Podcast

Fingers in the Chocolate Jar

Michael & Logan return for the penultimate time this season to recap Amazing Race Canada 4's visit to St John, New Brunswick. This week:
Why does New Brunswick suck so much?
Where were fans hiding this leg?
Why would you give strangers your shoes?
Who would come back for All-Stars?
Records are broken.
We speculate how Monty would react to one of our All-Star choices.
Monty becomes a mascot.
We celebrate the glorious return of the After the Race special.
Someone channels a miserable Pit Stop greeter.
Logan makes his first and last ice hockey reference.
One former winning team makes a surprise appearance.
We talk about Double Battles from around the world.
Golf is boring.
Are editors leaving us Mole-style clues?
Someone (nearly) channels Happy Gilmore.
Logan breaks the Double Battle.
One Racer joins Survivor.
Who is the new Brendan Sheerin?
We recast the season, and realise why one type of team could never have been cast on this season.
The season gets a major conflict (finally!)
Who would have won the Fuel Your Casual Fan Favourite poll?
What is the most harrowing task of the season?
Why is this season basically Kill Bill?
And reluctant winner picks are made.

This is What You Get for Playing with Knives

Michael & Logan return to recap Amazing Race Canada 4's ninth leg and visit to Sydney, Nova Scotia. In this episode:
Find out the real reason that Logan is visiting Europe.
Normal Maritime service is resumed next week.
There's egregious sponsorship.
Two airlines have a turf war.
Apathetic Coast Guards appear.
Deadpool hunts one Racer.
Logan has to pay the piper for his predictions.
Logan gets his family's tartan.
Michael spots an Easter Egg (ironically).
We pitch for an interview (which Michael will be banned from).
Who is the worst sponsor of Big Brother Canada?
Amazing Race Canada is terribly sexist.
Logan doesn't expect a Survivor joke.
There's prison-themed fan fiction.
Where has Devon Soltendieck been hiding?
Blondes get outlawed in Nova Scotia.
Would you rather listen to the bagpipes or be waterboarded?
One Racer is in the Exorcist.
Logan requests an anatomical drawing.
We learn about this thing called "mining".
What should the Speed Bump have been?
Logan gets the silence that he deserves.
And a challenge is issued to the editors.

Learn to Say Fudge

Ben & Michelle are back once more to discuss the second episode of Australian Survivor 3. In this episode:
Abi Maria or Aubry?
Ben channels Oliver Twist.
One contestant gets a bit mansplainy.
Reddit explains who has a potty mouth.
Des should have been a lamb.
What is Not Jeff's name?
Formats vs Twists
Ben likes people not to blink.
Black Lace visit the island.
And who are our favourite characters from the first two episodes?

Squinty Lookalikes

Our lovable dictators Ben & Michelle are back and recapping Australian Survivor's first episode. In this episode:
Ben & Michelle's respective histories with Survivor are explained.
No-one can understand Des.
Ben is the wikipedia of Reality TV.
Michelle's Dad loves meter maids.
Someone is protected from being a "Grade-A dirt squirrel".
"Mateship" holds no weight.
Michelle never cries for weakness or strength.
Who is a squinty lookalike?
There's too many Hunger Games references.
Michelle has something called a CD?!
Someone gets underestimated.
Ben shows off his Brady Bunch knowledge.
Someone wants to be more Sandra, less Cydney.
Where do injuries rank, from 0 to Kaoh Rong?
Australian TV needs intruders.
Michelle digs deep to get annoyed at the challenge.
We delve into what an ORG is.
And one opposing tribe member is called upon when things get a little heated at Tribal Council.

Treaded for Pleasure

Michael & Logan return to recap Amazing Race Canada 4's eighth episode and visit to Havana, Cuba. In this episode:
We discuss Amazing Race Australia 2, cause Cuba.
Someone has Kelowna on the brain.
What is the land of backyard canal paddleboarding?
Why was Cuba the first Caribbean country that Amazing Race Canada visited?
Who is the Nova Scotian Mr Opera?
There's a surprise Survivor appearance at the Detour.
Rhythm, Rum or Revolution?
Logan has discerning tastes.
Someone glistens.
What is the worthy successor to Colby's hat?
Our favourite Race alumni return, just to injure themselves.
Are there any non-crazy Quebecois teams?
Could you use an Express Pass on a conversation?
Who left those machetes unattended?
We exclusively reveal the upcoming Speed Bump.
Why is every episode title lacklustre?
Logan is still gullible.
Our Pokémon suggestions aren't farfetch'd anymore.
We make plans for Logan's trip to Europe.
Atlantic Canada is boring.
Which team needs a tomato thrown at their heads?
Michael lays out an impassioned plea to production.
Logan takes a seat on the sit-ote bench.
One of Logan's surprising hobbies is revealed.
What do people use for contraceptives in Canada?
Why would you offer a team help at Final 5?
It goes a little bit Clippos Magnificos.
What are our endgame predictions?
And some home truths explain why Amazing Race Canada will never go to the US.

James Duthie, Master Impressionist

Michael & Logan return to recap Amazing Race Canada 4’s visit to Havana, Cuba, which aired at a special event in Toronto last night. This week:
Logan gets his banks confused.
Everyone hates Uraguay.
We talk about Amazing Race France.
James Duthie does impressions.
Logan learns about Hampstead Heath.
Is this season a bit communist?
Another of Ashley’s fears is revealed.
Some Big Brother Canada news is broken.
Monty gets his own paintballs.
Who is the Amazing Race Canada version of Survivor: San Juan Del Sur’s Make-a-wish kid?
Everything goes a bit Big Brother 18.
We learn more fun facts about Logan’s life.
Logan learns about the Cambridge Latin Course.
There’s some ball dudes.
Someone wears the Cone of Shame.
No-one demands Sash from Survivor: Nicaragua.
Someone wins the best prize pack in Amazing Race Canada history.
Was Steph & Kristen’s last place penalty unfair?

Not Jamaica

Michael & Logan return to recap Amazing Race Canada 4's seventh leg and visit to Kingston, Ontario. This week:
We discuss more production generosity and speculate wildly about how they should screw with Racers next leg.
Someone believes that TARC has gone a little Fort Boyard.
Who is the Canadian Homer Simpson?
How could the Double Express Pass be made harder to find in Season 5?
There's a link to Amazing Race: All-Stars.
We actually mention the new Devon Soltendieck for once.
Our respective Toronto visits get compared.
We open a feud with one of our blogger friends.
One Racer has a surprising connection to a former American winner.
A Detour confusion causes a tweet to Jon Montgomery.
We discuss obvious edits.
The ORG gets another mention, thanks to our dirty tactics.
Canada's government is based entirely on gum.
Who is the Canadian Debbie Wanner?
F-words for pageant girls.
Why one of the eliminees is especially badass.
What is the state of play seven legs into the season?
We create a Survivor-themed leg.
Jane Eyre references impress Logan.
We start a hypothetical Monty question list.
Just how stupid was the Pit Stop location?
Someone commits the most patriotic act on Canadian soil in history.
And Logan gets a lesson on previous Amazing Race visits to Cuba in preparation for the next leg.

Puffin Whispering

Michael, Logan and - for the first time all season - Ben return to recap Amazing Race Canada 4's sixth episode and visit to Hamilton/VoldeMussoliniville, Ontario. This week:
There's some Survivor dirty talk.
There's 1,001 uses for chocolate eggs.
Ben reveals his Canadian bucket list.
One team's video gets hijacked.
Just what makes a good hidden clue on The Mole?
Someone is a puffin whisperer.
Pilots get apologetic.
Which task would have been inappropriate to use the Express Pass on?
Michael corrects production.
Ben smears a wall.
Fights are better with gas masks.
The Revival Pass returns.
We talk about the Olympics (topical!)
And Monty joins CSI.