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Stir The Pod
A podcast about MTV's The Challenge. We set out to deliver the hottest, freshest takes in the world of Bunim Murray. Listen as we break down weekly episodes, embrace debate, and give predictions for the future. War of the Worlds 2 premieres on August 28th @ 10/9c Episode Recaps posted after each episode Twitter: @StirThePod
Episodes
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Battle of the Eras Episode 1 Recap
The Challenge is officially back! We break down the oddly specific 80 minute episode, including the Era Invitational, the deliberations, and more. We give our…
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Battle of the Eras Episode 0 Recap + BONUS Wedding II Recap!
The Challenge is (kinda) back! We break down everything from the Season 40 Launch Special, including the Cara/Laurel roller coaster, Theo and Olivia becoming…
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Battle of the Eras Season Preview
We are back!!! The 40th season of The Challenge is about to kick off with the biggest, and arguably best cast of all-time. We break down everything about this…
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Mount Rushmore: The 20s (+ a bonus Battle of the Eras pre-preview)
The Challenge is back! With Battle of the Eras officially announced, we decide to do a Mt Rushmore of one of the most fun eras, Seasons 20-29. We talk about…
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Mount Rushmore: The 30s
The boys are back with a very special Mt Rushmore to put a bow on the 30s and get ready for Season 40. Everyone gets to pick the best season, best challenger…
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Free Agents Deep Dive
As the Challenge offseason continues, we decide to jump in the time machine and revisit one of the greatest seasons ever, Free Agents. We talk about the…
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Legends Tour: Cara Maria
The boys are back breaking down the career of another legend… Cara Maria. We talk about the varying stages of her career, where she ranks among the all-time…
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All Stars 4 Episode 3 Recap… kinda
Well…. sadly that’s all for us. We were pumped about Tony being back on our TVs, and sadly he’s gone for now. That means it’s a wrap for our All Stars 4…
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All Stars 4 Episodes 1 + 2 Recap
We are back! The boys have been begging for Tony’s return for years, and they stick true to their word by recapping All Stars since we’re lucky enough to have…
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Battle for a New Champion Season Recap + Awards Show
Before we can look ahead to the amazing rumored Season 40 cast, we have to spend one last podcast discussing another underwhelming Challenge season. We recap…
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Legends Tour: Tony Raines
It’s officially Tony Time! Trev and Alex continue with the offseason Legends Tour series by doing a deep dive on a legend, Tony Raines. We break down some of…
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Legends Tour: Aneesa
The offseason is upon us! Meadows fulfills his punishment by doing a full 45+ minute pod for Aneesa. Lots of gimmicks along the way and a fun time. Be on the…
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Battle for a New Champion Finale Recap
We’ve finally crossed the finish line! After 19 (mostly bad) episodes, we finally have a champ. We talk about the finishes of all 6 finalists, how easy…
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Battle for a New Champion Episode 18 Recap
We only have one episode left! The boys break down part 1 of the final, including the demise of Jay, the group losing even more money, and more. We talk about…
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Battle for a New Champion Episode 17 Recap
The final is finally here! After 17 dailies and 17 eliminations, the end is in sight. We talk about Nurys being a badass, Jay once again being insufferable…
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Battle for a New Champion Episode 16 Recap
Conquest has officially become more chaotic than Chaos. We talk about losing 3 of the top guys, Olivia’s snaky move, and the insufferableness of Jay. We…
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Battle for a New Champion Episode 15 Recap
WE ARE BACK! After suffering through the chaos, we’re officially back with the best episode of the season. We break down conquest, the new voting format, and…
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Battle for a New Champion Episode 14 Recap
WE HAVE FINALLY MADE IT OUT OF GROUNDHOGS DAY! For the first time in over a month, we finally get to see someone go home. We break down CT’s epic return, the…
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Battle for a New Champion Episode 13 Recap
The Challenge is testing us like never before. Four straight episodes without a single person eliminated. We do our best to sort through this mess of a season…
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Battle for a New Champion Episode 12 Recap
The boys ring in the new year by discussing yet another terrible episode where nobody got sent home. We take a few little side quests, give our MVP/LVP picks…
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Battle for a New Champion Episode 11 Recap
The Challenge may just be trying to kill us. Trev flies solo to talk about a second straight week without losing a challenger. What is their plan here?!…
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Battle for a New Champion Episode 10 Recap
The only thing worse than a bad episode is a bad episode where no one goes home, and unfortunately that’s what we got tonight. We try to have some fun with it…
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Battle for a New Champion Episode 9 Recap
We have officially hit the midseason lull. We break down another boring episode, filled with hookups and wannabe fights. We give our MVP/LVP picks, talk about…
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Battle for a New Champion Episode 8 Recap
We have a good old fashioned drink throw! We break down Melissa’s meltdown, another underwhelming mercenary, and much more. Love you guys.
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Battle for a New Champion Episode 7 Recap
Death, taxes, and challengers digging their own graves during deliberations. We break down Corey’s embarrassing performance, several more puzzles, and the next…
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Battle for a New Champion Episode 6 Recap
The chaos continues! We get some mid-challenge kicking, another champ, and some new hookups in episode 6. We break down the rules of bingo, the pace of the…
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Battle for a New Champion Episode 5 Recap
Chaos has arrived!!!!!! In one of the most chaotic episodes ever, we break down all the chaos. We talk about what this new stage of the game means, some of the…
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Battle for a New Champion Episode 3+4 Recap
Bunim Murray does it again. After realizing that they need the champs to show up even faster, we get a massive 2.5 hour episode to recap. We break down the…
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Battle for a New Champion Episode 2 Recap
The challengers have finally earned some money! We talk about their disastrous performance on the daily, Jay being best friends with everyone, and a fun little…
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Battle for a New Champion Episode 1 Recap
The Challenge is back! We break down everything from the Season 39 premiere, including Berna’s meltdown, Callum’s infidelity, and Big T somehow being labeled a…
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Battle for a New Champion Preview Show
The Challenge is back! The boys are also back to break down everything in store for Season 39 of the greatest show on TV. We power rank every competitor…
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Stir the Pod 5 Year Anniversary Special
We are live! And we’ve been live for 5 years, so we decided to take a trip down memory lane and revisit some of our favorite memories on this journey. We break…
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Battle of the Exes 2 Deep Dive
The Challenge still isn’t back so the boys are back for another offseason pod! We take a little trip down memory lane to discuss the iconic season, Exes 2. We…
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Mount Rushmore: Challenge Moments
The boys are back for another offseason Mt Rushmore pod! We welcome on a very special guest to break down the best Challenge moments of alltime. Everybody gets…
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Rivals 3 Deep Dive
The Challenge offseason is upon us! The boys miss the show and they’re back live in studio, so we decided to take a trip down memory lane and break down Rivals…
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Ride or Dies Season Recap + Awards Show
Another Challenge season is in the books! We break down everything from Ride or Dies and get into all our awards from the season. We talk about the best…
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Ride or Dies Finale Recap
We’ve made it! After 19 long episodes we’ve finally crossed that finish line that doesn’t exist in finals anymore. We break that absurd final length, the balls…
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Ride or Dies Episode 18 Recap
We decided to say screw it and pull our own daggers. Because the final is three whole episodes and we still don’t have a winner yet, we decided to make one of…
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Ride or Dies Episode 17 Recap
Finally… the… final. Kinda. We break down the lunacy of a final that takes 100 hours and 3 episodes. We talk about the inevitable fake Aneesa injury, Olivia’s…
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Ride or Dies Episode 16 Recap
Finally the final! After 16 hour and a half episodes, we’ve finally made it. We break down the ice bath daily with yet another puzzle, Bananas somehow avoiding…
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Ride or Dies Episode 15 Recap
Death, taxes, and Jordan being a fucking Challenge legend. We talk about the Challenge’s refusal to show live results during dailies, the return of Banany, and…
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Ride or Dies Episode 14 Recap
Anybody who placed a preseason bet on Horacio being Rookie of the Year can cash their tickets! We discuss his impressive victory over Jordan, the waste of a…
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Ride or Dies Episode 13 Recap
It’s the best episode of the year! The 4 horsemen of STP ring in the new year by discussing the arrival of Mrs. TJ, helping your opponents win, and much more…
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Ride or Dies Episode 12 Recap
The underdogs have finally won! And of course it was the closest challenge of all time. We break down a new team gaining power, Cory facetiming in, and a sad…
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Ride or Dies Episode 11 Recap
It’s everybody’s favorite time of year…. Trivia! Oh and Merry Christmas to all the STPers out there. We break down the stupidity of these challengers, how it’s…
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Ride or Dies Episode 10 Recap
This episode of STP is brought to you by Puss in Boots! We break down an absurdly long Challenge sponsorship, another impressive rookie win, and another…
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Ride or Dies Episode 9 Recap
This. Changes. Everything! The Challenge is keeping us on our toes by throwing us a curveball and splitting up these ride or dies. We give our thoughts on the…
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Ride or Dies Episode 8 Recap
The boys keep the ball rolling with a speed recap of another predictable episode. We break down Bananas 40th birthday party, Nelly’s inability to play his own…
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Ride or Dies Episode 7 Recap
The boys are live in person together for a very special Thanksgiving Eve podcast. This Thanksgiving we’re thankful for more Nelson wins, and even more blatant…
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Ride or Dies Episode 6 Recap
Jay and Michele are back on their bullshit again. We break down surprising back to back wins, Jordan being a badass, and so much more. We give our MVP/LVP…
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Ride or Dies Episode 5 Recap
After a pretty underwhelming episode, it’s safe to say we’re officially into the meat of the season. We break down some obvious foreshadowing, Jay’s music…
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Ride or Dies Episode 4 Recap
Pop the champagne bottles in Texas because THE STREAK IS OVER!!!!! Nelly T has finally won a daily. We break that down, talk about the return of two more…
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Ride or Dies Episode 3 Recap
Death. Taxes. Rookies going home early. We break down the quick demise of Johnny and Ravyn, Fezzy’s name change, and the Challenge making hall brawl a lot less…
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Ride or Dies Episode 2 Recap
Banany is back and running the house already! We break down the revolving door of teams this season, Turbo’s inability to converse with humans, and the return…
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Ride or Dies Episode 1 Recap
We are so fucking back! Season 38 is finally here and we’re breaking down everything from a wild premiere. We talk about an unexpected rookie victory, the…
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Ride or Dies Season Preview
The Challenge is fucking back! In one week we get the 38th installment of the greatest show on TV, and Stir the Pod is here to break it all down. We analyze…
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Untold History: Parts 3 + 4 Recap
The Challenge Untold History continues and the boys break down everything from parts 3 and 4. We discuss MTV’s loose definition of GOAT, talk about some of our…
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Untold History: Parts 1 + 2 Recap
The boys are back! We get ready for Season 38 Ride or Dies by breaking down everything from The Challenge Untold History special, parts 1 and 2. We admire the…
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Legends Tour: Jordan Wiseley
We continue our offseason series by revisiting one of our favorite series from the past, Legends Tour. This time it’s all about the man, the myth, the legend…
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State Of The Challenge Address + Mt Rushmore of Things We’d Do to Fix The Challenge
The boys are back for another very special offseason episode. We do a deep dive into the current state of the show, talk about All Stars, and reminisce on the…