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The Challenge Historian

Jacob Hollabaugh

Be it past, present, or future, if it"s happening in The Challenge universe then I am here to document it. Covering all things The Challenge, this Historian brings you: episode recaps in real time as they occur, deep dives into past seasons, historical perspective and answers to the greatest of Challenge debates, cast interviews, and more!

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45:20

Ride or Dies Episode 12 Recap

The Challenge Historian ·

2022/12/29

Terrorists? Terrorists? TERRORISTS? My guy, Jordan, SLOW DOWN! Plus: Bananas puts on a masterclass in polidicking, Amber and Chauncey for 2022 couple of the year, Devin for 2022 coach of the year, Jordan gets freaking wild with the word choice, Cory makes an appearance, Nelly T’s run ends (and yes I cried at this for the third time in four seasons) and my boy Faysal has himself an episode! That’s right, it’s the Challenge Ride or Dies episode 12 recap, topics include:Cold Open (00:00)Intro and

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01:05:24

The Challenge Australia Full Season Recap and Awards

The Challenge Historian ·

2022/12/24

The Challenge Australia was good (even if it got cancelled in Australia, whoops). It was so good that after recapping every episode we had to hop on the mic one more time to give the full season it's proper due and hand out all the usual awards. If somehow you haven't watched yet then do yourself a favor this holiday season and binge this season asap then come back and listen to this podcast. Topics include:Intro, Programming Notes, and Agenda (00:00)Did it work? Both an Australian version and the

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47:39

Ride or Dies Episode 11 Recap

The Challenge Historian ·

2022/12/22

Pato Ball delivers in a BIG way for the second straight time! Plus: Faysal actually defends Nelson for once, the spite is starting to set in for Tori, Nany is out here double dealing, and TJ is laughing his ass off because it’s that time of the season ladies and gentlemen, TRIVIA TIME! It’s the Challenge Ride or Dies Episode 11 recap, topics include:Cold Open (00:00)Intro and Programming Notes (00:36)Trivia Time: breaking down the winners and losers from TJ's favorite daily challenge (03:56)Nurys

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52:49

The Challenge Australia Episode 9 & 10 Recap

The Challenge Historian ·

2022/12/18

Bachy Boys are doing group chef’s kisses, the remaining eight are getting spun around in the newest version of Challenge trivia, Troy survives an all-time elimination beat down and borderline attempted murder by Konrad, and Kiki cuts that g-string right off because it’s final time baby. It’s The Challenge Australia episode 9 and 10 aka the finale recap, topics include:Cold Open (00:00)Intro and Programming Notes (00:38)Episode 9 breakdown including the trivia daily challenge, a nice final dinner,

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54:17

Ride or Dies Episode 10 Recap

The Challenge Historian ·

2022/12/15

Ladies and Gentlemen welcome to the Kenny Clark show!! Plus: Nany takes a hard fall, Devin shuns his reputation, Chauncey gets a little too comfortable being on opposite teams from his girl, Faysal is riding high, Nelson is feeling left out, Tori continues to go through it, and I know the show is desperate for some extra revenue streams but holy hell was that sponcon over the top! It’s the Challenge Ride or Dies Episode 10 recap, topics include:Cold Open (00:00)Intro and Programming Notes (00:39)The

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48:53

The Challenge Australia Episode 7 & 8 Recap

The Challenge Historian ·

2022/12/13

The Bachy crew have done it! Utter domination of the bedroom alliance is now complete! Plus: just how good at this game is Conor, my guy Troy is super sad to have lost his mate Marley, Ciarran’s got some apologizing to do, Brittany hasn’t done a puzzle since she was ten, empty bars are creepy, and members of the Bachy crew visit the Challenge version of a honeymoon suite aka the bunk bed hook up! It’s The Challenge Australia episodes 7 and 8 recap, topics include:Cold Open (00:00)Intro and

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49:10

The Challenge Australia Episode 5 & 6 Recap

The Challenge Historian ·

2022/12/10

Wait, what just happened? Production just chose to do what? This can’t be freaking real, right? Plus: we’ve got bar-b-q, we’ve got fights, we’ve got people holding knives that shouldn’t be, we’ve got one alliance growing and one alliance repeatedly losing, we’ve got Troy being a real nice fellow and Ryan and Grant not being such nice fellows, Konrad doesn’t like to fight, Brihony out here doing house calls, the night time spooky challenge, and two eliminations lost by the same freaking team!?

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49:32

Ride or Dies Episode 9 Recap

The Challenge Historian ·

2022/12/08

Kaycee is shocked to know that her brother, Kenny, has actually been in the house the whole time and Challenge fans collectively scream, us too! Plus: Tori enters a new dimension of mental hell, Horacio not saying something is worse than what he wanted to say, Amber tells Chauncey he can vote for her if needed, Bananas and Nany don’t seem to care much about winning, and Faysal and Moriah absolutely smoke a mini final setting up one of the best possible things to happen in a Challenge house - a

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42:47

The Challenge Australia Episode 3 & 4 Recap

The Challenge Historian ·

2022/12/06

Challenge Australia may have gotten cancelled but I still love it and we are still going to see a lot of these folks in the global tournament and those two reasons are more than enough for me to keep on recapping it. Going to get caught up by doing two episodes at a time, this episode covering both episodes 3 and 4 of the season. Lots went down, lots to discuss, I do so via the following topics:Intro and Programming Reminders (00:09)Where did all the fun go? (04:31)Two very average daily challenges

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32:21

Ride or Dies Episode 8 Recap

The Challenge Historian ·

2022/12/01

Nelson is either the best friend ever, worst boyfriend ever, or mayyybe just needs to stop being so close with everyone?!? Plus: it’s another male daily challenge day, Aneesa likes her partner again this week, Bananas turns 40, Devin continues to sneaky be awesome now, Jay and Michele reap what they’ve sowed, and does Amber give the worst hugs or something? Like seriously what the hell did this girl do to deserve this shit? It’s The Challenge Ride or Dies Episode 8 recap, topics include:Cold Open

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33:25

The Challenge Australia Episode 2 Recap

The Challenge Historian ·

2022/11/25

David is an absolute gift to Challenge fans everywhere, Emily is going to be dominant, Conor has some impressive composure in multiple situations, Johnny acts like all Johnny's before him on The Challenge have acted, and we get interesting twists on games we've seen recently. It's the Challenge Australia episode 2 recap, topics include:Intro and Programming Reminders (00:10)Main storyline breakdown including: Johnny/Jessica and her ability to bounce back quick, David being a star and trying to rumor

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51:48

Ride or Dies Episode 7 Recap

The Challenge Historian ·

2022/11/24

What an incredible episode! Ride or Dies has delivered on it's potential and then some, as this episode was one of the best in a very long time for the Flagship franchise. Nelson and Nurys seize control, make the exact perfect move... then blow it all up. Devin is being brilliant but also let's his ego get in the way. The super vets are in the hot seat but then barely have to do anything to get out of it. Amber does nothing and finds herself targeted as always (seriously why does this keep

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52:41

The Challenge Australia Episode 1 Recap

The Challenge Historian ·

2022/11/22

We get to watch it! The Challenge Australia began a week ago and thanks to some wonderful friends on the internet both I and you can watch it even if you live nowhere near Australia! Where to go is explained at the top of the podcast and fingers crossed we get to watch all season long because one episode in and it is SO GOOD! Lot of fun in the first episode and a lot of feelings to break down regarding seeing these brand new people playing the game we've loved for decades here in the states. I cover

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48:23

Ride or Dies Episode 6 Recap

The Challenge Historian ·

2022/11/17

Jay and Michele have done it again! Back to back weeks of winning and then totally making more enemies than necessary, but I’m here for it! Plus: Laurel moves out on Horacio and then lets Faysal move on in, Bananas isn’t taking the game all that serious much to Nany’s annoyance, Jordan is watching other people play checkers and calling out how checkers like their games are, and we lose our confessional king of the season and I have no idea who is going to say anything funny now! It’s The Challenge

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52:52

The 20 Best Eliminations of the First 20 Seasons of...

The Challenge Historian ·

2022/11/11

Rewatch Recap Mini-Series continues as we celebrate the first 20 seasons of The Challenge. In this episode it's all elimination talk as I break down the 20 best eliminations of the first 20 seasons plus some honorable mentions and high-level eliminations stats. Intro and Programming Notes (00:15)Honorable Mentions (02:32)Top 20 (15:42)Top 15 (21:50)Top 10 (30:20)Top 5 (37:47)Follow or subscribe wherever you listen so you don't miss an episode! Think I got something totally wrong on this list? Let me

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44:32

Ride or Dies Episode 5 Recap

The Challenge Historian ·

2022/11/10

Jakk and Jay write an emo banger and then have a falling out worthy of an emo banger! Plus: Bananas and Nany just skating, Laurel retains her best stonewall I don’t give a fuck face championship belt, Michele and Jay have no idea what they are doing, there is some romance at a pool party, Veronica and Darrell find themselves without friends, we say goodbye to two wonderfully likeable rookies, and has anyone seen Kaycee or Kenny? It’s the Challenge Ride or Dies Episode 5 recap! Topics include:Intro

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54:37

The 20 Best Daily Challenges of the First 20 Seasons

The Challenge Historian ·

2022/11/07

Rewatch Recap Mini-Series continues on as we celebrate the best of the best from the first 20 seasons of The Challenge. This episode is all things Daily Challenges. In the first 20 seasons of the show there were 229 daily challenges, but which were the absolute best? Join me as I break down the top 20, plus a few honorable mentions!Intro and Programming Notes (00:08)Honorable Mentions (05:28)Numbers 20 - 16 (11:41)Numbers 15 - 11 (21:46)Numbers 10 - 6 (28:26)Numbers 5 - 1 (38:34)Subscribe or Follow

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42:53

The First 20 Seasons of The Challenge Ranked Worst to...

The Challenge Historian ·

2022/11/05

Part two of our Rewatch Recap Mini Series brings us the first 20 seasons of The Challenge, ranked in definitive order from worst to first. What's changed with which seasons since I did my initial grades of them all? Which season (and theme) remains the worst of all? Why is The Ruins the season whose placement makes the most sense and which season's placement did I struggle with the most? All that plus the best of the best is crowned.Intro and Programming Notes (00:00)The Worst Seasons aka #20 - #16

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51:22

Ride or Dies Episode 4 Recap

The Challenge Historian ·

2022/11/03

THE STREAK IS OVER!! After 54 attempts Nelson has finally got himself back in the daily challenge winner circle and has himself a ball with all the power that comes with it. Plus we've got romance everywhere, OGs entering the game, TJ dropping stats, a disheartening and hard to watch elimination, Olivia being the season MVP thus far, and did we mention NELLY T WON AND IS IN LOVE AND IS A TREASURE? Everything from Episode 4 of Ride or Dies covered using the following topics:Cold Open (00:00)Intro and

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42:29

Eras of The Challenge and the Best Casts of the First...

The Challenge Historian ·

2022/10/31

The Rewatch Series has hit the mid-way point with the first 20 seasons of The Challenge having been covered in deep detail over the last few months. Being at this big round number that also serves as a transitional moment in the shows history I thought it was time for a break from new seasons to spend a little more time celebrating these first 20 OG seasons and all the greatness that came with them. Thus: the Rewatch Recap Mini Series!Over six episodes I will be looking back at these first 20

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