Star Turn (A Challenge Fantasy Podcast): Episode 9 - Starman

Star Turn (A Challenge Fantasy Podcast): Episode 12 - Everybody Is A Star

Welcome to the last and final episode of Star Turn, A Challenge Fantasy Podcast, celebrating the entire season of The Challenge: All Stars 4, now streaming ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠on Paramount+ [https://www.paramountplus.com/shows/the-challenge-all-stars/], and our accompanying Fantasy Season to go with it! Join us as we discuss our favorite and not-so-favorite things that happened this season as we welcome back our guests, 2x Challenge Fantasy Champ, Edna, manager of the team "Champs and Chumps", and Giselle, manager of the team "Banana Backpack". We have a roundtable discussion about who's the MVP, who had the best edit, who should have been the one to win, and much, much, more! It's the last episode so definitely don't miss this one! Notes: You can find Giselle on Instagram: ⁠@thisgisellerox [https://www.instagram.com/thisgisellerox/] The Final Veronica Standings are: Veronica 5, Leroy 3, Steve 1 (you can see them here [https://www.instagram.com/p/C8tevruOKjq/?igsh=MWJycW03cG1xYnZuZw==]) Counting the last week, Edna (Champs and Chumps) was in first place for 8 out of the 12 weeks, including the last 7 in a row. The breakdown for who was in first place each week is as follows: * Week 1 - Queen Cara Maria [https://darkmatterent.com/challengefantasy/teams.html#TeamLissette] * Week 2 - Champs and Chumps [https://darkmatterent.com/challengefantasy/teams.html#TeamEdna] * Week 3 - Rebecca [https://darkmatterent.com/challengefantasy/teams.html#TeamRebecca] * Week 4 - The Inferno [https://darkmatterent.com/challengefantasy/teams.html#TeamAndy] * Week 5 - Rebecca [https://darkmatterent.com/challengefantasy/teams.html#TeamRebecca] * Weeks 6-12 - Champs and Chumps [https://darkmatterent.com/challengefantasy/teams.html#TeamEdna] We couldn't find any clips of Kefla faking the injury on All Stars (but go back and watch the episode where he wins his star in elimination if you want to see it specifically), so here [https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZPREDFKe9/] are [https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZPREDNBMm/] some [https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZPREAvxMo/] examples [https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZPREA7jwN/] of the viral Tik Tok dance craze Lastly, if you want to join our Discord chat to talk all things The Challenge and Challenge Fantasy, you can do so here [https://discord.gg/6SkXNxYK](link will be available for one week starting on Friday, June 28, 2024) To follow along, check out ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Challenge Fantasy online⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://darkmatterent.com/challengefantasy/allstars4.html] To read the weekly recaps, check us out ⁠on Medium⁠ [https://medium.com/@dmeprods/the-challenge-fantasy-league-final-thoughts-fc4f641e9ab4] Produced by Sasha Nonas-Barnes and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Dark Matter Entertainment⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://darkmatterent.com/] Follow us on social! Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@dmeprods⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/dmeprods/] Tik Tok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@dmeprods⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.tiktok.com/@dmeprods] Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@dmeprods⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://twitter.com/DMEprods] Thanks to The Challenge: All Stars, Paramount+, and to Edna and Giselle and the rest of our guests from this season! We'll see you later this summer for The Challenge 40: Battle of the Eras Fantasy League! Music provided by: An Epic Story by MaxKoMusic | https://maxkomusic.com/Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.comCreative Commons / Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported (CC BY-SA 3.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en_US

Star Turn (A Challenge Fantasy Podcast): Episode 11 - Hey Now, You're An All Star

Welcome to the eleventh episode of Star Turn, A Challenge Fantasy Podcast, celebrating the twelfth and final episode of The Challenge: All Stars, Season 4, now streaming ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠on Paramount+.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.paramountplus.com/shows/the-challenge-all-stars/] Join us as we discuss the final with our guest, Brandon, manager of the team "Polidicks". We chat about our favorite players and moments, how the final turned out, and how it compared to our expectations. You're definitely gonna want to get into this one! Notes: You can find Brandon on Instagram: @btalden [https://www.instagram.com/btalden/] * To relive the iconic moment where Julie tries to "kill" Veronica, click here [https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=10155023609167285] * To see Coral's iconic delivery of her iconic line "I don't wrestle, I beat bitches up", you can go here [https://www.tiktok.com/@craftyreality/video/7299234556769619242] * Darrell has so many moments to choose from, but here's one great elimination of his [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CgkmCjyD9Q] * Same with Derrick, but if you want to see one of his best elimination wins, check it out here [https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=10155375804567285] * Supposedly Ashley "Millionaire" Mitchell coined the term "Polidicking" [https://www.reddit.com/r/MtvChallenge/comments/16kzw5y/ashley_millionaire_meltdown_mitchell_coined_the/] on Invasion of the Champions, and as a reminder, "Miriam Webster" defines the term as "the act of using sex to secure your position in the challenge; to stay out of elimination rounds and to stay in the game." To follow along, check out ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Challenge Fantasy online⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://darkmatterent.com/challengefantasy/allstars4.html] To read the weekly recaps, check us out on Medium [https://medium.com/@dmeprods/the-challenge-fantasy-league-all-stars-4-week-12-d5efb68fe236] Produced by Sasha Nonas-Barnes and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Dark Matter Entertainment⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://darkmatterent.com/] Follow us on social! Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@dmeprods⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/dmeprods/] Tik Tok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@dmeprods⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.tiktok.com/@dmeprods] Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@dmeprods⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://twitter.com/DMEprods] Thanks to The Challenge: All Stars, Paramount+, and to Brandon! Music provided by: An Epic Story by MaxKoMusic | https://maxkomusic.com/Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.comCreative Commons / Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported (CC BY-SA 3.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en_US

Star Turn (A Challenge Fantasy Podcast): Episode 10 - Wishing On A Star

Welcome to the tenth episode of Star Turn, A Challenge Fantasy Podcast, celebrating the eleventh episode of The Challenge: All Stars, Season 4, now streaming ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠on Paramount+.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.paramountplus.com/shows/the-challenge-all-stars/] Join us as we go over what Challenge Fantasy is and how it works with our guests, Cassie and Omni, Challenge die-hards who have never played Challenge Fantasy before. We talk about our favorite players and moments, the drama for the week, predict who we think will win, and try to convince Cassie and Omni to join Challenge fantasy next season. Get into it! Notes: You can find Cassie and Omni on socials: Cassie's Instagram: @cmanzo45 [https://www.instagram.com/cmanzo45/] Omni's Instagram: @heytinydancer [https://www.instagram.com/heytinydancer/] * Check out Jordan's iconic Elimination battle against Josh from War of the Worlds 2, here [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJ8CR8LFavw&ab_channel=MTV%27sTheChallenge] * And for good measure, also watch Jordan's iconic Elimination battle with Sarah against Zach and Jonna, here [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WI4z9XcwBNo&ab_channel=BasicallyBasic] * Check out Ashley stealing the money from Hunter, here [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRWt3DL9GLY&ab_channel=MTV%27sTheChallenge] * And also watch Bananas steal the money from Sarah, here [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0GUk1cPT1w&t=1s&ab_channel=realityfan] To follow along, check out ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Challenge Fantasy online⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://darkmatterent.com/challengefantasy/allstars4.html] To read the weekly recaps, check us out on Medium [https://medium.com/@dmeprods/the-challenge-fantasy-league-all-stars-4-week-11-4c7de145fea3] Produced by Sasha Nonas-Barnes and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Dark Matter Entertainment⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://darkmatterent.com/] Follow us on social! Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@dmeprods⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/dmeprods/] Tik Tok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@dmeprods⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.tiktok.com/@dmeprods] Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@dmeprods⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://twitter.com/DMEprods] Thanks to The Challenge: All Stars, Paramount+, and to Cassie and Omni! Music provided by: An Epic Story by MaxKoMusic | https://maxkomusic.com/Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.comCreative Commons / Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported (CC BY-SA 3.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en_US

Star Turn (A Challenge Fantasy Podcast): Episode 9 - Starman

Welcome to the ninth episode of Star Turn, A Challenge Fantasy Podcast, celebrating the tenth episode of The Challenge: All Stars, Season 4, now streaming ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠on Paramount+.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.paramountplus.com/shows/the-challenge-all-stars/] Join us as we go over what The Challenge is and talk about some of the history for our guest, Alec, a comedian and screenwriter who has never seen the show before. We talk about the drama for the week, predict who we think will win, and try to convince Alec to join Challenge fantasy next season. You definitely don't want to miss this one! Notes: * A classic Challenge shower hookup can be seen here [https://www.reddit.com/r/MtvChallenge/comments/a9y5rp/the_veronica_rachel_abram_threesome/], if you like that sort of thing * Read up on TJ's experience hosting the Challenge right after coming out of his coma, here [https://www.barstoolsports.com/blog/3434670/the-cast-talking-about-tj-lavin-surprising-them-after-coming-out-of-his-coma-makes-the-challenge-documentary-worth-the-watch] Make sure to follow Alec's film, ADVANCED CHEMISTRY, on Instagram (@advancedchemistrymovie [https://www.instagram.com/advancedchemistrymovie/]) and Tik Tok (@advancedchemistrymovie [https://www.tiktok.com/@advancedchemistrymovie]) * Check out the film's trailer, here [https://www.tiktok.com/@advancedchemistrymovie/video/7306213878084521247] * And if you're in LA, get tickets [https://danceswithfilms.com/advanced-chemistry-2/]for the Dances With Films screening on Wednesday, June 26th, at 9:15p To follow along, check out ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Challenge Fantasy online⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://darkmatterent.com/challengefantasy/allstars4.html] To read the weekly recaps, check us out ⁠⁠⁠⁠on Medium⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://medium.com/@dmeprods/the-challenge-fantasy-league-all-stars-4-week-10-ae2ebeeaf50e] Produced by Sasha Nonas-Barnes and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Dark Matter Entertainment⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://darkmatterent.com/] Follow us on social! Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@dmeprods⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/dmeprods/] Tik Tok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@dmeprods⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.tiktok.com/@dmeprods] Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@dmeprods⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://twitter.com/DMEprods] Thanks to The Challenge: All Stars, Paramount+, and to Alec! Music provided by: An Epic Story by MaxKoMusic | https://maxkomusic.com/Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.comCreative Commons / Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported (CC BY-SA 3.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en_US

Star Turn (A Challenge Fantasy Podcast): Episode 8 - You’re A Shining Star

Welcome to the eighth episode of Star Turn, A Challenge Fantasy Podcast, celebrating the ninth episode of The Challenge: All Stars, Season 4, now streaming ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠on Paramount+.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.paramountplus.com/shows/the-challenge-all-stars/] Join us as we do our best to avoid spoilers for our guest, Andy, manager of the team "The Inferno", who is very behind on episodes! But somehow we find a way to give you the recaps AND the tea, so make sure you tune in! This one might be a little spicy. Notes: * Watch CT's iconic Banana Backpack elimination here [https://vimeo.com/280839093] * Watch the whole Cutthroat episode where the Banana Backpack takes place, on Paramount+ [https://www.paramountplus.com/shows/video/OgzLlel_eXJ_GVDNVZmzZOTQbk9QNX7b/] * The iconic moment was even featured in an episode of the Showtime show YELLOWJACKETS (also owned by Paramount), which you can read about here [https://ew.com/tv/yellowjackets-the-challenge-bananas-backpack-season-2-premiere/] * Catch up with THE TRAITORS, only on Peacock [https://www.peacocktv.com/watch/asset/tv/the-traitors/7658497932373259112] * And finally, check out the statistics we were quoting here [https://darkmatterent.com/challengefantasy/images/top_players.jpg] To follow along, check out ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Challenge Fantasy online⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://darkmatterent.com/challengefantasy/allstars4.html] To read the weekly recaps, check us out ⁠⁠⁠on Medium⁠⁠⁠ [https://medium.com/@dmeprods/the-challenge-fantasy-league-all-stars-4-week-9-8fb16b38d5e7] Produced by Sasha Nonas-Barnes and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Dark Matter Entertainment⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://darkmatterent.com/] Follow us on social! Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@dmeprods⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/dmeprods/] Tik Tok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@dmeprods⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.tiktok.com/@dmeprods] Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@dmeprods⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://twitter.com/DMEprods] Thanks to The Challenge: All Stars, Paramount+, and to Andy! Music provided by: An Epic Story by MaxKoMusic | https://maxkomusic.com/Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.comCreative Commons / Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported (CC BY-SA 3.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en_US