The Challenge Fandom Podcast

The Challenge Fandom Podcast hosts Rick, Corrina, and Josh are back with another wild session of Challengers Unplugged with none other than Brandon Nelson. Brandon sat down with us on Superbowl Sunday morning to talk about his background before reality TV was even a thought, getting cast for The Challenge, his experience on Fresh Meat, Cutthroat, Rivals and reflects on his time living with Leroy i...

Buckle in fandom, let's go on this wild ride! Recorded February 26th, Rick, Corrina, and Tony talk about all the details for the new Challenge spin-off series War of the Worlds. We go into depth to all the information we had up to the recording point in time, discuss some burning questions we have seen throughout the fandom and make some predictions for who we think we will see on the upcoming CBS...

The Challenge Fandom Podcast hosts Rick and Corrina are joined for this week's session of Challengers Unplugged by the undefeated champion of Fresh Meat 2, Carley Mundt (formerly Johnson). We break down Carley's life leading up to her casting on Fresh Meat 2, including where she was born and raised (since MTV is determined to not give out the correct info on our Challengers), what her childhood wa...

The Challenge Fandom Podcast hosts Rick, Corrina, Josh and Tony are back and this week we are joined by the Queen of Challenge Tiktok and the host of Most Likely Two Podcast, Paige aka pretty_pettyx. We come together to discuss the best one-and-done seasons and which of those people we would like to see back. We cover everything from old school players such as Sarah Greyson and Jamie Chung to new...

The Challenge Fandom Podcast hosts Rick and Corrina sit down with Leah Gillingwater for a wild ride through college, getting cast for Real World Paris, going onto The Challenge for season 8 The Inferno, finding her passion, chasing down dreams, falling and getting back up again and so much more. We talk about her getting a call back for All-Stars and then returning for All-Stars 2, her prom night...

The Challenge Fandom Podcast hosts Rick, Corrina Steffanie, and Tony are back to talk All-Stars 3 cast and our personal predictions! We go over each cast member for All-Stars 3 and give our feedback on them, cover their stats and then give our opinion on who we think will take home the title of Challenge Champion for All-Stars 3. **Possible spoiler warnings*** We do not know at this point what hap...

The Challenge Fandom Podcast hosts Rick, Corrina and Josh sit down with MTV Sweetheart Kendal Darnell for an epic discussion! Kendal covers everything from pre-reality life and what she wanted to be when she grew up to her Road Rules casting story and how she got onto The Challenge. We cover her first season, why she never came back, and then what ultimately made her change her mind. She also walk...

*TRIGGER WARNING: We do talk about sexual assault, suicide, depression, anxiety, loss of loved ones, and overall mental health statuses and emotions. If you must skip this episode, we will understand* The Challenge Fandom Podcast and its hosts Rick and Corrina are back with a different kind of episode. This week we sit down with Men's mental health advocate Talik Monroe and talk about his past, wh...

Your Challenge Fandom Podcast hosts Rick, Corrina and Josh are back and this time, we’re going outta this world with the Alien herself, Emy Alupei! We talk everything from growing up in Romania, her music career, getting onto Survivor, and then The Challenge, diving deep into why the American Entertainment industry means so much to International Challengers like Emy, running The Challenge final as...

The Challenge Fandom Podcast hosts Rick, Corrina and Josh are back with an epic session of Challengers Unplugged. This week, we were blessed with an opportunity to talk to none other than Wes Bergmann! We cover everything from his business BetaBlox, his new reality competition show “The Blox” for entrepreneurs, his life pre-reality TV,  how he ended up down at the casting call for The Real Wo...

The Challenge Fandom Podcast co-hosts Rick, Corrina and Tony are back with another epic session of Challengers Unplugged with none other than Jenny West! Come with us as we journey through life, love, The Challenge, and everything in between in this 2-hour chat. Jenny is filled with such vibrancy and light that it makes you want to match it so we are grateful to have been in her presence and to ha...

The Challenge Fandom Podcast is back with its hosts Rick, Corrina, and Josh for another unplugged chat with an MTV The Challenge All-Stars fan favorite, Laterrian Wallace. We cover everything with Laterrian from how he got onto reality tv, what he was doing before reality tv and in between appearances, plus we cover everything The Challenge, All-Stars and so much more. Laterrian even shares some r...

The Challenge Fandom Podcast and its hosts are back for another roundtable session of Challenge Trash Talk. This week Rick, Corrina, Josh, and Tony come together for a night of debating four different topics that the fandom voted on and having way too much fun doing it. We cover the traditional AYTO vs BB vs Survivor for the overall best show to pull from, and we also break down different season f...

The Challenge Fandom Podcast and its hosts Rick and Corrina are back for another Challenger Unplugged edition. This time, we unplug and break open the truth on Derek Chavez including all the information MTV has listed incorrectly for him, what it would have been like growing up as Derek C, first Challenge reaction, education, hobbies, All-Stars 2 breakdown and so much more including which famous C...

The Challenge Fandom Podcast and its hosts Rick, Corrina, Josh, and Tony are back with another breakdown of hottest topics amongst MTV's The Challenge fanbase. This week, since we are in the off-season of The Challenge, we have decided to break down one of the most talked-about topics in the fandom, the best vets to never win a final. We go into depth on stats, how we personally feel, how we worke...

The Challenge Fandom Podcast and its co-hosts Rick, Corrina, and Josh are back for another amazing interview with someone special from the All-Stars 2 cast. Ayanna Mackins sits down with us as we chat about everything from life before reality TV days, how she got onto Road Rules: Semester At Sea, what she did in between her last Challenge appearance, coming back for All-Stars, and everything else...

The Challenge Fandom Podcast is back with its co-hosts Rick, Corrina, and Josh for another fiery session of Challenge Trash Talk Roundtable. Listen in as we get with another member of our FB fan group leadership team, Tony Lantz, and list our top 3 rookie seasons of all time mixed in with some honorable mentions (are you that surprised?) and even get feisty with one another. This one was a lot of...

The Challenge Fandom Podcast and their hosts Rick, Corrina, and Josh are back with yet another epic episode of Challengers Unplugged. This week we bring you none other than Teck "Money" Holmes! We truly can't even call this an interview because it didn't feel like that at all! So we hope you enjoy this chat that felt more like catching up with a long-lost friend. We cover everything from his start...

We're baaaaaccckkk! Took some time off for the holidays and decided not to recirculate a bunch of Reunion drama. Soooo... we're here to review and countdown our top 3 favorite moments from MTV's The Challenge Season 37 Spies Lies and Allies. We also add in some Honorable Mention moments and sprinkle some funny moments that didn't quite make the cut but still kept us entertained through a difficult...

Catch up with your Challenge Fandom Podcast hosts Rick, Corrina, and Josh as we recap and review part 2  of the finale of MTV's The Challenge season 37 Spies Lies and Allies. We even get into a bit of a heated debate over The GOAT, and a hypothetical situation involving CT not being on this season. Let us know what you think and who's side your on after listening by commenting below or using...

Catch up with our hosts Rick, Corrina, and Josh as we sit down with Emanuel Neagu to talk about everything life, love, and Reality TV. Emanuel was such an amazing guest, giving us backstories on how he grew up and how he got into dancing among so many other things. He also makes one of our hosts feel incredibly humbled with his gratitude for the simple things in life and gives us the details on wh...

Join us as we break down everything in Episode 18 "Night of Mistakes" from MTV's The Challenge season 37 Spies Lies and Allies. We go in-depth with an experienced athlete and former Challenge player, Marlon Williams, to explore just how many mistakes were made in this episode, consider alternate possibilities, and make our predictions for the final episode. Marlon does not hold back on giving his...

Get ready for this one Challenge Fandom because this week we are bringing you none other than Paulie Calafiore unedited and unplugged. He gives us a look into his childhood, athletic background, entertainment industry background, and how he tied all of that together to make one hell of a Challenger. It was an honor to have Paulie on as our special guest for Challengers Unplugged this week. Make su...

Come on an adventure with Rick, Corrina, and Josh while we get way too intoxicated and try to bring a bit of excitement to the latest episode of MTV's The Challenge season 37 Spies Lies and Allies. And by bringing excitement, I mean making absolute fools of ourselves this time! Recap the entire episode from beginning to end, and then make sure you continue the conversation with us on any social me...

Get ready for this wild ride as our co-hosts Rick, Corrina, and Josh join MTV's The Challenge Season 37 "Spies Lies and Allies" agent, Tori, who gives us the real Deal on everything life, love, and reality TV. She discusses everything from what piqued her interest in appearing on reality TV to what message she hopes to leave behind with those she loves. This episode is one for the books that you w...