Reality TV Warriors

”The TTOW Sugartits Society” (with Tyler MacNiven)

Michael & Logan return with another Amazing Race 9 interview, this time with winner Tyler MacNiven! In this episode:
Has Logan been fighting?
How was Tyler cast?
Was Amazing Race the best experience of Tyler’s life?
Did BJ & Tyler get a call for 31?
What opportunity did the non-eliminations provide?
Why were MoJo yielded?
Why was Elimination Station so terrible in Season 9?
A misunderstanding leads to a big Costco order.
Why doesn’t Tyler watch Amazing Race anymore?
What is the end goal of the podcast?
We welcome Tyler to Logan’s obscure reference corner.
Tyler tells us about an Australian fan club.
What fashion choices did we miss?
Is there anything more brutal than the Omani sun?
How did BJ & Tyler use the downtime to prepare?
What was Tyler’s favourite task?
We invoke the spirit of Scott Flanary.
Where did the frog hat come from?
How did Greece mislead BJ & Tyler and make them come very close to elimination?
Why is BJ like Dumbledore?
Will we ever see a Kintaro sequel?
We get a Netflix recommendation.
We get an exclusive Survivor reveal.
How did the pre-season sequester win BJ & Tyler the season?
Should BJ & Tyler have got a penalty in the finale?
What happens when you win?
We learn about the BJ Show.
Tyler gets an unexpected present from a cameraman.
And is Tyler a David or Goliath?
 
Join us next week for our penultimate interview of the season!

”The Ballad of (Donkey) Doug Roobaker” (with Eric Sanchez)

Michael & Logan are joined by Amazing Race US legend and bane of the Australian taxi services, Eric Sanchez to discuss 26 episodes worth of shenanigans and success! In this episode:
Where did Doug Roobaker come from?
How long ago was All-Stars?
Who does Eric still speak to?
What is Eric’s casting story?
When did Eric realise him & Danielle would be marketed as a dating couple?
What did Frat Boy Jeremy get up to before the All-Stars finale?
Michael brings out the stats.
Have Eric & Jeremy ever been asked back?
What would happen if BJ & Tyler returned?
Logan makes Eric feel unwelcome.
What is Eric’s main regret post-winning?
How did Oman go so wrong?
We ask a question three years in the making.
Eric finds out what our favourite quote ever is.
How much impact does a Yield have?
Does Eric have a “What If?” moment?
Would Eric have been invited back if he’d won?
Which team did they fear the most?
How predictable were some of the early boots?
Which rivalry was worse?
How did Eric & Danielle perform so well at the “How well do you know your partner?” challenge?
Which team are the Johnny Depp & Amber Heard of the Amazing Race?
Can you use cameramen to find clues?
Were there any horrible camera crews?
How did Eric & Jeremy get around the release signing rule?
How easy is it to guess non-elimination legs?
What got held hostage?
Has Eric seen The Da Vinci Code?
Where did the exit press go?
Why are twists included?
Who would Eric race with in an all-star stranger season?
Logan talks about smelly Sicilian towns.
How crazy was the Australia sprint finish?
What should the non-elimination penalty have been?
What was the hardest challenge?
What keeps Eric watching?
How much luck comes into winning Amazing Race?
How would Eric & Jeremy do on modern Amazing Race?
Do reshoots happen?
Which team lost their passports?
We ask about the 24th best team of all time.
Should there be an all-old people season?
Would Eric do Survivor or Big Brother?
And is Eric pregnant?

”Hal the World Away” (with Hal Johnson)

Michael & Logan are back again for an Amazing Race Canada throwback – a visit from iconic Canadian Hal Johnson! In this episode:
What role has Hal assumed for new Racers?
How much of a fan is Hal?
What did Hal audition for?
Is anyone ever really recruited?
Why did Hal & Joanne have such a big advantage going in?
Will an All-Stars season ever happen?
Were Hal & Joanne the most-prepared Racers ever?
What would be Hal & Joanne’s “what if?” moment?
How do you get extra cash on the Race?
Why was Regina so horrible?
Who is the smartest team in Amazing Race Canada 6?
What local knowledge did they have to get them ahead?
What did Bickerton get upset about at the start line?
How much of a burden is your image?
The Give’r count returns.
How do injuries occur and how do you solve them?
Why did Hal & Joanne get U-Turned?
Which team didn’t know about Standby?
How did Kristen & Darren screw themselves over?
What did we miss with Treena & Tennille?
How should you pick an All-Star cast?
What should you put in an application?
What would Hal prepare with if he was asked back?
How do you overcome the perils of age?
What has twenty years of marriage taught Hal?
Were there alliances in Season 1?
For once, Logan talks about a video that is legal to own in Canada.
What didn’t everyone seen in Vancouver?
How did the City of Regina make it up to Hal & Joanne?
What was the story with the Regina Fast Forward?
How did the infamous ending to Regina affect Hal & Joanne?
One company misses out on a perfect opportunity.
Has Joanne overcome the incident?
Logan asks for a new slogan.
What impact did the incident actually have?
Hal gets a new theme tune.
Is there anything Hal wants everyone to know?
Which challenge from Season 6 would Hal dominate at?
How does Hal keep bumping into the Race?
How do you cope post-Race?
What is the biggest hate mail that Hal & Joanne had?
What would be our all-star cast?
How did Brett rub everyone the wrong way immediately?
Why are competitive teams not as entertaining?
Who does Michael want to see back?
How life-changing is Amazing Race?
What Monty stories does Hal have?
Where did Joanne think they would go?
Why have ratings fallen?
And what question do Hal & Joanne ask at talks?

”The Little Blind Podcaster Who Could” (with Lowell Taylor)

Michael & Logan return yet again for an interview, but I bet you didn’t see this one coming – it’s with Lowell Taylor! In this episode:
The saga of this episode is continuing.
We get an update on a story that no-one will ever hear.
Who were the meanest Canadians in Lowell’s cast?
We share travel stories.
Michael misunderstands a question.
What has Lowell been up to since his season aired?
Logan learns what a velodrome is and then gets an offer he’s literally not allowed to refuse.
Why was everything so easy initially?
What is Julie & Lowell’s casting story?
How does Julie have the most understanding parents ever?
What are Logan’s plans for applying to things?
How many puns were there really?
We learn about someone who’s a bit Shifty on the crew.
What is the perception of blind guys on The Amazing Race?
Were there any alternates?
Which team came back with PTSD?
We suggest a place for Logan to stop on his world tour.
Why did Julie & Lowell breeze through Ho Chi Minh City?
We get a new quickfire question.
Who is the Canadian Covino?
An unaired storyline saw Lowell play with Fire.
Did anyone else consider taking a penalty at the cable car Roadblock?
What was the common theme for a lot of Season 4?
What would have happened if Julie & Lowell had won the car prize?
Lowell gives us the highlights of The Amazing Race Canada
We learn about the Vancouver alumni parties.
What has Lowell learned from our podcasts?
We learn the origin of “fartface”.
How did everyone find out that Ashley was Mrs Universe?
We discuss first impressions and how deeply wrong they can be.
Do exes get separate rooms?
Would Jillian do All-Stars?
We hope a Subway promotion wouldn’t see history repeat itself.
We find an eating challenge that Logan wouldn’t suck at.
Why was Production trying to set Lowell up?
Who was the unsung punslinger of Season 4?
Did Steph & Kristen defy expectations?
How should you use an Express Pass?
Why has Monty friend zoned us?
Who has the best job in the world?
We pick our midseason top moment.
Why did the Olympics ruin everything?
Logan adds some colour to the Baboon v Badger question.
We finally get our exclusive.
What two regrets did Lowell have?
What went unaired on their elimination leg?
We get an update on Lowell’s (apparently dreamy) eyes.
And what is misunderstood about Amazing Race Canada?
Join us next week for another interview – this time with Hal Johnson!

”Dalmatians Have Souls Too” (with Hayley Bivens)

Michael & Logan are back again to break down Amazing Race 26 with another star of the show – Hayley Bivens. In this episode:
What is Hayley’s legacy?
Why did Logan need Hayley so much?
Does Hayley actually have cats?
How was the Amsterdam cycle?
We spot a trend in our interviews.
What are Hayley’s favourite numbers?
How was Hayley cast?
We worry for Hayley’s safety.
We get all the Phil stories.
Hayley gives us the lowdown on the jack shack.
What pre-Race misconceptions did Hayley have?
What should you bring on the Race?
Was Hayley topless in her audition video?
How nervous was it running to the start line?
We talk video games.
Why did Blair & Hayley do so badly initially?
Why is Hayley such a perfectionist?
We discuss Hayley’s love of Jonathan Knight.
The Save is brought up.
Why did Hayley shout so much?
Who were 26’s most-compatible couple?
Who do we hold responsible for the entire cast of 26 knowing of us?
Would Hayley ever dream of spitting on a potato?
How did Blair & Hayley win in Monaco?
Hayley gives us all her camping knowledge.
We learn about Thanksgiving in Namibia.
Did anything ever happen with the Handsome Bush Pilot?
How did Blair & Hayley dodge a bullet in Namibia?
Where did Hayley want to go?
Why was Phil arrested?
Hayley learns about Phil’s dad.
We discuss the biggest TAR dick move since casting the VoldeMussolinis.
What reactions did Logan get from the 26 cast?
We have an Office geek-out.
Logan mistakes his 90s shows and then tries to ruin everyone’s childhood.
Who took which trip?
Does the US have South African doctors?
Why hasn’t Amazing Race been to Canada recently?
Hayley settles a debate.
How did Hayley handle the haters?
Hayley faces the Quickfire Questions.
What does Hayley want everyone to know about 26?
Would Hayley race again with Blair?
And what surprising effect has the Race had on Hayley’s travelling life?

”The Meanness of Strangers” (with Scott Flanary)

Michael & Logan are back again to talk more about Amazing Race 29 – this time with Amazing Race’s answer to Cher…if Cher screamed a lot, Scott Flanary! In this episode:
What title does Scott hold?
The coaster incident is mentioned.
Who is Scott’s beard idol?
How perceptive was Scott during casting?
What other shows did Scott get close to being on?
Where did Harvard get Scott?
Scott tells a lie in front of Karen.
We break down Survivor and Big Brother.
Is perception ever reality?
We obviously talk about the intro music.
Why is Episode 9 so good?
Who would Scott’s first pick have been?
When were the bios written?
Scott thinks he’s broken some news.
Is Scott pregnant?
How much sleuthing did Scott do for 31?
How could Scott win again?
Did Scott ever have an Express Pass?
Who would Scott want to see return in an all-winners season?
What is “Seattle Style”?
We discuss Scott’s Race boyfriends.
There’s an amazing story from Scott’s finals interview.
How do you spell Scott’s name?
Were there any decoy visas or teams?
Where did Scott want to go?
Logan can’t remember Scott’s hero.
Scott jinxed himself fifteen years early.
We give Scott some quickfire questions.
Scott gets vulnerable.
We talk title quotes.
When did Brooke & Scott think they could win?
How do you describe Covino?
Does Scott have any regrets about using the U-Turn?
We get our pre-requisite Belgian Mole chat on.
Why doesn’t TAR have reunions?
We dig up old wounds about Season 30.
There’s some light Season 31 discussion.
We try not to google Covino’s name.
Scott gets an open floor.
We discuss Scott’s own podcast.
And can Scott remember his own name?

”It’s Never The Quiet Ones” (with Brooke Camhi)

Michael & Logan return once more to have an audience with the Queen of Amazing Race – Brooke Camhi – and chat about everything Amazing Race 29. In this episode:
Brooke & Logan become hair buddies.
We beg for compliments.
What was it like to be around Scott’s scream first-hand?
Brooke got recognised.
Can Brooke laugh at the Greece & Vietnam leg now?
Brooke has a very appropriate Amazing Race connection.
Michael toots his own horn.
Brooke reveals a secret about the cast bios.
How was Brooke cast?
Who was Brooke’s second choice?
Would 29’s cast have still been the same even without a schoolyard pick?
Where did Brooke want to go?
How miserable was the Greek ferry?
What is Brooke scared of?
What was the biggest mistake that Brooke & Scott made?
Brooke finally realises the main aim of Amazing Race.
We teach Brooke about Amazing Race Canada.
We discover Scott’s dark side.
We discuss the U-Turn drama and how Brooke made amends.
What was the biggest challenge Brooke faced?
How subtle were Scotty’s comments?
Did Scott ever find his express pass?
Brooke volunteers to watch something with us.
Would Brooke do Survivor?
How did Brooke & Scott win?
There’s a pop quiz.
Why couldn’t we see Scott skydive?
Michael reveals a secret about the intro music.
A myth gets busted.
We talk about audition tapes.
What was the last thing Brooke cried at?
We briefly discuss how much TARC sucks.
What aftercare is available in the Race?
What were the abandoned episode titles for Rado?
Why was Brooke’s edit so negative?
When did the Race become a bit more Brooke?
How was Vietnam?
We discuss swollen feet.
Which quotes annoyed people so much?
Did Brooke hate Vanck & Ashton?
What did TAR teach Brooke?
We ask personal questions.
Logan gets corrected.
Was there anything Brooke regretted bringing?
How did Brooke try and cover up being upset?
Brooke tries to get us to sing.
Go-to karaoke songs.
Who would we race with?
Which ride at Disney removes kidney stones?
And the outro gets heckled.
Join us next week when we talk to Scott Flanary (spelt like Canary!)

”Have Faith In Me, Radoski” (with Michael Rado)

Michael & Logan are back once more to chat to one of our podcast drunkles, Michael Rado. In this episode:
Rado tries to claim a title.
We accidentally date the podcast again.
What happened at the 29 finish line?
How was Rado cast?
Would Rado have made the same choice with all the options at the start line?
Who went on the trips they won?
Does Rado regret helping Brooke?
What happened when no-one was allowed to be friends?
Does Liz have magical map powers?
Mike critiques our impression.
A running joke bears fruit finally.
Why didn’t Rado meet Logan at the finale?
Where is the most convenient place for us all?
How sober was Logan at the 29 finale?
Michael discusses his favourite audition video again.
Why did Vanck & Ashton get U-Turned?
How would Rado have fared in Vietnam?
We obviously discuss the Scott scream.
Rado makes a tattoo bet.
What was the biggest thing we didn’t see?
What should you do if you accidentally encounter a wild Covino?
Logan gets exposed as being Uncanadian.
We take our usual Belgian Mole detour.
Were there any countries Rado was disappointed not to go to?
Did Mike & Liz prepare for a memory challenge?
Rado makes a swift exit.
And we make not at all timely predictions for Survivor New Zealand and South Africa by recording them before the most recent episodes aired.
We're back next week with another great guest - Brooke Camhi!