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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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All Episodes

57:28

All Stars 2 Episode 9 Recap

The Challenge Historian ·

2022/01/07

The OG GOAT still got it! Plus: Brad goes full Hulk smash, MJ and Jonna skate right on through, the King’s Palace finally gets some wins, Janelle has been hiding a possible major injury, and Ayanna let’s Teck know that she is ready to make them babies! It’s the Challenge All Stars 2 Episode 9 recap!Intro and program updates (00:35).Cliff notes recap of everything that happened on episode 9 (02:31).Storylines breakdown including Janelle's injury, Brad and Jodi's exit, a record setting daily

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56:41

All Stars 2 Episode 8 Recap

The Challenge Historian ·

2022/01/04

You ARE an All Star Jasmine and don’t let me ever hear you saying otherwise again! Plus: King’s Palace continues to take on water, Ayanna continues to turn the house against her, teams that can communicate thrive while those that can’t suffer, and there's a 90’s themed party but we barely get to see it what the fuck Challenge producers! It’s the Challenge All Stars 2 Episode 8 recap!Intro and programming notes (00:37).Cliff notes recap of everything that went down in episode 8 (03:34).Storylines

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01:55:14

Spies, Lies & Allies Season Wrap Up & Awards

The Challenge Historian ·

2021/12/30

Spies Lies & Allies is 100% in the books and we've got to celebrate it! A full breakdown of the entire season including our thoughts on the two part reunion last week. Intro and agenda (00:12).Notes on the two part reunion and how to maybe fix them in the future (04:29).We give the season as a whole a grade and pros/cons breakdown (15:23).Awards for: Best Daily Challenge, Best Elimination, Best Quote, Best Moment, Best Love Triangle, Best Beef, Male & Female Rookie of the Year, Male &

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44:25

All Stars 2 Episode 7 Recap

The Challenge Historian ·

2021/12/23

Save the palace, save the palace, save the palace, SAVE THE PALACE! PLUS: Laterrian is so angry and amped up my guy sheds tears, friends outside the show doesn’t always equal alliances in the show, one challenger’s unbelievably exciting news costs her and her partner their game, and turns out TJ brought his entire car collection to Croatia! It’s the Challenge All Stars 2 Episode 7 recap!Open and programming notes (00:46).Cliffnotes recap of everything from episode 7 (03:00).Discussion of storylines

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38:20

Fixing The Challenge and Pitching the Greatest Season...

The Challenge Historian ·

2021/12/21

The Challenge is perfect, we all know that! But if the new All Stars series has taught us anything it's that the regular show could use some minor adjustments. In this podcast, I first lay out the three fixes needed to get the main show back on track, and then take those fixes into account when I enter the boardroom to pitch Bunim Murray on the greatest possible season in Challenge History: Generations.#TheChallenge #TheChallenge37 #TheChallengeAllStars #TheChallengeAllStars2 #TheChallengeHistorian

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53:21

All Stars 2 Episode 6 Recap

The Challenge Historian ·

2021/12/17

I DIDN’T COME HERE TO PODCAST I CAME HERE TO BUST PEOPLES ASSES Plus: an injury forces a heavy hitter to head home, we’re diving deep into that beautiful cenote, the King’s palace is a partying, TJ’s got a twist for these All Stars, a brutal elimination sees this podcasters favorite challenger heading home, and Jonna still has yet to figure out how to properly mount that floating flamingo! It’s The Challenge All Stars 2 Episode 6 recap!Intro and programming notes (00:41).Cliffnotes recap of

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01:01:48

Spies, Lies & Allies Episode 19 Recap

The Challenge Historian ·

2021/12/16

A LEGEND WALKS AMONG US! Plus: everything else from the final of the final! Spies Lies & Allies episode 19 recap featuring:Intro and programming notes (00:28).Cliff notes recap of everything that went down (03:40).Storylines breakdown including each checkpoint of the final, everyones individual performance, was the final easy, and dang Croatia is beautiful (06:42).Awards for best moment, best quote, episode MVP and a wrap up to our season long predictions (51:46).#TheChallenge #TheChallenge37

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50:27

Review Preview Spies Lies & Allies Final Pt 1 to 2,...

The Challenge Historian ·

2021/12/14

Between Time discussion including Aftermath The Shit They Should Have Shown, TJ's appearance on The Official Challenge Pod, and Brad's comments on the Bananas Pod (02:37).All Stars 2 review episode 5 and preview of episode 6 (18:43).Spies Lies Allies reviewing part 1 of the finale and previewing part 2 including how the eliminations will work and who we think is going home and going to win (26:30).#TheChallenge #TheChallenge37 #TheChallengeAllStars2 #WeWantOGs #TJsFinal #TheChallengePodcast

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49:43

All Stars 2 Episode 5 Recap

The Challenge Historian ·

2021/12/10

Oh wow, that seems difficult, could I maybe offer you some green tea to help? Perhaps some Banana bread? Plus: people are quitting and TJ ain’t happy, Brad and Jodi partner up, Three Kings have to protect their palace, a whole bunch of trampolines and a whole bunch of nasty falls, Tundra makes a cameo, tragedy has struck the Challenge fam again, and Teck money decides it’s time to show up and show out or shut the fuck up. It’s the All Stars 2 episode 5 recap!Intro and programming notes

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01:02:30

Spies, Lies & Allies Episode 18 Recap

The Challenge Historian ·

2021/12/09

THE NIGHT OF ELIMINATIONS IS UPON US! Plus: Nelson shows his loyalty, Tori tries to play both sides, CT is cookin, the final is underway and WAIT WHAT WE ARE BACK TO TEAMS OMG! It’s the Challenge Spies Lies and Allies Episode 18 recap!Intro and house keeping (00:30).Cliffnotes recap of everything that went down in episode 18 (03:53).Storylines discussion including: the Amanda vs Tori elimination, the Emanuel vs Devin elimination, and each of the first stages of the final mission (07:01).Awards for

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37:34

Review Preview Spies Lies & Allies Ep 17 to 18 aka...

The Challenge Historian ·

2021/12/08

Open and house keeping (00:11).Between time discussion with topics including:Happy Birthday TJ (03:05).The rumors of an Exes season being next (04:45).The Bananas pod episode with he, Tyler, and Janelle and the differences in Challenge cast entering after a Real World experience vs having been on another competition show (10:01).My preference for accountability in shit talking vs the whack people who won't put a name or face on it (17:16).Then, we preview all things Spies Lies & Allies final

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43:10

All Stars 2 Episode 4 Recap

The Challenge Historian ·

2021/12/03

Rejoice Rejoice It’s Trivia Time, the best time of the year! Plus: Motherf'ing Mercenary Mentality, one person succumbs to the fear while another embraces it, alliances are forming fast, an aggressive game of pool is played, advantages are nullified, and Nehemiah goes full Brad, literally! It’s The Challenge All Stars 2 episode 4 recap!Intro and agenda (00:37).Cliffnotes recap of the entire episode (02:12).Diving into the main storylines including all things trivia challenge, lifeshields being

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01:01:21

Spies, Lies & Allies Episode 17 Recap

The Challenge Historian ·

2021/12/02

NELSON MADE THE FINAL LETS GOOOOOO, wait, uh, what? Excuse me TJ? Plus: fancy dinner parties, Logan finally fixes the chess board, everyone’s throwing balls at everyone, and CT puts on a hall-of-fame performance from start to finish and I’m not just talking about the daily challenge I’m talking about the entire episode and season. It’s The Challenge, Spies Lies and Allies episode 17 recap!Introduction and house keeping (00:43).Cliffnotes recap of everything that happened in episode 17 (03:50).Diving

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30:04

Review Preview SL&A Ep 16 to 17, All Stars 2 Ep 3 to 4

The Challenge Historian ·

2021/11/30

Welcome and House Cleaning (00:11).Between Time discussion including an emerging problem for Aftermath to solve, Paulie continuing to get on current cast members nerves, and Theo wanting back on the show (04:28).Spies Lies & Allies review and preview of episode 17 (15:32).All Stars 2 review and preview of episode 4 (22:51).#TheChallenge #TheChallenge37 #TheChallengeAllStars2 #WeWantOGs #TheChallengePodcast #TheChallengeHistorian Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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54:29

All Stars 2 Episode 3 Recap

The Challenge Historian ·

2021/11/26

PROTECT JASMINE AT ALL COSTS! Plus: Tina’s got pranks, TJ has really big puzzles, Ayanna may be trippin on that power at the expense of Sophia, Cohutta and Jasmine are still perfect, Darrell gets pushed into uncomfortable moves, and that is certainly not the Fireball these folks thought they’d be having in this house. It’s The Challenge All Stars 2 Episode 3 recap!Cliffnotes recap of the entire episodes plot/story lines (04:49).Discussion of all the main storylines including Ayanna's power trip,

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59:15

Spies, Lies & Allies Episode 16 Recap

The Challenge Historian ·

2021/11/25

Couples counseling everywhere you look: Devin and Tori, CT and Kyle, Emy and Emanuel, is anyone friends anymore? Plus: We’ve got a boat day and a birthday party, Nelson is starting to make some feelings known, everyone is trying to avoid the greatest human on earth aka Big T, and TJ is just casually rolling around Croatia with $4 million dollars in 1 dollar bills? It’s the Challenge Spies Lies and Allies episode 16 recap!Cliffnotes recap of the entire episode (04:16).Main storylines including Devin

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42:40

Review Preview SL&A Ep 15 to 16, All Stars 2 Ep 2 to 3

The Challenge Historian ·

2021/11/23

It's Tuesday, that means we've got things to review and more things to preview! Our double dip of Challenge goodness continues as we look at Spies Lies and Allies episodes 15 and the upcoming episode 16, as well as All Stars 2 episode 2 and upcoming episode 3. Of course, we spend most of our time discussing the between time and everything going down in the Challenge universe including: Josh's appearance on the Bananas podcast, Aftermath notes, viral tweets from Devin and Paulie, and how much we HATE

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57:18

All Stars 2 Episode 2 Recap

The Challenge Historian ·

2021/11/19

My heart, please, oh my gosh Challenge just beat me over the head with the emotions why don’t you! Plus: it’s prom night and Tundra is here! Derrick and Jodi are quickly reminded that winning isn't always fun, tragedy strikes the Challenge family, Nehemiah is on one, and Ayanna be putting in that work! It’s the Challenge All Stars 2 episode 2 recap! Segments include:Cliffnotes style recap of everything that went down on episode 2 (04:14).Discussion of all the main storylines including tragedy

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59:14

Spies, Lies & Allies Episode 15 Recap

The Challenge Historian ·

2021/11/18

THE FOOTBALL PADS ARE OUT AGAIN BABY LETS GOOOO! Plus: Amanda’s icy reception on Emerald, a good plan goes very wrong, ladies showing leadership, friendships falling apart left and right, and of course, we get the FULL Kyle experience all in the span of one episode, what a legend. It’s the Challenge Spies Lies & Allies episode 15 recap! Segments include:Cliffnotes style recap of the entire episode (05:25).Breaking down all the major storylines including Amanda's plan already working, Tori's

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38:31

The Challenge Review Preview Spies Lies Allies 14 to...

The Challenge Historian ·

2021/11/16

We've got two season going, which means we've got double the reviewing and previewing to do! This episode we cover the between time from last weeks episodes to now including Aftermath notes, that Darrell casting video, and Leroy's IG post about his Dirty Thirty experience (03:30). We then talk Spies Lies and Allies and review last weeks episode 14 before previewing tomorrow nights episode 15 (23:35). Finally we look at All Stars 2 and review the premier before making our first episode predictions of

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