Use AI to make yourself look sexier, because a new decade of Reality TV Warriors begins with Wie is de Mol 2024: Les 9 Atouts du Rik van der Westelaken - and WIDM continues following België's lead and heads back to Mexico! Over these ten weeks, three guys whose optimism for the episode is rapidly waning - Michael, Logan & Bindles - are recapping and breaking down everything that happens on the show's return to Mexico in our twentieth Mole season, continuing with the fourth episode and return of a mystery candidate!

In this episode - we express how much we enjoyed the show, the impact of the returnee twist is analysed, this episode may be why Producer Rick is leaving, a secret is revealed, we finally talk Traitors, we are neither a Taskmaster or Jeopardy podcast, Logan rules out a suspect, the Price of Pasvragen returns, Jip is fully on Logan's team, we wonder if there'll be a pot drain, something we've ignored for four weeks is finally acknowledged, we look back at the last mid-season flight, Bindles works out how they lost money, we reveal our latest suspicions and Michael explains how the Pool will work if Babs returns.

You can play along with this week's Bother's Bar Suspect List here. We will see you next week for Episode 5!

Please note: This episode is intended on being spoiler-free, but references to any season we have already covered (WIDM 10-11, 14, 17-23 and Renaissance; België 4-11) may be made.

Additional note: Please for the love of everything holy, can we stop normalising this sort of nonsense twist? WON'T SOMEBODY THINK OF HOW WE ARE MEANT TO PODCAST THIS?!

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Have some WORDS about this nonsense, because a new decade of Reality TV Warriors begins with Wie is de Mol 2024: Les 9 Atouts du Rik van der Westelaken - and WIDM continues following België's lead and heads back to Mexico! Over these ten weeks, three guys who are not gaslighting, just playing the game - Michael, Logan & Bindles - are recapping and breaking down everything that happens on the show's return to Mexico in our twentieth Mole season, continuing with the third episode and elimination of Justin!

In this episode - we try and muster up enthusiasm, claims about Traitors are refuted, there is a rare bit of praise, our very own Goliath has been shorn, Michael gets shirt envy, Jeopardy! UK has been borrowing from us again, there's another cruise story, Bindles gets generous, a new impression is workshopped, André Rieu makes it to Canada, we question Justin's knowledge of accidental cults, Logan is like Tooske, Bindles tries to alienate all our Dutch listeners, there is a wonderful interruption from Thomas off of the Suspect List, Michael has some thoughts on the third challenge, we try and spice up the execution, a Pieter Janker's Gamble is proposed, there are the latest updates to our Pool and First Suspicions and we lock in this week's suspicions and try and guess who's going home next.

You can play along with this week's Bother's Bar Suspect List here. We will see you next week for Episode 4!

Please note: This episode is intended on being spoiler-free, but references to any season we have already covered (WIDM 10-11, 14, 17-23 and Renaissance; België 4-11) may be made.

Additional note: André Rieu genuinely did do a version of the Macarena. It is...unique.

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Light the hay and get a cool drone shot, because a new decade of Reality TV Warriors begins with Wie is de Mol 2024: Les 9 Atouts du Rik van der Westelaken - and WIDM continues following België's lead and heads back to Mexico! Over these ten weeks, three guys who thank you for sabotaging hard - Michael, Logan & Bindles - are recapping and breaking down everything that happens on the show's return to Mexico in our twentieth Mole season, continuing with the second episode and elimination of Logan's main suspect - Tragically, Jip!

In this episode - we start with an historic failure, there's a lot to discuss with the bingo cards, we are still not a Traitors podcast, Jeopardy! UK are listening, a new stowaway team appears, Michael tries to avoid a dick-measuring contest, we look through Mexico's Olympic history, Bindles went snooping on the Big Brother house, WIDM returns to Nicaragua, the season has a colour scheme, Logan tests a theory, Michael reveals a life ambition, we suspect another plan for the God's Waiting Room team, it might be time to get rid of Treasurers, we re-cast Mole Australia, there are the first updates to First Suspicions and the Pool, our second set of suspicions are locked in and we try and guess who'll go home next week.

You can play along with this week's Bother's Bar Suspect List here. We will see you next week for Episode 3!

Please note: This episode is intended on being spoiler-free, but references to any season we have already covered (WIDM 10-11, 14, 17-23 and Renaissance; België 4-11) may be made.

Additional note: Has everyone recovered from the execution yet? Not sure Logan has...

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Find quirky things about a group of strangers, because a new decade of Reality TV Warriors begins with Wie is de Mol 2024: Les 9 Atouts du Rik van der Westelaken - and WIDM continues following België's lead and heads back to Mexico! Over these ten weeks, three guys who have never been confused for a middle-aged chubby Spanish looking dude with beard man - Michael, Logan & Bindles - will be recapping and breaking down everything that happens on the show's return to Mexico in our twentieth Mole season, beginning with the Day of the Mole and elimination of Babs!

In this episode - we have our first catch-up in eight months, Michael makes some new enemies, Bindles guesses obscure Eurovision entries, we are not a traitors podcast, our België orders go in a bit early, someone made a booboo on the Suspect List, we can't look at Fairy Bread in the same way, Michael has a theory on the symbols, the scent of tunnel vision is all around us, Logan learns about the Trust Nobody gaps, there's a brief diversion to talk about Survivor UK, Michael talks about Jeopardy (in all forms), Logan's notes make an appearance, Sbab threatens to make an appearance next week, we lock in our first suspects, next week's execution is predicted and someone almost has a very awkward request for a sibling.

You can join in with our First Suspicions game by filling in the form here and play along with this week's Bother's Bar Suspect List here. We will see you next week for Episode 2!

Please note: This episode is intended on being spoiler-free, but references to any season we have already covered (WIDM 10-11, 14, 17-23 and Renaissance; België 4-11) may be made.

Additional note: Rosario's love of bread is definitely going to backfire on him with us around. FOCACCIA!

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On this very day ten years ago, a legend was born. Some have described it as "the most important podcast ever to exist". Others aren't related to us (thanks Mum!). Nevertheless, as we officially enter the second decade of Reality TV Warriors, we are looking back in our own special way.

Join Michael and three unsuspecting victims willing participants as we close out 2023 and Year 10 with a very special look back - much to Logan, Michelle & Anthony's utter surprise and terror.

Please note: Thank you so much to everyone who's listened in our first decade. Thanks go to Logan, Michelle, Anthony, Bindles, Eamon, Ben, Heather, Spencer & Ashlyn for all their hard work but most importantly to Michael who's been a part of far too many of these episodes. It has been a genuine delight (well, mostly) and we can't wait to return in 2024 with more utter nonsense!

Additional note: This is a rare time when we'd suggest watching the episode too - our YouTube has the completely unedited version where you can see the board too, and also more importantly the frustrated faces that get made when another punny clue is revealed.

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Find out just how much those ping pong balls are worth, because we are back for our fifth season of new/old Wie is de Mol episodes - and we're going back to 2011's offering in El Salvador & Nicaragua! Over these ten weeks, three guys who know all about deeply unsexy pillow fighting - Logan, Michael & Bindles - have been recapping and looking back at all that happened on the trip through two countries that we still can't quite believe they visited, concluding with the final two episodes, elimination of Karin and reveal of Patrick as the Mole.

In this episode - we're forced to date the podcast, Logan tries to rescue some pride, we wonder if Soundos & Karin could have stopped Art, Michael notices one final thing in the intro, Bindles explains the episode title, there's an Aaf flashback, we explain why Karin didn't return, Michael worries about something in the future past, the virtues of Pieter Jan's backhanded insults are extolled, Soundos' comments about her future children ages really well, we spoil a season of Expeditie Robinson, the award for most inept test taker in WIDM history is given out, there's a bit of unintentional foreshadowing, the hidden clues get praised, we eulogise Pieter Jan's WIDM seasons, someone doesn't go down well on a rewatch, the Mole gets ranked, an old Mole gets a shoutout, the final set of suspicions are revealed, the season gets eulogised and we wonder if El Salvador & Nicaragua would have been visited if HD wasn't a thing.

Thank you for listening - we will see you on December 11th - our tenth anniversary - for Episode #500!

Please note: This season is intended on being spoiler-free, so please watch the episodes along with us. As with our coverage of Seasons 14 & 17, there would ordinarily be no spoilers due to Logan not having seen the season before, but this is the last episode of the season, so it's a free for all now! In addition, any season we have already covered (WIDM 10, 14, 17-23 and Renaissance; Belgie 4-11) is fair game.

Additional note: You may have noticed this is Episode #499. I wonder what could be coming next...

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Threaten to give your friend an advantage, because we are back for our fifth season of new/old Wie is de Mol episodes - and we're going back to 2011's offering in El Salvador & Nicaragua! Over these ten weeks, three guys who strive to charm anyone who doesn't like contests or reality TV - Logan, Michael & Bindles - are recapping and looking back at all that happened on the trip through two countries that we still can't quite believe they visited, continuing with the ninth episode and cliffhanger elimination.

In this episode - we have a little mid-season break, Logan struggles with suspicions, Michael spots something in the titles again, there's finally some pot intrigue, we spot a wonderful running joke from the editors, Bindles reveals his red line, everyone has problems with Americans, Pieter Jan fails a challenge, we wonder if God would be okay with you lying on the Mole, Logan introduces us to an obscure Canadian cartoon, one of us can't pronounce a ghoulish word, we turn on Art, the episode gets bookended, Logan's penultimate suspicions are revealed before he has to guess who goes home next and we eulogise [INSERT NAME HERE].

Thank you for listening - we will see you next week for the final two episodes!

Please note: This season is intended on being spoiler-free, so please watch the episodes along with us. As with our coverage of Seasons 14 & 17, there are no spoilers due to Logan not having seen the season before. However, any season we have already covered (WIDM 10, 14, 17-23 and Renaissance; Belgie 4-11) is fair game though. This is also the first episode where we freely discuss Mole US 6, as well as Qui est la Taupe.

Additional note: Did anyone else do a double-take when Logan said what he did, or was it just me?

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Introduce yourself with the noise of a car breaking down, because we are back for our fifth season of new/old Wie is de Mol episodes - and we're going back to 2011's offering in El Salvador & Nicaragua! Over these ten weeks, three guys who know that there is always money in the crater - Logan, Michael & Bindles - are recapping and looking back at all that happened on the trip through two countries that we still can't quite believe they visited, continuing with the eighth episode and elimination of Anna.

In this episode - we wonder why people dislike this season, Michael spots something in the titles, Karin's hidden skills are revealed, it all goes a bit 'henkel henkel dubbel dubbel', we wonder where they lost so much time in the Lighthouse challenge, Pieter Jan crashes a conversation, we get another promotion out of the way, Logan talks about obscure Canadian television, we wonder why they're pushing Patrick as a potential Mole now, the "dodgy Nicaraguan guys" get praised, Michael is like Soundos, Pieter Jan reminds everyone of their failures, Bindles speaks Dutch, a promise that Logan made comes back to haunt him, our fallen ringleader gets eulogised, there's an update on Logan's suspicions before he reveals his eighth set and the Black Widow of the podcast is crowned.

Thank you for listening - we will see you next week for Episode 9!

Please note: This season is intended on being spoiler-free, so please watch the episodes along with us. As with our coverage of Seasons 14 & 17, there are no spoilers due to Logan not having seen the season before. However, any season we have already covered (WIDM 10, 14, 17-23 and Renaissance; Belgie 4-11) is fair game though.

Additional note: Really hoping Logan didn't spot the clue in this episode...

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Pick a real number, because we are back for our fifth season of new/old Wie is de Mol episodes - and we're going back to 2011's offering in El Salvador & Nicaragua! Over these ten weeks, three Titans of Mole recapping - Logan, Michael & Bindles - are recapping and looking back at all that happened on the trip through two countries that we still can't quite believe they visited, continuing with the seventh episode and elimination of Pepijn.

In this episode - Michael pre-empts some smut, Production fail to learn any lessons from Survivor: Nicaragua, Logan predicts a medevac, we wonder if Nele could have survived the Cerro Negro, Karin gets some kudos for doing things, another country swap is suggested, there's a crossover with Redemple Temple, we wonder what the rules were around the chests, Logan references The Simpsons, we make some topical references from a year ago, Bindles tries to earn his Twitter name, we wonder who we'd want to help us earn jokers, Karin & Pieter Jan might be friends, we discuss what Pepijn's downfall was, people have bad opinions, we start discussing Netflix Mole, there is a very interesting montage, only one person is allowed to eulogise, Bindles gets a groan and Logan locks in his seventh set of suspicions.

Thank you for listening - we will see you next week for Episode 8!

Please note: This season is intended on being spoiler-free, so please watch the episodes along with us. As with our coverage of Seasons 14 & 17, there are no spoilers due to Logan not having seen the season before. However, any season we have already covered (WIDM 10, 14, 17-23 and Renaissance; Belgie 4-11) is fair game though. There are also a couple of references to a particularly infamous incident in the South Africa season, as well as US Mole 5.

Additional note: And this is the point where unfortunately we do have to start referencing Netflix's bastardisation of the Mole. We apologise in advance.

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Stop trying to start something, you troublesome meddling kids, because we are back for our fifth season of new/old Wie is de Mol episodes - and we're going back to 2011's offering in El Salvador & Nicaragua! Over these ten weeks, three guys who have a lot of accidental fun in moist challenges - Logan, Michael & Bindles - are recapping and looking back at all that happened on the trip through two countries that we still can't quite believe they visited, continuing with the sixth episode and second non-elimination episode.

In this episode - Bob Dylan does some promo, we wonder whether anyone suspects Patrick, the basic components of every episode this season are explained, the murky world of copyright law is analysed, there is a very subtle piece of sponsorship, we wonder when Google Earth stopped being a thing, the weather's impact on the team building exercise is explained, we're all in sync, Pieter Jan tells Karin to dig, we wonder whether you should ever want to see your screen, Logan reveals his sixth set of suspicions and we make him try and guess who goes home next.

Thank you for listening - we will see you next week for Episode 7!

Please note: This season is intended on being spoiler-free, so please watch the episodes along with us. As with our coverage of Seasons 14 & 17, there are no spoilers due to Logan not having seen the season before. However, any season we have already covered (WIDM 10, 14, 17-23 and Renaissance; Belgie 4-11) is fair game though.

Additional note: Pieter Jan continues to succeed on his victory tour - I still think I'd be terrified if I ever met him though!

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