The Saniac Podcast

EP 16: The One With The Evelation (The Challenge: Total Madness FINAL) Jul 17, 2020

The season has come to an end. Shanni and Zach recapped the finale of Total Madness, and shared their thoughts on a number of topics including: Johnny’s legacy after his 7th win, Jenny’s dominant victory, the difficulty level of this final, and the amount of times Cory mentioned that he was competing for his daughter. We had some questions about the structure of the final, and whether or not the elimination was necessary. We also paid respect to all of the throwback jams that were packed into this episode. Near the end, we discussed our plans for the offseason. If those kinds of things interest you, fee free to take a listen.

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EP 15: The One With Tea Time (The Challenge: Total Madness) Jul 15, 2020

Recap starts @ the 1 hour mark.

Shanni and Zach spent the first half of this episode talking with our friends from the Tea Time Podcast. We got their views on the current social climate surrounding The Challenge and what they are hoping to see the show do moving forward. From there, we went into our review of Total Madness ep 15. This episode unexpectedly turned out to be the emotional highlight of the season. Zach was forced to say goodbye to his main man Nelson after an epic Hall Brawl elimination. Zach also claims that they are no longer accepting membership applications for the Nelson Bandwagon...but does anyone really care about this? Tune in to find out!

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EP 14: The One With K-Dog and B-Swaggy (The Challenge: Total Madness) Jul 14, 2020

With season 35 winding down, Zach and Shanni sat down to review an episode that featured one of our favorite elimination games: Knot So Fast...or something like it. We had some mixed reviews of the daily challenge, but also predictably had a lot to say about the awesome musical sequence. Finally, we had some thoughts on TJ’s parting words to Josh. What were they? Listen to find out...

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Tori Deal: The Real Dehel Jul 14, 2020

Tori Deal stopped by to talk to us and in the process made all of Shanni’s dreams come true. This conversation covered a lot of different topics. We spoke about her relationship with Camila, the recent conversations between Jordan and Nia, Tori’s appearances on AYTO/The Challenge, her love of poetry, SuiHeart Club, her upcoming children's books and most hilarious of all...Tori directly confronts Zach about some of the comments he made about her on previous episodes. We also confessed our love for AYTO Second Chances and Champs Vs Pros. Not to be missed.

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EP 13: The One With Jessica! (The Challenge: Total Madness) Jul 04, 2020

After an eventful week in our Twitter mentions and the Challenge community as a whole, Shanni and Zach brought on longtime listener Jessica to have an in depth chat about the current climate of The Challenge and it’s fandom. We got her take on our recent Twitter beefs, her beliefs on how MTV should handle cast members who make racially insensitive remarks, and the inconsistencies in the edits that certain cast members receive. After that, Shanni and Zach break down episode 13 of Total Madness. We pulled out our tinfoil hats for some conspiracy theories about the daily, we gave the blow by blow on the Bayleigh-Kaycee blowup, and we reviewed the physical elim between Melissa/Vienna and Nany. Also, Zach hilariously lost power at some point and looked like he was broadcasting from a campfire. This was a great time!

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EP 12: The One With Nia and Jordan (The Challenge: Total Madness) Jul 03, 2020

Shanni and Zach review the live chat between Nia and Jordan, the twitter outrage, and the divide between the fanbase. This live resulted in some major backlash from the twitter stan community, so we will leave it up to the listeners to determine how they feel about what we had to say. As always, we encourage open, RESPECTFUL conversation in our lives between all parties with differing background and philosophies. Agree or disagree, all are welcome to make your voices heard in our live threads, on our pages, or in our DM’s.

From there we broke down Episode 12 of Total Madness, and all of our thoughts behind the way Dee is being edited out of the show, the lack of drama on this season, and the elimination battle between Cory and Swaggy.

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EP 11: The One With a Very Special Episode (The Challenge: Total Madness) Jun 25, 2020

Shanni and Zach sat down during a very chaotic time in Challenge fandom to discuss a number of sensitive and timely issues. This was an open and honest discussion conducted with a large group of viewers who represented many different races, genders, and ideologies. The intention was to create a setting where everyone could speak openly about recent actions and events, while being met with a sense of support and understanding as we all try to navigate uncertain waters. We covered a lot of topics throughout this therapeutic episode including: Dee’s comments and subsequent firing, the welcome (or unwelcome) involvement of other cast members, the prominence of cancel culture among Challenge fandom, and our thoughts on MTV’s role in all of this. Once we finished that conversation, we got into our review for episode 11 of Total Madness. Shanni had the full scoop on all the deleted scenes. Zach gloated about a certain cast member who he has been claiming to be a flop since their debut season. We shared some love for Josh’s facemask and The Cardigans along the way.

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EP 10: The One Where Shanni and Zach Argue (The Challenge: Total Madness) Jun 12, 2020

Shanni and Zach got together and attempted to have a coherent discussion about episode 10 of Total Madness. Johnny and Wes squaring off in an elimination was supposed to be a monumental event after all...

Here’s a little behind the scenes scoop: We told ourselves before recording that we were going to keep this episode close to an hour. Then we got sidetracked for 45 minutes fighting about future formats that The Challenge needs to use. Shanni very possibly trashed all Challenge vets over the age of 36. Zach practically cried that she wasn’t showing Coral any respect. Also at some point there was a lot of confusion over Kendal’s age because she still looks 25. This episode was like a fever dream TBH. Enjoy.

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EP 9: The One With the Bar Fight (The Challenge: Total Madness) Jun 12, 2020

We covered all of the essential topics in breaking down this episode. Including but not limited to; a play-by-play breakdown of the Josh and Swaggy fight, what brands of cigarettes Challengers smoke, the Dick Tracy movie, and Aneesa’s mixed bag of elimination results. We also preview the upcoming Challenge trivia competition between Shanni and Zach. Are you #TeamSuissa or #TeamCalhoun? Have you rated the podcast on iTunes yet? 5 stars pleasssse.

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Syrus Yarbrough: The Original "Influencer" Jun 01, 2020

MUST LISTEN. Big Sy stops by to share some behind-the-scenes stories that you have never heard before. Hear what Abe did to prepare for a daily challenge on The Inferno. Syrus gives us the scoop on a run in he had with J-Lo at the 98 VMA’s. What former Survivor winner has the skills to hang with him on the basketball court? He also catches us up on a recent Zoom reunion that he had with his original Real World: Boston castmates. This is just a small sampling of the stories Syrus had for us. He talked all about the golden age of MTV, and we couldn’t have been more captivated by the nostalgia. He is also very interested in getting back on The Challenge and going for win #2. Follow him on all social media platforms @syrusmtv and show support to a true OG.

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EP 8: The One With The Double Elimination (and Woodstock 99) (Total Madness) May 27, 2020

There is a new Elimination King! Or at least....that’s what Zach wants you to think. Do you agree or disagree? We covered this action packed episode from start to finish, and had lots to debate: Nelson’s political game, Aneesa being extra, a really fun daily challenge that needs tweaking, Jordan’s quest to match Darrell, and Shanni’s recent tift with a Challenge tea page. Also, Zach kept hijacking segments and “cutting promos” as he called it. Literally nobody asked for this. Oh well..... Have you rated the podcast on iTunes yet? 5 stars pleasssse.

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EP 7: The One With Nelson and Nany (Total Madness) May 21, 2020

Shanni and Zach met up to talk about episode 7 of Total Madness, and despite their attempts not to get sidetracked, almost immediately began arguing about the Survivor Season 40 finale. Once they managed to get the show back on track, they covered both of the major fights from this episode in depth. Do you buy Nelson’s apology? Is Zach a true stan or a pretend stan? Was Aneesa doing too much? Plus we cover the most compelling elimination of the season thus far. All of this and much, much more! By the way, have you checked out all of our cast member interviews lately?

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Jennifer West: Survival of the Strongest May 14, 2020

Current Total Madness contestant Jenny West stops by to discuss her reality comp roots on Survival of the Fittest, her experience as a rookie on War of the Worlds 1, and her thoughts on the role that fitness plays in helping players succeed on The Challenge. She told us why her elimination against Jenn was more difficult than the edit really showed, and she recounts all of the factors that went into her now-famous Hall Brawl against Tori. While you’re at it, check out Jenny’s new fitness program Future Proof Fitness. We could all use a little extra motivation while under quarantine.

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Zahida Allen: The Real Geordie Shore May 11, 2020

Don’t sleep on this one. Zahida is an open book and she brought the goods to this interview. After analyzing (and helping decipher) some of her epic Tweets, she spills tea about her time on War of the Worlds 1 & 2. I guarantee you haven’t heard these stories. We go in depth about Zahida’s appearances on British reality television and get the inside scoop on her Geordie Shore season in the process. Zahida closes things out by talking about her love of makeup, and her new makeup line Ohsho (@ohshocosmetics). Her passion for what she is doing is undeniable. Does Zahida want to return to The Challenge? Listen to find out.

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EP 6: The One With No Elimination (Total Madness) May 08, 2020

Shanni and Zach attempt to talk about episode 6 of MTV's The Challenge: Total Madness. Along the way they get lost discussing various topics such as....sharing cereal, the difference between Tiger Beat and Tiger King, Shanni’s ideal qualities in a man, Zach’s very particular toothbrush protocol, and much more! We also talk about Jenna and Zach’s relationship, Wes and Johnny’s version of Property Brothers, and the entertainment value that Nelson has injected into this season. Perfect quarantine listening material.

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Top 10 Seasons of MTV's The Challenge May 06, 2020

After much discussion and consideration, Shanni and Zach reveal their much awaited top 10 seasons lists. What started as a simple exercise evolved into a love letter to The Challenge as we relived our favorite seasons and explained everything that made them special. This episode is full of nostalgia, and lots of interesting pieces of gossip from past seasons that you might not have heard before. Reach out to us on Facebook/Twitter/Instagram and share your own personal Top 10.

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EP 5: The One With the Hand in the Pocket (Total Madness) May 01, 2020

Shanni and Zach sit down to discuss episode 5 of Total Madness. Some topics at hand: Rogan’s hit on Jay, Bear’s revealing sweatpants, and wondering whether the overreaction of the fan community has gone too far. Zach also took some time (too much time?) to praise Nelson’s sprinting skills. This was a fun chat.

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Dee Nguyen: Total Savage Apr 29, 2020

Not a typical interview. Challenge champ Dee Nguyen stops by to talk about Kanye, internet trolls, the UK reality scene...and of course she spills some Total Madness tea. As always, we encourage you to take the time and get to know a cast member outside of the lens in which the show portrays them. This conversation was a great look into the heart and personality that makes Dee so engaging to watch.

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Survivor Mid Season Fiesta Apr 29, 2020

Shanni and Zach deliver on a months old promise to talk some Survivor. They delve into a full summary of the season up to this point. They also took time to talk about relevant topics such as Chipotle, and New York geography.

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EP 4: The One Where Bear's a Fireman (Total Madness) Apr 29, 2020

Zach and Shanni break down episode 4 of MTV's The Challenge: Total Madness. This episode featured a daily challenge involving ice, a grumpy Ashley and a seriously pale cast.

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EP 3: The One Where a Jay Smokes a CT (Total Madness) Apr 28, 2020

Zach and Shanni break down episode 3 of MTV's The Challenge: Total Madness. Zach goes on some mega anti CT rants and Shanni checks him hard. One thing both could agree on was why in the world the house underestimated Jay so much. Classic non Survivor fan bullshit.

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EP 2: The One With The Clean Slate (Total Madness) Apr 28, 2020

Zach and Shanni break down episode 2 of MTV's The Challenge: Total Madness. We finally see a daily challenge involving a giant metal prop that actually serves a purpose, sadly followed by a boring elimination.

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EP 1: The One in the Quarantine Bunker (Total Madness) Apr 06, 2020

Zach and Shanni are back and breaking down episode 1 of MTV's The Challenge: Total Madness. What a start to the season! We see the cast enter a what is now extremely relevant quarantine accommodations, compete in their first challenge and their first elimination.

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Survivor VS The Challenge: key differences and similarities Apr 06, 2020

Zach and Shanni go through all the major differences between MTV's The Challenge and CBS's Survivor. Which show reigns supreme? Which show boasts a more legitimate production record? Tune in to find out.

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EP 17: The One in London - REUNION (War of the Worlds II) Apr 06, 2020

Zach and Shanni breakdown episode 17 of MTV's The Challenge: War of the Worlds 2 - the REUNION.

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EP 16: The One With the Final Pt. 2 (War of the Worlds II) Apr 06, 2020

Zach and Shanni breakdown episode 16 of MTV's The Challenge: War of the Worlds 2 - the Final Part 2.

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EP 15: The One With the Final Pt. 1 (War of the Worlds II) Jan 22, 2020

Zach and Shanni breakdown episode 15 of MTV's The Challenge: War of the Worlds 2 - the Final Part 1.

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EP 14: The One Where Paulie Doesn't Need His Sunglasses (War of the Worlds II) Dec 11, 2019

Zach is back! Listen as Shanni and Zach dive into episode 14 of MTV's The Challenge: War of the Worlds 2. With only an hour of Challenge content to discuss, Shanni and Zach go on a mother-load of all tangents including Thanksgiving dishes, Cara's modeling career and more.

SPOILERS for S35 drama discussed from 6:00-16:30.

Recap Hit List:

Team UK meeting
- Rogan's honesty
Daily Challenge
- Jordan's swimming abilities
- Ashley using a saw
- CT as the speaker
  - CT makes a move!
Challenge aftermath
- Paulie Vs Sunglasses
- CT and Rogan shit talking Paulie
Super Elimination
- Ashley getting lost
Team of Layups
Night out
- New night, same bar
- Leroy's mentality
Final hype

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EP 13: The One With The Doggy Paddle Purge (War of the Worlds II) Dec 04, 2019

Shanni is joined by Challenge Fans admin and long time Challenge super fan Alexandra Nata. Listen as we dive into episode 13 of MTV's The Challenge: War of the Worlds 2. We also get an inside take into the stream of unapproved posts that plagues Challenge fans. Ever wonder why your post wasn't approved? Listen and find out.

Recap Hit List:

Elimination aftermath
- Kayleigh on damage control with Dee
- KamRoy
Daily Challenge: Puzzling Swim (PURGE)
- OG ruthless CT comes out to play
- Dee's shocking performance
- Joss realizing the position he put himself in
- Ninja being carried once again
- Paulie's shade
Rogan using Joss as a scape goat
Tribunal & Nominations
- Dee's speech
- Ninja and Ashley Vs Jordan
Night out
- Nany KamRoy makeup?
- Rogan being the last Brit standing
Proving Ground
- Jordan Vs Josh
- Jordan's elite performance abilities
- TJ's comment of the night

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EP 12: The One Where CT Stirs (War of the Worlds II) Dec 02, 2019

Zach and Shanni dive into episode 12 of MTV's The Challenge: War of the Worlds 2. An episode filled with miserable party fouls, a failed coupe and a saucy love triangle.

Recap Hit List:

Engagement party
- Tori's moms ring
- Cara's misery
- Zach's speech
Rogan's attempted coupe against Dee
- CT's large wooden stirring spoon
Daily Challenge: Escape to Freedom
- CT throwing the challenge
- Tori falling off
- Poor game design analysis
- Kam is picked the speaker
Kam/Leroy/Nany: a mess
- Kam's manipulation
Tribunal
- Stanford prison guard experiment
- Kam Vs. Tori
Night Out
- Jordan laying it out for Leroy
- Kam controlling Leeroy's social life
Kam/Leroy/Nany: a fight
- Drunk Lee and Nany are hilarious
Rogan's plan blows up
- Paulie trying and failing to follow through
- Dee's reaction
Proving Ground and Elimination
- Jenny Vs. Tori
- Choo Choo

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EP 11: The One With The Proposal (War of the Worlds II) Nov 12, 2019

Zach and Shanni dive into episode 11 of MTV's The Challenge: War of the Worlds 2. Listen as we attempt to power through the first half of the episode to get to all the juice - a proposal, a bitter response and a sledgehammer clinic. We also tackle the interesting discussion of how Survivor and Big Brother wins are more respectable than Challenge wins.

Recap Hit List:

Elimination aftermath
- Kayliegh's Challenge Mania interview
- Kam and Kayliegh running the house
- Tori and Rogan's talk
- Kam and Theo's talk
- Josh and Nany's talk
Daily Challenge
- Paulie's stellar performance
- Rogan robbing us of a Tori performance
- TJ ripping into the cast
- Zach's hilarity
- Paulie's Insta comments
Tribunal
- Rogan's confessions
- Theo's threat
- Zach's game play
Jordan and Tori's relationship
Nany and Jenna's phone call
Theo's pre-elimination warm up
Proving Ground
- Theo's immense humor
- Past eliminations
- Jordan's domination
JORDAN'S PROPOSAL
- Cara's bitter moment
- Tori's authenticity

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EP 10: The One With "The Numbers" (War of the Worlds II) Nov 08, 2019

Zach and Shanni dive into episode 10 of MTV's The Challenge: War of the Worlds 2. This episode was full of tangents featuring Halloween costume talk and our Chipotle "go to".

Recap Hit List:

Jordan & Turbo fight
- Jordan's Challenge Mania cameo
- Justin Booth's interview
Zach & Nany's friendship
Leroy blaming his votes on the numbers
Daily Challenge: Incoming
- TJ calling out the cast
- Comparisons to Survivor
- Georgia VS Ninja
- Kayliegh's strategy
- Jordan's performance
Nany VS Leroy
Tribunal & nominations
- Logic behind voting Tori
Paulie VS Jordan VS Leroy
Leroy going off on all the guys
Kayleigh and Kam's master plan
Proving Ground
- Voting chaos - Did Joss make the right move?
- Elimination breakdown

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EP 9: The One Where Jordan Honors Turbo's Walk (War of the Worlds II) Nov 06, 2019

Zach and Shanni dive into episode 9 of MTV's The Challenge: War of the Worlds 2. We also rundown cast spoilers for season 35.

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Recap Hit List:

Season 35 cast spoilers and breakdown
Team UK meeting
Wrestling matches
- Tori showing her strength
Kam & Leroy aka Kamroy
- CT's commentary
Dee getting heat stroke
- The house recognizing Tori as the strongest
Daily Challenge: Under Siege
- Yoga balls and Turbo's face
- Girls V guys strategy
- Game design errors
- US advantage during the sudden death
Tribunal and Nominations
- CT finally votes
Theo VS Paulie
- Brawl or romance?
Comparing Zach and Leroy's gameplay
Proving Ground
- Josh VS Paulie round 1000
- Similar past eliminations
Jordan VS Cara
- "You can't get in my way, you'll be behind me."
Jordan VS Turbo
- The start to the fury
- Jordan mocking Turbo's walk
- Turbo's anger issues

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EP 8: The One With a Wedgie (War of the Worlds II) Oct 21, 2019

Zach and Shanni dive into episode 8 of MTV's The Challenge: War of the Worlds 2. We cover the latest Twitter stan shenanigans as well as the Ashley and Scott beef.

Recap Hit List:

Ashley Mitchell V Scott Yager
Zach's affinity for stan Twitter
Cara's cult
CT & Kyle's talk
- LIE-ABITIES
Daily Challenge: Crate Expectations
- Zach's comedy gold moment of the episode
- Endurance V physical challenges and what the differences are
- Fatal flaw of the UK's strategy
- Tribunal selection
Saving Queen Esther
- Ninja and Dee's fight and friendship
- Rogan standing his ground
CT's perfect peach
Tribunal
- Esther stepping up
- Joss making a play
- Kyle's attempt at manipulating the Tribunal
Night out
- Cara's Cult V Dee
- Tori running from the drama
- Kyle V Dee
Proving Ground: Running Riot
- Predictable Georgia and Theo vote
- Ideal strategy
- More endurance....
- Esther's gracious exit
- Kyle's last minute advice

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EP 7: The One With the Dual Mania (War of the Worlds II) Oct 16, 2019

Shanni and Zach dive into MTV's The Challenge: War of the Worlds 2 episode 7. This was a spicy week between social experiments, enlightening interviews and a drama heavy episode.

Recap Hit List:

Cara Maria and Paulie's "fakeup" social experiment
Face masks and spa time
- Bear and Georgia's romantic tension
Tori and Jordan's soul contract
Daily Challenge: Resilient River Run
- Ideal puzzle strategy
- UK's weaknesses
- Ninja V Zach
- Jordan V Turbo
Turbo/Jordan aftermath
CT's paranoia and game play
Tribunal
- Rogan V Bear
- Kyle throwing down
- CT scrambling
Night out
- Turbo and Nany's friendship
Boat trip
- Turbo and Tori's talk
Zach stepping up as team leader
Tori and Jordan's talk
- Tori articulating herself kindly without sugar coating
Proving Ground: Hall Brawl Extension Pack
- "I'm no joke. I bring the smoke." -Bear
- Strategy possibilities
- Bear's strengths
- What if Rogan was voted in?
Bananas' interview with Challenge Mania
- Ninja's claims in her interview
- Kyle jumping in
- Cheating accusations
- Production insights

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EP 6: The One With All the Dum Dums (War of the Worlds II) Oct 07, 2019

Shanni flies solo for this recap as Calhoun was too busy crying over his slow facial hair progress. Don't worry he'll be back next episode!

Recap Hit List:

This season's amazing graphics
Elimination celebration
- Tori V Cara - a rivalry to root for
- Josh V Paulie
Team USA meeting
- Leeroy rebranding himself
- Nany picked as speaker
Spin the bottle
- Nicole's commentary
- The Bear, Kayleigh, Georgia, Josh love square
- CT's impression
Daily Challenge: Trivia
- Strange format with only 6 active players
- Question and answer rundown
Tribunal
- Esther going in
- Is Nicole really the smart choice?
Night Out
- Jordan and Tori are adorable
- Ninja V Nany
- Georgia V Dee
Proving Ground: Trapped
- Votes
- Ashley's commentary
- Is Jenny the future Emily?
Next week...

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EP 5: The One Without Michael Phelps (War of the Worlds II) Sep 29, 2019

Zach and Shanni predicted this outcome. Here we are another week into War of the Worlds watching another Challenge OG go home.

Recap Hit List:

Elimination celebration
- Paulie's campaign against Bananas
Team USA meeting
- Josh's speech
- Paulie and Bananas' deal
Daily Challenge: Hooked
- Reminiscent of some OG challenges
- Individual time comparisons
- Sad state of swimming as a Challenge skill
- Jordan's commentary
Tribunal
- CT playing a weak PC game
- Inner turmoil on team UK
Night Out
- ROGAN
- Zach and Ninja's reconciliation
- Cara's campaign and tears
Proving Ground: Die For Me
- Votes
- TJ calling them out
- Elimination rundown

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EP 4: The One With Naps, Snacks and Peg Attacks (War of the Worlds II) Sep 21, 2019

Zach and Shanni come in fuming on this week's recap. Prepare for a lot of grunting.

Recap Hit List:

Laurel and Ninja's elimination
- Twitter reactions
- Production's blunder
- The case for Laurel
Daily Challenge:
- Is it wrong to throw Challenges
- Ashley's outburst
- Nany Vs Paulie
- Team UK speaker selection process
Laurel and her notebook
Tribunal
- Cara Vs Laurel
- Paulie Vs Laurel
- Ninja's reactions
- Jordan's commentary
- Dee's comments to Georgia
Laurel Vs Kam
- Kam's delusions
Georgia and Bear
- steamy night in
Will anyone switch teams?
Some unnecessary shit about Cara not having a job because Calhoun is bored with his own life.

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EP 1-3: The One With the Grizzly Bear (War of the Worlds II) Sep 13, 2019

After a nice off season, Zach and Shanni are rested and ready to go. Listen as we discuss all the latest additions to this season of MTV's The Challenge War of the Worlds 2.

Recap Hit List:

General
- Jemmye & Marie VS Cara Maria.
- Season name change
- 1.5 hr episodes
EP 1
- Jordan as the speaker
- Sean's spicy tribunal
- Idris and Sean's elimination
- Team USA not picking CT
EP 2
- Switching teams twist
- Incredible music choices this season
- Romances
  - Laurel and Bear
  - Georgia and Josh
- Kam as the speaker
- Kam & Kayleigh VS Georgia
  - Georgia's recent headlines
- Faith quitting
EP 3
- Theo & Bear VS Joss & Rogan
- The Daily Challenge:
  - "Cheaters"
  - Kyle's trick of ep
- Bear's Tribunal
- Laurel, Josh & Bananas' plan
- Team USA's volatile meeting
- Bear and Wes' elimination

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War of the Worlds EP 16: Final Part 2 Jun 05, 2019

Zach and Shanni dive in on one of The Challenge's hardest and most grueling finals. Find out what they think about Turbo's victory, Wes' mathematics IQ and more. Tune into part two of our live watch party on our Facebook page before listening to this audio. Real time reactions, commercial break discussions and more.

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War of the Worlds EP 15: Final Part 1 Jun 05, 2019

Zach and Shanni dive into all the bits they missed during their live watch party. You can tune into our live watch party on our Facebook page before listening to this audio. Real time reactions, commercial break discussions and more.

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War of the Worlds EP 14: The Mighty Fall Jun 05, 2019

Oooof talk about 'hard to watch.' Listen as Zach and Shanni dive into one of the most brutal falls of the season. No greater reality TV than an ego taking back to back hits before a timely exit.

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War of the Worlds EP 12 & 13: We're BACK Jun 05, 2019

Zach and Shanni are back discussing the 2 episodes we missed back to back. Tune in as we dissect all the juice from Episode 12 and 13 of MTV's the Challenge War of the Worlds.

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War of the Worlds EP 11: Shine On Nany May 15, 2019

Episode 11 is all about Nany. As expected Zach is now a Nany stan and Shanni has some rants to shut his ass down.

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War of the Worlds EP 10: Turbo Goes Full Hunter May 15, 2019

Calhoun is back and a FATHER! Listen as this new dad dives into episode 10 of MTV's War of the Worlds.

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War of the Worlds EP 8: Super Hot Cousins May 15, 2019

We dive into all things episode 8 and include our own segment of top 5 Challenge females of all time.

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Paulie Calafiore: 2 Hours That Will Open Your Mind Apr 07, 2019

Paulie is not just a Calafiore but he is also bringing the CalaFURY to this season of MTV’s the Challenge, War of the Worlds. In the 1.5 seasons we have seen Paulie on thus far, he has 5 daily challenge wins and is 2-3 in eliminations. Paulie originally appeared on Big Brother 18, placing 8th overall. He is a BB legacy with his brother Cody placing second on BB 16. He also has a new podcast called The Lion’s Mentality and we highly recommend everyone check it out.

Interview Hit List:

Public perception and criticism
The Danielle Maltby Cara Maria story
- Mental detox post filming
- Social media backlash
- Cheating in relationships
Why Cara and Bananas’ friendship is ending
- Social media marketing turned into personal fights
- Motivation behind Twitter fights
- Bananas Vs Devin in a fight
Favourite childhood Challenge memories
Big Brother
- Cody’s firey side
- Why Reddit hates Paulie
- Cody and Christine’s flirtmance
- Natalie fight
- Derrick’s genius strategy and life mentality
Challenge Twitter
- Recent drama with fellow cast members
Soccer career
Working with Ninja
- Working with Natalie last season
Cara’s game play
- Cara stans
- The block party
- A Cara CAMEO

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War of the Worlds EP 7: The Rise and Fall of Jamanda Apr 01, 2019

Shanni and Zach continue their new tradition of lethargic recapping. Listen as Zach and Shanni try and unpack this week's episode of MTV's The Challenge War of the Worlds.

Recap Hit List:

Paulie interview debrief
Bear and Da'vonne rolling back in the house
- Bear's Hawaiian shirt game
Josh crushes on Amanda
Daily Challenge: Eye in the Sky
- Issues with the glasses technology
- Results
Tribunal
- Deliberations
  - Bear the cutest baby
- Council
  - Josh and Amanda asking the real questions
Night out
- Hookups
  - Kam/Theo
  - Nany/Hunter
  - Kyle/Mattie
- Ash Vs. Amanda
  - Josh jumping in
Ninja killing the yoga game
Killing floor

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Julia and Liz Nolan: Double Trouble Mar 21, 2019

Liz and Julia originally appeared on Big Brother 17, with liz finishing second and taking home the 50k prize. The Nolan Twins have now made their MTV debut on the current season of The Challenge War of the Worlds. They have consistently posted content to YouTube for more than 4 years and have starred in music videos for Rick Ross and Lincoln Jesser. Both girls graduated from Layola New Orleans University and Liz graduated Cum Laude.

Interview Hit List:

War of the Worlds tea
- The Julia Hunter hookup
- The Shaleen bedroom drama
- Nicest vets and prospects
Big Brother Vs The Challenge
- Living in the Big Brother House Vs the Challenge house
  - Cabin fever - Austin, Hunter
  - Live feeds
  - Production involvement
- BB fan hate Vs Challenge stan hate
  - Vanessa's game play and emotions
Watching the Challenge growing up
- Casting process for War of the Worlds
Youtube content
- Squared twin channel
- Music Videos
Influencer culture
- Process for getting sponsors on social media
- Ways to stay relevant and producing

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War of the Worlds EP 6: Dirty Stinking Rat Mar 20, 2019

Shanni and Zach go off the deep end in this week's recap. It seems podcasting for 5 hours leaves them lethargic and prone to telling funny stories. Listen as Zach and Shanni try and unpack this week's episode of MTV's The Challenge War of the Worlds.

Recap Hit List:

Wes targeting the Brits
Bear playing the field
- Bear's history with girls on EOTB
Who's the better Challenger: Leroy or Shane?
- Potential vs stats
The Leroy, Theo, Kam love triangle
- Da'vonne's recaps and perspective on the situation
- Kam's live videos
- Leroy's 'victim' edit from BNM
Daily Challenge: hello dust
- Challenge breakdown and design
- Kyle pulling it out the bag
Tribunal deliberation and council
- Wes dropping the Bear/Nany bomb to Georgia
- Nomination strategy
- Kyle/Paulie meet again
- Bear calls out Wes in stylish fashion
- Josh drops facts
Killing Floor/Elimination
- Da'vonne and Bear making the smart play
- Elimination breakdown and design
- Results
Challenger sex tapes

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Weston Bergmann: GOAT Infused Lava Mar 16, 2019

Wes has appeared on 15 total challenge seasons including spin-offs, he boasts a combined 27 daily challenge wins, 19 elimination wins, 6 final appearances, 2 challenge wins and more than $257,000 in prize money. Outside of the show, Wes has made quite the name for himself as an established entrepreneur, founding Betablox a startup incubator and accelerator, or Wes describes as really good advisors to make startups better faster guaranteed.

Interview Hit List:

His wedding, Brad's wedding and CT's wedding
Casey Cooper the legend
- Casey V Danny V Kaitlyn
- Casey & TJ dating rumor
Johanna and the infamous house deed
The OG 'influencer' money maker aka appearances
Top Challenge swimmers
- Shane & Alex Smith
Rivals 1 dynamic
- Evan's real reason for wanting to face CT
- Did Adam throw the final elim?
Svetlana V Beth Duel 1 elim
- CT V Brad
TJ's progression on hosting the Challenge
Shanni and Wes arguing over Fresh Meat's format
Zach and Wes talk sports
Winner's picking the order
- Better modern twists with a similar concept
CAMEO: Paulie, Cara, Bootstrap
Young Wes' first business ventures

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War of the Worlds EP 5: Da'vonne's Tears and Bear's Cartwheels Mar 08, 2019

Shanni welcomes a special guest star for this week's episode, Hannah Okosisi! Hannah produces all the content for the Hannah's Hit List section of the Saniac website. Listen as Hannah and Shanni unpack this week's episode of MTV's The Challenge War of the Worlds.

Recap Hit List:

The Amanda tape situation
- Viacom trying to cover it up
- Da'vonne's perspective
- #showusthefootage
Glittergate
Turbo and Nany
Daily Challenge
- Bear and Da'vonne's dynamic
- Hunter falling behind Georgia
- Paulie and Ninja's clear dominance
- Winners and results
Nominations
Tribunal drama
- Zach Vs Cara
- Da'vonne's tears and Bear's cartwheels
Tribunal aftermath
- Mattie supporting Zahida
- Poker game
Voting strategy
Killing floor
- Cara's speech and Jenna's shutdown
- Voting
- Elimination breakdown: Light's Out
- Results

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War of the Worlds EP 4: Friends With A Millionaire Mar 01, 2019

It's highly possible Shanni was off her rocker for this episode. A recap full of shade, jokes, tangents and classic MTV's The Challenge talking points.

Recap Hit List:

Amanda being tied up -- deleted footage from MTV
- Cara Vs Paulie's reaction to it on live
Zach, Jenna, Kyle not letting Cara start drama
Daily Challenge: Fallout
- strategy at play
- Zach and Zahida resetting the tone
- Wes' potential throw
FIRE Tribunal
Costume party
- Cara Vs Zach
- Georgia and Bear's fling
- Kyle Vs Georgia
- Kyle Vs Paulie
- Leroy, Kam and Theo's love triangle
Double elimination: Ring Tossed
- Fantastic twist!
- Selection strategy
- Another legend down
Wes' GOAT status?
Power rankings

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Kailah Casillas: Lohan Tea House Feb 28, 2019

Kailah got her start on the Real World 31: Go Big or Go Home. She’s appeared on 4 challenges and made the finals in Vendettas. Most recently she's made an appearance on Lindsay Lohan's new MTV show - Lohan’s Beach House.

Interview Hit List:

How Lohan's Beach House differs from The Challenge
- Zero organization
- Constant confusion
- No set format
- Good TV vs good employee
Casting process
- Rumor: the original cast member meant to go with Kailah instead of Kyle
Lindsay's perspective on male female relationships
- Double standards of the guys vs girl employees
- The weird AF yacht conversation about Mikey
- Brent the golden child
Job description at the club
Lindsay yelling at the DJ
- Is Lohan the real Slim Shady? Is Ashley her mom?
Lindsay's sobriety levels
- Shanni's exclusives on Lindsay's nasal hobbies and Passover tears
Oprah? Oprah?
Getting fired
- The messy room situation
Current friendship status with the cast members
Challenge Talk
- Biggest downfall on the show
- Elimination losses - Sylvia, Camilla
  - Losing to Camilla right before the final
- Champs V Stars
  - Fun daily challenges
- Hunter Ashley situation
- Stan culture
- Cara Maria
  - all the stories and more
Her new radio show: Kickin It With Kailah
Her first tattoo

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War of the Worlds EP 3: A Bruised Banana Feb 21, 2019

A great episode filled with tangents, fan shoutouts and of course a recap of the best War of the World's episode thus far.

Recap Hit List:

The Relic twist
House relationships
- Georgia and Bear
- Cara and Paulie
  - Cara V Mattie
- Zach and Jenna
Daily Challenge: Search and Destroy
- Nostalgia for OG mud challenges
  - Old school CT bod
- Female MVPs: Georgia and Ninja
- Shaleen (?)
- Zach's blunder or Wes' master plan?
Tribunal strategy
- Kam's "burn" vote
- Amanda and Josh's new social standing in the house
House drama
- Amanda V Josh
- Wes V Bananas
- Bananas V Zach
Elimination: a Shanni Zach favourite
- Was Zach the right choice?
  - A clear better option
- The 'legend' exits
Predictions

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War of the Worlds EP 2: Revenge Served Cold Feb 15, 2019

Recap Hit List:

Hunter and Wes' preseason alliance
Nany and Turbo
Daily Challenge: Arms Are Gettin' Tired
- Suspicious scoring and results
- Tribunal concept
- Matchups
The mumbo jumbo fight
- All the moving parts and fight progression
- Amanda's bomb
- The aftermath
Elimination: Drone Ball Drop
- Tribunal voting
- Matchup and results
Next week's preview

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Mikey P: Twitter Culture and the Social Media Illusion Feb 14, 2019

Mikey is a musician, MC, Ninja Warrior, personal trainer, influencer and the boyfriend of MTV's The Challenge regular, Kailah. Mikey is a member of the music group DaCav formerly DaCav5. In 2009 they released the wildly successful single, Tetris. DaCav received the MTV Video Music Award for “Best Breakout Philly Artist.”

Interview Hit List:

Resurfaced Tweets and Twitter culture
- Kailah Vs Cara Twitter feuds
- The stan armies
- Production's role in online drama
- Influencer culture and their social media tricks
- Online hate and the power of words
His former relationship with Jenna and how he met Kailah
- If he would do the Challenge
Ninja Warrior and Chris Wilczewski
- Natalie 'Ninja' Duran Tweets
Music career
- Radio internship
- DaCav's formation and success
- VMA
Surprise appearance from Kailah

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War of the Worlds EP 1: All About the Brits Feb 07, 2019

The long anticipated episode 1! This season has been hyped from every corner and we finally get a taste for this season.

Recap Hit List:

Feature film level cinematography
The first challenge: Impending Doom
- The impressive first showing from the UK boys.
- Zach's useless insights on Dodgeball
- Da'vonne showing up hard
- Cara's weak start
- The two extra prospects twist... expected.
The Brits in full force
- Theo shutting down Ashley aka Eminem's mom
- Bear's shining charisma
Hookup seeds planted
- Chase/Nany
  - Chase acting like he's still on the bachelor
- Leroy/Kam
- Theo/Kam
- Bananas/Morgan
Team selections
- Turbo's poetic words for Nany
- Alan gets some news from TJ
- Pots and pans may still get some screen time
The Amanda/Zach strategy vs the Kam/Da'vonne strategy

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War of the Worlds EP 0: Meet the Prospects Jan 31, 2019

Welcome back Saniacs! We missed you all and are thrilled to be back at our mics.

Recap Hit List:

Rookie cast breakdown
- Original shows
- Cast pairings
- Fan reactions
Fight & hookup teasers
The Paulie Cara Danielle debacle
The Trishelle debate
- Are the OG's worth the same money as Bear
- What had higher ratings - RW Las Vegas or Love Island season 4?
Season predictions, hopes, thoughts
Saniac announcements
- A Challenge news column is in the works and will be up and running by episode 1. Shoutout to Christian from This is the Final Cut blog who will be heading up the Challenge news section.
- Challenge trivia quizzes will be up on our new site as well. Written and created by our long time contributor, Hannah.
- This season we will be going live Wednesday nights right after the Challenge at 10pm EST on our Facebook page.

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Final Reckoning EP 16: The Leftovers Nov 08, 2018

REcap Hit List:

Kyle V Nelson
Kyle V Kam
The importance of PASTA: Cory V Tony
Who held the moral high ground: Devin V Bananas
- Devin's downfall on Twitter
Cory & Devin getting the boot
"Trivia" Challenge
The never ending redemption house

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Final Reckoning EP 15: Wheel of Fortune Oct 27, 2018

To listen to the REcap only begin @ 38:05.

PREcap Hit List:

Season 33 casting spoilers!!! (A Shanni favourite!)
Our latest FB poll: Cara & Marie Vs. Shane & Nelson
MTV's biggest business blunder to date

REcap Hit List:

Armageddon & elimination: Meet Me Halfway
The Zach & Amanda aftermath
The unusual amount of mass fan support for Bananas
Double DOUBLE Cross
Kam's plan part 2
Kam & Kayleigh Vs. Kyle & Brad
Armageddon & the redemption challenge: That's The Ticket
Kyle's insecurities shining bright
The Cinderella Natalie & Paulie win

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Final Reckoning EP 14: Lavender Is the New Black Oct 17, 2018

To listen to the Recaps only begin @ 11:45.

This episode may as well be titled "Tangents." Shanni and Zach divert into a number of various categories and shoot the shit like never before.

PREcap Hit List:

Grunt Guy PSA

Mini Ep 13 REcap Hit List:

Kayleigh's eyebrow game
Kyle Vs. Paulie
Amanda Vs. Zach

REcap Hit List:

The BS Vendettas
Devin's story
Daily Challenge: What goes up must come down
Breaking down the defensive strategy of team LL and YB
Marie Vs. Ashley
Marie Vs. Sylvia
- The head butt

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Final Reckoning EP 9: Bro-ing Pains Sep 26, 2018

PREcap Hit List:

CT's wedding special
Bananas' sex tape

REcap Hit List:

Joss opens up
Potential Da'vonne and Bananas alliance
Marie's position in the "Lavender Ladies"
CT and Veronica making up
Unpacking voting strategies
Armageddon
- Does Kam deserve the Killa title?
- Da'vonne and Jozea's game play
The shotty Double Cross

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Final Reckoning EP 8: Shaneless Sep 06, 2018

To listen to the REcap only begin @ 9:00

PREcap Hit List:

Johnny Banana's sex tape
Real World LA house visit: Beth, Syrus and Eric
Marie's FMOB interview

REcap Hit List:

Armageddon & elimination
- Angela & Faith vs. Ashley & Hunter
- TJ Shutting down Bananas
Kyle & Ashley
Shane's apology tour
Useless day out on the town
Redemption house reactions
Daily Challenge
- Shane & Nelson's strategy
- Some more coed full contact sports

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Final Reckoning EP 7: Big Little Lies Aug 25, 2018

To listen to the REcap only begin @ 14:30

PREcap Hit List:

Are You The One season premiere
Wes' Challenge Mania episode part 2
Marie's FMOB

REcap Hit List:

Armageddon & elimination
- Trickle down burn voting
- Tori & Derrick Vs Joss & Sylvia
CT cooking up something delicious in the Redemption house
Kam's strategy teasers
Daily mission: Dig Deep
- The brilliant strategy by the females
"Queen" Kam's speech
- Sylvia & Kyle with the Oscar
Armageddon & voting results
- Was Kam's plan worth it?

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Final Reckoning EP 6: A Series of Unfortunate Events Aug 20, 2018

PREcap Hit List:

Recent Challenge Mania episodes
- Wes tells all about his beef with D and spills about the nastiest Challenge prank
- Landon hates two legendary cast members
New AYTO season

REcap Hit List:

CT's big investigation board
The most irrelevant video call of our time
The HEN house
The daily mission - "Off the Rails"
- Finally some athletic strategy comes into play
Voting & aftermath....

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Final Reckoning EP 5: Breaking Brad Aug 15, 2018

PREcap Hit List:

The OG vs new school matchups we released
Melinda’s IG live
Da’vonne and Ashley’s Twitter beef
Marie and Jemmye’s grand holiday

REcap Hit List:

Our growing love for Da’vonne and Jozea
- Jozea’s big move of the episode
Daily Challenge: Shark Bait
- “Purge” breakdown
- CT’s big blunder and a question for production
- Our longing for the olden days with grapefruits and stilts
The first zero BS argument the Challenge has ever seen

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Final Reckoning EP 4: The Affair Aug 03, 2018

This week in the Challenge universe, we had non stop action. As usual we give you all the goss before heading into our recap. We cover Brad and Tori's ex-marital beef, Kayleigh and Nelson's abusive relationship, the Grunt Guy's latest blunder and more.

Topic Hit List:

Da'vonne the low key MVP of this season
Shane's hair helmet
Britni's "on camera" persona and her "PR war" with Chuck
Kayleigh and Nelson - the confusion is real
Shane calling out Bananas
Will Angela's polidicking backfire?
The Double Cross
Natalie's losing streak
Strategic play of the episode: Paulie's big move

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Final Reckoning EP 3: Crazy Ex Girlfriend Jul 26, 2018

Before diving into the episode we discuss the possibility of a Sarah Rice vs. Cara Maria showdown and the two big group chat dramas of the week: Cara Maria vs. Angela and Grunt Guy vs. the fans.

Topic Hit List:

Shane vs. Kyle's head
Tori and Jordan's love affair
Cara in over her head playing dating games with a Geordie
Angela and Faith continue to impress
Voting and elimination breakdown
The apparent lack of strategy
Armageddon
Redemption drama
Elimination: Think Outside The Box
Killa Kayleigh

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Final Reckoning EP 2: The Young and The Wreckless Jul 20, 2018

Before getting into what we felt was a sub par episode, we discuss the thrilling Instagram story released by the official Challenge Insta... Man was it JUICY.

Topic Hit List:

Redemption house "viewing room"
The obvious aftermath of Kayla and Melissa's fight
Cara and Paulie cont...
Bananas big moves
Britni + Chuck and their Meryl Streep quality performances
Angela bested by pillows
Mediocre daily challenge
The BS behind genderless physical competition
A little shit shooting between Calhoun and Suissa

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Final Reckoning EP 1: Six Feet Under Jul 14, 2018

Shanni Suissa is joined by her new co-host Zach Calhoun. Together they unpack the ins and outs of episode 1. Consider this an intro episode into what is sure to be a phenomenal season.

Topic Hit List: