The Challenge Fandom Podcast

Hey Fandom! Welcome back for another episode of Roundtable Recap with your hosts Rick, Corrina, Tony and Katie of The Challenge Fandom Podcast. This week we have a very special guest, Melinda, joining us to break everything down from MTV's The Challenge Season 39 "Battle for a New Champion" episode 16 "Family Knows Best. We kick off the episode with a quick introduction to our guest Melinda including how she became a fan of The Challenge and who her MT Rushmore is. Then we begin the recap at 8:25 discussing whether or not Kyland realizes the threat level of his own best friend, why this isn't an all woman's final, Kyland's epic prank on the house, his argument with Berna and our thoughts on what was revealed to us about Berna's relationship with her mother. We also break down the... daily? Or at least what was shown as a daily, debate whether this is a competition or reality show and was Jay really considering choosing Emanuel over Nurys in the school-yard selection process? Plus we discuss some things we learned from watching Nurys live on IG Wednesday shortly following the episode airing (8:25 - 1:03:03). In part 2 we break down Moriah giving Nurys the tea in the club, why Berna probably had the best plan overall for that side of the house, debate how many alliances are truly in the house and how can Jay blame anyone for the stalemate except himself?! We also debate whether or not shortened seasons could make for more interesting gameplay, what the biggest issue with this season is and finally, we break down the entire nomination ceremony including Olivia's double betrayal, James' betrayal and Berna's move that would have been way more epic had Olivia made it for Horacio or Nurys. Finally we give Kyland his flowers for sleeping in his uniform, praise Nurys for the way she handled everything with Olivia, debate whether or not Horacio and Kyland threw the elimination to Nurys, rank Nurys' win on the greatest moments of all time list, MVP's and Lines of the Night plus we take picks on the top 7 finalists we think will make it through next episode and debate whether or not we like TJ making discussion at nominations. All this and more now available on The Challenge Fandom Podcast! Special thanks to our guest Melinda for joining us to break down this wild episode! All Things With Mel IG: https://www.instagram.com/mellemel818/ All Things With Mel Podcast Spotify: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/melinda-pagan4 All Things With Mel Podcast Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/all-things-with-mel/id1708264135 Gimme That Mic (Olivia)IG: https://www.instagram.com/gimmethatmic_/ Gimme That Mic (Olivia) Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/gimme-that-mic/id1724448182 Gimme That Mic (Olivia) Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2B0OwWkkeS4NqHGdDOf2Ku?si=8451b5decc9644cb Challenge Fandom Podcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thechallengefandompodcast8423 Challenge Fandom Podcast TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@challengefandompod Challenge Fandom Podcast IG: https://www.instagram.com/challengefandompodcast/ The Official Challenge Fandom FB Fan Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thechallengefandom TJ Lavin Fans FB Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/tjlavinfans The Official Tori Deal Fan Group FB: https://www.facebook.com/groups/toridealfans

Hey Fandom! Welcome back for another Roundtable Recap with your Challenge Fandom Podcast Hosts Rick, Corrina, Tony, Katie and Alexis. This week we are here to break down The Challenge 39: Battle for a New Champion, episode 15 "Welcome To Conquest". We kick off the episode by discussing which side of the house we are each on and why, how we feel about the Jay VS Kyland scenario and should Challengers be able to celebrate at the elimination? We also break down our complicated thoughts on Jay confronting Nurys and going as far as blowing things up with Michele. Next we break into the daily challenge, purge format, how we feel when Challengers cry after they lose, and who sits on what side of the debate of whether the men VS women eliminations are okay. After the break we discuss why this boat day sucked so much, whether or not we think Ed is playing a good or scared game, our true feelings about Jay's master plan to put Nurys on the spot, James' betrayal of Zara and of course how we feel about the private elimination and setup. To close everything out we discuss which order we think was best for the elimination, give major props to Zara for being fun to watch, MVP's and what is Rick's biggest complaint about The Challenge since Ride or Dies?! All this and more now on The Challenge Fandom Podcast! Challenge Fandom Podcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thechallengefandompodcast8423 Challenge Fandom Podcast TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@challengefandompod Challenge Fandom Podcast IG: https://www.instagram.com/challengefandompodcast/ The Official Challenge Fandom FB Fan Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thechallengefandom TJ Lavin Fans FB Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/tjlavinfans The Official Tori Deal Fan Group FB: https://www.facebook.com/groups/toridealfans

Hey Fandom! Welcome back for another episode of Roundtable Recap with your hosts Rick, Corrina, Tony and Alexis of The Challenge Fandom Podcast. This week we decided to end the Chaos section of MTV's The Challenge 39 "Battle for a New Champion" by bringing in one of our favorite returning guests, Alex Brizard from Netflix's The Circle and the highly successful podcast, Two Dudes Watch Cartoons. We break right into an overall recap of whether or not we think this is the worst season ever, why no one going home the last few weeks is actually a good thing, some of our least favorite worst season titles, and of course we get Alex's opinion on the Mercenaries and their eliminations this season. We also discuss Asaf's interview, how we feel about the single winner format, whether or not we believe Olivia was being gaslit by more than just Jay, and how does everyone feel about this mini final? (0:00 - 59:01). In part 2 we break down Jay's reaction to the social climate in the house, whether or not CT has ever NOT been a Mercenary when they have them, Horacio shutting down Michele in the club and is Kyland and Horacio an unbeatable combination in the game? Next we break down who we each think is winning at this point, and discuss what we like and don't like about this format before we break into nominations. We discuss how this may be the turning point of the season, whether or not we think the "Really Fits" alliance can compete socially with the US alliance, did Jay know that CT was coming and how did we feel about CT not picking Jay for the elimination? To wrap it all up we discuss Ed's power play, CT's epic entrance, how we feel about him choosing Asaf, elimination feedback, who we'd like to see become a mainstay from this season, S40 format predictions, MVP's and so much more! All this and more now available on The Challenge Fandom Podcast! Alex Brizard IG: https://www.instagram.com/awildbriz/ Two Dudes Watch Cartoons IG: https://www.instagram.com/twodudeswatchcartoons/ Two Dudes Watch Cartoons Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1lsvI7DbHMlvpXEpVMg4T7?si=7be8f3865892425c Two Dudes Watch Cartoons Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/two-dudes-watch-cartoons/id1279059389 Challenge Fandom Podcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thechallengefandompodcast8423 Challenge Fandom Podcast TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@challengefandompod Challenge Fandom Podcast IG: https://www.instagram.com/challengefandompodcast/ The Official Challenge Fandom FB Fan Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thechallengefandom TJ Lavin Fans FB Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/tjlavinfans The Official Tori Deal Fan Group FB: https://www.facebook.com/groups/toridealfans

Hey Fandom! Welcome back for another episode of Roundtable Recap with your Challenge Fandom Podcast hosts Rick, Corrina, Tony, Katie and Alexis! This week we are here to break down The Challenge 39 Battle for a New Champion EP13 "El Saboteur" and boy did we have fun with this one! We kick off with a 30K foot view of the episode including Corrina's confusion and then moment of clarity on the episode title, Brad's jetlag and what is with the yellow shoes? Are they crocs or what?! We also discuss Olivia talking to everyone about her issue with Horacio except Horacio, Nurys telling Horacio he has to start making friends and is Kyland becoming a bigger target than Horacio? We also debate whether or not this daily win should count for the contestants as the answer was spelt incorrectly, did Horacio know his team was sabotaging him, do the Challengers get to see the entire episode before going off to film the reunion and of course Kyland's petty call out to the winning team for being scared of Horacio (0:00 - 43:25). In the second half of the episode we break down Jay and Colleen's discussion about her position with him, whether or not Nurys would be better suited working with Horacio/Kyland or with Jay/Michele, and did Jay gaslight Olivia into believing Horacio doesn't care about her? Lastly we break down Nurys' conversation in the club, Horacio and Olivia finally talking, Jay's Micheltdown, Corey saving Jay from potential nomination, should Nurys burn and how sad was it to see almost nobody know who Brad was? Lastly Alexis gives us a little break down on her trip to Challenge Mania in Indy plus so much more now available on The Challenge Fandom Podcast! Jay Starrett Unplugged: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/98-challengers-unplugged-beyond-the-edit-with-jay-starrett/id1587568834?i=1000599080304 Jay and Jordan on ROD: https://www.instagram.com/reel/CopkAKSDlEi/ Emanuel Neagu Unplugged: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/16-challengers-unplugged-emanuel-neagu/id1587568834?i=1000545404284 Corey Lay Unplugged: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/86-challengers-unplugged-beyond-the-edit-with-corey-lay/id1587568834?i=1000587347661 Brad's Mercenary Interview: https://themessenger.com/entertainment/brad-fiorenza-the-challenge-interview Challenge Fandom Podcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thechallengefandompodcast8423 Challenge Fandom Podcast TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@challengefandompod Challenge Fandom Podcast IG: https://www.instagram.com/challengefandompodcast/ The Official Challenge Fandom FB Fan Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thechallengefandom TJ Lavin Fans FB Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/tjlavinfans The Official Tori Deal Fan Group FB: https://www.facebook.com/groups/toridealfans

Hey Fandom! Welcome back for another episode of The Challenge Roundtable Recap with your Challenge Fandom Podcast hosts Rick, Corrina, Tony and Katie. This week we have a very special guest joining us to break it all down - Jacob Hollabaugh AKA The Challenge Historian. We kick off the recap by catching up with The Historian on his 30,000 FT view of this season including how he feels about the Fandom's reaction to the season, whether or not he thinks the Champion Mercenary gimmick works, and is it okay to get help from the audience? (0:00 - 12:36) Then we begin breaking down this episode by discussing Olivia's Imposter Syndrome, discussing whether or not daily wins matter where the Historian gives us a very shocking statistic, how we feel about the difference between being friends in the house and being in an alliance and of course Olivia beginning to wonder if Horacio is really with her. We also break down the daily Challenge, how we felt about this particular daily including Michele's pre-interview call-out, whether or not we think Zara should be a mainstay on The Challenge, our input and rumors on if the Mercenaries schedule changed last minute and lastly, we break down the daily winner's nomination of Ravyn (12:36 - 1:14:43). In the second part of the episode, we discuss Colleen's notebook, the Fantastic Four alliance of Nurys, Jay, Michele and Asaf, why we think Michele and Laurel are more alike than they'd like to admit, Olivia saying she'd be willing to overlook Jay sending Horacio into elimination, and should the new Powerhouse Alliance aim for winning dailies or not? To close out this episode we break down the nominations with a heavy lean on Ravyn and Colleen's public call out of their alliance members, why Hurricane Jay is criticizing what he's also serving, why we think the Champion Mercenaries have been spoiling their appearances each week, and last but not least, the epic return of Cara Maria Sorbello! We also debate whether or not these eliminations should truly be aimed toward the strengths of the Champions, our lines of the night, MVPs, end of season winner picks and a fun prediction by The Challenge Historian on what would happen if Brad pulls the Chaos Mace in next weeks episode! All this and more now on The Challenge Fandom Podcast and don't forget, we are BACK with full video so make sure you're following us on YouTube and check out our episodes over there for a more interactive experience. Challenge Fandom Podcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thechallengefandompodcast8423 The Challenge Historian IG: https://www.instagram.com/challengehistorian/ The Challenge/Survivor Historian (Apple): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-challenge-historian/id1565459070 The Challenge/Survivor Historian (Spotify): https://open.spotify.com/show/0iZL5w39XJ6oXDXKGDHpVJ?si=7323f5fba5f34270 The Challenge/Survivor Historian (YouTube): https://www.youtube.com/@ChallengeHistorian Challenge Fandom Podcast TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@challengefandompod Challenge Fandom Podcast IG: https://www.instagram.com/challengefandompodcast/ The Official Challenge Fandom FB Fan Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thechallengefandom TJ Lavin Fans FB Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/tjlavinfans The Official Tori Deal Fan Group FB: https://www.facebook.com/groups/toridealfans

Hey Fandom! Happy New Year 2024! We are so happy to still be here with you all going into our third year together and we are kicking off with full video right from the get go! We have so many exciting things for you all this year but for now lets get started with The Challenge 39 "Battle For A New Champion" EP 11 "My Own Worst Frenemy" Roundtable Recap. This week Rick, Corrina, Tony and Alexis hopped in the studio together to break down the episode and we couldn't get started anywhere else but by discussing how strange the eliminations are that the mercenaries are being given this season. Moving forward we break down the nightly and discuss whether or not onions and garlic are a snack or punishment, how many contestants will know who Brad is when he shows up, which of the available foods would you eat during the nightly, why didn't James back Moriah up in the winners deliberation and what did we think of Ravyn's public call out right after the nomination (0:00 - 39:15). In the second part of this episode we break down the Goku complex running through the house, debate when confessionals are completed, ABC parties and why are the newbies so afraid of creating conflict on purpose? We also discuss Horacio and Nurys, Berna the Booty Police, and what the heck was Zara thinking breaking Challenge rule number one?! Lastly, we break down how we feel about Michele acting so terrified of Laurel, production playing tricks on us, whether or not we think Ravyn had a chance to win without the help of the audience, which alliance is better set, MVPs and whats the one thing we wish TJ WAS doing during these mercenary announcements that he hasn't been doing. All this and more now on The Challenge Fandom Podcast! We really hope you all enjoy this episode and... GO BLUE!!!! Survivor Historian (Apple): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-challenge-historian/id1565459070 Survivor Historian (Spotify): https://open.spotify.com/show/0iZL5w39XJ6oXDXKGDHpVJ?si=92abea3620c34f06 Challenge Fandom Podcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thechallengefandompodcast8423 Challenge Fandom Podcast TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@challengefandompod Challenge Fandom Podcast IG: https://www.instagram.com/challengefandompodcast/ The Official Challenge Fandom FB Fan Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thechallengefandom TJ Lavin Fans FB Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/tjlavinfans The Official Tori Deal Fan Group FB: https://www.facebook.com/groups/toridealfans

Hey Fandom! Welcome back for another episode of Challengers Unplugged with your Challenge Fandom Podcast hosts Rick and Corrina. We sat down with Tiffany Mitchell from Big Brother 23, and The Challenge USA seasons 1 and 2 to talk all things life and reality TV. We kick off the episode by talking with Tiffany about where she grew up, what her job was before reality TV, how she got into phlebotomy, owning her own business and eventually how she came to find Big Brother. She walks us through the full story of how The Cookout was created, what her original plans were walking into the season and how long it was between getting off Big Brother to going onto The Challenge USA season 1. We discuss Xavier's blowback on The Challenge USA 1 with having so many players from Big Brother 23 on the cast, why she stepped back from socializing on her first season of The Challenge, what it was like being done dirty by people she trusted and even a funny story about a cast member who missed their flight to start filming and still somehow ended up on the cast! We also ask her which host she thinks is best, whether or not it was easy coming back for redemption, how she changed her preparation style before season 2 and were the vets on USA 2 truly a surprise to the CBS players? Lastly we discuss her thoughts on MTV Challengers and CBS Challengers mixing on each other's networks, which vets she made friends with that she didn't think she would, what was cut from the Dusty blow up, suffering with Imposter Syndrome, her confrontation with Josh Martinez, MT Rushmore for Big Brother and The Challenge and of course, what advice she has for all those who love her. All this and more now on The Challenge Fandom Podcast! We hope you all enjoy listening to this interview as much as we enjoyed doing it. Merry Christmas Fandom! Challenge Fandom Podcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thechallengefandompodcast8423 Challenge Fandom Podcast TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@challengefandompod Challenge Fandom Podcast IG: https://www.instagram.com/challengefandompodcast/ The Official Challenge Fandom FB Fan Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thechallengefandom TJ Lavin Fans FB Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/tjlavinfans The Official Tori Deal Fan Group FB: https://www.facebook.com/groups/toridealfans

Hey Fandom! Welcome back for another episode of Trash Talk Roundtable with your Challenge Fandom Podcast hosts Rick, Corrina, Katie, Alexis and Josh! This week we got together to discuss the most recent episode of MTV's The Challenge season 39 "Battle for a New Champion" episode 9 "A Banana Split". We kick off the episode by debating the difference between purposeful drama and fake drama and which are we dealing with on this season of The Challenge? We also dive into Emanuel's new position in the house, why Devin got so upset at Asaf for the personal comparison, should Moriah wait to tell Bananas or should she have already called him and was the Asaf and Melissa discussion a binding pact to protect each other at all costs PLUS... would Melissa have put her neck on the line for Asaf? We also debate whether or not it's possible to play a clean, honest game in The Challenge House and what would have happened if Melissa had thrown her drink on another woman in the house with less self control? Next we discuss TJ's hint toward the mercenary, rate Tori on the GOAT scale and debate whether or not the team format on this daily was mishandled. We also discuss whether or not we were surprised nobody except Emanuel took advantage of the sabotage in event one, how we think the teams should have handled the three person team from the start, did Asaf make the right move by being quiet during winner deliberations, Rayvn's politics this season and of course, Kyland's personal shot at Asaf during nominations (0:00 - 54:17). In the second part of the episode we discuss why Colleen would be the current target, Meltdown Melissa in the club and can anyone truly understand drunk James in the club?! We digress... we debate whether or not Moriah is truly flipping to the other side of the house, why is Colleen so jealous, hidden hookups and how in the world does Michele have so much control over the house that she was able to protect Moriah with so many eyes on her?! We also discuss the difference between being a GOAT and being one of the greatest people to ever play the game, debate where we think Tori falls in all of it and did Tori have a right to call Moriah out for what is going on with James? Lastly we talk about Banana's heartbreak, his petty get-back move, why he would have cancelled his mercenary appearance instead of showing up to try and call James out, Tori's elimination strategy VS Melissa's, where did Tori learn to be good with organizing puzzles all of a sudden and of course we discuss the highly debated topic - is it feasible for any of the women on this cast to beat all of the men on this cast in a final and what would have to happen in order for that to come to fruition. All this and more now on The Challenge Fandom Podcast! Don't forget to come follow us on IG for tons of Challenge content, custom videos and In Challenge History throwbacks! Challenge Fandom Podcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thechallengefandompodcast8423 Challenge Fandom Podcast TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@challengefandompod Challenge Fandom Podcast IG: https://www.instagram.com/challengefandompodcast/ The Official Challenge Fandom FB Fan Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thechallengefandom TJ Lavin Fans FB Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/tjlavinfans The Official Tori Deal Fan Group FB: https://www.facebook.com/groups/toridealfans

Hey Fandom! Welcome back for another episode of Challenge Trash Talk Roundtable with your Challenge Fandom Podcast hosts Rick, Corrina, Tony and Katie! This week we sat down together to test out a new recording platform while we discuss The Challenge season 39 Battle For A New Champion episode 8 "Struggling To Hold It Together". We kick off the episode talking about old school episode titles that used to spoil the ending of the episode, Amazon Prime spoiling this episode, divisions on the USA alliance and is Zara truly one of the most threatening women for a final? We also discuss Big T's call with Kyle and whether or not we think Kyle would actually be protecting Big T, why did Corey say what he said to Melissa, why are there so many CT - Knot So Fast references and was Jay being disrespectful towards CT in his confessionals? We also discuss why there was no face PPE, whether or not we think Jay could conceivably win a final, is Horacio foreshadowing Kyland going home, Moriah's code of silence, our thoughts on Emanuel baiting Kyland with an agreement, Rick's sleeper pick of the season and of course Melissa VS Ravyn in the club (0:00 - 43:13). After the break, we break down the nomination ceremony including why Asaf called Melissa out for her blow up, how we are feeling about Kyland after his hypocritical nominations speech, what was the point in renaming Pole Wrestle, 90's fashion coming back with a slap, why we don't agree with the general fandom's feelings about Kaycee and what we feel was Melissa's highest level of disrespect. Finally, we debate whether or not we think Kaycee gave every round her all, who we think would have won if Big T had gone against Melissa, Line of the Night, MVP's, which Mercenary is next, will TJ be throwing any wrenches into the situation and how do we truly feel about Kaycee giving Big T half of the $10,000 prize money she won. All this and more now on The Challenge Fandom Podcast! We hope you all enjoy this episode and are able to push past our audio issues! We promise to be back on our game next week! Challenge Fandom Podcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thechallengefandompodcast8423 Challenge Fandom Podcast TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@challengefandompod Challenge Fandom Podcast IG: https://www.instagram.com/challengefandompodcast/ The Official Challenge Fandom FB Fan Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thechallengefandom TJ Lavin Fans FB Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/tjlavinfans The Official Tori Deal Fan Group FB: https://www.facebook.com/groups/toridealfans

Hey Fandom! Welcome back for another episode of Trash Talk Roundtable with your OG Hosts Rick, Corrina, Josh and Tony! This very special episode we also make a very special announcement of 2 brand new hosts we are adding to our team to help balance the dynamic a bit! Help us officially welcome Katie and Alexis to the Challenge Fandom Podcast Team! This week we kick off by welcoming our new additions to the podcast and throw it back a little with an old school style intro where we reminisce on old 90's TV shows that led us to where we are today. Then we break into the episode and discuss everything from Challengers spoiling this episode on twitter weeks ago, why we love Corey's messy game play, what our favorite team set ups in the daily were, how we feel about dirty play and do those who do it in the game ever really pay for it? We also discuss why we think Kyland went after Emanuel, what Horacio could have done to save his position with Emanuel, our thoughts on rival alliance hookups, and did Ed's agreement with Big T and Melissa really count? We also discuss who we think has the best game but can't control it, who has the best position in the game and Did Emanuel and Callum truly ignore Corey? (0:00 - 51:00). Last we discuss the messy nomination ceremony, whether Corey made a smart or dumb move, how we feel about rolling directly into eliminations from the nomination ceremony, what kind of person is Devin Walker in real life and why did he pick Callum? We also discuss who we thought he was going to pick, where Moriah messed up her situation with Bananas, how to improve this elimination to make it even more tense, Lines of the Night, MVPs and what's coming next on episode 8? All that and more now on The Challenge Fandom Podcast! We hope you all enjoy this episode! Devin Walker Unplugged #1: https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/9l1XQuSaiFb Devin Walker Champion Unplugged #2: https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/2j4D9aVaiFb Katie IG: https://www.instagram.com/sotheycallmesunshine/ West Coast Hair And Extensions: https://www.instagram.com/westcoasthairandextensions/ Alexis IG: https://www.instagram.com/life.with.lexis/ Mamas Makin It: https://www.instagram.com/mamas.making.it/ Challenge Fandom Podcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thechallengefandompodcast8423 Challenge Fandom Podcast TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@challengefandompod Challenge Fandom Podcast IG: https://www.instagram.com/challengefandompodcast/ The Official Challenge Fandom FB Fan Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thechallengefandom TJ Lavin Fans FB Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/tjlavinfans The Official Tori Deal Fan Group FB: https://www.facebook.com/groups/toridealfans