Stay ConnectedCurated podcast feed from the minds and mouths of Logan Hedrich and Ali Evans, Hedrich Files Podcast covers a litany of pop culture topics including MTV’s The Challenge (Rotten Banana Podcast), CBS’s Survivor (Rotten Coconut Podcast), TV/Film (Criminally Underrated Podcast), Harry Potter (Rotten Butterbeer Podcast), and our favorite: TRIVIA!
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Imagine this: You're a teenager, sitting at home on a Wednesday night in the early 2000's, and you decide to watch a show on the WB called One Tree Hill. You fall in love with the characters, the music, the words, the sights and the sounds, and you wonder what it would be like to be part of it all. Now fast forward almost 20 years later, and you get the opportunity to immerse yourself in the world of One Tree Hill... basketball with the Scott Brothers, a Boy Toy auction with B. Davis & P. Sawyer, and beautiful harmonies with Haley James Scott. Thanks to Friends With Benefit Charity Events, our own Ali Evans got to experience just that - A Week in Tree Hill. Through songs, interviews, and personal reflection, Ali is taking you along for the ride.
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Logan and Ali are back to chat about what the heck has been going on in their lives over the last 7 months, (29:30) our thoughts on Challenge All Stars 3 and a few quick hits on the new Challenge: USA on CBS!
Logan and Ali are back for a supersized episode of the podcast to recap the last 2 episodes of All Stars 2! We break down how Brad and Jodi went home, and Darrell+Janelle's winning strategy in that final elimination before diving head first into the whole AS2 Final, and all of its controversies. We break down both phases of the final, and go deep into all the conspiracies, both confirmed and unconfirmed about what really happened on that runway in Cancun.
Ali and Logan are back to discuss the latest HBO special looking back at the entire Potter franchise: Return to Hogwarts. We discuss some of our favorite behind the scenes moments, sit down interviews, and ask that eternal question, why are Tom Felton and Emma Watson not dating?? In the second hour, Allan Aguirre joins us to sort the entire All Stars 2 cast into their Hogwarts house!
Logan and Ali are back to recap the last 2 episodes of Challenge All Stars including who could potentially be getting a 'winners edit', production failing the women of the cast once again, the epic showdown between Nehemiah+Melinda vs LT+Jasmine and how much luck was involved in that elimination!
Ali and Logan were incredibly blessed to be joined by Challenge All Star Laterrian Wallace to chat about his friend group helping him get on reality tv, the brotherhood that the King's Palace represents, recording the 'Save the Palace' track, why he had beef with MJ, and Nehemiah dropped by to discuss hyping LT up for his pole wrestle elimination, where the divide with Derrick K first happened, break down the Casey Cooper situation and production sending Cohutta home, what their relationship is like with Mark Long, and so much more!
Hunter and Logan were joined by longtime friend of the pod, Victor to discuss the mega 3-hour finale of Survivor 41! Was Erika's win buried in the edit? Was Xander bringing her with him to final 3 the biggest mistake since Wu? Was there a path for victory for Ricard, or was he already toast? We dive into all these questions and break down who we'd like to see in a future Survivor season!
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Logan and Ali are joined by both the Mitchell sisters to chat about them potentially appearing on a future Bloodlines season before jumping into recapping Challenge All Stars 2: episode 6. We discuss how different the politics and vibe are from All Stars to the main show, the most brutal eliminations Ashley has seen in person, and how difficult it is to maneuver through a game that has constant twists.
Logan and Ali are back to discuss part 2 of the Final for Spies, Lies, & Allies! We cover the strategic decision for CT to stack his cell with Devin for the middle part of the final, the 2 devastating eliminations, why Kyle didn't force TJ's hand in wanting to be Kaycee's partner, and we celebrate a new and an old Challenge champion!
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With Logan off frolicking on a beach in Cabo, Ali held down the fort and brought in longtime friend of the podcast and Challenge: All Stars finalist JEMMYE CARROLL to break down this weeks episode of Spies, Lies, and Allies! They cover the 2 surprise eliminations, and where Amanda went wrong in her voting strategy, a potentially suspicious choice for eliminations by production, along with the first epic leg of the final!
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Ali and Logan were joined by the ICON, the Queen of reality TV, Tina Barta! We got to chat with her about being unapologetically a loudmouth, how she first got cast on Road Rules: South Pacific, how she wound up on All Stars 2, who surprised her the most when she got to Cancun, what her long term strategy was playing All Stars, her legendary 'Heavy Hitter' appearance on Cutthroat with CT, and so much more!
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Logan and Ali are back to chat about the latest episode of Challenge: All Stars 2! We discuss the emerging alliances in the house, Nehemiah pushing to get Derrick into elimination, we break down the ENTIRE trivia challenge and try to rattle off a few answers ourselves, Casey's brilliant display of political mastery to put Derrick K into the elimination, and we discuss production needing to do better by women.
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Logan are Ali are back to chat about the latest episode of Spies, Lies, and Allies, we cover the mistake of Devin and co waiting until way too late to deal with getting CT off the show, how CT hacked another daily Challenge, the dilemma all the guys faced at deliberation, and what a costly mistake it was for Logan to pick Emanuel for the final elimination!
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Ali brings you a very special Thanksgiving episode of your favorite One Tree Hill podcast! She chats with multiple cast members and organizers of the recent OTH convention, A Weekend In Tree Hill 3, and chats with Kelly from 'Notalgia and Now with Laguna Biotch' about the most iconic Thanksgiving television episodes and deep dive on all the best OTH Thanksgiving moments!
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Hunter and Logan are back to discuss the latest episode of Survivor 41! We discuss (briefly) our thoughts on Evvie and Naseer getting sent home last week before jumping straight into this epic episode 10 covering the pizza night under the stars with Ricard and Shan just before their inevitable betrayal, Erika pushing herself to potential frontrunner to win after her incredible play to orchestrate Shans demise, and how Shan and Xander continue to hold their idols in their pocket!
Logan and Ali are back to chat about the latest episode of The Challenge All Stars 2! We break down a bit of our thoughts on Spies, Lies, and Allies before we jump right into all the drama on Paramount Plus including Tina's genius prank on Ryan, the fight between Ayanna and Sophia, that completely chaotic daily challenge, Tina and Darrell landing in the power position and Ali digs up the one major flaw in the shows format!
Ali and Logan are back for another very special Thanksgiving edition of the Rotten Banana Podcast! We make some HUGE announcements regarding the future of the podcast, reminisce on the last year, the launch of our Patreon, all the cast members we interviewed, some behind the scenes secrets and Ali lets spill who our next All Stars interview will be with!
Logan and Ali are back together to chat about the second episode of Challenge: All Stars season 2! We discuss the weird season Nehemiah is having as he tries to take over as the main character, Tyler being unrecognized and a gay+Challenge+cultural icon, how incredible this format has been so far, and of course we dive into the hugely emotional story of Derek Chavez and point out the strength he showed throughout.
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Logan was joined by longtime friend of the pod, Ashely Lamanna to chat about the latest episode of Spies, Lies, & Allies. We discuss the roller coaster of emotions Tori goes through on this episode, how toxic Devin was being to her, Kyle's self pity and ultimately epic win in the elimination, and so much more!
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Logan and Ali were joined by Challenge LEGEND Tony Raines to break down the premiere of Challenge: All Stars 2. We discuss who we were most excited to see again, why Tina is one of the greatest reality TV stars of all time, naked butts we didn't expect to see, TJ dropping a new twist on them after ripping the cast for not trying hard enough on the daily, and our predictions for winners of the season!
Logan and Hunter are back to chat about the latest episode of Survivor 41 including our thoughts on Xander stepping up and becoming a potential political genius, the schism between Shan and DeShawn in the Campout Alliance, Heather's last second desperation play, and Shan continuing the be the star of the show, but maybe at the cost of being voted out soon...?
Logan and Ali are back to discuss latest Spies, Lies, & Allies episode, and this time its Top Gun themed! We look back at how insanely long this season has been, and recap everything that goes down in episode 14 including Amanda's BRILLIANT political gameplay, the Emerald Cell finally losing a daily challenge so Sapphire gets the power this week, and we address the silence from MTV regarding the mysterious dismissal of Ashley from the show.
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Logan and Ali are lucky enough to be joined by Fresh Meat LEGEND Casey Cooper! We chatted about how the heck she wound up on reality TV at 18, the wild ride that was the Fresh Meat 'Exiles', being an alternate on All Stars season 1, she teases some drama on All Stars 2, and of course, her favorite One Tree Hill characters!
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Logan and Coray are back to chat about the latest episode of Survivor 41! Topics covered include Erika's epic decision to undo the hands of time and reverse the Challenge decision, Ricard with a MASSIVE win outta nowhere on the foot puzzle challenge, Xander showing that he might be playing the most advanced game out there, Liana misplaying her advantage, and that DOUBLE LIVE TRIBAL!
Logan and Ali are back to discuss the latest episode of Spies, Lies, & Allies, we cover the constant misogyny thrown Amanda's way, Josh and Logan bonding and eventually 'betraying' Cory, ANOTHER rigged daily Challenge, the politics of the game remaining the same as long as Emerald keeps winning, and despite a little hint of going after CT, the elimination ends up with Cory vs Logan.
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Logan is joined by long time friend of the podcast Coray to discuss the latest episode of Survivor along with all the game changing twists that come along in the most cliffhanger episode they've ever given us. We cover all the drama with Erika potentially time traveling, how all the twists have screwed Xander, the new Campout alliance, and how Shan will move forward with only Ricard from her tribe making it to the merge!
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Logan and Ali are back to chat about the state of the Challenge world and recap the latest episode of Spies, Lies, & Allies! We begin the pod with a discussion celebrating The Challenge for 500 episodes, where that stands in the world of long running tv shows, and the future of the show. We then jump into recapping episode 12 and cover all the latest fairness from Kyle, the problem with team Emerald, Bettina being at the bottom the entire episode, a completely rigged daily challenge, and a potential new powerhouse team!
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Logan and Hunter are back to discuss the latest episode of Survivor 41. They cover how Shan is blossoming into an all time great Survivor player, Ricards devious lying to Genie, Xanders place in the game without a vote until... all three of the idols get unlocked with Naseer becoming a major player in the game, but everything ultimately comes back to UA and they lose another challenge so the trio must play a tough political game to ultimately send Genie home!
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Logan and Ali are back to discuss episode 11 of Spies, Lies, and Allies covering everything from Cory's failed Boot Camp, to all the emotional calls home, the TOTAL throwback style daily Challenge, Kyle's costly mistake, Ed inevitably going down and Kyle proving once again to be the Pole Wrestle GOAT. We end briefly with our thoughts on the latest All Stars 2 trailer!
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Logan and Hunter are BACK to discuss the last few tribal councils we've missed before jumping into episode 4 of Survivor 41, topics covered include the three strongest 'winners edits', the concept of casting superfans vs people unfamiliar with the show, DeShawn's unsuccessful throwing of the mission, the heavy handed metaphor of the baby turtles struggling and SO MUCH MORE!
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Logan and Ali are back to recap episode 10 of The Challenge: Spies, Lies, & Allies, including all our thoughts on the handful of big twists TJ dropped on us, Priscilla getting thrown into the elimination and the truth behind why Amanda was never really a target of hers, the confusing and long as hell daily challenge, and we are joined by Bree Alexis from the Off the Hook Podcast during our 'Let's Get Loud' segment brought to us by Loud Lemon to chat about the elimination and her experience at Challenge Mania Live in Tampa Bay last weekend!
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Logan and Ali are back to break down the ENTIRE cast of Challenge: All Stars 2, cuz the sequel is always better than the original, right?! With more than a handful of returning players, it will be interesting to see how relationships are formed between those returning and those who haven't been on reality tv in 20 years!
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Logan and Ali are back to discuss the latest episode of The Challenge: Spies, Lies, & Allies, we cover all the aftermath from Priscilla's game changing move, Ashley being rightfully paranoid, how we feel about politics playing into the daily challenges, Ed continuing to be our favorite rookie ever, Ashley reading Cory for filth after his pathetic attempt at betrayal, and Bettina+Cory's EPIC come from behind victory against Jeremiah and Amber. Longtime friend of the pod Victor joined us for this weeks 'Let's Get Loud' segment to discuss potential twists TJ might lay on us next week!
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Ali and Brian and back to discuss the latest episode of The Challenge: Spies, Lies, and Allies! They cover whether Berna got a bad edit this season or if she was truly a full on hater, the weird vibes between Tori and Emanuel, another unsurprising winner of a puzzle challenge, Amber vs Berna heating up in deliberation, and Hughie's ass implants costing him an elimination!
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Logan and Hunter are BACK to discuss the latest premiere of Survivor season 41! We cover every aspect of this episode from Jeff weirdly addressing the audience directly, to the performative theatrics of Jeff and the producers to appear more inclusive, who we think is overplaying their hand already, Abraham and Brad both playing basic/ancient Survivor games, the confusing pact made between Xander, JD, and Danny, and of course, OUR FIRST LIVE TRIBAL!
Logan and Ali are back to discuss the latest episode of The Challenge: Spies, Lies, & Allies. We discuss our thoughts on the aftermath from the Fessy and Josh fight, who should have really been sent home, how Berna has quickly become the biggest hater in the house, TJ absolutely ANNIHILATING all 3 of them, the modified Hall Brawl, and our thoughts on the 2 new teams!
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Ali and Logan are back to recap the latest episode of Spies, Lies, and Allies. We discuss the latest chapter in the Nany+Kaycee saga, all the couples in the house, Emy slowly growing on us, the whole house continuing the hate on Amber, and more!
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Logan and Ali are back to discuss the latest episode of Spies, Lies, & Allies! We recap all the drama including Fessy's continued delusions about betraying Amber, another inevitable rookie matchup in the Lair, CT's perpetual dominance in all things puzzle related, Aneesa's unfortunate injury, Hughie's major freakout at deliberation, and we were joined by our good friend Tyrone to chat about his love/hate for Nany, how being partnered with Logan will effect her game, and the downfall of the Spies, Lies, and Allies format.
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ON MONDAY 9/13, we will be hosting a very special Zoom Trivia event to help raise money for Tony and Alyssa after their home was destroyed by Hurricane Ida.
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Ali and Logan are back to discuss this weeks episode of The Challenge: Spies, Lies, & Allies including a MAJOR apology from Logan to a certain Survivor winner, how astonishingly correct Josh was about every decision this episode, Corey L getting ahead of the house and trying to hand pick his elimination opponent, that very confusing daily Challenge, and of course, Jen M brings the heat with a fiery opinion about Fessy and alllll his transgressions so far this season!
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In an EPIC podcast crossover, Ali is joined by THE Laguna Biotch herself, Kelli! They break down this weeks episode of MTV's The Challenge: Spies, Lies, & Allies, covering another political debacle Tori has gotten herself in, Tommy catching a tough break and getting sent home, the power of the Tacha Titans, how Amanda has once again been on the right side of history, and near the end the duo were joined by longtime Patron, Reine on this weeks 'Let's Get Loud' segment presented by Loud Lemon!
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We’re excited to share that we have a new partner this season! Loud Lemon Spiked Sparkling Lemonade is bringing you the Rotten Banana Podcast. Go to their website, http://www.loudlemon.com, to find a store locator and check out all of the refreshing fruity flavors available. Who’s ready to get loud?
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Logan and Ali are back to discuss episode 2 of Spies, Lies and Allies, we cover the entire Josh vs Kelz situation, how the BB alliance has been shaken up by Amber B showing up, the Ashley/Nelson/Berna love triangle, why the twist is ruining the season, our eternal love for Ed, and our good friend Ashley Lamanna dropped by for out first 'LETS GET LOUD' segment to highlight a few of her favorite moments of the season so far.
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Ali and Logan are back to discuss another exhilarating season of MTV's The Challenge, we break down both the Global Activation special AND the season premiere including half of the Lavender Ladies getting reunited, Devin joining the BB alliance, the Survivor alliance starting out sus AF, Nelson and Ashley (?!?!?!) being a new thing, Kyle acting as elder statesmen to the international rookies, all the drama during the first daily while picking partners, Logan and Aneesa as the latest power couple, Michaela somehow getting deep in house drama from the jump, The Survivor alliance instantly crumbling, and so much more!
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Logan and Ali are back to review Logan's all time favorite movie, the 1993 dino-classic, JURASSIC PARK! We dive deep into what makes this movie so special, from its multiple readings of the film as both an action-horror summer blockbuster, to an incredibly clever commentary on gendered politics in the modern world, Jurassic Park has truly stood the test of time. Whether its the incredible practical and CGI effects, or the tight script that wraps up all loose ends, this film may be even more layered than you think. After nearly 50+ watches, Logan manages to discover a few new things buried deep in the sub-text of this movie, while Ali gives her initial takes on the film as it's the first time she's ever seen it all the way through!
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Ali and Logan are back to discuss the ENTIRE cast of The Challenge 37: Spies, Lies, and Allies! The producers brought back most of the regulars from the last few seasons, but it looks like this season will be another Fresh Meat/War of the Worlds type season with a TON of rookies debuting, we break down everything we know about all these newbies and who of the vets has the best chance to take home the title of Challenge champ!
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Ali and Logan break down one of Ali's all time favorite flicks, the 1992 classic starring Geena Davis, Lori Petty, Madonna, and Tom Hanks. From its' progressive ideas about gender and sexuality, to the subtle commentary on WWII. We discuss the director, Penny Marshall's, career and how it lead her to making A League of Their Own, what Logan's 1 big problem with the movie is, all of our favorite scenes, and who the story is really about, Dottie or Kit?
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Logan and Ali are back to chat about the Challenge All Stars finale, covering the aftermath from the Carolina Reaper challenge, the final partnerships, the SECOND eating challenge and who struggled the most, TJ doubling the points for the final leg, Yes's epic shit talking as he crossed the finish line, and we celebrate All Stars as a whole!
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Ali and Logan are back to discuss the first part of the finale of Challenge All Stars! Topics covered include the perfect formatting for the final (despite one major hiccup), the awesome constant changing of partners, Jemmye and Yes's clever on the fly partnership, Mark losing a pedal while building his bike, the continued amazing soundtrack, and that BULLSHIT twist with the Carolina Reaper peppers.
Logan and Ali are back to discuss this weeks episode of Challenge: All Stars, including Mark Long's continued one sided beef with Kendal, Aneesa and Jisela's real friendship getting tested, how unfair this daily challenge was to the women, Aneesa's big vote, and Danielle joined us to break down everything that happened at the deliberation and the big upset victory from Jisela and Big Easy over Nehemiah and Kendal!
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Logan and Ali were lucky enough to be joined by Challenge LEGEND Yes Duffy to discuss his time on Challenge: All Stars, his original run on MTV 18 years ago, how his love for graffiti art lead him to a career in architecture, his mini alliance with Jemmye, where the house hostility towards Kendal comes from, how insane that first challenge was, and if pineapple belongs on pizza.
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Logan and Ali are back to recap the latest episode of Challenge: All Stars including the romance between LT and Aneesa, TJ's awful Paramount pun, Big Easy's 2 big wins on Challenge day, the editors doing Katie dirty (again), the questionable beef between Mark and Kendal, and then Nick Lewis joins us as Elimination Expert this week to break down how Katie and LT wind up in the elimination and everything that went down in the Pull Me Over elimination!
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Ali and Logan are back to discuss episode 5 of Challenge: All Stars including the continued amazing friendship between Beth and Syrus, the editors hyping up Alton before his collapse during the daily, Jemmye always thinking with her big brain, Kendal consistently proving to be one of the best competitors there, the budding romance between Alton and Jisela, and we were lucky enough to be joined by Eduardo as our 'Elimination Expert' this week to break down the deliberation, the inexcusable burn votes, TJ's major twist with no lifesavers, and if there was a different strategy Beth and Syrus could have used to make the elimination a little closer.
Ali and Logan are back discussing the last 2 episodes of Challenge: All Stars! We start with the 'Butts Melting Massive Ice Block' daily Challenge, which Logan has patiently waited years to return, before TJ just gave them hammers to smash it with, what went down in the close race between Teck and Nehemiah in last weeks elimination before jumping into episode 4 and all the drama from Kendal having the whole house pressed, Mark holding court as this weeks lifesaver, who performed the best in the daily, and ALL the behind the scenes drama that happened with Arissa and what truly set her off before quitting the elimination against Beth.
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Ali and Logan are back to discuss the last few episodes of Double Agents, including a mega recap of both episodes of the final! We cover Fessy's epic failure and why Kaycee's injury can actually be blamed on him, the first episode cliffhanger at the eating checkpoint, how incredible some of the checkpoint locations were including that ice cave we've been waiting all season to see, how we all had our fingers crossed for a Kam or Leroy come from behind finish, the importance of a person of color winning, and so much more!
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From Road Rules: The Quest, Jisela Delgado joined Ali and Logan to chat about how she got into reality tv, her expectations with Challenge: All Stars, dealing with trolls on social media, how her post-reality tv career helped develop her leadership skills, how scary the cold water really was on the first challenge, and dealing with body image in a public setting.
Finally coming through with our long awaited Voicemail AMA pod, Logan and Ali are back to listen and respond to YOUR voicemails! We cover everything from our thoughts on the NCAA basketball tournaments, future podcast projects, how we came up with the Rotten Banana name, the origins of Ali's earring company, our favorite pods we've ever done, the best Office episodes, our favorite things about the Rotten Banana community, how much the Challenge culture has changed over the years and how certain seasons haven't aged well, the double standard of hating on Kaycee, the new UNC coaching hire, and so much more!
Major thank you to everyone that called in and left messages! Shout out:
Gilberto, Reine, Jen, Eduardo, Dani, Vic, KDS, Sabra, Kelsi, and Ashley for helping out and coming through with the voicemails.
Logan and Ali are back to discuss episode 2 of Challenge All Stars covering all the drama between Trishelle and Katie, Kendal being a total badass despite not falling during the daily and getting immediately targeted, the big moment between Trishelle and Aneesa and how Aneesa represents the history of MTV standing up for social issues, who crushed the trivia challenge, and another classic Knot So Fast elimination!
Ali and her husband Brian break down this weeks episode of MTV's The Challenge - Double Agents! They cover the fallout of Nany not picking CT to be her partner, KamRoy in the hot tub and what this win would mean for him, the frozen volcano challenge and how similar it was to the opening of Final Reckoning/a daily on Rival 3, Nany's surprisingly strong math skills, this weeks excuse for Fessy not winning, Cory continuing to show tremendous growth, Kaycee's big decision, ANOTHER grueling Hall Brawl, and Kyle bowing out.
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Ali, Jami, and Logan are incredibly excited to have One Tree Hill Music Supervisor Lindsay Wolfington on the podcast to discuss the intricacies of the amazing music used on OTH. From seeking out indie artists to OTH's influence on the music industry, Lindsay broke down her process for picking music and finding the perfect pairing of scene to soundtrack, what it was like casting musicians for roles in the show, how Sheryl Crow's appearance lead to the creation of TRIC, helping define the 'Haley' and 'Peyton' sound, and so much more!
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Logan and Ali are back to discuss the premiere of Challenge: All Stars and boy, did it live up to the hype! We talk about the rollout on Paramount+, how some of our old favorites look better than ever, the lack of early political play, TENDERONI, the Deep Blue Dive Challenge, lifesavers being back, the inherent flaw of one winner seasons, Jisela quickly becoming the star of the show, THAT 90's party, Ace not being prepared for the elimination, and LT's face lighting up learning about pole wrestle!
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Ali and Logan were joined by Challenge: All Star Kendal Sheppard to talk about the process of getting onto All Stars, how the show was sold to her, getting calls for seasons in the past, her original casting story, who she had never met on the cast before, what was going through her head while the Miz yelled at her in that crazy elimination on Inferno, what the future holds for her Seahawks, and why we need a new Bloodlines season!
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Ali and Logan recap the season one finale of One Tree Hill! We look back on the journey we took to get to this point, from recapping the entirety of the first season of Ali's beloved OTH, covering all the drama from Keith and Deb getting caught in bed together, we dive deep in Dan Scott's psyche (and how the hell he ended up as the basketball coach), where Brooke and Peyton's friendship stands after their falling out, the toxicity of Lucas wanting to 'start fresh' in a new town, and of course the massive reveal that Haley and Nathan got married!
Thank you so much to everyone that came along on this journey with us! It was so fun to try something new and dive head first into a show that Ali is so passionate about. SPECIAL thanks to everyone that came on the podcast to discuss OTH with us!
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Logan and Ali are back to discuss the latest episode of MTV's the Challenge, we cover Fessy not understanding what a reality tv villain is, Cory's growth, Big T's Hall Brawl training and overcoming her fear to skydive, the LEGENDARY 80's party and fashion, Aneesa being constantly disrespected, and we are joined by Ashley Lamanna as our 'Elimination Expert' this week to chat about the gold skull twist, why it makes deliberations irrelevant, her personal experience with the cast of Double Agents, and so much more!
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After teasing it for years, the podcast you've all been waiting for is finally here! Ali takes us on a stroll down memory lane to experience every bit of Tree Hill drama starting from the beginning!
With a rotating cast of co-hosts, Ali and Logan are recapping the entirety of ONE TREE HILL!
For episodes 19-21, Ali brought Jami back to discuss Brooke's pregnancy scare, Haley's secret tattoo, Keith having to move on from Karen and Tree Hill, Nathan getting emancipated, psycho Nicki trying to steal her child back and so much more!
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Logan and Ali break down the latest episode of MTV's The Challenge: Double Agents covering Aneesa and Kyle's self aware dynamic, our knowledge of tectonic plates, Kam and CT having too many cooks in the kitchen, and the big upset daily win before MTV Malik from Love War Challenges dropped in as this week's Elimination Expert to help us break down the deliberation and elimination between Cory and Darrell!
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Ali and Logan are INCREDIBLY excited for the new Paramount+ exclusive show featuring so many of your favorite OGs from MTV's past! We break down the entire cast, their Challenge history, what we remember the most about them, what to expect from the show, who will be the favorites to win, and so much more!
The Challenge: All Stars has been a year in the making, spawning from Mark Long's desire to do another Challenge season with his contemporaries, and while Logan doubted it would come to fruition, he's never been so happy to be wrong!
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After teasing it for years, the podcast you've all been waiting for is finally here! Ali takes us on a stroll down memory lane to experience every bit of Tree Hill drama starting from the beginning!
With a rotating cast of co-hosts, Ali and Logan are recapping the entirety of ONE TREE HILL!
For episodes 16-18 recap, Ali brought in One Tree Hill esteemed scholar, Kayla to discuss Nicki bombarding Lucas and Jake's lives, the LEGENDARY annual cheer competition, Whitey's 500th win, and the 'Boy Toy' auction!
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Logan is joined by Tyrone Graham to discuss the latest episode of MTV's the Challenge: Double Agents. With TJ leaving us on a cliffhanger in Jigsaw's dungeon last week, we finally get to see all the torment the producers put the cast through, it ended up being a lot of vomiting. We have a long discussion about how Big Brother players have changed the dynamic of the game, while circling back to how much Cory barfed. This week, our elimination expert was Claire from St Louis who came in hot with opinions on Fessy and how he's so idolized, the lack of political moves this week, and Nany overcoming an early deficit to win the elimination!
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After teasing it for years, the podcast you've all been waiting for is finally here! Ali takes us on a stroll down memory lane to experience every bit of Tree Hill drama starting from the beginning!
With a rotating cast of co-hosts, Ali and Logan are recapping the entirety of ONE TREE HILL!
For episodes 13-15 recap, Ali brought in longtime OTH fan, Kelsi to discuss Keith and Lucas' car crash, Dan coming to the rescue, how Nathan and Lucas both embody toxic characteristics of Dan, and Brooke+Lucas' big break up!
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Logan and Ali are joined by Hunter-Bro to discuss the latest episode of MTV's The Challenge, what starts out as a chat about the eliminations quickly divulges in a deep dive into CT's betrayal of Big T and how disrespectful CT's big tv moment was to his former partner, and then his fundamental misunderstanding of what an apology should be. We also examine the future of the show given the creative casting process the last few years.
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After teasing it for years....the podcast you've all been waiting for is finally here! Ali takes us on a stroll down memory lane to experience every bit of Tree Hill drama starting from the beginning!
With a rotating cast of co-hosts, Ali and Logan are recapping the entirety of ONE TREE HILL!
For episodes 10-12 Ali is joined by OTH OG, Rebecca to discuss Brooke and Lucas's wild night out on the town, Nathan quitting basketball and getting drunk at the beach house with Haley, and the devastation of Peyton's dad being lost at sea!
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Logan and Ali break down episode 11 of MTV's The Challenge Double Agents covering the ongoing Amber B - Gabby feud, CT understanding his place in the game, Cory barely getting to compete in any dailies this season, Josh (and Devin's) EPIC fail at the Challenge, Big T blossoming into the next great reality tv star, and we have our final discussion ever about Lolo Jones.
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After teasing it for years, the podcast you've all been waiting for is finally here! Ali takes us on a stroll down memory lane to experience every bit of Tree Hill drama starting from the beginning!
With a rotating cast of co-hosts, Ali and Logan are recapping the entirety of ONE TREE HILL!
For episodes 7-9 recap, Ali brought in longtime OTH fan, Jami to discuss the drama at Dan's annual basketball party, Brooke and Peyton crashing a college party, and Nathan dabbling in drugs to enhance his game!
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Logan and Ali are joined by LONGTIME friend of the pod, Tyrone Graham to discuss both episode 9 and 10 of season 36, Challenge: Double Agents. We cover Cory and Theresa having a real discussion about parenting, Gabby feeling betrayed by Amber B, the trivia Challenge (and why true and false is the worst version of it), Nany's continued vendetta against Theresa, Cory getting yet ANOTHER new partner, Devin's latest power grab, having too many politically based dailies, and the major let down that was the Amber on Amber Hall Brawl.
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After teasing it for years....the podcast you've all bee waiting for is finally here! Ali takes us on a stroll down memory lane to experience every bit of Tree Hill drama starting from the beginning!
With a rotating cast of co-hosts, Ali and Logan are recapping the entirety of ONE TREE HILL!
For episodes 4-6, we are joined by esteemed OTH scholar Bria to chat about the infamous father-son basketball game, and Lucas+Nathan having to bond during their 30 mile walk after getting thrown off the bus by Coach Whitey!
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Logan and Ali are joined by 2 time Challenge Champ Ashley Mitchell to chat about her tumultuous time on Double Agents, which rookies impressed her the most, how she's going to change her strategy for future seasons, being partnered with Cory again, moving to Austin Texas after the show, and so much more!
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After teasing it for years, the podcast you've all been waiting for is finally here! Ali takes us on a stroll down memory lane to experience every bit of Tree Hill drama starting from the beginning!
With a rotating cast of co-hosts, Ali and Logan are recapping the entirety of ONE TREE HILL!
For the first recap, Ali brought in longtime friend of the show, Jordan to discuss the birth of the Lucas and Nathan Scott rivalry, along with her personal experience with the show!
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Logan and Ali are back to discuss the latest episode of MTV's The Challenge: Double Agents (episode 8), topics covered include the ever increasing tension between Nam and Lolo, Amber B betraying the Itty-Bitty alliance, all the sun gameplay in the daily Challenge, CT's continuing redemption arc, Kyle being the voice of the episode (while Kam actually makes the power moves), and Anna Presley joined us to discuss Mechie's last ditch effort to stay out of elimination, and the embarrassing elimination win against Josh!
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In this PATREON EXCLUSIVE episode Logan and Ali are joined by Challenge and reality TV LEGEND Jemmye Carroll to chat about her time on Ex on the Beach: Peak of Love, what sharing a house with Nicole Z is like, why Marlon deserves to get back on The Challenge, her favorite rookies on Total Madness and Double Agents, Big T becoming the new fan favorite, inserting herself into some Peter/Kelley Bachelor drama, fan-girling over Veronica and Coral, what she expects from Mark Long's 'We Want OGs' season, and we take a few video question submissions!
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Logan and Ali are back to recap The Challenge Double Agents: episode 7! We cover Jay getting confronted by all the guys he betrayed, Theresa putting out her social/political fire with gasoline, how INCREDIBLY lame all the guys were during the daily Challenge, Big T remaining the star of the show, Amber B finally getting in on the fun and her confrontation with Theresa, Devin being the best instigator in Challenge history, the huge Big Brother blow up, and for this weeks 'Elimination Expert' segment, we were joined by Ben from the Off the Hook Podcast, to discuss TJ's big twist, if Jay ever stood a real chance against Leroy, and Leroy putting in one of the most impressive victories in elimination history!
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Logan and Ali are joined by the rookie legend himself, Jay Starrett of The Challenge and Survivor fame! We chatted about if they actually play music in the CligLoo, his previous relationship with Natalie, finding himself partnered with Challenge legend Theresa, what other reality show he would thrive on, getting 2 weird seasons/formats to start his Challenge career, Ponderosa life vs post-elimination on The Challenge, biggest difference in political strategy in the shows he's done, whether he tried to make pregame alliances on Double Agents, who his secret bro-mance was with this season, and so much more!
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Logan and Ali break down episode 6 of MTV's The Challenge: Double Agents, topics include Lolo berating her partner and their partnership crumbling, Theresa having all the girls in the house pressed, Lio's noble journey back home, the EPIC finish to this season's mini-final, Cory and Ashley potentially becoming a powerhouse squad, Jay and Theresa's victory overshadowing their political moves, and Challenge community staple Dani joined us to break down Ashley vs Kam in this weeks 'Elimination Expert' segment!
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Logan and Ali are back discussing MTV's The Challenge, this week it's Double Agent episode 5! We cover: Tori's fall from grace, Fessy dealing with the fallout of his catastrophic decision, Big T becoming a reality TV superstar right before our eyes, Theresa possibly cheating on the daily Challenge, and Big T being a Queen in the CligLoo!
We are later joined by Reine for our second edition of our 'Elimination Expert' segment! She breaks down what went wrong for Tori against Aneesa, how her hubristic approach to the game cost her, Aneesa joining elite company with her elimination record, and how the partner shake up went down!
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The first podcast in both our AFTER DARK series, and the long awaited start of our Fast and the Furious podcast reviews, Ali and Logan dive deep into the lore and cultural impact of 2001's Fast and the Furious.
NOW AVAILABLE TO PATRONS AT ALL TIERS, but moving forward, AFTER DARK PODCASTS will only be made available at the 'Banana Level' and up.
Logan and Ali are back, after what feels like forever, to discuss a new episode of The Challenge: Double Agents! We chat about Devin potentially becoming the political mastermind of the season, Big T blossoming into the producers favorite narrator, Jay not taking any shit from Josh, the weirdest daily mission of all time, and the Tori-Devin dynamic.
For the last segment of the pod, we are lucky enough to be joined by our very first 'ELIMINATION EXPERT', Victor Dias!! He helps us break down this entire legendary Hall Brawl elimination between Nelson and Fessy, Tori's backdoor deal with Fessy, and the disaster of a game Fessy is currently playing, despite getting a gold skull. Vic came through will some great stories and knowledge about this weeks elimination so follow him on Twitter @HeistZero!
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Longtime Rotten Banana favorite, Kailah Casillas, joined Ali and Logan to discuss her engagement, launching her documentary podcast BIG DOC ENERGY, her beef with Mellisa before Final Reckoning, blazing new trails in the post reality tv space, and who she's rooting for on Double Agents!
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Logan and Ali are back to discuss the latest episode of The Challenge: Double Agents including CT and Big T combining their powers, Kyle saying what everyone on twitter was thinking about Fessy, who surprised us the most in the wrestling daily, Devin vs Josh being reminiscent of his bout with Bananas, and how dejected Wes felt in the elimination.
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Logan and Ali are SO EXCITED for the next step for the podcast! We have been working tirelessly behind the scenes and can now finally officially announce, we are launching a Patreon page! RIGHT NOW you can go WATCH our exclusive interview with Kailah Casillas and, as previously teased, our very first Fast and the Furious review is available on Patreon to ALL TIERS! There are so many different fun rewards across three different tiers of support, we hope you join us for our next Trivia Zoom event next weekend! And don't forget about becoming an 'Elimination Expert' and getting to sit in on a podcast with us while you drop some hot takes about that weeks elimination! Go check out our Patreon page and thank you so much for supporting us over the years!
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Logan and Ali are back to discuss episode 2 of Double Agents, with so much social-political drama going on in the house, it was bound to spill over into the Challenge itself. Production really leaned into finding out where everyone allegiances lie and it left us with the most anticlimactic moment in the history of the show. Everyone playing terrified of Fessy and Aneesa is not a good look, but at least some Challengers are attempting to make Big moves. Our favorite Brit, Big T is out here trying to scheme her way out of having Joseph as a partner and is successful because by the end of the episode she has the biggest upgrade in partners in the shows long history!
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BIG ANNOUNCEMENT COMING MONDAY Dec 21!!
Logan and Ali are BACK and so is THE CHALLENGE! We discuss the entirety of both the 'Declassified' episode and the premiere of Double Agents, including CT giving the inaugural toast, a potential Survivor alliance, Kam discussing why representation matters on the show, Lio vs Kyle's Wrestlemania moment, the Among Us task daily mission, the nerve racking partner pick, Lolo and Nam as a sleeper powerhouse, how disappointed we were that Ashley went home first and so much more!
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Logan and Ali brought the band back together and hosted another Zoom trivia to kick off our excitement for season 36 Double Agents, so test you knowledge and let us know how many questions you got right! We were also lucky enough to be joined by Kailah Casillas and Tori Hall during the call so check out Tori's kindness Challenge and hit her up on IG!
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Logan and Ali take a trip down memory lane to discuss a TON of our favorite moments from podcasting together for the last 2 years! From our first time on the air together talking about conspiracies from the Final Reckoning final, to that wild weekend in Nashville we spent together, and a few clips from our favorite interviews we've done, this has been a quite the journey! We also discuss our break we took during Total Madness and the other podcast endeavors we've taken on including our Harry Potter binge + the epic 2 part Hamilton podcast with did with Scott from Challenge Mania.
We greatly appreciate everyone that has joined us on this audio journey, whether you've been with us since the 'Dodging LA' / 'Points from the Key' days or just recently discovered the podcast, THANK YOU SO MUCH for giving us a chance, I hope you enjoy this episode as much as we did creating it!
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Logan and Brian are BACK tod sinus all the latest storylines from the NBA including our thoughts on the top 3 draft picks, what the hell the Hornets are doing giving Hayward $120 million, the uncertain future for the Warriors, if the Rockets will impede prior to the season starting, why the Clippers remain a joke and so much more!
Hit us up on Twitter if we should do more basketball/sports content!
Ali and I will be celebrating the return of The Challenge on Dec 9 with a ROTTEN BANANA TRIVIA EVENT on Weds Dec 2 so clear your calendar and join us for drinks and Reality TV trivia!
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Logan and Ali are back to discuss the OFFICIALLY RELEASED cast from MTV for The Challenge 36: Double Agents! With 20 vets and 10 new rookies joining them, there was tons to break down regarding old alliances, new rivalries and a few familiar faces we haven't seen in years! Logan also gives the betting odds for each competitor and we announce our latest Zoom event so follow us on social media to be notified!
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Logan, Jono, and Tyrone are back to discuss the final two episodes from HBO's Lovecraft Country including a full breakdown of their interpretation of the Tulsa Massacre, Montrose dealing with heavy emotional trauma, if the writers stuck the landing with the finale, Christina as an allegory for white America, and potential upcoming podcast projects!
Thanks again for joining us on this wild ride, we genuinely appreciate every that listened to our recaps and rest assured the Fast and Furious reviews + more MTV Challenge content will be coming back soon!
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Logan, Jono, and Tyrone are back to discuss episode 8 of HBO's Lovecraft Country! This week we briefly discuss The Mist before jumping into Diana getting haunted by characters from Uncle Tom's Cabin, Misha Green's depiction of Emmett Till's wake in Chicago, Ruby battling with her identity, and Tic summoning the shoggoth to save himself and Leti!
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Hunter and Diana wrap up this season of Love Island with where they think the couples will end up, who might make the jump to other reality tv shows, Carrington continually getting roasted by the narrator, and why Jaleb is America's favorite couple!
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Logan, Jono, and Tyrone break down all the easter eggs, hidden gems, and themes of Lovecraft Country episode 7, I AM. Hippolyta's afrofuturistic journey is one for the ages, as she encounters multiple important black women through history, before reuniting with her late husband George. We discuss all the historical context and significance of the women she encounter, along with the complicated relationship between Tic and Montrose, and OF COURSE we've got another wild Lovecraft recommendation of the week!
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Logan and Ali hosted the FINAL Rotten Banana Trivia Zoom and it was a blast one again! With multiple surprise Challenger appearances, including from the Queen herself, Marie Roda, this is one trivia event you did not want to miss.... but if you did you can relive the entire zoom call here!
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Logan is joined by Jono and Tyrone to discuss the latest episode of HBO's Lovecraft Country. With themes of American Imperialism, battling with the inner self, reckoning with our parents mistakes, and not letting our worst moments define us, this episode once again blew us away with its' depth and intricacies. The backstory of Ji-Ah told us the story of a kumiho summoned to avenge the sexual assault of a shamed womans daughter, but Ji-Ah's story if so much more than just that as she falls in love with the man who murders her best friend and even foretells his death. Lovecraft Country continues to shock and awe us!
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Logan and Ali were joined by Survivor: David vs Goliath castaway DAVIE RICKENBACKER for some Survivor trivia! We chatted with him about his experience on the show before jumping into some Big Brother and random Reality TV trivia as well!
This weeks charity is Hosea Helps (4Hosea.org) to help raise money for under privileged families in the Atlanta area.
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Logan and Jono are back to discuss our Lovecraft recommendation of the week before jumping into recapping both episodes 4 and 5 of HBO's Lovecraft Country. The show continues to shock us with the direction it's going, doing both an Indiana Jones style underground adventure before the stunning and horrifying Cronenbergian episode 5 with Ruby experiencing a case of racial body horror.
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Hunter and Diana are back to discuss the Casa Amor drama, and the recoupling in week 3 of Love Island! Hunter declares who will win Americas Favorite couple and announces he's officially off the Carrington hype train!
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Hunter and Diana take over the Hedrich Files podcast again to discuss the last few weeks of CBS's Love Island. They break down everything that happened in the Casa Amor, who's hooking up with who, why Tre got sent home, and Diana finally reveals her favorite character!
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Logan and Ali host another magical live zoom call of Harry Potter trivia! This week we dove deep into all 8 of the Harry Potter movies, so test your knowledge and tweet at us how many answers you got right! Next week we're jumping back into the reality TV realm so DM us to get an invite to next weeks call!
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Logan and Jono give their Lovecraft recommendation of the week before jumping into recapping episode 3 of Lovecraft Country, Ghost Story. With our protagonists back in Chicago and trying to decompress from the events in Ardham, Leti buys a sanctuary house that is both haunted by spirits, and starts getting terrorized by her white neighbors. This self contained ghost story episode is another fascinating chapter in the postmodern look at Lovecraftian ideas.
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Hunter and Diana break away from Logan and break down the first group of cast mates on this season of Love Island season 2 on CBS. They discuss their favorites, how quickly some of the cast has fallen in 'love', who's keeping it real and who's just there for IG followers.
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Logan and Ali were joined by MTV LEGEND Devyn Simone for this weeks Zoom trivia call. This week, we were raising money for the Pennsylvania SPCA in honor of Devin, you can send donations to @helloalievans on Venmo.
Next week is HARRY POTTER trivia so wear your Hogwarts best and see you next Tuesday!
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Logan and Jono are back to discuss our Lovecraft recommendation of the week before diving deep into the confusingly epic second episode of Lovecraft Country. We break down the imagery and symbolism of the ceremony to open a gate to the Garden of Eden, the three delusions the Braithwhites put on our trio, Tic following his ancestor through the burning mansion, and how so many of the major mysteries have already been solved so early on in the show. We're not sure what the rest of the season has in store, but we are excited to continue this journey!
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Logan and Ali are joined by 2 time Challenge champion ASHLEY MITCHELL during this weeks edition of Rotten Banana Trivia! Come hang with us for the next live Zoom call, follow us on Twitter where we tweet out the info a day before. This week we raised over $300 for the Suicide Prevention Hotline, so we thank everyone once again for coming together for such an awesome cause!
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Logan and Jono are back to discuss Lovecraft horror, modern adaptations and the brilliant new HBO series 'Lovecraft Country'. We start with our history with Lovecraft stories, and how we need to look at the whole picture with Lovecraft's horror sub-genre he created while also understanding he was a highly problematic, racist man. Therein lies the brilliance of using his concepts to feature in a black story about a man finding his father during the Jim Crow era. We recap the episode by discussing the themes presented along with some of the minor details you may have missed! We're super excited to be chatting about this series every week and hope you follow along!
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Logan and Ali hosted another amazing live Zoom trivia this week, and we were lucky enough to be joined by not just 1, but 2 legendary Challengers! Jay Starrett and Cory Wharton jumped on the call with us to read a few questions and hang out during trivia as we helped raise money for both Alzheimers Association and Rage Regardless Ry.
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Logan and Ali were joined by almost 40 of you guys, our faithful listeners, to enjoy a night of Challenge themed trivia live on Zoom! Our surprise guest, Wes Bergmann stuck around through the whole show as we went through all 35 seasons of Challenge lore to quiz you. Thank you so much to everyone that joined us live, we will continue the trivia Zooms with different themes in the future, be sure to follow us on Twitter so you can RSVP!
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Logan and Ali are back to discuss the (possible) FINAL episode of Challenge content in 2020, the Total Madness Reunion parts 1 + 2! We cover the hottest unseen hook ups of the season, some of the unseen fights, how alleged Challenge 'Superfan' Vernon Davis did as host (and why they currently insist on having former athletes be the hosts), and we announce our plans for weekly trivia on Zoom!
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Logan is joined by the star of MTV's Double Shot at Love, Derynn Paige to discuss her heartbreak at the end of season one, all the wild antics in Vegas during season two, her stirring the pot by calling her roommates girlfriend back home, what her dream nightclub looks like, and all the crazy hook ups at the Pauly D Day pool party at Drai's!
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Logan and Ali are back to recap the Total Madness final, along with some other nonsense.... we read some heartwarming iTunes reviews and discuss the biggest college football upset ever before jumping into our thoughts on the conspiracy theory relating to a re-shot ending (which we don't buy), WHY there could possibly be a tribunal and elimination during a final, the lack of variety making it not translate to tv as well as other finals, and why the legitimacy of the competition on The Challenge doesn't actually matter.
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Scott Yager (Challenge Mania Podcast) joins Ali and Logan to finish their epic recap of the Disney Plus presentation of Lin Manual Mirandas 'Hamilton'. Logan gets roasted by Scott for his questionable music takes, including loving 'You'll be Back', Ali brings up the duplicitous nature of 'Helpless' and 'Satisfied', we discuss how every character essentially isn't objective good natured, and we break down every last song of the musical!
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Logan and Ali are BACK discussing MTV's The Challenge, we begin the pod with a brief discussion on why we took a hiatus from podcasting, the Dee situation, MTV's handling of it, and what it means moving forward. Then we jump into Mark Long's viral hashtag of #WeWantOGs and if it will ever air on MTV, and then FINALLY (32:00) we talk about the last few episodes of Total Madness and jump into everything from this weeks episode including Nelson's humble sacrifice for his best friend, one of the most brutal eliminations in Challenge history, Bananas getting a little help from his friends, and why Jenny completely misses the boat on the political side of the game.
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Ali, Logan, & Scott Yager break down the recent Disney+ release of Lin Manual Miranda's brilliant musical, Hamilton. In part one of this podcast, we cover the biggest differences between the stage and screen presentations, the barrier of entry for musicals in general, some background on the production, and we cover the first few songs of the show. Part 2 will be released later this week covering all the rest of the 46 songs of Hamilton!
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Logan and Hunter are back reviewing another old season of Survivor! This week we jump into the controversial Kaoh Rong season where there were no idols played correctly and 3 cast members sent home due to medical emergencies! We break down how Michele was able to pull off her upset win, what Aubrey did wrong down the stretch, the flawed mentality of the jury, Tai becoming one of the all time fan favorites, and other bizarre circumstances around this action packed season!
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Logan and Ali are joined by Tyrone Graham to discuss how to be a better ally, some of the latest news about the nation wide protests, racism in the social media era, and recommend books+podcasts+movies.
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Logan and Hunter are break down the iconic 20th season of Survivor in the first podcast of the Survivor offseason project! We cover Russell's insane antics that lead to him receiving ZERO votes at final tribal (despite playing one of the most cutthroat games in the shows history), Parvate being robbed of her 2nd win, how Sandra's friendships with the jury helped her at the end, Jerri being a low key icon, the jury misunderstanding how to vote, Colby's epic fall from challenge grace, JT committing the biggest blunder in Survivor history, Coach's weird Survivor philosophy, and everything in between!
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After taking last week off, Logan and Ali are back with a DOUBLE SIZED pod to recap the last 2 episodes of MTV's The Challenge. Starting with Jordan finally taking the filter away now that Tori is gone, to the tumultuous relationship between Kailah and Bear, the weird foam party challenge (that Bananas clearly cheated in), Big T quickly becoming a savage (which ends poorly for Big Toe), Fessy flexing on the house (metaphorically), Nelson getting full on flame roasted, Josh becoming more and more desperate to get a narrative, the double elimination sending Bear and Jordan home (with a shattered shoulder), we try and break down the duality of Jordan Wiseley's persona/athletic achievements, Wes and his secret Big Brother alliance, Mel being a badass and jumping down in the tunnel, Rogan blowing up Dee's spot politically, Jenny STILL not understanding the political/social aspect of the game, and finally the double girls elimination sending Jenna and Kailah home.
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Logan, Hunter, and Coray recap the Survivor: Winners at War finale, covering whether Michele was screwed receiving zero votes, Sarah's fatal mistakes, Ben's shocking self awareness, Tony perfectly playing politician and articulating his resume far better than his pitch on Cagayan, Natalie's strong Edge edit, and our final MVPs of the season are named.
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Logan and Ali are back discussing this weeks episode of The Challenge: Total Madness. We cover team Jailany's subtle but brilliant political gameplay to out maneuver Jordan in the tribunal, Nelson leaning into being a dumbass, who was in the wrong with the incident between Aneesa and Nany, a CRAZY side story about Jenna's ex, Cory proving he has a big heart, and Jenna's epic last second win over Tori in the Dust to Dust elimination.
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Logan and Ali are joined by Challenge newcomer Tula Fazakerley aka Big T to discuss her history with reality tv, what actually happens on her original show 'Shipwrecked', how she's staying sane in quarantine, other creative projects she's tackling, the biggest differences in her game from War of the Worlds 2 to Total Madness, how her friendship with Bananas blossomed, getting caught up early in the War of the Worlds 2 politics and so much more!
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Logan and Hunter chat about the latest episode of Survivor: Winners at War, we discuss how Michele could possibly win the game despite playing from the bottom and being wrong on nearly every vote all season, how anyone can possibly supplant Tony as the favorite, if Tony and Sarah had a handshake agreement before the show even started, Nick making rookie mistake on a vet season, and so much more!
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Logan and Ali are back discussing this weeks episode of The Challenge: Total Madness, covering the whole history of why Zach is truly the worst, how insane it is to do a 90 minute filler episode, more details on the Kailah cheating storyline, Jay getting fully KO'd, oh and theres a daily challenge that takes up 80% of the episode.
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Logan and Ali are back discussing this weeks drama and insanity from The Challenge: Total Madness! We cover Big T's fictional political glow up, Bear's successful pursuit of Kailah (& the WHOLE Mikey P situation), if Wes vs Josh will ever be a thing, Nelson becoming our favorite character, Jordan trying to make the show all about him, and the caveats to Rogans destruction of Jay.
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Logan and Hunter are back to discuss this weeks episode of Survivor: Winners at War! We cover how the tribe is already sick of 'live tribals', the backlash to Tony's aggressive play to get rid of Sophie, continued animosity between Ben and Jeremy, Cops R Us being stronger than ever, Tony's 3-peat on immunity wins, and ultimately Kim's correct play despite going to the Edge.
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Logan and Ali are joined by CHALLENGE CHAMPION Rogan O'Connor to discuss his quarantine life, what Jogan was doing tearing across the US, the grueling and most insane aspects of the War of the Worlds 2 final, the biggest changes to his game with the new twist on Total Madness, his current relationship with Dee, leaning into the villainesque edit, and so much more!
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Logan and Ali are joined by reigning Challenge champion Dee Nguyen to recap the latest episode of Total Madness, we chat about her decision to not vote herself into the first female elimination, the craziest parts of living in the bunker, dealing with the Twitter trolls during quarantine, never giving up in the freezing COLD WAR daily, the tribunal trying to flex on her, and what really went down in the elimination vs Ashley.
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Logan and Hunter discuss the virtuostic game play and brilliant performance from our man crush, Tony Vlachos, on this weeks episode of Survivor: Winners at War. From his incredible upset victory during the immunity challenge, to his masterful orchestration of the blindside against Sophie, Tony is forging a scintillating new path of Survivor social engineering and reaching new heights of creativity with his innovative style of idol insanity. He plays fast and loose when he gets power, and we wouldn't have it any other way. Oh, and theres a fashion runway, too.
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Logan and Ali are joined by TWO time CHALLENGE CHAMPION Ashley Mitchell to discuss her extensive reality tv history! We chat a bit about her brief time on the Real World and how shocking it was for her to get a call from The Challenge Gods, which led to her wanting to take the competition really seriously given it may have been her only shot. We, of course, ask her about the big decision at the end of Final Reckoning and how it was different from Bananas at the end of Rivals 3 and having to pay for her sins in following seasons before jumping into how grueling the War of the Worlds 2 final was and who wanted to leave Paulie in the dust. We close the pod with a discussion about her time on Total Madness, having to flip her game on its head, her reaction to Bears antics, and the elimination loss to Dee.
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Logan and Ali are back gabbing about MTV's The Challenge: Total Madness. With one of the all time great underdog edits, Jay comes out victorious against Challenge legend CT! Who's reaction was the best? We break down the entire confusing vote that got us this epic elimination, the crazy daily challenge that, how impressive some of the BB rookies have been, if Bananas is pushing for a Rivals season with Ashley, who was best dressed at Halloween and so much more!
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Logan and Hunter=Bro are back discussing this weeks emotional episode of Survivor: Winners at War! Although the Loved Ones segments took up nearly half the episode and the players put the game aside for a while, there was still politicking to be done! The Challenge comes down to a showdown between Ben and Tony before Tony wins his first ever individual immunity, and once the group gets back to camp the names start flying. Did Sarah overplay with the 'Steal a Vote' advantage, or did they need it? Was Kim right to not play the idol for herself? All this and more this week on Rotten Coconut!
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Logan and Ali are joined by reality tv superstar Jay Starrett to chat about his where he got the spark to do reality tv, his epic run on Survivor: Millennials vs Gen X, THAT infamous Michaela vote, who he thinks would crossover over best from Survivor to The Challenge, the biggest differences between the 2 greatest competition shows, his unique experience of competing on both, the rush of finding an immunity idol, his adoration for TJ Lavin and The Challenge long before being cast, what is what like having an already established rivalry from day one in the Challenge house, the target on his back after getting the first red skull, his approach coming into Total Madness and so much more!
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Logan and Ali are joined by super blogger The Nikki Sin (of TheNikkiSin.com) to chat about the latest drama from The Challenge: Total Madness! We discuss Nikki's history with MTV before jumping into the 180 in strategy many of the cast are going to have to employ given TJ's latest twist, the dichotomy in gameplay between Jordan and Tori, Jenn's epic speech (& along with Wes & Bananas brilliant coaching), Jenny getting a clear shot to the final, and Dee's big mistake potentially costing her in the long run.
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Logan and Hunter are joined by Producer Diana to recap and smack talk the latest episode of Survivor: Winners at War. We drag Adam for playing too aggressively with the false hope of a tribal immunity, Parvati and Danni solving this weeks Extinction puzzle, Jeremy's terrible drafting, and then of course the INSANE CHAOS that broke out at the beach after Kim won immunity, who thrived in the disorder, and ultimately a simple vote.
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Logan and Ali are back discussing the long anticipated debut of The Challenge: Total Madness! After the longest hiatus in years, MTV's flagship show is back on the air and this season is going to be a doozy, we've got old rivalries, new hookups, a nuclear apocalypse theme, a tricked out bombshell bunker, and TJ joyriding in a tank...and thats just the first episode! Where does the new Big Brother alliance fall on the totem pole? When will Dee twist Rogan's balls in a knot? How fast is too fast to fall in love for Nany? We answer all this and more on the season premiere of the Rotten Banana Podcast!
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Logan and Hunter are joined by Survivor noob Coray to discuss this weeks episode of Survivor: Winners at War! We discuss how the edit is playing out for who may have a strong end game, Tyson and Rob's epic challenge showdown, Wendell's fire shoe game, Adam getting on everyone nerves, Nick being that awkward friend, Jeremy possibly overplaying his hand, Sophie's under the radar MVP game, and how the vote actually went down!
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Logan and Hunter are back discussing Survivor: Winners at War, this week breaking down why it's tragic that we won't get to see any more Sandra on our screens, before jumping into the immediate schism between Michele and Wendell (that later gets fixed), Rob's Rashomon retelling of landing 3 fire tokens, the obvious vote outs from both Dakal and Yara and of course the challenge where Sele loses. This sets up what seems like an easy vote out of Wendell, before he turns the tides on Yul, by Nick and Michele scheming together to get out the last OG player.
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Your favorite Slytherin and Gryffindor, Logan and Ali, are back discussing everything in the Wizarding World in pop culture post-Harry Potter movies. This includes our experiences at the Wizarding World theme parks in Hollywood and Orlando, the utter mess that is the Cursed Child, our extensive thoughts on the two Fantastic Beasts movies, what sort of new spin offs we’d like to see in the future, JK Rowlings incessant changing of the HP canon, and what our favorite foursome (Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, Tom Felton, & Daniel Radcliffe) have been up to since the Deathly Hallows part 2 released.
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Logan and Hunter Bro are back on the mic to discuss the last two episodes of Survivor: Winners at War! We break down everything that happened last week with Rob trying to orchestrate the buddy system, which ultimately got him sent home, before jumping into all the wild Tony shenanigans of this weeks episode. Denise pulls an all time great move, but did she got too far playing both idols? Will Sandra be the first champion to quit the Edge of Extinction? Michenedell clearly have a rocky history, but will we learn more about their relationship before one of them votes the other out? Tune in this week to find out!
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Logan and Hunter Bro are back on the mic discussing the latest episode of Winners at War, starting with the aftermath of the Ethan blindside, where Adam stands with his tribe, and if he's relegated himself to goat status because of his early fumble. We discuss both the politics of and the challenge they had to perform out on Edge of Extinction and how their game differs so dramatically from what a 'normal' Survivor game is. After a little tin-foil hat conspiracy talk regarding Sele's challenge win, things kick into high gear for Dakal, starting with Tyson immediately focusing on sending Nick home, but it ultimately backfires, was it worth it for Tony and Sarah, though? Tune in to find out!
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Logan and Ali are BACK discussing MTV's The Challenge after the trailer and cast photos were released for season 35, TOTAL MADNESS! We break down the entire cast, from the seasoned vets like Bananas, Wes, Ct, Ashley, Aneesa, & Jenna, to the group of Big Brother Rookies including Bayleigh, Swaggy C, Fessy, & Kaycee. We go through each competitors most recent history on the show and give them a score of how likely they are to win the season, spoiler alert: we don't think Cory is going to do well. We also cover a little bit of the trailer and the spooky theme of the new season!
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Logan and Ali conclude their epic Harry Potter movie binge with the final chapter in the main series, The Deathly Hallows Part 2. We explore the themes of Death, Sacrifice, and Courage from the final installment of the ultimate battle between good and evil in the wizarding world. As Snapes real intentions are finally revealed,
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Logan and Hunter are back to discuss all the latest shenanigans from the wildest season of Survivor yet, Winners at War! From Adam immediately sabotaging his entire game, to Sarah and Tony going undercover with Cops R Us, this episode had it all. Rob felt betrayed by Adam playing both sides, so he was left out of both alliances by the end, but how did he get put in that position? We break down the whole episode, why it was obvious which tribe was going to a vote, and who almost blew it for Dakal on the challenge, plus our MVPs of the week, this week on Rotten Coconut!
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Logan and Ali are back for our penultimate episode of the Harry Potter binge, this week discussing Deathly Hallows part 1, and while it drags at times, this movie is 2.5 hours of setting up for the final battle between Harry Potter and Voldemort. We look back at the 12 year journey of the release of the HP movies, and compare the production to 'Boyhood' and Avengers, but there has really never been a blockbuster series as ambitious in its' scope as the HP franchise. We then dive into the narrative and discuss themes of choices, redemption, and morality as the trio branch off from their yearly Hogwarts excursion to attempt to destroy all the Horcrux's. A journey that separates them from the wizarding world for much of the plot, before being thrust back into the Malfoy's residence for an epic conclusion, and maybe the saddest death in the whole series. Harry and Co have to confront everything from their past before being able to move on to the final battle against Voldemort and all the corruption and hatred he represents in the wizarding world, but does David Yates stick the landing? Check out our final HP podcast next week which will include a chance to win the Blu Ray set!
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Hunter-Bro and Logan are back discussing CBS's SURVIVOR! This week, we break down both the 2 hour premiere and the second episode including our thoughts on Rob masterfully working his way to the top of the power hierarchy, the complicated shifting alliances on Sele vs the clear cut alliances on Dakal, Sandra's unnecessary vendettas against Rob and Amber, Yul's brilliant gameplay despite not knowing anyone on the island, Natalie being cheaply targeted in the beginning, COPS R US ARE BACK, the 2 50-50 idols in play, Danni way overstepping her boundaries and getting herself voted out, and Ben fanboying over Boston Rob. This season is going to be one of the greatest ever so tune in to Rotten Coconut every week!
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Ali and Logan and back discussing Harry Potter, this week we're covering chapter 6 of the story, the Half Blood Prince. This film is clearly an extended good bye to the friendship between Harry and Dumbledore, while also setting up the end game for the final battle between Voldermorts army and all that is good in the world. The theme of loss of innocence and not being able to trust anyone is present throughout this story as we explore Snapes journey from a outsiders perspective knowing his true intentions and the agreement he had with Dumbledore. We are also introduced to Dumbledore's old friend, Professor Slughorn, as his mind contains an important memory related to Tom Riddle's earliest sinister creation of the horcrux's. Join us as we explore the last 'regular' school year for our favorite trio before everything falls off the deep end into the final battles of Deathly Hallows.
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Logan and Ali are back to discuss Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, the first film to start setting up the series finale. With Voldemort officially back, Harry and Co are tormented by not only his return, but also the introduction of Professor Umbridge which finally gives the audience a deeper look into the corruption of the Ministry of Magic. With it becoming ever more apparent that there will be a war between good and evil coming later on, Order of the Phoenix starts introducing characters like Bellatrix Lestrange to show the depth of Voldemorts army and the real and present danger they represent. This was clearly one of the toughest books to adapt because of the colossal size of the novel, so obviously some major cuts needed to be made, so how did David Yates do in his first foray into the Potter franchise? Ali and Logan butt heads about Luna Lovegood and Ali finally comes clean about her IRL Neville Longbottom home wrecker story.
Logan and Ali are halfway through their Harry Potter binge and this week we're breaking down the Tri-Wizard tournament inside the Goblet of Fire. We get to experience a bit of the Quidditch World Cup, but is it anything more than a narrative device to introduce the Deatheaters? The Wizarding World is ever expanding in this movie with the introduction of the other two schools for the tournament, but what is it that makes Goblet stand out from the other films in the series? Cedric, Fleur, and Krum are all new main characters introduced to the story and each have their strengths within the tournament, is the audience given enough time to connect with them, though? Voldemort and the final graveyard sequence are a masterwork in storytelling and setting up the Dark Lord as being back to near full strength to foreshadow our final battle with Harry Potter, but what makes this scene so epic?
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Logan and Producer Diana are back to discuss ALL the drama from the few two episodes of Peter's season of the Bachelor, including all the cringeworthy first impressions, who the early favorites are, who we each picked in our draft, all the #ChampagneGate drama, if Hannah Ann is our new Luke P, why Victoria F is so awkward, and why this should be an all time classic season.
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Logan and Ali are finally onto chapter 3 of the Harry Potter franchise with Prisoner of Azkaban and there's a lot of backstory regarding the production and how the producers landed on Alfonso Cuaron before we dive deep into the themes and narrative of this film. Curaon's fingerprints are all over Prisoner, which needed a visionary director to thrust the Potter franchise into a darker and grittier realm. While there may be one giant time travel sized flaw with this film, it is a masterwork of foreshadowing later stories for the greater series while also being a sort of spin off story because of the lack of Voldemort in the film. Why has the general public been mislead about what really happened with Sirius Black? How much knowledge did Dumblebore actually have of the time traveling plan? All these questions and more are discussed on this weeks episode of Rotten Butterbeer!
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Logan is joined by Scott Yager of Challenge Mania to chat about the last decade of the wrestling industry including how the WWE network changed the game (& the rise of supplemental content), WWE giving undersized indie darlings a real shot, the rise in international exposure both to and from the US market, AJ Styles' incredible cross promotion career (& if his WWE career alone is enough to be 'best of the decade' worthy), Becky Lynch's unlikely rise to superstardom, the rise and sustained success of NXT Takeovers, the best tag teams of the decade, the lack of great Royal Rumble winners in the last ten years and what our favorite matches were.
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Logan and Ali continue their Harry Potter binge and this week its Chamber of Secrets! we discuss the new major themes introduced from prejudice, and identity to fear of the 'other' from the introduction of House Elves and Voldemorts 'true-blood' ideology. Chamber of Secrets lays the foundation for the final conflict of the series, but is it a good stand alone film? Chamber is essentially anti-Slytherin propaganda, but is that a bad thing? The rotating door of Defense against the Dark Arts teachers brings us Professor Lockhart and all his dripping ego, but is he underused in the film? Tom Riddle and his diary are the next piece of 'endgame' material introduced early on in the series and the Chamber of Secrets itself is a clever narrative tool to introduce ancient Hogwarts lore to the viewer, but does the film hold up?
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Logan and Ali begin their Harry Potter marathon by discussing our rules for the podcast, the phenomenon that was the book series, and how crazed the casting of the trio was, before jumping into our review of The Sorcerer's Stone, the theme of discovery throughout the story, the entire first movie being heavy foreshadowing for the entire franchise, Daniel Radcliffe's questionable acting, the early groundwork of establishing Harry as a possible Slytherin, Harry (& the film watchers) stepping into an unknown world, Logan incessantly peppering Ali with questions about the Wizarding World, Voldemort operating as a white supremacist allegory, Logan takes a 'Sorting Hat' quiz live on air to determine his house, and so much more about the first installment of the epic series!
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Logan and Ali are joined by Challenge Champion and legend Weston Bergmann to discuss his dual life between reality tv and BetaBlox, why he loves being on Cameo, his experience with 2 part & purges in finals and why the producers need to manufacture drama, how he almost wound up on Dirty 30, where things went wrong on War of the Worlds 2 and his nightmare of an elimination against Bear, why Dee should never be underestimated again, how the power alliance was misportrayed in WotW2, Jordan and Tori's brilliant gameplay, he explains all of Zach's wedding plans for War of the Worlds, who the biggest party girl in Challenge history really was, why Turbo is the greatest Challenger ever, his true thoughts on Ninja and why she gets targeted, why Casey's luggage was the biggest game changer in Fresh Meat, his brief but brilliant acting career, and his insane Maury segment opposite Johnny Bananas.
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Logan and Ali were joined by War of the Worlds 2 CHAMPION Dee Nguyen to discuss everything from her tumultuous relationship with Rogan, Paulie going on long non sensical rants at the reunion, what she did in Thailand after filming, the most difficult parts of the final, accidentally exposing Paulie and Cara Maria's social experiment in London, who was the best dressed at the reunion, moving to LA and everything in between!
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Logan and Hunter are back to discuss what went down on the final night of Survivor: Island of the Idols, covering everything from how Tommy pulled off the win, to an all goat final 3, if there was anything different Dean could have done, we break down all the contestants on season 40, the Dan incident continuing to linger over the show, and more of Noura's zaniness.
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Logan, Ali, & Maria are back together to chat about the season finale and part 2 of The Challenge War of the Worlds 2. Topics covered include massive rants about how unevenly the rules and penalties were applied, Cara and Paulie coming up short in the biggest moments, why having purges in the middle of finals is nonsense, and other ramblings about 'the most intense final ever on the Challenge'.
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Logan and Ali are back discussing MTV's The Challenge War of the Worlds 2 Final, we cover Paulie and Cara hyping themselves up and their famous last words, before jumping into deep dives on Zach and Leroy's finals records, TJ clearly ADRing lines in post to add rules for the audience, Jordan's cringey confessionals trying to play the villain, Cara staying the Queen of Panic in finals, Dee eating some Scorpion Chicken Nuggets, and Paulie's epic stumble at the end of the episode.
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Logan and Ali are back to discuss the latest drama and antics from MTV's The Challenge War of the Worlds 2. This week we cover Cara Maria getting a little cocky going into the last leg of the season, how dangerous the daily challenge actually was for some competitors, the ultra drama of TJ forcing the challengers to vote right after the competition, CT pulling a fast one and actually looking out for Team UK, Paulie's cool guy glasses move, Ashley being one of the greatest ever at puzzles and Paulie's ludicrous comments about his place in Challenge history.
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Logan was joined by Love Island and War of the Worlds 2 vet Idris Virgo to chat about his first experiences with reality TV in the UK before jumping into his time on The Challenge, the subtle game he was trying to play, how he would approach the game differently, Theo doing him dirty and siding with Bear, his view on what happened in the crazy Ninja-Laurel elimination, how Jordan comes off in person and what really happened in the beef between him and Turbo, he confesses his love for a former Challenger, and we talk about dealing with the Twitter trolls.
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The full tribunal of Logan, Maria, and Ali are back together to chat about the latest episode of MTV's The Challenge: War of the Worlds 2, topics covered include Dee checking her team before the Challenge about their BS apologies, if KamRoy is legit or just a showmance, Jan's amazing rendition of 'Son of a Preacher Man', Joss's self inflicted and deserving demise, Dee standing up for her badass self, team US puzzlingly choosing Ninja to be speaker, Dee remaining dickmatized by Rogan, and Jordans impressive elimination victory.
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Logan and Ali are back together to discuss everything from the reality TV world the last few weeks. We start by chatting about Jemmye's new Youtube channel and upcoming appearance on Ex on the Beach, Tori Hall possibly never being on season 35, and Logan goes on an EPIC rant about the #MeToo moment that went down on Survivor this week before jumping into recapping the last 2 weeks of War of the Worlds 2.
We talk about Jordan sending Theo home and the proposal that followed, which of course leads to a discussion on Cara Maria and her perpetual misery and not being able to distinguish real life from the show, and then jump into how dirty Rogan treated Dee and the conniving way he went about trying to send her home, along with chatting about Kam's territorial behavior regarding Leroy, and we close the show with Tori's Iverson moment over Jenny in Hall Brawl
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Logan and Ali were LIVE on Periscope after the episode this week to recap all the drama from this weeks episode of War of the Worlds 2 including whether Turbo crossed the line and deserved to be sent home (& why his game didn't translate to this season), how 'classic Challenge' the daily felt, how messy the deliberation got with Team US, who the actual worst female player on US is, Paulie recognizing that the politics are more important than performance in dailies, and how the hell Georgia wound up in the elimination with Tori.
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Logan and Ali are back to chat about all the latest cast rumors from season 35 of The Challenge before jumping into our discussion on War of the Worlds 2: Ep 9 The Royal Rumble. We cover Dee getting crazy sick early on, the last minute addition of the medicine balls to the Challenge to save lives, Paulie getting in Theo's face with the Big Bagel Boss energy, the lack of game Idris has played, Paulie control the Tribunal politically, and Logan watches the Turbo-Jordan encounter for the first time live on the pod!
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Hunter is back on the podcast to chat with Logan about this season of Survivor: Island of the Idols to chat about how insane Noura's game is (and how she has a chance to make it to the end), Hunters undying love for Dean, how the tribe mix ups shook down, general Applebee's shit talk, Karishma being both the worst challenger and having the most compelling story, Elaine being deceptively smart, Missy playing too aggressively too early, and how Tom ended up getting sent home.
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Logan and Maria are back to chat about The Challenge and get her thoughts on the last few episodes, but first Logan discusses this season of Survivor a bit before jumping into the cast rumors for Challenge season 35 (SKIP TO ~32:00 TO AVOID SPOILERS). Jumping into recapping episode 8 of War of the Worlds 2 we discuss the new divide in the house between Cara's Cult and Team Tordan, Ninja not having Dee's back in the most crucial of political situations, the Rogan and Kyle beef playing our before our eyes, Ashley playing a brilliant floater game, Dee not caving to the American girls trying to swing her vote and so much more!
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Logan and Ali are joined by War of the Worlds 2 and UK reality star Rogan O'Connor to discuss his history with UK reality TV, the clothing brand he launched, how his loss on Vendettas inspired a complete change in his life, being partially responsible for Kyle's strong Challenge run, the comments comparing himself to CT, stepping into the boxing ring, why he didn't take Joss's place in the Proving Grounds, how deep his friendship with Joss runs, how messy UK reality TV can be, his biggest stripper fails, who he would want to be partnered with on a pairs season, and so much more!
Logan and Ali are joined by War of the Worlds 2 and UK reality star Rogan O'Connor to discuss his history with UK reality TV, the clothing brand he launched, how his loss on Vendettas inspired a complete change in his life, being partially responsible for Kyle's strong Challenge run, the comments comparing himself to CT, stepping into the boxing ring, why he didn't take Joss's place in the Proving Grounds, how deep his friendship with Joss runs, how messy UK reality TV can be, his biggest stripper fails, who he would want to be partnered with on a pairs season, and so much more!
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Ali and Logan are back to chat about The Challenge, including her experience at the MTV sponsored Spartan Race in Atlanta, partying with Tony and Jemmye, we explain the Twitter giveaway and who ended up winning, the latest Challenge Twitter drama, and what went down in the Cara Maria-Paulie break up saga before jumping into recapping the last 2 episodes of War of the Worlds 2 and how ridiculous the trivia challenge was, how much of a beast Jenny can be in eliminations, Zach's continued disrespecting of women on a consistent basis, the extensive Jordan-Turbo fight, why Rogan calling himself the next CT is the most preposterous statement ever, and why this elimination was a cool twist on the classic Hall Brawl.
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Logan is joined by Scott Yager of Challenge Mania fame to discuss the series premiere of AEW's flagship show on TNT, Dynamite. We discuss the differences between some of the latest WWE shows to the presentation of Dynamite, address the latest CM Punk story, why the show gave off big WCW Nitro vibes, how MJF became one of the best on the mic, hear Scott's live experience bumping into the Young Bucks and Tony Kahn, why Sammy Guevara doesn't quite do it for us, which AEW talent really has that megastar quality, why Moxley hasn't been a true recurring character on the show yet, and all the dark matches we didn't see on TV.
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Logan and Ali are joined by War of the Worlds veteran and overall superstar Miss Dee Nguyen to chat about her experience in America with Challenge Mania Live, the differences in her game from WotW 1 to this most recent season and what alliances carried over from that previous season, before jumping into her big move to vote in Laurel and change the power dynamic of the house, her view of what happened at the end of the crazy elimination between Ninja and Laurel, Theo getting on everyones nerves and what landed him in the mens elimination, how the Big Brother players are finally living up to their sneaky ways, Dee does her best Josh impersonation, Zach showing growth by apologizing to Ninja, and Ali drops some American history on our asses.
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Logan and Ali are joined by Real World: New Orleans and Challenge veteran Jemmye Carroll to chat about War of the Worlds 2, Wes' cocky gameplay getting him sent home, Laurels list and breaking down her entire approach to the game, Jem spills some tea on Laurels Invasion loss, her current status with Camila, Johnny's terrible acting and throwing of the challenge, the dirt on Jordan stealing Paulie's proposal moment, how production screwed Laurel, how she really feels about Ninja Natalie, and Jem answers a few Twitter questions!
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Logan and Ali are joined by MTV Challenge veteran Kailah Casillas to chat about how she got started on her radio show 'Kickin it with Kailah', the bizarre nature of her Real World season (along with her favorite challenges from Go Big or Go Home), how gross the shelter was on Invasion, experiencing Camilanator in person, behind the scenes Champs vs Stars stories, sort dirt from being on Lohan's Beach House, what the experience was like on How Far is Tattoo Far, what went down when Paulie was in Vegas and other fun Vegas stories, getting recognized around town, some of her favorite true crime shows/podcast and so much more!
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Logan was joined by Maria at this past weekends Challenge Mania Live event in San Francisco but first we hear Maria's initial thoughts on War of the Worlds 3 before discussing our experience at the Meet and Greet, the set up for the show and what our expectations for it were, what it was really like meeting Turbo in real life, all the most interesting stories from the panel, how genuine Abram was while he gave personal responses to the questions asked of him, what it was like throwing back shots with the cast and the after party experience, and how incredible it was connecting with the Challenge community in person and meeting some of the Twitter celebrities.
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Logan and Ali are back to chat about the latest episode of War of the Worlds 2 covering everything from how the big decision the elimination winners have to make will effect the game moving forward, the raw deal Big T got from her own team, Kam making power moves both as the speaker and connecting with Cara Maria & Paulie, CT's fatherly disappointment in team UK's struggles, Kyle showing growth and maturity attempting to corral the troops, and another epic proving grounds at the end of the episode!
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Logan is joined by Scott Yager of Challenge Mania to chat about the first episode of War of the Worlds 2, the producers doubling down on the cast and format, what we think of the rookies & the latest Challenge rumors before jumping into recapping the most recent AEW PPV, All Out (~30:00). We cover the questionable pay per view titles, our CM Punk conspiracy theories, the no brainer decision to put the title on Chris Jericho, if Lucha Bros vs Young Bucks was the first 5 star match for AEW, the bizarre finish between Pac and Omega, what X-Pac heat means in 2019, the lack of good entrance music in AEW, and Scott addresses the latest rumors about Paulie in Vegas
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Logan and Ali are back to discuss the premier of War of the Worlds 2 including how the Challenge social media landscape has shifted, the weak AF intro to all the rookies, Laurel immediately getting back to business, Team US making a massive mistake not taking CT as their reinforcement (along with his problematic highlight reel), Wes getting outsmarted by Bananas, what couples we ship and which make no sense, Wes looking like a bully to Sean, and starting the season off right with a pole wrestle elimination.
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Logan and Ali are joined by Tina Eisner, a casting manager at Cornwell Casting, to discuss her journey within the reality tv industry, working with people on both sides of the casting chair, how rewarding working on MTV's True Life was, casting personality based shows vs story based, how Angela Babicz wound up being the reality tv she became, how social media has changed the landscape of casting and the challenges of finding authentic people, the Big Brother and Love Island craze, the do's and don'ts of trying to get cast on tv, if the reality tv bubble will ever burst, and so much more!
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Logan and Ali are back for part 2 of their Challenge War of the Worlds 2 season preview including breaking down all of the reinforcements, we discuss CT's entire Challenge history (including Champs vs Stars ): ), how Dee+ Ninja having to break up will effect their alliance, Turkey's favorite son Turbo & where he got his reality tV start, and we speculate on some of the newest twists this season, before jumping into a frame by frame analysis of the teaser trailer where we see Josh securing camera time with fights against both CT and Paulie.
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Logan and Ali and back to discuss the latest released info from MTV regarding the sequel season to War of the Worlds. We break down every cast member and their history on the show, and speculate on how the format will play out considering this is the first season to have 2 teams since The Ruins.
Logan is joined by Diana to discuss Hannah B’s Bachelorette season covering why Tyler is our new feminist woke king, how Jed became America’s most hated country singer, Luke P’s insane antics that overtook the entire season, and Hannah’s poise through the end despite every obstacle being thrown her way. We also discuss who will be on Bachelor in Paradise this upcoming season.
Logan and Jono are back to discuss the latest news and trailers to drop from Comic Con 2019 including what Marvel is doing with Phase 4, our thoughts on Tarantino's films, and a brief Midsummer review (jump to 38:50 to avoid spoilers) before jumping into breaking down the trailers for Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, Westworld Season 3, His Dark Materials, Watchmen, The Witcher, The Dark Crystal, Terminator Dark Fate, It: Chapter 2, and the Jay and Silent Bob Reboot.
Logan and Ali were joined by Drew, Gigi, and Cait of 'You F*cked with the Wrong Podcast' fame to discuss The Challenge War of the Worlds reunion including how Lolo Jones did as cohost, why the producers were pushing the Cara Maria needle phobia on the audience, how Kam and Da'Vonne squashed the beef in the most mature way, Zach tucking his tail between his legs on every reunion, and Wes not apologizing enough for slandering Da'Vonne on Twitter and make sure you tune into part 2 on the 'You F*cked with the Wrong Podcast' feed at https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/you-f-cked-with-the-wrong-podcast/id1451379803
Logan is joined by Scott Yager of ChallengeMania to discuss All Elite Wrestling's debut show, Double or Nothing. We discuss AEW's story and how the Double or Nothing show came to be, the evolution of Chris Jericho's career, before jumping into the DoN card, starting with an extensive breakdown of the Casino Battle Royale and who some of the fresh faces were, the Dusty Rhodes feel of the Royale, Logan's problems with the lack of storytelling at one off shows, the emotional fulfillment of Cody vs Dustin, why CM Punk allure has worn off (despite being rumored for every major event), what Jon Moxley showing up in AEW means for the show moving forward, and why it was ultimately smart for Omega to put over Jericho.
Logan and Ali are back to discuss MTV’s The Challenge, including our relief of being able to discuss the winner of War of the Worlds, before talking about the Challenge season 34 rumored cast, the curious choice to send Hunter into the elimination, how screwed Ninja got despite finishing the hardest final ever, the lameness of the trivia and eating checkpoints, Turbo’s incredible winners edit, Wes playing smarter, not harder, and Theo possibly blowing it in the ninth inning.
Logan is joined by the full tribunal of Ali and Maria to discuss the Challenge: War of the Worlds including Ali's thoughts on Paulie's exit, Logan goes on a rant about the Survivor finale (& how it relates to The Challenge), Wes admitting to past final failures (Rivals I), Theo dominating the first leg, combining extreme weather with the hardest final ever not being the best idea, we break down each competitors race, and have to criticize the producers for adding too many twists this season.
Logan and the Maester of Los Angeles, Jono, to discuss season 8 episode 5 of Game of Thrones, The Bells, including Varys going out on his own terms like a badass, how Weiss and Benioff are trying too hard to subvert expectations and have fumbled the ending, the season 8 Tyrion Lannister character assassination, Miguel Sopachnik's BRILLIANT directing accompanied by subpar writing, celebrities cameos in Game of Thrones history, the uselessness of the Golden Company, how Dany's rapid Mad Queen descent has betrayed everything her character stood for, if CleganeBowl lived up to the hype, and our big problem with the prophecies throughout the show.
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Logan and Maria reminisce about two years of podcasting about the Challenge together before jumping into recapping episode 14 of War of the Worlds, covering how much of an upset it was for Da'Vonne to beat Dee and we discuss how great of a season Day had, the Judgement Day purge challenge and how Paulie showed huge heart despite his unlikely demise, Logan compares Ninja to Jordan, Wes playing smarter not harder, and Logan goes on a rant about the lame nature of purges, especially this late in the game. We also tease the final and speculate about how the rest of the show will play out!
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Logan and Ali were lucky enough to be joined by the lovely Dee Nguyen to discuss her history with reality tv, including her First Date and Geordie Shore life, before jumping into her experience on War of the Worlds, what her life was like growing up in poverty, how she deals with the Twitter trolls, what really went down during the Halloween party, her newfound single life, the yelling match defending Ninja against Turbo, we debate the age old question of whether or not Gus is hot, what it feels like to get a bad edit, & she debunks Bananas theory on Zach throwing their elimination.
The full tribunal is back to discuss the latest episode of The Challenge: War of the Worlds including the Challenge Instagram doing amazing giveaways lately (& killing it on social media in general), we break down the history of the Hall Brawl elimination, why Jordan will forever have bigger balls than Paulie, this class of challengers playing with honor vs. wanting worse players in the final, where Cara Maria ranks amongst the Challenge greats AKA LeBron vs Jordan, Logan goes on an epic anti-Big Dairy rant, Da'Vonne remaining unbothered by the politics and much more!
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Logan is joined by the Maester Jono and Ser Dave of the Blackwater to discuss the most ambitious and over the top battle scene in cinema history, whether our expectations were subverted via how The Night King found his demise, the lack of Azor Ahai prophecy & overall lackluster foreshadowing, the World War Z element of the wights, Melisandre's narrative coming to a close, we pour one out for a few of our favorites that didn't make it out alive, and break down Weiss & Benioff's post show comments.
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Logan and Ali are back to discuss our Avengers: Endgame plans before jumping into recapping episode 12 of War of the Worlds, including what we thought about the worst elimination in Challenge history, how Nany got screwed by Wes and the producers, Georgia and Da'Vonne refusing to trust Wes and it paying off, the mini final showing everyone's mettle & endurance, playing smarter not harder with the efficiency in the challenge, Logan's 2 major problems with the War of the Worlds format, Hunter continuing to never learn from mistakes, and then we deep dive into the incident between Ninja+Dee+Turbo. (Hint: don't come for Turbo!)
UK's favorite son, Theo Campbell, joined Logan on the podcast to discuss how he landed on War of the Worlds, his extensive athletic career, how he gets himself in trouble with the ladies, some of his initial thoughts on the vets, the latest update on his relationship with Kam, that time he partied with Usain Bolt, which War of the Worlds rookies he knew before the show, how famous Stephen Bear really is in the UK, how quickly he caught on to Wes' scheming, and more!
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Logan and Ali break down the latest episode of The Challenge: War of the Worlds including our favorite fast food joints, how Wes dominating the episode was a microcosm oh him dominating this season, the continued toxicity of Cara and Paulies relationship, dive into Nany's elimination history, a mini Exes 2 recap, Ninja pulling a Fury Road move during the Mad Max style challenge, Nany and Da'Vonne vs Cara Maria, Jemmye comparing Cara to Camila on Twitter, and so much more!
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Logan, Jono, and Dave are back discussing HBO's Game of Thrones covering the season 8 premier, Winterfell. Topics covered include the new opening animation, where HBO was spending the CGI budget, the symmetry and rhyming of the pilot with the season 8 premier, where the hell Ghost went, Brans newfound subtlety, Young Lord Umber being the first devastating death of the season, the excessive amount of happy reunions, what Aragorn's thoughts on taxation are, Jono's new theory on not creating theories anymore, who tf Harry Strickland is, Ed Sheeran's beloved return to Westeros and so much more!
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The full tribunal of Logan, Maria, and Ali are back to recap and discuss the latest rumors from the MTV Challenge world including our thoughts on if Bear was worth what MTV paid for his services, who will be hosting the reunion, the notion of earning vs deserving of getting to a final, why this was THE definitive Turbo episode, how the new tribunal will play out, Bear's epic fail at the challenge that landed him in elimination, and the 2 previous challenges/eliminations this episode was paying homage to.
The full tribunal of Ali, Maria and Logan are back to discuss episode 9 of MTV's The Challenge: War of the Worlds including the Bear-Wes rivalry, our theories on what a tie in voting means, Wes' latest twitter drama with Da'Vonne, Hunter failing to learn from past mistakes, Cara's continued cringiness, Paulie and Ninja's superior communication, and how the game will change with TJ's latest twist making it an individual game.
Logan, Jono, and Dave are back from the hibernation that was the 2 year wait between Game of Thrones seasons and break down who will sit on the throne at the end of the show, the lack of leaks for the 2 years between seasons, if Weiss and Benioff will follow George R.R. Martins blueprint of subverting expectations in the series finale, we try to wrap up a few unfinished threads that were sprinkled throughout the whole show, and finally we discuss what would constitute a satisfying ending to the show (aka anything but Return of the King.)
Logan and Ali break down the latest episode of War of the Worlds including Ali's thoughts on the latest Amanda controversy (& why she might be team Amanda now), how women are treated in reality tv, why Dee is our new favorite Challenger, Bear's latest lying antics (& his extensive Hawaiian shirt collection), Kyle's epic one liners, Wes trying to play master manipulator, why we actually want a cliffhanger and much more!
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Logan and Diana break down the last few weeks worth of War of the Worlds episode including why Leroy is one of the most overrated players in Challenge history, Bears bold strategy of targeting the strong vets, Gus and Jenna's lack of foresight by targeting Josh and Amanda, Bear breaking Da'Vonnes heart by forcing Paulie and Ninja into Interrogation, and where Josh went wrong in his elimination.
Logan is joined by MTV Challenge vet and overall badass Marie Roda to discuss her friend Nicole being on Game of Clones before jumping into her thoughts on War of the Worlds including how ridiculous Bear was (and how she'd love to party with him), if Zach is just a misunderstood asshole, how difficult the mini-final Challenge was, and she drops a few truth bombs about Cara Maria and her relationship with Paulie.
Logan and Hunter are joined by Survivor and reality TV ICON Jonny Fairplay to discuss his latest tv project (Palette Roulette), cast themed seasons vs twist seasons, his current relationship with Jeff Probst, how the Edge of Extinction twist might play out, whether Sandra is the biggest anomaly player in Survivor history, getting stiffed by AJ Styles in his TNA debut, why he hates WarDog and so much more!
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Logan, Ali, and Maria AKA the tribunal are back discussing MTV's the Challenge: War of the Worlds including the drama Amanda and Da'Vonne brought up on twitter, the producers protecting their favorites, the questionable strategy of a few teams at the epic Fallout Challenge, the unspoken pro-wrestling style agreement between Kyle and Paulie, Nany not letting CT skate to the final, who was best dressed at the Halloween party, and JP's ballsy move of calling out an MTV legend into a physical elimination.
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Logan and Ali are back discussing War of the Worlds covering TJ's explanation of the relic and the history of rewarding elimination winners, Bananas general delusion about his standing in the game and the three acts in the reality career of Johnny, Cara Maria inserting herself into Mattie and Kyles love fest, a new theory on Zach's lack of interest in the show, Wes being giddy over throwing Johnny into the Killing Floor, and Bananas terrible decision to call Zach out.
Logan is joined by Diana and Hunter to discuss the season premiere of Survivor: Edge of Extinction, we cover who we each drafted in our fantasy draft, why Joe is the easiest meat shield post-merge target ever, the difficulty the producers face in non tribe based themes, WHY Wendy wouldn't yes-and her way out of trouble, Ron being the next potential Christian, Kelly Wentworth's Survivor history, and that awkward tribal council.
Logan is joined by Diana to discuss episode 2 of The Challenge: War of the Worlds covering everything from TJ hanging loose during his monster truck rally at the challenge, Wes staying 4 steps ahead of his cast mates, why Bananas tearing down Wes is detrimental to his legacy, why the Challenge isn't America's fifth major sport, Zach's continued toxicity by threatening to break up with Jenna after getting caught cheating (again), Amanda stirring the pot and sticking to her guns, and Hunter getting his sweet revenge taking out Chase & Ashley first this season.
Logan and Ali are back discussing the season premiere (sort of) of the new season of The Challenge: War of the Worlds, Apocalypse Now! We break down Paulie's latest social media meltdown, and Morgan calling out Wes during the After Show before jumping into who does well in the opening purge challenge. The podcast takes many divergent paths including a deep dive into Lolo Jones and her reality TV career, the cringe of the Cara Maria- Paulie sexcapades, Theo's 8 Mile comments, and our early predictions for who will win WotW.
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Logan and Ali are back discussing MTV's The Challenge covering the first 'non-official' episode of War of the Worlds where we get to meet the 18 reality TV stars invading the Challenge world. We break down all the new cast members, their relationships with the veterans, our early favorites, why Turbo placed Logan on his hit list, and how the vet alliances may fall in place.
Logan and Hunter are back discussing the final night of Survivor: David vs Goliath from Nick winning, to Mike's weak final pitch to the jury, some behind the scenes secrets at the reunion, Natalie NOT leaning into being a villain, Hunter's theory on why the fire starter challenge is better than a final vote, Angelina and Probst opening up the discussing about how women are judged differently on the show, and we tease season 38 Edge of Extinction!
Logan is joined by Real World: Sydney and Challenge alum KellyAnne Judd to discuss her relationship with the cast and specifically the crew on her RW season, what her dealbreaker Instagrams are, her experience with Cara Maria over the years, bullying on the show then vs now, the insane politics of the Ruins, her favorite seasons and so much more!
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Logan is joined by Hunter and Diana to discuss the last few weeks of David vs Goliath (Brochacho Blindside) before jumping into episode 13 covering everything from Nick planting the fake idol, Davie living life like a future millionaire, Jonny Fairplay on Reality Steve, Nick getting the winners edit, Mr. Schneebly finally winning an immunity, Hunter-bro's theory on lawyers, and Christian outplaying everyone despite going home.
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Logan is joined by MTV Real World and Challenge alum Syrus Yarbrough to discuss his current life in Santa Monica, the reality TV scene around LA, the changes to BMP and MTV over the years, his thoughts on Puck vs. David on BOTS, what really happened on the Ruins, his connection to the Golden State Warriors, and who he thinks is the greatest Challenger ever.
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Logan gives a bunch of podcast recommendations from multiple genres including Challenge/reality TV, sports/NBA, movie reviews, politics, and wrestling. Follow us on Twitter @HedrichFiles
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-Challenge-Mania, Smashing Heads Podcast, Brain Candy
-Bill Simmons+ Ringer Podcast Network
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-Old School Wrestling...... & many more!
Logan recaps the Final Reckoning reunion drama, the LizChallenge twitter insanity, why Cara Maria gets so much hate from cast members, Amanda and Zach's relationship never getting mended, and Logan declares his favorite cast member ever retired.
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Logan and Maria are back discussing the wild Final Reckoning reunion and all the drama that ensued. Maria drops her thoughts on the final and why she was devastated Ashley won, before jumping into who was best dressed at the reunion, Da'Vonne calling out Ashley about group DMs, and Logan brings the fire towards Johnny Bananas and all his past hateful behavior, Cory doubling down on his body slamming, Nelson not understanding what an exclusive relationship is, and Amanda does half of Dolph Zigglers job.
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Logan is joined by Challenge super fan Ali to discuss her experience at multiple Challenge live events, and her history with the show before jumping into the controversial finale episode of Final Reckoning (17:42 but really 20:00) with MTV coming through with Hunter's receipts, the potential conspiracy theory that Joss & Sylvia are the true winners, why this style of final are always disappointing, Marie spilling behind the scenes secrets all over Twitter, the consequences of Ashley's decision, how Cara Maria has changed over the years, and we confess our love for Marie.
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Logan is joined by Jennifer Geoghan from Real World: Bad Blood to discuss what life is like post Real World, her casting story and all the different MTV shows she applied for, her reaction to the bait and switch the producers pulled on her and the rest of the 'Bad Bloods', the status with her and Peter these days, how much she loves AYTO, what she thinks of Final Reckoning, and so much more!
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Logan and Maria are back discussing MTV's The Challenge including some of our favorite seasons, and paying homage to Diem Brown before jumping into recapping Final Reckoning episode 19 including breaking down the high voltage Trivia Part 2 Challenge, all the dirty behind the scenes secrets regarding the elimination re-do, the brilliant late game voting from Marie and Ashley, and Natalie's insane stamina to send Bananas home!
Logan is joined by Challenge OG Aneesa Ferreira to discuss a range of topics including her experience on both the Champs vs Stars seasons, what really happened with Camila, the concept of bullying in reality TV, her take on the Bananas-Devin fight, whether she's done with the show, her experience on Real World: Chicago, and what went wrong in the two Finals she ran.
Logan is joined by host of The Starters, J.E. Skeets, to discuss his history with Survivor, why Christian is so damn likable, John Hennigan's chances to win and if he'll ever rejoin WWE, his favorite season formats, if Dan is the thirstiest Survivor player ever, his thoughts on Natalie's short but memorable run, the biggest blunders in Survivor history, and Skeets rattles off every winner in the history of the show.
Logan and Maria are back discussing MTV's The Challenge starting with Cara Maria and Paulie's appearance on How Far is Tattoo Far, more Season 33 rumors and rumblings, and Maria's thoughts on Bananas loss last week, before jumping into recapping Final Reckoning episode 18 starting with the drama in Redemption with Nelson and Kayleigh, that Redemption finally ends at EPISODE 18, Brad and Kyle's questionable strategy, Kam and Kayleigh's huge win (and later getting purged), and the disappointing heavyweight battle between Shelson and Banony.
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Logan and Challenge super fan Alex Nata discuss the latest from the world of MTV including her thoughts on the Challenge 33 cast, and the Bananas-Devin incident before jumping into recapping episode 17 of Roda's Reckoning covering how the world revolves around Johnny and his continued hypocritical behavior, the Lavender Ladies banding together to take out Bananas and Tony, Joss and Sylvia's HUGE win against Banony in the insanely frustrating building elimination, & Paulie and Natalie redefining what redemption mean
Logan is joined by fellow reality TV junkie Hunter to discuss his new obsession with Big Brother, some of his all time favorite Survivor moments, who he took in the Survivor fantasy draft, the biggest differences between Survivor and MTV's the Challenge, who he sees potentially winning David vs Goliath, and the crazy blindside votes/injuries that have sent the first few people home this season.
Logan and Maria discuss the latest Season 33 cast rumors before jumping into recapping Final Reckoning episode 16 starting with Kam trolling Kyle and Brad for losing their elimination, the complicated nature of taking sides when everyone is wrong, Bananas incredibly insensitive comments trying to weaponize Devin's emotions, we have an extensive conversation about the incident and eventually talk about the lamest trivia challenge in years.
Logan and Maria are back discussing MTV's The Challenge including the leaked season 33 cast, Real World coming back (to Facebook), before jumping into recapping Final Reckoning episode 15 (20:40) including Cara Maria and Marie calling out Shane and Nelson into a physical maze elimination, Zach's continued stubbornness, Kayleigh and Kyle getting into it after both pulling the Double Crosses, and the 2 underdog teams pulling upsets in 'That's the Ticket' elimination.
Logan and Maria are back discussing MTV's The Challenge: Final Reckoning including the Lavender Ladies being frontrunners, who was right in the Marie vs Sylvia beef, one of the most exciting Challenges this season, Shane and Nelson becoming besties, the headbutt heard round the world, Team Cara Marie wanting to take out the leader of the Lavender Ladies.
Logan and Maria are back discussing MTV's The Challenge: Final Reckoning, including Zach declaring his allegiance to Tony (& actually sacrificing himself), the house politics before the craziest Armageddon voting reveal yet, Logan's theory on Jozea and Da'Vonne making it past the rookie wall, the toxic relationship between Zach and Amanda, and Cory & Devin mercenary-ing their way back into the house!
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Logan is joined by Challenge and AYTO diehard fan Sydney to discuss who are the current faces of the show, the best AYTO moments worth rewatching, if the Lavender Ladies are bullies or smart competitors, the best moments from Ex on the Beach, what happened to Eddie on Vendettas, why Zach makes his team one of the biggest threats to win the whole thing, our thoughts on the mercenaries coming in this late, and we close the show with our predictions for who wins this season.
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Logan is joined by Challenge Mania host Scott Yager to discuss the behind the scenes of running the biggest podcast in the Challenge sphere, what podcasting in the modern age entails, why MTV holds their stars back, his backyard wrestling career, how pro wrestling relates to the Challenge, Scott works in his best Vince McMahon impression, and the show ends with a brief talk on the criticisms of using Patreon.
Logan and Diana discuss episode 11 of Final Reckoning including a possible blemish on Kam's immaculate elimination record, Paulie playing peace keeper between Kayleigh and Natalie, Bananas continued lack of self awareness, Cory Sergeant's MTV and Challenge career, the Lavender Ladies bullying tactics, how unfair the Final Reckoning format is, Diana's theory on tall hot bros, Amanda's insane rant on Cara Maria and Marie coming to to her defense (& being on the right side of history.)
Logan, Dave, and Brian are back together to recap the first week of NFL and the NBA offseason, Dave officially files divorce papers from the Lions, Logan speaks Garoppolo's MVP bid into existence, Brian and Dave debate Johnny Manziel vs Nathan Peterman and the deepest depths by which the Lions will go to lose football games. 2nd half of the pod jumps into NBA discussion including the vibes around LA after LeBron signed with the Lakers, if Durant's titles have an asterisk, and we give our Finals picks.
Logan and Maria are joined by Vendettas, Champs vs Stars, AYTO, and Final Reckoning alum Killa Kam Williams to discuss her power vote and orchestration of the most ambitious voting scheme in Challenge history, what happened on her AYTO season, the biggest difference between CvS and the main show, her attitude and philosophy on not playing a scared game, if Shane did the right thing throwing the Challenge, and what she thought of Jozea's latest single!
Logan is joined by BMX legend and host of 22 seasons of MTV's the Challenge, TJ Lavin, to discuss the gnarly spill he took this morning, what he does when he's not filming, his favorite challenge locations, his piano style and how he picked up guitar, where he was for the Dirty XXX finale, his reaction to Bananas stealing Sarah's money at the end of Rivals 3, his Youtube channel and philosophy on paying it forward.
Logan and Maria are back discussing MTV's The Challenge including Kailah Casillas being on the new Lindsay Lohan reality show and the latest drama on Teen Mom 2 before jumping into Final Reckoning episode 6. Topics include CT going crazy from boredom in the Redemption House, the suspicious timing of Bratni's breakup, the continuing love triangle saga between Faith-Kyle-Cara Maria and the implications on the voting in the game. Finally we get an actual Challenge this episode, and it's an ambitious one! We recap who killed it this week on the train heist before jumping into the voting speculation and who gets burned this time around.
Logan and Maria recap episode 5 of MTV's The Challenge Final Reckoning including all the house drama post Paulie elimination, if BanAngela is a valuable alliance, CT's unfair treatment of Veronica, the Nelson-Kayleigh toxicity, Tori and Bananas trashing Bratni, and Logan goes on an epic rant about MTV+the producers+format of this season of the Challenge.
Logan is joined by Coray, Kyle, and Al to discuss the NBA offseason including IT signing with the Nuggets and where they stand in the West, LeBron's seismic shift to the Lakers, Cousins and the Warriors ruining the NBA (again), and the Kawhi-DeMar fiasco before jumping into our recent trip to Las Vegas for NBA Summer League in which we lost all our money playing craps and bumped into a few celebrities.
Logan is joined by Challenge super fan and admin for the best Challenge Facebook page on the internet to discuss her first and favorite seasons, the shift in direction for Challenge drama and more before jumping into recapping Final Reckoning episode 3. Topics include the mystery surrounding how the voting will go down, Kyle tip toeing the line between charming and jealous, who the lay up team is, Cara Mara and Marie's internal struggle, our love for secret votes, the Redemption House drama, and how the first Armageddon plays out. Follow Alex on Twitter: @ChallCheapTalk
Logan is joined by 3 time Challenge champion and living legend Kenny Santucci to discuss everything from pro wrestling, Real World Austin, his crossfire career, finding inspiration in training, Evan's wedding, his favorite season, and why the JEK alliance dominated so many seasons. (Apologies for the rough audio)
Logan and Maria are joined by Challenge champion and Real World San Diego alum Frank Sweeney to discuss everything from his wardrobe, how he got cast on his Real World season, what he's been doing since his last show, the dynamics of reality show characters vs who you are in real life, MTV's culture of drinking and rewarding bad behavior, how some of the fan favorites has evolved over the years, the aftermath of Rival 2, fitting into a box as a reality show persona, and we take Facebook questions for the latter part of the pod.
Logan, Jono, and Viney are joined by Paris Lay to discuss Game of Thrones season 7 episode 5, Eastwatch. Topics include Dickon Tarly's brief character arc, Tyrion's potential for betrayal, the budding romance between Jon and Dany, Cersei employing Tywin-esque tactics, the idiocy of Tyrion's plan, the increasingly rapid pacing of the show, Gendry's epic return and nod to his father, Gilly's insanely important throwaway discovery, and the upcoming Suicide Squad sequel taking place north of the wall.
Logan and Maria are lucky enough to have Real World: Skeletons and Challenge Dirty XXX cast member on the show this week to discuss his journey from Louisiana to the Real World and eventually the Challenge. Topics include the changing of the Real World format of late, who he thought the breakout star would be from Skeletons, what the media tour promoting Dirty XXX in NY was like, and what happened with his injury on Bloodlines. Tony had to take off earlier than expected but the show must go on as Logan and Maria recap episode 3 with the first Presidio elimination of the season and MTV bringing back one of the best games ever, Hall Brawl.
Logan is joined by Challenge historian Maria Hauman to discuss season 29, Invasion of the Champions, the disappointing finale, how much MTV has changed the format over the years, their favorite seasons and characters, and where the show will be going with season 30 & Champs vs Pros.
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