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

The final has FINALLY begun, and the competitors are off to the races, chasing Karma points, medallions, and in some cases... a place to use the bathroom. Join Matt and Scally each week of this monumental season to break down all the action in The Challenge 40 house! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠NEW: AD-FREE RECAPS NOW ON PATREON! Plus, gain access to weekly bonus episodes, fantasy leagues, our Facebook group, our group chat, and more!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow the podcast on BlueSky!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Matt⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Scally⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ on BlueSky! ⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow the podcast on Twitter!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Matt⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Scally⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ on Twitter! THE CHALLENGE SEASON 40 CAST: ERA 1: Aneesa Ferreira Brad Fiorenza CT Tamburello Darrell Taylor Derrick Kosinski Jodi Weatherton Katie Cooley-Doyle Mark Long Rachel Robinson Tina Barta ERA 2: Aviv Melmed Brandon Nelson Cara Maria Sorbello Derek Chavez Emily Schromm Johnny Bananas KellyAnne Judd Laurel Stucky Nehemiah Clark Ryan Kehoe ERA 3: Amanda Garcia Averey Tressler Cory Wharton Devin Walker Jonna Mannion Jordan Wisely Leroy Garrett Nia Moore Tony Raines Tori Deal ERA 4: Horacio Gutiérrez Jr. Jenny West Josh Martinez Kaycee Clark Kyland Young Michele Fitzgerald Nurys Mateo Olivia Kaiser Paulie Calafiore Theo Campbell

Another game of RHAP Traitors kicks off this Saturday, 1-4-25! We got together again to draft the 14 players entering the Castle of Zoom. Stick around in the weeks to come as we'll be covering all things Traitors US season 3! The 14 competitors are as follows: Bowie Jane Ball (Big Brother) Brando Meyer (Survivor) Claire Rehfuss (Big Brother and The Amazing Race) Dwight Moore (Survivor) Evvie Jagoda (Survivor) Felicia Cannon (Big Brother) Jake O'Kane (Survivor) Jelinsky (Survivor) Joseph Rodriguez (Big Brother) Leann Wilcox Plutnicki (Squid Game: The Challenge) QT Bullock (The Circle) Quinn Martin (Big Brother) Stephanie Wurtenberger (Zach and Cory Wurtenberger's Mom) Tiffany Ervin (Survivor) ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠NEW: AD-FREE RECAPS NOW ON PATREON! Plus, gain access to weekly bonus episodes, fantasy leagues, our Facebook group, our group chat, and more!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow the podcast on BlueSky!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Matt⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Scally⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ on BlueSky! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow the podcast on Twitter!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Matt⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Scally⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ on Twitter!

It was another incredible year of competition reality television and we're celebrating it all with some Top 20 lists! Matt and Scally (individually) pull together their 20 favorite reality TV contestants from shows that aired in 2024. This episode is part 1, with both lists being shared from spots #11-20! Come back next week for part 2, getting into our top 10s! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠NEW: AD-FREE RECAPS NOW ON PATREON! Plus, gain access to weekly bonus episodes, fantasy leagues, our Facebook group, our group chat, and more!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow the podcast on BlueSky!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Matt⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Scally⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ on BlueSky! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow the podcast on Twitter!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Matt⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Scally⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ on Twitter!

The time has come for yet another Challenge draft. The Challenge All Stars 5 will be premiering on MTV Wednesday January 26th! Returning drafters Mel (⁠@MelGotServed⁠) and Jofo (⁠@jofo322⁠) join us! This draft was recorded back in June of 2024, during filming. Make sure to listen to the first five minutes to get the full story on what makes this podcast as long as it is. The 26 cast members on The Challenge: All Stars 5: Rivals: Beth Stolarczyk Veronica Portillo Adam Larson Aneesa Ferreira Shane Landrum Steve Meinke Katie Doyle KellyAnne Judd Leroy Garrett Jonna Mannion Frank Sweeney Ashley Kelsey Nany Gonzalez Sam McGuinn Dario Medrano Devin Walker Ashley Mitchell Sylvia Elsrode Nicole Zanatta Melissa Reeves Da'Vonne Rogers Turbo Çamkiran Big T Fazakerley Faysal Shafaat Amber Borzotra Corey Lay