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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.

Schiphol or Bust

Michael & Anthony return to recap the premiere of Hunted UK's third series. In this episode:
Just when did we last discuss Hunted?
Premiere Week has taken us by surprise.
We obviously discuss the imminent return of two Moles.
Why is Michael particularly annoyed about the start?
Do we now have casting archetypes in Hunted?
Did anyone watch the American series before filming?
Why is the show only 25 days now?
How would the Manchester Arena attack have affected filming?
Do we have any regrets about not covering the Celebrity series?
How does Michael watch the episodes?
Why hasn't Joe & Dan's hobby been mentioned anywhere?
We already have some clips to play in a few weeks.
What shows have been filmed near our respective workplaces?
Who would be the most likely fugitives to get caught in a Taco Bell car park?
One pair gives us serious Nick flashbacks.
Who is the most likely pair to split?
Should you escape by taxi?
There's a lecture in pedantry.
We call out some armchair fugitives.
Where is Hunter HQ?
When has a coach ever been a good escape method?
We rank wigs.
We have a lot of praise for one particular piece of editing.
What is the Hunted equivalent of feeling safe on Survivor?
Are they deflecting Sherlock moments?
We do our annual PSA on why Hunted isn't rigged.
We get into a new situation thanks to Carlene's move.
Sombrero Guy gets some backstory.
Anthony insults ground Hunters.
Did the ground teams show some envy towards Toddington & Julie?
We eulogise the first fugitive caught.
Anthony recommends a restaurant.
Was Bob & Alex's phone call a double-bluff?
Who got wanted posters?
And we take some very last minute questions.
We'll be back every week to cover Hunted UK!

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!

The Leaning Tower of Pea Soup

Logan & Michael return to recap the ninth episode of Amazing Race Canada 5 and its visit to Saskatchewan. In this episode:
What would Michael’s BMO wish be?
Have the Press Pictures spoiled the final three?
Why hasn’t this season worked?
What did Production learn from our retrospective last year?
Production loves Ontario!
What is the one bit of Product Placement that has ever worked?
Is fruit a good breakfast?
One team advocates a hairstyle.
Could there have been some actors this week?
We finally find an impression that Logan can do.
Why is Michael like Kevin & Ryan?
Logan is the anti-Zev.
When is a superfan not a superfan?
In the absence of reason, we speculate wildly on one team’s relationship.
What should the Race Play questions be?
We give some wedding shoutouts.
A record is broken.
Was this the weakest detour ever?
Is there a theme to the last two legs?
We set superfan Alex a challenge.
Even puns have become tedious.
Has anyone heard of the Snowbirds?
And we look forward to next week.

Attacking the Grizzly

Logan & Michael return to recap the eighth episode of Amazing Race Canada 5 and its visit to Panama. In this episode:
Logan bumbles his way through a chat about Hunted.
When did we do a fractional podcast before?
Two records get broken.
When do teams have to give their money back?
When has Canada ever been an influence?
What would the teams do with a million dollars?
Has one team become charitable?
How would the flag challenge work with Canada?
Logan tells a story about his friend from school and a bear.
What else can you kayak in?
We have some more terrible accents.
Does gravy actually contain meat?
Shockingly, we actually praise something about this season.
How often do riot police appear in Manchester?
One racer is followed by a man named Bill.
Why would Logan have picked boxing?
Why hasn’t Monty been demonstrating any tasks?
What is the tactic for the beer detour?
Who actually has a winners’ edit?
Korey is forgetful again.
We promise to be on our best behaviour next week.
We take your questions.
And who will be eliminated next?

Sister Burn

Logan & Michael return slightly later than planned to recap the seventh episode of Amazing Race Canada 5 and its visit to Newfoundland. In this episode:
We’ve reached breaking point.
We confirm a permanent change.
We discuss an Amazing Race season that we actually are still interested in.
There’s some discussion about Canadian dentistry.
Why did the Race return to Newfoundland?
There’s way too many Ks.
Michael hates messages from home.
Why wasn’t Sam’s medical school named?
Someone comes forward with some behind-the-scenes information, but is it actually true?
The Double-Battle still proves to be a bit crap.
There’s an update on the Give’rs.
Someone gets a swearing parrot.
Where can Amazing Race Canada actually go anymore?
Why do people hate the Globetrotters?
Should we introduce audio description?
What is an oar?
Logan gets hair envy.
There’s a basketball diversion.
When will the face cream clip return?
We’re over 150 challenges.
When is a sibling not a sibling?
Which team is most like The General?
We had wildly different birthday parties.
What are the requirements to meet Allan Wu?
Logan hands out medical advice.
Monty has some rules.
What would our Roadblock strategy be?
We dissect the jokes.
One Racer describes us perfectly.
Why were Sam & Paul extra lucky?
We obviously plot for the return of After the Race.
What should you have done at the Double-Battle?
What is our main criticism of Amazing Race Canada 5?
Have the tasks been too easy?
We make a bet (with actual money involved!)
And who will (not) be eliminated next?