RHAP: We Know Reality TV

Australian Andrew joins RHAP resident Big Brother expert Taran Armstrong to talk about week 3 of Big Brother Australia.

Aaron Robertson alongside Keetin Marchi (Endurance 2, Survivor Dream Teamer) and Lilly Brown (Endurance 5: High Sierras, Karma Staff Member), come together to recap Episode 1 of the new HBO Max Show, Karma.

Topics Discussed:

* Karma Cast

* Karma and Endurance Similarities and Differences

* Right to Stay Challenge

* Partner Challenge

* The Official Karma Teams

Later they are joined by one of the eliminated Right to Stay contestants to discuss their journey on Karma.

Survivor San Juan Del Sur Episode 4 | Why __ Lost RHAPup with David Bloomberg & Jessica Lewis

Each week this season on our Survivor Podcast, David Bloomberg & Jessica Lewis will talk about why each voted out player “lost the game”. For more on David’s Survivor rules check out his most recent update… What Island of the Idols Survivors Should Have Learned

David and Jessica once again went back in time, this week to San Juan Del Sur and a Survivor episode that featured the self-destruction of Drew Christy. There are many questions about why Drew was voted out – was it because he was delusional? Oblivious? Overconfident? Arrogant? Of course, he thought he was basically a badass, but that was definitely not the case. Even though the reasons for the vote against Drew aren’t exactly huge mysteries, there are some important lessons to be learned and plenty of fun to be had, mostly at his expense. Plus, he broke so many of David’s rules, they need to figure out which caused the most problems. It’s time to take a look at Why Drew Lost.

To review the short version of David’s Rules, here is the quick version:

Rule 1: Scheme and Plot

Rule 2: But Don’t Scheme and Plot Too Much/Keep Your Scheming Secret/Don’t Backstab Until You Absolutely Need To

Rule 3: Be Flexible!

Rule 4: Don’t Let Your Emotions Control You

Rule 5: Pretend To Be Nice/Play the Social Game (and Keep Your Politics and Controversial Beliefs To Yourself)

Rule 6: Don’t Be Too Much of a Threat

Rule 7: Know How to Deal with Idols and Advantages

Appendix A: Make Your Votes Count – Keep in Mind Your End Goal

Appendix B: The Jury Phase

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You can also get the poster version of these rules drawn by Erik Reichenbach right here!

(Click on poster)

 

Join us again next week when we discuss the next player voted out of the game.

 

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Amy and Haley cover The Bachelor: The Greatest Seasons Ever! featuring Ben Higgins, and Episode 5 of Labor of Love.

In this podcast, they talk about:

* Episode 3 (featuring Ben Higgins) of the recap show, The Bachelor: The Greatest Seasons… Ever!

* the memorable moments shown from the Ben Higgins season and things that weren’t shown

* Ben telling both Lauren and Jojo that he loved them

* Olivia’s edit on the show and the apology from Ben

* the video segments with Chris talking to Dean and Caitlyn, Olivia, Lace, Caila, Jojo, and Ben and his fiancee Jessica

* Episode 5 of Labor of Love, with Kristy going on dates with Trent and Kyle and eliminating Keith

* Listener questions and more!

Follow Amy (@RHAPrecapper) and Haley (@hstrong_) on Twitter and share your thoughts and questions!

“The Mole” newbie Josh Wigler (@roundhoward) is officially on “Mole Patrol,” and he has two mole-hunting experts guiding the way.

Each week on “Mole Patrol,” Wigler and co-hosts Jessica Liese (@HaymakerHattie) and Brooklyn Zed (@HardRockHope) tackle a different episode from “The Mole” season one. Jess and Zed have seen “The Mole,” many times between them both. Wigler has never seen a single episode. This podcast is therefore designed to be spoiler-free and new user friendly, as Jess and Zed coach both Wigler and the listeners on a journey toward discovering the Mole.

In their first podcast, Josh, Jess and Zed set the stage for the podcast, “The Mole” writ large, the season one cast members, and Jess Liese’s incredible Anderson Cooper story.

Send spoiler-free and spoiler-filled feedback to Jess and Zed using the email account molepatrol [at] robhasawebsite [dot] com. Feel free to drop liberal amounts of spoilers in your emails, as Josh will not be reading them. If any of you @ Josh with spoilers, you are fired from the band.

Follow the hosts on Twitter:

• Josh | @roundhoward

• Jess | @haymakerhattie

• Zed | @hardrockhope

Watch The Mole:

• Season 1

• Season 2

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Survivor B&B with Mike Bloom & Liana Boraas | Season 29 Episode 4

Welcome to the RHAP B&B! Mike Bloom and Liana Boraas play a series of segments and games around the fourth episode of Survivor: San Juan Del Sur.

This week’s charity shoutout is the Marsha P. Johnson Institute. Find out more and donate at marshap.org/donate.

Taran hosts a roundtable discussing the difficulties facing minorities when trying to compete in social strategy games.

Full disclosure: Brice is back with another jam-packed episode of the Purple Pants Podcast! This episode, we’re thrilled to welcome Zeke Smith from “Survivor: Millennials vs Gen X” and “Survivor: Game Changers”. Zeke opens up on his experiences on Survivor and how they have affected his life. Brice and Zeke also discuss their own personal struggles as members of the LGBTQ community along with the importance of representation. Zeke also introduces the new Netflix documentary “Disclosure” that he is a part of and he and Brice do a deep dive on what it’s all about. As always, we’ve also got the Church Announcements, Advice with Brice, and Freak of the Week. We’re giving you full disclosure so ya better keep your composure, ’cause ISSA ISSA ISSA Purple Pants Podcast, episode 45!

As always, feel free to follow us on Instagram for weekly updates: @PurplePantsPodcast @BriceIzyah

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Liana Boraas, Aman Adwin, and Beth Dixon shantay, enjoy their stay discussing Episode 3 of RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars Season 5.

 

Please unpack your knives and stay! The Top Chef Judges’ Table is back on Reality TV RHAP-Ups to cover season 17, Top Chef: All-Stars L.A.

The all-star line up of Haley Strong (@hstrong_), Josh Wigler (@roundhoward), Emily Fox (@emelette), Curt Clark (@CurtClark) and Mike Bloom (@AMikeBloomType) return to the podcast this week to discuss the finale of Top Chef season 17, “Finito!”

The Top Chef podcast records on Saturdays (though this week it recorded on Friday!). Send any and all feedback to the hosts on Twitter.

 

Additional reading…

“Strong Takes,” by Haley Strong

The James Beard Foundation Food and Beverage Industry Relief Fund

Independent Restaurant Coalition: SaveRestaurants.com

Mike Bloom’s Interview with Melissa King

Black Visions Collective

The Trevor Project