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Death, Taxes, and Bananas with Johnny Bananas

Nothing can be said to be certain in this life, except death and taxes … and Johnny Bananas. Join the ‘Challenge’ GOAT as he recaps every season of ‘The Challenge’ and provides all the behind-the-scenes drama with cast members. Johnny covers your favorite reality television shows, like ‘The Traitors,’ ‘House of Villains,’ and ‘Love Island,’ and interviews stars from every corner of the reality landscape.

Latest Episodes:

‘The Challenge: Vets & New Threats’ Episode 16 With Will and Aviv Nov 13, 2025

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Johnny is back in the chair with breakout new threat Will Gagnon to talk about his showmances with Dee and Nany, how his alliances formed and unformed, and the breakdown of his relationship with Nany in Episode 16. Then, Aviv joins them to talk through all the strategy and backstabbing that happened over the last couple of episodes.

Host: Johnny Bananas

Guests: Will Gagnon and Aviv Melmed

Producers: Sasha Ashall, Devon Baroldi, Donald Lobianco, and Belle Roman

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‘The Challenge: Vets & New Threats’ Episode 13 With Leroy Garrett Oct 24, 2025

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Today, Johnny is joined by long-time friend and alliance member Leroy Jones to talk everything from their first season together to Leroy’s brief appearance on Season 41! They talk about Leroy’s physical health entering the season and whether he would go on again, then break down the alliances on the season between the vets—including Olivia and Nany’s relationship!

Host: Johnny Bananas

Guest: Leroy Garrett

Producers: Sasha Ashall, Belle Roman, and Olivia Crerie

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'The Challenge: Vets & New Threats' Episode 12 With Dee Valladares Oct 17, 2025

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Johnny is joined this week by his Season 41 showmance partner and the winner of 'Survivor' Season 45, Dee Valladares, to talk about the complications surrounding their romance on the show, her approach to 'The Challenge' after winning 'Survivor,' behind-the-scenes information about the explosive fights from this season, her alliances and rivals, and so much more.

Host: Johnny Bananas

Guest: Dee Valladares

Producers: Sasha Ashall and Belle Roman

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‘The Challenge: Vets & New Threats’ Episode 11 With Nany Gonzalez Oct 12, 2025

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Johnny is coming at you from a mysterious Airbnb in Amsterdam after filming the Season 41 reunion with his bestie for life, Nany Gonzalez. They pop some bubbly and talk about coming into a season single after years of being on screen with her partner, her clash with Aneesa and some post-filming tea, Theo’s diabolical plan to get Gabe to stake a claim, and so so much more. Plus, a very special guest pops in later in the show to shed even MORE light on all the drama and corroborate some boiling HOT tea.

Host: Johnny Bananas

Guest: Nany Gonzalez

Producers: Sasha Ashall and Belle Roman

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‘The Challenge: Vets & New Threats’ Episode 10 With CT Oct 02, 2025

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Johnny is joined by consummate vet, ‘Challenge’ OG, and friend CT Tamburello to talk about almost everything under the sun, including why they weren’t aligned at the beginning of Season 41, the house turning on CT, Derrick Kosinski’s gameplay, the Justice for Leka movement, war stories from seasons past, and so much more.

Host: Johnny Bananas

Guest: CT Tamburello

Producers: Sasha Ashall and Belle Roman

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‘The Challenge: Vets & New Threats’ Episode 9 With Justin Hinsley Sep 25, 2025

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Johnny is joined by cheerleading champion and spicy new threat Justin Hinsley to talk about how he got recruited to compete in Season 41, his alliances in the house, beating Rogan in the very first elimination of the season, what CT did to piss off the new threats, Episode 9’s cheating scandal, Ashley and Aneesa’s explosive fight, picking permanent partners, and so much more.

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Host: Johnny Bananas
Guest: Justin Hinsley
Producers: Sasha Ashall, Belle Roman, Jonathan Ratliff, and Hannah Leikin
Engineer: CT Thomas

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‘The Challenge: Vets & New Threats’ Episode 8 With Derek Chavez Sep 18, 2025

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Johnny is joined this week by the rainbow-socks-wearing diva, Derek Chavez, to shed some light on his friendship with Olivia, his underrated game, what it was like for the house to turn on his alliance, his brutal eliminations with Gabe and CT, and his biggest social blunder ever on the show with a very special guest.

Host: Johnny Bananas

Guests: Derek Chavez and Justin Hinsley

Producers: Sasha Ashall, Belle Roman, Jonathan Ratliff, and Hannah Leikin

Engineer: CT Thomas

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‘The Challenge: Vets & New Threats’ Episode 7 With Leo Deonicio Sep 11, 2025

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Johnny is joined by former 'Love Island’ runner-up and current ‘Challenge’ rookie Leo Deonicio to talk about how he got onto reality television in the first place, where his outspokenness comes from, how he approached ‘The Challenge’ strategically, Episode 7’s crazy twists and turns, and so much more.

Host: Johnny Bananas

Guest: Leonardo Deonicio

Producers: Sasha Ashall and Belle Roman

Engineers: Jon Jones and T Cruz

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'The Challenge: Vets & New Threats' Episode 6 With Leka Sodade Sep 04, 2025

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Johnny is joined this week by new threat Leka Sodade to talk about how she ended up on Season 41, their disastrous sudoku challenge, what Johnny did and did not say about Yeremi on the bus after the opening challenge, CT’s suspect and embarrassing performance this week, and so much more!

Host: Johnny Bananas

Guest: Leka Sodade

Producers: Sasha Ashall and Belle Roman

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'The Challenge: Vets & New Threats' Episode 5 With Ben Davis Aug 28, 2025

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Johnny is joined by new threat Ben Davis to talk about how he got cast on 'The Challenge,' where he stood in the alliances in the house, Olivia's reckless comments in Episode 5, his brutal elimination against Derek Chavez, and much more!

Host: Johnny Bananas

Guest: Ben Davis

Producers: Sasha Ashall and Belle Roman

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