The Free Agents Podcast: The Challenge, The Traitors, & more

It's the penultimate episode of The Amazing Race 38 and we're so excited to celebrate the well-run race of (whichever team got eliminated, they didn't want to tell us). The Final 4 teams got stressed out in Paris this week - let's talk about it all! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ALL our episodes available AD-FREE on Patreon! Plus WEEKLY bonus episodes, our group chat and community, suggest us...

Some are calling it the best season since WOTW1, and sadly that season has come to an end. We have some new champions to crown and a lot to talk about from Part 2 of TJ's latest final! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ALL our episodes available AD-FREE on Patreon! Plus WEEKLY bonus episodes, our group chat and community, suggest us shows to watch, and more!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

The Battle of the BB Champions is ON this week- and while one of those champions is in almost an entirely different race, the showdown between the others had us on the edge of our seats. The final 5 becomes the final 4, another step closer to the final leg! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ALL our episodes available AD-FREE on Patreon! Plus WEEKLY bonus episodes, our group chat and community, suggest us shows to...

Matt is back on The Challenge beat with energy these vets could only dream of having! (Barely....) What the hell is going on in those mountains? We've got a lot to break down from day one of the final ahead of next week's crowning of champions! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ALL our episodes available AD-FREE on Patreon! Plus WEEKLY bonus episodes, our group chat and community, suggest us shows to...

Mr. 90 Day turned Mr. Worldwide as Pooya is subbing in for Matt to discuss all the drama surrounding a live double U-Turn vote and very fun leg of The Amazing Race! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ALL our episodes available AD-FREE on Patreon! Plus WEEKLY bonus episodes, our group chat and community, suggest us shows to watch, and more!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

With Matt away, the LEGEND Chappell stops by to give his thoughts on another crazy episode. Nany might have some regrets about last week's move and we might have some regrets about all the praise we've given her! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ALL our episodes available AD-FREE on Patreon! Plus WEEKLY bonus episodes, our group chat and community, suggest us shows to watch, and more!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Non-elimination episodes? Meh. Non-elimination episodes when they save some of our faves? YES please. Another leg of the race with some intense emotions has us in our feels this week! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ALL our episodes available AD-FREE on Patreon! Plus WEEKLY bonus episodes, our group chat and community, suggest us shows to watch, and more!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Episode 16 of a Challenge season and we're still getting fresh new drama?! This season continues to deliver... as do WE (hopefully) with another breakdown of all the madness! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ALL our episodes available AD-FREE on Patreon! Plus WEEKLY bonus episodes, our group chat and community, suggest us shows to watch, and more!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠...

Emotions are running high and top contenders have fallen hard on this week's Amazing Race episode. With only a few weeks to go, it could be anyone's race to win.... if Tucker and Eric ever slow down. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ALL our episodes available AD-FREE on Patreon! Plus WEEKLY bonus episodes, our group chat and community, suggest us shows to watch, and more!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

It turns out the real prophecy are the enemies we made along the way. Do your best anti-Theo impression by listening well and listening closely to our Episode 15 breakdown! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ALL our episodes available AD-FREE on Patreon! Plus WEEKLY bonus episodes, our group chat and community, suggest us shows to watch, and more!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Special guest alert! Maggie Morgan joins us this week to nerd out about The Amazing Race and talk through the many dynamics between these Big Brother teams! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ALL our episodes available AD-FREE on Patreon! Plus WEEKLY bonus episodes, our group chat and community, suggest us shows to watch, and more!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

In what may have been the calmest elimination Millionaire Mitchell has ever exhibited... we're truly in a whole new era of The Challenge. Tensions are high, the players are falling apart, but hey, we're chugging along to the end game! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ALL our episodes available AD-FREE on Patreon! Plus WEEKLY bonus episodes, our group chat and community, suggest us shows to watch, and mo...

A gut-wrenching elimination was in store for us this week, plus some classic U-Turn drama! This season continues to deliver everything we're hoping for from our Big Brother stars. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ALL our episodes available AD-FREE on Patreon! Plus WEEKLY bonus episodes, our group chat and community, suggest us shows to watch, and more!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

It seems after weeks of fun times, we were due for some heartbreak in these Challenge streets. BUT, plenty to talk about as we're another step closer to TJ's latest final. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ALL our episodes available AD-FREE on Patreon! Plus WEEKLY bonus episodes, our group chat and community, suggest us shows to watch, and more!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

After a week away from the TAR beat we are BACK. Two eliminations to discuss, a few meltdowns, and some very funny moments from a few of our faves! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ALL our episodes available AD-FREE on Patreon! Plus WEEKLY bonus episodes, our group chat and community, suggest us shows to watch, and more!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Hope you're not as bamboozled as Aneesa by us being back on our normal schedule! We're somewhere around halfway through the season, and not losing really any steam. Except for Derrick, he unfortunately lost all steam. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ALL our episodes available AD-FREE on Patreon! Plus WEEKLY bonus episodes, our group chat and community, suggest us shows to watch, and more!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Sorry we're so late! Matt is back from getting... married! And we're ready to talk about a guy who wasn't quite ready to make a lifetime commitment to his partner, plus much more from episode 11. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ALL our episodes available AD-FREE on Patreon! Plus WEEKLY bonus episodes, our group chat and community, suggest us shows to watch, and more!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

While we're both a little busy IRL this week, we got together to make our list of the TOP 12 moments from the first 12 Challenge seasons! With voting done by our executive committee (us both, Mel, Chappell, and Jonathan) we talk through all 12 moments, rank them, and discuss some that fell just short of the final list. We'll be back next week covering this week and next week's episodes...

In a special bonus episode recorded following episode 10 of The Challenge 41, we caught up with Big Brother 26's Joseph Rodriguez , a long-time Challenge fan to get his takes on this season and much more! We'll be back next week covering this week and next week's episodes of The Challenge 41 and The Amazing Race 38! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ALL our episodes available AD-FREE on Patreon! Plus WEE...

NOTE: The LEGENDARY Taylor Hale was kind enough to join us this episode! She joins us about 2/3 of the way into the podcast - so here's your warning that you won't hear from her in the opening 50-ish minutes, but once she joins, she's giving us all the behind-the-scenes tea from this leg through her and Kyland's POV! Before Taylor hopped on, listen to us recap episode 2 which featu...

The pairs are locked in and so are we, because this week brought another crazy episode of a crazy good season of The Challenge! NOTE: As mentioned on the podcast, we will not be able to recap next week's episode in our usual timeslot. The FOLLOWING week, we will have coverage of both episode 11 and episode 12 - our apologies, and our thanks for sticking with us! We have completed THE LOCK IN!...

The Amazing Race is BACK and coverage has arrived on The Free Agents Podcast, just as we always excepted? It's all-Big Brother teams and we're off to the races, meeting the loved ones, and catching up on the many pre-existing relationships out there! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ALL our episodes available AD-FREE on Patreon! Plus WEEKLY bonus episodes, our group chat and community, suggest us shows to watch,...

We have completed THE LOCK IN! Partners have been picked, fights broke out, hookups happened... perhaps everything you want from The Challenge besides the part where someone usually goes home. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ALL our episodes available AD-FREE on Patreon! Plus WEEKLY bonus episodes, our group chat and community, suggest us shows to watch, and more!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠...

Time to wrap up another (very important) season and discuss its' place in Challenge history, the Mount Rushmores, and everything in between! This podcast covers episodes 13-17 in part 4 of 4 of our Fresh Meat coverage! As mentioned in the podcast, the re-watch will be back later this year after our coverage of The Amazing Race 38 completes. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ALL our episodes available AD-FREE on Patreon! P...

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