• Chris is back in the game, will he make amends?
• The over-water-heights daily challenge - both surprising and predictable results
• Fessy & Michaela deliberation strategy, is it the right one at this point in the game?
• Will the challenge legends escape elimination once again?
• Double elimination! Did these challengers deserve to go?

• Why Chris was in hot water with the Survivor Alliance
• The Daily Challenge was jumpin' jumpin'! Who impressed us, and who not so much...
• Tori & Faysal top the competitors - We discuss their nominations and if they were the right call for their games
• A messy choice & lack of social game leads to Sebastian's downfall
• Our hopes for Chris as he returns to the game
• A preview of the entire cast for The Challenge 39, premiering October 25th!

Join Krista and Allie as they dive into discussions about Episode 8 of The Challenge: USA season 2. In this episode, they cover:

• Bananas forming an alliance with Michaela, wanting to form strong bonds between strong competitors who have an opportunity to win daylies

• Tyler & Monte's bromance, and Tyler & Alyssa S's showmance.

• Wes pitched for everyone in his heat to work together, but then bailed on them the second he could win for himself.

• Challenge legends, Tori & Bananas rise to power after they smash the competition as King & Queen of The Challenge

• The strategy and reason behind Tori & Bananas nominations

• The most grueling elimination yet where Monte & Tyler competed for over 3 hours in a game that required physical and mental stamina.

• Allie shares who else she knights as official challengers!

Only a handful of episodes left of The Challenge: USA season 2!

Join Krista and Allie as they catchup on their week away and recap a massive trilogy of episodes 5, 6, & 7 of The Challenge: USA season 2. In this episode, they cover:

• The "hat trick" scheme hatched by Tori & Bananas

• How Cassidy & Chris are knighted official challengers in Allie's eyes

• Wes's pity party and if that's a favorable strategy

• Bananas hypocrisy with his strategy in the winners deliberation

• What daily challenges are winners and which are duds

• What went right and wrong in the Trivia challenge

• Whose success & downfall they were cheering for in the eliminations

• TJ's twist that ends the Red, Blue, and Green teams and makes it an individual game

With more than half of the season over, it's time to catch up and enjoy the home stretch on The Challenge: USA season 2!

• How Paulie opened up about his journey to live in his truth and their thoughts on him now
• The swimming that left a vet looking for a ride during the memory challenge called "Flags of the World."
• Cory, feeling like he was on the bottom of the Vet alliance, and if they agree with his game moves
• The intense elimination challenge between Bananas & Paulie - "Fire & Ice."
• The epic daily challenge on two semi-trucks and the strategy that shifted the game in the vets favor
• The Red Teams chaotic nominations and Josh's gameplay
• The DOUBLE elimination twist that sent two challengers packing called "Evil Eye."

• The fallout from the first elimination, and how it has affected the dynamics of the game.
• The intense rivalry between Michele and Amanda, and whether it's valid or ridiculous
• The daily challenge, and how the Big Brother and Survivor women's alliance tried to target the vets.
• The two women's eliminations, including the physical battle between Tori and Jonna, and who came out on top.
• The moments they LOLed and had them rolling their eyes
• Plus! They stake who were the MVPs and Challenge Chumps for the episode.

It's Krista & Allie's first podcast EVER. Listen in as they recap the season two premiere of The Challenge: USA.The 18 CBS reality titans were shocked to learn that they will be competing amongst six legendary MTV Challenge veterans. Strategy is turned on its head when TJ introduces a new twist that will put multiple players at risk at the first elimination.We react to all the action, including:

• The cast from Big Brother, Amazing Race, Survivor and MTV's The Challenge

• How teams were chosen, and the strengths and weaknesses of each

• The chaotic first challenge that almost ended in disaster

• The new twist that sent Luis and Ameerah to elimination

• The secret voting that determined who would join them

• The big moves that were made (and the ones that were missed)

• Our hopes and dreams for this season

Join us for a fun discussion of The Challenge: USA season 2 episode 1!