The Tournament Podcast

Grab your pizza cutter and grab yourself a slice cause WE GOT A WINNER.

On this episode, we cover all of the wins and losses of our Best Pizza Topping bracket. We talk obvious winners, devastating losers, and why pepperoni is the best topping. Tangents include but are not limited to: comparing Pepperoni to Pet Sounds, our Jack in the Box Door Dash delivery, and of course, MTV's The Challenge *ding*.

When the moon hits your eye? Yeah, that's gonna be a big ol' pizza pie from me. But with what on it? That's what we're hoping to find out.

On this episode, we break down some of the most popular pizza toppings in America. We talk about our favorite toppings, which ones we think will win in each round, and why pepperoni will be tough one to beat. Tangents include but aren't limited to: Nia explaining that she doesn't like chocolate milk, Trent's birthplace and true hometown of Gilroy, CA, and, of course, MTV's The Challenge and America's Band The Beach Boys.

Sweet Sixteen Voting: Monday 9/6
Elite Eight Voting: Tuesday 9/7
Final Four Voting: Wednesday 9/8
Championship Voting: Thursday 9/9

Link to vote is right here bbs!!!

Please Let Me Wonder? No need. The results you've been waiting for are here.

On this episode, we break down how each matchup in our Beach Boy Album bracket shook up, and I gotta say: THINGS! WERE! CLOSE! No real tangents in this episode, but we do talk about why Pet Sounds is the greatest album of all time, our recent experience at Brian Wilson's concert in Long Beach, and one quick mention of MTV's The Challenge. Also, Nia attempts to play God Only Knows on Garageband?!

Wyatt Funderburk was our guest on Monday's pod, and if we've whetted your appetite for The Beach Boys, go check out his podcast Sail On: The Beach Boys Podcast :) And in Sail On tradition, there's another lil bonus if you stick around til the end ;)

Whether you're listening to this on a Summer Day (or Summer Night!!), we hope you'll have as much fun as we (read: Nia) did.

On this episode, we break down EVERY. SINGLE. BEACH BOYS STUDIO ALBUM (plus three additional records). We talk about which albums we love, which albums we don't like as much, and why we think Pet Sounds is pretty much unbeatable. Tangents include but aren't limited to: Nia not having ever listened to Still Cruisin', how John Stamos and He Who Must Not Be Named (Mike Love) nearly ruined Dennis's legacy, and Trent's old improv team, Carl and the Passions. If you want to brush up on your Beach Boys knowledge, check out this official Tourney Pod playlist.

Our guest this week is Wyatt Funderburk, host of The Sail On Podcast and all-around Beach Boys enthusiast. If you're interested in learning more about these albums, Wyatt and his co-hosts John and Will do serious deep dives of the catalogue on Sail On, so be sure to check them out!

First round of voting will take place on Monday 8/30. Sweet Sixteen voting will take place on Tuesday 8/31. Elite Eight voting will take place on Wednesday 9/1. Final Four voting will take place on Thursday 9/2. Championship voting will take place on Friday 9/3 (happy birthday, Al Jardine!). Winner/Pet Sounds reveal on a brand new episode on Saturday 9/4. Link to vote is right here :)

Bonus for whoever reads the show notes: Sail On usually hides some blooper at the end of their episodes, so I did that for this episode of our podcast! Hope you all got your Feel Flows boxsets on time ;)

Wie geht's? How are things?

We had to ask everyone what the best Austin Powers movie was. Sorry! Tangents include but aren't limited to: where Mike Myers came up with Dr. Evil, Trent's brother's wedding, and, excitingly, MTV's The Challenge *ding* and America's Band The Beach Boys *Ebmaj-->Bbmaj*.

We hope TJ would be proud that we didn't quit when Landon beat Wes.

On this episode, we tell you who won our Challenge competitor bracket. We discuss how we seeded (again), who won by big margins, and who barely squeaked by. Tangents include but aren't limited to: Beth (she's a tangent), Devin's domination as the most wanted man in Challenge 37, and, excitingly, America's Band The Beach Boys *Ebmaj-->Bbmaj*. Brother Bryce joins us again, too!

We've all got our favorite Challengers. But you can't deny the staying powers of both CT and Johnny Bananas. But is their rivalry real? We dive into stats and figures to answer that question. We talk Diem, Johnny's Exes I victory, and, of course, the Bananas Backpack.

Joined once again by brother Bryce Dozier!

Audio note: Mic was unbalanced on this one! Apologies! -- Nia

The time has COME, Y'ALL! We're talking MTV's The Challenge for an entire episode whether you like it or not.

Join us for a conversation about which Challenge competitor is truly the best one. Trent talks stats. Nia talks hot sex. And our special guest Bryce Dozier talks about challengers he hates. Tangents include but aren't limited to: our first impressions of the new season, our favorite Challenge impressions (Kyle), and Nelson's beefy bod.

Opening round voting will take place on Monday 8/16. Second round voting will take place on Tuesday 8/17. Sweet Sixteen voting will take place on Wednesday 8/18. Elite Eight voting will take place on Thursday 8/19. Final Four voting will take place on Friday 8/20. Championship voting will take place Saturday 8/21. Results reveal on Monday 8/23!!!

Link to vote is right here, you lay-ups.

For the first time in forever*, we're doing another mini-tournament! (*a few weeks)

On this episode, we talk about which Frozen movie is really the best one. We share our thoughts and feelings in addition to how you all voted! Tangents include but aren't limited to: Jennifer Lee's writing process for Frozen 2, Flynn Ryder, and, in another glorious twist of fate, both America's Band The Beach Boys *Ebmaj-->Bbmaj* and MTV's The Challenge *ding*.

When you wake up, do you know who's gonna be, who's gonna be the Eileen sleeping next to you?

We did it!!!! After a VERY LONG AND TENSE WEEK, we, along with our friend Steven Hix, finally find out which song the A-Tourneys at Pod think is the best One Hit Wonder of all time. We talk about which songs won, which songs lost, and how shocked we were by how close the voting was in every single round. Tangents include but aren't limited to: protest votes, Trent's singing ability, and, in the greatest twist of all, conversations about America's greatest rock 'n' roll band The Beach Boys *Emaj-->Bbmaj* AND MTV's The Challenge *ding*. You can't miss this one.

Next week we're talking about 64 competitors from MTV's The Challenge! Get ready, punks!! *DING*.