Episode #478 – The Amazing Race Australia 2 Episode 1 Recap

Think of bad Thai food, as we are back for our second season of old Amazing Race recaps – Amazing Race Australia 2! Over the next twelve weeks, three people who refuse to wait in the A-C area – Logan, Michael & Michelle – are recapping a season that has an insane reputation amongst fans (which is completely justified), beginning with the first leg and Salvage of Lucy & Emilia!

In this episode – we date our recording almost immediately, Logan brags about a VPN, the real villain of the season is revealed, there’s a small concern that people will get confused, we chat culture shock, the Ten seasons get a small amount of praise, Paul is a time traveller, we wonder how you can be competitive in your dating life, Michelle was (sort of) at the starting line, we explain what the point of the entire leg was, Kym has a Bruce Bogtrotter moment, Logan doubts Production are being honest, the editors begin their foreshadowing mission, the confetti cannon gets a mention, Paul may have been on the money about Kym & Donna, Ross is old, Liam Neeson stops by, Lucy & Emilia’s shock is explained, we reveal what would have happened if the Salvage Pass was unused and we look ahead to next week.

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Episode #477 – De Mol België Arizona Reunion Recap

Put on your Slush Puppie socks, because we’re back for De Mol België Season 11 – and its visit (which we can take partial credit for) to Arizona! Over these nine weeks, three guys who have been known to intentionally throw the coin toss – Michael, Logan & Bindles – have been recapping and breaking down everything that happens as we try and work out who to get matching tattoos with, concluding with the reunion.

In this episode – we wonder whether our cameo was successful, Bindles shows up, we blame the “Bloody DeLorean”, there’s a bit of gloaty housekeeping, Comfort’s attitude as Mole is refreshing, we touch upon Finale Fashion, Gilles’ secret is revealed, the cameo is critiqued, another Mole franchise spoils its third Mole, the season’s legacy is analysed, the opportunity to dump on NetMol is taken, our next Mole Historians is spelt out, Bindles has been sneaky (fifteen times!) and credit is given to those we deem worthy.

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Episode #476 – De Mol België Arizona Finale Recap

Fine someone to share the awkwardness and terror of “oh shit, we’re wrong!” with, because we’re back for De Mol België Season 11 – and its visit (which we can take partial credit for) to Arizona! Over these nine weeks, two guys who always give you a hard time for messing up one verb conjugation – Michael & Logan – are recapping and breaking down everything that happens as we try and work out who to get matching tattoos with, continuing with the eighth episode and reveal of Comfort as Mole!

In this episode – we discuss how busy our respective weeks were, Logan had a reaction, someone earns praise, we recalibrate what we expect from a Mole in future, Michael has a particularly awkward record, we swap airline opinions, there are more stories that weren’t in the Diary, our opinions on the DeLorean twist slightly change, we’ve had our first Listener Correction of the Week in years (kind of) which could lead to some repercussions, Michael runs through the bonus bingo card, we wonder what happened to Larry, Toos is a team player, we rank pieces of information, the reason for the cactus fall is revealed, the way to be okay with the DeLorean is explained, Season 12 is happening, There are the official results of the Pool, First Impressions and Suspicions (where someone does a Michael Harmstone Classic), our Suspicions and the Suspect List, the pot is compared and we begin to rank the season.

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Episode #475 – Diary of a Mole (Finale) II

Go about your day with a little bit of trolling but mostly love, because we’re back for a very special De Mol België Season 11 episode, as your inherently imperfect host Michael attends the finale at Kinepolis in Antwerp, guides you through the experience of a press screening and interviews Gilles and the newest Mole!

In this episode – Michael rights a wrong, there’s a realisation about the downside of doing so many Historians seasons, Gilles compliments the set-up, we answer the Russia question, Gilles reveals the secrets of producing such a great version, we’ve been talked about, the future of the show is confirmed, the Mole reveals all and Michael walks around hiding a secret.

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Episode #474 – De Mol België Arizona Episode 7 Recap

Suppress the pie in the episode, because we’re back for De Mol België Season 11 – and its visit (which we can take partial credit for) to Arizona! Over these nine weeks, two guys who treat all listeners with grasshopper hats – Michael & Logan – are recapping and breaking down everything that happens as we try and work out who to get matching tattoos with, continuing with the seventh episode and elimination of international sweetheart, Ruben!

In this episode – we try and put a positive spin on Logan not being able to come to the finale, Michael reveals his first reaction, we apologise to YouTube (but not the trolls), vindication has happened, we take advantage of the English, a potential sponsor is found, Logan tries to make a naughty reference, there’s an actual genuine sort of announcement about Historians, tongue twisters are attempted (and butchered), no-one kisses Lancelot’s balls, no-one uses matches anymore, we praise the way the group exemption was handled, there are the latest updates to our Pool and First Suspicions, someone might be hate-playing, our final suspicions are locked in and we worry that België Lore might have been broken again.

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