The Challenge Fandom Podcast: MTV's The Challenge Season 40, Episode 9 Breakdown – "An Era of One... Bottoms Out!" Welcome back to The Challenge Fandom Podcast! In this episode, we dive deep into Season 40, Episode 9, "An Era of One." Join us for an action-packed breakdown as we cover everything from the personal lives of our favorite Challengers to the strategy and drama unfolding in this intense season!🕒 What’s Inside:A 30-minute intro discussing the latest on your favorite Challengers and what's happening in their personal lives. If you'd like to get right to The Challenge breakdown, skip to 27:08Foreshadowing clues and why the Survivor and Big Brother fans tend to have a higher approval rating.Thoughts on the Vacation Alliance and why they’d all nominate themselves at the same time.What we loved (and hated) about the daily challenge!Should certain Challengers be allowed to promote personal businesses on the show and is it a conflict of interest if The Challenge and these side businesses end up doing work together? Why Kaycee's conversation with Rachel went terribly wrong.Why Laurel is the ultimate ally right now and whether Josh should have fought harder for Kaycee.Did Rachel make the right move? Comparing and contrasting playing for your Alliance vs. making self-interest decisions.Analyzing Devin's performance and why Josh is a crucial part of The Challenge.Thoughts on TJ’s new format, predictions for eliminations, mid-season trailer analysis, and who the real targets should be.Our MVP picks and so much more! All this and more now available on The Challenge Fandom Podcast!