's reaction to the Meet the Queens segments for the new contestants on Drag Race Brasil, Season 2! In addition, the duo talk about the passing of Jiggly Caliente, give thoughts upon the conclusion of Bracket 2 of All-Stars 10, and provide some commentary on recent queens quips about the validity of the interna...
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April 25, 2025 • 96 mins
All Stars 10 has been announced and there is no duo better to recap the strengths and weaknesses of this great cast than Gregory Ellwood and Evan Sawdey! Catch their reactions and listen to an exclusive interview with Lydia B Kollins as she details the insanely short amount of time she had to get ready for such an extraordinary new season.
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Drag Race Season 17 careens towards its finale, the dust of a surprising LaLaPaRuZa ep means it's time for Evan & Greg to hit the highlights, spread the latest international premiere gossip (including official word from Michelle Visage), reveal the actual All-Stars 10 format, and then sit down to chat with Kori King, Crystal Envy, Hormona Lisa, and Lucky Starzzz about their season runs. Who will take the crown? We'll soon see, but ...
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Drag Race Live celebrated its 1000th show at the Flamingo Las Vegas, and you know your friends at Worldwide Tea were on the scene! Greg & Evan dig through the announcement of "Drag Race Thailand: Slaysian Royale" and land exclusive interviews with the Season 17 Top 6 queens (Suzie Toot, Onya Nurve, Lexi Love, Lana Ja'Rae, Jewels Sparkles, and Sam Star). They are talking to World of Wonder brass, confirming that hotly anticipated Dr...
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March 6, 2025 • 124 mins
It's another special episode of the Worldwide Tea Podcast! This week we rank our top 20 greatest international Drag Race champions. The queens that are the best of the best or at least in the opinion of podcast hosts Evan Sawdey and Gregory Ellwood. Who made the list? You can bet Carmen Farala, Lawrence Chaney, Keiona, Priyanka, Precious Paula Nicole and...wait, they made who's list
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February 15, 2025 • 58 mins
It's another episode of the Worldwide Tea Podcast! This week, Evan and Gregory have individually put together their lists of the Top Ten Best International Lip Syncs of All-Time. What picks do they agree on? What pick causes Gregory to leave the room? Do the boys match up in pick and rank at any point? This is a resource we'll revisit annually, and would love to hear yours...
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February 9, 2025 • 79 mins
The WORLDWIDE TEA podcast with Gregory Ellwood and Evan Sawdey is here to give you your global Drag Race fix. This week, in lieu of new international drag goodness, Greg and Evan recap the controversies, thrills, and lessons to be learned from U.S. Season 17 at its almost-halfway-point, including the role the producers have in casting and storylines, as well as noting which queens are weaponizing social media to their advantage. It...
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January 31, 2025 • 114 mins
The WORLDWIDE TEA podcast with Gregory Ellwood and Evan Sawdey is here to give you your global Drag Race fix. This week, in lieu of new international drag goodness, Greg and Evan set the (likely inevitable) Global All Stars 2 up for success by picking the best choices from each and every franchise. Sometimes they're on completely different pages, and sometimes they match up their picks identically. Yet having seen it all, you can t...
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January 18, 2025 • 90 mins
The WORLDWIDE TEA podcast with Gregory Ellwood and Evan Sawdey is here to give you your global Drag Race fix. This week we celebrate the finale of Canada's Drag Race Season 5, a showdown between Makayla Couture and The Virgo Queen! Did the edit tease a different winner? Does THE WINNER OF THE SEASON SWING BY OUR STUDIO FOR A ONE-ON-ONE INTERVIEW? (She does.) Plus, our reaction to episode 3 of RuPaul's Drag Race season 17. How many ...
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January 11, 2025 • 89 mins
The WORLDWIDE TEA podcast with Gregory Ellwood and Evan Sawdey is here to give you your global Drag Race fix. This week kicks off with an exclusive sit-down interview with none other than Drag Race Down Under Season 4 winner Lazy Susan! She spills the tea on the world's largest air conditioner, how much notice the queens had about Michelle hosting the season, and how she maintained a healthy social media relationship while the show...
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January 4, 2025 • 72 mins
The WORLDWIDE TEA podcast with Gregory Ellwood and Evan Sawdey is here to give you your global Drag Race fix. This week we start off with the breaking-before-we-taped news of the passing of Drag Race UK Season 1 winner The Vivienne, recounting her influence, her memorable run on both her original season and All Stars 7, and stories casual fans may not know of her drag legacy. Then, we dive into Canada, talking about the innovative ...
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December 28, 2024 • 120 mins
The WORLDWIDE TEA podcast with Gregory Ellwood and Evan Sawdey is here to give you your global Drag Race fix, and this week we only have Canada to keep us warm, as a bungled comedy week leads to the unique twist of the Wooden Beaver. Greg & Evan then react to the Season 17 US girlies via their Meet the Queen videos, and finally recap the highlights and lowlights of all of the Drag Race international seasons that aired in 2024. Join...
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December 21, 2024 • 108 mins
The WORLDWIDE TEA podcast with Gregory Ellwood and Evan Sawdey is here to give you your global Drag Race fix, and this we have two new winners to unleash upon the world, as crowns are awarded for Thailand Season 3 and Down Under Season 4! We assess the completely different takes on the finales, and note how Canada's Drag Race had a very good episode with a lot of different queens trying to control their narratives to mixed success....
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December 17, 2024 • 133 mins
The WORLDWIDE TEA podcast with Gregory Ellwood and Evan Sawdey is here to give you your global Drag Race fix. We have a new reigning queen of Drag Race Espana! And Alyssa Edwards was there to participate! Canada's Drag Race delivers a not-so-great design challenge, and Lazy Susan and Vybe are coming down to the wire in Drag Race Down Under. Plus, we wonder how there will be any drama in next week's Drag Race Thailand finale! Join u...
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December 8, 2024 • 111 mins
Check that RuMail, because it's a very special episode of the WORLD WIDE TEA PODCAST! We jumped on a transatlantic Zoom to chat with the winner of Drag Race UK Season 6, Kyran Thrax! The latest member of the RuPaul's Drag Race winner's circle talks about weaponizing her BFA, the one lip sync song she was dying to do, the one other Drag Race winner she wants to collaborate with, the runway outfit she was afraid wouldn't make the wei...
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November 30, 2024 • 116 mins
If you haven't booked your dentist appointment yet, don't worry: we have (potentially) TWO crownings this week for you. Yes, UK Season Six and Espana Season 4 air Grand Finale episodes with surprises abound. Thailand Season 3 continues to get the boot from Evan & Greg, it's clear which queens in Down Under Season 4 are being played off of each other for a potential finale square off, and Canada delights us in surprising new ways, w...
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November 24, 2024 • 114 mins
In an unprecedented feat, your friends at the WORLDWIDE TEA podcast (Gregory Ellwood and Evan Sawdey, natch) are recapping no less than FIVE international Drag Race spinoffs at once. Has Down Under Season 4 turned a corner? Have we finally given up on Thailand Season 3 living up to its promise? Why was that Espana Season 4 reunion so gosh-darn dramatic? Did Kyran Thrax completely destroy their chances of being the winner of UK Seas...
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November 18, 2024 • 105 mins
Need an escape from the craziness of the past week? The WORLDWIDE TEA podcast with Gregory Ellwood and Evan Sawdey is here to give it to you. It's a double dip with both UK SEASON 6 and ESPANA SEASON 4 giving us memorable and emotional makeover challenges. Then both DRAG RACE THAILAND and DRAG RACE DOWN UNDER take on the SNATCH GAME. Which franchise did it better? And how did Frankie Wonga get robbed? Find out!
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