The Challenge Historian

Is Nia a professional Pool Player? Because what a freaking shot! Plus: Brad and MJ keep on beefing, KellyAnne takes aim at the Treehouse, it’s Nehemiah’s birthday… ok well close enough, puzzle reputa…

A lot of news and announcements have been happening in The Challenge universe and I've got to get some opinions about them off of my chest, so here we go! Topics covered include:

The Challenge USA: th…

Here one episode gone the next, Beth, we barely knew ya! Plus: a mid-season format shake up, majority alliances flex their numbers, the least fun club night in history, a genius game move disguised a…

Big bad Beth is back in the building annnd… she’s already quit! Plus: Brad and Kailah stay winning, MJ stays being targeted, Darrell stays being afraid of heights, Wes stays scheming, Veronica and Be…

I'm earning my stripes as a true Challenge Historian by rewatching and recapping every single season! We are on to season 8, The Inferno! Iconic and memorable moments abound as we head to Acapulco to…

How does Wes pull this off? That is one of many questions we've got to ask and answer regarding episode 3 of All Stars 3. An inflection point episode in the season, with so much to talk about. Of cou…

TJ is in his bag! A full blown roast of Tina combined with maybe his best fake out of all time? Plus: Poolside photoshoots for the boys, Kailah is eager to get political, a puzzle nearly takes out my…

All Stars is back! So much goes down this episode! We've got Tina and Veronica reunited, players old and slightly less old coming in and sizing each other up, a jungle themed house party, TJ dropping…

I'm earning my stripes as a true Challenge Historian by rewatching and recapping every single season! We are on to season 7, The Gauntlet, a personal all-time favorite of mine! Very excited for this …

All Stars 3 arrives on May 11th and your dedicated Historian is here to preview it all! So much to cover, so little time, here's how it goes down:

Open, housekeeping, and agenda (00:11).

State of the C…

I'm earning my stripes as a true Challenge Historian by rewatching and recapping every single season! We are on to season 6, Battle of the Sexes, a season with the most cast members, most episodes, m…

I'm earning my stripes as a true Challenge Historian by rewatching and recapping every single season! We are on to season 5, Battle of the Seasons, a monumental season in Challenge history as so much…

I'm earning my stripes as a true Challenge Historian by rewatching and recapping every single season! We are on to season 4 today, Extreme Challenge, a wonderful season with lots to love. On the pod …

I'm earning my stripes as a true Challenge Historian by rewatching and recapping every single season! We are on to season 3 today, Real World Road Rules Challenge 2000, a wonderful season with lots t…

I'm earning my stripes as a true Challenge Historian by rewatching and recapping every single season! We are on to season 2 today, Real World Road Rules Challenge, which some may consider the actual …

I'm earning my stripes as a true Challenge Historian by rewatching and recapping every single season! It all starts today with the origin of the franchise we all love, the first ever season, 1998's R…

The Challenge Historian Podcast is back from it's winter break to cover the groundbreaking news dropped on the Challenge world last week that a brand new version of the show would be coming to CBS in…

All Stars 2 is in the books! We take one final (and long) look back at another fantastic season, breaking it all down, handing out some awards, and diving into the controversy surrounding the final.

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WE HAVE OUR CHAMPIONS! Plus: so many puzzles my brain hurts just watching, some deliciously disgusting food, one team catches a massive break, TJ’s final proves too much for one challenger, and we as…

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 l…