Reality TV Warriors

We Can’t Spell Fun Without ’U’

Michael & Michelle return and are joined by special guest Anthony to recap the first episode of The Amazing Race 29. In this episode:
Why do we mock Italy?
Anthony & Michelle are casuals.
Michael doesn’t pay attention.
Michelle gets a bit too excited.
There’s some bragging.
How does Michael know the Panamanian flag?
There’s some more terrible Boston impressions.
Someone challenges Phil.
Are you an Alpha Male?
How terrible are the hashtags?
Anthony proves not to be very trusting.
Someone lives in a TV show.
We can actually talk rugby with an expert.
Michelle learns a new word.
What was the biggest secret that was revealed this episode?
We talk manual cars.
What is the appropriate way to tell a lady to calm down?
Which detour would we have picked?
Should it have been a non-elimination leg?
Tara Basro reappears (or does she?)
Did someone make a bad choice at the schoolyard pick?
There’s a new addition to the MH Rules.
Shamir channels Probst.
Was the penalty fair?
How will U-Turns work?
The “This Season” trailer showed far too much.
And who will be eliminated next?

Knitting with Donald Duck

Michael & Logan return to preview the upcoming season of The Amazing Race. In this episode:
Why is the podcast delayed?
Everyone has odd hobbies.
CBS get criticised.
Why would Shamir hate Ted from Survivor: Thailand?
What is the new Wonderful Indonesia?
Will TAR get Season 30?
Logan is obsessed with the Balkans.
A klaxon goes off.
We talk weightlifting.
Someone breaks the MH rules.
What type of partner should you actually want?
Who is the new Hayley?
The world hide & seek champion re-emerges.
What big change has happened with the casting this season?
Why is the cast so young?
There’s some terrible Boston accents.
Michael has a new favourite.
Logan raps.
Someone wants to meet Phil’s dad.
We learn about wrestling.
Kim Possible is somehow relevant.
How big is Missouri?
We get annoyed at how good someone’s biography is.
Someone needs to learn about bottled water.
Does London play video games?
Logan refuses an impression.
Donald Duck makes an appearance.
JK returns.
Should you use emoticons on biographies?
The US hates rugby.
Michael has been ruining songs.
Logan has two degrees of separation from a Racer.
Why do casual fans hate Redmond?
And someone sets the record for the least amount of time that we speak about them.
Thank you for listening - we'll be back every week to recap the episodes!

Butt-Skyping with the Lost Wolves

Michael, Anthony & Michelle return for the final time this season to talk to everyone's favourite team from the US season of Hunted - Lee & Hilmar (with added Beth!). In this episode:
Where is Griff right now?
We talk about our mutual love of Flat Cap Charlie and eulogise his bunny.
Is Hunted really slanted for the Hunters?
Why was Buck being punished?
How close were the Hunters behind Lee & Hilmar?
Was the Old Woman at the airport a spy?
What food would Lee & Hilmar have been caught because of?
What lesson did Dr Ricky Allen teach them?
How has Hilmar got a pilot friend?
Is the camera a hinderance?
Just how much of a social game is Hunted?
What other Craigslist ads didn't make it?
Griff is old and leathery.
Where did the contents of Hilmar's apartment go?
Is there a different attitude to the Hunters in the US than in the UK?
Are Lee & Hilmar bad influences on kids?
Would Michelle be good at Hunted?
Were they required to contact friends & family?
Beth gets ambushed.
Do they have a friend who slashes tyres?
What was the biggest test of Lee's marriage?
Can the Hunters stop planes?
What did Griff buy them as a gift?
What did Beth tell Lee before they left?
Beth ends up being the best spy they could have asked for.
How useful was the email system?
Could they have just hidden for 28 days?
We finally get the dolphin story!
We think about Sherlock and his mental health.
Lee defies some advice we gave last week.
Michelle stabs us in the back.
Why did Topher have loose lips?
Could they have split up?
Should there have been only one extraction point?
What web series do we need for Season 2?
Does fairness come into the show?
What show should they go on next?
Hilmar just wants to escape.
Did they watch the UK Hunted before going on the run?
Can Sherlock ever stop chasing people?
We talk wigs.
And how should the US Hunted season have ended?
Thank you to Beth, Lee & Hilmar for joining us - we'll be back very soon for more episodes!

The Sledgehammer is Mightier Than the Sword

Michael, Anthony & Michelle return for the final time this season to recap Hunted US' first season finale. In this episode:
Michelle gets tired of a joke.
Why do vegetarians eat bank notes?
What moment shocked us the most?
Why were Alpha overused?
Anthony wants a spin-off.
Why did Meredith sell out Henry VIII?
Michelle doesn't understand rules.
Anthony reveals the results of our sweepstake.
Michelle is looking at bacon.
We actually predicted something.
Michael rants.
What is the major difference between the UK & US series?
Why did Pennywise & Henry VIII disappear?
Is Hunted fake?
We have an off-season project.
What is Michael's superpower?
Michelle has been on the radio.
Anthony has an observation.
The edit gets spun.
Did Pennywise & Henry VIII save Lee & Hilmar?
Why did we see so few Hunter teams?
What is this finale's biggest disappointment?
The intro held some clues.
What should the next extraction point be?
Why did the teams have to go to different places?
Anthony knows a bit too much about safety deposit boxes.
Did someone take the show brief literally?
Could you do a 5km run?
We cast Hunted UK v US.
Lee & Hilmar channelled Hamish & Mikaela.
Michael eats a piece of chocolate tart.
We have some listener questions.
We try and get Flat Cap Charlie an invite.
What effect will the US season have on the next UK one?
And will we be back for season 2?

His Master’s Ploys

Michael, Michelle & Anthony return to recap the sixth episode of Hunted US' first season. In this episode:
Michelle is on the receiving end of a fan favourite joke.
Are Production listening to us?
We discuss Ant & Dec.
How will the Finale actually work next week?
We make a bet.
Some more rules get revealed.
We talk a little bit about Survivor.
What was the worst night of Michelle's life?
Michael has a brain wave about Australian Hunted.
Where do the captured teams go?
The editors backpedal.
Michelle hates American terms.
Where do you buy beer in Sweden?
We explain our friends' nicknames.
Anthony explains doxxing.
How will Lee & Hilmar actually get away with the Craigslist stunt?
A surprising team meets a gang.
Should you ever contact someone after fifteen years?
We have a sponsor!
We call out some creative editing.
Someone earns themselves a brand new award.
Anthony shows his nerdiness.
We get to the bottom of the mystery number from Lee's notebook.
Michael talks about Fall Out Boy.
We watch the video screens.
Soul Control get a mention.
We lament the loss of a favourite team.
Griff slightly biffs it.
And we look forward to the finale.

Every Wolf Has Its Day

Michael, Michelle & Anthony are back to recap the fifth episode of Hunted US' first season. In this episode:
Why have our podcast recordings this season been so long?
Michelle needs an address book.
Michael makes an apology.
What were the unaired ways to overwhelm David & Emiley's senses?
We compare edits.
Dexter Morgan appears.
Michelle falls asleep.
What if the Hunters find David & Emiley's burner phone?
Anthony finally warms up to one team.
It all gets very convenient.
Michelle still disagrees with Theresa.
There's a lot of UK connections.
We pick apart the most ridiculously cocky move in Hunted history.
One team gets the most blatant winners' edit ever.
What are the rules on teams flying somewhere?
Michelle never barters and then gets angry.
Why did we see Aarif & Immad be nice?
How will Pennywise & Henry VIII get caught?
Sherlock skypes Amber.
We steal Logan's Funniest Complaints blog for one week only.
IT'S A TV SHOW.
Someone is worse at lying than Photographer Rob.
Using mosques is very clever.
A rule is inadvertently clarified.
Why have we seen so much self-driving?
One Hunter keeps repeating herself.
There's some typically understated chat about Lee & Hilmar's move.
What are the top five Hunted moves ever?
Michael says the word "balls" a bit too much.
What was Sherlock's first text upon returning to the UK?
One team have some startling comparisons to UK winners.
After so much love all season, the editors make a complete MESS of one crucial scene.
Oprah picks the MVP.
We discuss the Facebook reaction to this week's episode.
Michael talks to idiots.
We find out why you should befriend a man called John Smith.
Everyone's chances get ranked.
And do the previews reveal our Final Two teams?

Carrie on Hunting

Michael, Michelle & Anthony are back once more to recap the fourth episode of CBS' new smash hit - Hunted. In this episode:
Does Australia have Taco Bell?
Did the advert actually spoil anything?
Anthony spots patterns.
Michael has a theory.
Reddit teaches us things.
Someone didn't read the rules.
Are all psychics gypsies?
One team is very stupid.
Gold Command is finally proven.
We ask for a rule clarification.
Which team will be the final ones caught?
We spitball a tactic for future fugitives.
The unsung heroes of production finally get mentioned.
One Hunter is fast becoming everyone's favourite.
Who is the real hero?
Sherlock is up to his old tricks.
We ask for an exchange programme.
What would happen if a team was too good?
Michelle doesn't understand maiden names.
One fugitive gets a new nickname.
One Hunter team makes everything very confusing.
Did the captured team get Thu cocky?
Who takes a selfie with a DSLR?
How do you pronounce Vidalia?
One team's tactic sounds a little bit serial killer.
Why did someone say "Skinny Pedal to the Right"?
Everyone needs to be a little bit less cooperative.
We finally answer a question we had preseason.
What will Lee's big risk be?
And Michelle & Anthony play a quiz.

Outwit, Outplay, Outsass

Michael, Michelle & Anthony return once more to recap the third episode of Hunted US' first season! In this episode:
Michelle is still heartless.
Ry-Phi gets a new nickname.
We've had some rare good feedback!
Just how much influence did the British series have?
We discuss spoilery trailers.
There's some creative editing.
Will anyone actually win?
Why are the Hunters being portrayed sympathetically?
Stop ringing & texting everyone!
The Hunters are multiplying.
There's an apology to Twitter.
What is the British Florida?
Michelle hates someone's mother.
Michael has a thing against door-to-door salesmen.
Someone starts a feud.
Our MVP is the least-surprising choice ever.
Michael & Anthony find something in common.
Michelle knows the plot of Deliverance.
One team gets two CBS pilots.
The timeline theory from last week returns.
Michelle makes an assumption and Michael has a theory.
We all get a bit confused about the mechanics of a butt dial.
Griff tries not to swear.
We lock in a winner pick.
Someone pre-emptively listened to Michael.
What was Hilmar's reaction to the butt dial?
What will be Sentra & Thu's downfall?
We discuss how you hide a number plate.
What are the rules we don't know about?
Why are Hunted fans so skeptical?
We voice suspicions.
Who will have a terribly awkward Thanksgiving?
Michelle gets angry.
We write an Australian Survivor biography.
Which Hunter looks like a geocacher?
Everyone needs to learn some French.
What characteristic sets Team Hotel apart?
We analyse boat speeds.
There's more CBS fakery.
Who will be captured next?
And what effect will Flat Cap Charlie have on the next UK series?