The Amazing Race

The Tongan Twister

Michael, Logan & Michelle are back once more to discuss the fourth episode of The Amazing Race 31 and its second leg in Ho Chi Minh City. In this episode:
Michelle has a TV recommendation.
Can an all-female team win the season?
What have we been up to this week?
What songs were on Michelle’s wellbeing playlist?
How much of Sunday does Logan remember?
Why is Michael lukewarm on the season?
Will we ever see complete departure times?
Why would a place like Snowtown open at 6:30am?
What impact will Colin & Christie’s success so far have?
Has Michael spoilt anything yet?
Why did Corinne & Eliza get buried?
Why did it take so long to have a Janelle & Britney breakout episode?
Was there an unaired Express Pass task?
Which Roadblock should the Extreme Roadblock have been used on?
Would Logan have sucked at the Roadblock?
What is Christmas like in the Guinn-Woods household?
Which detour would we have chosen?
What did we learn about Logan last weekend?
We spot a potential issue for one Racer going forward.
Michelle analyses Rachel’s job list.
Should the Double-Battle have been shown?
Will there be any more Double-Battles?
How did the greeter make Colin & Christie feel old?
Why should Janelle & Britney go to Thailand?
We make some Big Brother references.
Do we want to eulogise Corinne & Eliza?
Why have catchphrases become a thing?
Logan & Michelle make some terrible predictions.
And will Colin & Christie set records by the end of the season?
 
We will be back on Thursday for the finale of De Mol and then next weekend for more Amazing Race!

Just Two Mums, Doing Some Creepy Magic

Michael, Logan & Michelle prepare for an insane weekend by starting off the first of four Vietnam-themed recaps in a row with Amazing Race 31's third episode. In this episode:
There’s no talk whatsoever about our weekend plans.
Michelle still holds a candle for Rupert & Laura.
The season goes backwards thanks to a very stupid production decision.
Is Amazing Race Australia coming back?
Did anyone offer an unaired peace offering?
Why did Tyler wish everyone dead?
Michael ignores anyone who raps.
Why is it a bad week for Michelle?
Who beat the dance crew?
Matt Tarrant makes an appearance.
Which Detour would we have chosen?
Does fishing require any sort of skill?
What’s the difference between prawns and shrimp?
Michael refuses to give in to temptation.
How would Survivor and Arrested Development intersect?
Which team was by far the most entertaining in this episode?
We analyse Survivor job titles.
Logan finally reveals where his impression of Elitha comes from.
The karaoke lyrics are...interesting.
We hope a blood feud has continued.
What was the key to completing the Roadblock?
How would Rupert have done with Vietnamese karaoke?
Who was the most likely team to leave Light It Up in first?
Michelle goes a bit Ja’mie.
Should you ever switch Detours?
Why did Chris & Bret choose the dancing task?
Colin’s Roadblock greeting is already iconic.
What were the unused intro quotes?
Three of Michelle’s favourite words in the universe are said.
Can Becca & Floyd get redemption next week?
Who has the best record of the season so far?
Why are Colin & Christie like Brooke & Scott?
Michelle gets angry again.
Why is telling your driver in Vietnam that you’re racing for money completely pointless?
Why are our shows colliding?
We create a new Vietnam Roadblock or two.
Who have Chris & Bret actually beaten this season?
Who will go home next?
And who will win the next leg?

Buddha has No Compassion for Armenians

Logan has escaped from his South African discotheque long enough to discuss the second episode of Amazing Race 31 with Michael & Michelle! In this episode:
Michelle loses track of time.
What have we all been up to?
Michael geeks out about a TV host.
There’s some South Africa travel tips.
Why can nobody pronounce Laos?
Logan wants to change the Laos locations.
Will we see Rupert & Laura on any other shows?
We imagine an early boots season.
What happened between Becca & Floyd and Rachel & Elitha?
How do we feel about Surprise U-Turn boards?
Were the U-Turn decisions dumb?
Is history repeating itself for Rachel?
Will Colin & Christie meltdown before the end of the season?
How would Colin stay calm around Charla & Mirna now?
Why don’t we see much proxy U-Turn use?
Should you talk about girl things?
Why are people warming to Corinne & Eliza?
U-Turn pictures throw out some interesting comparisons.
Which detour would we have done?
Logan does a wonderful impression of Rupert.
We come up with a great idea for some off-season podcasts.
Some Amazing Race Canada locations get discussed.
Why do people watch Live Feeds?
Why are elephants so controversial?
Michael gets vindication for something from last week.
Why does nobody in the US travel?
There’s an explosive update from our source.
How can we prove non-eliminations are pre-determined?
What is Logan’s least favourite dessert item?
Michelle gets confused by one of Rachel’s many job titles.
Who would play Rupert in a movie of his life?
Michael spots a connection between Amazing Race and De Mol.
There are some listener questions.
Who will win?
What will happen next week?
Are Lao and Thai mutually comprehensible?
And pigs fly as Michael does an impression that isn’t terrible.

My Ox is Boneham!

Michael & Logan return and are joined by Michelle to recap the first episode of Amazing Race 31! In this episode:
Where should you send all complaints about this season?
We address the elephants in the room.
Why is Logan so giddy?
Why does CBS love edges?
What are some traditional South African greetings?
Why did the Amazing Racers get to use bikes?
Was there more to the starting line task than we saw?
How much intrigue does the delay in airing this season spoil?
We get some answers from the preview.
Michelle requests an ox.
We critique the intro shots.
Who has the most impractical clothing choices?
Are we expecting a “greatest hits” repertoire from the old Racers every week?
Michael offends the Richards.
Why didn’t Art & JJ discuss the sled for five years?
What’s so awkward about our introduction to Corinne & Eliza?
How old is Rupert?
Michelle refuses to join in on a joke.
We get our dumb meters out.
Why was everything arranged to get them to Tokyo?
We learn how to pronounce “Laos”.
Why doesn't Amazing Race visit Australia anymore?
How do you ask for help in Japan?
Why are there so many 7-Elevens?
We’ve finally found a food Roadblock that Michelle would like.
We use Logan’s terrible soundproofing to do some accents.
Michelle discusses unnecessary compliments.
There’s a friendly game of “Guess the Crystal”.
How do you get rid of cramps?
Have Rupert & Laura travelled anywhere?
What are the penalty rules?
We try and predict the U-Turn results.
Logan catches up on everything he missed.
We try and find a comparison for Art & JJ.
Why does everyone complain about the “This Season” trailers?
Logan comes up with a twist for an upcoming season.
Who’s going home next week?
And we try and help them along with some future Japan tasks.

New Zealand: The Worst Place in the World to be a Tourist?

Michael & Logan are caught off guard, but ready to go with this Amazing Race 31 Season Preview! In this episode:
How do we decide the order of teams in a preview?
We have a quick catch-up for those of you who don’t watch the Benelux Moles.
Why is Michael spoiled?
What is going on with the pre-season information?
Who knows each other going into the season?
Who got a call for 31?
We have an exclusive announcement for the upcoming episodes.
Who’s raced in previous locations? (Be warned: location spoilers – skip to 21:21 if you don’t want to know any!)
Will Art & JJ live up to their legacy?
Should we be shocked by the Racers being the most formidable opponents?
How can we summarise this cast?
Just how long is it since Colin & Christie were last on?
Who will Art & JJ try and expose this season?
Is Podcast Host a job?
Was everyone given instructions to avoid mentioning Italy?
Will we see Double-Battles again?
Six years of practice has completely not helped our Rupert Boneham impressions.
Where does Rupert want to go?
We have a lot of fun with Rachel’s job list.
Which shows has Rachel won?
What difference does Elitha make?
What scares Logan more than flying?
Why were Rachel & Elissa cast as a pair?
Have we learnt anything from Amazing Race 28?
How did Corinne dupe Logan?
Why will Amazing Race never go to Bhutan?
Is being on the Race something to be proud of?
Michael brings tax into the podcast.
What should Floyd’s fear have been?
There’s unexpected savagery from the Afghanimals.
Jamal gets a lesson in branding.
Does Joey Covino have a link to this season?
Where is the most extreme place on Earth?
How were Chris & Bret cast?
Michael threatens to cancel the season.
Who are the Gina & Sylvia of this season?
There’s a reasonably topical joke about American Politics.
Do Big Brother Houseguests have a coffee problem?
We get genuinely excited to discuss one team.
What has happened to Colin & Christie in sixteen years?
Who will be the new Charla & Mirna?
Logan learns what reiki is.
How would they do a leg in Antarctica?
And there’s a genuine surprise for Logan as Michael gets him a present for his 200th episode.
We will be back every Sunday for our recaps!

”A Leg in the Leaves?” (with Megan Jones)

Michael & Logan are back once more for some family time with the artist formerly known as Megan Linz! In this episode:
We go a bit insider baseball.
Logan gets his facts wrong.
How were the Linzeseseses cast?
Megan has to choose a least favourite sibling.
Logan gets patronised.
What happened in Leg 1?
Did the teams know about the lack of international travel?
What reaction would Megan get next time she travels to Canada?
We get the Weavers out the way.
Logan asks about hypothetical marathons.
Everyone feels old.
Michael drops another winner into the conversation.
What did Tommy’s nickname used to be?
Logan loses his nerve.
What was the jerkiest thing the Linz boys did?
Was there any hesitation about using the Yield?
What effect did the London bombings have on the season?
Did anyone recognise Kevin & Drew?
Were the Linzes contacted for 31?
How did Austin & Kenneth really fall into the mud?
Where did Logan’s dad’s allergies come from?
What happens when you google Brock Rogers?
We decide next Summer’s interview series theme.
The podcast gets another slogan.
Which team should drive for Uber?
Megan hurts Les’ feelings.
Logan is always down for a bear story.
What stereotypes are true?
Did the 10-Year Reunion have any gatecrashers?
Logan & Megan compare Stassi Schroeder stories.
Is the TAR8 cast still close?
What foods did the teams get at campgrounds?
What did everyone think the reception of Family Edition was going to be?
Why didn’t Megan do the trapeze task?
Is Michael’s dad trying to give him a complex?
Megan compares Space Camp visits.
Everyone feels super old.
Logan looks up a boring leg.
Which Linz wouldn’t care about the mugging penalty?
Which family did the Linz boys actually have their eyes on?
Which family would have a civil war?
Logan makes up a drinking game.
Megan guesses a Switchback.
We discuss Phil’s accidental racism.
And the quickfire questions end up being ridiculous.

”Long-Term Expertise” (with Al Rios)

Michael & Logan return from a few weeks in the wilderness for a sitdown with Al Rios from Amazing Race 4! In this episode:
What podcasting pedigree does Al have?
Does Al still watch Amazing Race?
Where was Elimination Station?
Why was Jon & Al’s elimination atypical?
Why did Brisbane go so badly?
Which couples weren’t together before the Race?
Are non-eliminations pre-determined?
Is Phil really that nice?
Al learns about Amazing Race Canada.
Logan spoils the next episode.
Were Jon & Al asked to do any All-Star seasons?
How aware was everyone of the feud between Kelly & Jon and Millie & Chuck?
Why is sequestering teams a bad thing in modern seasons?
Who is more popular – Ken & Gerard or Jon & Al?
We fill Al in on a little of what’s to come next season and the Jack Shack.
What happened between Amsterdam and Mumbai?
Did Jon & Al get groped in India?
How many air miles did Al claim?
Which other Racer did Jon surprise at the circus?
Which team were Jon & Al the most wrong on?
How would Jon & Al make a living in North Korea?
How would Tian & Jaree have done on a new-school season?
What was David & Jeff’s nickname?
How difficult were the self-driving legs?
What happened on the 36-hour pit stops?
Did Millie & Chuck ask for their “virgins” title?
Logan wants a virginity update.
Why have so many couples from Season 4 broken up?
Did Monica & Sheree talk about being NFL wives that much?
Who do Jon & Al still keep in contact with?
We rig Season 4 for Jon & Al.
Were Jon & Al called for 31?
Did anyone else from Season 4 get the All-Star call?
Logan loses his train of thought.
Did someone fake an injury?
Why didn’t Jon & Al take a Fast Forward?
How would they justify someone being eliminated for using their own credit card?
What were the consequences of a tie for a placement?
Which episode does Al show to his classes?
Were there any decoy visas?
What happened with the buses in Milan?
We find out about the Venice mask challenge shenanigans.
How amazing were the security team?
Was there a punishment sound and camera crew?
Could David & Jeff have ever won Season 4?
What would have been the worst non-elimination penalty?
Would Jon & Al have used a Yield or U-Turn?
What did Amazing Race teach Al?
Does watching other Reality TV shows help with being on Amazing Race?
Did Jon & Al have an archetype?
Does Al have a “what if?” moment about his time on the Race?
How close was Mumbai?
Does Al still get recognised?
Why are some casts so tight?
What was Jon & Al’s casting story?
How was Jon able to go on the Race?
And who else would Al have raced with?
 

”Not Wikipedia” (with Alex Boylan)

Logan goes solo and sits down to discuss everything Amazing Race 2 with Alex Boylan! In this episode:
Does Alex remember Fat Maria?
Did Chris & Alex get a call for 31?
How many pairs of jeans does Chris own?
What is Alex’s casting story?
Logan & Alex bond over using VCRs.
Were there any fake-out visas?
What sort of upbringing did Alex have?
How did the alliance with Tara & Wil come about?
What would Alex redo about high school?
Who does Alex keep in touch with?
How did Jeff Schroeder get cast on Around The World For Free?
Does Alex still watch Amazing Race?
How has Amazing Race changed?
Alex discusses South African wineries.
Was money an issue?
What is the most difficult non-elimination penalty?
Did Chris & Alex have a strategy?
Why were Chris & Alex listed as “Bouncers”?
Logan looks for the new Jack Shack.
Did Blake & Paige get a time credit?
How would Chris & Alex have done on a Final Memory Challenge?
Does Alex have any Gary & Dave stories?
How aware was everyone of Fern?
Logan teaches Alex about Meggings.
What was the biggest contributor to Chris & Alex winning?
How much bad luck did Shola & Doyin have?
Is Season 2 the closest finish ever?
What was the best preparation that Alex did?
How did Amazing Race get Alex a career?
Which country is next?
Is there anything else Alex wants everyone to know?
Alex learns about Total Drama Island.
And then faces the quickfire questions.