The Amazing Race

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Michael, Logan & Michelle return to recap the fifth episode and sixth leg of Amazing Race 30 and its visit to Prague, Czech Republic. In this episode:
We discuss the plan to let Covino & Rado get Logan drunk.
Why is the season going to feel even quicker in Canada?
Michael teaches us about beggers and Logan teaches us about gypsies.
We bring up Michelle’s telling of the most Australian story in history from the Hunted podcast again.
Was this the worst flight scramble in Amazing Race history?
How will the partner swap work?
Who benefits most from the partner swap?
This U-Turn sucks.
How could you make the U-Turn funnier?
How can you prove that the Earth is flat?
Michelle reveals her favourite word.
The “that” detour sees Amazing Race channel Giles the Butler.
Does anyone on the podcast know how to pour a perfect pint?
What was Henry doing with his life rather than drinking beer?
What is one of the scariest things that Michael has ever done?
Why are Trevor & Chris so like Michael & Logan?
Michelle despairs of a dirty joke again.
How difficult is it to pour a glass of foam?
Michael invokes the Mole (obviously).
Why didn’t Alex & Conor U-Turn?
Why did they make the W-Turn board so public?
Conor becomes a walking stereotype.
How would HaMerotz have done the beer spa task?
It has been a bad week for dad bods.
Should you ever take the underground over a taxi?
Eric & Daniel prove themselves to be even more underedited than we thought.
Was this leg full of more Communist propaganda?
Michelle is afraid of hay fever during Roadblocks.
The elimination structure is weird.
What did Kristi & Jen do to anger Travelocity?
We imagine what the pitch meetings for Big Brother 17 were like with Phil.
Who provided the voice for the Roadblock phones?
One pair displays a particular talent for social games.
How would we improve the Roadblock?
Is the big twist going to be the Revival Pass?
Logan wants more tongue.
Is the Partner Swap the biggest twist ever?
Who will be eliminated next?
Which African countries will be visited next?
And is there anyone we want to see paired up?

The Walking Ced

Michael, Logan & Michelle return to recap the fourth and fifth episodes of Amazing Race 30 and its legs in Southern France. In this episode:
Why is Logan like Trevor & Chris?
The editors are back in our good books.
We find a positive for the season.
Our least favourite team get a history lesson.
Michelle asks for a little cooperation from Mother Nature.
We rename pétanque, for Logan's sake.
Phil is a traitor.
Our comparison for one team proves a little *too* on the nose.
How does Conor avoid paying rent?
Michael has one of his traditional rants.
Michelle says the word "bread" a bit too much.
Logan’s sartorial choices come back to bite him.
We tire of hashtags.
Why was Evan super lucky when she chipped her tooth?
One Racer joins a dynasty of actors & dictators.
We discuss the adorable dog.
Michelle learns about competitive eating.
Logan is figuratively on “literally” watch.
We rank old people.
Who has gained the most from the Double-Battle?
Is the Mayor of Les Baux still alive?
We welcome some airtime (finally) for Trevor & Chris.
What did Evan do during the rest period?
One team gets a lesson on European cars.
Logan mentions he’s been to Dubrovnik.
What did Lucas really want to say when he proposed?
Was a six-year old in charge of the second Roadblock?
Michael asks for some rotten fruit.
Logan learns about pergolas.
There’s the glorious return of Australian words for things.
We imagine Alex & Conor’s home life.
Anaesthesia is somehow relevant.
What is Logan’s drink of choice?
A rant from Amazing Race Canada returns.
Michael spots some monkeying with the timeline.
What were Lucas’ “headphones”?
Michelle shows her Balinese knowledge.
Everyone hates a proposal.
What condemned Joey & Tim?
What would Elimination Station have been like by this point?
We reveal our next project after Hunted & Amazing Race.
And who will (not?) be eliminated next?

The One with the Different Features

Michael, Logan, Michelle & Ben return to recap the third episode of Amazing Race 30 and its visit to Tangier, Morocco. In this episode:
We celebrate that milestone of 218 episodes.
Why is this season better than expected?
Ben gets corrected.
Is this the least-competitive cast ever?
Michelle’s double life gets revealed.
We’re not surprised that Henry & Evan know languages.
We suggest a change for future seasons that will make twin teams much easier to watch.
Ben reveals his love of intros.
We worry for the Travelocity Gnome.
Logan loses his Simpsons know-it-all credentials.
We avoid etiquette and discuss Michelle’s age.
Why didn’t Shawn call out to Cedric?
One team turns to cannibalism.
Was there a consequence for not dancing?
Michelle gets excited and asks for a new ringtone.
Michael offers a shovel.
What are the stereotypes of IndyCar drivers?
Who was the last person that Amazing Race made famous?
Logan asks for more dancing.
One team gets compared to Michael’s favourites.
And we separate the cast into tiers.

Frosti’s Tips

It’s quadruple trouble this week as Michael & Logan are joined by Ben & Michelle to recap Amazing Race 30’s second leg and trip to Antwerp, Belgium! In this episode:
We find out where Ben has been hibernating.
There’s an opportunity for shameless plugs.
Ben shares something with Kristi.
Logan asks to see the shopping bag lady.
Michael finds an excuse to mention the A-Ö of Iceland again.
Why is it best that the Roadblock didn’t end up being the Double-Battle?
Amazing Race Canada gets a brand new Face Off.
Why were Joey & Tim so excited to go to Belgium?
Impressions got critiqued this week thanks to Hunted.
We come up with a way to actually make Cedric & Shawn interesting.
Michael’s feet make another appearance.
We compare taxi fares.
Michelle suggests a banner.
There’s a surprising Season 5 Switchback.
Michelle reveals her hatred of piccolos.
A Race alumna arranges a discount for April & Sarah.
What do competitive eaters get up to at home?
How frequently should you use a microscope?
Michael is revealed as being the granddad of the team.
We learn about Double-Battles from around the world.
Will this be the only Double-Battle this season?
We ask Cedric & Shawn nicely to stop dabbing.
There’s a special guest referee for the Frits Race.
We suggest a job swap.
We find an impression that won’t get Michael in trouble.
Who is Kristi’s Survivor idol?
Which team really had to wait three hours?
The US somehow manages to outdo Canada.
Are April & Sarah still talking?
Can anyone remember what Las Ketchup look like?
Logan gets overruled and then asks for a hostage situation.
How spoiled is Ben?
What would doctors prescribe Joey if he collapsed?
And those of us who are unspoiled try to guess the next boots and also who will be in the top three.

The D to K of Iceland

Michael & Logan return to recap the first episode of Amazing Race 30 and its visit to Iceland! In this episode:
Logan shows off his knowledge of Icelandic strongmen.
Someone puts their foot down.
Are we already expecting season 31?
Of course, we trot out a classic impression thanks to someone's Instagram.
Why did people like this premiere?
We commend Phil's beard-growing abilities.
Where have they got left to go in LA?
Puns get critiqued.
Conor gets a new lookalike.
Which other Race alumni went to the Start Line?
We confront the claims of Vanck & Ashton 2.0.
There's some classic Phil Keoghan dick moments.
Logan speaking Spanish is hella racist.
We recall previous proposals.
Did some people on Season 29 know each other?
Logan gives us an exclusive preview of the star of the next Funniest Complaints blog.
Canadian Netflix sucks.
We display our knowledge of Belgium.
We call up our cartography expert to settle a dispute.
Logan gets a fit of the giggles.
People have been hating the wrong teams.
Someone gets caught in a lie.
We think we have an exclusive on the status of one team's relationship.
We try to sing the hardest karaoke song in the world.
What is the most backwards country?
Somoene gets a new alphabet of their own.
How much prompting did Production give some teams?
How can tectonic plates be so controversial?
Phil's favourite activity returns.
We talk about beauty queens.
Logan hates Icelandic food.
Was there a contingency plan for the shots task?
Logan has seen Latinoamerica, and boy do we know it.
Michael gets excited about the return of Wie is de Mol?
We reveal our suspicions about Conor's furniture.
A new memory challenge is suggested.
Was the Roadblock actually difficult?
Why do pro basketball players suck at anagrams?
Why did Cedric & Shawn and April & Sarah team up?
Iceland has a terrible (non-Jacksonville) jaguar problem.
One team channels their inner Henry & Terri.
What is the worst way that the penalty could have been assessed?
Why could this elimination have been so memorable?
Logan's predictions came true and he gets smug.
Where did the elimination fall on the obvious scale?
How will the partner swap turn out?
And we talk about the now-confirmed Double-Battle, and why it has no other name.

A Look of the Flanarys

Michael & Logan return for the first time in what feels like forever to preview the upcoming Amazing Race season which begins on January 3rd. In this feature-length preview:
We date the podcast slightly by discussing Logan's love life.
CBS have been up to their old tricks of ruining everything for us.
Will we get TAR 31 in 2018?
CTV continue to shock us.
Which team is a less useless version of Shahla & Nabeela?
Some Racers get sent back to maths lessons.
Someone finally breaks the Italy curse.
We try to get a return for Mika & Canaan.
One team spoils our fun.
What may sink April & Sarah?
Team names make Michael nauseous.
We try not to spoil any unannounced locations.
Logan brings up 24.
We skirt around The Good Place spoilers.
Teams get new ridiculous fears.
Which team is most likely to get Trapped in the Drive Thru?
What is our issue with a "Champions" season?
Tim Horton's has finally come to the UK and Michael is excited.
We both have the same first boots in mind.
What is the worst country?
One team risks falling foul of the Roadblock rule.
We notice a lot of job sharing.
One team gives us Ernie & Cindy vibes.
Logan premieres a new impression.
We give some sartorial advice.
Does one team's job prevent them from becoming independent travellers?
Who is the Amazing Race version of Chris Traeger?
Logan gets caught in a lie, in a conversation that Joey Covino would love.
What is a fight strap?
Is one team a bit too...privileged?
Where has Monty gone?
How do you leave Venezuela?
We discuss the latest off-show relationship.
Why do twins never win?
One of Logan's favourite references returns.
Someone has a really crappy fear.
Logan cannot pronounce Indonesian placenames.
Michael gets corrected.
Someone gets awarded the Best Lookalike in podcast history.
And we try not to talk about one particular team.
We'll be back in January for the season recaps!

Amazing Race Canada WAS Supposed to be Good and Fun

Logan & Michael return for the final time to recap Amazing Race Canada 5’s final episode. In this episode:
Is this our final Amazing Race Canada episode ever?
Just how bad was this season?
We break down the After the Race special.
Logan gets corrected.
Why did this leg remind us of Cat & Jesse?
What is Michael’s reputation at work?
We roll out the Greatest Hits.
Why should every argument end with the word “over”?
How can anyone hate Sam & Paul?
There’s the final Give’r update.
CTV have been up to their old tricks.
We finally find something that we have in common.
We extol the virtues of chocolate eggs.
Why are Logan’s impressions not like Ghostbusters?
Michael shows off his superhero knowledge.
One team gets their own university.
Michael is smug.
Why have production been watching Family Edition?
How did the Final Memory challenge make this season look worse?
Logan drops some cold hard stat bombs.
What should Production be proud of?
Why did Ebonie not show up for After the Race?
Have Production stolen Logan’s material?
Michael’s favourite moment of the season returns.
Will Sam & Paul keep their cars?
Where do Sam & Paul fit in the winners’ pantheon?
Are Kevin & Ryan as bad as the VoldeMussolinis?
We try desperately to find some positives in this season.
Will we see All-Stars next year?
How much of the latest Survivor season has Michael seen?
Why is Amazing Race Canada 5 like an infection?
What does Give’r really sound like?
We discuss Monty’s extra-curricular activities.
Logan reignites a feud.
How can Pirate Master describe how we feel?
And what’s next?

The Korey Position

Logan & Michael are back for their 150th podcast together, and to recap Amazing Race Canada 5’s penultimate leg and visit to Sault-Ste-Marie, Ontario. In this episode:
Did the press pictures actually spoil anything?
Logan barks.
We learn of someone with a very intriguing nickname.
Race Play is still hilariously bad.
Who gets first billing?
Have we actually heard of the Group of Seven?
We find a Canadian location we’d actually like them to go to.
It all goes a little bit Egyptian.
We find a new job for an Amazing Race Canada alumnus.
There’s the obligatory update on Give’rs.
One team breaks a classic Amazing Race rule.
How do they decide whose wishes air each week?
When have we mentioned S Club before?
We celebrate like Canada.
There’s a disastrous R Kelly remix.
Who is Michael’s most famous Twitter follower?
What does it cost to sponsor a curling rink?
One part of the episode borders on child abuse.
How did we end up with children chanting Give’r?
Have Sam & Paul played shuffleboard before?
Why was the Roadblock so bad for Bert?
What is “the Korey position”?
We critique next week’s tasks.
Just how lazy have Production become?
Who do we want to win?
And we’re already looking for questions for next week!