The Tournament Podcast

*NBC Olympic song*

Well, we're back and more excited than ever. Join us for a conversation about the Winter Olympics, which we really know very little about but watched as we recorded this. Tangents include but aren't limited to: Disney's "Miracle," King Apollo Anton Ohno, and, of course, MTV's The Challenge *ding* (WE'RE BACK, BABY).

Voting schedule:
Sweet Sixteen: Monday 2/7, Tuesday 2/8 til 10pm PT
Elite Eight: Wednesday 2/9 til 10pm PT
Final Four: Thursday 2/10 til 10pm PT
Championship: Friday 2/11, Saturday 2/12 til 10pm PT
Winner reveal (and "Marry Me" release) on Monday 2/14 just in time to KISS!!

Vote here, babes.

After a six-week hiatus that felt like an eternity, WE. ARE. BACK.

In this episode, we give an ol' fashioned update. We talk about the "new format" of the show (same format, just changed some of the rules), reveal tournaments we have planned for the future, and give updates on tournaments of the past! Tangents include but aren't limited to: our picks for 2022 Best Picture Oscar nominees, Nia's experience on "Mission Space," and Disney's "Miracle."

See ya next week for the Winter Olympics!

On our last episode of the year, we reveal to you which thing won our Tournament of Champions. We talk about who won, why this thing SHOULD NOT have won, and our hopes for the future. Very few tangents on this one, but we do thank every single one of you, all the people we had on as guests, our fearless leader Val Agnew, and our creative inspirations MTV's The Challenge and America's Band The Beach Boys.

We'll miss youuuuuu <3

Yes, we're doing the unthinkable.

On this episode, we discuss all 32 winners from the 32 tournaments we've run through the year. Now, it's up to you to tell us who/what is the best of the best. We obviously talk about a lot of stuff, and while there aren't that many tangents, we're pleased to say that MTV's The Challenge and America's Band the Beach Boys are two of the three top seeds of the tournament. Simply, we have good taste.

Voting Schedule:
Opening Round: Monday 12/13
Sweet Sixteen: Tuesday 12/14
Elite Eight: Wednesday 12/15
Final Four: Thursday 12/16
Championship round: Friday 12/17
ULTIMATE CHAMPION WILL BE CROWNED ON SATURDAY 12/18'S BRAND NEW AND FINAL EPISODE OF THE YEAR!!!!!

VOTE HEEEEEERE

We truly hope you had a holly, jolly week (we know you didn't, but we hope you did)

On this episode of the podcast, we reveal the winner of our Best Christmas Song brackets. Tangents include but aren't limited to: a bunch of random fun facts about pretty much every song on the list, a special announcement about next week's episode, and, shock of all shocks, both America's Band The Beach Boys AND MTV's The Challenge!!!!

Oh, and here's a link to Trent's LA show on Wednesday 12/15 :)

Deck those halls, folks. We're asking you which Christmas song is the best Christmas song.

Lots and lots to say on this subject, so we'll let the pod speak for itself. Tangents include but aren't limited to: the genius of former Tourney Pod winner Paul McCartney, Patti LaBelle's performance of "This Christmas" at the 1996 National Christmas Tree Lighting, and, of course, America's Band, The Beach Boys (check out Santa's Beard here).

Here is a link to our companion playlist for this episode!

And here is a link to vote!

Voting Schedule:
Opening Round: Monday 12/6
Sweet Sixteen: Tuesday 12/7
Elite Eight: Wednesday 12/8
Final Four: Thursday 12/9
Championship: Friday 12/10
Winner reveal on a brand new episode on Saturday 12/11!

What a DOOOOOOZY y'all took us through this week!

Rebekah Sigman is BACK to go over who won our Best Late Night Host bracket. We talk about who won, who lost, and how all three of us were dead wrong. No tangents! We were focused AF in there!

Yummy yummy we got a good one this week, y'all.

As two hosts and comedy nerds, we're asking a question we've been meaning to ask for a long time: which Late Night host is the best Late Night host? It's a tough question, so we asked our friend Rebekah Sigman to come on and help us talk it out. Tangents include but aren't limited to: Nia and Bekah's graduate program, why everybody hates James Corden, and, of course, America's Band The Beach Boys.

Link to vote, suckers.

Voting Schedule:
Play-In: Monday 11/29
Sweet Sixteen: Tuesday 11/30
Elite Eight: Wednesday 12/1
Final Four: Thursday 12/2
Championship: Friday 12/3
Winner reveal on a brand new episode on Saturday 12/4!

Oh, and here's Johnny Carson by The Beach Boys ;)

We have to go back to eating, so we'll make this quick. This episode reveals the winner of our Thanksgiving side dish bracket! And Nia's entire family waits live for the results! Enjoy :)

It's Thanksgiving! Let's talk about food.

On this episode, we talk about which side we think will win our best Thanksgiving side tournament (we didn't agree on anything). Tangents include but aren't limited to: D'Emilio Family Thanksgiving, Dozier Family Christmas, and, Mr. and Mrs. Kyle and Hannah Dozier.

Voting Schedule:
Sweet Sixteen: Monday 11/22
Elite Eight: Tuesday 11/23
Final Four: Wednesday 11/24
Championship: Thursday 11/25 (aka Day in Question)
WINNER ON DAY AFTER THANKSGIVING WITH NIA'S WHOLE FAMILY AHHHHH

Vote here, turkeys.