The Challenge Historian

All Stars 4 casting calls have gone out and some of the choices have the fandom up in arms! With everyone offering up their own casting preferences I though I'd get in on the action and offer up to any Challenge producers listening out there not one, not two, but THREE different fantasy casts for the next (or any) season of All Stars that I think would absolutely blow fans away. Take a listen and let me know your thoughts and who you are desperate to see!

Intro and Fantasy Cast Explainer (00:00)

Fantasy Cast #1: Real World vs Road Rules OGs Only (07:39)

Fantasy Cast #2: Best of the Best (16:33)

Fantasy Cast #3: Made Just for Jacob (25:44)

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Terrorists? Terrorists? TERRORISTS? My guy, Jordan, SLOW DOWN! Plus: Bananas puts on a masterclass in polidicking, Amber and Chauncey for 2022 couple of the year, Devin for 2022 coach of the year, Jordan gets freaking wild with the word choice, Cory makes an appearance, Nelly T’s run ends (and yes I cried at this for the third time in four seasons) and my boy Faysal has himself an episode! That’s right, it’s the Challenge Ride or Dies episode 12 recap, topics include:

Cold Open (00:00)

Intro and Programming Notes (00:50)

Faysal Fanclub Weekly Meeting (04:02)

Bananas half CT-ing and half polidicking his way to a perfect game (13:42)

Jordan calls Tori a terrorist (18:41)

Amber and Chauncey for couple of the year and Devin for coach of the year (26:54)

Awards for Best Quote, Best Moment, and Episode MVP plus Nelson love (32:58)

Power Rankings Updated and Predictions for Next Week (39:13)

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The Challenge Australia was good (even if it got cancelled in Australia, whoops). It was so good that after recapping every episode we had to hop on the mic one more time to give the full season it's proper due and hand out all the usual awards. If somehow you haven't watched yet then do yourself a favor this holiday season and binge this season asap then come back and listen to this podcast. Topics include:

Intro, Programming Notes, and Agenda (00:00)

Did it work? Both an Australian version and the Global Tournament so far? (05:55)

Was it good? (18:39)

Awards for Best Quote and Dan Renzi Confessional King or Queen (22:34)

Award for Best Moment (28:47)

Awards for Best Daily Challenge, Best Elimination, and Best Episode (34:51)

Season MVP Award and Breakdown (44:09)

Do I want to see you again... full cast rundown (52:45)

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Pato Ball delivers in a BIG way for the second straight time! Plus: Faysal actually defends Nelson for once, the spite is starting to set in for Tori, Nany is out here double dealing, and TJ is laughing his ass off because it’s that time of the season ladies and gentlemen, TRIVIA TIME! It’s the Challenge Ride or Dies Episode 11 recap, topics include:

Cold Open (00:00)

Intro and Programming Notes (00:36)

Trivia Time: breaking down the winners and losers from TJ's favorite daily challenge (03:56)

Nurys gets thrown in, Tori/Jordan storyline taking over, and the the missed opportunity for the show (15:34)

Pato Ball delivers again, Amber's resume looking good, and is Nurys hurt (26:47)

Awards for Best Quote, Best Moment, and Episode MVP (34:49)

Power Rankings updated and predictions for next week's episode (41:30)

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Bachy Boys are doing group chef’s kisses, the remaining eight are getting spun around in the newest version of Challenge trivia, Troy survives an all-time elimination beat down and borderline attempted murder by Konrad, and Kiki cuts that g-string right off because it’s final time baby. It’s The Challenge Australia episode 9 and 10 aka the finale recap, topics include:

Cold Open (00:00)

Intro and Programming Notes (00:38)

Episode 9 breakdown including the trivia daily challenge, a nice final dinner, and that epic elimination (04:03)

Episode 10 aka The Final breakdown, stage by stage where things were won and lost (23:51)

Awards for Best Quote, Best Moment, and Episode MVP (45:26)

Plan for Full Season Recap Pod on Monday and Outro (50:08)

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Ladies and Gentlemen welcome to the Kenny Clark show!! Plus: Nany takes a hard fall, Devin shuns his reputation, Chauncey gets a little too comfortable being on opposite teams from his girl, Faysal is riding high, Nelson is feeling left out, Tori continues to go through it, and I know the show is desperate for some extra revenue streams but holy hell was that sponcon over the top! It’s the Challenge Ride or Dies Episode 10 recap, topics include:

Cold Open (00:00)

Intro and Programming Notes (00:39)

The saga of Tori and Jordan (04:18)

Antonio Banderas is here and everyone is playing along (09:00)

Team Faysal shows signs of cracking even while in power, Jordan and Devin prove their veteran savvy (19:56)

A fun elimination and a twist that will hopefully pay off (27:49)

Awards for Best Quote, Best Moment, and Episode MVP (37:08)

Power Rankings and predictions for next week (47:06)

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The Bachy crew have done it! Utter domination of the bedroom alliance is now complete! Plus: just how good at this game is Conor, my guy Troy is super sad to have lost his mate Marley, Ciarran’s got some apologizing to do, Brittany hasn’t done a puzzle since she was ten, empty bars are creepy, and members of the Bachy crew visit the Challenge version of a honeymoon suite aka the bunk bed hook up! It’s The Challenge Australia episodes 7 and 8 recap, topics include:

Cold Open (00:00)

Intro and Programming Notes (00:40)

The Bachy crew finishes the job with non-Bachy Conor leading the way (02:58)

Daily Challenge breakdowns (11:21)

No strategy needed, Megan/Konrad hook up, Ciarran apologizes (18:41)

Elimination breakdowns and saying goodbye to two more teams (28:43)

Awards for Best Quote, Best Moment, and Episode MVP (37:14)

Power Rankings and predictions for the finale (43:14)

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Wait, what just happened? Production just chose to do what? This can’t be freaking real, right? Plus: we’ve got bar-b-q, we’ve got fights, we’ve got people holding knives that shouldn’t be, we’ve got one alliance growing and one alliance repeatedly losing, we’ve got Troy being a real nice fellow and Ryan and Grant not being such nice fellows, Konrad doesn’t like to fight, Brihony out here doing house calls, the night time spooky challenge, and two eliminations lost by the same freaking team!?! That’s right, it’s The Challenge Australia Episodes 5 AND 6 recaps, topics include:

Cold Open (00:00)

Intro and Programming Notes (00:52)

Everybody hates Ryan and some good old-fashioned Challenge house arguments (03:55)

Ryan and Sugar lose... but don't go home? (15:15)

Brittany and Conor choose teams, the nighttime daily, and an epic collapse by the "good" players (21:33)

Balls In elimination and the right team winning (30:20)

Awards for Best Quote, Best Moment, and Episodes MVP (35:50)

Power Rankings (42:18)

Predictions for next two episodes (44:57)

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Kaycee is shocked to know that her brother, Kenny, has actually been in the house the whole time and Challenge fans collectively scream, us too! Plus: Tori enters a new dimension of mental hell, Horacio not saying something is worse than what he wanted to say, Amber tells Chauncey he can vote for her if needed, Bananas and Nany don’t seem to care much about winning, and Faysal and Moriah absolutely smoke a mini final setting up one of the best possible things to happen in a Challenge house - a draft! That’s right it’s The Challenge Ride or Dies episode 9 recap, topics include:

Cold Open (00:00)

Intro and Programming Notes (00:46)

Checking in on the romance: Nelson/Olivia, Moriah/Bananas, and the Tori/Jordan/Nurys triangle that makes me feel sadness (04:44)

The Daily Challenge deserves to be called a mini-final and Faysal and Moriah deserve to be top threats coming out of it (14:25)

Draft day: the format change, the picks, the new teams, and everything else related to this shake up (20:37)

Awards for Best Quote, Best Moment, and Episode MVP (35:19)

Power Rankings updated and predictions for next week (42:10)

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Challenge Australia may have gotten cancelled but I still love it and we are still going to see a lot of these folks in the global tournament and those two reasons are more than enough for me to keep on recapping it. Going to get caught up by doing two episodes at a time, this episode covering both episodes 3 and 4 of the season. Lots went down, lots to discuss, I do so via the following topics:

Intro and Programming Reminders (00:09)

Where did all the fun go? (04:31)

Two very average daily challenges (08:40)

Alliance catch up and gameplay moves by Conor/Cyrell in episode 3 and Emily/Troy in episode 4 (13:20)

Two eliminations that were cooler the first time (24:05)

Awards for Best Quote, Best Moment, and Duel Episode MVP (30:20)

Power Rankings and Predictions for the Next Two Episodes (36:35)

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