The Challenge Fandom Podcast

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

Hey Fandom! Welcome back for another episode of Challenge Trash Talk Roundtable here on The Challenge Fandom Podcast with your hosts Rick, Corrina, Tony and this week we have Katie back with us for another recap! We got together to break down our thoughts on MTV's The Challenge season 39 "Battle for a New Champion" episode 5 "Countdown to Chaos". We kick off the episode with our typical episode grade and rating for the title of the episode. Then we start breaking down Nurys and Jay's plans for what they think is to come, entering the Chaos level, how we feel about pairs being randomized, Corey Lay's strategy VS James' strategy in the daily challenge, TJ Lavin putting Corey and Ravyn on the spot, what we think Corey should have done in the moment and production breaks the illusion of TV for the drama?! Lastly we break into whether we prefer real or fake clubs on the show, why we don't get bus scenes anymore, how we are feeling about the Nurys and Horacio hookup, and what is up with Ciarran not knowing who Jordan is?! (0:00 - 54:12). In Part 2 we start by discussing our thoughts on the deliberation location, did Asaf screw himself similar to Chauncey and Jessica, how we feel about the draw, what we would have liked to see go down in this elimination, Jordan's IG video describing how the elimination actually went VS the edit we were shown, Emanuel turning his back on Jordan and so much more! We had such a great time with this breakdown and we hope you all enjoy it as much as we did! Don't forget to check out our Challengers Unplugged: Beyond The Edit with Jordan Wiseley anywhere you get podcasts! Jordan Wiseley Unplugged Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/63-challengers-unplugged-jordan-wiseley/id1587568834?i=1000575389087 Jordan Wiseley Unplugged Spotify: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thechallengefandom/episodes/63---Challengers-Unplugged---Jordan-Wiseley-e1m8ji0/a-a8bubc3 Katie IG: https://www.instagram.com/sotheycallmesunshine/ West Coast Hair And Extensions: https://www.instagram.com/westcoasthairandextensions/ 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 and Corrina. This week although we are missing half our team, you'll hardly notice with our fellow enthusiastic Challenge fan Katie who joined us for this special double recap! We kick off the episode by getting to know Katie a little and getting a feel for her position in the Fandom (0:00 - 10:00). Then we break into episode 3 of The Challenge 39 Battle for a New Champion. We discuss everything from whether or not we agree that James has scared people in the house, the US Alliance members making absolutely no sense, how in the world Ravyn could possibly think there would be no backlash for going against the house, Berna VS Melissa/Big T/Nurys and only God knows who else, house parties, bar scenes and did Rayvn help or hurt herself with her deliberation speech? We also discuss whether or not we think Nurys or Michele is the "face" of the show right now, our thoughts on the girl's burn votes, Corey's temptation to flip the house on the girls, TJ calling the cast out for playing scared, and of course, our final thoughts on this new elimination (0:00 - 1:06:18). In Part 2 of this episode we break down episode 4 starting with whether or not we buy that Ravyn was influenced by the ROD girls to choose JuJuy, a surprising pairing in the house, having timers VS actually believing productions on-screen timers, our thoughts on 1st place giving money to 2nd and/or 3rd place finalists, international money conversions, Big T's coming out celebration and how Callum was nearly caught... if Michele was actually paying attention. We also give our take on the Moriah and James situation-ship, what stood out to us at this deliberation, how much we love what Hughie did for Berna, whether or not we think Hughie could have had a better chance against someone else and of course why we love Kyland so much. We also discuss MVP's for both episodes, make predictions for when the Chaos section will actually begin, take guesses at what portion of the game will bring about the individual segment of this game and of course, are we looking at single or double eliminations when the Champion mercenaries do arrive? All this and more on this very special episode of The Challenge Fandom Podcast! Make sure you go follow Katie and show her business some love! Katie IG: https://www.instagram.com/sotheycallmesunshine/ West Coast Hair And Extensions: https://www.instagram.com/westcoasthairandextensions/ 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 Challenge Fandom! Welcome back for another episode of Challengers Unplugged: Beyond The Edit! This week your Challenge Fandom Podcast hosts Rick, Corrina and Tony sat down with none other than the Challenge USA season 2 female champion Desi Williams! We were so excited to sit down with Desi once again but this time to talk all about her impeccable season on The Challenge USA2 and her redemption journey to being Champion! We talk about a variety of things such as whether or not Desi was ready to jump back into the Challenge after her tragic end on USA1, learning about veterans joining the game, behind the scenes stories on Chanelle's unaired social genius, Bananas' Saturday concerts, and did any of the cast even consider that they wouldn't be in teams the entirety of the season? We also break down all the poetic justice that happened effortlessly this season, Desi and Wes' falling out, how Desi truly felt about the mud wrestling daily, why the alliances changed so drastically from USA1 to USA2, how she felt being backstabbed by Tiffany and Michele, her alliance with Tori and Bananas and of course her opinion on Chris' messy gameplay all season (0:00 - 46:39), Next we break into why The Challenge is a better overall game than Survivor, how Desi feels about Danny McCray, and how she felt going into the final before they started. She also walks us through both days of the final including whether or not the boxes truly were heavy, whether or not she's ever thrown an axe before, was the shortcut and the regular trail clearly marked/separated, whether or not Michaela would have had a better shot had she just waited for a scale, how far ahead Desi was from Chanelle and why did Bananas love his Final Rock so much?! All this and more on this episode of Challengers Unplugged: Beyond The Edit with Desi Williams. We truly hope you all enjoy this final breakdown of USA2 with our female Champion. Desi Williams IG: https://www.instagram.com/desijwilliams/ Desi Williams YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@desijwilliams Desi Williams A+ Care LA: https://www.apluscarela.com/ 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, Josh and Tony! This week we gathered to breakdown and discuss the most recent episode of MTV's The Challenge season 39 "Battle for a New Champion" episode 2 "Two Lungs, One Heart, Can't Lose". We kick off by grading the episode, discussing whether or not we really need 90 minute episode throughout the season, whether or not we think Jay or the women are running the house right now, what we think the biggest issue with not having Champions on a season is and was this daily too difficult? We also breakdown what this daily reminded Corrina of, is Chauncey not strong or was he too wet, why we think Chauncey and Hughie took the majority of the heat for the failure of the daily, and do we think a group of Champions could have completed this daily? Lastly we *attempt* to breakdown the messiness of house deliberations, why we think Nurys and Olivia are pushing Ravyn out of the Ride or Dies alliance, do we think the cast is considering possible format twists and of course, Kyland and Melissa (0:00 - 43:21). In the second part of the episode we break down Hughie's Winston Churchill speech, why Chauncey went the direction he went with his nomination speech, and the UK Men's plan to burn votes on each other in an attempt to avoid a game twist they weren't sure would pan out. We also break down all the votes, why we think Chauncey picked James, could Chauncey have had a better shot against someone else on the cast, the value of endurance VS the value of strategy, MVP's and what do we think about the plummeting ratings for this season? All this and more now available in this episode and don't forget, we're on YouTube now so if you'd like to watch a full live video come find us there! 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 and Tony. This week we got together to talk all things Challenge 39: Battle For A New Champion and break down EP 0 and EP1. We kick off per usual by discussing the title and rating the foreshadowing of this particular episode. After that we do a quick rundown of EP00, discuss our thoughts on having an episode zero, how we feel about production keeping the fans in the dark about certain aspects of the game, break down the format, debate whether or not we like the idea of a single winner with "something" for second and third place, the option to earn more money throughout the season, the fact we are seeing the entire cast play as one instead of against each other and where is the "something" for second and third place really coming from?! Next we break down how we feel about having mercenaries on this particular season, Cierran being elected as leader, whether or not Berna was loud enough at the daily, what the cast should have done as far as the puzzle goes and how in the heck did Jay and Cierran actually make it out of the pit?! (0:00 - 42:00) In the second part of this episode, we break down Big T's alliance, who we would have been voting for based upon the edit, how production mislead us with the edit nearly the entire episode and who's speech was worse, Jessica or Jenn Lee? We also break down the voting process, how we feel about the man in the sand getting to call out an opponent of their choosing, whether or not you should EVER vote for yourself especially publicly, MVP's for the episode and how are we feeling about the possibilities for this season? (42:00 - END). All this and more on this episode of Challenge Fandom Podcast Trash Talk Roundtable. We hope you all enjoy this episode and don't forget we're on YouTube with full video now! 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, Josh and Tony! This week we have a very special guest joining us to help break down The Challenge USA2 Final, Danny McCray: former NFL player for the Dallas Cowboys, Survivor contestant and Challenge USA Champion! Danny was so kind to join us and discuss the final as well as some highlights from the season with us! We kick off the episode by discussing whether or not this is the best 4 female person final we have ever seen on The Challenge, where Danny says Chris' one big mistake happened, what would Danny's strategy be for the first checkpoint on day 1 of the final, thoughts on the penalty VS advantage breakdowns, what happened with Cory, which food item was best to skip over in the last checkpoint of day 1 and of course, the illustruous overnight challenge that we did not get to see (0:00 - 35:00). In the second part of the episode we discuss whether or not we think Faysal made a mistake or tried to cheat by taking the shortcut, whether or not waiting for a scale would have given Michaela a better shot, what bothered Danny most about the final, how easily this could have been an all Survivor final, and of course, is Chris now a contender for the best rookie season in the history of The Challenge? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below or by joining us on one of our social media platforms! Huge shout out to Danny for taking time away from his family and busy schedule to talk Challenge with us for a bit! 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, Josh and Tony. This week we are here to break down the upcoming cast for MTV's The Challenge season 39 titled "Battle For A New Champion". We kick off by breaking down the men's cast starting with Asaf Goren, Callum Izzard, Chauncey Palmer, Ciarran Stott, Corey Lay, Ed Eason, Emanuel Neagu, Horacio Gutierrez JR, Hughie Maughan, James Lock, Jay Starrett and Kyland Young. We also discuss whether or not we consider this Asaf's rookie season, how we think the international Challengers will fair against the most experienced veteran players of this game, do we think Chauncey can break away from S38 and make a name for himself, who we think is going to receive the "rookie treatment" this season, some male Challengers we would have rather seen on this season, casting for entertainment VS casting for competition, and of course who we are most and least excited to see back on our MTV screens. Next we break down the women on the cast beginning with Berna Canbeldek, "Big T" Fazakerley, Colleen Schneider, Jessica Brody, JuJuy Jimenez, Michele Fitzgerald, Melissa Reeves, Moriah Jadea, Nurys Mateo, Olivia Kaiser, Ravyn, Rochelle and Zara Zoffany. We discuss why we are worried about Big T, what makes us excited to see people like Jessica Brody on the cast, why we really didn't want the less experienced international players on a battle for a new champion season, why Michele could be set up well or terrible depending on how she approaches the game, where we think a particular fan favorite actually lacks in the game, and did Zara pick up any tips and tricks from Wes on World Championship besides *always do the pre-puzzle*?! Lastly we discuss why we think the cast is so small, what we think the chances are for a redemption house, make our finalist and winner predictions, discuss the mercenaries that will be joining the game at some point this season and does Kaz deserve to be there as a mercenary? Listen in now and then let us know your thoughts below in the comments, on YouTube or on Instagram/FB! We look forward to hearing your thoughts! 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 and Corrina. This week we are joined by a very special guest to break down this last episode of the regular season along with this double elimination - none other than the co-host of The Zach Nichols Podcast, Pierre! You all know him, you all love him and we're here to breakdown and recap CBS's The Challenge USA season 2 episode 13 "The Treason for the Season"! We kick off the episode discussing our overall thoughts of the episode and why we were most disappointed and then debating where Cassidy's rookie season ranks amongst those of the greatest. We also discuss whether avoiding elimination is good or bad gameplay, what we think Josh (and a lot of other Challengers) biggest social game flaw is, our thoughts on Josh needing this money for his family, whether or not Chanelle has earned her spot in TJ's final, what happened with Michaela's time and how to fix this horrendously ran daily challenge, how nominations might have changed had Tori won the daily, and under what circumstances do we think Josh could both finish and WIN a final? (0:00 - 36:15). Last we break into the nomination ceremony and discuss why this was the perfect time for Chris to take his revenge on Faysal, our thoughts on Josh swearing on his deceased family members and what he should have done instead, the Tori/Cory/Faysal deal and is Faysal incapable of separating the game from real life or was he just gaslighting and manipulating Josh? We also discuss why we think Faysal was so scared to go into a physical elimination against Cory but says he could beat CT in a Hall Brawl, whether or not bigger equals winner in Hall Brawl and why in the world does Josh always tell on himself?! Lastly we discuss how we feel about the possibility of The Hopper returning in future seasons, Bananas reaction to Tori announcing she had to vote for Josh, how quickly The Challenge Gods worked their Karma on this night, why we think Cory would have ultimately lost this elimination had he been pulled from The Hopper, how we would have changed the puzzle addition to the elimination plus Rick gives us some insider information coming from a former Challenger who told us why Hall Brawl is being changed so drastically lately. Also, did Faysal hold back because it was Josh or did he underestimate Josh's ability in the hall? Would we like to see Cassidy return on another season? What don't we want to see in the final and, of course, who does Pierre want to see win this season PLUS Pierre makes an announcement about an upcoming interview on his podcast! (36:15 - END). Check it all out and make sure you go follow Pierre, GOHT Media and The Zach Nichols Podcast! Zach Nichols Podcast IG: https://www.instagram.com/zachnicholspodcast/ Zach Nichols Podcast Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Zachnicholspodcast Zach Nichols Podcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hU87WscNF0I GOHT Media IG: https://www.instagram.com/gohtmedia/ GOHT Media Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@gohtmedia GOHT Media YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8ZeRtl4OwM 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